Laver Cup, Frances Tiafoe beats Daniil Medvedev, Rest of World ahead

In the first singles match of the second day of the Laver Cup at the Uber Arena in Berlin, the U.S. Frances Tiafoe beat Russian Daniil Medvedev by a score of 3-6 6-4 10-5 in just over an hour and a half of play, putting the Rest of the World ahead of Europe 4-2 since every win today is worth two points.

Tiafoe has a break point in the fourth game of the first set but does not exploit it and then è he loses serve in the next game. Medvedev also makes another break in the ninth game and closes the set at the third chance after being up 0-40 on the U.S.’s serve.

È Tiafoe to immediately break in the first game of the second set and also has a 4-1 double break ball but does not exploit it. On his serve he concedes nothing to the Russian and it then goes to the super tie-break in which the American operates the decisive stretch from 4-4 to the final 10-5.

The words of Paulo Fonseca on the eve of Inter-Milan

Paulo Fonseca presented the derby with Inter in a press conference: “There’s a great frustration from everyone, but awareness that we are united to get out of this situation. The team understands the moment and we work together to try to do better. The solution now è work to learn and try to do better”.

“We are playing against a very strong team, it can be surely important – added the rossoneri coach -. I like to see positive things, winning would mean so much”.

The Portuguese coach is not thinking about his future: “I am not thinking about that. The most important thing è thinking about the team and the derby. What I did è what I always do: do my job and prepare the players. I have always felt trust from the company è about my work. Nothing è has changed. I understand the curiosity è about when Ibrahimovic comes to Milanello, we are close and talk often. È it is normal that it is so”.

On the Diavolo’s difficulties in this start of the season: “I don’t want to make excuses and just deal with the situation, with work and talking to my players. We have good moments in the game, but we lack continuityà. I feel the team is growing every day. We definitely need time”.

“I believe in a form of winning. I know the game is not valued much here, but when they chose me è becauseé they wanted to change something. I keep saying the same thing: when a team often has the ball they have a better chance of winning. And with the players we have we have to have it more and create more,” concluded Fonseca.

Goodbye to Salvatore Lo Presti

The world of Italian journalism è is mourning the passing of Salvatore Lo Presti. Known to all as Toto, originally from Sicily but a Turin native by adoption, Lo Presti traveled the world thanks to his great passion for sports, particularly soccer.

Born in Marsala on Feb. 16, 1940, he has won generations of readers with his articles published in major Italian newspapers, including Tuttosport, Corriere dello Sport and Gazzetta dello Sport.

For many years è he was the signature reference on the ‘Rosea’ regarding Juventus, and then devoted himself to numerous publications, in particular the ‘Almanac of World Soccer, a real handbook for soccer lovers.

“Finest pen, sublime storyteller, competent on a technical level like few. Totò was a reference and a master, humble, helpful, polite, humorous, but impeccable when he had to examine technique and tactics of a team, a champion, a coach. He traveled the world and chronicled world soccer from the small fields of Sicily to the exploits of Maradona, Pelè and Ronaldo. He set an unsurpassed record writing for four different sports newspapers: Stadio, Corriere dello Sport, Tuttosport and Gazzetta dello Sport serving the reader first” the memory of the Ussi Subalpina.