Any cautious optimism that was slowly building in the West Ham United fanbase over the international break was obliterated on Saturday afternoon.

Instead of building on their impressive 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest, the East Londoners reverted to type and lost by the same scoreline against Tottenham Hotspur.

With an abysmal record of six wins, five draws and 13 losses in his 24 games in charge, it now feels like a matter of when and not if David Sullivan and Co sack Graham Potter.

One of the names recently touted to replace him has been Nuno Espírito Santo, but West Ham might be wiser to re-sign a former coach instead, and no, we aren’t talking about David Moyes.

Why West Ham might want Nuno

While he might not be the first name on the wishlist of every fan, it’s not hard to understand why West Ham are reportedly keen on Nuno.

Firstly, unlike some of the other managers that have been suggested as replacements for Potter, like Frank Lampard, the Portuguese coach is currently out of work, and therefore should be far easier to bring on board.

Secondly, he’s already very familiar with English football, and the Premier League specifically, having managed Wolverhampton Wanderers for 199 games, Spurs for 17 and Forest for 71.

Nuno’s managerial career

Team

Games

Forest

71

Al-Ittihad

53

Spurs

17

Wolves

199

Porto

49

Valencia

62

Rio Ave

80

All Stats via Transfermarkt

Finally, although his time in North London was far from successful, he made a significant impact at the other two clubs.

For example, the 51-year-old led the Old Gold into the top-flight, and then not only made them a permanent fixture, but led them into the Europa League, where they reached the quarter-finals in the 19/20 season.

Likewise, when he took over the Tricky Trees, they were staring down the barrel of relegation, and now they are preparing for life in the Europa League.

In all, Nuno would undoubtedly be an improvement on Potter, but West Ham may be able to make an even better appointment than the former Forest boss by re-hiring someone who’s already spent time in the London Stadium dugout.

The coach West Ham should re-hire instead of Nuno

Now, when we talk about West Ham re-hiring an old coach, the first name that may come to mind for many is David Moyes.

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However, the Scotsman is currently doing a brilliant job with Everton, and we aren’t even talking about him in this instance. Instead, the coach the Hammers should bring back to the London Stadium is Edin Terzić.

Yes, while the 42-year-old has never been the East Londoners’ manager, he was the assistant to Slaven Bilić during the Croatian’s time at the helm between 2015 and 2017, a period in which the club notched up some impressive wins against the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City.

The German tactician took up his first head coach role in December 2020 when he was appointed as Borussia Dortmund’s interim manager following the departure of Lucien Favre.

The boyhood Dortmund fan was an instant hit at the Signal Iduna Park, overseeing 20 wins, four draws and just eight losses, which saw the team finish in third place, just a point off RB Leipzig.

More importantly, though, he managed to win the DFB Pokal, beating Leipzig 4-1 in the final, which was likely more than the club could have hoped for when appointing him.

The Menden-born would be given the job permanently a year later, following the firing of Marco Rose at the end of the 21/22 season.

It didn’t take long for the “incredible” manager, as dubbed by former Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke, to work his magic as the German giants found themselves in a title race, losing out on goal difference on the final day.

While such a bitter disappointment would be enough to destroy some coaches, the Hammers assistant remained in the job and led Dortmund on an incredible Champions League run the following year, which saw them make the final, only to lose out to perennial winners Real Madrid.

He opted to leave his role following that game and has been without a club since.

In all, the still young coach has overseen 128 matches in his managerial career, winning 75, drawing 24 and losing just 29, which comes out to a points per game average of 1.95, which is significantly better than Nuno’s average of 1.71 points per game.

Terzic’s Managerial career

Games

128

Wins

75

Losses

29

Draws

24

Points per Game

1.95

Goals For

267

Goals Against

153

All Stats via Transfermarkt

Ultimately, while the former Forest man would be a great hire, we can’t help but think Terzic would be the more ambitious option, as his record at Dortmund shows.

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Dois jovens promissores estão chamando atenção no carioca sub-20. São eles, o meia João Pedro Murilo, do Vasco e o zagueiro Cleiton, do Flamengo.

