SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2017 SPORTS Italian Serie A results/table Inter Milan 2 (Candreva 36, Icardi 44) AC Milan 2 (Romagnoli 83, Zapata 90+7); Cagliari 4 (Borriello 11, Sau 15, Pedro 40, 90) Chievo 0; Fiorentina 1 (Tello 64) Empoli 2 (El Kaddouri 37, Pasqual 90+3-pen); Genoa 2 (Simone 10, Pandev 78) Lazio 2 (Biglia 45+2, Alberto 90+1); Palermo 0 Bologna 0; Pescara 0 Juventus 2 (Higuain 23, 43); Roma 1 (Dzeko 50) Atalanta 1 (Kurtic 22); Torino 1 (Belotti 66-pen) Crotone 1 (Simy 81). Playing later Sassuolo v Sampdoria, Napoli v Udinese. Italian Serie A table after yesterday’s early fixture (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Juventus 31 25 2 4 62 20 77 Udinese 31 11 7 13 41 40 40 Roma 31 23 2 6 69 26 71 Chievo 31 11 5 15 35 45 38 Napoli 31 20 7 4 72 33 67 Cagliari 31 10 5 16 41 62 35 Lazio 31 18 6 7 52 34 60 Bologna 31 9 7 15 29 46 34 Atalanta 31 18 5 8 52 34 59 Sassuolo 31 9 5 17 38 49 32 AC Milan 32 17 7 8 49 35 58 Genoa 31 7 8 16 30 51 29 Inter Milan 32 17 5 10 59 37 56 Empoli 31 5 8 18 18 49 23 Fiorentina 31 14 10 7 49 39 52 Crotone 31 5 5 21 25 51 20 Sampdoria 31 12 9 10 39 37 45 Palermo 31 3 6 22 25 67 15 Torino 31 11 11 9 59 52 44 Pescara 31 2 8 21 31 68 14 Nothing to fear for Lyon in Turkey, say Besiktas ISTANBUL: Turkish side Besiktas yesterday behind the trouble. “They are trying to put told France’s Lyon they had nothing to on us all the blame of misbehavior by the fear from the Istanbul return leg of their fans,” he said. Orman said that the team Europa League quarter-final after ugly would give the “necessary response”-but clashes marred the tie in France. The first on the pitch. Lyon were hit with four leg match on Thursday in Lyon was charges by UEFA, including “insufficient scarred by violence and a pitch invasion, organization” concerning the segregation with European football’s governing body of supporters, while Besiktas were UEFA opening an inquiry. charged with throwing projectiles and MILAN: AC Milan’s defender from Colombia Cristian Zapata celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the Italian Serie A football Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas crowd disturbances. match Inter Milan vs AC Milan at “San Siro” Stadium. — AFP expressed fear for the safety of his team Lyon’s deputy chief legal director and fans in Thursday’s return leg in Istanbul Vincent Ponsot said on Friday “it’s clear we and raised the possibility of the tie being were victims of aggression from Turkish played behind closed doors. But Besiktas supporters.” But Besiktas have said the trou- Zapata 96th min strike helps chairman Fikret Orman said that Lyon had bles were Lyon’s responsibility as home nothing to be scared of at Besiktas’ water- side. Lyon won the game 2-1, leaving all at side stadium on the shores of the stake for a tense return encounter for a Milan salvage derby draw Bosphorus, distancing the club’s fans from place in the semi-finals. Turkish football has responsibility in the violence. “Here is our been notorious for giving hostile welcomes home,” he said at a club meeting inside the to visiting foreign teams notably the MILAN: Cristian Zapata hit a dramatic late level- we weren’t clinical enough. At this level you Vodafone Arena stadium. “Don’t be afraid. November 1993 clash between Istanbul’s er as AC Milan snatched a 2-2 draw with Inter have to be clinical when you get two or three We are everyone’s defender so come here Galatasaray and Manchester United when Milan at the San Siro yesterday in the city’s first chances.” and watch the match in a really nice way.” Turkish fans welcomed the English team Chinese-owned derby. Long-suffering Milan fans Matches on TV “We will take pleasure hosting them (Lyon) with “Welcome to Hell” banners. But the had reason to feel positive on Easter weekend ‘More concentration’ needed (Local Timings) here,” he added. Turkish football authorities would like to after the club was taken over by Chinese-led The draw left Milan sixth, one point behind He implied it was outside forces, rather think standards of fan behaviour have consortium Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux two Atalanta in fifth and the final Europa League ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE than travelling Besiktas fans, who had been improved considerably since then. — AFP days ago in a multi-million euro deal. But until qualifying place. Atalanta travel to title-chasing Zapata’s bundled effort