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ON THIS DAY IN 1998 🧵 1/4
Alessandro Del Piero suffered the knee injury that ended his season.
There’s no way to know what he might have been without it. His initial return wasn’t easy: nine league goals in his first full season back, eight from the penalty spot.
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For Azzurri fans, perhaps nothing beats Dortmund in 2006: Gilardino’s pass, Del Piero’s finish. Italy were going to the World Cup final. Brividi!
We can debate whether he was ever quite the same. There was still an awful lot to cherish about the player and the man.
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Napoli cancelled Allegri’s presser to avoid distractions. Naturally, it became the distraction. Next up: leaders Lazio.
Elsewhere, Inter face Como, Milan visit Genoa and Fiorentina host Juve. A quiet Sunday, then.
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Something a little different from Scudetto.
Milan scored five at my first match. My dad missed the lot.
Almost thirty-eight years later, I took my own son to San Siro.
On first matches, family and what stays with us.
✍️ Boaz
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Matteo Brunori spent years scoring for Palermo. Last night, he scored against them for Ascoli. Ranocchia rescued a 1–1 to keep the Serie B leaders unbeaten on 27 points. Ascoli move to 20 but are still calling this a survival campaign.
Venezia getting a good win. Kike Pérez seals a 2–1 victory over Udinese, lifting them above their visitors. Today: Parma–Bologna brings Emilia derby tension; Roma–Sassuolo tests whether Gasperini’s video sessions have fixed the United mistakes. Worth clearing the evening for.
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Tonight’s Serie B game deserves a little attention: third-placed Ascoli host leaders Palermo at a sold-out Del Duca.
Their stated target is still survival. The table is making that sound increasingly modest.
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Ascoli chief Bernardino Passeri calls the clubs “two different worlds” off the pitch. He still wouldn’t take a draw against Palermo before kick-off.
The remaining tickets went within 90 minutes of general sale. The city clearly wants to see how far this team can go.
Kolo Muani was getting criticised for passing where a “real” striker would shoot. In Alkmaar, he set up Koopmeiners, then scored after Juve’s high press forced an error.
“Only” AZ in the Europa League, perhaps. But turning points have to start somewhere. #Juventus #KoloMuani
“We were not prepared to play football tonight.” Amorim said it. Not us.
Beat Inter, then this. What frustrates is Milan’s inability to build any momentum. Every time there’s something to build on, it’s back to square one. Stop, start, stop, start.
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ON THIS DAY IN 1985 🧵 1/5
An all-Italian European Cup tie was a first and, in the old champions-only format, a genuine oddity.
Verona were there as Italy’s champions. Juventus were there as holders.
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To add insult to injury, Serena then made it 2–0. Verona left furious. Osvaldo Bagnoli supplied the line that outlived the match: “If you are looking for thieves, they are in the next-door changing room.”
#HellasVerona #Scudetto🧵 5/5
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