Luciano Spalletti felt Inter’s pre-season fitness training was to blame for a sluggish performance and defeat to Sion. “It was evident from the start.”

The Nerazzurri were beaten 2-0 by Swiss side FC Sion in this evening’s friendly match, their second outing of the summer.

“Our opponents deservedly won, as we saw from the start that they were moving quicker and stronger than us,” the Coach told Inter TV.

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Genoa were beaten 3-2 in a pre-season friendly by Zenit St Petersburg, despite twice taking the lead in their Neustift training camp.

Zenit came out victorious by three goals to two, but Genoa had taken the lead when Piatek was brought down by the goalkeeper and Romulo converted the penalty.

The Russians equalised from a set play with Magomed Ozdoev and Luka Djordjevic hit the woodwork before half-time.

Gianluca Lapadula restored the Grifone advantage with a powerful header on Pedro Pereira’s cross.

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Croatia international Milan Badelj is on the verge of joining Zenit St Petersburg after his Fiorentina contract expired.

The midfielder is preparing for the World Cup Final against France in Moscow on Sunday.

He is also thinking about his club career path as a free agent following the spell in Florence.

Although there were links with Milan and Inter, Tuttomercatoweb are confident Badelj is going to sign for Russian club Zenit.

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Atalanta have asked Zenit St Petersburg for the availability of midfielder Matias Kranevitter.

It would be an audacious move for the Orobici, as he cost €8m to sign from Atletico Madrid only a year ago.

The 25-year-old Argentine has nine senior caps for his country.

He made 33 competitive appearances for Zenit last season, contributing one assist.

According to Sky Sport Italia, the proposal was made today as an alternative to Mario Pasalic, who is close to Fiorentina on loan with option to buy from Chelsea.

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Genoa have announced a prestigious friendly match against Domenico Criscito’s old club Zenit St Petersburg on July 17.

The encounter was organised as part of the transfer for the Italy international defender.

These two sides will face off during the pre-season training camp in the Austrian town of Neustift on July 17.

Criscito wore the Zenit jersey from 2011 to 2018 before returning to Marassi as a free agent.

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Zenit St Petersburg are showing interest in Roma centre-back Juan Jesus, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

The Brazilian defender recently turned 27 and is under contract until June 2020.

He arrived from Inter for a total of €10m in 2016 and can also play at left-back.

It’s reported the Giallorossi are ready to let Juan Jesus leave, as he is prone to errors and earns €2.2m per year wages.

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Milan Badelj is a free agent considering proposals from Milan, Napoli and Zenit St Petersburg.

The Croatia international saw his contract with Fiorentina run down and is available without a transfer fee.

There were several clubs mentioned in recent months, but La Nazione newspaper claim the list is whittled down to just three options.

They are Milan and Napoli in Serie A, although the Rossoneri would need to get rid of at least one from current crop Lucas Biglia, Manuel Locatelli and Riccardo Montolivo.

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Maurizio Sarri considers Chelsea to be the “ideal team for his type of football” and turned down PSG for their poor work-rate, revealed his colleague.

Fellow Coach and long-time friend Marco Brachi gave an insight into ex-Napoli tactician Sarri’s thinking as he decides on his future.

“I haven’t heard from him in about a month, as we were meant to meet up for dinner and watch the Champions League Final, but had to cancel,” Brachi told newspaper Roma.

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Maurizio Sarri risks sitting a year out, as it’s reported Chelsea have not offered to buy him out of his Napoli contract and the clause expires on Thursday.

The Coach was fired to make way for Carlo Ancelotti, but under Italian law the contract remains in place until either a termination is negotiated by mutual consent or someone pays the €8m release clause.

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