João Pedro, ou JP como é conhecido, é volante de origem, mas que recentemente começou a utilizar a camisa 10 do Cruz-Maltino. Convocado pela primeira vez por Ramon Menezes em maio, para treinar com a Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 no período de preparação para o Mundial da mesma categoria, se destacou pelo sub-17 na temporada 2022 (40 jogos, 6 gols e 11 assistências) e disputou a Copa São Paulo de Futebol Junior com o Vasco nesta temporada, quando foi promovido ao sub-20. Nesta temporada, o meio-campista tem 10 jogos – nove como titular – e três assistências no sub-20.

O jogador vem de grandes conquistas pela base vascaína. Em 2021 venceu o Carioca sub-17, marcando dois gols na competição. Já em 2022, foi campeão da Copa Rio sub-17. O meia de 18 anos foi crucial para carimbar a vaga do time para a final. JP marcou seu primeiro gol pelo Vasco na partida de ida da semifinal do torneio, na vitória de 2 a 1 contra o Botafogo.

Já Cleiton, é mais conhecido da torcida rubro-negra. Já tendo atuado pelo time profissional desde o ano passado, o defensor reforça a base do clube sempre que necessário, para seguir com ritmo.

Constantemente elogiado pela comissão técnica, o zagueiro recebeu recentemente propostas para deixar o Flamengo, mas o clube não fechou negócio. A última vez que foi relacionado para o profissional foi contra o Ñublense-CHI, pela Copa Libertadores no dia 24 de maio. Pelo Campeonato Carioca sub-20, o zagueiro já deixou anotado três gols na competição.

A final do Campeonato Carioca sub-20 acontece nos dois próximos finais de semana. O jogo de ida será no sábado (8), às 10h, na Gávea. A volta está marcada para o dia 15, às 15h, em São Januário.

Manchester United are striving to finish the transfer window in strong fashion, though they may face a difficult question to answer regarding one of their finest academy graduates.

Manchester United miss chance to see off Fulham

Ruben Amorim will need to wait a little longer for his first victory of the Premier League season after Manchester United missed the chance to see off Fulham at Craven Cottage last Sunday.

Bruno Fernandes missed a penalty that would’ve put his side in the ascendancy before Emile Smith-Rowe cancelled out Leny Yoro’s opener to leave the Red Devils with a point from their first two top-flight matches.

In the face of an underwhelming start, Wayne Rooney has indicated that Amorim has pressure on his shoulders if he is to become a successful manager at Old Trafford, claiming results need to occur sooner rather than later.

He stated on the Wayne Rooney Show: “There are no excuses now for the manager this season. He’s got to start getting results and getting results quickly because once you start getting into October, November, if results don’t change drastically then that’s when pressure comes. United really needed to hit the ground running this season and one point from six is a worry.”

Senne Lammens could be on his way to Manchester United from Royal Antwerp to alleviate pressure on Andre Onana between the sticks. Meanwhile, Adam Wharton may swap Crystal Palace for the Red Devils to fill the vacant hole in their midfield.

Nevertheless, sales will be needed to sanction more incomings, and Amorim now faces an intriguing question involving a member of his first-team squad who could now be set for the exit door.

Kobbie Mainoo could leave Manchester United

According to talkSPORT, Kobbie Mainoo would consider a Manchester United exit before the window shuts after being an unused substitute in their first two Premier League matches against Arsenal and Fulham, having previously wanted to sign a new deal.

The England international has been told to fight for his place by Amorim, who stated in his post-match press conference: “He’s fighting for the position now with Bruno. I let Mason Mount (play) there because we want to score a goal, and when I changed, I felt the team needed to return to one holding midfielder near Bruno.”

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Beaten to the 2024 Golden Boy award by Lamine Yamal, they both enjoyed breakthrough campaigns at last summer’s European Championships and Mainoo found himself in the top-five ranking for best teenagers in world football via the CIES Football Observatory, alongside the Spain international.

Last season, Mainoo scored twice and claimed an assist in 37 appearances across all competitions, albeit he did struggle to replicate his exploits in 2023/24, where he struck on five occasions.

Amorim doesn’t seem to have the Carrington graduate at the forefront of his mind, though it remains to be seen what interest could arise for his services in the final stretch of the window.

West Ham United “could move” for an “incredible” England international as a replacement for Nayef Aguerd, who may be set for an exit before the transfer deadline.

West Ham eyeing new defender after Aguerd refuses to travel

After spending the 2024-25 campaign on loan at Real Sociedad, Aguerd has come back into the fold this season, starting the opening two Premier League games, during which West Ham conceded a combined eight goals.

