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OFFICIAL – Forward Mario Mandžukić joins AC Milan

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AC Milan making the official announcement the signing of 34-year old Croatian striker Mario Mandžukić on Tuesday 19 January 2021. Mandžukić and the Club have agreed on a deal until the end of the current season with an option to extend the contract for the next one. Mandžukić will wear the number 9 jersey.

  • Mandžukić was born in Slavonski Brod (Croatia) on May 21, 1986, Mario Mandžukić started his professional career in 2004 with NK Marsonia before joining NK Zagreb and GNK Dinamo Zagreb. In Summer 2010, he moved to Germany to play for VfL Wolfsburg (60 appearances and 20 goals) and Bayern Munich (88 appearances and 48 goals). In the 2014/15 season, he went on to play for Atletico Madrid scoring 20 goals in 43 appearances before joining FC Juventus. In his five seasons with FC Juventus, he made 162 appearances and scored 44 goals. In January 2020, he joined Qatari side Al-Duhail with one goal in 7 appearances.

Mandžukić has won 24 trophies including 1 UCL, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Cup World Cup, 9 championships and 12 between national Cups and Super Cups. He is the second-best scorer ever of the Croatian national team with 33 goals in 89 appearances.

 

AC MILAN JOINS SPORTS CRYPTO MOVEMENT WITH LAUNCH OF $ACM FAN TOKEN ON SOCIOS.COM

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AC Milan making the official announcement about the partnership with world-leading fintech blockchain company Chiliz, has announced a new multi-year global partnership with Socios.com. The deal includes plans to launch an $ACM Fan Token on the popular platform in the coming weeks.

As reported on AC Milan official website, the new partnership, which highlights AC Milan’s commitment to innovation, is a strategic move for the Rossoneri to enhance their digital presence and stay closer to its global fanbase, especially during these difficult times.

Owners of the new $ACM Fan Token will be able to access a wide range of benefits including the right to vote in multiple club decisions each season, VIP rewards & experiences, exclusive club and sponsor promotions, games, competitions and “super-fan” recognition.

Fans who purchased Milan Devils’ Tokens using Socios.com pre-sale feature Locker Room will have their tokens transformed into $ACM Fan Tokens upon launch.

Front Pages, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Tuesday 19 January 2021

AC Milan, ACF Fiorentina, Cagliari, Coppa Italia Tim, Front Pages Newspapers, Inter Milan, Juventus, SSC Napoli, Torino FC

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Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Tuesday 19 January 2021.

La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 19 January 2021.


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Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 19 January 2021.


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Tutto Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 19 January 2021.


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2020-2021 Serie A Week 18 RESULTS / Eighteenth Round on Friday 15, Saturday 16, Sunday 17, and Monday 18 January 2021

AC Milan, ACF Fiorentina, AS Roma, Atalanta, Benevento, Cagliari, Crotone, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Parma FC, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A Results, Spezia, SSC Napoli, Torino FC, Udinese

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Hello, my friends. Here are the 2020-2021 Serie A Week 18 RESULTS / Eighteenth Round on Friday 15, Saturday 16, Sunday 17, and Monday 18 January 2021.

👉 Juventus winner of the 2019-2020 Serie A Scudetto

⚽️ Serie A Top Scorer up to Week 18: (Updated on Monday 18 January 2021)
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo with 15 goals

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The leadership remain the same with AC Milan being the sole leader of the Serie A after defeating Cagliari at the Sardegna Arena.  AC Milan reaching 43 points followed by Inter in the 2nd position with 40 points.   The hero for Milan is forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring the two goals for the Rossoneri taking the team by the hand towards the Scudetto.

The awaited Derby d’Italia between Inter and Juventus at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium is won by Inter!. The duel Romelu Lukaku vs Cristiano Ronaldo did not exists. The goals for Inter were scored by the ex-Juventus player Arturo Vidal in the 13th minute and Nicolò Barella in the 52nd minute. Certainly, this is a super victory for Inter Coach Antonio Conte reaching 40 points.  Juventus went down from the 4th to the 5th position.  The last time Inter defeated Juventus in Serie A with a 2-0 was in April 2010.

