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Victor Osimhen scored a superb first-half goal while a late Giovanni Simeone strike sealed Napoli’s 2-1 home win once morest AS Roma, taking another step towards ending a 33-year wait for the Serie A title.
Napoli is at the forefront with 53 points from 20 matches, 13 points behind second-placed Inter Milan, while Roma ranks sixth with 37 points.
Osimhen, the top scorer in the league, put Napoli ahead following 17 minutes, when he received a ball with his chest and hit it directly with force at the top of the net.
The Nigerian striker, 24, raised his tally to 14 goals in the league this season.
Roma equalized in the 75th minute when substitute Stephan El Shaarawy freed himself from control and turned a cross into the net from close range.
Four minutes before stoppage time, Simeone controlled the ball on the edge of the penalty area, and fired into the upper-right corner of the goal, igniting the crowd’s enthusiasm at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium.
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Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino has entered a party to increasing speculation regarding the future of Portuguese Jose Mourinho, the Italian coach of Roma.
According to the Italian “Calciomercato” website, the Roma club is already preparing an alternative plan in anticipation of the possible departure of Mourinho, as he is considered one of the strongest candidates for the leadership of the Portugal national team.
The Italian website indicated that Roma plans to contract with Pochettino in the event of Mourinho’s departure, given that the Argentine coach is one of the most experienced in Europe, in addition to that he has not been associated with any club, since his departure from Paris Saint-Germain, “and therefore the wolves will not have to pay any penalty clause.” ».
He added, “Pochettino will be a reason why Rome will not put many obstacles in front of Mourinho to terminate his contract, which extends until the summer of 2024, and allow him to lead his country.”
Several reports had claimed that Mourinho would be the successor to Fernando Santos in the coaching seat of Portugal, to lead his country following the 2022 World Cup.
The Portuguese national team was deposited in the 2022 World Cup in the quarter-finals at the hands of the Moroccan national team.
An easy task for Bayern and Liverpool and a battle between Inter and Barcelona in the Champions League.. Tuesday
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
An easy task for Bayern and Liverpool and a battle between Inter and Barcelona in the Champions League.. Tuesday
Cairo – the middle gate Tuesday 04 October 2022, 07:15 pm
Today, Tuesday, a new round of the European Champions League begins, and Bayern Munich and Napoli are seeking to get closer to the final price round, while Inter Milan and Barcelona are playing a semi-decisive summit, and the representatives of England, Liverpool and Tottenham, are looking to advance at the expense of the Scottish Rangers and Antracht. Frankfurt, Germany respectively.
The first group
Napoli hopes to continue its good performances this season in various competitions, when it is a guest of Ajax Amsterdam, and in the same group, Liverpool, crowned 6 times, most recently in 2019, will be required to beat its Scottish guest, Rangers, to enhance its chances of skipping the group stage, and reconciling its fans.
the second group
The Belgian club Brugge, the surprise of the tournament, and Sporting Portugal, aspire to achieve the third victory in a row when the first hosts Atletico Madrid in a difficult test, and the second hosts the French Marseille in a difficult task.
third group
Bayern and Napoli excelled strongly in the first and second rounds with a full score in the third and first groups, respectively, and they are well aware that the third win in a row will put them on the verge of the final price round in one of the two strongest groups in the first round. Ajax Amsterdam guest on a perilous journey.
Inter, crowned with the title 3 times, most recently in 2010, will play once morest the Catalan club, which has 5 titles, the last of which was in 2015 with shaky spirits, following it suffered its second loss in a row, and the third in its last four matches in the league, and the fifth in ten matches in various competitions this season, when it fell in front of its guest. Rome (1-2) Saturday.
Inter and Barcelona are competing for second place in Group C, which they share with 3 points each, 3 points behind leaders Bayern Munich, so the two confrontations between them will determine the extent to which their European adventure can continue or end.
Fourth group
Porto, the champion of the 1987 and 2004 competition, hopes to achieve its first victory following two consecutive losses, when it hosts Bayer Leverkusen, Germany, while Tottenham, the runner-up for the 2019 edition, seeks to break the partnership with the fourth group runners-up with its host, Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany.
FilGoal | News | Mourinho’s major loss in the Italian league .. Roma collapses by four against Udinese
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Udinese crushed its guest, Roma, with four goals without a response, in the biggest surprises of the fifth round of the Italian League.
The start came from a very poor defensive error in the fifth minute, giving Enuma Odoji an easy goal at the start of the match.
In the 56th minute, Lazar Samardjic added the second goal following a cross from Gerard Deulofeu.
Roberto Pereira scored the third goal in the 75th minute, following receiving a pass from Jean-Victor Macengo.
Finally, Pereira scored the fourth goal, which Sandy Lovrich scored in the 82nd minute.
This loss is the largest in the history of Jose Mourinho, coach of Roma in the Italian League.
In his history with the five major leagues, Mourinho lost by 4 goals or more only twice before this.
The first once morest Barcelona with Real Madrid (5-0) in November 2010, and the second once morest Chelsea with Manchester United (4-0) in October 2016.
It is also the first loss for Roma in the league this season, to freeze its balance at 10 points in fifth place, while Udinese advanced to the fourth with a goal difference.
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In the same round, Verona beat Sampdoria with two goals to one, as Sampdoria advanced with a Francesco Caputo goal in the 40th minute.
Verona quickly returned with a goal from Emile Odeiro in the 44th minute, then Josh Doig’s winning goal in the 45 + 3 minute.
Thus, Verona won its first victory in the Italian league this season, raising its score to 5 points in thirteenth place, while Sampdoria continued without a win and two points in eighteenth place.
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Bologna tied with its host Spezia with two goals, as Marko Arnautovic advanced for Bologna in the 7th minute, and Spezia equalized by Simone Bastoni in the 45+2 minute.
In the second half, Spezia advanced with an own goal scored by Gerdi Schuten in the 56th minute, before Arnautovic equalized in the 64th minute.
Spezia raised its score to 5 points in 14th place, while Bologna is 16th with 3 points from its third draw this season.
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Cremonese tied with Sassuolo 0-0, to get its first point this season in 19th place following 4 consecutive defeats, while Sassuolo is in 11th place with 6 points.