✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Friday 8 March 2024.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Friday 8 March 2024
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport, Friday 8 March
👉Italians in the Cups four by force
Milan like crazy
👉Napoli-Torino
Last call for Europe
👉Brighton crushed and the quarter-finals booked
Roma fantastic 4
49% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 51% Ball Possession BARCELONA Napoli 1 – 1 Barcelona
75′ Victor Osimhen 60′ Robert Lewandowski Buy UEFA ChaUEFA mpions League Tickets
Napoli ended the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 First Leg game against Barcelona with a draw on Wednesday 21 February 2024 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy. Barcelona took the lead with a goal by Robert Lewandowski. Napoli reacted with the equalizer goal by Victor Osimhen.
Everything will be decided on the return leg, on Catalan soil. Surely, a fundamental challenge for two teams who, through the Champions League, want to turn the season around.
Napoli have never won a match against Barcelona in the main European competition (2D, 2L); the last meeting between the two teams dates back to the round of 16 of the 2019/20 Champions League when the Blaugrana won with an aggregate score of 4-2.
A cold shower at the Maradona. In the 60th minute, Barcelona opened the score with Robert Lewandowski defeating Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Pedri.
Napoli reacted and equalized the game in the 75th minute. Forward Victor Osimhen defeated Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Frank Anguissa.
👉Napoli 1 – 1 Barcelona, 75th minute, ⚽️ goal by Victor Osimhen equalized for @en_sscnapoli with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Frank Anguissa. https://t.co/3j5vbngkwy
✅ Stats before the game: Napoli have never won a match against Barcelona in the main European competition (2D, 2L); the last meeting between the two teams dates back to the round of 16 of the 2019/20 Champions League when the Blaugrana won with an aggregate score of 4-2. Barcelona won 4-2 in their last match against Napoli, in the 2021/22 Europa League playoffs. No team has scored more away goals against the Neapolitan team in a single match in European competitions (4-2 victory also for Manchester City, in November 2017). Barcelona have remained without success in their last three matches against Italian teams in the Champions League (D1, L2), recording as many defeats as they had in their previous 19 matches against this type of opponent in the competition (W11, D6, L2). Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri remained unbeaten in the five home matches played in the Champions League (W4, D1), winning the last three. This will be only the manager’s third match in the knockout phase of the competition, after the two matches in the round of 16 of the 2011/12 edition (defeated against Chelsea with an aggregate score of 5-4).
2023 – 2024 UEFA Champions League
Round of 16, First Leg
Napoli 1 – 1 Barcelona
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Naples, Italy
21:00
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant referees: Stefan Lupp (GER) and Robert Kempter (GER)
Fourth official: Sven Jablonski (GER)
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks (GER)
⚽️ Goals: 60′ Robert Lewandowski (B), 75′ Victor Osimhen (N)
🟨 Booked:
✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:
🏆👉 Lineup Napoli (4-3-3) – Meret – Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera – Anguissa, Lobotka, Cajuste – Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.
🏆👉 Mission accomplished! Inter won the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, First Leg game defeating Atletico Madrid on Tuesday 20 February 2024 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy. This is Inter’s first knockout match in the Champions League against a Spanish team since the 2009-10 semi-final, when, with José Mourinho at the helm, the Nerazzurri eliminated Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona (3-2 aggregate score).
⚫🔵 Inter arrives at the match against Atletico Madrid, strong in first place in the Serie A and in 2024 in which they have won all the matches played (eight) in all competitions, including the decisive one to win the Italian Super Cup. Simone Inzaghi’s team had finished their Champions League group in second place, behind Real Sociedad, due to a worse goal difference than the Spaniards.
