Top of Italy, pointless in Europe — Shakhtar on Wednesday
Inter lead Serie A with nineteen points and have none at all in the Champions League. They sit 29th of 36 teams in Europe, and Shakhtar Donetsk come to San Siro on Wednesday. Lazio are level with them at the top after winning 3–0 at Juventus, and Monday's papers all ask the same question about Europe.
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TODAY No match CHIVU SPEAKS TUESDAY · 8:30 AM ET · 14:30 CEST |
LAST Bologna 1–3 Inter SERIE A · MATCHDAY 7 · DALL'ARA |
NEXT Shakhtar DonetskHOME WED, OCT 21 · CHAMPIONS LEAGUE · 3:00 PM ET |
Inter have no points in Europe before Shakhtar visit
Inter have no points from two Champions League matches and sit 29th of 36 teams. They lost 2–1 at Real Madrid and then 4–3 at home to Club Brugge.
The club's matchday calendar has Cristian Chivu, Inter's head coach, speaking at Appiano Gentile, Inter's training ground, at 8:30 AM ET on Tuesday (14:30 CEST). Kickoff on Wednesday is 3:00 PM ET (21:00 CEST).
INTER.IT · OCT 18
The club times the comeback at Bologna to the second
Inter's own account of the match picks out the equalizer by Marcus Thuram, a center forward, in the 44th minute. It was a header from a cross by Nicolò Barella, a midfielder, and his fourth league goal of the season.
It also has Carlos Augusto, a left back, touching the ball 49 seconds after coming on. He scored in the 69th minute and crossed for Ange-Yoan Bonny, a center forward, to finish in the 83rd.
INTER.IT · OCT 18
Inter Women win again and have still not conceded
Inter Women beat Parma 3–0 at the Arena Civica on Sunday. Haley Bugeja scored in the 39th minute, Karòlina Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir in the 58th and Michela Cambiaghi in the 87th.
That is three wins from three, nine points, eight goals scored and none conceded. The side coached by David Sassarini, Inter Women's head coach, is away at Napoli on Saturday.
INTER.IT · OCT 18
Gazzetta expects Provedel to make his Inter debut
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Italy's biggest sports daily, expects Ivan Provedel, a goalkeeper who has not played a match since March 4, to start on Wednesday, with Josep Martínez rested. The paper says the change "non risponde a criteri meritocratici" — it is not a decision made on merit — but a chance to look at the new goalkeeper.
The same report has Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Andy Diouf, both midfielders, returning after resting at Bologna, and Bonny starting for the first time this season.
GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT VIA FCINTER1908 · OCT 19
Sky and Corriere say Chivu raised his voice at halftime
Sky Sport Italia reported on Sunday that Chivu was angry in the dressing room at halftime in Bologna, with the match level at 1–1. Corriere dello Sport carried the same account the same day.
Both say Inter had been second to Bologna's counterattacks for most of the first half. Corriere dello Sport adds that Thuram was booked for simulation in an incident Inter believed was a penalty.
SKY SPORT ITALIA VIA FCINTER1908 · OCT 18
Bologna 1–3 Inter
POBEGA 10' · THURAM 44' · CARLOS AUGUSTO 69' · BONNY 83'
It was Inter's fourth comeback win of the season.
SERIE A: SIX WINS AND A DRAW FROM SEVEN · NINETEEN POINTS · LEVEL WITH LAZIO AT THE TOP
Shakhtar DonetskHOME 3:00 PM ET · 21:00 CEST · US TV: PARAMOUNT+ · VIX |
FiorentinaHOME 7:30 AM ET · 12:30 CET · US TV: PARAMOUNT+ · DAZN |
VeneziaAWAY 1:30 PM ET · 18:30 CET · US TV: PARAMOUNT+ · DAZN |
AC MilanAWAY 3:45 PM ET · 20:45 CET · US TV: PARAMOUNT+ · DAZN |
FeyenoordAWAY 3:00 PM ET · 21:00 CET · US TV: PARAMOUNT+ · VIX |
Kickoff times are Inter's and Sky Sport Italia's. US listings are Sports Media Watch's, which has the derby a day later than the club does.
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