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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Inter Milan Eyeing Up Genoa & Torino Stars To Reinforce Following Potential Summer Exodus In Midfield
Inter Milan Eyeing Up Genoa & Torino Stars To Reinforce Following Potential Summer Exodus In Midfield Inter Milan are eyeing up Genoa's Morten Frendrup and Torino's Samuele Ricci to replace the likes of Davide Frattesi and Kristjan Asllani. This according to today's print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via FCInterNews. Advertisement Inter Milan are starting to wake up to the reality of the transfer market after yesterday's Champions League final loss against Paris Saint-Germain. There is hardly an area of the squad in which the Nerazzurri won't look to intervene. But midfield is certainly a big one. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is 36 years of age, and looked physically spent against PSG yesterday. Meanwhile, Hakan Calhanoglu and Nicolo Barella aren't exactly getting any younger at 31 and 28 respectively. Then, the Corriere note, both Davide Frattesi and Kristjan Asllani could depart. Neither have looked capable of nailing down a starting spot for themselves. Inter Eye Up Frendrup & Ricci To Replace Frattesi & Asllani VERONA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 20: Samuele Ricci of Torino FC in action during the Serie A match between Verona and Torino at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on September 20, 2024 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by) Inter have already signed Petar Sucic from Dinamo Zagreb. The Croatian international will make the switch this month after signing his deal all the way back in February. Advertisement However, Sucic's arrival won't be enough. Not least if Inter end up offloading Frattesi, Asllani, or both. Therefore, the Corriere report, Inter are also plotting other midfield signings. Firstly, the newspaper anticipate, Genoa's Morten Frendrup will be a target.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Official: Italy U20 learn opponents in World Cup group stage
Argentina, Australia and Cuba will be Italy's opponents in the U20 World Cup group stage. The group stage draw for the U20 World Cup took place in Santiago (Chile) on Thursday, 29 May. Italy were in Pot 1 with host country Chile, USA, Korea Republic, Brazil and Colombia. Advertisement Twenty-four teams will compete in the tournament, which will be held from September 27 to October 19. U20 Italy opponents in 2025 World Cup BOLOGNA, ITALY – MAY 24: Lorenzo Venturino of Genoa scores his team's third goal past Federico Ravaglia of Bologna (obscured) during the Serie A match between Bologna and Genoa at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on May 24, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by) The Azzurrini, coached by Bernardo Corradi, were drawn into Group D alongside Argentina, Australia, and Cuba. The top two teams from each of the six groups will advance to the Round of 16, as well as the four best third-placed teams. There are four venues for the U20 World Cup games: Santiago (Estadio Nacional), Valparaíso (Estadio Elías Figueroa), Rancagua (Estadio El Teniente) and Talca (Estadio Fiscal). Cesare Casadei of Italy celebrates after scoring the 1-0 goal during the FIFA U-20 World Cup semifinal soccer match between Italy and South Korea, in La Plata, Argentina, 8 June 2023. EPA-EFE/Juan Ignacio Roncoroni Italy reached the Final in the previous U20 World Cup, played in 2023, and saw their talent, Cesare Casadei, become the best scorer and the Best Player in the tournament. Advertisement As reported by Gazzetta, Italy U20 coach Corradi will test his squad in two friendlies against Paraguay in Fermo on June 6 and 9. The players making the Italy U20 squad include Como defender Fellipe Jack, as well as Genoa's Jeff Ekhator and Lorenzo Venturino. The latter scored a brace in the last game of the season against Bologna.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Meloni is still proving her Leftie critics wrong
Giorgia Meloni's opponents and their many friends in the media are cock-a-hoop that the Left has managed to win elections in a couple of large Italian cities. They are treating the victories of the Left in Genoa and Ravenna earlier this month, when elections took place for control of 126 councils, including a handful of major cities, as the beginning of the end for Italy's first female prime minister. It helped the headline writers that the victor in Genoa was a glamorous ex Olympic hammer thrower who had delivered a mighty blow to Meloni. But it is all surely nonsense. If it were true that Meloni's days were numbered, the Right-wing party she founded, Brothers of Italy, would not be consistently leading national opinion polls by a country mile. Nor would Brothers of Italy be more popular now than in September 2022, when it received more votes than any other party at the general election to lead a Right-wing coalition to a resounding victory. Such impressive popular support halfway through the life of a parliament is virtually unprecedented in a European democracy. It is especially so in a country like Italy, which has had 68 governments since the fall of fascism in 1945. But to read the press headlines readers would be forgiven if they thought the end was truly nigh for Meloni. Elly Schlein, leader of the main opposition – the Democratic Party – reacted as if on the verge of power. 