Giovanni Battistuzzi

Had El Shaarawy’s free-kick gone in, it would have been long remembered by Genoa fans in a season that has not been particularly full of joy. The Viola’s defeat in Genoa, on the other hand, will ensure that their goalkeeper’s save is quickly forgotten.

In Cagliari, the striker is managing to outmanoeuvre his family background. He has succeeded on that island, Sardinia, where people from Lombardy have often found their place in the world (in football and beyond).

The South Tyrolean champion has not played since the Wimbledon final. “My doctors and I have decided that I need a course of treatment for my knee,” he said in a video posted on his social media channels. By early November, he may no longer be world number one.

The team coached by Roberto Mancini won 3–1 against the Turkish national side. It was a rather scrappy match, but one in which the Italian players’ determination to win was evident. Compared with the recent past, this is a new development

Second place at the 2026 European Championships confirmed the Abruzzo runner’s excellent form and the trend of an incomplete season

Manager Roberto Mancini’s team played as a unit and, for at least fifty minutes (not consecutive), performed very well. The question is: is it all down to the Azzurri, or is this Turkish side simply a modest one that was poorly organised on the pitch?

The manager has decided that it is time to start trusting those he had deemed worthy of the Azzurri shirt. Against Turkey, Italy are looking for the enthusiasm and desire to play that they have been lacking for years.

The American is the new world champion. In Montréal, he won a thrilling race, which was thrown into disarray by Mathieu van der Poel, but which he secured through sheer strength and perfect timing. The Australian Michael Matthews finished second, with the Dutch champion in third place