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Yahoo
4 days ago
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Official: Ranieri replaces injured Buongiorno in Italy squad
Napoli star Alessandro Buongiorno has withdrawn from the Italy squad for games against Norway and Moldova and has been replaced by Fiorentina's Luca Ranieri. The Italy national team announced on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday morning that Fiorentina centre-back Ranieri would replace Buongiorno in the Azzurri squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches. Official: Italy replace injured Buongiorno SEVILLE, SPAIN – MAY 01: Luca Ranieri of Fiorentina scores his team's first goal during the UEFA Conference League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between Real Betis Balompie and ACF Fiorentina at Estadio Benito Villamarin on May 01, 2025 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by) Buongiorno hasn't played a competitive match for over a month due to an adductor injury. Advertisement The Italian centre-back was unavailable for five of Napoli's last eight Serie A matches, playing just 64 minutes against Torino on April 27 and spending the remaining two games on the bench. NAPLES, ITALY – DECEMBER 08: Alessandro Buongiorno of Napoli during the Serie A match between Napoli and SS Lazio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 08, 2024 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by) Italy will debut in the World Cup qualifiers on June 6 away at Norway, while the second match will be played at home against Moldova on June 9. Italy coach Luciano Spalletti will hold his first press conference of the international break today, speaking at Coverciano at 14:30 local time (13:30 BST). Football Italia will be among the accredited media.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dybala comments on Roma's ‘bittersweet' season, calls Ranieri ‘a gentleman'
Paulo Dybala shared his thoughts on Roma's 24/25 season. The Argentine striker, who missed the last few games due to injury, spent these beautiful words for his teammates and especially for Claudio Ranieri. Advertisement 'A special season is coming to an end,' Dybala wrote on Instagram. 'A bittersweet season, where I personally would have liked to end differently.' 'I would like to compliment the team for their attitude in this final part, I would also like to thank our fans for their support in the most difficult moments of the season.' 'And I would like to give a big round of applause to this GENTLEMAN here…' he wrote of Ranieri, 'not only for what he helped us but also for his career. Thank you for everything mister and Forza Roma.'
NDTV
26-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Juventus Beat Relegated Venezia To Secure Champions League Spot
Juventus qualified for the Champions League on Sunday after beating relegated Venezia 3-2 to pip Roma, 2-0 winners at Torino, to Serie A's final spot by a single point. Manuel Locatelli's penalty in the 73rd minute won a exciting contest on the Venice Lagoon and secured Juve fourth place on the final day of an eventful season. Juve looked set for a straightforward win when quickfire goals from Kenan Yildiz and Randal Kolo Muani put the away side ahead on the half-hour mark, after falling behind to Daniel Fila's strike in the second minute. But Ridgeciano Haps gave Venezia, who had to win to have any chance of staying up, hope of survival nine minutes after the break and put Roma briefly fourth. Claudio Ranieri's Roma were two goals ahead at that point through a Leandro Paredes penalty in the 18th minute and Alexis Saelemaekers' header seven minutes after the break, with fans of the capital club hoping Venezia would hold out. However, Locatelli calmly stroked Juve back into the lead and Europe's top club competition after Francisco Conceicao was clumsily brought down in the penalty area by Hans Nicolussi Caviglia. Ranieri ended his coaching career just missing out on giving Roma their first Champions League qualification since 2018, after dragging his boyhood club up from near the relegation spots following his second return in November. A Europa League place is still some achievement for Roma given where they were when Ranieri arrived, especially with local rivals Lazio not having any European football next season after losing 1-0 at home to Lecce, who stay up. Lazio dropped out of the European places with defeat at the Stadio Olimpico and Fiorentina beating Udinese 3-2 to claim the UEFA Conference League spot. Venezia meanwhile join bottom club Monza and Empoli, 2-1 losers at home to relegation rivals Verona, in Serie B.