However, it is clear the Moroccan has little intention of remaining at the London Stadium for much longer, with the 29-year-old pushing to leave before the deadline, amid interest from the likes of Sunderland, AC Milan and AS Roma.

In fact, the Keinitra-born defender is well-known to have refused to travel to Nottingham Forest for yesterday’s Premier League clash, with the centre-back taking drastic action to try and force through an exit.

However, ExWHUEmployee has now revealed that the club could be hesitant to sanction a departure, should they be unable to find an adequate replacement in time, with Southampton’s Taylor Harwood-Bellis among the potential options.

The West Ham insider said: “The club have yet to confirm any bid as yet from Marseille or Sunderland and even if they did would have to make a decision as to whether it is worth accepting and whether a replacement could be lined up in time.

“The club have looked at other defenders and one we exclusively revealed at the start of the window and we still have interest in us Charlie Cresswell, ironically he plays in France for Toulouse.

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Although the Saints were relegated without putting up much of a fight last season, the 23-year-old clearly enjoyed a decent campaign on a personal level, having picked up his first cap for England, scoring on his debut against Ireland.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola also singled out his former player for high praise last season, saying: “He’s an incredible threat for Southampton from set pieces and a composer when they have the ball because the manager insists the way they have to play, they have to be close, to move differently.”

With Aguerd clearly eager to leave, West Ham shouldn’t stand in his way, should a deal for Harwood-Bellis be possible, and a move wouldn’t break the bank, with a £20m price tag being touted earlier this summer.

Leeds United won the Championship title with a staggering haul of 100 points in the 2024/25 campaign, but they knew that the jump up to the Premier League was still a huge one.

The last six teams to have been promoted to the top-flight have all gone straight back down in the last two seasons, which illustrates the size of the task ahead for Daniel Farke’s Whites, Sunderland, and Burnley.

Unfortunately, though, Leeds ended the summer transfer window without doing all the business that they wanted to do in the forward areas, as they missed out on a deadline day deal for Harry Wilson.

The only attacker the Whites paid a transfer fee for in the window was Switzerland forward Noah Okafor, who joined from AC Milan for a reported £18m.

The 25-year-old winger only scored seven goals in 57 matches for Milan and Napoli in the last two seasons combined, per Sofascore, and was an unused substitute against Newcastle United last time out.

Another one of the club’s attacking signings over the summer who still has a big question mark hanging over him is centre-forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who joined on a free transfer from Everton.

Why Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a risk signing for Leeds

Speaking earlier this month, Leeds United’s managing director Robbie Evans explained the reasoning behind the signing: “When you acquire a new player, you’re making a sacrifice somewhere as far as their age, their experiences, their ceiling, their character or their injury history.

“Something is not going to be perfect, unless they are the highly expensive player. We’d rather take somebody that’s got the experience, the physicality, the profile, the goal record and the character, and bet on ourselves to keep them healthy, than take somebody who doesn’t have that ceiling.”

These are interesting comments from Evans and understandable to a point. Calvert-Lewin is a vastly experienced Premier League performer who has been there and done it in the past, but the main issue is that his best performances are well and truly in the past.

The former England international has failed to hit double digits for goals in the Premier League in any of the last four seasons, and has underperformed his xG in all nine of his seasons in the division.

Calvert-Lewin’s Premier League career

Season

xG

Goals

24/25

8.85

3

23/24

13.63

7

22/23

6.50

2

21/22

6.22

5

20/21

18.21

16

19/20

16.11

13

18/19

6.17

6

17/18

5.44

4

16/17

1.25

1

Stats via Understat

As you can see in the table above, Calvert-Lewin is a wasteful finisher who has not provided much in the way of quality since the last season without crowds at games.

Evans also mentioned the injury risk, which is a big one with the striker, because the forward has missed 112 matches through injury in his career, per Transfermarkt.

The 28-year-old attacker is, therefore, an incredibly risky signing for Leeds because his goal record and his injury record both suggest that the Whites may struggle to get much of an impact out of him this season.

Time will tell whether or not that risk will end up being worth it or not, as it is now up to Calvert-Lewin to get his career back on track, but Leeds may regret letting go of a number nine who has outperformed the Englishman in recent years.

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Spanish striker Rafa Mujica left Elland Road to sign for Las Palmas on a free transfer, per Transfermarkt, in the summer of 2021, and has since gone on to shine in multiple countries.

