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Wednesday 29 January 2025: Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport

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Wednesday 29 January 2025: Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport

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✅   Greetings, my friends!  I present to you the latest front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, dated Wednesday 29 January 2025.

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Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport, Wednesday 29 January 2025

👉Champions League, a night never seen before
Below
Who will win the Cup

Round of 16 and Playoffs: 18 games together and many verdicts
Italians fighting for the first 8 places

👉Inter with Monaco
No calculations

👉Milan in Zagreb
Theo and Leão are needed

👉Juve with Benfica
Vlahovic is back

👉Atalanta is dreaming in Barcelona

👉Transfer market closes on Monday
Dorgu to United: 37 million to Lecce
Toro is negotiating Elmas

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Front Page Corriere dello Sport, Wednesday 29 January 2025

👉A Champions League night like never seen before
Inter, Milan, and Atalanta for the Round of 16. Juve will try. Bologna pride

Ranking for one night
Objective: 5 clubs also in the ’25-26

Lautaro challenges Monaco
Leão in Zagreb against Cannavaro
Retegui, Barcelona test
Motta, assault on Benfica to avoid the playoffs: Tudor followed the Bianconeri to Naples.
Castro, there is Sporting
All matches at 21

👉Lecce winger to United: €40 million deal
Dorgu frees Garnacho

Napoli pressing for Argentine: There is still financial distance
The Adeyemi hypothesis cools down. Pongracic and Comuzzo are options for defense
Galatasaray offers €65 million for Osimhen: De Laurentis refuses

👉Lookman ko
Gasp targets Raspadori: Napoli protects him

👉Rome, hunt for deputy Dovbyk
Ghisolfi List: Embolo and Romero

👉 Double table with Chelsea
Lazio and Torino: duel for Casadei
Lotito awaits the yes from London.
The Granata Club enters again and attempts to overtake.

👉In Belgium
Nainggolan released: he is on probation

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Front Page Tutto Sport, Wednesday 29 January 2025

👉Inter, Milan, and Atalanta: Round of 16 closer. And for Motta with Benfica the Champions League is worth even more

This is where Juve and Italy are made

At 21 everyone on the pitch. A point is enough for Inzaghi against Monaco. Conceição and Gasperini want to win in Zagreb and Barcelona to enter the G8. The Bianconeri dream of avoiding the playoffs but above all they must turn things around, in their game and mentality.
Thiago relaunches Vlahovic. Cambiaso out waiting for City.
Danilo attacks the management again.

👉Toro, finally…
Elmas, Casadei, what a story!
Here’s Beto again

Medical visits today for the midfielder arriving from Leipzig (loan).
For the Azzurri of Chelsea, bad luck with relaunches with Lazio, Ndour’s plan B. Offer raised to Everton for the bomber.

👉What a backtrack!
‘Need a rest’
Sinner, the no to Mattarella sparks discussion

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Match Officials UEFA Champions League Matchday 8, Wednesday 29 January 2025

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Match Officials UEFA Champions League Matchday 8, Wednesday 29 January 2025


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Italian Soccer Serie A supports Serie A teams in the UEFA Champions League

The match officials for the UEFA Champions League Matchday 8 on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, have been announced. The five Serie A teams taking part are Inter, Atalanta, Juventus, AC Milan, and Bologna.

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Inter Milano – AS Monaco
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigovic BIH
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT

Juventus FC – SL Benfica
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG

FC Barcelona – Atalanta BC
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Darren England ENG
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

GNK Dinamo – AC Milan
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP

Sporting CP – Bologna FC
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard FRA
VAR: Benoît Millot FRA
AVAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO

PSV Eindhoven – Liverpool FC
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Sascha Stegemann GER
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

BSC Young Boys – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Kerem Ersoy TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Ibrahim Uyarcan TUR
Fourth Official: Arda Kardeşler TUR
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Paolo Mazzoleni ITA
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK

VfB Stuttgart – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Michael Fabbri ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR

Sturm Graz – RB Leipzig
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR

Manchester City – Club Brugge
Referee: José Sánchez Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Inigo Prieto Lopez ESP
Fourth Official: César Soto Grado ESP
VAR: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
AVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