hit the crossbar and Roma, who are six points behind leaders West Bromwich v Liverpool 15:30 bounced over the line following a corner in the Juventus, later in the day. Inter remain seventh, beIN SPORTS HD 2 seventh minute of added-on time, the Rossoneri still two points behind their city rivals, and coach Manchester United v Chelsea 18:00 were on their way to defeat. Stefano Pioli lamented: “We didn’t win because beIN SPORTS HD 2 Despite a brilliant start from Vincenzo we didn’t wrap up the game. “We had chances to Montella’s visitors to the clubs’ shared ground- score the third goal, and didn’t take them. I think SPANISH LEAGUE Carlos Bacca firing just over and on-loan Everton with a little bit more concentration we’d be man Gerard Deulofeu hitting the upright in the going home with the three points.” CD Leganes v RCD Espanyol 13:00 opening minutes-Inter were more clinical when Milan enjoyed a great start, Bacca firing over beIN SPORTS it mattered. Antonio Candreva did well to hold from four yards seconds into the game after a Valencia C.F v Sevilla FC 17:15 off his marker and chip a long ball past goal- mix-up in the Inter defense. But after seeing beIN SPORTS HD 3 keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma on 36 minutes. Deulofeu hit the upright from a tight angle, the beIN SPORTS HD 2 Inter captain Mauro Icardi had the hosts 2-0 up hosts took command when Candreva held off on 44 minutes when he strolled in unmarked to Mattia De Sciglio to beat Donnarumma with a Real Betis v SD Eibar 19:30 poke Ivan Perisic’s cross past the 18-year-old fine chip. The red and black section of the San beIN SPORTS HD 2 goalkeeper. Siro then fell deadly silent when Icardi was Granada CF v Celta de Vigo 21:45 Inter, owned by Chinese group Suning since allowed to run in unmarked on 44 minutes to beIN SPORTS June 2016, had further chances early in the sec- poke Ivan Perisic’s pinpoint delivery into the net. ond half and although keeper Samir Handanovic Inter were far more enterprising after the break, GERMAN BUNDESLIGA was decisive more than once, the big Slovenian Icardi breaking clear and delivering for Perisic was left stranded when Alessio Romagnoli met but the Croatian’s effort was straight at Werder Bremen v Hamburger 16:30 Suso’s cross at the back post to hit what initially Donnarumma. beIN SPORTS seemed a late consolation on 83 minutes. Inter Afterwards, the Argentine complained: “We’re Darmstadt 98 v Schalke 04 18:30 looked nevertheless to be heading for a win that very bitter. At half time we’d talked about going beIN SPORTS ISTANBUL: Besiktas’ football club President Fikret Orman gives a press conference on would have taken them up to sixth, one point out and wrapping up the win with a third goal. April 15, 2017 at Vodafone Arena stadium. — AP ahead of Milan as both clubs fight for a Europa “Sometimes we’re too presumptious, we believe FRENCH LEAGUE League place. But Nerazzurri hopes were dashed everything will come easy.” Deulofeu, though, when Bacca got on the end of Suso’s corner to started exerting his influence and forced a great Nantes v Girondins de Bordeaux 16:00 set up Zapata for a messy winner bundled home one-handed save from Handanovic. With seven beIN SPORTS Di Maria sends PSG from a tight angle. minutes remaining Romagnoli launched the Bastia v Olympique Lyonnais 18:00 “We kept on pushing till the end and maybe fightback with a volley from Suso’s cross that beat beIN SPORTS we were a little bit lucky, but when you consider Handanovic. And with virtually the last kick of the de Marseille v Saint Etienne 22:00 Inter were lucky to level late in our last derby, we game, Zapata put the smiles on Milan faces with beIN SPORTS level with Monaco feel we deserved the draw,” said Montella. “Our an awkward effort that required goalline technol- first half hour was good, we created chances, but ogy to confirm it had gone in. —AFP PARIS: Angel Di Maria scored a brace to 6-5 on aggregate-have only domestic mat- keep Paris Saint-Germain hot on Ligue 1 ters to concentrate on now. leaders Monaco’s heels with a 2-0 win at Di Maria’s first goal was a rare bright Angers on Friday. The Argentina interna- spark in an otherwise tight first half, but Milestone man Kane keeps Spurs in hunt tional showed his class with one sublime there was no doubting the quality of the and another clinical finish as PSG moved Argentine’s placement as he bent a sump- off that was parried by Artur Boruc, and in the with his left foot.