1 hr. ago
Roma surged into an early 2-0 lead away to Borussia Dortmund with Paulo Dybala and Bryan Cristante, but were pegged back 2-2 and Nahuel Molina made his debut.
The summer had been largely dismal, including heavy defeats to Cardiff City and Brighton, so Gian Piero Gasperini wanted to see a very different attitude in their last test.
Wesley was injured and new signing Nahuel Molina on the bench, but otherwise it was a strong starting XI in Dortmund. The hosts started Italy internationals Luca Reggiani and Samuele Inacio.
DORTMUND, GERMANY – AUGUST 15: Samuele Inacio of Borussia Dortmund is challenged by Bryan Cristante (L) and Emanuele Lulli of AS Roma (R) during the pre-season friendly match between Borussia Dortmund and AS Roma at Signal Iduna Park on August 15, 2026 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)
It took only a handful of minutes for Roma to take the lead at Signal Iduna Park, as an initial cross from the right was charged down, allowing Dybala to drill home the rebound from a tricky angle.
#dortmund #bryan #samuele
The summer had been largely dismal, including heavy defeats to Cardiff City and Brighton, so Gian Piero Gasperini wanted to see a very different attitude in their last test.
Wesley was injured and new signing Nahuel Molina on the bench, but otherwise it was a strong starting XI in Dortmund. The hosts started Italy internationals Luca Reggiani and Samuele Inacio.
DORTMUND, GERMANY – AUGUST 15: Samuele Inacio of Borussia Dortmund is challenged by Bryan Cristante (L) and Emanuele Lulli of AS Roma (R) during the pre-season friendly match between Borussia Dortmund and AS Roma at Signal Iduna Park on August 15, 2026 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)
It took only a handful of minutes for Roma to take the lead at Signal Iduna Park, as an initial cross from the right was charged down, allowing Dybala to drill home the rebound from a tricky angle.
#dortmund #bryan #samuele
6 days ago
Hope you all had a great weekend! I haven't written in a while, so here's what's going on in BVB land:
Normally, I wouldn't really care about a win in a preseason friendly, but after so much acrimony among the fan base after BVB's lackluster friendly performances in **** an, I'm happy to see a positive result, especially against an **** nal team that had quite a few of its elite players in the lineup.
There are many young players who have a very strong chance of playing big minutes this season. Several of them were in the squad today, and they gave us fans many reasons to be excited. Everyone will speak highly of Konstantinos Karestas and his wonder-goal, but I was even more impressed by Samuele Inacio. He was using his pace very effectively throughout the game, and was positioned perfectly to finish a chance set up by Felix Nmecha. On the defensive end, Joane Gadou had a terrific game, looking right at home defending against players like Viktor Gyökeres and Kai Havertz.
On the negative side, I do not think that this experiment of playing Maximilian Beier at wing-back has legs. It's not that he's a horrible defender, but I just don't like giving one of our more talented attacking players so much defensive responsibility. Beier only had 19 touches in 59 minutes and had essentially no offensive impact. Kauã Prates also came on for a cameo and conceded a pretty sloppy penalty.
The **** nal YouTube channel posted the game's highlights:
#beier #chance
Normally, I wouldn't really care about a win in a preseason friendly, but after so much acrimony among the fan base after BVB's lackluster friendly performances in **** an, I'm happy to see a positive result, especially against an **** nal team that had quite a few of its elite players in the lineup.
There are many young players who have a very strong chance of playing big minutes this season. Several of them were in the squad today, and they gave us fans many reasons to be excited. Everyone will speak highly of Konstantinos Karestas and his wonder-goal, but I was even more impressed by Samuele Inacio. He was using his pace very effectively throughout the game, and was positioned perfectly to finish a chance set up by Felix Nmecha. On the defensive end, Joane Gadou had a terrific game, looking right at home defending against players like Viktor Gyökeres and Kai Havertz.
On the negative side, I do not think that this experiment of playing Maximilian Beier at wing-back has legs. It's not that he's a horrible defender, but I just don't like giving one of our more talented attacking players so much defensive responsibility. Beier only had 19 touches in 59 minutes and had essentially no offensive impact. Kauã Prates also came on for a cameo and conceded a pretty sloppy penalty.
The **** nal YouTube channel posted the game's highlights:
#beier #chance
6 days ago
Arsenal suffered a second consecutive pre-season defeat ahead of the start of their Premier League ***** le defence as clinical Borussia Dortmund won the Emirates Cup with a 3-2 victory in north London.
New signing Bruno Guimaraes was unveiled to the ***** nal fans before kick-off and there was a party atmosphere as the Gunners returned to the Emirates for the first time since lifting the Premier League ***** le in May.
Captain Martin Odegaard returned for the first time since the World Cup and Gabrel Magalhaes started in defence, but sharp finishes from the visitors' Samuele Inacio and Konstantinos Karetsas left ***** nal two goals down before half-time.
