Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti commented the start of Serie A: “It is very balanced, and I do no see a frontrunner. Few teams are emerging since Juventus are having some troubles." The coach also touched on Inter, Milan and Roma and discussed his Napoli exit two years ago.
Inter manager Simone Inzaghi is eager to face Real Madrid for the first time in his career as the Nerazzurri host Los Blancos at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
Real Madrid were surpassed at the last corner by Juventus in the race to appoint Massimiliano Allegri but will still have an Italian coach on the bench. The Merengues successfully managed to free up Carlo Ancelotti from his contract with Everton and gave him a three-year deal. The gaffer led the Galacticos to their historic Décima, their tenth Champions League victory, in 2014.
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti will go all-out for in-demand Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly as he looks to revamp his defensive options in the summer. As reported by TUTTOmercatoWEB, the Senegalese centre-back wants a new challenge elsewhere, with the Toffees ready to fulfill his desire.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, they say. We may be in love with Italian calcio, but there’s more to football than what happens south of the Alps. As the Champions League Final approaches, The Cult of Calcio’s Spanish correspondent Carlos Molano takes a look at Real Madrid’s road towards Kiev, mixing personal memories with the club’s recent history.