Overview

• The city council cleared the €197 million sale of the Meazza and surrounding areas to AC Milan and Inter, triggering an immediate €73 million payment and targeting the notarized deed in October with design work led by Norman Foster and David Manica toward a 2030 completion.
• City leaders defended a sports-use valuation as Milan’s prosecutor monitors the file after a civic complaint, with Paolo Scaroni expressing confidence the agreement can withstand appeals.
• Napoli beat Sporting Lisbon 2-1 at the Maradona on a Rasmus Hojlund brace, and Kevin De Bruyne publicly denied any rift with Antonio Conte after recent substitution debate.
• Juventus drew 2-2 at Villarreal as ex-Juve player Renato Veiga equalized in stoppage time after Federico Gatti’s bicycle kick, extending a run of draws and prompting player and pundit concerns over game management and set-piece defending.
• Monaco and Manchester City finished 2-2 after a late Eric Dier penalty amid heated confrontations, with Gigio Donnarumma avoiding a second yellow, while broader assessments credit Inter with early defensive solidity in Europe as Napoli and Juventus show inconsistency.