Arsenal centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes returned to start the 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund (Getty)
Arsenal were beaten 3-1 by Real Betis In Dublin on Wednesday and quickly found themselves trailing by the same scoreline when Joane Gadou bundled in from a corner moments after Ethan Nwaneri had pulled one back.
#borussia #emirates
New signing Bruno Guimaraes was unveiled to the ***** nal fans before kick-off and there was a party atmosphere as the Gunners returned to the Emirates for the first time since lifting the Premier League ***** le in May.
Captain Martin Odegaard returned for the first time since the World Cup and Gabrel Magalhaes started in defence, but sharp finishes from the visitors' Samuele Inacio and Konstantinos Karetsas left ***** nal two goals down before half-time.
Arsenal centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes returned to start the 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund (Getty)
Arsenal were beaten 3-1 by Real Betis In Dublin on Wednesday and quickly found themselves trailing by the same scoreline when Joane Gadou bundled in from a corner moments after Ethan Nwaneri had pulled one back.
#borussia #emirates
6 days ago
The 3-0 friendly defeat to Chelsea helped clarify some of Ruben Amorim's ideas, as Milan have put Pervis Estupinan, Fikayo Tomori, Youssouf Fofana, Samuele Ricci, Zachary Athekame and Santiago Gimenez for sale.
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – AUGUST 08: Head coach Ruben Amorim of AC Milan looks on during the pre-season friendly between Chelsea FC and AC Milan at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on August 08, 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Peksi Cahyo/Getty Images)
The new coach said that he wanted time to evaluate the players at his disposal during the summer preparation period, before he would commit to sales and investments.
There were some signs after the most recent match, a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in Jakarta.
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – AUGUST 08: Rafael Leao of AC Milan shoots against Moises Caicedo of Chelsea FC during the pre-season friendly between Chelsea FC and AC Milan at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on August 08, 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Peksi Cahyo/Getty Images)
#Chelsea #ruben
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – AUGUST 08: Head coach Ruben Amorim of AC Milan looks on during the pre-season friendly between Chelsea FC and AC Milan at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on August 08, 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Peksi Cahyo/Getty Images)
The new coach said that he wanted time to evaluate the players at his disposal during the summer preparation period, before he would commit to sales and investments.
There were some signs after the most recent match, a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in Jakarta.
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – AUGUST 08: Rafael Leao of AC Milan shoots against Moises Caicedo of Chelsea FC during the pre-season friendly between Chelsea FC and AC Milan at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on August 08, 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Peksi Cahyo/Getty Images)
#Chelsea #ruben
18 days ago
Sassuolo have reached a basic agreement with Verona for Scotland international striker Kieron Bowie, on loan with option to buy for €10m, with Samuele Mulattieri going the other way.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – MARCH 08: Kieron Bowie of ***** as Verona scores his team's second goal during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and ***** as Verona FC at Renato Dall'Ara Stadium on March 08, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Sportitalia transfer pundit Alfredo Pedullà maintains today's discussions bridged the remaining gaps between the clubs and they are well on the way to completing this move.
It will see Bowie remain in Serie A, where he impressed in the six months since leaving Hibernian for €6m in January.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – MARCH 08: Kieron Bowie of ***** as Verona celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and ***** as Verona FC at Renato Dall'Ara Stadium on March 08, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
#verona #dall 'ara
BOLOGNA, ITALY – MARCH 08: Kieron Bowie of ***** as Verona scores his team's second goal during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and ***** as Verona FC at Renato Dall'Ara Stadium on March 08, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Sportitalia transfer pundit Alfredo Pedullà maintains today's discussions bridged the remaining gaps between the clubs and they are well on the way to completing this move.
It will see Bowie remain in Serie A, where he impressed in the six months since leaving Hibernian for €6m in January.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – MARCH 08: Kieron Bowie of ***** as Verona celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and ***** as Verona FC at Renato Dall'Ara Stadium on March 08, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
#verona #dall 'ara
2 months ago
Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM) is among the Best Healthcare Stocks.
On June 15, Mizuho lowered its price target on Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM) to $192 from $202. It maintained an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm stated the recent selloff created a buying opportunity even though shares have fallen 29% since the company's first-quarter report.
Mizuho found the sharp move in investor sentiment "shocking" and expressed confidence in both Insmed and BRINSUPRI.
Separately, on June 23, Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM) announced that it appointed Samuele Butera as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global Respiratory, effective immediately. He will lead the firm's Respiratory Therapeutic Area, report to Chair and CEO Will Lewis, and join the executive committee.
Lewis said Butera's commercial leadership experience would support the launch of BRINSUPRI, the potential label expansion of ARIKAYCE, and the development of the TPIP program.
On June 15, Mizuho lowered its price target on Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM) to $192 from $202. It maintained an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm stated the recent selloff created a buying opportunity even though shares have fallen 29% since the company's first-quarter report.
Mizuho found the sharp move in investor sentiment "shocking" and expressed confidence in both Insmed and BRINSUPRI.
