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Jose Mourinho was unable to do much from the stands as he watched his fading Roma side slide to their seventh Serie A loss of the season, leaving the club ninth in the league standings. After scoring his team's third of the evening with a spectacular pass of play, Theo Hernandez's goal was the pick of the bunch.

San Marino's main stars have refused to back down after Rasmus Hojlund's allegations that he was targeted during Denmark's Euro 2024 qualifier against the country on Tuesday. Denmark beat San Marino 2-1 to keep pace with Slovenia at the top of Group G, but the striker's treatment of Hojlund was overshadowed by rumors that his attackers intentionally targeted him.

During Tuesday's Euro 2024 qualifiers, San Marino players denied Rasmus Hojlund's allegations that they deliberately targeted him. The Manchester United striker opened the scoring after the Danes gained a narrow 2-1 victory in San Marino to keep up with Slovenia at the top of Group G, but the outcome was overshadowed by controversies surrounding San Marino's treatment of Hojlund, with the striker claiming that his opponents hurled him.

The Champions League semi-finalists lost 2-0 to Spezia, who are in the relegation phase of the division, in the second round of their nightmare week following their loss to Inter on Wednesday. The club now finds themselves outside of the Champions League places in the league table, and their followers were left dissatisfied, perhaps even hurt by their poor showing against their opponents. Following the full whistle whistle, several players, including Simon Kjaer, Olivier Giroud, and captain Theo Hernandez, went over to the fans, including manager Stefano Pioli.

When covering the Champions League semi-finals with CBS, Jamie Carragher reignited his feud with Rio Ferdinand, saying he is "happy to call him a clown." During Inter Milan's 2-0 victory over rivals AC, the Liverpool hero and the Manchester United legend clashed before on social media, and Carragher sparked the fires once more by criticizing Ferdinand's call on a penalty call. Following a tussle with Simon Kjaer, Lautaro Martnez went down inside the AC Milan box. Referee Jesus Gil Manzano immediately referred to the spot and booked the defender, but he canceled his call after VAR asked him to check his monitor.

Rio Ferdinand was stunned by the decision to reverse a penalty awarded to Inter Milan's Lautaro Martez during Wednesday's Champions League match against AC Milan, although Steven Gerrard argued the striker'killed himself' by overplaying the situation. Following a tussle with Simon Kjaer, Martnez went down inside the AC Milan box, resulting in refereeing Jesus Gil Manzano and booking the defender. The penalty was canceled and Kjaer's yellow card was rescinded after being ordered by VAR to check his monitor.

The rivalry affectionately christened the 'Madonnina' in honor of the glistening statue of the Madonna on top of Milan's cathedral. This is no ordinary affair. Milan has long been associated with its unrivaled wealth, fashion heritage, and sporting history, and rightly so. However, above all, pulsing through the veins of a city bursting with enthusiasm and zeal, it is also characterized by a divide. Both AC Milan and Inter Milan's derby means more than any other. Both these giants, who had previously lost their way and were captivated by misadulation, are revived and have returned to football's top table once more. Now, two legs are all that distinguish them from a shot at the unthinkable. And so, Mail Sport has looked at the battles that might determine the winner ahead of the first showdown.

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.

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.

Simon Kjaer, a defender for AC Milan, has claimed that his team knew exactly how Tottenham were going to play in their Champions League match. Milan won by 1-0 in the first leg of the last-16 tie, with Brahim Diaz scoring after seven minutes. Kjaer announced that the goal for Milan was to prevent Tottenham star Harry Kane from appearing and press the players around him.

After defeating Tunisia 1-0 on Saturday, Australia is on the verge of emulating the class of 2006. Graham Arnold's men will progress and become only the second socceroos team in history to reach the Round of 16 at the tournament after a draw against Denmark. Mitchell Duke's header was the difference between Australia and Tunisia in the first game after a 4-1 loss at the hands of France.

During the 0-0 match with Tunisia, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, 55, now a Danish FA official, said Simon Kjaer was threatened with the ban for wearing the armband. The 55-year-old wore a blue dress with rainbow sleeves to meet FIFA chief Gianni Infantino before the match and was also seen wearing the outfit in the stands throughout the game (left, top, and bottom right). It came a day after she posted on Instagram wearing the OneLove armband, something that several teams were supposed to wear on the pitch. Following Fifa's inability to enforce their laws on political symbols, FA and six other nations' organisations decided against wearing the anti-discrimination armband at the World Cup.

When Denmark takes on Tunisia on Tuesday, they will be boosted by the presence of their 'heartbeat' Christian Eriksen. The Manchester United midfielder is expected to return to the Denmark team 17 months after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch during the European Championships. During a pre-match press conference, Denmark captain Simon Kjaer, whose quick reactions last June saved Eriksen's life, told a pre-match press conference: "I believe Christian with his attributes says everything."

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: It was another big weekend of Serie A football, with Napoli continuing to pull away as unbeaten league champions, chased by Atalanta and Udinese. After a 2-0 victory over Juventus, who looked below par and now languish in eighth, AC Milan remained close to the leaders. Alvise Cagnazzo of Sportsmail takes a look at ten things we learned from this weekend's events in Italy.