✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Thursday 22 February 2024.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Thursday 22 February 2024
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport, Thursday 22 February
👉Europa League Second Leg Playoff
Milan Coppa Tiramisu
👉Napoli holds up against Barca
Osi gives hope
👉Inzaghi 21 days of glory
Inter operation take it all
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Thursday 22 February 2024
Front Page, Corriere dello Sport, Thursday 22 February 2024
👉Champions League, first leg Round of 16: Calzona debuts on the bench by stopping Xavi
Napoli are here
Osimhen, goal and kiss: comeback draw [1-1] with Barcelona
🏆👉 UEFA announced the match officials for the Europa League Playo-offs Second Leg game AS Roma vs Feyenoord on Thursday 22 February 2024 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy at 21:00. The First Leg ended 1-1.
🇪🇸 Referee Jesus Gil Manzano will be assisted by Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP) and Angel Nevado Rodriguez (ESP). The Fourth Official will be Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP). The VAR will be Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP). The AVAR will be Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP). The Referee Observer will be Cyril Zimmermann (SUI).
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📍🏟️ The Olimpico di Roma Stadium is ready for AS Roma vs Feyenoord
🏆👉 UEFA have announced the match officials for the Europa League Playoff, Second Leg game Rennes vs AC Milan on Thursday 22 February 2024 at the Roazhon Park in Rennes, France at 18:45.
🇵🇹 Portuguese Referee João Pinheiro will be assisted by Bruno Jesus (POR) and Luciano Maia (POR). The Fourth official will be João António Ferreira Gonçalves (POR). The Video Assistant Referee will be Tiago Martins (POR). The Assistant Video Assistant Referee will be Helder Malheiro (POR)
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🏆👉 Rennes vs AC Milan Match Officials
Europa League
🗓️ Thursday 22 February 2024
🏟️ Roazhon Park
⏲️ 18:45
2023 – 2024 UEFA Europa League
Playoffs Second Leg
Rennes – AC Milan
Thursday 22 February 2024
Roazhon Park
Rennes, France
18:45
Referee: João Pinheiro (POR)
Assistant referees: Bruno Jesus (POR) and Luciano Maia (POR)
Fourth official: João António Ferreira Gonçalves (POR)
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins (POR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Helder Malheiro (POR)
✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Friday 16 February 2024.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Friday 16 February 2024
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Friday 16 February 2024
👉Europa League, Round of 16 only a step away
Milay fly
Rennes beaten 3-0 in San Siro
👉Inter hunting for +10
👉Golden goal: 1-1 with Feyenoord
Lukaku is here
He saves Roma in Holland and sends a thought to his Congo pic.twitter.com/M6sbj0nTAc
AC Milan 3 – 0 Rennais
32′ Ruben Loftus-Cheek
47′ Ruben Loftus-Cheek
53′ Rafael Leão
AC Milan won the Europa League Playoff First Leg game against Stade Rennais on Thursday 15 February 2024 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. Milan’s Europa League adventure begins after finishing third in Group F of the Champions League behind Borussia Dortmund and PSG. It is an important victory and qualification to the Round of 16 is closer. The second leg will be played on Thursday 22 February in France. Stade Rennais finished second in Group F behind Villarreal but, like the Milanese, unbeaten in their championship since mid-December.
AC Milan opened the score in the 32nd minute. Ruben Loftus-Cheek defeated Rennes goalkeeper Steve Mandanda with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Alessandro Florenzi.
👉AC Milan 1 – 0 Rennes, 32nd minute, ⚽️ goal by Ruben Loftus-Cheek for @acmilan with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Alessandro Florenzi. https://t.co/vdO81rQp5h
A perfect match for Ruben Loftus-Cheek scoring a brace in the 47th minute!
👉AC Milan 2 – 0 Rennais, 47th minute, ⚽️ goal by Ruben Loftus-Cheek for @acmilan from very close range with a headed shot to the high center following a corner conceded by Warmed Omari. https://t.co/tm2XJ7o9PG
Surely, Milan are inspired and the third goal arrived in the 53rd minute. Forward Rafael Leão scored with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Théo Hernández.
👉AC Milan 3 – 0 Rennais, 53rd minute, ⚽️ goal by Rafael Leão for @acmilan with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Théo Hernández. https://t.co/zrIZe3VkVn
✅ Stats before the game: Milan and Rennes will meet for the first time in official matches: Milan have overcome four of the last five knockout matches against French opponents in major European competitions, the last of which saw the Rossoneri eliminate Lyon in the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2005/06. This will be Rennes’ fifth match against an Italian opponent in the Europa League, after the double group match with Udinese in 2011/12 (1N, 1L) and then with Lazio in the 2019/20 edition (1W, 1N ). In the most recent match against these opponents, the French club prevailed over the Biancocelesti 2-0. Milan, which emerged victorious from the last match played in the UEFA Champions League group stage against Newcastle, could find two consecutive successes in Europe a year after the last positive series (three consecutive successes in the streak ending on 14 February 2023, in the UCL round of 16 against Tottenham). After winning away against both Panathinaikos on matchday three and against Maccabi Haifa in the fifth round of the 2023/24 Europa League group stage, Rennes could for the first time achieve three consecutive away wins in a major competition European.
👉 Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Florenzi, Kjær, Gabbia, Hernández; Musah, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leão; Giroud.
👉STADE RENNAIS (4-4-2): Mandanda; G. Doué, Omari, Theate, Truffert; Bourigeaud, Santamaria, Matusiwa, D. Doué; Kalimuendo, Terrier.
By Anna Italia
