✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Wednesday 26 April 2023.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 26 April 2023
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Wednesday 26 April
👉 Inter-Juve
Coppa Italia in San Siro the Semifinal
Final judgment
👉Let us stay
Leao said no to Real and Chelsea, he wants a renewal
Osimhen dribbles the future and dreams for a Champions League revenge
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 26 April 2023
Front Page Corriere dello Sport, Wednesday 26 April 2023
👉Scudetto Day
“Ready to postpone Napoli-Salernitana”
👉Coppa Italia in San Siro: Who goes through will play for the trophy in Rome on May 24
Final Crossing
Inter-Juve amid controversies and rivalry: one goes out tonight pic.twitter.com/bEZo0HkkiO
👉 Hello, my friends. Here are the 2022-2023 Italian Serie A Week 31 RESULTS / Thirty-first Round on Friday 21, Saturday 22, Sunday 23, and Monday 24 April 2023. Napoli remain the sole leader with 78 points. Mathematically speaking, Napoli could collect the Scudetto next week!!!!!!! Yes, here is how: If Inter beat or draw with Lazio next weekend while Napoli defeat Salernitana, Napoli will have won the Serie A title. Simple as 1+1. Napoli have a +17 lead over Lazio in the 2nd place with 61 points.
Note: On Thursday 20 April 2023, the Sports Court within the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) ruled that the punishment against Juve must be reevaluated and as such, the 15-point penalty was suspended. In sum, three months after Juventus lost 15 points, Juventus got its 15 points back. Therefore, Juventus, who were in the 7th position climbed to the 3rd position after recovering their 15 points reaching 59 points.
Napoli have won both of their seasonal matches against Juventus in Serie A for the fourth time in their history, having previously succeeded in 2009/10, 1986/87 and 1957/58. Giacomo Raspadori’s goal (92` 48″) is the latest goal scored by a Napoli player against Juventus in Serie A since Opta collects this type of data (since 2004/05).
In 2023, only Roma (21) have won more points at home than Verona (17) in Serie A TIM. Simone Verdi’s penalty goal is the first from the penalty spot by a Verona player in Serie A TIM since the one scored by Gianluca Caprari against Spezia on 6 March 2022.
Salernitana remained unbeaten in eight straight games for the first time in their history in Serie A (W2, D6). Boulaye Dia (11 goals) is one of only two Salernitana players to have scored more than 10 goals in a single Serie A season, alongside Marco Di Vaio (12 in 1998/99).
Torino went unbeaten at the Olimpico for three consecutive matches (W1, D2) for the first time in the era of three points for a win in Serie A. Torino beat Lazio in Serie A TIM for the first time since 26 May 2019, ending a run of seven consecutive matches without success with the biancocelesti in the tournament (D4, L3).
Bruno Amione scored his first goal in Serie A TIM today in 21 appearances in the top flight: 20 of these, the Argentinian played with Sampdoria in this tournament.
Romelu Lukaku hadn’t found a goal from open play in Serie A TIM since 13 August against Lecce, 253 days have passed since then. Lautaro Martínez became the first Inter player to score at least 15 goals in three or more consecutive seasons in Serie A TIM since Mauro Icardi, between 2014/15 and 2017/18 (four in that case).
It was since 22 May 2022 against Salernitana that Udinese failed to score three goals in a Serie A TIM first half.
Isaac Success managed to score with his 35th shot made this season.
It was 18 April 2018 that Fiorentina hadn’t lost a match in Serie A from a two-goal lead, at home against Lazio (3-4).
Michele Di Gregorio’s is the 4th assist provided by a goalkeeper in this Serie A: since Opta collected this data (2004/05), only in 2020/21 have there been more winning passes by full backs (5) in one single season of the tournament.
✅ 10 Serie A Games Completed
⚽️ Serie A Top Scorer up to Week 31 (Updated on Monday 24 April 2023)
👉 Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 31 game. The first 4 qualify for the Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League. (Monday 24 April 2023)
– NAPOLI, 1st position with 78 points and a positive goal difference of +46
– LAZIO, 2nd position with 61 points and a positive goal difference of +28
– JUVENTUS, 3rd position with 59 points and a positive goal difference of +21
– AC MILAN, 4th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +14
– AS ROMA, 5th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +14
– INTER, 6th position with 54 points and a positive goal difference of +17
Relegation Zone:
– HELLAS VERONA, 18th position with 26 points and a negative goal difference of -18
– CREMONESE, 19th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -30
– SAMPDORIA, 20th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -32
👉 2022 – 2023 Italy Serie A Standing – Serie A Table up to Monday 24 April 2023
POS
TEAM
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
1
Napoli
31
25
3
3
67
21
+46
78
2
Lazio
31
18
7
6
49
21
+28
61
3
Juventus
31
18
5
8
47
26
+21
59
4
AC Milan
31
16
8
7
51
37
+14
56
5
AS Roma
31
17
5
9
43
29
+14
56
6
Inter
31
17
3
11
51
34
+17
54
7
Atalanta
31
15
7
9
51
36
+15
52
8
Bologna
31
12
8
11
40
39
+1
44
9
Udinese
31
10
12
9
42
39
+3
42
10
Fiorentina
31
11
9
11
37
36
+1
42
11
Torino
31
11
9
11
32
36
-4
42
12
Monza
31
11
8
12
38
43
-5
41
13
Sassuolo
31
11
7
13
38
46
-8
40
14
Salernitana
31
7
12
12
37
50
-13
33
15
Empoli
31
7
11
13
25
40
-15
32
16
Lecce
31
6
10
15
26
38
-12
28
17
Spezia
31
5
12
14
26
49
-23
27
18
Hellas Verona
31
6
8
17
26
44
-18
26
19
Cremonese
31
3
10
18
27
57
-30
19
20
Sampdoria
31
3
8
20
20
52
-32
17
Uefa Champions League: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Europa League: 5th, 6th
Relegation: 18th, 19th, 20th
✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Tuesday 25 April 2023.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 25 April 2023
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Tuesday 25 April
👉UEFA prepares the exclusion from the Cups
Euro Ban
Nyon investigates…
👉Milan and Inter hunt for the Azzurri
Super derby on the transfer market too
👉Federal President must prove he is not just looking after Lukaku
Gravina, and now what?
