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Inter Set Up Milan Derby Title Shot, Roma’s Evan Ndicka Collapses | Football News
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Inter Set Up Milan Derby Title Shot, Roma’s Evan Ndicka Collapses | Football News

[ad_1] Inter Milan will have a chance to win the Serie A title in the Milan derby despite slipping to a 2-2 home draw with lowly Cagliari on Sunday, while Roma said defender Evan Ndicka is recovering after he collapsed during their game at Udinese. Nicolas Viola snatched a potentially huge draw in 14th-placed Cagliari's bid for Serie A survival as Inter failed to extend their 14-point lead at the top of the league after their closest challengers AC Milan drew a spectacular match at Sassuolo 3-3.Viola struck with seven minutes remaining at the San Siro, shortly after Hakan Calhanoglu had fired Inter back into the lead from the penalty spot following Eldor Shomurodov's 64th-minute strike which levelled Marcus Thuram's early opener.Italian Viola could have even given Cagliari, who are four ...
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Champions-elect Inter Close In On Milan Derby Title Triumph | Football News
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Champions-elect Inter Close In On Milan Derby Title Triumph | Football News

[ad_1] Inter Milan are one step away from having the chance to win the Serie A title in the Milan derby as they welcome in-form Cagliari to the San Siro on Sunday. Davide Frattesi's last-gasp winner at Udinese on Monday kept Inter 14 points ahead of closest challengers AC Milan and in with a chance of winning the Scudetto with a record-equalling five matches to spare. Inter will guarantee themselves a shot at the title against Milan as long as they beat Cagliari, regardless of how their local rivals -- who have won their last five league fixtures -- do at Sassuolo.Simone Inzaghi's side should do it as they have only dropped points once since the turn of the year and last lost a league fixture in late September.Inter also have the chance to break several league records, with the all-time ...
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AC Milan Eyeing Europa League Glory With Stefano Pioli’s Future In The Balance | Football News
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AC Milan Eyeing Europa League Glory With Stefano Pioli’s Future In The Balance | Football News

[ad_1] Stefano Pioli's future at AC Milan is uncertain as the seven-time European champions prepare for Thursday's first leg of their Europa League quarter-final with Roma. Never in the fight for the Serie A title and dumped out of the Champions League at the group stage, the last-eight Italian derby will be the biggest two matches of Milan's season so far. They will also be crucial to Pioli's chances of staying in the Milan dugout as the 58-year-old has been more under fire this term than at any other point since the troubled early months of his tenure back in 2019.Pioli was expected to be replaced by Ralf Rangnick in the summer of 2020, but a sudden burst of hot form when that season restarted in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and very public outrage from directors Zvonimir Boba...
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Robinho Awaits Fate On Serving Nine-Year Rape Sentence In Brazil | Football News
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Robinho Awaits Fate On Serving Nine-Year Rape Sentence In Brazil | Football News

[ad_1] Brazil's justice system on Wednesday will decide whether former Manchester City and Real Madrid striker Robinho will serve his nine-year rape sentence, handed down by an Italian court, in the South American country. Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ) will examine the Italian request to approve the prison sentence that was imposed in 2017 and ratified in 2022. "I hope that here in Brazil I can have the voice that I didn't have there," Robinho, who has protested his innocence, said in an interview with Brazilian network TV Record on Sunday.Robson de Souza, popularly known as "Robinho", remains free despite his conviction for being among a group of six men who gang raped a young Albanian woman out celebrating her 23rd birthday at a Milan nightclub in 2013.Former Brazil internat...
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AC Milan Consolidate Second Spot As Juventus Woes Continue | Football News
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AC Milan Consolidate Second Spot As Juventus Woes Continue | Football News

[ad_1] AC Milan consolidated second place in Serie A on Sunday by beating Verona 3-1 after Juventus were held to a goalless draw by Genoa. Goals shortly before and after half-time by Theo Hernandez and Christian Pulisic put Milan two ahead before Samuel Chukwueze volleyed the away side out of sight with 11 minutes remaining. Sunday's win moved Milan three points ahead of third-placed Juve in the race for Champions League football.Stefano Pioli's team trail runaway league leaders Inter Milan by 13 points, however they are all-but guaranteed a spot in next season's revamped edition of Europe's top club competition.Milan sit 14 points above fifth-placed Roma who host Sassuolo later, and with Italy favourites for an extra place in the Champions League next term the seven-time European champi...
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Liverpool Cruise Into Europa League Quarters | Football News
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Liverpool Cruise Into Europa League Quarters | Football News

