The praise for Inter Milan following their first leg victory over Bayern in the Champions League quarter-finals continued in Thursday’s Italian papers, with one outlet claiming that star midfielder Nicolo Barella is worth over 100 million.
Unsurprisingly, Inter Milan’s heroic 2-1 win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals continues to dominate the headlines in the biggest Italian papers.
Nerazzurri will look to book their tickets to the semi-finals when the Bavarians visit the San Siro next Wednesday, as Simone Inzaghi’s remain in with a shot of winning a historic treble.
Thursday’s front pages, still in awe of Tuesday night’s performance and looking ahead to the second leg, saw praise heaped upon star midfielder Nicolo Barella, as well as club captain and first leg goalscorer Lautaro Martinez.
La Gazzetta dello Sport: Barella “Worth More Than 100 Million”
La Gazzetta dello Sport led with: “Barella enchants Europe. No one like him. He is the heart of Inter with world-class numbers. Everyone wants him, he is worth more than 100 million.”
They also made reference to ‘scary’ Barcelona after their 4-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in their quarter-final first leg on Wednesday and claimed that Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti are ‘at risk’ after their 3-0 defeat to Arsenal.
As is standard, the front page included some transfer speculation too. The outlet wrote: “Maignan leaves? Milan’s pathways from Chevalier to Carnesecchi,” raising question marks over the future of AC Milan stopper Mike Maignan.
Corriere dello Sport: Lautaro Martinez Is The “Soul of Inter”
Corriere dello Sport‘s front page read: “A leader, not only a technical one: he’s the soul of Inter. The Matatoro. The total Lautaro has bewitched Europe. Nineteen goals and a Ballon d’Or mentality. He enchanted the Allianz Arena on May 31st and he wants to return to Bavaria for the Champions League final.”
The outlet also wrote about Lazio and Fiorentina’s European clashes on Thursday evening, with the former heading to Norway to take on Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League, while the latter travel to Slovenia to face Celje in the Conference League.
Tuttosport: Juventus Want To Keep Kolo Muani
Lastly, Tuttosport‘s headline was: “Juve Kolo riMuani!”
The reputable outlet claims that the Old Lady are not only looking to sign Ademola Lookman from Atalanta in the summer, but they are also looking to extend Randal Kolo Muani’s loan for another year to have him available for the Club World Cup.
They also state that Pierre Kalulu’s loan from AC Milan will soon be made permanent.
In other news, Milan’s trip to Udinese on Friday evening was referenced, a year on from when I Rossoneri players walked off the pitch after goalkeeper Maignan was the target of repeated racist insults.
