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Nations League: Italy poker, overcome Israel. Azzurri one step away from the quarters
Nations League, Italy-Israel 4-1
Third victory in four Nations League matches for Luciano Spalletti’s Italy, which at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine overcame Israel 4-1 and confirmed its leading position in Group 2 of League A. 10 points in the standings for the Azzurri, who only need a point against Belgium next November 14 to advance to the quarterfinals of the competition.
Having overcome an initial study phase, Italy made itself dangerous on several occasions already in the first half from Glazer’s sides: it was mainly Retegui who came close to scoring, without having any luck, at least until 41 minutes in, when the referee whistled a penalty for a foul in Dor Peretz’s box on Tonali and the Atalanta striker did not miss from the eleven meters.
The Azzurri continued to attack even in the early stages of the second half, and the pressure of Spalletti’s team found new concretization in 54′: cross from Raspadori’s free kick, header by Di Lorenzo (captain of the evening given the non-use of Gigio Donnarumma, whom the coach preferred Vicario for today) who thus signed 2-0.
Israel tries to reopen the match and does so with a disputed goal scored, directly from the corner kick flag, by Abu Fani at 66′: the Azzurri protest for an alleged charge against Vicario, for the referee and the VAR Room there are però no reasons to cancel. However, 6′ pass and Italy puts two goals back in the gap: low cross from the left by Dimarco, Frattesi concludes first and seals the tris.
In minute 79 also comes the fourth goal, of a rather similar construction but with different interpreters: this time the low pass, again from the left side, è by Udogie (who entered a few minutes earlier for Dimarco), the goal è by Di Lorenzo, who in a single evening scores two goals while in the previous 41 appearances he had scored a total of three.
There are no other emotions until the triple whistle, Italy leaves the home of Udinese with three more points and the fourth consecutive useful result, which puts the Azzurri back on track after the bitter comeback suffered at the Olimpico against Belgium (from 2-0 to 2-2) last Thursday.
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Renewal with the Giallorossi is triggered only under certain conditions
Black moment in the Giallorossi’s house. In addition to the new coach issue, the club has to deal with Dybala’s stomach ache, struggling with an unhappy moment. Not summoned for the match with Bologna, è remained on the bench against St Gilloise and played just over 20′ against Hellas Verona.
To date he has played only nine league games (several as a substitute) with two goals on the score sheet. Little, very little for the one who should be the team’s ace. The excitement over his no to Al-Qadsiah’s rich offer has è already dissolved. Indeed, there are those who think he should have accepted the 75 million put on the plate by the rich Arab club (three-year contract).
As if that were not enough, in order to trigger the automatic renewal with the Giallorossi club, Dybala must play a certain number of games. Whether this is a viable route to take, in light of the many injuries that are affecting his performance, remains to be seen. If he is not è at top form, the Joya will not è be able to make the difference on the field as he would like.
At this point, we can not è rule out the possibility that he may decide to change air in January. Clearly, much will depend on the new Roma coach. A face-to-face between the two could be a game changer. At the moment, Dybala is not è happy with Roma and vice versa.
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Bad news from Colombia for the HCL central
The injury to Bremer, Juventus’ defensive leader, has caused several problems for Thiago Motta, who now also has to deal with Cabal’s stop. As announced by the Colombian national team, the Juventus defender suffered the same ligament injury as the Brazilian. In short, a long stop is also looming for Cabal.
At this point, Thiago Motta finds himself with a defensive department at its lowest. Few resources and there’è always to consider the decidedly negative moment Danilo is going through. The Brazilian looked like he might even pack his bags in January (at this point everything could change, given the injury suffered by Cabal).
What is è certain è that Giuntoli, in January, will be forced to intervene heavily in the market. If before one central might have been enough, now the feeling è that two are needed, so as to give Thiago Motta more solutions at the defensive level. Many names are in play, all quite interesting but not easy to dress in bianconero.
There are two names circulating insistently. The first è that of Skriniar who, at PSG, is struggling to find space. The former Inter central seems perfect but also has a rather high salary. There is also the name of Hancko of Feyenoord, another element of great quality. Not easy to snatch him from Feyenoord (è an immovable starter at the Dutch club).
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Chilling video tribute for former Warriors star
Before the match, former Thompson è was greeted by his former audience with a chilling video tribute. Then, space for the game with Golden State è winning over Dallas 120-117. Thompson signed a 22-point night but even better did Curry, decisive in his Warriors’ victory with an impressive 37 final points (5/12 from three).
At the end of an overtime, Detroit è managed to get the better of Miami (123-121). Serious mistake of the Heat’s bench that, in overtime, called timeout but without having any (resulting in a technical foul to the bench). Good performance by Fontecchio. Started from the bench, the Azure played 23’solid, scoring 10 points.
Fall, surprisingly, the Celtics, beaten by the Hawks (without Young). Down by 15 points, Atlanta managed to get back into the score and, thanks to a tap-in by Okongwu, they took home the victory (117-116). Not enough, in the Boston household, was the excellent performance of White, who finished with an impressive 31 points. Pure Brown shines (37 points) but the victory goes to Atlanta.
Despite Embiid’s season debut (13 points), Philadelphia falls again, this time beaten by New York (111-99). Also of note were Milwaukee’s win over Toronto (99-85) and Orlando’s success against Charlotte (114-89). Portland beats Minnesota (122-108) while Utah falls in the presence of Phoenix (120-112).
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