Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Wednesday 23 February 2022
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 23 February 2022.
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport Wednesday 23 February
👉Champions League: Vlahovic boom, 1-1 is not enough for Juve
What a lightning bolt
Dusan goal after 33 seconds
👉Nerazzurre strategies
A wall for Inter
Defense to be adjusted
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 23 February 2022 .
Front Page Corriere dello Sport, Wednesday 23 February
👉Champions League Round of 16: 1-1 of the Bianconeri on the field of Villarreal
Juve over in a flash
Vlahovic after 32 seconds is not enough, Allegri: The second leg like a final”
Tutto Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 23 February 2022.
Front Page Tutto Sport, Wednesday 23 February 2022
👉Dusan bolt of lightning, goal 32 seconds Vlahovic celebrates Champions League debut with a record after half a minute, then Villarreal equalize on defensive distraction
👉 Here is the list of suspensions by the Sporting Judge Gerardo Mastrandrea assisted by Stefania Ginesio and the A.I.A Representative Carlo Moretti on Tuesday 22 February after the Serie A Round 26 concluded on Monday 21 February 2022.
One Match Suspension
Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan)
Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria)
Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria)
Nicolo Casale (Hellas Verona)
Merih Demiral (Atalanta)
Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta)
Koray Gunter (Hellas Verona)
Rei Manaj (Spezia)
Rolando Mandragora (Torino)
Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina)
👉 Clubs
AS Roma Coach José Mourinho two games of disqualification and a €20,000 euro fine for the “gesture of the telephone” and the sentences addressed to the referee Pairetto in the recovery of Rome-Verona. Goalkeeper trainer Nuno Santos and GM Pinto have also been banned for two days until 8 March. A stop turn and a 5 thousand euro fine also for the Roma athletic trainer, Stefano Rapetti.
Atalanta Coach Gian Piero Gasperini, one game of disqualification and a €10,000 euro fine. The expulsion during the match against Fiorentina on the 26th matchday of the championship cost Gasperini so much. The Sports Judge specified that the Atalanta coach, “on the 19th minute of the second half, blatantly contested an arbitration decision, addressing a disrespectful expression to the match officials: infringement detected by an assistant: repeat offender”.
Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Tuesday 22 February 2022
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 22 February 2022.
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Tuesday 22 February
👉Champions League at 21:00, Villarreal-Juve
Try it again Max
👉Milan ask for the Scudetto award
👉Inter to the repair
Brozovic signs
Gosens warms up
Hello, my friends. Here are the 2021-2022 Italian Serie A Week 26 Results / Twenty-Sixth Round on Friday 18, Saturday 19, Sunday 20, and Monday 21 February 2022.
✅ 10 Serie A Games Completed
⚽️ Serie A Top Scorer up to Week 26 (Updated on Monday 21 February 2022)
The first and last place team Salernitana vs AC Milan ended the Serie A Week 26 game with a 2-2 draw at the Arechi Stadium. Salernitana Coach Davide Nicola made his debut with the team after the sacking of Coach Stefano Colantuono. AC Milan wasted too many chances and the lack of concentration of goalkeeper Mike Maignan was a negative point for Milan. This draw is more like a win for Salernitana dreaming with salvation.
Inter wasted the chance to overtake the 1st position after losing against Sassuolo at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium. Inter remain in the 2nd position with 54 points and AC Milan with 56 points keep the first position after their draw against Salernitana. After the defeat against Milan and the draw against Napoli, Inter got three consecutive matches without a win in the league for the first time since January 2020 (three draws in that case with Antonio Conte).
Napoli another team wasting the chance to overtake the 1st position after ending the Serie A Week 26 game against Cagliari with a draw at the Unipol Domus. Cagliari with this 1 point is enough to climb from the 18th to the 17th position leaving the relegation zone. The draw is more like a victory for Cagliari and a flop for Napoli.
The Derby della Mole ended with a draw. Juventus succumbed to the pressure against Torino at the Allianz Stadium. Juventus needed all 3 points to keep up climbing towards the top 3 positions. Torino claiming this 1 golden point for the honor denying Juventus to claim the full bragging rights to rule in Turin thanks to the equalizer goal by Andrea Belotti stopping Juve.
Sampdoria defeated Empoli at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. Sampdoria winning in grand style thanks to the brace of forward Fabio Quagliarella. A fundamental victory for Marco Giampaolo’s men, who temporarily gain two positions in the standings, reaching 26 points, five more in the relegation zone. The difficult moment continues for Empoli, which returns to lose after two consecutive draws and sees the distance from the Sampdoria shortened to five points. The highlight of the match is Fabio Quagliarella becoming the eighth player in the Serie A history scoring in 18 consecutive calendar years.
Roma slowed down their sprint race to gain points and climb to the top 6 positions. Roma barely got a 2-2 draw at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. A brave Hellas Verona almost got the victory. Two substitutes took care of saving 1 point for Roma: Cristian Volpato and Edoardo Bove. Coach José Mourinho got a red card in the 91st minute for protesting.
Fiorentina defeated Atalanta at the Artemio Franchi Stadium. Fiorentina reached 42 points being -2 points below Atalanta. This defeat is a step back for Atalanta risking to lose the 5th position. Sour note for Atalanta seeing Coach Gian Piero Gasperini being sent off in the 63rd minute for protesting. Moreover, Atalanta seeing Ruslan Malinovskyi ‘s goal ruled out for offside.
The “salvation dream game.” Venezia and Genoa finished the Serie A Week 26 game with a draw at the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium. The result makes you smile, only in part sharing 1 point each. Venezia – best in the first fraction drop at a distance and suffer the return of the Rossoblu in the second half. Svoboda saves a header from Yeboah on the line, Aramu grazes the post on the next overturn. Injury for Ebuehi. The battle to remain in Serie A next season continues.
Bologna defeated Spezia at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium. Bologna are unbeaten in Serie A against Spezia, thanks to a draw followed by two wins. Bologna with this needed 3 points to be away the relegation area. So far only against Verona and Fiorentina (1D, 3L against both), Spezia have played four matches in the top flight without ever winning.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 53 points and a positive goal difference of +29
Cagliari, 18th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -21
Napoli wasted the chance to overtake the 1st position after ending the Serie A Week 26 game against Cagliari with a draw on Monday 21 February 2022 at the Unipol Domus in Cagliari, Italy. Cagliari battled looking for points to dream with salvation and remain in Serie A next season. The draw is more like a victory for Cagliari and a flop for Napoli.
Cagliari opened the score in the 58th minute. Gastón Pereiro defeated Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Alessandro Deiola.
👉Cagliari 1 – 0 Napoli, 58th minute, ⚽️ goal by Gastón Pereiro for @CagliariCalcio with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Alessandro Deiola. https://t.co/RiEpQZZKDw
Napoli equalized for the 1-1 in the 87th minute. Forward Victor Osimhen defeated Cagliari goalkeeper Cragno from very close range with a headed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Mário Rui.
✅ Stats before the game. Napoli have remained unbeaten in 22 of the last 23 matches against Cagliari in Serie A (16W, 6D), keeping 12 clean sheets – the only Sardinian success came in September 2019 (1-0 at the home of the Neapolitans thanks to goal by Lucas Castro). Napoli have won their last six away games against Cagliari in the league, the Neapolitans have never achieved seven away wins in a row against a single team in Serie A.
Cagliari lost only one match in 2022 in Serie A (3W, 2N), only Naples (4W, 2D) and Juventus (3W, 3D) are still unbeaten in the new calendar year in the league. After the 2-0 away wins against both Bologna and Venice, Napoli could keep a clean sheet in three consecutive Serie A away games for the first time since February 2019.
📺 Click the video to watch Cagliari 1 – 1 Napoli highlights on Monday 21 February 2022
🇮🇹 Referee Maurizio Mariani from the section of Aprilia will be assisted by Filippo Meli from the section of Parma and Alberto Tegoni from the section of Milano. The Fourth Official will be Matteo Marchetti from the section of Ostia. The VAR will be Paolo Valeri from the section of Roma 2 and Edoardo Raspollini from the section of Livorno.
Photo via twitter.com/cagliaricalcio
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
👉Cagliari vs Napoli, Match Officials
Serie A Week 26
👉 Lineup Napoli (3-4-1-2): Ospina; Rrahmani, Koulibaly, Juan Jesus (67′ Fabian Ruiz) Di Lorenzo (27′ Malcuit, 83′ Zanoli), Demme (67′ Ounas), Zielinski, Mario Rui, Elmas, Mertens, Petagna (67′ Osimhen).
By Anna Italia
