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Inter at Risk of Losing Summer Signing for Milan Encounter

September 10, 2023 Marko Vrakela Inter, Serie A

New Inter wing-back Juan Cuadrado may not be in contention for next weekend's mouth-watering Serie A fixture against Milan. According to Calciomercato, the 35-year-old sustained a muscle injury during Colombia's 1-0 win over Venezuela in a 2026 World Cup qualifier.

On top of the Azzurri, a few of the most recognizable Serie A players will not participate in the 2022 World Cup following Tuesday’s results.

Several Serie A Stars Fail to Qualify for the 2022 World Cup

March 30, 2022 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Algeria, Chile, Colombia, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Nigeria, Peru, Serie A, Serie A 2021-2022, Sweden, World Cup 2022, World Cup 2022 Qualifiers

On top of the Azzurri, a few of the most recognizable Serie A players will not participate in the 2022 World Cup following Tuesday’s results. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sweden lost two-nil to Poland in the playoff final. Victor Osimhen and Nigeria will miss out as, and the same goes for multiple South American internationals.

Serie A Rivals Join Hands to Charter Players Back to Europe

September 9, 2021 Akhil Fisher Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A

Serie A and other European teams want players back before the season restarts, prompting them to join hands to finance a charter a flight back to Europe.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Time Bomb Colombia Push Senegal Out

June 29, 2018 Antonio Guarini Colombia, Meanwhile In Moscow, Senegal, World Cup, World Cup 2018

Colombia, Yerry Mina saved the day again. The Cafeteros beat Senegal today with a lone goal by their center back to advance to the Round of 16 from the first place of Group G. Senegal missed their spot in the knock-out stage due to the more yellow cards received than Japan - which had exactly the same points, goal difference, and goals scored as the Africans.

Meanwhile in Moscow: Not a Good Day to Be a Pole

June 25, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Colombia, Meanwhile In Moscow, Poland, World Cup, World Cup 2018

As a sport journalist, I always try not to get too much involved emotionally when I write, especially about the teams that mean something to me. But today I’m going to make an exception, as I’m writing for Poland from the bottom of my heart, to comment their shocking 0-3 loss to Colombia that put them on a plane back to Warsaw after two World Cup games only.

Meanwhile in Moscow: 10-Man Colombia Succumb to Samurais

June 19, 2018 Antonio Guarini Colombia, Japan, Meanwhile In Moscow, World Cup, World Cup 2018

Colombia-Japan, a bitter debut in Group H for the Cafeteros. The careless Colombians lost 1-2 to Japan in Saransk, making their path towards the Round of 16 extremely complicated. The match took a clear direction after less than three minutes, with the expulsion of Carlos Sanchez and the subsequent penalty conversion by Shinji Kagawa.

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