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The young centre-forward went out on loan to various teams across Spain during his spell with Leeds before they ultimately decided that he was not going to make the grade in West Yorkshire and let him join Las Palmas for nothing.

He had failed to score more than four goals in any of his loan spells, per Transfermarkt, which may be why the club were willing to let him go in 2021, but they may look back on that decision with regret considering what the star has gone on to achieve.

Mujica really hit his stride at first-team level after his move that saw him sign for Arouca from Las Palmas in 2022. The Spanish marksman scored 14 goals in 32 matches in his first season in Portgual, per Transfermarkt.

Since the end of that season, from the summer of 2023 onwards, the former Leeds academy starlet has significantly outperformed Calvert-Lewin as a goalscorer in the past two seasons.

Mujica, who signed for Qatar-based side Al-Sadd last year, has scored 44 goals in all competitions for Arouca and Al-Sadd since the summer of 2023.

23/24 + 24/25

Rafa Mujica

Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Appearances

65

26

Minutes played

5,297

4,243

Goals

44

11

Minutes per goal

120

385

Assists

9

5

Stats via Transfermarkt

As you can see in the table above, the 26-year-old striker has scored 33 more goals and provided four more assists than Calvert-Lewin in the last two years, with a far more impressive minutes per goal ratio.

Mujica, who was hailed as “magnificent” by former boss Pepe Mel, also outperformed his xG of 16.27 to score 20 goals in the Portuguese top-flight in the 2023/24 campaign, per Sofascore.

These statistics suggest that the Spanish attacker is far more clinical and lethal in front of goal than Calvert-Lewin, having delivered at a decent level in Portugal and, now, in Qatar.

Whilst he is an unproven quantity in England and the Premier League, Mujica appears to be a far better player and far more valuable asset than he was when Leeds decided to let him join Las Palmas on a free transfer four years ago.

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This is why supporters may look back on the decision to release Mujica as a poor one, particularly given the risks that the club have had to take with the signing of Calvert-Lewin in the hope that he can fire them to survival in the Premier League.

حرص المهندس هاني أبوريدة رئيس الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، وأعضاء المجلس حمادة الشربيني ومصطفى أبو زهرة ومحمد أبو حسين وطارق أبو العنين على مساندة ودعم منتخب مصر تحت 17 عاما قبل المشاركة في بطولة كأس العالم في قطر.

ويشارك منتخب مصر، بقيادة المدير الفني أحمد الكأس، في منافسات بطولة كأس العالم تحت 17 سنة، المقرر إقامته في قطر، خلال الفترة من 3 نوفمبر إلى 27 نوفمبر 2025.

وتحدث أبو ريدة مع اللاعبين عن ضرورة بذل أقصى ما لديهم في المرحلة المقبلة من أجل تشريف الكرة المصرية.

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وأشار أبو ريدة في اجتماعه مع اللاعبين، إلى أنه كان حريصا على توفير كافة طلبات الجهاز الفني بقيادة أحمد الكاس من أجل الوصول إلى أبعد نقطة في كأس العالم.

كما تواجد الجهاز الفني للمنتخب الأول بقيادة حسام حسن وإبراهيم حسن مدير المنتخب وطارق سليمان المدرب العام، من أجل حث اللاعبين على ضرورة بذل أقصى ما لديهم في البطولة.

وأكد حسام حسن في كلمته، أن جميع اللاعبين تحت أنظار جهاز المنتخب وأن فرصة تواجدهم في المنتخب الأول قائمة حال تألقهم مع المنتخب وأنديتهم.

وأسفرت القرعة، عن وقوع منتخب مصر تحت 17 عامًا في المجموعة الخامسة مع منتخبات إنجلترا وفنزويلا وهايتي.

Ruben Amorim has explained why he dropped Altay Bayindir from Manchester United's starting lineup against Sunderland in the Premier League. After a series of disappointing performances for the Red Devils, Amorim benched the Turkey international as he handed a debut to deadline day signing Senne Lammens. The Belgian custodian was finally handed the chance to play more than a month after moving from Royal Antwerp.

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  Lammens, who moved to Old Trafford from Royal Antwerp on deadline day, was finally handed his maiden start for United as Amorim picked the Belgian goalkeeper over Bayindir against Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday.

