Coppa Italia

So far this season, Naples has played two outstanding matches: one in the Champions League against Liverpool, and one in the league against Juventus.

Football Newspaper: Huanghai gives up on Toure; Cleo and Alexandrini will represent the team. The Qingdao Huanghai team, which is currently training in Dubai, played two friendly matches there – losing 1-3 to the Uzbek team Almalyk and winning 5-1 against Dubai FC. Regarding foreign players for the team, Qingdao Huanghai will give up Yayatuure; the foreign players who are almost definitely part of the team are Cleo and Alessandrini. It is reported that Qingdao Huanghai had placed its hopes on Ayatuure earlier; he also returned to the team during its training camp at Haiying. However, after thorough evaluation, Qingdao Huanghai realized that his physical condition was not sufficient to handle high-intensity and fast-paced matches, so they were forced to give up on him. As for the two foreign players who are almost certain to join the team, Cleo played for the squad last season; although he is about to turn 35, his excellent professional attitude keeps him in great physical condition, and his ability as a center is also very important. The signing of former French international Alexandrini should not present any problems either; at 30, he is in the prime of his career and is an excellent winger who excels both in scoring and providing assists. Both foreign players have now joined the team. Naldo, who was with the team during training, was dropped due to his advanced age. Since it is not yet clear whether the deadline for transfers will change, if it remains set for February 28th as originally planned, there will not be much time left for Qingdao Huanghai to sign foreign players; they need to bring in 3 foreign players, which is a challenging task. Among the team’s new signings, Zhou Junchen, Wang Wei, Bu Xin, Liu Zhenli, and Wang Hao are players who are undergoing trial periods; Zhou Junchen being an U21 player, he does not count toward the transfer quota. Previously, Qingdao Huanghai had already signed 19-year-old goalkeeper Cao Guojun, who also does not count toward the transfer quota.

At 3:45 a.m. on February 14th, Beijing time, the first leg of the semifinals of the 19-20 Serie A Cup saw AC Milan host Juventus at home. In the first half, Milan pressed hard in attack; Ibrahimi and Calabria missed their chances, while Buffon made some outstanding saves. In the second half, Castillejo assisted Rebic to break the deadlock; Teo was sent off, and Ronaldo scored from a penalty kick he himself created. In the end, AC Milan, playing with 10 players, drew 1-1 with Juventus. The second leg match will take place on March 5th, Beijing time, and Theo, Ibrahimi, and Castillejo will be suspended for that match.