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Verona, hit in Bologna thanks to an own goal
Bologna-Verona 2-3
In the second Monday postponement of the 18th day of Serie A, the last match of 2024, Verona è imposed itself at home de Bologna beating the Emilians 3-2.
At the Dall’Ara è everything happened: after the Felsinei’s goal by Dominguez (20′), è came Sarr’s equalizer first (38′) and Tengstedt’s lead then (45’+2′) to overturn the match. In the second half, a direct red for Pobega (51′) for a reaction foul on Duda, another goal by Dominguez (58′) and finally Castro’s own goal (88′) that gave Zanetti three very heavy points in view of salvation.
Instead, the first Monday match of the 18th day of Serie A between Como and Lecce ended with an authentic showdown. The Larians, in fact, after having missed a penalty kick in the first half, went wild in the second half finding two goals with Nico Paz and Patrick Cutrone and going several times close to the third goal.
Not even five minutes passed and Como immediately went very close to the lead: Cutrone took advantage of a defensive mix-up by the opponents to pounce on the ball and shoot from outside the box, but the ball was printed on the crossbar with Falcone beaten. The Larians continue to dominate in the first half and on 30’ they get a penalty kick for a foul by Baschirotto on the former Milan player: from the eleven meters Nico Paz shows up, who is hypnotized by the Lecce extreme defender.
A few minutes after the restart, Como deservedly found the lead: Cutrone from the left serves Nico Paz, who waits for the ball at the edge of the area in a central position and then turns it into the goal with a very precise left: the ball touches the post to the left of Falcone, who tries to stretch, without, however, being able to save the ball.
At 58’ the hosts also managed to find the doubling goal with Cutrone, but the’referee annulled everything due to offside position of Fadera at the moment of the’assist. After once again going close to doubling with Strefezza, the effort of the Larians was repaid at 79’: Van der Brempt kicked from a defiladed position finding a good response from Falcone. On the rebound, però, è Cutrone the mostù quick to pounce and regain the joy of the goal that had been missing for over three months.
Updated Serie A standings and goalscorer rankings
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NBA, LeBron James makes 38 and joins Michael Jordan
Brilla also the other veteran Curry: 30 points with eight triples scored
Many NBA contests played in the night. To highlight the victory of the LA Lakers against Portland (114-109). It was, for a change, the newly 40-year-old James who made the difference. The Chosen One finished with 38 points (7/10 from three-point range), reaching 572 games with at least 30 points on the scoreboard (Michael Jordan’s record equaled).
Nice success of Boston against Minnesota (118-115). Excellent performance by Tatum, who finished with 33 points, nine assists and also eight rebounds. The Celtics climb to 25 wins and only nine losses on the season. Heavy knockout for Miami, asphyxiated by Indiana (128-115) while Brooklyn surprises Milwaukee (113-100 the final result with 26 points by a resounding Johnson).
OKC disposes of the LA Clippers (116-98), earning its 13th win in a row (28-5 record for the Thunder). For a change, the talent of Gilgeous-Alexander (29 points and eight assists) shines. At home LA Clippers, Coffey finished with 26 points on the scoreboard.
Golden State’s big show of strength as it wins decisively over Philadelphia (139-105). All Star Curry finished with 30 points on the scoreboard, scoring all eight triples attempted (first time in his career). Not enough, in the 76ers house, the 28 points, with also 14 rebounds, of Embiid. Thanks to this success, the Warriors have a record of more than 50 percent wins (17-16).
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Anna Kalinskaya has found the perfect partner
Good success, in the semifinals, over the Babos-Melichar duo
Anna Kalinskaya begins 2025 by winning the women’s doubles final at the Australian tournament in Brisbane. After having little luck in the singles (beaten by Ashlyn Kruger in her debut match), the Russian tennis player is instead thrilling in the doubles.
The fellowship with partner Priscilla Hon is going great. This is confirmed by the results. On the night, they challenged and won the match against the Bados-Melichar pair, beaten in two sets (6-1, 7-5 the two match partials).
Anna Kalinskaya and Priscilla Hon were absolutely perfect in the first set in which they dominated, conceding only one game to their opponents and showing a special fellowship. In the second set, they did well to handle the vehement reaction of their opponents and take home the pass for the very final.
The audience, of course, è all on the side of the Kalinskaya-Hon duo sinceé Priscilla Hon è Australian, so they play practically at home. At this point, the goal è to take home the trophy as well. For 26-year-old Anna Kalinskaya, it would be the fourth of her doubles career. The last one came about three years ago when she and Caty McNally won the St. Petersburg tournament. While waiting for the first singles success, it would not hurt at all to start the new season with a doubles victory.
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Ettore Messina enjoys the return to success
The words of Ettore Messina
Ettore Messina spoke after his Olimpia Milano's return to success at home against Asvel: “I congratulate my team for the very important win in an arena where the entire team, if I am not mistaken, before this game was 6-2. So they had a very good record at home, beating very good teams. We suffered two heavy one-point defeats at home and today I think we played a very solid game”.
“Our defense è was very good throughout the game and we were able to do a good job on some very important creators. We won in rebounding and we had a difficult time in the third quarter because we couldné t move the ball well against their defense. But then we found a better moment in the fourth quarter and, of course, we made some important shots”.
“In the moments when the ball doesn’t go in you have to keep playing the same way by making the right decisions. I think we are one of the best teams in the league from 3. What matters è that we scored some very important shots, we played together, we played hard and once again we made a very good performance. These are the wins that give us confidence”.
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