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Two goals in eight first-half minutes by in-form forward Lautaro Martinez saw Inter recover from an early setback to topple Fiorentina in yesterday’s Coppa Italia Final. Naturally, their chairman Steven Zhang has publicly praised their growing big-game mentality though head coach Simone Inzaghi stressed a desire for his side to maintain this red-hot form before Istanbul on June 10. Continue reading “Inzaghi insists Inter must keep going after Lautaro’s Coppa Italia-winning brace”
Under the backdrop of Dusan Vlahovic’s return to Florence, 35 days on from completing his €70m deal, Juventus are now unbeaten in ten across all competitions. They happily snatched a last-gasp advantage in their Coppa Italia semi-final against Fiorentina as substitute Lorenzo Venuti inadvertently turned Juan Cuadrado’s cross into his own net deep into stoppage-time.
Continue reading “Coppa Italia – Fiorentina 0-1 Juventus: Venuti’s own goal at the death seals heartbreaking finish”
Recent reports claim Fiorentina – sixth in Serie A so far this term – are close to snatching a shrewd mid-season acquisition next month: Lille’s French winger Jonathan Ikone at just €15m (£12.75m), the sort of cut-price fee they’ll be hoping propels them into serious European challengers, as opposed to the frequent pretender tag they’ve long beld in Italy. Continue reading “Fiorentina’s forward overtures for Jonathan Ikone show where they aspire to be”
After twelve successful seasons at Bayern Munich, winger Franck Ribery has agreed to a two-year deal to join Serie A side Fiorentina.
Continue reading “Free agent Frank Ribery joins Fiorentina on two-year deal”
There were contrasting victories for Poland and hosts Italy as the summer’s U21 European Championships got underway this evening – nine goals from the opening two games!
Continue reading “EURO U21 Roundup: Day 1 complete, Poland and hosts Italy victorious”
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