Lazio striker Andrea Pinamonti expressed immense relief after opening his goalscoring account for the club in a 3-1 win over Monza. The forward admitted to struggling with fitness following a difficult summer before netting at the Stadio Olimpico.
The comedian Dylan Moran once joked that Silvio Berlusconi was "so thoroughly corrupt that every time he smiles, an angel gets gonorrhoea". The former Italian Prime Minister was certainly a dubious character, right until the end of a life that was as extraordinary as it was controversial. Even while battling the health problems to which he eventually succumbed, he continued to generate headlines, in football and far beyond.
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