Inter opened the score in the 79th minute. It is Marko Arnautović to score thanks to a mistake between Reinildo and De Paul which opens the way for Lautaro, who kicks at Oblak. The ball ends up in Arnautovic’s area, who repeats it on goal, despite Lino’s saving attempt. GOOALLL
👉Inter 1 – 0 Atlético Madrid, 79th minute, ⚽️ goal by Marko Arnautović f0r @Inter_en. Misunderstanding between Reinildo and De Paul which opens the way for Lautaro, who kicks at Oblak. The ball ends up in Arnautovic’s area, who repeats it on goal, despite Lino’s saving attempt. https://t.co/glHEYBNn9X
✅ Stats before the game: The only precedent between Inter and Atlético Madrid dates back to the 2010 European Super Cup, won 2-0 by the Spaniards thanks to goals from Jose Antonio Reyes and Sergio Agüero. With Diego Simeone at the helm, Atlético Madrid have won five of their six knockout matches in European competitions against Italian opposition. However, the most recent of these ended with a 0-3 defeat at Juventus in the round of 16 of the 2018-19 Champions League – a result which eliminated them from that tournament (after the 2-0 gone). Atlético Madrid have won only five of their 18 away games against Italian teams in European competitions (D4, L9), however the Colchoneros have won both matches against these opponents at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium (1-0 in 2014 and 2-1 in 2021 , again against Milan). Inter have lost just one of their last 13 Champions League matches (W7, D5): in last season’s final against Manchester City. The Nerazzurri kept a clean sheet in 62% of their matches in the period (8/13), conceding just nine goals.
👉 Lineup INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro.
👉 Lineup ATLETICO MADRID (3-5-2): Oblak; Witsel, Gimenez, Hermoso; Molina, Koke, Saul, De Paul, Lino; Llorente, Griezmann.
📺 Click the video to watch Inter 1 – 0 Atlético Madrid highlights on Tuesday 20 February 2024
🇷🇴 Romanian Referee István Kovács will be assisted by Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROU) and Ovidiu Artene (ROU). The Fourth official will be Horațiu Feșnic (ROU). The Video Assistant Referee will be Marco Fritz (GER). The Assistant Video Assistant Referee will be Cătălin Popa (ROU).
The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium is set for Inter vs Atletico Madrid
2023 – 2024 UEFA Champions League
Round of 16 , First Leg
Inter – Atlético Madrid
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
21:00
Referee: István Kovács (ROU)
Assistant referees: Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROU) and Ovidiu Artene (ROU)
Fourth official: Horațiu Feșnic (ROU)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Popa (ROU)
⚽️ Goals:
🟨 Booked:
✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:
👉 Lineup INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro.
Subs: Di Gennaro, Audero, Dumfries, Arnautovic, Klaassen, Frattesi, Buchanan, Asllani, Carlos Augusto, Bisseck, Stankovic, Sanchez.
Coach: Simone Inzaghi.
👉 Lineup ATLETICO MADRID (3-5-2): Oblak; Witsel, Gimenez, Hermoso; Molina, Koke, Saul, De Paul, Lino; Llorente, Griezmann.
🏆👉 Here are Inter vs Atlético Madrid official starting lineups for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, First Leg game on Tuesday 20 February 2024 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy at 21:00.
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👉 Lineup INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro.
Subs: Di Gennaro, Audero, Dumfries, Arnautovic, Klaassen, Frattesi, Buchanan, Asllani, Carlos Augusto, Bisseck, Stankovic, Sanchez.
Coach: Simone Inzaghi.
👉 Lineup ATLETICO MADRID (3-5-2): Oblak; Witsel, Gimenez, Hermoso; Molina, Koke, Saul, De Paul, Lino; Llorente, Griezmann.
🇷🇴 Romanian Referee István Kovács will be assisted by Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROU) and Ovidiu Artene (ROU). The Fourth official will be Horațiu Feșnic (ROU). The Video Assistant Referee will be Marco Fritz (GER). The Assistant Video Assistant Referee will be Cătălin Popa (ROU).
2023 – 2024 UEFA Champions League
Round of 16 , First Leg
Inter – Atlético Madrid
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
21:00
Referee: István Kovács (ROU)
Assistant referees: Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROU) and Ovidiu Artene (ROU)
Fourth official: Horațiu Feșnic (ROU)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Popa (ROU)
✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Tuesday 20 February 2024.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 20 February 2024
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport, Tuesday 20 February 2024
👉Champions League, Inter try again
Cup, I want you
Against Atletico in San Siro
👉Milan
Pioli, not like this
Europa League the only way to keep the Devil
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 20 February 2024
Front Page Corriere dello Sport, Tuesday 20 February 2024
👉Champions League Round of 16 first leg. Inter-Atletico Madrid
“Let’s try again”
👉De Laurentiis changes again: Mazzarri out
Here’s the third coach. Barcelona tomorrow.
The last card
Napoli to Calzona to save the season pic.twitter.com/W9dt4thYkz
By Anna Italia
