News about Matteo Darmian

The Azzurri slumped out of the tournament after goals from Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas sent them home in the Round of 16 on Saturday. Post-match, Spalletti delivered a bizarre press conference in which he criticised the lack of time to prepare and admitted he would have to tear up his squad. But, bizarrely, Italian champions Inter also found themselves in the firing line. Five players from the club - Federico Dimarco, Matteo Darmian, Alessandro Bastoni, Davide Frattesi and Nicolo Barella - had been named in Spalletti's 26-man travelling group while three of them started the game against the Swiss.

Switzerland fully deserved to progress into the quarter-finals where they have a potential date with England. Berlin had been the venue for Italy's triumph at the 2006 World Cup but they never looked like pulling off a repeat as they were second-best in every department. Here, Mail Sport's JOE BERNSTEIN runs the rule over who impressed - and which players should do better - in the first of the last-16 matches.

It's been an exciting weekend of Serie A action, with ALVISE CAGNAZZO. Juventus' indifferent form continued with the Old Lady being held to a 0-0 draw by Genoa, with Massimiliano Allegri's side winning only one match in their last eight matches. Bologna, on the other hand, has never registered for the Champions League, but if they keep up, they might beat Roma to earn a spot in the illustrious European competition. Roma beat Sassuolo, but Bologna maintained a three-point advantage over Daniele De Rossi's side with a victory over Empoli over weekend.

Jorginho, who missed penalties in two games against Switzerland in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, meaning Italy was disqualified for the second time on consecutive World Cup, was denied in Rome on Friday night.

Femail looks at the glamorous WAGs cheering them on as the Manchester-based team and their Italian rivals prepare to meet in the Champions League final. Amra Dzeko; Claudia Scarpari; Taylor Ward; from left right to right. Isabel Johansen, left inset, and Jaimy Kenswiel, right inset.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Matteo Darmian's four years with Manchester United have given him an additional incentive to derail Manchester City's treble aspirations. United was the last English club to win the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League, and City will imitate them if they defeat Darmian's new club Inter Milan on Saturday. Darmian appeared in four Manchester derbies from 2015-19, winning, two draws, and a loss. 'Being a former United player provides definite boost,' he admitted. It will be fun to play against them.' It will be like a derby for me.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Napoli advanced to Serie A glory with a 2-0 win over Empoli, taking a 2-0 lead at the league's summit. Milan capitalised on their rivals' misfortune at Bologna to draw level on points with Inter, cruising past Atalanta with a 2-0 win. But what else happened this week in Serie A? Sportsmail takes a look at ten things we learned during the Italian top flight's fifteen rounds.

Inter Milan, the defending champions of the Coppa Italia, secured a 1-0 victory over Atalanta on Tuesday thanks to Matteo Darmian's second-half goal. For a spot in the final, Simone Inzaghi's team will meet the winners of Juventus's match against Lazio on Thursday. Inter were the best team in the first half, but they couldn't find the net with Hakan Calhanoglu coming nearest with a shot at the post four minutes before stopping time.

In Inter's first Serie A game of the season on Saturday, Denzel Dumfries scored a last-gasp winner to win by 2-1 at Lecce. In the fifth minute of added time, after striker Lautaro Martinez had collected a Nicolo Barella corner, the ball bounced off Dumfries' chest into the net in the fifth minute of added time. Romelu Lukaku started his second stint with a bang by scoring a spectacular header two minutes into the match. The Belgian striker, who was instrumental in Inter's title-winning 2020-21 campaign, returned to the club on a season-long loan from Chelsea less than a year after being the Premier League's highest signing.