Good morning my friends! Super good morning! It’s a precious Friday morning waking up to see the Italian front pages with headlines about the 4 Serie A teams Fiorentina, Napoli, Torino, and Inter winning their respective games in the Europa League Group Stage Matchday 2. I am so happy!!!!
Here are the front pages from Italy main Sports newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport from Friday 3 October 2014
La Gazzetta dello Sport
Front Page, Prima Pagina
Friday 3 October 2014
Corriere dello Sport
Front Page, Prima Pagina
Friday 3 October 2014
Tutto Sport
Front Page, Prima Pagina
Friday 3 October 2014
51% Ball Possession TORINO and 49% Ball Possession COPENHAGEN Torino 1 – 0 Copenhagen
94′ Fabio Quagliarella (pen)
Torino with an extremis victory in the final minute thanks to forward Fabio Quagliarella! What makes this victory special is that Quagliarella came in as a substitute in the 73rd minute replacing forward Josef Martinez. Certainly, Torino coach Giampiero Ventura must be the happiest after picking the right substitution to grab this victory. Torino are in Group B in the 2nd position with 4 points.
UEFA Europa League – Group B
Group Stage Standing after Matchday 2
P
W
D
L
F
A
+/-
Pts
Club Brugge KV
2
1
1
0
3
0
3
4
Torino FC
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
4
FC København
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
3
HJK Helsinki
2
0
0
2
0
5
-5
0
Lady Luck or destiny helping Torino when Referee Carlos Gomez gives a penalty to Torino in the 94th minute conceded by Copenhagen defender Mikael Antonsson after a foul on Torino forward Fabio Quagliarella. Antonsson also getting a yellow card.
Imagine, visualize the scenario at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium… fans praying for a miracle, Torino flags and banners moving from right to left, left to right, nervousness to the peak! Taking the penalty spot is Quagliarella and you bet each Torino fan sending their positive vibrations to Quagliarella and it worked! Yep! Quagliarella converting the penalty with a right footed shot defeating Copenhangen goalkeeper Stephan Andersen in the bottom left corner! Moment of joy after the goal and the final whistle indicating the end of the match. Party is on and Quagliarella the hero!!! You bet I am jumping too and doing my cheerleading for Qua qua qua qua quagliarellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa woohooooo.
Photo Torino Facebook page / Foto LaPresse – Fabio Ferrari
Torino forward Fabio Quagliarella opening his arms as wanting to embrace each Torino fan at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium after converting the penalty to give the victory as a gift to the fans.
Here is TORINO official starting lineup by coach Giampiero Venura:
Inter gaining momentum after their defeat in Serie A at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium against Cagliari. Inter taking the lead in Europa League against Qarabag at the Meazza and keeping the first position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +3.
UEFA Europa League – Group F
Group Stage Standing after Matchday 2
P
W
D
L
F
A
+/-
Pts
FC Internazionale Milano
2
2
0
0
3
0
3
6
AS Saint-Étienne
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2
0
1
1
0
1
-1
1
Qarabağ FK
2
0
1
1
0
2
-2
1
Inter opening the score in the 18th minute with midfielder Danilo D’Ambrosio defeating Qarabag goalkeeper Ibrahim Sehic with aright footed shot in the top right corner.
Inter forward Mauro Icardi increasing the score following a fast break in the 85th minute defeating Qarabag goalkeeper Sehic with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by forward Pablo Osvaldo.
Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Walter Mazzarri:
INTER(3-5-1-1): Juan Pablo Carrizo; Andreolli, Andrea Ranocchia, Juan Jesus; Yuto Nagatomo, Fredy Guarín, M’Vila, Kuzmanović, D’Ambrosio;Hernanes; Icardi.
Here is QARABAG official starting lineup by coach Gurbanov:
Inter midfielder Danilo D’Ambrosio battling against Qarabag defender Badavi Huseynov
Click the video to watch the highlights of the game, Inter vs Qarabag on Thursday 2 October 2014 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.
