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INTER MILAN VS SPEZIA PREVIEW: PROBABLE LINEUPS TEAM NEWS AND PREDICTION

September 14, 2022 by TheSpecialOne

Inter Milan will be keen to secure Scudetto glory again after falling short against arch-rivals AC Milan last season in the Serie A title race. They were, however, far from convincing in the season opener against Lecce and had to rely on a 95th-minute winner from Denzel Dumfries to secure all three points. A return to home comforts is on the cards, and the Nerazzurri will be aiming to treat their fans with a match-winning display.

Spezia have never defeated Inter in their history and will have a tough ask this weekend. I Aquilotti had the second worst defence in the Italian top flight last season and largely employed an entertaining brand of football under Thiago Motta. He was, however, replaced by Luca Gotti despite guiding the side to a 16th-placed finish.

PSG, INTER FAIL ON SKRINIAR AGREEMENT

August 11, 2022 by TheSpecialOne

French giants Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and Italian football giants Inter Milan are yet to reach an agreement over Slovakian defender Milan Skriniareven after the latest meeting between the representatives of the two teams on Wednesday. Italian football media portal Sportitalia confirmed the latest meeting between the two clubs and that they have not made a breakthrough in the quest for Skriniar to leave Inter Milan for PSG this summer.

Italian football giants Inter Milan and PSG have been locked in talks for several weeks. As things stand, the two teams are still €10m in terms of valuation. Skriniar has already agreed personal terms with PSG and he’s waiting for the two clubs to reach an agreement for his transfer. Inter Milan officials are adamant that the Slovakia international won’t leave the club until their €70m valuation is met.

DUMFRIES ON CHELSEA, UNITED RADAR

July 31, 2022 by TheSpecialOne

Two Premier League teams are in the hunt for Inter Milan defender Denzel Dumfries this summer. This is according to the various reports in the Italian media. It has been revealed that it could take around €40m to sign Dutchman Dumfries from Italian football side Inter Milan.

Italian football giants Inter Milan are keen to balance the books and they were hoping to make this happen with the sale of Slovakian national team central defender Milan Skriniar, but PSG have not been able to meet the €80m asking price for the player. Skriniar has been linked with Premier League teams Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Chelsea in the past transfer windows. However, PSG are the only team in the running for the Slovakia international. Skriniar is likely to stay at Italian football club Inter Milan after the immediate past Italian Serie A champions lost out to Juventus in the race to sign Brazilian player Gleison Bremer from Torino.

LEEDS JOIN MILAN IN MIDFIELDER RACE

July 14, 2022 by TheSpecialOne

Premier League side Leeds United have reportedly joined Italian football club AC Milan in the race to sign Club Brugge midfielder Charles De Ketelaere in this summer’s transfer window. This is according to Sky Sports Italia transfer experts Gianluca Di Marzio and Fabrizio Romano. It was revealed that Italian football giants Milan will have to fend off the interest of Leeds United to get their man.

AC Milan are keen on signing the Belgian international star, but the €30m asking price is the problem for the Italian Serie A champions. At the moment, the Italian football giants are not able to flex their muscles in the transfer market due to delays in the club’s takeover and signing directors Frederic Massara and Paolo Maldini to new deals.

SPINNAZOLA MAKES ITALY RETURN AGAINST ARGENTINA

June 17, 2022 by TheSpecialOne

AS Roma defender Leonardo Spinnazola made his return to the Italian national team during the Finnalisima clash with two-time world champions Argentina. The Finnalisima involves the winner of the European Championship and the Copa America.

Italian football enjoyed some sort of renaissance on the back of missing out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia after winning the Euro 2020 tournament last summer. The Italians won the tournament by beating the Three Lions of England on penalties after the two teams played out a 1-1 draw at the end of extra time. Italian football has dropped from the lofty heights reached by winning the Euro 2020 tournament after failing to qualify for the World Cup tournament in Qatar this year. At Euro 2020, Spinnazolasuffered a serious Achilles injury thus ruling him out for several months. He made his return to injury for AS Roma just before the end of this season.

