Italian Sports Newspaper Headlines for July 18th, 2011

Date: 18th July 2011 at 6:34am
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Gazzetta dello SportLa Gazzetta dello Sport

The fall of the gods

  • After Argentina (5-6 with Uruguay) Brazil also fall in the penalty shootout. Pato and teammates dominate for 120′ against Paraguay, but cannot score not even from the penalty spot. During the night the tears from Messi and the rumours of a possible return of Maradona.
The faces of the discards
  • Juve leave Melo and Amauri at home, but amongst the discards there are also Coutinho (Inter), Menez (Roma), Frey (Fiorentina), and Floccari (Lazio). Palermo are record breakers: they have 26.

Gasp is satisfied: “This Sneijder is a leader”

De Rossi and Borriello, Roma restart like this

Ibra is the certainty, Cassano the puzzle 

TuttosportTuttosport

With what courage?

  • Today the Federal Council will express their opinion on the revoking of the 2006 scudetto from Inter. These councilmen could decide to not decide: another injustice!
Free passage for Vidal from Bayer
  • The acquisition of the Chilean is hours away. 6 goals in the latest test.
Argentina and Brazil, historic flops
  • Copa America: Uruguay and Paraguay eliminate the favourites via the penalty shootout.
SuperIbra bursts onto the scene, Montolivo edges closer
  • The Italian Champions also re-embrace Cassano. Attempts at a deal for the viola.
Mastronunzio and Reginaldo several deals with Siena
  • Perinetti: “We must talk”. The Tuscans look to Bianchi.

Corriere dello Sport

Mazzarri: “An amazing Napoli”

  • “This is the strongest team I have ever coached”.
  • The coach speaks candidly: “If Barcelona agreed to have a friendly with us, it means that we are important”.
  • “My relationship with De Laurentiis is much closer now. I was very happy to read some of his statements”.
  • “I found Hamsik to be motivated and I have no doubts he will stay here. Gargano? I will not send him away”.
Melo and Amauri out, Juve Vidal is arriving!
  • The Brazilians leave the retreat, the Chilean is close.
Gasperini invents a new Sneijder
  • Deep-lying playmaker in the 6-1 Inter win. Brace for Alvarez
Roma score 10 goals: “De Rossi stays here”
  • Luis Enrique: “He enchants me” . The first goal was by Totti, Borriello with 3.
Cisse is already excited: “Scudetto: Lazio, we can”
  • The Frenchmen scores right away (it ends 8-0): “We can win”.
Montolivo demoted, Milan are standing by
  • Fiorentina strip him of the captaincy, Gilardino shines: 4 goals.
Argentina and Brazil are ko’ed, shocks in the Copa America
  • Uruguay and Paraguay go through on penalties.

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