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Inter Milan Downed By Roma, Scott McTominay Fires Napoli To Top Of Serie A

Inter Milan Downed By Roma, Scott McTominay Fires Napoli To Top Of Serie A

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Inter Milan’s defence of their Serie A title was hit with a setback on Sunday as they lost 1-0 at home to Roma, while Scott McTominay netted a brace as Napoli beat Torino 2-0 to go top of the table. No fixtures were played on Friday or Saturday because of the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, meaning the full round of Serie A matches take place on Sunday and Monday. Matias Soule’s first-half strike for Roma knocked Inter off top spot earlier in the day before new table-toppers Napoli opened up a three-point buffer with victory in Sunday’s late kick-off. “Three defeats in one week hurts, and we’re not used to such a run,” said Inter coach Simone Inzaghi. “It was a very important game, but we lacked a clear head. We need to try and get our energy back, and we’ll go to Barcelona with a lot of respect for this team, but without fear.” Argentinian Soule stunned the San Siro when he slotted home coolly as the ball ping-ponged around …

Europa League Winners Atalanta Bask In Hero’s Welcome On Home Return

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Atalanta were given a hero’s welcome on Sunday as the Europa League winners strolled past Torino 3-0 in a festive homecoming after their stunning triumph over Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin. Rain and storms have battered northern Italy for most of a soaking wet spring but the sun shone powerfully on the Gewiss Stadium as fans hailed the team that Wednesday swatted aside Leverkusen by the same score in the Europa League final. Fresh from winning their first ever European trophy — their first major honour of any sort since 1963 — and having already qualified for the Champions League, Atalanta could have been forgiven for going through the motions in a party atmosphere. But instead Gian Piero Gasperini’s side thumped Torino to move up to fourth and give themselves a chance to equal their best ever finish of third by winning next weekend’s game in hand with Fiorentina. Atalanta’s loud home support chanted “we’re the champions of Europe!” at the end of a typically swashbuckling performance against sorry Torino, after which the team …

Inter Milan’s Serie A Title Party Rolls On, While Tammy Abraham Saves Roma At Napoli

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Inter Milan’s official Serie A title party was in full swing on Sunday as the newly-crowned champions were acclaimed by thousands throughout their city after a straightforward 2-0 win over 10-man Torino. Simone Inzaghi’s team cruised on an open-top bus tour of Milan towards the northern Italian city’s iconic, and packed, Piazza del Duomo where fans lit flares and set off fireworks in honour of their heroes who had claimed a 20th league championship with five matches to spare. Supporters, most of whom had been denied the chance to see Inter win the Scudetto in the flesh on Monday night by beating local rivals AC Milan in a thrilling derby, lined the streets as the team crawled their way to Milan’s imposing gothic cathedral. Those who were at the San Siro on Sunday saw Hakan Calhanoglu‘s second-half double, a fine first-time strike in the 56th minute and a penalty four minutes later, earn Inter a 28th league win of the season. Calhanoglu’s role in winning the lunchtime clash was appropriate as the Turkey captain has …

Champions League Chasers Juventus And Bologna Held To Bore Draws

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Juventus and Bologna were both were held to goalless draws on Saturday as the Serie A clubs’ bids for Champions League football were slowed by Torino and Monza. A Turin derby stalemate and Bologna dropping points for the second straight week left third-placed Juve four points ahead of Bologna on an uneventful evening in Italy’s top flight. Italian clubs’ good performances in Europe this season means Serie A is almost guaranteed an extra place in next year’s revamped version of the continent’s top club competition. That should ensure that Juve will return to the European elite come September. They are 13 points ahead of Atalanta who are sixth and face Verona on Monday night. However, Massimiliano Allegri’s side have won just twice in their last 11 matches and are 19 points behind champions-elect Inter Milan after being title challengers in January. “We haven’t obtained our goals yet… it’s a football goal for those of us involved with the team but an economic one for the club,” said Allegri, whose team missed out on European football …

Serie A: Napoli Held By Torino Ahead Of Barcelona Decider

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Serie A: Napoli played 1-1 draw against Torino© AFP Napoli were held to a 1-1 home draw by Torino in Serie A on Friday as the champions’ revival stalled ahead of a Champions League showdown at Barcelona. Antonio Sanabria’s acrobatic overhead kick in the 64th minute gave Torino a point at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and damaged Napoli’s bid for European football next season. Sanabria netted his third goal of the season three minutes after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia had put Napoli ahead as Francesco Calzona’s side stay seventh. Napoli are two points behind Atalanta who are in the Europa Conference League spot and face Juventus on Sunday. The gap separating them from the Champions League positions is seven points with fourth-placed Bologna hosting champions-elect Inter Milan on Saturday. Inter are red-hot favourites to take the Scudetto from Napoli as they lead Juventus by 15 points. Napoli face Barca in Catalonia on Tuesday night with a spot in the quarter-finals of Europe’s top club competition up for grabs. The two sides are level at 1-1 following …

