Author: Soccerhuz
Juventus is currently dealing with a significant injury crisis that threatens to derail their promising start to the season. The Bianconeri began the campaign strongly, but as new players started to integrate into the squad, injuries began to take a toll. Ahead of their upcoming clash with Lazio, Juve has lost several key players, including Teun Koopmeiners and Nicolas Gonzalez, with further setbacks like Gleison Bremer ruled out for the rest of the season. These absences have left the team weakened, posing a challenge for manager Thiago Motta. Despite the setbacks, Motta is known for his tactical flexibility, and relying…
The Spurs star restored parity for his club in the first half after Mohammed Kudus handed West Ham the lead at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Kulusevski now has 17 English top-flight goals, the same number of strikes as Sweden legend Ibrahimovic managed to score during his two-season-long stay at Old Trafford between 2016 and 2018. Only four players have scored more goals than Kulusevski and Ibrahimovic in the list of highest-scoring Swedish players in the Premier League. Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg occupies the top spot with 48 goals to his name followed by Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak who has netted 31…
The international break is over, and AC Milan will be back in Serie A action on Saturday evening when they take on Udinese at San Siro. Milan didn’t go into the break in the best of ways as they lost to Bayer Leverkusen and Fiorentina just prior to it, with all the drama that accompanied the defeat in Florence putting a dark cloud over Paulo Fonseca and the team for the past 10 days or so. However, Fonseca stated in his pre-match press conference that he was angered after the last game, but he had revisited the game with the…
Says Warriors coach Steve Kerr: “Tonight was not a fair fight given the Lakers sat all their guys. But it didn’t take away from how we played, how hard we played.” It was only the close of the preseason for the Golden State Warriors, but their Friday night destruction of the rival Los Angeles Lakers by a notable score of 132-74 leaves the Warriors undefeated – which beats a lot of the alternatives. “Hell yeah,” Brandin Podziemski said when asked if there is value in an undefeated preseason. “As a competitor, you want to win everything, no matter if it…
Samuel Chukwueze is available for selection by AC Milan after he quit the Super Eagles camp prematurely to return to base over a muscle injury. Chukwueze has returned to full training with Milan after he did not travel with the rest of the Super Eagles squad for the ill-fated trip to Libya The 25-year-old winger has made seven appearances this season for Milan mostly as a sub.Sixth-placed Milan welcome fifth-placed Udinese this evening in continuation of the Italian Serie A. It could therefore be Chukwueze aiming to score against Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye today.
Unexpectedly trailing their less-heralded visitors in the Serie A standings, AC Milan will aim to overtake Udinese by winning at San Siro on Saturday. Having lost to Fiorentina just before the international break, Milan sit two points behind the Friulani, who are flying high with four wins from seven so far. Shortly after suffering a second Champions League loss in two games, Milan travelled to Tuscany for a league clash with Fiorentina earlier this month, when their run of misery outside Italy’s second city continued. After losing in Leverkusen, the Rossoneri went behind when on-loan Viola midfielder Yacine Adli scored…
Franco Baresi is the star of this week’s edition of Sportweek by La Gazzetta dello Sport, and the AC Milan icon spoke about a number of topics about his past at the club and the present moment. Baresi is 64 years of age and he has spent 50 of them at Milan; 20 as a player, 15 as captain of the club. His record reads 719 official appearances, with six league titles, three Champions Leagues, two Intercontinental Cups and several other awards. He is the first player to enter the newly formed Milan Hall of Fame (sponsored by Emirates, taking…
AC Milan are back in Serie A action after the international break and their first test will be against a Udinese side who are actually higher in the table having had a surprisingly good start to the campaign. While these key battles pieces often talk about the importance of Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao, the main news going into this game is that head coach Paulo Fonseca is planning four changes, with only the midfield double pivot remaining a constant. One of the other constants is Christian Pulisic, who has scored in four matches in a row in the ‘top…
Who would make for an ambitious trade target for the Boston Celtics that actually makes sense this season? With the Celtics squarely in contention mode as one of the NBA’s so-called “second apron” ball clubs due to their stacked, expensive roster, making deals for Boston is especially onerous by design. Operating under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that forces teams like the Celtics to operate under difficult salary matching rules makes such swaps harder to pull off than ever. But the right candidate would be on a cheap deal, meets the needs of the team as it currently stands, and…
AC Milan’s centre-back, Matteo Gabbia, will not play this evening against Udinese in the match valid for the 8th round of Serie A due to a muscle discomfort. In his place, either Malick Thiaw or Strahinja Pavlovic will play against the Udinese team. The other center-back will be Fikayo Tomori, while the full-backs will be Emerson Royal on the right and Filippo Terracciano on the left, replacing the suspended Theo Hernandez. This was relayed by Milannews.it. Gabbia has been a key player in Fonseca’s lineup in recent matches. From his goal in the derby, the Italian central defender, who is…