'If I were Giorgia Meloni I'd be beginning to worry, [this] is the symptom that something in her rapport with the country is broken,' she said. 'What is now clear is that the centre-Right crows about the polls but we win elections.' At least Schlein had the decency to refer to Meloni as 'centre-Right', unlike most of the global media. True, they have given up calling her 'the heir to Mussolini' because she was once in Italy's long-defunct post-fascist party. But they still call her 'far-Right' despite the fact that she has not done anything far-Right – unless you count her attempts to stop mass illegal migration across the Mediterranean. And even Sir Keir Starmer, who has had talks with her on the issue twice in the past year, has said she has made 'remarkable progress'. He wants to copy her scheme to off-shore asylum seekers from safe countries (thus technically not refugees) to Albania for swift processing of their asylum requests and deportation. Is he now 'far-Right' too? On the world stage, meanwhile, Meloni continues in the role of key player whose astute down to earth realism, infectious charm and youthful good looks often produce surprising results. What makes it even more laughable that the Left should regard victory in Genoa and Ravenna as the writing on the wall for Meloni is that traditionally these two port cities have been citadels of Italian communism. Genoa has always been among the most devoutly Left-wing cities in Italy. And Italy, it should be remembered, is the country that not only invented fascism but had the largest communist party in Europe outside the Soviet Bloc until the end of the Cold War. Schlein's party is its heir. In Ravenna, the Left won as it always has done since the fall of fascism in 1945. Worse for Schlein is that the Democratic Party did not win Genoa and Ravenna on its own but only in coalition with the anti-establishment populist party, Five Star, with which it enjoys a love-hate relationship. These two parties are normally sworn enemies but have nevertheless, on occasion, allied at local level and once at national level to form a coalition government that lasted a year and a half. Even if they were to strike a deal to fight the next general election in 2027 together they would get nowhere near enough votes to win: the Democratic Party is currently polling 22 per cent, and Five Star 12 per cent. Meloni's coalition government, by contrast, is way ahead with Brothers of Italy polling 30 per cent, and its partners Forza Italia and the League both on 9 per cent. Schlein's only hope would be to ally as well with what is called the campo largo (large field) – not just with Five Star but with the other much smaller Left-wing parties of shades of pink and red. This is what her party did in Genoa. But its real problem is Schlein's lack of charisma and winning policies. Her party seems to be, as journalist Aldo Cazzullo, no friend of the Right, wrote in the Corriere della Sera 'a little 5 per cent party of the extreme Left' with no concrete ideas. 'If there were a general election now, the Right would win convincingly,' he said. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Telegraph
6 days ago
- Business
- Telegraph
Meloni is still proving her Leftie critics wrong
Giorgia Meloni's opponents and their many friends in the media are cock-a-hoop that the Left has managed to win elections in a couple of large Italian cities. They are treating the victories of the Left in Genoa and Ravenna earlier this month, when elections took place for control of 126 councils, including a handful of major cities, as the beginning of the end for Italy's first female prime minister. It helped the headline writers that the victor in Genoa was a glamorous ex Olympic hammer thrower who had delivered a mighty blow to Meloni. But it is all surely nonsense. If it were true that Meloni's days were numbered, the Right-wing party she founded, Brothers of Italy, would not be consistently leading national opinion polls by a country mile. Nor would Brothers of Italy be more popular now than in September 2022, when it received more votes than any other party at the general election to lead a Right-wing coalition to a resounding victory. Such impressive popular support halfway through the life of a parliament is virtually unprecedented in a European democracy. It is especially so in a country like Italy, which has had 68 governments since the fall of fascism in 1945. But to read the press headlines readers would be forgiven if they thought the end was truly nigh for Meloni. Elly Schlein, leader of the main opposition – the Democratic Party – reacted as if on the verge of power. 