Paulo Dybala Hat-Trick Lifts Roma As Lazio Slip-Up In Tuscany

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Paulo Dybala scored his first hat-trick in a Roma jersey in a 3-2 win over Torino in Serie A on Monday to keep the capital city side’s Champions League ambitions alive. But Lazio stuttered in Tuscany, missing a chance to close the gap on their city rivals with a 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina. Roma are sixth with 44 points, four points off Bologna who occupy the final Champions League berth. Fiorentina move up to seventh, three points behind Roma after overtaking Lazio, who drop to eighth spot. England defender Chris Smalling got his first start for Roma in nearly six months. But former Juventus forward Dybala was in sparkling form days after the Romans advanced past Feyenoord into the Europa League last 16. “The talent of the champion came out. Players like Paulo are decisive and for me they should never be questioned,” said Roma coach Daniele De Rossi. “We knew that it would be tough after the hard work on Thursday.” Dybala got his opening goal from the penalty spot three minutes …

Crisis-Club Napoli Crumble At Torino As AC Milan Strengthen Top Four Credentials

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Napoli’s nightmare season continued on Sunday after crashing to a 3-0 defeat at Torino, while AC Milan consolidated their place in Serie A’s Champions League positions with a 3-0 win at Empoli. Livid Napoli fans launched flares onto the pitch at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino during a humiliating loss for the troubled champions, who have sunk down to ninth place. Last season’s historic Scudetto has now been forgotten as Napoli plunge deeper into crisis with each passing week, their third defeat in four matches in all competitions fully deserved after a shambolic display in Turin. Without Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, Walter Mazzerri’s side failed to score for the fourth straight match and are completely unrecognisable from the team which cruised to title glory last term. Napoli are a full 20 points behind league leaders Inter Milan and are closer to the relegation zone than the top of the table. Antonio Sanabria got the ball rolling two minutes before the break when he rolled home from close range, and things went from bad to worse …

Ten-Man Torino Knock AC Milan Out Of Italian Cup

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Italian Cup: Torinio defeated AC Milan 1-0 Michel Adopo dumped AC Milan out of the Italian Cup at the last 16 stage on Wednesday with the only goal in 10-man Torino’s 1-0 win at the San Siro after extra time. France’s Adopo tapped home the winner from compatriot Brian Bayeye’s low cross in the 114th minute of an engaging match in which Koffi Djidji was sent off with 21 minutes remaining of normal time. In the next month’s quarter-finals Torino will face either Sampdoria or Fiorentina who face off on Thursday. Roma host Genoa in Thursday’s late match while the remaining four ties are scheduled for next week. Defeat for Milan, who started with a second string line-up, comes after they threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Roma on Sunday. That draw allowed Napoli to extend their lead on the Italian champions at the top of Serie A to seven points. Stefano Pioli’s tired-looking side rattled off 32 shots over the course of the match but only eight of those were on …

Malcolm McDowell At The Torino Film Festival Recalls How Mick Jagger Desired To Star In ‘The Clockwork Orange’

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Mick Jagger wanted to star in ‘The Clockwork Orange’, recalls Malcolm McDowell ( Photo Credit – Wikipedia ; A Still From A Clockwork Orange ) The Torino Film Festival, under the direction of Steve Della Casa, launched its 40th edition at the sumptuous Teatro Regio not with a film screening, but with an evening devoted to music, reports Variety. To evoke the links between cinema and music, a talk was organised around the theme of the Beatles versus the Rolling Stones, and the bands’ love of cinema, which led them to work with Jean-Luc Godard and Martin Scorsese, among others. The guest of honour, Malcolm McDowell, who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of ‘A Clockwork Orange’, spoke about how Mick Jagger wanted to star in the film, and the time when Paul McCartney almost composed the score to another one of McDowell’s films, ‘The Raging Moon’, added Variety. Following the conclusion of the official part of the evening, which included speeches by the president of Italy’s National Museum of Cinema, Enzo Ghigo, …