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“Atalanta, Empoli is there. The hunt for the Champions League zone starts again”, we read on the sports pages of The Echo of Bergamo on newsstands today. The Nerazzurri of Gian Piero Gasperini in fact they challenge the Tuscans in the midst of the fight for salvation: “From the role of cup hare – reiterates the newspaper -, where it seems to have an edge over any opponent in Italy and Europe, Atalanta returns to wearing the role of the hunter in championship. And with Roma on stage in Naples – on the pitch of the Italian champions who sooner or later will have to find a surge of pride – the calendar seems to offer the chasing Nerazzurri a chance to reduce the gap from fifth place.”

A large Monza-style turnover is likely, we move towards half-time in Scamacca, with Touré ready to start from the first minute. In fact, Marseille will be there on Thursday, in the first act of the Europa League semi-finals.

The former referee Gianpaolo Calvarese commented for today’s edition of Tuttosport the performance of the whistle Mariani during the match between Juventus and Milan which ended with a score of 0-0: “Mariani confirms his reliability in a match which does not actually present any particular difficulties.

Only one episode between the two penalty areas: the touch with Florenzi’s arm in the Rossoneri penalty area. It’s not a handball, however: the limb is attached to the torso, and the impact occurs directly after Thiaw’s sudden deflection. Mariani is right to let it continue. The most striking data concerns the number of fouls: just fourteen, of which ten were committed by Juventus and four by Milan. We are well below the seasonal average for Serie A.”

At the home of the new Italian champions and on the day of the championship celebration, Toro needs a great feat like this to emerge from Inter’s den unscathed. “They deservedly won the title and I congratulate them, we will have to put in a great performance” were the words of Ivan Juric on the eve of the lunch match at San Siro. However, the Granata’s pursuit of Europe came to a sudden halt with the 0-0 home draw against Frosinone: “I was very disappointed, I don’t want to see anything like that anymore – the coach’s harsh criticism of his players – and already in Milan I want my Toro back: from the first match against the Nerazzurri onwards we haven’t made any mistakes and even when we lost I still enjoyed the performances, in the next five I want to see my team again.” Also because, after Inter, Toro will have to face Bologna, Milan and Atalanta, in addition to Verona: “We will face the strongest teams in Italy, but I hope we can compete with everyone” Juric’s response on the rush final that awaits the grenade.

Ricci will return to midfield after his suspension while Ilic will end up on the bench: “Tameze could play in the middle, he deserves to return to his role” anticipates the coach, ‘rejecting’ the Serbian after the subpar performance given against Frosinone. In attack, Sanabria is eager to join Zapata: “Tonny did well, he was also unlucky between posts and great saves – says Juric on the Paraguayan – and now I expect a lot from him: in fact, there are several players from whom I expect more , especially in front of goal because not many have scored.” There is still some doubt, however, on the left-handed lane: Vojvoda can play as a winger but also as a winger, the other solution is represented by the return of Masina with Rodriguez raised on the midfielders’ line.

Bologna wants to continue its run. Thiago Motta’s team wants to end the season on a high note by achieving a historic qualification for the Champions League. On the rossoblù’s path this afternoon will be Fabio Cannavaro’s Udinese, sucked into the fight to avoid relegation. This is the title of the Bolognese edition of The Republic: “Rossoblù against Udinese for the Champions League race”.

The words of Thiago Motta
These are the words of Thiago Motta in the conference: “I always look back at our matches to show the boys where we need to insist and what we can improve. In Rome we played a good match but there are moments, especially in the opponent’s half of the pitch, in which we can still raise the level.”

Important challenge this evening at the “Franchi” for Fiorentina. Vincenzo Italiano’s team will face Sassuolo to get back into the race for a European position. A treacherous match against a team, that of Davide Ballardini, who is desperately looking for points to move away from the relegation zone but who won’t even have Defrel at their disposal. This is the low-cut headline on the front page of the Florentine edition of The Republic: “Fiorentina believe it, Europe needs a victory.”

