Fiorentina are reportedly trying to bring Turkish defender Kaan Ayhan back to Serie A from Galatasaray this summer. The centre-back has already experienced the Italian top flight during his time at Sassuolo from 2020 to 2023, before he was sold to Galatasaray for a total €3.2m.
Inter are the Champions of Italy for 2023-24 after beating rivals Milan in the Derby della Madonnina, making it their 20th Serie A title, so they can forever more wear two stars.
Milan star Rafael Leao wants to become a ‘leader on the pitch’ and reveals Paulo Dybala gave him advice after Roma‘s 1-0 win at San Siro last week. Leao joined Milan coach Stefano Pioli for pre-match interviews at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday, on the eve of the second leg of the Europa League quarter-final.
Milan coach Stefano Pioli is confident Milan ‘can win’ against Roma if they improve defensively but insists the Rossoneri deserved a draw in the first leg last week.
Highly-rated Milan teenager Kevin Zeroli has officially penned a new, long-term contract extension with Milan, which will run until the summer of 2028,
Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani confirms Zlatan Ibrahimovic has ‘a lot of influence’ and stops short of confirming under-fire coach Stefano Pioli. Furlani sat down with DAZN on Monday night to discuss the situation in the Rossoneri camp after a 3-3 draw with Sassuolo and building up to Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final with Roma.
Ahead of the Europa League quarter-final decider with Roma, Milan are looking with concern at their defensive record away from home. The Rossoneri lost the first leg 1-0 at San Siro and therefore need a victory at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday to turn this around.
Milan defender Simon Kjaer won’t recover in time for Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final second leg against Roma, but Mike Maignan will start in goal and Malick Thiaw will be available.
AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli concedes their season is on a knife-edge after their 3-3 draw with Sassuolo. Sassuolo were 3-1 ahead at one stage before Rafael Leao, Luka Jovic and Noah Okafor struck for the Rossonero.
Claudio Ranieri praises Cagliari for ‘never giving in’ after their comeback to hold Inter 2-2 and explains why he made a tactical change after 25 minutes.
Milan have two new injury concerns going into the Europa League quarter-final with Roma, as well as Mike Maignan in need of tests. The Rossoneri were held to a 3-3 draw today by Sassuolo at the Mapei Stadium, so failed to create a bigger cushion from Juventus and Bologna.
Noah Okafor insists Milan ‘believe 101 per cent’ they can turn the Europa League quarter-final around against Roma, despite another stumble in the 3-3 thriller at Sassuolo.
Malick Thiaw received a yellow card in Sunday’s Serie A game against Sassuolo so he’ll be suspended against Inter next week. German centre-back Thiaw will miss the derby della Madonnina on April 22 after receiving a yellow card in Milan‘s away 3-3 draw against Sassuolo on Sunday.
Rafael Leao showed his best version in Milan‘s 3-3 draw against Sassuolo, but some Rossoneri players seemed to be focusing on Roma already. Check out player ratings.
Milan saw a Samuel Chukwueze goal disallowed against Sassuolo for perhaps the tightest offside call in Serie A history, as a portion of his shoulder was caught out.
Stefano Pioli warns Milan to ‘absolutely not’ think about the Europa League and Roma as they face Sassuolo, but admits he was not aware of a derby danger.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Milan‘s results against Roma in the Europa League and Inter in Serie A will determine Stefano Pioli’s future at San Siro, while Corriere dello Sport claims Rossoneri directors already met Julen Lopetegui twice.
Alessandro Bastoni feels nobody expected Inter to win the title, claims he doesn’t want to leave the club as he plays ‘for the passion’, and reveals Antonio Rudiger inspired him against Erling Haaland in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Stefano Pioli will not hold a press conference ahead of Milan’s Serie A match against Sassuolo, amid reports of massive squad rotation for the Europa League and Roma.
Sky Sport Italia reports Milan owner Gerry Cardinale has decided against hiring Damien Comolli so the Rossoneri’s first team will continue with the current management.
Gianluca Scamacca became the first Italian striker to score an away brace against Liverpool but Pierluigi Casiraghi had already netted twice at Anfield for the Azzurri at Euro 96.
Cristian Bucchi has revealed how Brighton tried to sign Davide Frattesi before he joined Inter Milan. Bucchi coached Frattesi at Sassuolo, where he left last summer for Inter.
The Scudetto has been headed to Inter for a while, but the Nerazzurri kept their hopes of adding insult to injury and clinching it the Derby thanks to the late Davide Frattesi goal against Udinese.
Inter have identified Albert Gudmundsson as a quality addition to their attack and are starting to ponder how to sign him. He has a substantial price tag, and they won’t shell out that much on the nail.
Emiliano Bigica will last only one game on the Sassuolo bench, as the brass opted to hire a more seasoned coach to right the ship, Davide Ballardini. The former midfielder had been elevated from the Primavera team following the ousting of Alessio Dionisi, also due to lack of time.
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