Italy’s Player Choices for Current Season

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Lionel Messi was the first choice for San Siro this season. If the vice president of Inter Milan could have gotten his wishes then Lionel Messi would have been playing for this Italian club this season. The Italian club chief came onto Supertele on Monday to discuss inquiries that his team had made regarding Lionel Messi.

 

It was after he departed from FC Barcelona. Zanetti revealed that he had a close relationship with Messi which he was willing to explore when he announced his intent to leave Barcelona. Zanetti noted that there was a major hurdle that existed if he wanted to get Messi to join the Serie A team in Italy. Continue reading

Italy Legend Arrives in Qatar Unrecognizable

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Football fans across the globe are gearing up for an epic match between Argentina and France. Countries, including Brazil, Portugal, and England have fallen by wayside on their path to world domination. Many football legends have dropped in at the Middle East for a showpiece event on Sunday between Lionel Mess and Kylian Mbappe.

One of the iconic players who turned up at Qatar today used to be star players in Italy’s national team. He didn’t get an opportunity to watch Roberto Mancini’s team in action after Italy was unsuccessful in qualifying less than a year after grabbing a win in Euros. Continue reading

                 BARCA WILL ALREADY KNOW THEIR UCL FATE BEFORE BAYERN CLASH

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Barcelona face Bayern Munich on Wednesday night at the Spotify Camp Nou in their final home game of the Champions League group stage, and they will already know whether or not the match will have any meaning before kickoff even takes place.

The schedule has the other game in the group between Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen starting in the early TV window at 18:45 CET, and the result of that game will either seal Barça’s fate or give them a lifeline before they meet the German champions in the late kickoff. Continue reading

RANGERS KIDS SET UCL BAR AGAINST NAPOLI AS THEY CLAIM FIRST GROUP STAGE POINTS

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Rangers youngsters have shown Gio van Bronckhorst ‘s side how to see off Napoli as they impressed in their UEFA Youth League showdown against the Italian side. The clock is ticking down until Rangers face off against Luciano Spalletti’s in form team, who boast an unbeaten record so far this term and sit at the top of Serie A. It looks set to be a monumental task for the Light Blues to secure their first points of the Champions League group stage, but they could maybe take some inspiration from David McCallum’s Colt team who earned a 3-2 win at Firhill.

Goals from Mackenzie Strachan and Charlie Lindsay in the first-half put the Ibrox kids in control, but PasqualePontillo’s second half strike gave the visitors a lifeline. Robbie Ure netted the third with a deflected strike from distance, and Leonardo Rossi’s late consolation couldn’t stop Rangers moving level on points with second-placed Ajax to put themselves back in the race for the knockouts. Continue reading

          NAPOLI CLOSE IN ON AGREEMENT TO SIGN KEPA ARRIZABALAGA FROM CHELSEA

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According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Napoli and Chelsea are getting closer to finding an agreement for Kepa Arrizabalaga. The Italian giants are keen on a loan move, with the Blues set to cover most of the Spaniard’s wages for next season. Chelsea have endured plenty of problems signing new players in this window, and there are several issues to be addressed in the squad. Many of the club’s players, including Kepa, are seemingly unhappy to spend plenty of time on the bench and are looking for a way out.

Chelsea have the £71 million goalkeeper regularly warming the bench with Edouard Mendy being the undisputed first-choice between the sticks. The situation has not been ideal for Arrizabalaga, who harbours hopes of getting back into Luis Enrique’s Spain squad ahead of the World Cup. Continue reading

PSG, SASSUOLO SCHEDULE SCAMACCA TRANSFER TALK

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French champions Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and Italian team Sassuolo have scheduled another round of transfer talk for next week in the bid to agree a deal for Italy striker GianlucaScamacca. This is according to La Gazzettadello Sport which reported that PSG are likely to agree a deal for Italy international Scamacca when they meet with Sassuolo in the new week. Scamacca is one of the best Italian players on the transfer market and he’s a target for PSG. The French champions have made two bids for Scamacca, but they have not been able to agree a deal for the attacker.

The latest PSG bid for Italy international Scamacca is worth €40m plus add-ons as revealed the aforementioned Italian publication, but Sassuolo want more money. PSG are keen to signGianlucaScamacca this summer and he could replace fellow striker Mauro Icardi who’s on the transfer list at the Parc des Princes. PSG might need to meet the €50m asking price from Sassuolo for them to secure the signing of their top attacking target. Continue reading

ITALY START UNL CAMPAIGN WITH DRAW

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European champions Italy began their 2022/23 UEFA Nations League (UNL) campaign with a 1-1 draw at home to Germany at the Renato Dall’ Ara in Bologna.


Italy came into their Group A3 clash with the Germans on the back of the disappointing 3-0 defeat to Argentina in the La Finnalisimaat the Wembley Stadium.Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) attacking talent Angel Di Maria scored for two-time world champions Argentina in the first half before the win was sealed by substitute Paolo Dybalain stoppage time. Continue reading

UECL: ROMA TO FACE FEYENOORD

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Italy will have a representative in an European final this season after AS Roma saw off Premier League outfit Leicester City to qualify for the UEFA European Conference League (UECL) final. Roma reached the final thanks to the 2-1 aggregate win over the Foxes at the end of their two-legged semifinal tie.


Roma were able to do a lot of the work in the first leg at the King Power Stadium last week Thursday via a 1-1 draw. The team from Italy took the lead after 15 minutes in the first leg through Lorenzo Pellegrini and they held on to the advantage until midway into the second half when Roma defender Gianluca Mancini put through his own net to leave the tie in the balance ahead of the second leg at the StadioOlimpico in Rome on Thursday night. Continue reading

               UEFA YOUTH LEAGUE | JUVE U19 MISS OUT ON FINAL ON PENALTIES

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Juventus Under 19 produced a spirited display to come back from two goals down after 10 minutes to take the semi-final to penalties against Benfica, who were reduced to 10 men when their goalkeeper was sent off in the first half. Ange Chibozo and Riccardo Turicchia scored spectacular goals to tie the match, but with the fifth, and what proved to be final, spot kick Matias Soulé’s effort was saved, allowing Benfica to win 4-3 on penalties.


Before Juventus had time to reorganise, they found themselves two goals down. The Juventus youngsters had to find a way back into the contest, and almost did so on the half hour. A searching pass from Miretti picked out Soulé. The Argentine squared the ball inside the box to Ange Chibozo. And on 51’, Juventus hauled themselves back into the contest when Chibozo unleashed another ferocious drive, which crashed in off the underside of the crossbar. Continue reading

TORINO TAKE STEPS TO COMPLETE PERMANENT SIGNING

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Italian Serie A giants Juventus may be bracing themselves for a major summer transfer sale in the coming few months, with reports claiming that fellow Turin club Torino are interested in signing Juve star Rolando Mandragora permanently. He has been on loan with them and seems to have impressed the club enough to keep him. He struggled to get regular playing time at Juve before he left the club and he might still suffer the same fate on his return to the Allianz Stadium in the summer.


Juve is now looking to make some money from his sale and it has been made easy by a pre-agreement both clubs had. They reached an understanding that Torino can make the transfer permanent for 9m euros if they like what they see. Calciomercato says they are now prepared to take that option up and they will discuss the transfer with Juventus soon. Continue reading