These are Vincenzo Italiano’s squad:

Goalkeepers: Christensen, Martinelli, Terracciano.
Defenders: Biraghi, Comuzzo, Dodò, Faraoni, Kayode, Martinez Quarta, Milenkovic, Parisi, Ranieri.
Midfielders: Barak, Bonaventura, Castrovilli, Duncan, Infantino, Lopez, Arthur..
Attackers: Belotti, Beltran, Gonzalez, Ikoné, Kouame, Sottil.

Below is the probable lineup:
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Parisi; Arthur, Duncan; Ikone, Barak, Subtle; Kouame

There is still a month left until the end of the championship, but the Milan is already planning next season. As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport the Rossoneri would have already reached an agreement to lock down Julen Lopetegui, the right profile for the post-Pioli team, now saying goodbye: there is already a contract hypothesis, ready for a three-year contract worth four million net per season. “Julen Lopetegui, Julen Lopetegui, Julen Lopetegui. The name bounced around the streets of Milan all Saturday, because the Basque coach is the big favorite to take over the Rossoneri bench from July”, reiterates the rosy in today’s edition.

Contract therefore until 30 June 2027 and the possibility of starting again after a season “that didn’t go as we hoped”, as reiterated by Furlani. However, there is no shortage of alternatives, with Fonseca and De Zerbi in the Rossoneri’s sights. The problem for the current Brighton coach remains the salary, in the meantime we await the approval from Cardinale for the arrival of the former Real Madrid and Sevilla player.

External defeat for Verona. Marco Baroni’s team was beaten by Lazio at the Olimpico thanks to the goal for the Biancoceleste from former Zaccagni. This is the front page headline of today’s edition of The Arena: “Goal from Zaccagni, Hellas punished. The race for salvation remains tough.”

Baroni’s words
“We can’t lose confidence and identity, we shouldn’t be afraid. In the first minutes we dropped too low, then we changed and played man, so as not to give him too much dribble. The team did well. It’s a shame because in my opinion the match was in balance. We lost 2-3 balls that we knew we shouldn’t lose on the way out – Marco Baroni told DAZN – we needed to find an outlet underneath.

These balls penalized us because Lazio took advantage of them. The goal comes from a ball lost in the middle of the pitch. These mistakes will make us grow. But I liked the team, I liked the attitude. It would be a mistake to think today of being conservative, the team must have this spirit. We have the goal problem, but with this attitude we will find it.”

(ANSA) – LISBON, APRIL 27 – The new president of the FC Porto sports club is André Villas-Boas, former coach of the team in the 2010/11 season. The elections for the new corporate bodies, in which 26,700 members participated, took place on Saturday 27 April and the counting concluded during the night. Villas-Boas’ opponent, Jorge Pinto da Costa, who had led the team since 1982, acknowledged defeat.

This victory comes at the culmination of months of tension, characterized by scuffles such as the one that occurred at the general assembly in November last year or, again, by the vandalism of Villas-Boas’ house. Several members of Porto’s organized supporters are currently detained or under investigation for this violence. (HANDLE).

“Juve hits Sportiello’s wall, Milan remains in second place.” This is the headline on the front page of today’s edition The Gazzettino. A draw without much emotion last night at the Allianz Stadium between Massimiliano Allegri’s Bianconeri and Stefano Pioli’s Rossoneri. A 0-0 which leaves the ranking situation unchanged with the Devil remaining in second place behind Italian champions Inter.

Allegri’s comment
“It’s a shame not to have won,” Massimiliano Allegri declared in the press conference. extra point in the standings.”

Pioli’s words
These are Stefano Pioli’s declarations: “It’s a satisfying draw. It’s true that we never had a shot on target, but we always created the conditions to score. Second place isn’t conquered. We want to win as many games as possible and we have the duty to give your all until the end.”

The opening on the front page of today’s edition of The 19th Century is dedicated to the cadet championship and Sampdoria’s draw against Como. At “Ferraris” Andrea Pirlo’s team took an important point in the remainder of the championship but perhaps it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth for how it arrived. This is the headline: “Samp, level with Como, the playoff race continues”.

Pirlo’s analysis
This is Andrea Pirlo’s comment in the conference: “We were a bit timid in the first 20 minutes. We were waiting to see how Como would play. We had prepared them well more or less along this line. Little by little we grew. We hit the ground running. on the blow. It’s a shame that goal was conceded in that unfortunate way.”