News about Malick Thiaw

After the hosts were limited to ten men after defender Malick Thiaw received a direct red card, Manuel Locatelli won 1-0 at AC Milan in Serie A on Sunday. When Thiaw received his marching orders for a last-man foul on Moise Kean, a very slow-paced match took a surprising turn five minutes before the break. Juve took over, with a deflected long-range shot off Rade Krunic, catching Milan keeper Antonio Mirante off guard.

According to Calcio Mercato, the Rossoneri are looking to rise to their ranks at left-back and right-back, as well as a coveted Scally, who can play on either side as a winder target. Davide Calabria, Alessandro Florenzi, or Theo Hernandez usually start at left-back and left-back for Milan, but there is a shortage of coverage for both positions, as center-backs Pierre Kalulu and Malick Thiaw have often been playing at full throttle this season.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: Hands up who expected AC Milan and Inter Milan to be contesting the Champions League semi-final?Anyone? No one would have bet a penny on the all-Italian last-four clash, which acts as an advertisement for Serie A football, despite the fact that top English and Spanish clubs have a considerable debt. The Rossoneri haven't made the last four since 2007, while Inter's first since 2010, and the pair last met in the semi-finals of Europe's top competition in 2003. The participants in the semi-finals were a world apart: Shevchenko, Maldini, Pirlo, Seedorf, and Crespo were matched against Crespo, Recoba, Martins, and Zanetti. The city of Milan will determine which ferocious intra-city rival, each with European pedigree and running through their veins, will represent the city of Milan in the final. And below, Mail Sport's Alvise Cagnazzo rules over the two Italian giants and who is in the best shape going into the crucial clash.

In the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, Tottenham and AC Milan will face each other. After Brahim Diaz' header in the first leg, the north London side finds themselves 1-0 down on aggregate. However, with Antonio Conte back on the Spurs touchline, it could be a different story when the Rossoneri arrived to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: It was another action-packed weekend in Italy as Serie A saw many more twists and turns. Napoli lost just their second league match of the season against Lazio on Friday night, while Roma displaced AC Milan in the top four positions after Jose Mourinho's side defeated Juventus. Sportsmail delves into Serie A's weekend action, offering you ten things we learned.

In Real Madrid's thumping of Liverpool in the Champions League this week, Lavation's outspoken president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, would have reveled in it. They aren't just because Tebas supports them. He may have seen the dazzling 5-2 win as one in the Premier League's eye, which he recently described as 'financially doped' and losing control. Tebas would have certainly recalled the other victories involving English clubs in the Champions League over the last two weeks. Despite all the rumors about growing Premier League supremacy off the field, none of the four English representatives were able to win their last-16, first leg games, three of whom lost. Liverpool was humiliated by the reigning European champions' taking a two-goal lead at Anfield, while Tottenham and Chelsea were also defeated, albeit modestly by AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund respectively. Manchester City, the best of the English quartet, was only able to draw 1-1 away to RB Leipzig on Wednesday night, capping a disappointing run of results.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: The league's heavyweight sides all won significant victories, including Napoli, who maintained their ascendancy at the top of the table, over the weekend. After beating Sassuolo 2-0, the Naples team is now 15 points ahead of nearest rival Inter Milan, who are expected to win their first Scudetto since 1990. Meanwhile, Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Roma all won, while Salernitana plightened despite new boss Paulo Sousa's arrival.

With a 1-0 victory over Spurs in their last-16 first leg at the San Siro on Tuesday, the Rossoneri advanced to their first Champions League quarter-final appearance in 11 years. Milan may have improved their odds with two magnificent headed chances missed by replacement Charles De Ketelaere and defender Malick Thiaw. After the match, pundits Crouch and Jenas were joined by Rio Ferdinand as they made their predictions for the second leg of the enthralling contest.

The Champions League will resume on Tuesday, with AC Milan and Tottenham facing each other in the first leg of their last-16 tie. At the San Siro, an enthralling experience is anticipated, and Sportsmail's DANIEL MATTHEWS outlines the key clashes that might determine the game's outcome.