Rome, May 4 (IANS) Inter Milan clinched its 21st Serie A title with three rounds to spare after a 2-0 win over Parma at San Siro.Romanian coach Cristian Chivu achieved the feat of winning the Scudetto in his first year in charge of Serie A since the start of the season. The last person to do so was Sacchi at AC Milan. Goals from Marcus Thuram and Henrikh Mkhitaryan secured the victory, sealing Inter’s second league title in three seasons.Inter entered the match with a nine-point lead over second…
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Bologna, April 10 (IANS) Ezri Konsa headed the opener before Ollie Watkins struck twice to give Aston Villa 3-1 victory over Bologna and a first-leg advantage in their Europa League quarterfinal opener.An eighth consecutive Europa League triumph also marked the club’s first win in a UEFA match in Italy on our first visit to the country since 1994.Coming into the game on a club-record 11-match unbeaten Europa League run, Bologna repeatedly threatened an opener and almost succeeded when Emiliano…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Nottingham Forest overcame Danish outfit FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, winning 3-0 on penalties after a 2-1 victory at the MCH Arena to turn the tie around following their 1-0 success at the City Ground in the first leg. After the contest finished 2-2 over the two legs, Forest maintained a 100 per cent record from the penalty spot while the home side missed their efforts to secure the Reds’ progress.Forest started on the front foot with Dilane B…
Madrid, March 13 (IANS) Celta Vigo and Olympique Lyonnais drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie at Balaidos Stadium.Celta took the lead in the 24th minute through Javi Rueda, who took advantage of an excellent assist from Williot Swedberg to guide the ball home.The home side was content to sit deep and concede possession to its rival, which went close on a couple of occasions, with Endrick firing a powerful shot into the side netting.Celta were reduced to 10 men in the 54t…
Riyadh, Dec 23 (IANS) David Neres scored twice as Napoli beat Bologna 2-0 to win the Italian Super Cup.It is the third Super Cup title in the club’s history, with Antonio Conte restoring the Scudetto-Super Cup double, following in the footsteps of the 1990 side Napoli under Alberto Bigon featuring Diego Maradona.Napoli broke the deadlock in the 39th minute when Neres controlled a throw-in outside the area and curled a shot into the top corner.The Partenopei doubled their lead around the hour m…