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Winterthur relies on Uli Forte

Winterthur has hired Uli Forte as the new head coach of the first team. The coach has signed a one-and-a-half-year contract and, with his experience in more than 450 Super League and Challenge League matches, he will be tasked with ensuring the team’s stay in the top league.

Uli Forte, a Swiss with Italian citizenship, has been one of the most successful and competent coaches in Swiss professional soccer for many years. With Young Boys, Zurich, Grasshoppers, St. Gallen, Yverdon and Wil, the 50-year-old has racked up 209 Super League and 250 Challenge League appearances. His palmarès è respectable: in 2009 and 2017 he led St. Gallen and Zurich back to the Super League, respectively, while in 2013 and 2016 he won the Swiss Cup with Grasshoppers and Zurich.

In 2023, Neuchâtel Xamax had signed him just before the end of the season to rescue the struggling club in the Challenge League. Forte achieved the goal in extremis, winning the playoff against Rapperswil-Jona, a Promotion League team. He has now terminated his current contract with Xamax to say sì to Winterthur.

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Bundesliga 2024-2025: Freiburg-Borussia Dortmund, the likely lineups

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Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund will face each other on Saturday afternoon on the 28th day of the Bundesliga. Kickoff at 3:30 p.m. at the Europa-Park-Stadion. The hosts will try to restart after the narrow loss to Union Berlin, the guests, for their part, will try to build on their victory over Mainz to continue their chase toward a place in Europe next season.

Schuster is expected to rely on Holer as center forward, with Grifo, Dinkci and Doan as trequartists. In the middle of the field, room for Osterhage and Eggestein.

Kovac, on the other hand, should bet on the attacking tandem formed by Beier and Adeyemi, with Brandt as a trequartista. In defense, protecting Kobel, there will be Anton, Can and Bensebaini.

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FRIBURG (4-2-3-1): Muller; Sildillia, Ginter, Lienhart, Günter; Eggestein, Osterhage; Doan, Dinkci, Grifo; Holer. All. Schuster

BORUSSIA DORTMUND (3-4-1-2): Kobel; Anton, Can (c), Bensebaini; Ryerson, Özcan, Groß, Svensson; Brandt; Beier, Adeyem. All. Kovac

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Bundesliga 2024-2025: Heidenheim-Bayer Leverkusen, likely lineups

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After Bayern Munich&#8217s 1-3 triumph over Augsburg, it will be Bayer Leverkusen&#8217s turn to respond away against Heidenheim to keep the Bundesliga open. Kickoff at 3:30 p.m. at the Voith-Arena.

Schmidt is expected to rely on the attacking tandem formed by Pieringer and Scienza, with Beck acting as trequartista. In the median, trust Schoppner and Dorsch, with Kratzig and Traore as full-band outsiders.

Xabi Alonso, on the other hand, should rely on Boniface and Schick in the offensive zone. In defense, protecting Hradecky, there will be Mukiele, Tah and Hincapié.

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HEIDENHEIM (3-5-2): Muller; Mainka, Gimber, Busch; Traore, Schoppner, Dorsch, Kratzig; Beck; Pieringer, Scienza. Coach: Schmidt

BAYER LEVERKUSEN (3-5-2): Hradecky; Mukiele, Tah, Hincapiè; Frimpong, Palacios, Garcia, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Boniface, Schick. Coach: Xabi Alonso

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Roma-Juventus: Igor Tudor pampers Kenan Yildiz and makes an announcement about Cambiaso and Douglas Luiz

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These are the statements made in a press conference by Juventus coach Igor Tudor on the eve of the challenge at the Stadio Olimpico against Claudio Ranieri’s Roma, valid for the 31st day of Serie A.

“I am happy with this my first full week of work. We trained on the two phases, set pieces and physical condition. I saw the boys with the desire to do well. With Roma it will be an important game, but not a decisive one. It&#8217s a difficult match against a team that is going through a very good moment of form. We, however, want to think about ourselves and try to field the things we are working on” began the Bianconeri coach.

“We have to grow game by game. I believe a lot in working during the week. A team with Juventus must be perfect from a tactical point of view, from the style of play to the structure to the defensive phase. I arrived at a rather delicate moment, but now we have picked ourselves up and started pedaling” continued the former Lazio coach.

“I have seen Kenan in five or six trainings. To be a champion you need consistency in performance and this can only be achieved with continuity, especially mental. I see a young man who is serious and focused on soccer. I urge everyone to be consistent in their growth, work and not settle. This is the key of champions: maintaining the same level of play against every team. Yildiz is young and still has a lot of work to do, but the starting point is very good” added the Croatian coach.

“Douglas Luzi and Cambiaso have only recently returned to the group, so they do not have the 90 minutes in their legs. We know that McKennie is a wild card and his pliability will be very useful to us right now. Conceiçao is a smart player and I think he can also play more centrally. He needs time to settle in that area of the field and grow, but I like his mentality and attitude of work” concluded Igor Tudor.

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