Today’s Papers – Furious Milan, McTominay’s ‘soft football’
La Gazzetta dello Sport
Furious Milan
The club is irritated with the referees, call to AIA
The Rossoneri warn: ‘No more errors.’ Protest against Mariani’s refereeing. More incidents signalled
As Pio commands
Starter in Lecce: ready to replace Lautaro (who risks missing the derby).
Spalletti moves for the fourth spot
Here’s how Juventus change: back to a three-man defence
Bologna and Fiorentina’s coups
Brann beaten 1-0, Jagiellonia lose 3-0.
Corriere dello Sport
Exclusive McTominay
‘Football is too soft.’
The bond with Napoli, the tactical growth, nostalgia for tackles and numbers worthy of a top player.
‘A touch can lead to a yellow card. Conte is unique; he has changed me.’
‘As a kid, I was taught to go for genuine tackles but with strength. We are paid a lot to train: you must have fun and be serious. I love Napeolitans and this city, I could see myself here for a long time. Too many injuries? Just bad luck, hard to handle the emergency.’
Inter, Lautaro out for 20 days
Tomorrow in Lecce with Bonny and Thuram: Chivu forced to drop Zielinski too, plus the suspended Calhanoglu and Barella
Bologna, Castro starts to enjoy it
Europa League: Italian beats Brann and books the Round of 16. 10th season goal for the Argentine
Viola’s command: coup in Poland
Conference: Ranieri opens the account, then Mandragora’s magic from a free-kick. Piccoli kills it off with a penalty. Pisa on Monday.
Tuttosport
High tension Toro
Serie B nightmare, Cairo to the Filadelfia, face to face with Baroni and the team
‘We must wake up, or we are in trouble.’
Juventus players self-processing
Honest confrontation in the dressing room at Continassa: ‘Like this, we won’t qualify for the next Champions.’ Everyone in front of the TV to study Como, then focus on Galatasaray, dreaming of a comeback. Meantime injuries cost over 100m.
Inter risk 60m flop and Lautaro’s issue
Oaktree must do the counting: possible sale of at least one top player with an early exit from the Champions League.
Milan, clash at San Siro. Allegri pays, not Fabregas
Max banned for a game. Behind the scenes of the clash: ‘You are a kid who has just started coaching.’ There was tension already in Como.
Bologna and Fiorentina, the Italy that goes
Castro-goal: 1-0, Rossoblu in Norway in the Europa League first leg play-off. Overwhelming Viola in Poland: 3-0.