In order to overcome Spezia’s resistance and pass Atalanta in the Serie A table, moving Milan second with a six-point gap from Napoli, Milan had to survive Daniel Maldini’s attempted parricide on Saturday night. To do this, Milan turned to an Olivier Giroud masterpiece goal. Stefano Pioli’s team led 1-0 at the break thanks to … Read more
At the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday night, Paris Saint-Germain defeated a determined Juventus team, but the victory was insufficient to give them the group’s top spot. Although Leonardo Bonucci’s goal and goals from Kylian Mbappe and Nuno Mendes secured the victory, Benfica’s 6-1 victory over Maccabi Haifa ensures that team will finish first in the … Read more
Milan defeated Salzburg 4-0 in the final game of Champions League Group Stage to advance to the Round of 16. Milan manager Stefano Pioli started with an 11-man starting lineup that was nearly full strength after resting several starters over the weekend. Ante Rebic started on the right wing in the 4-2-3-1 formation, and Mike … Read more
Napoli succeeded in their goal at Anfield Road on Tuesday night, losing 0-2 to Liverpool while maintaining the top spot in Group A of the Champions League. The Reds needed to defeat the Partenopei by at least four goals, but they didn’t score until the very end of the contest. In a game with few … Read more
Bayern Munich defeated Inter Milan 2-0 to finish the Champions League group stage with an undefeated record as Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting maintained his deadly form up front for the German powerhouses. With a spectacular long-range goal in the second half, Choupo-Moting managed to score for the 6th game in a row to give Bayern a convincing … Read more
On Sunday night, a lacklustre performance cost AC Milan a 2-1 loss at Torino, snapping their league-leading unbeaten road streak. Milan had missed early opportunities, and in a disastrous two-minute span in the first half, they ultimately paid the price. Unmarked Djidji scored Torino’s first goal from a free kick, beating Ciprian Tatarusanu, and Aleksei … Read more
Despite Teun Koopmeiners’ penalty being saved by Empoli goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, Atalanta got back on track with goals from Hans Hateboer and an outstanding Ademola Lookman solo effort. Luis Muriel was suspended, Marten de Roon and Davide Zappacosta were injured, Duvan Zapata wasn’t fully fit, and La Dea had just suffered their season’s first defeat. … Read more
Stefan de Vrij’s header, a spectacular Nicol Barella goal, and a solo effort from Joaquin Correa helped Inter defeat Dejan Stankovic’s Sampdoria for their fourth straight Serie A victory. The Nerazzurri were full of confidence upon obtaining Champions League qualification for the knockout round and compiling three straight Serie A victories; Marcelo Brozovic was the only … Read more
On Saturday, Juventus struggled mightily to dismantle recently promoted Lecce, but they eventually prevailed 1-0. It appeared at times that Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus wouldn’t be able to respond emphatically to their Champions League elimination. With the exception of the away team’s surprisingly high number of fouls, who were piling up the yellow cards and preventing … Read more
The team celebrated Diego Maradona’s birthday and the club’s greatest player, who would have turned 62 on Sunday, on the day of Napoli’s most recent victory. In 1987 and 1990, Maradona, who passed away in 2020, guided Napoli to its only two Serie A championships. The southern club now appears to be within reach of … Read more
