Sky Sport Italia reports that Hakan Calhanoglu will be available for Inter’s away game at Fiorentina on Sunday, while Italy international Alessandro Bastoni could return to group training tomorrow.
Genoa coach Daniele De Rossi feels the Italy national team needs ‘real supporters’ for the 2026 World Cup play-off: ‘Now we play against Northern Ireland, and if we go ahead, Wales or Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Juventus and Italy legend Alessandro Del Piero argues that Italian clubs are always ‘tired’, but should complain less about the fixture list and focus more on the pitch.
Italy World Cup winner Luca Toni praised Harry Kane following Bayern Munich’s 4-1 win over Atalanta last night: ‘Coming from a top No.9 like you, it’s special words,’ the English forward replied.
Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Atletico Madrid (5-7 on aggregate) Atletico Madrid are into the Champions League quarter-finals, despite losing to Tottenham Hotspur in the second leg of their Round of 16 tie.
Charles De Ketelaere is proud of Atalanta fans and insists the team wants to ‘enjoy the evening’ in the Champions League trip to Bayern Munich. It kicks off at the Allianz Arena in Munich at 20.00 GMT (21.00 CET).
With or without significant departures, Inter are poised to reload in the summer and have shortlisted several up-and-comers to renovate their squad. They have continued to keep tabs on Manu Koné following last year’s chase.
Roma wing-back Wesley Franca insists that the incident that led to his sending off during Saturday’s Serie A defeat against Como ‘wasn’t a foul’, and says
Raffaele Palladino has called on Atalanta to produce a performance worthy of their remarkable journey as they prepare to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League last-16 second leg at the Allianz Arena, knowing that overturning a 6-1 first-leg deficit represents one of the most daunting tasks in European football.
Northern Ireland head coach Michael O’Neill insists that Italy are ‘the team with everything to lose’ ahead of the meeting of the two nations in the World Cup play-off semi-final next Thursday, and believes that playing the match in Bergamo benefits the Green and White Army .
The tension between Como and Roma escalated again after Assane Diao made a provocative Instagram post about the controversial Wesley red card. The Lariani came back from a goal down to win 2-1 at the Stadio Sinigaglia last night, thanks also to the fact that their opponents were reduced to 10 men.
Atletico Madrid will be busy once again this summer, as they seek the necessary improvements to Diego Simeone’s squad. As part of their business, they may have to replace two club legends: Antoine Griezmann and Jan Oblak.
Massimio Ambrosini has given advice to both Rafael Leao and Massimiliano Allegri after Milan’s 1-0 loss away against Lazio, during which the Portugal international
Paolo Di Canio has taken a damning stance on Milan after their 1-0 loss against Lazio in Serie A on Sunday evening, and believes that only one Rossoneri player should avoid criticism: ‘A team without personality’. Milan slipped to a 1-0 defeat away against Lazio in Serie A on Sunday evening.
Gian Piero Gasperini has fired back at Cesc Fabregas following the post-match handshake controversy that emerged after Como’s 2-1 victory over Roma, delivering a blunt and unambiguous response to the Como head coach’s public comments.
Gian Piero Gasperini cut a frustrated figure after Roma’s defeat at Como, directing his anger at the decision to send off Wesley for a second yellow card and lamenting what he described as a growing problem with simulation in the modern game.
Como came back from a goal down to defeat 10-man Roma at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia this evening, with a 2-1 victory seeing the hosts leapfrog Juventus into fourth place in Serie A.
Atletico Madrid will take a three-goal lead to North London for the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.
Inter midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is expected to miss the next Serie A match against Fiorentina due to a muscle injury, according to reports in Italy.
Kosta Runjaic admits Udinese ‘were not able to compete on the same level’ with a practically full-strength Juventus. ‘They have world class players like
Juventus continue their quest for Bosman signings and added Lorenzo Pellegrini to their target list, while their chase of Marcos Senesi has hit a snag.
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly interested in signing Marco Palestra from Atalanta. The 20-year-old full-back has done well for the Italian outfit Cagliari during his loan spell, and he has attracted the attention of the two Premier League clubs.
The match is underway and Bayern Munich look to build quick attack. But the attack ends in a turnover near the opposition box the ball from the counter-attack is well defended by Bayern defence, Manuel Neuer collects the loose ball.
Roma intend to lower their payroll, but that won’t affect the future of Gianluca Mancini and Bryan Cristante, who are on the verge of re-upping their deals.
Barca's epic comeback against Atletico Madrid came up short Despite 3-0 win, La Liga leaders went out via aggregate score Atletico held a 4-0 advantage from the first leg Atletico Madrid are through to the final of the Copa del Rey despite a 3-0 semi-final second-leg loss to Barcelona, who fell just short in their comeback.