Bayern Munchen – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO

Borussia Dortmund – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck SWE
VAR: Dennis Johan Higler NED
AVAR: Alan Kijas AUT
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni ITA

Bayer Leverkusen – Sparta Praha
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
VAR: Dragomir Draganov BUL
AVAR: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR

FC Salzburg – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

LOSC Lille – Feyenoord
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Dragoslav Perič SVN
Referee Observer: Itchko Lozev BUL

Aston Villa – Celtic FC
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: Romain Lissorgue FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Rob Dieperink NED
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

Girona – Arsenal
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Daniele Doveri ITA
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Vladimir Petrov UKR

Stade Brestois – Real Madrid
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Pascal Müller GER
Referee Observer: Emil Bozinovski MKD

“In a big club the only thing that counts is winning,” Juventus Coach Thiago Motta

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“In a big club the only thing that counts is winning,” Juventus Coach Thiago Motta


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Juventus Coach Thiago Motta and Francisco Conceicao addressed the media before their upcoming clash with Benfica. The game is set to take place on Wednesday, January 29, at 21:00 CET, as part of matchday 8 in the Champions League League Phase, hosted at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy.

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“Tomorrow, we must be ready to do whatever it takes on the pitch, do it well, overcome our opponent and bring home the win. Andrea Cambiaso will not be available because he is nursing an ankle issue. We don’t like negative results, and we want to forget them as soon as possible: tomorrow, we have a big game in which to do that. We have done better in Europe than in the league, but our goal is always to win, and we are working hard to achieve that. Dusan Vlahovic is well and is part of the squad; we’ll see if he’ll start or join the game later. Douglas Luiz could have a chance because he deserves it. With Cristiano Giuntoli and Maurizio Scanavino, the club is always close to the team, and we talk daily about how to improve: at Juve, the pressure is always high, because the goal is to win, and tomorrow is an opportunity to play a great game in front of our fans. Regarding the physical decline against Napoli, we had a great first half, but in the second half we went behind and had to regroup, but that chapter is now closed and we are focusing on Benfica. We will approach this match as if it were a knock-out game, because in a big club the only thing that counts is winning. Tomorrow, we have a great opportunity, and we are ready to give 100 per cent, or even more.”

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“We know that Benfica are a quality team who like to keep the ball, but we want to focus on what we have to do and what we have been working on. We are working hard to raise our game, especially in front of our fans; the internal competition pushes us to give our all every day, because we want to prove our capabilities. When I heard that Renato Veiga could be coming to Juve, I called him to tell him that he would be joining a great club and I tried to convince him, because I believe he can help us. I have never scored against Benfica, I hope to do so tomorrow, although the important thing is the team result. Both Juve and Benfica aim to win and we are working every day to improve and win matches. The coach? He asks me to open up my qualities to the team: Italian football is very competitive, and I feel I can still grow. We learnt something from the defeat against Napoli: we put on a great performance in the first half, and there are always positive aspects to build on.”

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Inter Coach Simone Inzaghi: “We’re close to finishing in that top 8 and nothing is guaranteed.”

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Inter Coach Simone Inzaghi: “We’re close to finishing in that top 8 and nothing is guaranteed.”


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Inter coach Simone Inzaghi shared his thoughts as the team prepares for the UEFA Champions League clash with Monaco. Inter will take on AS Monaco on Matchday 8, scheduled for Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, starting at 21:00.

The aim is direct qualification to the knock-outs, but would a win have a different meaning?
“We can’t make any calculations. We know we’ve done well in these first seven games, but we now need to take that final step. We’re coming up against a good side: they’ve got 13 points and have some dangerous forwards. I came up against their coach in Lazio vs Eintrach Frankfurt in the Europa League. There’s the utmost respect but we want to have a great game.”

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Will you make changes ahead of the derby?
“We still need to rewatch the session. I will make the odd change but we’ll decide tomorrow. There are a few doubts. Acerbi, Calhanoglu and Correa are unavailable. Taremi has trained alone in the gym in the last couple of days after he picked up a knock against Lecce. We hope he’ll be in the squad.”

