Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Thursday 4 November 2021
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Thursday 4 November 2021.
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Thursday 4 November 2021
👉A three-star Inter
Champions League: Sheriff KO, Round of 16 closer, they have to beat Shakhtar
Brozovic, Skriniar and Sanchez: Nerazzurri a goal machine
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Thursday 4 November 2021 .
Front Page Corriere dello Sport, Thur. 4 November
👉Sheriff beaten (3-1), Nerazzurri close to the Round of 16 after 10 years
Inter, epic Simone
Inzaghi better than Conte in Champions League: “Destiny in our hands”
Milan don’t go beyond 1-1 with Porto: qualification by a thread pic.twitter.com/VVeaOGeacY
Inter win the Champions League Group Stage Group D Matchday 4 game defeating Sheriff on Wednesday 3 November 2021 at the Sheriff Stadion in Tiraspol. Sheriff Tiraspol v Inter is the only European competition between a Moldovan and an Italian side – Inter won the first leg 3-1 on Matchday 3. Inter getting closer to the qualification to the Round of 16 reaching 7 points in the 2nd position, Real Madrid with 9 points in the 1st position, Sheriff in the 3rd position with 6 points and Shakhtar Donetsk with 1 point in the last position.
Including qualifiers, Sheriff Tiraspol’s defeat to Inter on Matchday 3 was his first in a European competition since August 2020 – interrupting an 11-match unbeaten run (8W, 3N).
✅ Stats before the game. After beating Sheriff Tiraspol in the last round, Inter could win two straight Champions League matches for the first time since October 2018 (three). In major European competitions, the last team to beat Sheriff Tiraspol away from home was Tottenham in the 2013-14 Europa League: the Moldovan side are unbeaten in the last five home games between the Europa League and the Champions League (3W, 2N) . Sheriff Tiraspol are unbeaten in five home games in major European competitions (excluding qualifiers), winning all of their last two, including their first Champions League home game (2-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk on Matchday 1 this season). Inter have lost only one of their last five Champions League away games (2W, 2N), with the only defeat of this streak against Real Madrid in November 2020.
uefa champions league group stage standing
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
For
Against
Goal difference
Points
Real Madrid
4
3
0
1
9
3
6
9
Inter
4
2
1
1
6
3
3
7
Sheriff
4
2
0
2
6
7
-1
6
Shakhtar Donetsk
4
0
1
3
1
9
-8
1
Inter opening the score in the 53rd minute. It is Marcelo Brozovic to defeat Sheriff goalkeeper with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Arturo Vidal.
👉Sheriff 0 – 1 Inter, 53rd minute, ⚽️ goal by Marcelo Brozovic for @Inter_en with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Arturo Vidal.
Inter scoring another goal in the 66th minute. Milan Skriniar from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner following a corner conceded by Gustavo Dulanto.
👉Sheriff 0 – 2 Inter, 66th minute, ⚽️ goal by Milan Skriniar for @Inter_en from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner following a corner conceded by Gustavo Dulanto.
Inter just rocking and there it comes a third goal. In the 82nd minute, Alexis Sánchez with a right footed shot to the high center. The assist is by Marcelo Brozovic.
👉Sheriff 0 – 3 Inter, 82nd minute, ⚽️ goal by Alexis Sánchez for @Inter_en with a right footed shot to the high center. The assist is by Marcelo Brozovic.
Sheriff scoring the honor goal in the 92nd minute. It is Adama Traoré to defeat Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a headed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Sébastien Thill.
📺 Click the video to watch Sheriff 1 – 3 Inter highlights on Wednesday 3 November 2021
German Referee Felix Zwayer will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Foltyn (GER) and Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER). The Fourth Official will be Sven Jablonski (GER). The VAR will be Marco Fritz (GER) and the AVAR will be Harm Osmers (GER). The Referee Observer will be Lucilio Batista (POR).
