6 top matches on Friday: Avanesyan in 1/4, the battle of the tops of Mexico and the United States and the First League
Mikhail Georgiev
July 27, 2023, 9:00 PM MSK
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What to see on July 28: football and tennis.
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The program is short:
⚽️ 3:00 p.m.: Guadalajara Chivas vs. Cincinnati, MLS + MX League Cup, Group Center, Matchday 2
⚽️ 5:30 p.m.: Juventus v AC Milan, friendly match
⚽️ 11:30 a.m.: England vs. Denmark, Women’s World Cup, Group D, Matchday 2
🎾 13:00*: Elina Avanesyan (Russia, 8) – Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Italy, 2), Lausanne, 1/4 final
⚽️ 20:30: Akron vs Arsenal, League One, Matchday 3
⚽️ 21:30: Hamburg v Schalke 04, Second Bundesliga, 1st round
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⚽️ 3:00 p.m.: Guadalajara Chivas vs. Cincinnati, MLS + MX League Cup, Group Center, Matchday 2
Intrigue: the battle of the two strongest clubs (for the moment) in Mexico and the United States
As part of the MLS League Cup and Mexico, the two championship leaders will face each other. Guadalajara Chivas is at the top of the Mexican league table, while Cincinnati tops the MLS summary table. As part of the tournament, in which Leo Messi scored his first goal for Inter Miami, the teams will play each other. Will it be possible to call the winner the strongest team in North and Central America at this time? Why not. The meeting is a must see. At least to understand the level of the strongest clubs in the region in which Messi plays now.
As part of the MLS League Cup and Mexico, the two championship leaders will face off
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⚽️ 5:30 p.m.: Juventus v AC Milan, friendly match
Intrigue: Italian classics in America
The best clubs continue to prepare for the season. Some of Italy’s strongest teams, Juventus and Milan, are touring the United States. The Milanese have already held a match: they lost in Pasadena (California) to Real Madrid (2:3). Ahead is a meeting with Juve. The Old Lady has not yet played in the preseason, so in the meeting with Milan we will see the team on the field for the first time. The Rossoneri have many changes on the roster. The most notorious are the sale of Sandro Tonali to Newcastle and the purchase of Christian Pulisic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek from Chelsea, as well as the transfer of Samuel Chukweze from Villarreal. But Juve remains relatively quiet. But it’s still interesting to see what Max Allegri is working on ahead of the season.
Italian classics in the United States
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⚽️ 11:30 a.m.: England vs. Denmark, Women’s World Cup, Group D, Matchday 2
Intrigue: How will the battle for the first place in the group end?
In Group D, England and Denmark are favourites. The British defeated Haiti (1:0) in the 1st round, the Danes defeated China with the same score. Now the teams will face each other in a match that is quite likely, will be decisive in the fight for the first place in the group. And for rivals, the England-Denmark match will be an opportunity to get involved in the race for a playoff ticket.
In Group D of the World Cup Women, England and Denmark are the favourites
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🎾 13:00*: Elina Avanesyan (Russia, 8) – Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Italy, 2), Lausanne, 1/4 final
*Match times are subject to change and will be specified
Intrigue: Can Avanesyan set a personal record in WTA tournaments?
Elina Avanesyan for the third time this season and the fourth in her career reached the 1/4 final of the WTA tournament. Can the 20-year-old Russian now in Lausanne improve her record and reach the semi-finals for the first time? After all, on the way to Elina there was a specialist in the clay game – the Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto. But the most desirable victory will be.
Elina Avanesyan
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⚽️ 20:30: Akron vs Arsenal, League One, Matchday 3
Intrigue: Evgeny Kaleshin’s team is eager to enter the LPR
Before the First League season, Acron was tasked with fighting for access to the Russian Premier League. After two rounds, Togliatti leads the table with six points. So far, everything is going according to plan. Ahead is a former member of RPL – Arsenal. At first, the Tula club stumbled twice: it played a draw with Leningradets and Dynamo Makhachkala (both matches – 0: 0 each). Can Akron win a third and Arsenal not finish the game with a score of 0:0?
Evgeny Kaleshin’s team is eager to enter the LPR
Photo: fcakron.ru
⚽️ 21:30: Hamburg v Schalke 04, Second Bundesliga, 1st round
Intrigue: the meeting of two great German clubs that meet in the background
The Second Bundesliga begins in Germany. And immediately a superior meeting. Schalke were relegated to the second division at the end of last season, angering fans. Hamburg has been living in the Second Bundesliga since 2018. And there’s no way he can go back to the elite. In the 2023/2024 season, it is important that both Hamburg and Schalke are included to the fullest. Their rivals in the division will be, for example, Hertha, Kaiserslautern, Hannover 96, Fortuna, Paderborn, Nuremberg and St. Pauli. Serious competition. It is important to score points from the 1st round.
Kenan Karaman
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