Mauro Icardi continued his hot streak with a double as Inter cruised to a 3-0 win at a sodden Stadio Olimpico against Lazio in Serie A on Monday.
A sixth straight league win for the Nerazzurri was set up by Icardi s opener, the striker showing his poacher s instinct again after his late header in last weekend s derby victory over AC Milan.
Lazio were also in good form having won three games in a row in all competitions, but when Marcelo Brozovic drilled in a fine second their hopes of a fightback were extinguished in the heavy Rome rain.
Captain Icardi struck again after the break and another victory moves Inter up to second in the table, albeit six points behind leaders Juventus, while Lazio are fourth.
Icardi missed an early chance when he arrived too …
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists his team s poor recent record at Stamford Bridge will count for little against Chelsea on Sunday.
The Gunners have not won at the home of their London rivals since October 2011, when Robin van Persie scored a hat-trick in a 5-3 thriller.
Wenger s side have also lost both of their Premier League away fixtures this season to sit 11th after four matches.
But rather than dwell on recent history, the Frenchman preferred to focus on Arsenal s recent FA Cup and Community Shield triumphs over Antonio Conte s men.
Basically, in recent years, Chelsea have always had a great team, Wenger told reporters after the Europa League win over Cologne.
It was always difficult to win [at Stamford Bridge] but our record against C…
According to Sky Italia, Barcelona are interested in signing Girona star Cristhian Stuani. The 32 year old forward is the third highest goalscorer in La Liga, and Barcelona are in desperate need of a back up forward. It seems like a no brainer, but it all depends on whether or not Stuani wants consistent time in the first team.
He has a £13 million release clause and would be replacing Munir El Haddadi, who recently made the jump over to fellow Spanish side Sevilla. Stuani has been in the Uruguay national side since back in 2012, and even got into the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup this past summer.
Stuani has been with Girona since back in 2017 when he made the jump over from Middlesbrough, and it’ll be interesting to see what he prioritises here. If he wants to …
Marcus Rashford was not included in Manchester United’s squad for the game at Fulham.
The England striker was forced to apologise to United boss Erik ten Hag after attending a nightclub party following last weekend’s embarrassing derby defeat to Manchester City.
But Rashford was missing at Craven Cottage due to injury after taking a “heavy knock” in training.
is unavailable for today s game. ||
— Manchester United (@ManUtd)
Reports emerged the day after the City match that the England international, who turned 26 on Tuesday, had gone to the Chinawhite nightclub for a pre-arranged birthday party hours after the Old Trafford loss.
“Yes, I am aware of it,” manager Ten Hag said of Rashford’s post-derby night out.
�…
Roma having nothing to lose in their Champions League quarter-final clash with Barcelona, says former winner Marco Materazzi.
The Giallorossi overturned a first-leg deficit against Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk to progress to the last eight on away goals, where they will face Ernesto Valverde s much-fancied Catalan outfit.
Materazzi, who was part of the Inter team that beat Bayern Munich in the 2010 final, believes that having defied the odds in the round of 16, Eusebio Di Francesco s side should just enjoy the experience of reaching this stage for the first time in a decade.
Roma have already made a little miracle, the 44-year-old told Omnisport, speaking courtesy of Hublot. Not many were thinking they would have won versus Shakhtar, but they did it.
…
Following John Terry s announcement that he will leave Chelsea at the end of this season and look to play on away from the Premier League, Omnisport examines five potential destinations for the Stamford Bridge captain.
MLS
Terry confirmed he will not line up for another Premier League club, which opens up the prospect of his joining the growing ranks of former England stars plying their trade in Major League soccer.
Ex-Chelsea and England team-mate Ashley Cole has joined Terry s fellow former England captain Steven Gerrard at LA Galaxy, while old Stamford Bridge ally Frank Lampard is preparing for his first full campaign with New York City – having undertaken the type of sojourn at Manchester City that Terry insists he wants no part of in his post-St…