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  Amorim explains decision to bench Bayindir

  Speaking to ahead of the Premier League game at Old Trafford, Amorim said: "It's rotation. Everybody has to be ready to play. We need to win this game, every opponent is different, so we try to find the best characteristics to win every match."

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  Bayindir was picked as United's first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Andre Onana at the start of the 2025-26 campaign after the Cameroonian goalkeeper had a fallout with Amorim and was eventually sent out on loan to Turkey. With Bayindir between the sticks, United conceded a whopping 11 goals in their first six matches and won just two.

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  After featuring in Amorim's lineup against Brentford last week, Cunha was surprisingly left on the bench as Mason Mount started ahead of the Brazil international. Mount featured alongside Bryan Mbeumo just behind lone striker Benjamin Sesko in the Portuguese coach's 3-4-2-1 formation.

Queensland captain confirms Khawaja will play in the Sheffield Shield final after last week’s fitness saga

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Captain Marnus Labuschagne has confirmed that Usman Khawaja will play for Queensland in the Sheffield Shield final and believes last week’s public spat will high performance manager Joe Dawes will “improve his performance” rather than distract him.Khawaja, 38, has been the subject of an unusual media drama in the lead-up to the final after missing the last match of the regular season against South Australia at Karen Rolton Oval.Related

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Dawes spoke last Wednesday claiming Khawaja did not have any hamstring issues that they were aware of and said, “it’s just disappointing he didn’t play a game for Queensland when he had an opportunity to.”Queensland Cricket board member Ian Healy had also made strong comments on his SEN radio show saying, “It’s just this pick and choose mentality that has been evident in his later years that Queensland haven’t been happy with.”Khawaja fired back in an emotional and lengthy press conference, saying the accusations of him not having an injury were “categorically untrue” and that he was disappointed and disheartened by claims that he didn’t want to play for Queensland despite spending five days in Melbourne at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix while the Shield game was going on.Labuschagne confirmed that Khawaja would definitely play in the final at Karen Rolton Oval on Wednesday and was confident that Australia’s Test opener wouldn’t be distracted after a turbulent week.”No, not at all,” Labuschagne said at the captains’ pre-game press conference. “If anything, it’ll probably improve his performance. He just loves the big moments. He’s been an amazing player for a long time, so I don’t think he’s going to have any issues with going out there and performing at his best.”Queensland captain Marnus Labuschagne and South Australia captain Nathan McSweeney pose with the Sheffield Shield trophy•Getty Images

South Australia captain Nathan McSweeney, who was Khawaja’s opening partner for the first three Tests of the Border-Gavaskar series and is a former Queensland team-mate, said he had spoken to Khawaja in the lead-up to the final and expected him to perform well.”He wanted to see if he could get a tee time at Kooyonga,” McSweeney said. “So I did send him a cheeky text. But he’s all good. “He’s a professional player, has been for a long time now, and I think he’ll be definitely ready here tomorrow, and he’ll be a massive wicket for us.”Queensland’s staff put together a video of former Shield winning players sending their well wishes to the current team, which the squad watched on the big screen at Karen Rolton Oval before training on Tuesday.Labuschagne would not confirm Queensland’s final XI, but they will need to make at least one change from the side that drew with South Australia to accommodate Khawaja’s return. The concern for Queensland will be trying to take 20 wickets after claiming just 12 in four days last week, with Labuschagne taking four of them with his part-time medium pace.How a drawn final is decided

In the event the Sheffield Shield final ends in a draw, the title will be decided on first-innings bonus points which are accrued across the first 100 overs.

Batting teams earn 0.01 of a bonus point for every run scored over 200 in the initial 100 overs; bowling sides get 0.1 of a bonus point for every wicket in the first 100 overs. For example, the batting side scores 350 all out in 90 overs they earn 1.5 points and the bowling side 1 point.

Should bonus points be tied and the match drawn, SA will win the Shield given they finished top of the ladder and earned hosting rights for the final.