Inter are in Group F along Saint Etienne, Qarabag FK, and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Result Matchday 1: Dnipro 0 – 1 Inter
NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv – 18 September 2014 – 19:00 CET (20:00 local time)
Group stage (Group F)
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2014 – 2015 UEFA Europa League
Group Stage – Group F, Matchday 2
Inter 2 – 0 Qarabag
Thursday 2 October 2014
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
21:05 local time
Referee
Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
Assistant referee
Dmitri Zhuk (BLR) , Andrei Getikov (BLR)
Additional assistant referee
Sergei Tsinkevich (BLR) , Denis Scherbakov (BLR)
Fourth official
Oleg Maslyanko (BLR)
UEFA Referee observer
Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)
Goals: 18′ Danilo D’Ambrosio, 85′ Mauro Icardi
Official formations – lineups:
INTER(3-5-1-1): Juan Pablo Carrizo; Andreolli, Andrea Ranocchia, Juan Jesus; Yuto Nagatomo, Fredy Guarín, M’Vila, Kuzmanović, D’Ambrosio;Hernanes; Icardi.
30% Ball Possession DINAMO MINKS and 70% Ball Possession FIORENTINA Dinamo Minsk 0 – 3 Fiorentina
33′ Alberto Aquilani
61′ Josip Ilicic
67′ Federico Bernardeschi
Mission accomplished! Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella achieving an important away victory defeating Dinamo Minsk in Belarus. Fiorentina are in the first position of Group K with 6 points.
UEFA Europa League – Group K
Group Stage Standing after Matchday
P
W
D
L
F
A
+/-
Pts
ACF Fiorentina
2
2
0
0
6
0
6
6
EA Guingamp
2
1
0
1
2
3
-1
3
PAOK FC
2
1
0
1
6
3
3
3
FC Dinamo Minsk
2
0
0
2
1
9
-8
0
Fiorentina opening the score in the 33rd minute with midfielder Alberto Aquilani defeating Dinamo Minsk goalkeeper Sergei Ignatovich with a right footed shot in the top right corner.
Problems for Fiorentina with a forced substitution in the 41st minute. Defender Micah Richards is injured and replaced by defender Marcos Alonso.
Dinamo closer to equalize just before ending the first half. Good job by Fiorentina goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu saving Igor Voronkov’s right footed shot in the top left corner to keep the lead.
Second half starting with coach Vincenzo Montella replacing midfielder Alberto Aquilani in the 45th minute to bring midfielder David Pizarro.
Fiorentina making a substitution in the 60th minute replacing forward Borja Valero with midfielder Andrea Lazzari.
Fiorentina increasing the score in the 61st minute with midfielder Josip Ilicic defeating Dinamo Minsk goalkeeper Ignatovich with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder Andrea Lazzari, way to go for Lazzari just one minute in the pitch and already proving a key player.
Dinamo Minsk looking to shorten the distance adding fresh energy. In the 62nd minute, midfielder Franck Djadjede substituting midfielder Hernan Figueredo.
Show time!!!! Fiorentina silencing again the Dinamo Stadium with a third goal in the 67th minute! It is forward Federico Bernardeschi to defeat Dinamo goalkeeper Ignatovich with a left footed shot in teh bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder Josip Ilicic, surely, Ilicic rocking with goal and assist!
Photo violachannel.tv fiorentina facebook page
Here is DINAMO MINSK official starting lineup by coach Zhuravel:
Slovan Bratislava 0 – 2 Napoli
35′ Marek Hamsik
74′ Gonzalo Higuain
Napoli with an important victory in the away game defeating Slovan Bratislava. Super match for ex Bratislava player midfielder Marek Hamsik and now iconic figure for Napoli. Hamsik played for Bratislava in 2002 making 6 appearances and scoring 1 goal. Napoli jumping to the first position of Group I with 6 points.
UEFA Europa League – Group I
Group Stage Standing after Matchday 2
P
W
D
L
F
A
+/-
Pts
SSC Napoli
2
2
0
0
5
1
4
6
AC Sparta Praha
2
1
0
1
4
4
0
3
BSC Young Boys
2
1
0
1
6
3
3
3
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
2
0
0
2
0
7
-7
0
Hamsik scoring his 2 goal in Europa League this season. In the 35th minute there it is Hamsik ready in the center for the headed shot defeatig Slovan Bratislava goalkeeper Dusan Pernis in the bottom left corner. The assist by defender Kalidou Koulibaly.
Napoli controlling the game and the second goal arriving in the 74th minute. Certainly, the big moment for Hamsik showing his maturity in the stadium that watching him grow professionally… Hamsik providing the assist to forward Gonzalo Higuain defeating Bratislava goalkeeper Pernis with a headed shot in the bottom left corner.
Photo sscnapoli facebook official page
Here is SLOVAN BRATISLAVA official starting lineup by coach Straka:
By Anna Italia