Is it right to call Inter one of the favourites for the Champions League, or is it more of a dream at the moment?
“We know what we’ve done and also the difficulties we’ve faced in the last few years. The Club has never left me wanting for anything. We knew what we were capable of. We’ve lost a few players and brought in others. We’re close to finishing in that top 8 and nothing is guaranteed. Our hope is that we’ll be talking about a great run. Some big sides won’t finish in the top 8: that is the difficulty of this competition.”

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With Taremi injured, will that open up a spot for Arnautovic? And who might play with him up top?
“Right now, any of the strikers I have available might play alongside any other forward. They all complement each other and there are no set partnerships. I need to make a choice. Arnautovic trained really well, while Lautaro and Thuram have recovered. I will make my decisions based on Monaco, not with a view to the derby. I will take into consideration who has spent the most enegery in recent games.”

How is Calhanoglu?
“He, Acerbi and Correa are out. All three of them are working well – we’re confident. We’ll need to assess it over the next couple of days. We’re confident, so let’s wait and see. They have all been working hard.”

Are you surprised by how the French teams are getting on?
“Ligue 1 is a competitive division. I expect Lille, Monaco and PSG to be in with a shout. Brest are doing brilliantly as well. There are a lot of talented players in that league, and that’s no different for our opponents.”

Is there a different approach to Champions League game to those in Serie A?
“I think that Inter have been really focused going into their Champions League. The only goal conceded came from a strange situation. The team has been aggressive, focused and determined the whole time.”

Can Bisseck play in the central role in defence?
“He can. He showed as much when he’s started there, as well as against Lecce on Sunday. He’s playing as the third defender right night but, on occasion, he can move inside. We have Acerbi for that role, who’s on his way back, De Vrij as well. Then Bisseck can play there too.”

There has been talk of a couple of departures, will there be any movement?
“I know there have been talks, Palacios for example. He’s working hard and is getting better. These five months with us have helped him a lot. We spoke to the Club because, obviously, he’s only played three times. But there have been a lot of enquiries for him because he’s clearly a talented player, so he will probably play elsewhere. A lot of unforseen things have come up in recent months, which have meant I couldn’t rotate as much as I might have liked.”

In terms of your relationship with the fans, do you fear the outcome of the inquest from the Federal Prosecutor’s Office?
“I’m calm. I’ve clarified it via the right channels and said everything that I wanted to in a calm manner.”

Inter Captain Lautaro Martínez preparing for the match against AS Monaco.

CONCEIÇÃO ahead of Dinamo Zagreb: “I expect the team to give a positive performance and win”

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CONCEIÇÃO ahead of Dinamo Zagreb, UEFA Champions League Matchday 8, League Phase


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AC Milan has touched down in Zagreb and is now at Maksimir Stadium. They are set to compete in their final Champions League group stage match on Wednesday, January 29, at 21:00 CET. Ahead of the game, Coach Conceição and player Christian Pulisic shared their thoughts during a press conference on Tuesday, January 28. Here’s a recap of their comments.

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“We have prepared ourselves in a short time, as we were preparing to play a series of decisive matches, but I expect the team to give a positive performance and win. It will be an important and difficult match. We want to end the first phase of this competition in the best possible way: getting into the top eight in the Champions League is our goal now, after winning the Supercoppa Italiana. In the Champions League, in the long term, we aim to finish in the top four. They still have playoff hopes, so they will have great motivation in facing us. My choices will only be affected by Dinamo, not by the Derby.”

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CONCEIÇÃO: “ I expect the team to give a positive performance and win“

THE TEAM

“We don’t need any particular shock; the shock comes from working and playing matches like this. I’d like to improve some aspects of our game: the management of certain phases of ball possession, the reaction when we lose the ball. These are the details, we need time and unfortunately we have very little of it. I see positive and negative things, we have never given up and, although I would prefer to win in a more comfortable way and not always in a comeback, I am appreciating the positive attitude. I see a very good group of people, I’ve changed a lot of things since I arrived but the guys have respected and followed my decisions.”

 Christian Pulisic 

“So far we have done well in the Champions League, and we have a great opportunity to finish in the top eight. Recently, the team has shown a good spirit; we try to give our best in every game, also in the league. With Conceição, we have improved our attitude: we believe in ourselves all the way.”