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As the seconds ticked off the clock Wednesday night in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal matchup between Juventus and Inter Milan, the camera crew focused on Federico Dimarco in the Inter bench.Dimarco, the man responsible for scoring Inter's goal on the night, had his back to the field, too nervous to watch the closing moments.

There's one.You can always bet on it, folks.There is always one when an international break hits the midway point and we start to get within a few days of the club game getting going again.This time around, it just so happens to be about one of Juventus ' most reliable players come the turn of the calendar year.

Juventus will take a narrow single goal advantage to Freiburg tomorrow for the second leg of their Europa League Round of 16 clash, knowing that a draw or a win would be enough to secure passage through to the quarterfinals of the second tier continental competition.Both Angel Di Maria and Federico Chiesa missed last weekend's win over Sampdoria nursing injuries, and coach Massimiliano Allegri speaking during his pre-match press conference did not rule out starting either player.

Juventus take on bottom side Sampdoria tomorrow as they return to league action looking to bounce back from last weekend's loss away at AS Roma.Massimiliano Allegri's side will no doubt be looking ahead to the return leg of their Europa League game in Germany on Thursday against Freiburg, but the coach is well aware of the dangers even a basement-dwelling side can pose.

For the past few weeks, something has been (mostly) the case as compared to the first half of the 2022-23 season: It's the simple fact that Federico Chiesa and Angel Di Maria have been healthy at the same time.We know why that was the case for all of August, September and October, with the former making his return from his major knee injury in the couple of games before the World Cup break.

Lionel Messi, wearing a black Qatari robe over his blue-and-white Argentina shirt, kissed the World Cup, shuffled toward his teammates and hoisted the golden trophy high in the air.It was an iconic sight that finally  definitively  places the soccer superstar in the pantheon of the game's greatest players.

00:26 This video shows the incredible eruption of noise in Buenos Aires as a result of Lionel Messi scoring a penalty in the World Cup final against France.Angel di Maria won the penalty, which was calmly dispatched by the captain, early in the first half of the crucial tie.The relative calm of the city is instantly disrupted as a tsunami of noise rises as thousands of hopeful Argentinians celebrated the first goal of the match.

Juventus travel to the San Siro on Sunday to take on second-place Inter Milan, knowing that the position in the table rightfully belongs to them.Even with the 15-point deduction Juve have continued to make up ground on the top six, and are only now seven points behind Atalanta in sixth with a game in hand.

Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa scored as Juventus saw off 10-man Freiburg to reach the Europa League quarter-finals, winning 2-0 in Germany to claim a 3-0 aggregate triumph.Having established a slender lead in the Turin first leg, Juventus saw a Vlahovic effort disallowed for offside in Thursday's rematch before Manuel Gulde was dismissed for blocking a shot with an outstretched arm.

At the very end of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the protagonist of the story, Victor Frankentein himself, the scientist who created the monster, is attempting to persuade a group of sailors, on whose ship he is marooned and ailing, that pursuing the fiend, rather than taking the calm, homeward-bound waters, is the right choice.

Angel Di Maria scored a hat trick as Juventus eased to a 3-0 win at 10-man Nantes on Thursday to reach the Europa League round of 16 4-1 on aggregate.Juventus only managed a 1-1 draw against the French side in the home leg as they eyed a long run in the European competition to boost a miserable campaign in which they have been deducted 15 Serie A points for financial irregularities.

Juventus continued to maintain their hold on the seventh spot (minus the fifteen points) with a solid 4-2 win over Torino, coming from behind twice in the Derby della Mole to secure all three points.Quick responses from Juan Cuadrado and Danilo ensured the Bianconeri were level going into the break, before Bremer and Adrien Rabiot scored after the break in a wide open game that was entertaining to watch.

Fresh off the disappointment of their latest Champions League debacle, Juventus return to league action with the consolation that they will still be playing in the Europa League next season.Sunday will see the latest episode of their bitter rivalry against Inter Milan in the Derby d'Italia, with the Nerazzuri doing enough in their group to pip Barcelona to a spot in the knockout rounds of the European showcase.

Out of all the injured players that are currently on Juventus ' roster, it just so happened to be the club's two biggest creative attacking threats were the two big question marks in terms of their availability.There was even more uncertainty as Juve rolled out onto the Continassa and one of those guys wasn't taking part in the final training session before Max Allegri's squad hopped on a plane to Germany.

As we wait to hear about the appeal of Juventus' 15-point penalty that has seen the club drop down into the mid-table zone in Serie A, the most direct way into next season's Champions League is still very much uncertain.That's because after last Thursday's 1-1 draw with Nantes in Turin, Juve head to France this week needing to win during a time in which their play is not inspiring a whole lot of confidence.