There are 171 banning orders for racist chants: Juve pay, others still do not. The Aia case
✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Monday 24 April 2023.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Monday 24 April 2023
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Monday 24 April
👉Napoli already celebrating
The third Scudetto could arrive on Sunday
“O Sole Tuo”
👉Champions League post: Leao and Lukaku show
👉Roma, Mou at 100 against Atalanta for the euro-sprint
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Monday 24 April 2023
Front Page Corriere dello Sport Monday 24 April
👉Azzurri triumph, Raspadori goal at the 93rd and coup in Turin (0-1): Lazio at -17
Napoli, you’re there
Juve beaten: on Sunday they can celebrate the Scudetto in front of the TV
68% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 32% Ball Possession LECCE AC Milan 2 – 0 Lecce
40′ Rafael Leão
75′ Rafael Leão
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 6th position with 53 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Lecce, 16th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -10
AC Milan got the job done and won the Serie A Week 31 game on Sunday 23 April 2023 at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. After two consecutive draws, Milan regained success in Serie A reaching 56 points, overtaking Inter again (now at -2) and momentarily catching up with AS Roma in fourth place, who will face Atalanta at the Gewiss Stadium tomorrow at 20:45. Eighth defeat in the last nine games, however, for Lecce, which does not break its fast of victories and remains only two points ahead of the relegation zone.
A goal in each half from Rafael Leão is enough for Milan to beat a rarely dangerous Lecce near Maignan. The first episode of the match came in the 14th minute, when referee Chiffi first awarded and then revoked a penalty for the Rossoneri following a tackle between Baschirotto and Theo Hernandez, judged regular after the on field review. Five minutes later, the Salentini had the biggest chance of their game with Banda, who headed the post from close range following an assist from Gendrey. Pioli’s team reacts and takes the lead in the 40th minute with Leao’s header from Tonali’s cross, an action born from a pattern from a corner kick. In the second half Baroni inserts Strefezza to increase the danger of his team and the number 27 tries to frighten Maignan with a right-footed shot from outside, rejected by the French goalkeeper. Between the 73rd and 74th minute, then, Leao comes on again, who first tries to overtake Falcone with a lob and then scores his personal brace with one of his classic plays: he starts from midfield, runs away from Hjulmand, enters the area, he moves the ball to the right and crosses with his left foot, scoring the final 2-0 for the Rossoneri.
Forward Rafael Leão opened the score defeating Lecce goalkeeper jumping high enough for the headed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Sandro Tonali following a corner conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
👉 AC Milan 1 – 0 Lecce, 40th minute, ⚽️ goal by Rafael Leão for @acmilan with a headed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Sandro Tonali following a corner conceded by Valentin Gendrey. https://t.co/x2CFqze1eV
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 23, 2023
The roaring lion in action with a brace! Rafael Leão scored with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. Fans embracing Leão and knowing this is an important victory ahead of the Champions League Semifinal!
👉 AC Milan 2 – 0 Lecce, 75th minute, ⚽️ goal by Rafael Leão for @acmilan with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner https://t.co/hZ3hkPviFp
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 23, 2023
✅ Stats before the game: Milan have only lost in two of their 33 Serie A matches against Lecce (W19, D12), the last of which dated April 1, 2006 (1-0 in Salento with Konan’s goal) – five wins in nine matches since then Rossoneri and four draws. Since the 1999/2000 season Lecce – 2-2 in the first leg at the Via del Mare – has not remained unbeaten in both matches of a Serie A championship against Milan; in that case there was a double 2-2 between Zaccheroni’s formation and that of Cavasin. Lecce’s only victory in 16 previous Serie A matches away to Milan dates back to 19 October 1997 (1-2 with goals from Govedarica and Casale from penalties): the Rossoneri won 12 of these 16 matches (D3), but in last time they drew (2-2 in October 2019). Milan have drawn in the last two league matches played after a Champions League round and in general they have drawn in three of the last five Serie A matches (W1, L1), as many draws as those accumulated in the previous 21 matches in the competition.
Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Kalulu, Thiaw, Tomori, Hernández; Krunić, Tonali; Messias, Díaz, Leão; Rebić.
By Anna Italia
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