“The wicket is probably not as hard as it was for last week’s game here,” he said. “I think there’s probably a little bit more moisture in it. The grass is probably a fraction longer. But obviously [curator] Trent [Kelly] hasn’t cut it yet, so we’ll have to wait and see whether that gets cut in the morning.”I think, all in all, last week would have been a really good cricket wicket for a five-day game. South Australia had us in a position where if they really wanted to try and win the game, they probably could have pushed down that route.”Even last week, on that wicket that was quite flat, there could have been a result. So I don’t think there’s going to be any problem with trying to get a result this game.”South Australia squad: Nathan McSweeney (capt), Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Henry Hunt, Jake Lehmann, Ben Manenti, Nathan McAndrew, Conor McInerney, Harry Nielsen, Lloyd Pope, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Henry ThorntonQueensland squad: Marnus Labuschagne (capt), Jack Clayton, Lachlan Hearne, Usman Khawaja, Angus Lovell, Ben McDermott, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Tom Straker, Mitchell Swepson, Callum Vidler, Jack Wildermuth

Adrien Rabiot was left 'angry' after AC Milan drew 0-0 with Juventus as the midfielder made his first return to the Allianz Stadium since his move to the Rossoneri. While he admitted it was an 'emotional' night, the Frenchman was left frustrated by his side's inability to secure a victory against his former club, pinpointing where Milan must improve to challenge for the title.

Rabiot unhappy with Milan vs Juvenus

Rabiot has expressed his frustration after the Rossoneri were held to a 0-0 draw against his former club Juventus at the Allianz Stadium, according to an interview with DAZN via Football Italia. The France international, who spent five years in Turin before leaving in 2024, admitted to feeling "angry" that his side failed to capitalise on their chances in his first match back at his old ground.

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The match marked an emotional occasion for the 30-year-old midfielder, who faced many of his former teammates and staff for the first time since his departure. Despite the warm return, Rabiot's focus was on securing a crucial away win for Milan. "It was an emotional night. I know many of the players at Juventus, the stadium, the staff, even coach Tudor… I was really happy to come back here," Rabiot said. "I wanted to win, but that’s football – we’ll keep going with our journey."

'Angry' over missed chances in stalemate

Milan created several clear opportunities but lacked the clinical edge to find a breakthrough, a fact that left Rabiot particularly annoyed. The match was a cagey affair, with Milan registering 13 shots to Juventus' 12, but only four were on target. "I’m angry because we should have won," he stated. "We had opportunities but something was missing. We have to do more and improve as a team. It’s only the start of the season, but winning here would’ve been important."

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What Milan lacked against Juventus

Reflecting on his team's tactical shortcomings, Rabiot identified a lack of aggression and precision in the final third as key areas for improvement. He felt that while a point away to Juventus is a decent result, Milan left two points on the table. "We didn’t use the depth enough, and in front of goal, we have to be better – final passes, shots, second balls, aggression," he explained. "The point is okay, but we could’ve done more to win."

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O Santos conseguiu realizar um efeito suspensivo no Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD). Após solicitação do Peixe, por enquanto, os próximos compromissos do clube serão realizados na Vila Belmiro, mas ainda sem a presença do público.

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O Alvinegro Praiano recorre da pena concedida na sessão que julgou os episódios ocorridos na derrota para o Corinthians. O tribunal optou por punir o time com pagamento de multa no valor de R$ 80 mil e a realização de 8 jogos com portões fechados e com perda do mando de campo, ou seja, a 150 km de distância do seu estádio.

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O Santos divulgou uma nota sobre a conquista da suspensão da penalização e relatou o empenho para poder voltar a contar com seu torcedor em dias de jogos.

– A relatoria argumentou que a junção de penas de perda de mando de campo e portões fechados “não parece adequada”, como foi definido no julgamento em primeira instância. O Clube segue tentando que sua torcida volte às arquibancadas na Vila Belmiro o mais breve possível – manifestou o time.

A suspensão da pena santista é provisória. O Peixe poderá jogar na Vila Belmiro as três próximas partidas ou até que o novo julgamento da equipe seja realizado.

Com base nisso, se uma nova sessão não for feita pelo STJD neste intervalo, o Alvinegro poderá jogar Botafogo, Athletico Paranaense e Grêmio dentro de sua casa.

RELEMBRE ‘CAOS’ NO DUELO DIANTE DO CORINTHIANS

Com a derrota por 2 a 0 encaminhada no clássico contra o Corinthians, gritos contra o elenco, o ex-técnico Odair Hellmann e o presidente Andres Rueda começaram a ecoar no estádio, junto de bombas e artefatos pirotécnicos que foram arremessados no gramado a partir dos 40 minutos do segundo tempo.

Enquanto acontecia a confusão dentro do estádio, e os atletas eram escoltados para irem ao vestiário, a polícia e torcedores santistas entraram em confronto nos arredores do local.