Adrien Rabiot's header was enough to earn Juventus a 1-0 win over Fiorentina that lifted them into the top half of the Serie A table despite some late controversy.Rabiot scored the winner in the first half of a typically feisty affair between two long-standing rivals at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday, moving the beleaguered Bianconeri up to ninth.

Juventus fell to a spectacular winner away at AS Roma in an otherwise tight affair in the nation's capital.Defender Gianluca Mancini got the unlikely goal while the Bianconeri were unlucky to have hit the woodwork three times in a game they should have won clearly, much like the previous leg played in Turin.

If there ever was a case where chaos could rule the day, look no further than this current one.Look no further than what things look like in Group C.

All four teams in Group C enter their final group stage games with a chance to advance to the knockout rounds.That hasn't been the case in the other two groups that have been decided the day earlier, so we head into a bit of an interesting twist that could very well cause some chaos to happen as both games are played at the same time.

Now that we're on the seventh day of the 2022 World Cup, I have one question for you ...
Are you ready to see what Adrien Rabiot can do for an encore?Are you ready to see what Angel Di Maria and Argentina will also do for an encore?So little time to find out what's next!OK, so maybe I could also mention the guy in the picture who will also be playing today, but what we're really here for is to see what the world's greatest midfielder can do after his impressive World Cup opener and then what the Copa America winners can do to not go home early from a tournament they were being tipped to potentially go far in.

Juventus put aside their off-field troubles to rescue a 3-3 draw with Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday.Massimiliano Allegri's side were playing their first match since being docked 15 points on Friday by an Italian soccer court investigating the club's transfer dealings, leaving the former third-placed club marooned in mid-table.

With the resignation of Juventus' president and the entire board, a pending investigation into the club's fun financial shenanigans, and, oh yes, the World Cup in Qatar, the strange break in the middle of the season was very strange and certainly not uneventful for the club and its players.A few Bianconeri (current and former) added trophies to their cabinet, and a few others got to stay home in Bel paese enjoying a few days of extra rest.

Brighton hope "it won't be a problem for a couple of years" when it comes to keeping hold of Alexis Mac Allister, says chief executive Paul Barber.The midfielder, 23, impressed as he helped Argentina win the World Cup in Qatar.Mac Allister has a deal at Brighton until June 2025, with the club having the option to extend it by a year.

Even if it was a simple tap in from a few yards out, Federico Chiesa's first goal back from injury was always going to be a special one.That's only natural for the journey he's been on for the last 12 months.He has gotten his official return to the field out of the way, his first start since tearing his ACL out of the way, got his first assist since returning in the bank, and the only thing that was left to do was to put his name on the scoresheet.

Angel Di Maria will not be leaving Juventus in January, according to Fabrizio Romano, despite recent rumours suggesting he might.The veteran winger will stay at the Allianz Stadium for the full season, as defined in his contract with the Bianconeri, and his decision on the future beyond that will be made in the next couple of months.

The streets of Lionel Messi's hometown of Rosario erupted in celebration on Sunday after Argentina beat France to win its third World Cup title.We're champions, which is all we wanted, more than anything for (Messi) and for the whole team, Santiago Ferraris, 25, said.Argentina's three goals in the 3-3 draw were scored by Rosario natives, with Messi, who came up from local team Newell's Old Boys, scoring two and Angel Di Maria, who once played in rival local team Rosario Central, one.

Didier Deschamps will make a decision on his France future in the new year after overseeing Les Bleus' dramatic penalty shoot-out loss to Argentina in the World Cup final.Kylian Mbappe's hat-trick - just the second to be scored in a men's World Cup final - saw France twice come from behind in a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time at Lusail Stadium.

Argentina have won the 2022 World Cup after emerging victorious from a penalty shootout in a scarcely-believable final against France.Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as the 2018 champions twice came from behind after Lionel Messi's brace had twice put Argentina ahead.But Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni missed from 12 yards before Gonzalo Montiel netted the decisive spot-kick to spark wild scenes of celebration.

After nearly two wild and dramatic weeks at the World Cup, we have the reached the win-or-go-home portion of the tourney.Sixteen teams remain, 16 others have been eliminated, and the fun continues on Saturday.Be sure to check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Qatar.

Argentina warmed up for the World Cup with a 5-0 hammering of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, as a brace from Angel Di Maria and goals from Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi and Joaquin Correa extended their unbeaten run to 36 games.Roared on by the Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium crowd, Argentina took the lead when Messi collected a pass from Di Maria and found himself with the goalkeeper to beat, but unselfishly set up Alvarez for his third international goal in the 17th minute.