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Euro 2024 Round of 16 Full Predictions: Who Will Reach The Quarter-Finals?

June 27, 2024 Michel Sakr England, Euro 2024, France, Germany, Inter, International Football, Italian Football, Italy, Portugal, Serie A, Spain Leave a comment

With all the traditional big plays still in the running, this is set to be an electrifying Round of 16. So let's try to predict the identities of the nations that will prevail in the next stage and book their places in the quarter-finals.

Atalanta Player Ratings vs Leverkusen: Majestic Lookman Settles UEL Final

May 22, 2024 Michel Sakr Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Europa League, International Football, Italian Football, Player Ratings, Serie A

Ademola Lookman was the hero of the night with an absolutely sensational hat trick. So here are our player ratings for Atalanta who lifted their first continental trophy following a stunning 3-0 win over Leverkusen.

Atalanta Player Ratings vs Marseille: Lookman Powers La Dea to Europa League Final

May 9, 2024 Michel Sakr Atalanta, Europa League, International Football, Italian Football, Marseille, Player Ratings, Serie A

The Italians were simply the superior side from start to finish, managing to seal a historic qualification to a European final thanks to goals from Ademola Lookman, Matteo Ruggeri and El Bilal Touré. So here are our player ratings for Atalanta who will meet Bayer Leverkusen in the grand finale after beating Marseille 3-0 on the night

Gianluca Scamacca has been productive when healthy since transferring to Atalanta. He detailed why he picked La Dea and more after the Sturm Graz game.

Atalanta Player Ratings vs Marseille: Scamacca Strike Earns Valuable Draw

May 2, 2024 Michel Sakr Atalanta, Europa League, International Football, Italian Football, Marseille, Player Ratings, Serie A

The Ligue 1 side had the upper hand in the second half, but couldn't bank on their chances, so the result remained unchanged. So here are our player ratings for Atalanta who returned to Bergamo with a valuable away draw before hosting Marseille in the return leg next week.

Atalanta Player Ratings vs Liverpool: Composed La Dea Make History

April 18, 2024 Michel Sakr Atalanta, Europa League, International Football, Italian Football, Liverpool, Player Ratings, Serie A

The Premier League giants could only register a 1-0 win which wasn't enough to put them through. So here are our player ratings for Atalanta who, despite the slim defeat, achieved history by reaching their first European semi-final since 1988 at the expense of Liverool.

Atalanta Player Ratings vs Liverpool: Scamacca Stuns Anfield Road

April 11, 2024 Michel Sakr Atalanta, Europa League, International Football, Italian Football, Liverpool, Player Ratings, Serie A

Scamacca completed his brace at the hour mark while Mario Pasalic added the third to complete a historic rooting. So here are our player ratings for Atalanta who now have one foot in the semi-final after beating Liverpool 3-0 away from home.

Italy Player Ratings vs Ecuador: Barella Leads by Example

March 24, 2024 Michel Sakr Ecuador, Italian Football, Italy, Player Ratings, Serie A

Although they didn't create a flurry of chances, an early scorcher from Lorenzo Pellegrini and an injury-time chip courtesy of Nicolò Barella ensured the Azzurri fans returned home enchanted. So here are our player ratings for Italy who beat Ecuador by two unanswered goals to wrap up their US tour.

Mateo Retegui recounted how his Azzurri call-up came to be but remained cagey about what would happen in the summer in an interview.

Italy Player Ratings vs Venezuela: Retegui Consolidates Azzurri Berth

March 22, 2024 Michel Sakr International Football, Italian Football, Italy, Player Ratings, Serie A

Retegui cemented himself as the ultimate hero by scoring a late winner. So here are our player ratings for Italy who beat Venezuela 2-1 in the first of two friendly tests on US soil.

Napoli Player Ratings vs Barcelona: Wasteful Partenopei Exit Champions League

March 12, 2024 Michel Sakr Barcelona, Champions League, International Football, Italian Football, Napoli, Player Ratings, Serie A

The Partenopei had several chances to equalize, but Robert Lewandowski finished a slick passing move to kill off the tie. So here are our player ratings for Napoli who have been eliminated from the competition and will subsequently miss out on the 2025 Club World Cup following their 1-3 defeat to Barcelona.

Maurizio Sarri has been insistently rumored to leave Lazio at the end of the season but has repelled such talks in the presser ahead of the Feyenoord match.

Lazio Player Ratings vs Bayern Munich: Biancocelesti Bow Out in Bavaria

March 6, 2024 Davide Kociu Bayern Munich, Champions League, European Cups, International Football, Lazio, Player Ratings

A giant season defining evening in the Champions League beckoned for Lazio tonight in Germany but it went up in smoke as the Biancocelesti bow out in Bavaria.

Napoli Player Ratings vs Barcelona: Osimhen Replies to Lewandowski

February 21, 2024 Michel Sakr Barcelona, Champions League, International Football, Italian Football, Napoli, Player Ratings, Serie A

The encounter came to life after the interval, with Robert Lewandowski drawing first blood. Nevertheless, Victor Osimhen marked his return to the Partenopei lineup with the all-important equalizer, leaving the tie up for grabs ahead of the second leg. So here are our player ratings for Napoli who registered a 1-1 draw against Barcelona.

Davide Calabria was set to make his Italy return, but he bowed out after suffering a minor thigh problem against Lecce, leaving Spalletti in a pickle.

Lazio Player Ratings vs Atletico Madrid: Aquile Made Settle for Second

December 13, 2023 Davide Kociu Atletico Madrid, Champions League, European Cups, International Football, Lazio, Player Ratings

Atletico Madrid and Lazio clashed in the Spanish capital tonight to do battle over first place in group E. Both sides had already qualified but a potentially more negotiable round of 16 draw beckoned.

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