Separately, on June 23, Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM) announced that it appointed Samuele Butera as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global Respiratory, effective immediately. He will lead the firm's Respiratory Therapeutic Area, report to Chair and CEO Will Lewis, and join the executive committee.
Lewis said Butera's commercial leadership experience would support the launch of BRINSUPRI, the potential label expansion of ARIKAYCE, and the development of the TPIP program.
2 months ago
Steffen Freund has seen enough of the Bundesliga to know that knocking Bayern Munich down from its current perch is going to be extremely difficult, even for an established club like Borussia Dortmund.
To make it happen, Freund says that those select few clubs in Germany who can be considered true competitors to the Bavarians are simply going to have to beat Bayern Munich to signing young talent — and then developing it into a formidable contender to the crown.
“At the moment, no. I still think Bayern will grow, and they’re not finished. You can feel that under Kompany, they want to win the Champions League now. They’ve won the double, and they’re unstoppable in Germany. Now they will go for the Champions League, and you can feel the hunger. So, it will be difficult to catch Bayern because their style of football is too good. The players individually are too good, and they’re sticking together as a team. Kompany has built a team with so much individual class that they still work hard together,” Freund told Betway. “But take Borussia Dortmund as an example, as they are the closest team to Bayern in Germany. They need to sign two or three good players to make the next step. I’m not saying they can spend like Premier League teams, but they are close, and they don’t have to go only for a real youngster for €1m or €2m.
“That’s why I think you need a really good scouting system to find the likes of (Erling) Haaland and Jadon Sancho again. But Borussia Dortmund’s academy also has great players like Samuele Inacio. Maybe he will make the step-up next season, but you have to find a balance. If you find the players that want to grow with the club and enjoy the Dortmund atmosphere, then maybe they can get a little bit closer to Bayern. But even then, that may mean you have to sell him anyway because he is too good. So overall, it’s a difficult situation for all the clubs in Germany behind Bayern Munich.”
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To make it happen, Freund says that those select few clubs in Germany who can be considered true competitors to the Bavarians are simply going to have to beat Bayern Munich to signing young talent — and then developing it into a formidable contender to the crown.
“At the moment, no. I still think Bayern will grow, and they’re not finished. You can feel that under Kompany, they want to win the Champions League now. They’ve won the double, and they’re unstoppable in Germany. Now they will go for the Champions League, and you can feel the hunger. So, it will be difficult to catch Bayern because their style of football is too good. The players individually are too good, and they’re sticking together as a team. Kompany has built a team with so much individual class that they still work hard together,” Freund told Betway. “But take Borussia Dortmund as an example, as they are the closest team to Bayern in Germany. They need to sign two or three good players to make the next step. I’m not saying they can spend like Premier League teams, but they are close, and they don’t have to go only for a real youngster for €1m or €2m.
“That’s why I think you need a really good scouting system to find the likes of (Erling) Haaland and Jadon Sancho again. But Borussia Dortmund’s academy also has great players like Samuele Inacio. Maybe he will make the step-up next season, but you have to find a balance. If you find the players that want to grow with the club and enjoy the Dortmund atmosphere, then maybe they can get a little bit closer to Bayern. But even then, that may mean you have to sell him anyway because he is too good. So overall, it’s a difficult situation for all the clubs in Germany behind Bayern Munich.”
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2 months ago
Borussia Dortmund are potentially in the market for an attacking midfielder this summer, and AS Roma’s Matias Soulé features on the Bundesliga side’s shortlist, Sky Germany understands.
Initial talks have already taken place between Dortmund and the Argentine’s representatives regarding Soulé, who scored six goals and provided five ***** ists in 33 Serie A games as Roma secured a return to UEFA Champions League football for the upcoming season.
The 23-year-old reportedly has a release clause between €25m and €30m, although the Ruhr club face competition from Premier League clubs.
With Julian Brandt departing Dortmund upon the expiry of his contract after seven seasons, Carney Chukwuemeka slowly working his way into Niko Kovač’s plans and Samuele Inácio still developing, Dortmund’s interest in Soulé isn’t too far fetched. Additionally, reports originating from Italy suggest that Roma are open to selling Soulé as they look to raise funds before 30 June.
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Initial talks have already taken place between Dortmund and the Argentine’s representatives regarding Soulé, who scored six goals and provided five ***** ists in 33 Serie A games as Roma secured a return to UEFA Champions League football for the upcoming season.
The 23-year-old reportedly has a release clause between €25m and €30m, although the Ruhr club face competition from Premier League clubs.
With Julian Brandt departing Dortmund upon the expiry of his contract after seven seasons, Carney Chukwuemeka slowly working his way into Niko Kovač’s plans and Samuele Inácio still developing, Dortmund’s interest in Soulé isn’t too far fetched. Additionally, reports originating from Italy suggest that Roma are open to selling Soulé as they look to raise funds before 30 June.
GGFN | Daniel Pinder