'If I were Giorgia Meloni I'd be beginning to worry, [this] is the symptom that something in her rapport with the country is broken,' she said. 'What is now clear is that the centre-Right crows about the polls but we win elections.' At least Schlein had the decency to refer to Meloni as 'centre-Right', unlike most of the global media. True, they have given up calling her 'the heir to Mussolini' because she was once in Italy's long-defunct post-fascist party. But they still call her 'far-Right' despite the fact that she has not done anything far-Right – unless you count her attempts to stop mass illegal migration across the Mediterranean. And even Sir Keir Starmer, who has had talks with her on the issue twice in the past year, has said she has made 'remarkable progress '. He wants to copy her scheme to off-shore asylum seekers from safe countries (thus technically not refugees) to Albania for swift processing of their asylum requests and deportation. Is he now 'far-Right' too? On the world stage, meanwhile, Meloni continues in the role of key player whose astute down to earth realism, infectious charm and youthful good looks often produce surprising results. What makes it even more laughable that the Left should regard victory in Genoa and Ravenna as the writing on the wall for Meloni is that traditionally these two port cities have been citadels of Italian communism. Genoa has always been among the most devoutly Left-wing cities in Italy. And Italy, it should be remembered, is the country that not only invented fascism but had the largest communist party in Europe outside the Soviet Bloc until the end of the Cold War. Schlein's party is its heir. In Ravenna, the Left won as it always has done since the fall of fascism in 1945. Worse for Schlein is that the Democratic Party did not win Genoa and Ravenna on its own but only in coalition with the anti-establishment populist party, Five Star, with which it enjoys a love-hate relationship. These two parties are normally sworn enemies but have nevertheless, on occasion, allied at local level and once at national level to form a coalition government that lasted a year and a half. Even if they were to strike a deal to fight the next general election in 2027 together they would get nowhere near enough votes to win: the Democratic Party is currently polling 22 per cent, and Five Star 12 per cent. Meloni's coalition government, by contrast, is way ahead with Brothers of Italy polling 30 per cent, and its partners Forza Italia and the League both on 9 per cent. Schlein's only hope would be to ally as well with what is called the campo largo (large field) – not just with Five Star but with the other much smaller Left-wing parties of shades of pink and red. This is what her party did in Genoa. But its real problem is Schlein's lack of charisma and winning policies. Her party seems to be, as journalist Aldo Cazzullo, no friend of the Right, wrote in the Corriere della Sera 'a little 5 per cent party of the extreme Left' with no concrete ideas. 'If there were a general election now, the Right would win convincingly,' he said.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Report – Inter Milan Reignite Interest In Highly-Rated Genoa Defender Amid Napoli Rumors
Inter Milan have reportedly rekindled their interest in sought-after Genoa center-back Koni De Winter amid recent links with Napoli. According to FCInterNews, the Serie A runners-up will switch their attention to the former Juventus ace soon. Advertisement Indeed, Beppe Marotta has been busy reinforcing Simone Inzaghi's squad even before the summer transfer window. Petar Sucic will become Inter's first summer signing after the club agreed his transfer from Dinamo Zagreb last winter. Furthermore, Luis Henrique is on the verge of joining the Nerazzurri from Olympique Marseille. Inter Milan Renew Interest in Genoa Star Koni De Winter GENOA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 17: Koni De Winter of Genoa looks on during the Serie A match between Genoa and Venezia at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on February 17, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by) Injecting fresh blood into Inzaghi's aging backline is among Marotta's priorities. However, Inter won't make a move for De Winter before completing at least one defensive sale. Courted by West Ham United, Yann Bisseck could make way for the Belgian starlet. Advertisement Yet, time could be a factor in this race. That's because Napoli and Juventus are keeping close tabs on the 22-year-old. Meanwhile, resigned to losing their prized asset, Genoa will listen to offers for the versatile defender in the summer.