Lazio with a sprint race to climb the Serie A Standing defeating AS Roma in the Serie A Week 18 game “Derby della Capitale” on Friday 15 January at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome.  Lazio shortening the distance reaching 31 points to be -3 points below Roma. It is an important home victory for Lazio because they claimed the full bragging rights to rule in Rome! What a slap for Roma not even being able to score an honor goal. This is the first time that the Derby is being played on a Friday.

Torino failing big time to win the Serie A Week 18 against Spezia game on Saturday 16 January at the Olimpico Torino Stadium in Turin. This goalless draw might be considered a lost for Torino considering they were playing against a 10-men squad since the 8th minute when Referee Fabbri sent off Luca Vignali upgrading his yellow card to a red card. Clearly, Torino are just desperately crying out for help as they remain in the relegation zone and not showing a convincing performance this season.  Torino, despite having 66% ball possession, failed to score a goal. Spezia with 34% and with 10 players resisted.  Simply put, Spezia, promoted from the Serie B, are doing a better job.

Udinese with a step back after taking the lead against Sampdoria in the 57th minute with Rodrigo de Paul.  Sampdoria making a comeback to claim the victory with a 2-1.   Antonio Candreva equalizing for the 1-1 after converting a penalty in the 67th minute.  The penalty conceded by Rolando Mandragora after a foul on Candreva.  Surely, a positive debut by forward Ernesto Torregrossa scoring the winner goal for the 2-1 in the 81st minute.   The Udinese crisis is alarming seeing them without a win in seven games!

Bologna claiming a home victory at the Renato dall’Ara Stadium defeating Hellas Verona.  Bologna win with a 1-0.  The goal scored by Ricardo Orsolini converting a penalty with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner.  The penalty was conceded by Marco Silvestri after a foul on Roberto Soriano.  Surely, the victory is a boost for the morale of the team and Coach Siniša Mihajlović.

Oh my gosh!  A thunder, an earthquake, a giant collapse for Fiorentina!!!!  Yep, Napoli just crushed Fiorentina humiliating them with a mega goleada 6-0 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium!!  Napoli who were heavily criticized for the Covid-19 rumors among players, silenced the critics on the pitch!  It’s a super victory not only for the team, but for Coach Gennaro Gattuso and the City.  The victory helping Napoli climbed above AS Roma reaching 34 points and having better goal difference into third place, Fiorentina are 14th with 18 points. Goals by Lorenzo Insigne with a brace, Diego Demme, Hirving Lozano, Piotr Zielinski and Matteo Politano.  Napoli climbing from the 6th to the 3rd position.  That’s how important this victory is gold!

Atalanta and Genoa ending with a goalless draw at the Gewiss Stadium.  Not a good result for Atalanta having won three consecutive games.   Genoa seeing this away point more like a victory.

The battle of the “Serie B promoted teams” Crotone vs Benevento is won by Crotone! A poker against Benevento with a brace by Simy, Vulic and an own goal from Glik. Surely, an important home victory for Crotone Coach Stroppa and its players defeating Coach Filippo Inzaghi with a 4-1.

Another draw in this round is Sassuolo 1 – 1 Parma.  It is a painful lost for Parma because the 1 point is not enough to rescue them from the relegation zone having only 13 points just like Torino.

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👉 Results from Serie A Week 18

👉 Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 18 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League. (Monday 18 January 2021)

– AC MILAN, 1st position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +20

– INTER, 2nd position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +22

– NAPOLI, 3rd positions with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +24

UEFA Europa League– AS ROMA, 4th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +8

– JUVENTUS, 5th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +17

– ATALANTA, 6th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +18

Relegation Zone:

– TORINO, 18th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -9

– PARMA, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -20

– CROTONE, 20th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -20

👉 2020 – 2021 Italy Serie A Standing – Serie A Table up to Monday 18 January 2021
Rank TEAM GD
1 AC Milan 18 13 4 1 39 19 20 43
2 Internazionale 18 12 4 2 45 23 22 40
3 Napoli 17 11 1 5 40 16 24 34
4 AS Roma 18 10 4 4 37 29 8 34
5 Juventus 17 9 6 2 35 18 17 33
6 Atalanta 17 9 5 3 40 22 18 32
7 Lazio 18 9 4 5 30 25 5 31
8 Sassuolo 18 8 6 4 31 27 4 30
9 Hellas Verona 18 7 6 5 22 17 5 27
10 Sampdoria 18 7 2 9 28 29 -1 23
11 Benevento 18 6 3 9 21 34 -13 21
12 Bologna 18 5 5 8 24 31 -7 20
13 Spezia 18 4 6 8 23 32 -9 18
14 Fiorentina 18 4 6 8 18 29 -11 18
15 Udinese 17 4 4 9 19 27 -8 16
16 Genoa 18 3 6 9 18 30 -12 15
17 Cagliari 18 3 5 10 23 36 -13 14
18 Torino 18 2 7 9 26 35 -9 13
19 Parma 18 2 7 9 14 34 -20 13
20 Crotone 18 3 3 12 21 41 -20 12

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Serie A Week 18: Result CAGLIARI 0 – 2 AC MILAN, Monday 18 January 2021

AC Milan, Cagliari, Serie A Results

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44% Ball Possession CAGLIARI and 56% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Cagliari 0 – 2 AC Milan
.                                                           7′ Zlatan Ibrahimović (pen)
.                                                         51′ Zlatan Ibrahimović

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 1st position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Cagliari, 17th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -11

AC Milan win the Serie A Week 18 defeating Cagliari on Monday 18 January 2021 at the Sardegna Arena in Cagliari, Italy.   AC Milan with the victory keep the sole leadership with 43 points followed by Inter in the second position with 40 points.  Cagliari failed to grab this home victory while AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimović claimed the full 3 points for the Rossoneri scoring 12 goals this season.

Referee Rosario Abisso gives a penalty to AC Milan and it is forward Zlatan Ibrahimović to convert the penalty defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno with a right footed shot in the center.  The King is Back to lead the Rossoneri! The penalty is conceded by Charalampos Lykogianni after a foul on Ibrahimović.

Undoubtedly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned stronger and proving he is the leading force for the Rossoneri in the 51stminute. Ibrahimovic just increasing the score for the 0-2 after Referee Abisso validated the goal.

Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Eusebio Di Francesco:

CAGLIARI (4-3-2-1): Cragno; Zappa, Ceppitelli, Godín, Lykogiannïs; Marin, Nainggolan, Duncan; Pereiro, Simeone; João Pedro.

Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup – formation by Coach Stefano Pioli:

AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): G. Donnarumma; Calabria, Kjær, Romagnoli, Dalot; Kessie, Tonali; Castillejo, Díaz, Hauge; Ibrahimović.

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Referee Rosario Abisso from the section of Palermo will be assisted by Stefano Liberti from the section of Pisa and Alessio Tolfo from the section of Pordenone. The fourth official will be Fabrizio Pasqua from the section of Tivoli. The VAR will be Davide Massa from the section of Imperia and Alessandro Lo Cicero from the section of Brescia.


2020 – 2021 Italian Serie A Week 18

Cagliari 0 – 2 AC Milan
Monday 18 January 2021
Sardegna Arena
Cagliari, Italy

20:45

Referee: ABISSO
Assistants: LIBERTI – TOLFO
Fourth Official: PASQUA
VAR: MASSA
AVAR: LO CICERO

Goals: 7′ Zlatan Ibrahimović (pen)(M), 51′ Zlatan Ibrahimović (M)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

CAGLIARI (4-3-2-1): Cragno; Zappa, Ceppitelli, Godín, Lykogiannïs; Marin, Nainggolan, Duncan; Pereiro, Simeone; João Pedro.

Subs: Aresti, Vicario; Boccia, Tripaldelli, Walukiewicz; Caligara, Delpupo, Oliva; Cerri, Pavoletti, Sottil, Tramoni.

Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.

AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): G. Donnarumma; Calabria, Kjær, Romagnoli, Dalot; Kessie, Tonali; Castillejo, Díaz, Hauge; Ibrahimović.

Subs: A. Donnarumma, Tătărușanu; Conti, Kalulu, Musacchio; Di Gesù, Meïte, Michelis, Saelemaekers; Colombo, Maldini, Roback.

Coach: Stefano Pioli.

Referee: Abisso from Palermo.