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Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Inter Milan Attack Stutters To Crisis At The Worst Possible Moment – Third Match Without Finding A Goal Vs Roma
Inter Milan have seen their attack falter to an out-and-out crisis at the worst possible moment of the season. Today's print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews, are unsparing in their analysis of the Nerazzurri's attack. They compare the team to infamous Olympian Dorando Pietri. Inter Milan went yet another match without a goal against Roma yesterday evening. The Nerazzurri had one or two decent chances. But the balance of the opportunities certainly fell to the Giallorossi. Inter spent much of the second half of the match probing for opportunities. However, there was a feeling that the Nerazzurri just lacked the precision around the penalty area to truly open Roma up. Inter Milan had also failed to score against either Bologna or AC Milan in their previous two matches. The stark reality is that this simply does not look like the same team that has had the most prolific attack in Serie A for much of the campaign. The signs were perhaps there already against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. After a first leg in which Inter were at their swashbuckling best, in the second leg the Nerazzurri could only muster a few sustained periods of attacking thrust. It was two goals from set pieces that saw Inter eliminate the German champions-elect from Europe. And since then, Inter have been unable to recover their attacking prowess. The Gazzetta compare the tired-looking Inter to Italian Olympian Dorando Pietri. At the men's marathon of the 1908 Olympics, Pietri had made a dominant surge over the second half of the race. However, this exertion of energy cost Pietri dearly right at the end of the race. The Italian competitors stumbled several times, needing to be helped back up as he simply had no more has left in the tank. In front of goal, the Gazzetta, Inter look as though they can very much sympathize with Pietri's plight.
BBC News
08-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Runners retrace steps of 1908 Olympic marathon
Runners will retrace the route of London's first marathon event more than 100 years on, starting at Windsor Castle and ending in White City on Saturday. Original Marathon VIII replicates the route of the first 26.2-mile marathon, which set the global standard marathon as part of the London 1908 Olympic Games, it started in the grounds of Windsor Castle, passed through Eton, Slough, Uxbridge, Ruislip, Pinner, Harrow, Wembley and Harlesden, before ending in front of the royal box at White City men were allowed to take part in the original race but this year, on International Women's Day, the number of places has been doubled "to represent the women who should have been allowed to take part back in 1908", said the organisers. Paralympics GB double gold medalist Richard Whitehead MBE will be among the 150 people taking this year, he announced that he would complete 20 marathons around the world in 2025 to bring his overall total to said: "The Original Marathon is extra special, with its historical meaning and being able to honour the 1908 Olympic Games in London."I'm looking forward to seeing the sign from the 1908 race still proudly displayed on Slough Road in Eton." When London staged the games in 1908, there was still no official marathon royal family requested that it start at Windsor Castle and end at the now-demolished Olympic Stadium's royal box. At 26.2 miles, it was the longest marathon since the modern games 1908 race gained worldwide attention when Italian competitor, Dorando Pietri was disqualified. Pietri entered the stadium in the lead, went the wrong way and fell five times. He crossed the line first but was subsequently disqualified after an appeal from the US team was upheld, as race officials had helped him to his feet. But sympathy for Pietri led to global outcry and Queen Alexandra, married to King Edward VII, awarded him a special cup as a sign of respect for his accomplishment. Original Marathon co-founder Diccon Loy said: "Last year, we had only 75 places to replicate the same number of entrants of the 1908 race." More than a century ago, only men were allowed to take part in Olympic year, with the event falling on International Women's Day, Mr Loy said they had doubled the number of places available "to represent the women who should have been allowed to take part back in 1908 and all those who weren't able to until 76 years later". The race will start from Church Street Gardens at 11:30 GMT - the same time as the 1908 race, which was chosen to allow time for the changing of the guard at Windsor Castle to be completed. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