SKRINIAR: INTER KEEN ON NEW DEAL

June 2, 2022 by TheSpecialOne

Italian football giants Inter Milan are reportedly keen to offer Milan Skriniar a new deal to ward off the interest of several top clubs in the player. This is according to the report from Italian football publication La Gazzettadello Sport which claimed that several English teams are on the trail of the Slovakian international centre back. It was stated that the Premier League trio of Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea are keen on signing Skriniar who has one year left on his current Inter Milan contract. His current deal with the Nerazzuri will expire next summer.

Skriniar has been one of the best defenders in the Italian Serie A over the course of the past two seasons. He was an important player for the Inter Milan team that won the league in the Italian football top flight last season. Skriniar and his Inter Milan side are in the hunt for a second successive league title, but they are not in the driving seat. AC Milan are in the driving seat with two more points ahead of the final league game for the two teams. Inter Milan are at home to Sampdoria on Sunday, while AC Milan are away to Sassuolo on the same day.

MILAN COPING BETTER THAN INTER WITHOUT VETERAN TALISMAN

May 9, 2022 by TheSpecialOne

Milan is coping better without its veteran talisman than Inter Milan. And that’s bad news for defending champion Inter heading into the final four matches of the Italian league season. Milan has had to play large swathes of the season without Zlatan Ibrahimović but dealt with his absence well, with the 40-year-old forward a constant presence on the sidelines, cheering and urging his younger teammates on.

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Inter played one match without its captain Samir Handanović and may well have seen its chances of retaining the title evaporate. The 37-year-old goalkeeper faces a race to be fit for Sunday’s match at Udinese, which has become a must-win game. Handanović, who had played all 33 of Inter’s previous league games this season, missed Wednesday’s rescheduled match against Bologna with a back problem and was replaced by Ionuț Radu.

NAPOLI: OSIMHEN ALLAYS INJURY FEARS

April 14, 2022 by TheSpecialOne

Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has allayed fears over the thigh injury he sustained in training with his Italian football club earlier this week. The Napoli star used his Instagram story to tell fans that he would be available for the home game against Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A this weekend.

Osimhen, 23, picked up a thigh problem during Napoli training on Wednesday and it made him a doubt for the league clash with Fiorentina on Sunday with his Italian football team keen to end their long wait for the Italian Serie A title this season. Napoli are in a three-horse race for the Italian Serie A title alongside holders Inter Milan and AC Milan.

TRANSFER NEWS: ORIGI ON MILAN RADAR

March 29, 2022 by TheSpecialOne

Liverpool striker Divock Origi is reportedly on the radar of Italian football team AC Milan. This is according to reports coming out of Italian football. It has been revealed that the Belgian senior national team star is in advanced talks with Milan over a free transfer move to the club.

Origi is on course to leave Liverpool this summer as a free agent as he has a few months to go on his contract at the club right now and Italian football giants Milan are ready to offer him a new lease of life after failing to nail down a regular spot in the Liverpool starting XI. There’s a lot of competition for places in the Liverpool attack at the moment and Origi is behind the likes of new signing Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah in the pecking order.

SERIE A: GIROUD STUNS NAPOLI

March 10, 2022 by TheSpecialOne

French striker Olivier Giroud has scored a lot of crucial goals for AC Milan this season as the most exciting league in Italian football enters the final ten matchdays. The ex-Arsenal and Chelsea hitman had scored some big goals for Milan this season in their quest to win the Italian Serie A title and he repeated the feat during the away game against Napoli.

Giroud has done very well in his first season in Italian football though he has played second fiddle to Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the AC Milan attack whenever the Swede is fit. French World Cup winner Giroud has shown that he thrives best when he’s not in the shadows of Ibrahimovic.