✅ 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 September 2023.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 19 September 2023
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Tuesday 19 September
👉The Champions League begins
At San Siro at 18:45, Tonali’s Newcastle
Milan, get up
Pioli must cancel the derby
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 19 September 2023
Front Page Corriere dello Sport, Tuesday 19 September
👉The Champions League adventure begins for Milan, Lazio, Inter and Napoli
Dreaming of Wembley
Four Italian clubs chase the Final. Pioli challenges the ex Tonali, Sarri against Simeone
🏆👉AC Milan ended the UEFA Champions League Group Stage game against Newcastle United with a goalless draw on Tuesday 19 September 2023 at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. There were numerous scoring opportunities for the Rossoneri, especially in the first half. Opportunities for Chukwueze, Olivier Giroud, Theo Hernandez, Rafael Leao, Pobega and Reijnders. Newcastle United dangerous only in full recovery with Longstaff. Bad news for AC Milan are the muscle injuries for Maignan and Loftus-Cheek.
In the next round of the Champions League for Milan, away match at Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle will play at home against PSG.
Stats before the game: This is the first official meeting between Milan and Newcastle: the Rossoneri have won only one of the last 11 matches against English teams (2D, 8L), but the success came against Tottenham in last season’s Champions League (1-0 at the Meazza ). Newcastle enjoyed success in their last European away game against Italian opposition, beating Palermo 1-0 in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup. Prior to that, the Magpies had failed to win any of their first four away games in Italy (D2, L2). This will be Milan’s 20th participation in the Champions League, only Juventus (23) has more among Italian teams. After seven seasons of absence between 2014-15 and 2020-21, this is the Rossoneri’s third consecutive edition in the competition. Semi-finalists last season, Milan have only been eliminated in the group stage in one of their last 14 Champions League appearances (in 2021-22). This will be Newcastle’s third season in the Champions League, after 1997-98 and 2002-03. Their last game in the tournament was 20 years and 184 days ago, the longest such gap for an English team in the competition.
Lineup AC MILAN (4-3-3): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, Hernández; Loftus-Cheek, Krunić, Pobega; Chukwueze, Giroud, Leão.
🏆👉 The UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw was held on Thursday 31 August 2023 in Monaco. The four Italian Serie A teams participating are Napoli, AC Milan, Inter, and Lazio.
A tough challenge is ahead for Napoli facing Real Madrid coached by Carlo Ancelotti, while AC Milan will face Paris Saint Germain, Bayer Dortmund, and Newcastle in Group F. Inter will face Benfica, Salzburg, and Real Sociedad. Lazio will face Feyenoord, Atletico de Madrid, and Real Sociedad.
✅ Champions League group stage draw
⚽️ Group A: Bayern (GER), Man United (ENG), Copenhagen (DEN), Galatasaray (TUR)
⚽️ Group B: Sevilla (ESP), Arsenal (ENG), PSV Eindhoven (NED), Lens (FRA)
⚽️ Group C: Napoli (ITA), Real Madrid (ESP), Braga (POR), Union Berlin (GER)
⚽️ Group D: Benfica (POR), Inter (ITA), Salzburg (AUT), Real Sociedad (ESP)
⚽️ Group E: Feyenoord (NED), Atlético de Madrid (ESP), Lazio (ITA), Celtic (SCO)
⚽️ Group F: Paris (FRA), Dortmund (GER), Milan (ITA), Newcastle (ENG)
⚽️ Group G: Man City (ENG), Leipzig (GER), Crvena zvezda (SRB), Young Boys (SUI)
⚽️ Group H: Barcelona (ESP), Porto (POR), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Antwerp (BEL)
✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Sunday 11 June 2023.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Sunday 11 June 2023
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Sunday 11 June 2023
👉Inter play on level terms and waste, Champions League to Manchester City
Tears of Champions
Nerazzurri KO (1-0)
Threaten the opener, Dimarco off the bar and Lukaku error at the 90th
Inzaghi: “The lads were wonderful” pic.twitter.com/2HT9h0rJpl
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Sunday 11 June 2023
Front Page, Corriere dello Sport, Sunday 11 June 2023
👉Guardiola lifts the Champions League, but the Nerazzurri exit among applause: 1-0 Not like this Inter make City tremble: Dimarco off the bar, Lautaro and Lukaku errors, the tears
Here are Inter Coach Simone Inzaghi’s words after the match:
“I congratulated the boys because they were great, they played a great game. We lost a final that we wanted to win at all costs, but they should be satisfied. They were perfect as a team. We played against a very strong opponent, giving up very little. We have many regrets, but we have to be proud. I gave the boys a huge hug as I give it to our fans who have always supported us. It is the fifth final in two years and we must be proud of the path we have taken. In the first half we didn’t suffer much, but in terms of movement we could have done better. In the second half, on the other hand, we played well and created many scoring chances, but we lacked the final touch. In the last 20 minutes we came close to scoring several times and I would have gladly played extra time because the team deserved it. The path in this Champions League has been exceptional, we want to return to the final and we have the chances to do so. We arrived on 10 June having already played 57 games, for me it is an extraordinary path. I am proud of these guys because they deserved more”.
By Anna Italia