The Hindu
26-05-2025
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- The Hindu
Juventus secures Champions League berth with wild win at relegated Venezia
Igor Tudor was hired in March to make sure that Juventus qualified for the Champions League. He fulfilled the goal — albeit barely — when the Bianconeri won 3-2 at Venezia in the final round of Serie A on Sunday (May 25, 2025) to finish fourth. 'There were a lot of emotions, incredible adrenaline,' Tudor said. Juventus finished one point ahead of Roma, which won 2-0 at Torino to secure a Europa League spot. Venezia, which was relegated along with Empoli, surprised Juventus with an early goal from Daniel Fila in the second minute. Kenan Yildiz and Randal Kolo Muani struck back to put Juventus in control after 31 minutes. Ridgeciano Haps equalized after the break for Venezia before Manuel Locatelli restored Juve's lead with a penalty. 'We definitely made some mistakes during the season. But the Champions League was one of our goals and were able to make it,' Locatelli said. Tudor replaced the fired Thiago Motta and was given a contract through the end of the season. There was speculation that his contract included an automatic renewal in case of Champions League qualification but Juventus now appears interested in rehiring Antonio Conte, who just led Napoli to the title. 'You need to accept this coaching life, where you're always in limbo,' Tudor said. Juventus will now prepare for the upcoming Club World Cup in the United States. 'The choice needs to be made before the Club World Cup,' Tudor said. Ranieri's finale Leandro Paredes converted a first-half penalty and Alexis Saelemaekers headed in after the break for Roma in the final match of Claudio Ranieri's coaching career. Roma was 12th when Ranieri was hired in November and the Giallorossi lost just once during the second half of the season. 'I told the lads that we should fight until the last second,' Ranieri said. 'We're not going to be in the Champions League and I'm very sorry about that for the fans. But we gave everything.' Ranieri was involved in the choice of Roma's new coach, who has not been revealed yet, and will move into an advisory role. 'When the president wants to announce it, it's only right that he says it,' Ranieri said, referring to Roma's American owner, Dan Friedkin. Fiorentina in Conference League Fiorentina leapfrogged Lazio into sixth to take the Conference League spot with a 3-2 win at 10-man Udinese. Moise Kean scored the decisive goal for Fiorentina with a deflected shot. Lazio lost 1-0 at home to 10-man Lecce, which got a first-half goal from Lassana Coulibaly, and was left out of Europe. Maldini brace Daniel Maldini scored two goals in a minute for Atalanta in a 3-2 loss to Parma. First, Maldini slid in to redirect a cross then he scored with a long-range effort. Substitute Jacob Ondrejka scored two late goals for Parma to make sure his team avoided relegation. Empoli lost 2-1 to Hellas Verona.
News18
26-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
Juventus Defeat Relegated Venezia To Bag Champions League Spot
Last Updated: Juventus bagged a Champions League spot by defeating Venezia 3-2, while Roma missed out despite winning 2-0 at Torino. Juventus qualified for the Champions League on Sunday, beating relegated Venezia 3-2 to pip Roma, 2-0 winners at Torino, to Serie A's final spot by a single point. Manuel Locatelli's penalty in the 73rd minute won an exciting contest on the Venice Lagoon and secured Juve fourth place on the final day of an eventful season. 'It wasn't easy with three matches away from home against direct rivals in the final few weeks. It's a good achievement. I'm happy," said Juve coach Igor Tudor, who, Italian media have reported, is to be replaced by Antonio Conte this summer. GRAZIE TUDOR!!!! 🤍🖤 — JuveFC (@juvefcdotcom) May 25, 2025 Tudor, who took over from sacked Thiago Motta in March, said his fate would be made public before the upcoming Club World Cup, which starts next month. 'Before, before. We'll know soon, and that's the right way to do it," said Tudor. 'If someone goes there but has no future at the club, it's not right that they go there. But not for me, for the club." Juve looked set for a straightforward win when quickfire goals from Kenan Yildiz and Randal Kolo Muani put them ahead on the half-hour, after they had fallen behind to Daniel Fila's strike in the second minute. But Ridgeciano Haps gave Venezia, who had to win to have any chance of staying up, hope of survival nine minutes after the break and put Roma briefly fourth. Claudio Ranieri's Roma were two goals ahead at that point through a Leandro Paredes penalty in the 18th minute and Alexis Saelemaekers' header seven minutes after the break, with fans of the capital club hoping Venezia would hold out. However, Locatelli calmly stroked Juve back into the lead and Europe's top club competition after Francisco Conceicao was clumsily brought down in the penalty area by Hans Nicolussi Caviglia. Ranieri ended his coaching career, just missing out on giving Roma their first Champions League qualification since 2018, after dragging his boyhood club up from near the relegation spots following his second return in November. 'We're sorry for the fans, but we gave everything, and when you give everything, you can only be satisfied," said Ranieri, who retires for the second time in the space of a year. Ranieri remained coy on who would replace him for next season, only saying that 'the president will decide when to announce his appointment". Como's Cesc Fabregas and Gian Piero Gasperini, whose third-placed Atalanta lost 3-2 at home to Parma, are the most commonly reported names cited as Ranieri's successor. A Europa League place is still some achievement for Roma, given where they were when Ranieri arrived, especially with local rivals Lazio not having any European football next season after losing 1-0 at home to Lecce, who stayed up. Lazio dropped out of the European places with their defeat at the Stadio Olimpico, and Fiorentina claimed the UEFA Conference League spot with a 3-2 victory over Udinese. Venezia, meanwhile, join bottom club Monza and Empoli, 2-1 losers at home to relegation rivals Verona, in Serie B. First Published:
