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Ronaldo seals Juventus win to keep pressure on Inter Milan

Serie A
Turin (Italy), Sept. 28, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Cristiano Ronaldo helped Juventus to continue their unbeaten start to the Serie A season with a comfortable 2-0 home victory over struggling SPAL on Saturday.

Miralem Pjanic’s strike put the hosts in front on the stroke of half-time before Ronaldo headed his third goal of the campaign with 12 minutes remaining.

Juve lead the table on 16 points but Inter Milan can return to the summit when they travel to Sampdoria later on Saturday.

SPAL goalkeeper Etrit Berisha made a string of impressive saves to keep the score down as the visitors fell to their fifth defeat in six matches.

They stay level on three points with Sampdoria at the foot of the table.(Reuters/NAN)
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Inter Milan edge past Sampdoria as Icardi watches from stands

Serie A
Milan (Italy), Feb. 17, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Inter Milan ended a turbulent week by beating Sampdoria 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday under the gaze of injured top scorer Mauro Icardi.

The Argentine striker was stripped of the captaincy on Wednesday amid protracted negotiations over a new contract.

He had then refused to travel for their UEFA Europa League fixture against Rapid Vienna the following day.

The club subsequently announced Icardi would miss the visit of Sampdoria through injury.

The 25-year-old watched from the stands at San Siro as new captain Samir Handanovic led out the team.

Danilo D’Ambrosio and Radja Nainggolan struck for the Nerazzurri either side of Samp substitute Manolo Gabbiadini’s goal in the space of five second half minutes.

The victory relieved the pressure on coach Luciano Spalletti as Inter Milan restored a four-point cushion over rivals
AC Milan in third place with their second consecutive league win.

Spalletti had a message for his star striker after the game.

“I very much appreciated that he was in the stadium and I would’ve appreciated it even more if he had come into the dressing room afterwards to celebrate with us.

“It was a very important victory for the team and he is part of this group,” he told Italian broadcasters.

“There are more steps to be made, which are for him to come to the dressing room, to enjoy being a part of this very good group, to relish wearing the glorious jersey of a club like Inter Milan. That sort of thing.”

It took 73 minutes for the first goal to be scored and it came from an unlikely source.

Full-back D’Ambrosio poked in Ivan Perisic’s low cross to score his first goal of the season.

The lead lasted three minutes before substitute Gabbiadini scored with his first touch, the striker profiting from some hesitant defending to finish into the corner.

Nainggolan restored Inter Milan’s lead two minutes later with a well-taken finish from the edge of the area.

Inter Milan remain in third place on 46 points, while Sampdoria are 10th on 33 points having won just one of their last six Serie A matches.(Reuters/NAN)
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Inter Milan teenager Karamoh reprimanded for showboating

Serie A

Milan (Italy), April 18, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti has chided teenager,  Yann Karamoh, for showboating in Tuesday’s 4-0 win over Cagliari in Serie A even though he recognises the Frenchman pleases the crowd.

Karamoh, 19, has been used sparingly since joining on loan from Ligue 1 side Caen in the close of season but scored a stunning goal in the 2-1 win over Bologna in February.

He enjoys playing to the crowd but a back heel in front of Cagliari’s Leandro Castan in the first half was too much for Spalletti and also angered the Brazilian.

“He’s a strong player with flair and a good turn of pace.

“The fans like him although the back heel he did are a gesture which should not be repeated if he wants to become a champion,’’ said the coach.

“In terms of finishing and the overall balance of the team, he can improve but he’s a lad of real quality. With the right focus and through hard work, he could become a great player.’’

Spalletti added, “He is very creative and that means that collaborating with teammates is tricky for him but he mustn’t get into bad habits.’’

Karamoh made no apologies for the trick but said, “I often do these things, it is what football is all about.’’

“I had a lot of chances, I missed them but I will have more in the future.

“The applause from the crowd at the San Siro gives me a lot of satisfaction and helps my self-confidence to grow with every chance and opportunity I get to play,’’ he added. (Reuters/NAN)
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