Photo via twitter.com/Inter_en
Photo via twitter.com/Inter_en
Photo via twitter.com/Inter_en
🏆👉Sheriff vs Inter, Match Officials
Champions League Matchday 4
The pressure was high for AC Milan getting just a draw in the Champions League Group Stage Group B Matchday 4 game against Porto on Wednesday 3 November 2021 at the San San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. Milan have lost all three matches of the season in this Champions League. AC Milan, at least, grabbing their first point in the group. In general, the Rossoneri have returned from five consecutive defeats in the competition, their longest negative streak in the European Cup / Champions League. Tough for the qualification, a miracle will be needed. On Matchday 5, Milan will visit Atletico Madrid while Porto will be guests of Liverpool.
After losing only one of their first six games with Porto in European cups (3W, 2D), Milan have been defeated in two of their last four (1W, 1N), including the last one – 0-1 this season. AC Milan hosted Porto in European Cups for the fifth time, the first since September 1996. Both sides have achieved two wins in the previous four, with the Lusitanians winning 3-2 on the last occasion. Porto have only lost one of their last five Champions League away games (3W, 1D), having lost the previous three in a row.
uefa champions league group stage standing
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
For
Against
Goal difference
Points
Liverpool
4
4
0
0
13
5
8
12
Porto
4
1
2
1
3
6
-3
5
Atlético
4
1
1
2
4
6
-2
4
Milan
4
0
1
3
4
7
-3
1
Bad start in San Siro! Porto opening the score in the 6th minute. Luis Díaz defeating AC Milan goalkeeper Tătărușanu with a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by Marko Grujic.
👉AC Milan 0 – 1 Porto, 6th minute, ⚽️ goal by Luis Díaz for @FCPorto with a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by Marko Grujic.
AC Milan equalizing for the 1-1 in the 61st with the own goal by Chancel Mbemba. Great merit for Kalulu’s shot causing Mbemba to clear though making the own goal.
👉AC Milan 1 – 1 Porto, 61st minute, ⚽️ own goal by Mbemba’s. Bennacer’s punishment on the barrier, the ball passes through Giroud, Diogo Costa instinctively rejects, Kalulu puts it back in the middle, Mbemba touches it in his own goal.
📺 Click the video to watch AC Milan 1 – 1 Porto highlights on Wednesday 3 November 2021
French Referee Clement Turpin will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA) and Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA). The Fourth Official will be Jerôme Brisard (FRA). The VAR will be François Letexier (FRA) and the AVAR will be Bastian Dankert (GER). The Referee Observer will be Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)
AC Milan dressing room ready for the big game in Champions League against Porto
Photo via twitter.com/acmilanbr
Photo via twitter.com/acmilan
Photo via twitter.com/acmilan
🏆👉Lineup PORTO (4-4-2): D. Costa; João Mário, Mbemba, Pepe, Zaidu; Grujić, S. Oliveira (69′ Vitinha), Otávio (86′ Martínez), L. Díaz (79′ B. Costa); Taremi (86′ Pepê), Evanilson (74′ F. Conceição).
✅ Here are Sheriff vs Inter official starting lineups for the Champions League Group Stage Group D Matchday 4 game on Wednesday 3 November 2021 at the Sheriff Stadion in Tiraspol at 21:00.
German Referee Felix Zwayer will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Foltyn (GER) and Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER). The Fourth Official will be Sven Jablonski (GER). The VAR will be Marco Fritz (GER) and the AVAR will be Harm Osmers (GER). The Referee Observer will be Lucilio Batista (POR).
✅ Here are AC Milan vs Porto official starting lineups for the Champions League Group Stage Group B Matchday 4 game on Wednesday 3 November 2021 at the San San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy at 18:45.
🏆👉Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Tătărușanu; Calabria, Tomori, Romagnoli, Hernández; Tonali, Bennacer; Saelemaekers, Díaz, Leão; Giroud.
🏆👉Lineup PORTO (4-4-2): D. Costa; João Mário, Mbemba, Pepe, Zaidu; Uribe, S. Oliveira, Vitinha, Otávio; L. Díaz, Taremi, Evanilson.
Subs: Marchesín; Cardoso, Manafá, Nanu; B. Costa, Grujic, Vieira, Vitinha; F. Conceição, Corona, Martínez, Pep.
Coach: S. Conceição.
French Referee Clement Turpin will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA) and Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA). The Fourth Official will be Jerôme Brisard (FRA). The VAR will be François Letexier (FRA) and the AVAR will be Bastian Dankert (GER). The Referee Observer will be Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)
By Anna Italia