[ad_1] Liverpool scored four times inside 14 minutes in a 6-1 thrashing of Sparta Prague to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League. AC Milan, Marseille, Roma and West Ham were among the other sides to also book their place in Friday's quarter-final draw. Despite leading 5-1 from the first leg, Jurgen Klopp named a surprisingly strong Liverpool side and was well-rewarded as the Reds remain on course for a quadruple of trophies.Darwin Nunez and 19-year-old Bobby Clark got Klopp's men off to a flying start before Mohamed Salah marked his first club start since January 1 with his 20th of the season.Cody Gakpo fired in the fourth before Liverpool briefly took their foot off the gas ahead of Sunday's trip to Manchester United in the FA Cup.Veljko Birmancevic pulled a goal back for Spart...
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Christian Pulisic Shoots AC Milan Second As Juventus Held By Atalanta | Football News
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Christian Pulisic Shoots AC Milan Second As Juventus Held By Atalanta | Football News

[ad_1] Christian Pulisic fired AC Milan up to second in Serie A with the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win over lowly Empoli while Juve were held to an entertaining 2-2 home draw by Atalanta. US star Pulisic gave Milan a scrappy win with his eighth league goal of an encouraging debut season in Italy, a deflected strike off unfortunate Empoli defender Sebastiano Luperto. The 25-year-old had a difficult time at Chelsea but since moving to Milan from London last summer he has scored 10 times in all competitions and set up six more."It's a good feeling, it was good for us to get the three points. It wasn't a nice goal, it was a bit lucky but at the end of the day we take it," said Pulisic to DAZN."I feel like I'm in some of my best form, I've been given a lot of confidence and trust here from th...
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AC Milan Owners Reveal Plan For 70,000-Capacity New Stadium | Football News
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AC Milan Owners Reveal Plan For 70,000-Capacity New Stadium | Football News

[ad_1] AC Milan's owners said on Thursday they will build a 70,000-capacity new stadium for the seven-time European champions that will serve as a multi-purpose venue. Milan and local rivals Inter, who both play at the historic San Siro, which is owned by the local authority, have been exploring options to build their own separate stadiums on the outskirts of the city. Last week the Milan city authorities said they still wanted to work with both clubs on a possible revamp of the San Siro.Gerry Cardinale, the founder and managing partner of RedBird Capital, which took control of Milan in 2022 in a 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) deal, said Italy's economic capital was the perfect location for a music and entertainment venue as well as a world class stadium."We're going to try to bring an ...
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AC Milan, Benfica And Marseille Reach Europa League Last 16 | Football News
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AC Milan, Benfica And Marseille Reach Europa League Last 16 | Football News

[ad_1] AC Milan overcame a spirited Rennes 5-3 on aggregate despite a 3-2 loss in Thursday's play-off round second leg to reach the Europa League last 16, where they will be joined by fellow former European champions Benfica and Marseille. Benjamin Bourigeaud scored a hat-trick for Rennes, including a pair of penalties, but goals from Luka Jovic and Rafael Leao ensured Milan were never really in danger of blowing a 3-0 lead from the first leg. Benfica also saw off French opposition as a 0-0 draw away to Toulouse was enough to send the Portuguese side through following their 2-1 victory in...
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Serie A: In-Form AC Milan Make Sure Napoli’s Troubles Continue | Football News
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Serie A: In-Form AC Milan Make Sure Napoli’s Troubles Continue | Football News

[ad_1] AC Milan continued their pursuit of Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Sunday by beating Napoli 1-0 and dealing another huge blow to the troubled champions. Theo Hernandez scored the only goal of an engrossing game in the 25th minute at the San Siro, rolling home the winner after collecting a brilliant Rafael Leao pass. Milan stay eight points behind local rivals Inter in third after stretching their unbeaten league streak to nine matches, of which they have won seven. "We've done really well in the last month or so, we're almost going at Inter's pace, and they're having an incredible...
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