Italian league
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Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone urged his players to stay grounded after their 14-match winning streak helped them leapfrog rivals Real Madrid to the top of the LaLiga standings with a 1-0 home win over 11th placed Osasuna on Sunday. Julian Alvarez’s 55th-minute goal was enough to lift Atleti to 44 points, one ahead of…
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Inter Milan secured a 1-0 win at lowly Venezia on Sunday thanks to an early goal from Matteo Darmian that lifted them to second place in Serie A. The visitors took the lead after 16 minutes when Lautaro Martinez unleashed a low volley, forcing Venezia keeper Filip Stankovic into a one-handed reflex save, but the…
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Ademola Lookman underlined his credentials as the favourite for the 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year by putting up a superb display in Atalanta’s 6-1 rout of Verona in a Serie A game on Saturday night. Lookman, who is among the 10 nominees for the prestigious award registered two goals and two assists in…
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Atalanta manager, Gian Piero Gasperini, has revealed the reason behind Ademola Lookman’s early substitution against Venezia. Colombia international, Juan Cuadrado took the place of Lookman after the break. The winger struggled to make impact in the game before his substitution. Gasperini stated that the Nigerian showed signs of tiredness. “He was probably tired too, then…
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Romelu Lukaku has been given a one-match ban after being sent off late in Roma’s dramatic draw with Fiorentina for a tackle on Christian Kouame, Serie A said on Tuesday. Lukaku was shown a straight red card in the 87th minute of Sunday’s 1-1 draw in Rome after clattering into Kouame, leaving Roma with nine…
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Racism in Serie A has become an ugly trend that won’t just go away despite FIFA’s call for love, understanding and tolerance among football lovers. Ciro Immobile and Lazio started the new year 2020 with heads high, having ended 2019 as strong contenders for Serie A top four. Immobile scored twice to help his side…
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