Sassuolo coach Davide Ballardini was delighted with victory over Inter Milan. The 1-0 result means Sassuolo have done the Double on the champions. It is a huge achievement, because for a team like ours to beat Inter is an extraordinary event, especially considering the current situation," Ballardini told Sky Italia.
Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi admits they were flat for defeat at Sassuolo. Armand Laurient struck for Sassuolo's 1-0 win. Inzaghi said: We started sluggish and didn't have the right approach to the game.
Juventus secured the services of Dusan Vlahovic and Manuel Locatelli in the past, despite strong interest from Arsenal, but Bianconeri and Gunners could battle again in the summer for Joshua Zirkzee, especially if the Bianconeri hire Thiago Motta.
M’Bala Nzola’s 91st minute winner has given Fiorentina a one goal advantage in the Europa Conference League semi-final after a pulsating first leg at the Artemo Franchi Stadium ended in a 3-2 victory for the home side.
Gianluca Scamacca insists Atalanta are still ‘alive’ after an away 1-1 draw at Marseille in the Europa League semifinal first leg. The Italy international scored an early goal for La Dea at the Stade Veledrome on Thursday, but it was not enough to beat Marseille who equalised a few minutes later.
Milan expert Peppe Di Stefano confirms Julen Lopetegui is unlikely to replace Stefano Pioli next season and insists the Rossoneri must hire somebody who will ‘upgrade’ the team in terms of results and playing style.
Inter defenders Benjamin Pavard and Yann Bisseck are both in attendance at the Allianz Stadium for Bayern Munich’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Carlo Ancelotti’s 14-time winners, Real Madrid.
35-year-old OSG Nice coach Francesco Farioli is reportedly one of the managers being considered for the soon-to-be vacant job with Eredivisie giants Ajax according to reports from Corriere dello Sport.
Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Italiano was delighted with their 5-1 thrashing of Sassuolo. The Viola's goals came via Riccardo Sottil, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Antonin Barak and a Nico Gonzalez brace.
After a seven-hour journey through the city streets, Inter players and coach Simone Inzaghi spoke, shouted and sang from the terrace overlooking Piazza Duomo to celebrate their 20th Scudetto.
Stefano Pioli found the ‘spirit of sacrifice’ reassuring from Milan in their 0-0 draw away to Juventus, insisting he does ‘not read’ speculation on his future.
Pep Guardiola says his admiration for Roberto De Zerbi is ‘growing’ as Brighton have had many injuries this season, ‘but the way they play is always there.’ Guardiola spoke to reporters at a pre-match press conference ahead of tonight’s Premier League tie between his Manchester City side and De Zerbi’s Brighton.
Fiorentina are reportedly trying to bring Turkish defender Kaan Ayhan back to Serie A from Galatasaray this summer. The centre-back has already experienced the Italian top flight during his time at Sassuolo from 2020 to 2023, before he was sold to Galatasaray for a total €3.2m.
Inter are the Champions of Italy for 2023-24 after beating rivals Milan in the Derby della Madonnina, making it their 20th Serie A title, so they can forever more wear two stars.
Milan star Rafael Leao wants to become a ‘leader on the pitch’ and reveals Paulo Dybala gave him advice after Roma‘s 1-0 win at San Siro last week. Leao joined Milan coach Stefano Pioli for pre-match interviews at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday, on the eve of the second leg of the Europa League quarter-final.
Milan coach Stefano Pioli is confident Milan ‘can win’ against Roma if they improve defensively but insists the Rossoneri deserved a draw in the first leg last week.
Highly-rated Milan teenager Kevin Zeroli has officially penned a new, long-term contract extension with Milan, which will run until the summer of 2028,
Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani confirms Zlatan Ibrahimovic has ‘a lot of influence’ and stops short of confirming under-fire coach Stefano Pioli. Furlani sat down with DAZN on Monday night to discuss the situation in the Rossoneri camp after a 3-3 draw with Sassuolo and building up to Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final with Roma.
Ahead of the Europa League quarter-final decider with Roma, Milan are looking with concern at their defensive record away from home. The Rossoneri lost the first leg 1-0 at San Siro and therefore need a victory at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday to turn this around.
Milan defender Simon Kjaer won’t recover in time for Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final second leg against Roma, but Mike Maignan will start in goal and Malick Thiaw will be available.
AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli concedes their season is on a knife-edge after their 3-3 draw with Sassuolo. Sassuolo were 3-1 ahead at one stage before Rafael Leao, Luka Jovic and Noah Okafor struck for the Rossonero.
The Scudetto has been headed to Inter for a while, but the Nerazzurri kept their hopes of adding insult to injury and clinching it the Derby thanks to the late Davide Frattesi goal against Udinese.
Inter have identified Albert Gudmundsson as a quality addition to their attack and are starting to ponder how to sign him. He has a substantial price tag, and they won’t shell out that much on the nail.
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