Real Sociedad icon Xabi Prieto believes his lifelong club are poised to give Inter a hard time when they visit Estadio de Anoeta in their UEFA Champions League group stage opener
Provedel, who played as a striker until he was 15, becomes only the fourth different goalkeeper to score a UCL goal, after Jorg Butt, Sinan Bolat and Vincent Enyeama, and only the second to do it from open play. The goal is the second in his professional career.
Maurizio Sarri is wary of the threat Atletico Madrid are capable of producing, as the two sides prepare to meet in their maiden UCL head-to-head clash. "We have to get a result against Atletico. I don't know if this is the best time to face them."
Sandro Tonali returns to Milan for the first time since moving away from the Rossoneri, as Newcastle United prepare to visit San Siro in the UEFA Champions League Group F opener: "I feel strong emotions because Milan is the team I support and gave me the opportunity to grow."
Stefano Pioli has replied to comments made by the Banditi Curva Sud on the eve of the crucial UEFA Champions League opener against Newcastle United at San Siro: ""I have had good moments, but also difficult ones. I feel the weight of the failures in the Derby."
All four Italian teams have released their respective squad lists for the upcoming UEFA Champions League group stage campaign. The new season of Europe’s top-tier continental tournament begins in the third week of September, and some mouthwatering clashes await all the Serie A clubs involved.
Inter CEO Beppe Marotta has offered his thoughts on the club’s upcoming UEFA Champions League group stage campaign. Benfica, RB Salzburg, and Real Sociedad await Simone Inzaghi’s men in the next couple of months, and Marotta believes the overall draw is balanced: "Destiny is in our hands."
Milan, Lazio, Napoli and Inter now know the group opponents they will face in the 2023/24 campaign, with some mouthwatering clashes to look forward to in the coming months.
The pots for the UEFA Champions League (UCL) draw have been set in stone after Royal Antwerp, PSV Eindhoven, SC Braga, BSC Young Boys, Galatasaray, and FC Copenhagen all secured their respective places in the 2023/24 season of Europe’s top continental tournament after aggregate victories in the UCL play-off stages.
Lazio keeper Ivan Provedel has revealed the jitters he has in anticipation of starring in the UEFA Champions League next season. Provedel signed for the Biancocelesti in the summer of 2022, starring uninterruptedly for Lazio last season quickly winning over Maurizio Sarri following the downturn in Luis Maximiano’s form.
Sarri, undeterred, is set to stay strong on his position of onboarding several talent, with president Claudio Lotito long aware of his wishlist that includes four outfield players – Torino’s Samuele Ricci, Sassuolo’s Domenico Berardi, and Napoli duo Piotr Zielinski and Mario Rui.
Inter will take on the Premier League champions in the most important game of the season – the UEFA Champions League final, and Inzaghi believes his Nerazzurri will need to show incredible concentration to emerge victors.