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1 week ago | 
football-italia.net | Peter Young
Raffaele Palladino believes that some people may have underestimated Celje ahead of the Conference League quarter-finals, but claims Fiorentina have come up with ‘two or three’ match plans to combat them in the second leg on Thursday night. Fiorentina have a 2-1 lead over their Slovenian opponents midway through their Conference League quarter-final tie thanks to goals from Luca Ranieri and Rolando Mandragora in Celje last Thursday.
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1 week ago | 
football-italia.net | Peter Young
Reports in Italy suggest that Milan’s senior management team all see eye-to-eye on the team’s next head coach, agreeing with prospective sporting director Igli Tare that Massimiliano Allegri is the ideal candidate to take over from Sergio Conceicao for 2025-26. Reports Milan directors agree on next head coachMilan are waiting to appoint a new sporting director, and then a new head coach to take over from Conceicao for the start of the 2025-26 campaign.
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1 week ago | 
football-italia.net | Peter Young
Kenan Yildiz is at risk of missing out on Juventus’s upcoming Serie A match away against Parma on Easter Monday, as he struggled with a blunt force trauma at the end of Wednesday’s training session according to reports from various outlets. Reports Yildiz at risk of missing Parma-JuventusAccording to Sky Sport Italia, the Turkey international suffered a blow towards the end of Tudor’s training session, which casts doubts over his availability to face Parma away in Serie A on Monday.
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1 week ago | 
football-italia.net | Peter Young
11 players are at risk of picking up a suspension in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Inter and Bayern Munich on Wednesday night, which is the last game in the competition before the yellow card count is wiped clear. Inter host Bayern for the return leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday night. The Nerazzurri have a 2-1 advantage before kick-off thanks to goals from Lautaro Martinez and Davide Frattesi at the Allianz Arena last Tuesday.
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1 week ago | 
football-italia.net | Peter Young
As Inter prepare to host Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday night, here is a reminder of all the players who will not be involved under the lights in San Siro.
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1 week ago | 
football-italia.net | Peter Young
Legendary former Milan defender Alessandro Costacurta believes that Massimiliano Allegri would bring a top four ‘guarantee’ if he were appointed as the next Rossoneri head coach, but admits that he is not ‘completely in love with what he brings’ in terms of the coach’s style of play. Milan have not yet come to a decision on a head coach for 2025-26.
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1 week ago | 
football-italia.net | Peter Young
Gianfranco Zola has questioned Manchester United’s decision to sell academy product Scott McTominay to Napoli during the summer transfer window, describing him as a ‘complete footballer’ after his recent brace in Monday night’s 3-0 win over Empoli. McTominay has made an overwhelmingly positive impression since leaving Old Trafford to join the Partenopei in Serie A this summer. The Scotland international is enjoying his best season ever in terms of league goals with eight so far in 2024-25.
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1 week ago | 
football-italia.net | Peter Young
Napoli have suffered another defensive blow in the Serie A run-in after Juan Jesus limped out of the team’s 3-0 win over Empoli on Monday night, which means that Antonio Conte is preparing to hand a full league debut to Rafa Marin for the upcoming test against Monza. The Partenopei are currently three points behind league leaders Inter with three games of the 2024-25 Serie A season left to play.
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1 week ago | 
football-italia.net | Peter Young
Thomas Müller will leave his beloved Bayern Munich at the end of the 2024-25 season, and reports in Germany claim that Serie A side Fiorentina are among the clubs interested in offering him a contract for the 2025-26 season. Müller, who has spent his entire career in Munich and has been on Bayern’s books for 25 years, has recently confirmed that he will be leaving the Allianz Arena at the end of his current contract, which is up at the end of the season.
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1 week ago | 
football-italia.net | Peter Young
Milan have not yet reached a formal agreement over the appointment of a new sporting director, despite an in-depth meeting with frontrunner Igli Tare on Tuesday, but updates suggest that the former Lazio executive will sign on the dotted line in the near future. Tare is currently the clear favourite to become the new sporting director of the Rossoneri. Milan had originally looked at former Juventus director Fabio Paratici, but later dropped him due to legal complications.
