By Anna Italia
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Good morning my friends.   I hope you are all doing fine and ready for work, school or enjoying your vacation.   I am so happy with the news on the Serie A transfer market.   It is confirmed, Inter,  as reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, have signed striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo to please coach Walter Mazzarri who wanted him since he was coaching Napoli.

Now, get this one, Corriere dello Sport also reporting declarations from Manchester United forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez saying that “Yes, I am ready for Inter.”  Mamma mia, so what is President Eric Thohir going to do now?  It’s obvious that Osvaldo is the alternative for strikers Mauro Icardi and Rodrigo Palacio.   It was a better fit,  all three Argentinian strikers continuing the tradition (though Osvaldo naturalized Italian).   This leaves an open question now.. Will Chicharito’s transfer remain only a rumor?  What a tough situation for Chicharito…..   Transfer market news also for AC Milan still hunting for a goalkeeper.  And how they need it!!!!!  … Napoli awaiting for Fellaini on Saturday…  And I am so upset because midfielder Valon Behrami leaves Napoli to join Hamburg. Oh gosh!

Now, my friends, there are 2 headlines sadden me a lot!  Here is the thing, Juventus played a friendly game with newly promoted Serie B to Serie A team Cesena and could not score a goal!!!!! Yep, Italy’s champions with new coach Massimiliano Allegri not sending a strong message to this current season.  The other sad news is about the ongoing AC Milan crisis having 2 big defeats in the United States against Olympiacos and Manchester City.   Challenge for coach Filippo Inzaghi is to prepare the last game against Liverpool at least to win 1 game in the International Champions Cup.

Ok, now, allow me to jump and do a special cheerleading for AS Roma!  Oh yeah! Wohoooooooooooooooo  The Roman gladiators led by the one and only Captain Francesco Totti defeated Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup!!!!!! BAM!

 

Here are the front pages from Italy main Sports newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport from Thursday 31 July 2014

 

La Gazzetta dello Sport
Front Page, Prima Pagina
Thursday 31 July 2014

 

Inter market after Vidic and M’Vila another strong for Thohir’s club
Osvaldo done!
Mazzarri is served
The Nerazzurro coach wanted the striker since the times of Napoli: It’s the alternative to Icardi and Palacio.
He will arrive on loan with a rescue fixed at 7 millions.
And Medel goes pressing to Cardiff to be able to come to Milan

Guinness Cup after the draw with Real (1-1) even that with the English (0-0)
With the United ko in penalties. Vidic already leader

At Cesena 0-0
Juve still dry
But Evra is in Turin and Romulo free

Race for the FIGC
Now even Cairo is with the no Tav
Today the ball to Malago’

Milan
The Inzaghi’s method between fatigue and jokes
The secret of the rossonero coach who speak a lot to his players and never interrupt

In the United States, Real defeated with a goal of the Captain
Totti reconquer America
“This Roma is worth the Scudetto”

At Stockholm first leg with Brommapojkarn.
Toro in Europe to restart after 22 years

The investigation
Serie A, 19 millions wasted and extra large members

 

Corriere dello Sport
Front Page, Prima Pagina
Thursday 31 July 2014

 

Roma, the plan save-Totti
The goal to Real has convinced Garcia: Many games, but more brief

There is still no Juve
A draw without goals in Cesena for Italy’s champions, few chances in attack
Market, Jovetic becomes the bianconero main objective

Milan in difficult, hunt for a goalkeeper
Menez is a mystery

Today the meeting with Milan
Tavecchio not giving up, but even Cairo slips
The Leagues supporting him: No to the Commissary

Chicharito talks
Hernandez, “Yes, I am ready for Inter”
“It’s a top club and the Serie A has a great fascination.”
In the meantime, Osvaldo is arriving: there is the ok of Southampton

Behrami goodbye to Napoli, going to Hamburg

Candreva
Lazio ready to protect him

Tutto Sport
Front Page, Prima Pagina
Thursday 31 July 2014

 

Forza Toro
Stockholm, 19 hour, after 20 years, the Granata again in Europa in the first leg against Brommapojkarn.
Ventura: “It could be an extraordinary adventure.”

Juve
SOS goals
The game against Cesena ends 0-0
Without Tevez and Morata the team cannot make it to shoot on goals
And Marotta still looking for a striker
The nationals and young Coman good

Tutto market
Osvaldo to Inter!
Arrives on loan with a 7 million redemption

Genoa – Teodorczyk
Verona try with Nico Lopez

Napoli wait Saturday for Fellaini
Fiorentina: Kurtic

Torino president increase the no front
Even Cairo abandons Tavecchio!
The case today to the CONI. The Leagues: “No to commissary” Censorship by the New York Times