Thursday’s Italian Paper Round-Up: Wasteful Juve, De Bruyne Scrutinized, Martinez Praised For Champions League Heroics
Thursday’s Italian sports newspapers have all reacted to Juventus’ 1-0 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid on matchday 3. The fallout from Napoli’s crushing 6-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven is still gaining plenty of attention. Midfield maestro Kevin De Bruyne is under the spotlight owing to a lacklustre display. Elsewhere, Inter Milan superstar Lautaro Martinez […]
Ben Horlock
Updated on 23 October 2025
Thursday’s Italian sports newspapers have all reacted to Juventus’ 1-0 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid on matchday 3.
The fallout from Napoli’s crushing 6-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven is still gaining plenty of attention. Midfield maestro Kevin De Bruyne is under the spotlight owing to a lacklustre display.
Elsewhere, Inter Milan superstar Lautaro Martinez is praised for his scoring record in Europe’s elite club competition throughout 2025.
Thursday’s Italian Sports Newspapers – October 23, 2025
La Gazzetta Dello Sport
Thursday’s front page displays a large picture of wantaway Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic. Alongside Lois Openda, the Serbian international missed a glorious chance to score against Real Madrid.
Atalanta and Slavia Prague played out a goalless draw in Bergamo. Star player Nikola Krstovic struggled to make an impact in what was a largely disappointing result.
Meanwhile, Kevin De Bruyne’s Napoli form comes under the spotlight. Lautaro Martinez is labelled as a ‘king.’ Bologna’s Riccardo Orsolini and Roma’s Paulo Dybala are expected to feature in the Europa League.
Corriere Dello Sport
FootItalia’s AI supercomputer Europa League predictions forecast victories for Bologna and Roma. Both are in action later today and they are afforded valuable column inches on the front page.
As expected, the main headline and image centers around Juventus’ narrow loss to Real Madrid. Jude Bellingham scored the only goal of the game as Lois Openda and Dusan Vlahovic missed great chances.
Inter Milan head coach Cristian Chivu is praised as the Nerazzurri have now won seven games on the bounce across all competitions. Napoli boss Antonio Conte asks for a reaction after PSV Eindhoven debacle.
Tuttosport
The next Juventus manager talk intensifies once again after Igor Tudor’s side narrowly lost to Real Madrid. The main image in Tuttosport is of a lackluster-looking Dusan Vlahovic.
Even though Jude Bellingham’s goal proved decisive in Spain, the outlet explained how the Bianconeri reacted well after their limp 2-0 defeat to Como last weekend.
Tudor insisted his side deserved at least a draw and believes more confidence is needed to obtain the desired results. Elsewhere, Jannik Sinner has accepted the backlash after he announced he wouldn’t represent Italy in the Davis Cup.
The tennis ace cruised past Dennis Altmaier 6-0 6-2 in just 59 minutes in Vienna. Sinnik is set to face compatriot Flavio Cobolli later today.
Ben Horlock
Ben has a long standing devotion to Italian soccer and in particular, Serie A. Ben grew up watching legendary presenter James Richardson deliver the latest news and views with the daily papers and breakfast in hand. Not only does Ben follow Italy's top soccer division, he is an avid follower of all the major European leagues. Ben is an expert on all things Serie A and has produced a number of features and news articles for FootItalia as well as UK-based outlets such as HITC, 90min, GiveMeSport and Betfair. In the US, Ben has been published on ESPN and Sports Illustrated.
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