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Diasabra 28 November 2020

Serie A plans league-wide weekend tribute to Diego Maradona

(AP) - Diego Maradona's tions. At the 10th minute hospital in Buenos Aires fol-
famous pre-match warm- of each match, the image of lowing brain surgery.
up routine from 1989 will Maradona will be projected Thousands of Napoli sup-
be broadcast in Italian again, in honor of his jersey porters made a pilgrimage
stadiums this weekend as number. to San Paolo Stadium on
part of Serie A's tribute to During the teams' warmups, Thursday to light a candle,
the former Napoli player the video of Maradona's leave a scarf or a shirt and
who died on Wednesday in warmup before Napoli's shed some tears in memory
his native Argentina. game against Bayern Munich of their hero. Inside, Napoli
in 1989 will be broadcast on beat Croatian side Rijeka 2-0
All players will take the field stadium screens. in a Europa League match.
wearing a black armband, and Maradona led Napoli to its Napoli hosts Roma on Sun-
a minute's silence will be ob- only two Serie A titles in day.
served before the kickoff of 1987 and 1990 and is consid- Naples Mayor Luigi De
each game, with players lined ered a god-like figure in the Magistris has announced he
up around the center circle, southern city. has begun the formal process
the league announced on Fri- an image of Maradona will be will be shown on the stands The Argentine died of a heart to rename San Paolo the Di-
day. projected on stadium screens, — which will be empty be- attack at age 60, two weeks ego Armando Maradona Sta-
During the minute's silence, and the message “ciao Diego” cause of coronavirus restric- after being released from a dium.

Pinturault beats Kristoffersen in parallel race for 30th win

(AP) — Alexis Pinturault skier Bode Miller with 33 the women’s circuit. cal, shortened giant slalom Also, Lucas Braathen, who
edged Henrik Kristof- wins. Alexander Schmid of Germa- courses. won the season-opening gi-
fersen in a floodlit men’s “If you talk about the victory ny finished the parallel event They take one run on each ant slalom six weeks ago,
World Cup parallel event and the race today, it is some- in third, beating Adrian Pertl course, with the shortest ag- missed the cut in qualifying,
on Friday for his 30th ca- thing really great,” Pinturault of Austria by 0.58 after win- gregate time deciding the coming up seven hundredths
reer win. said. ning both runs of the small fi- winner. short as he placed 18th.
“It was pretty good, it was go- nal. Alexander Aamodt Kilde, Contrary to previous seasons, Fastest in qualifying was Ste-
The Frenchman built a lead ing so fast that you have no who succeeded Hirscher as only 16 starters were allowed, fan Luitz, who was runner-
of 0.16 seconds over his Nor- time to think about it. You overall champion last season, with the qualification earlier up to Windingstad in the par-
wegian rival on the slightly have to focus on your race was sixth fastest in qualifying Friday reducing the initial allel event in Alta Badia, Italy,
faster blue course in the and on your runs.” but lost his round-of-16 duel field of 65. in December.
opening run, before Kristof- Pinturault has been the most against Christian Hirschbue- Both racers who won similar Luitz narrowly lost to Krist-
fersen shaved off only five successful active male ski- hl of Austria. events last season, were miss- offersen in the quarterfinals,
hundredths of his deficit in er since record eight-time It was the only parallel event ing. and the German finished sev-
the deciding run. overall champion Marcel of the World Cup season, Norway’s Rasmus Wind- enth.
The victory lifted Pinturault Hirscher retired in 2019 after though the discipline is on ingstad posted the 35th time Next on the men’s World
into outright 10th place on winning 67 races. the schedule at the world in qualifying and failed to Cup calendar are two giant
the all-time winners list in The result also made the championships in Italy in go through to the knockout slaloms in Santa Caterina
men’s World Cup history, Frenchman the first male ski- February. stages, while Switzerland’s Valfurva, Italy, next weekend.
overtaking former Austrian er to win races in six different The parallel event is a quick Loïc Meillard went into quar- Those races have been moved
standout Stephan Eberharter. Alpine disciplines, matching format, with two skiers rac- antine this week after testing from Val d’Isere due to a lack
Next on the list is American Mikaela Shiffrin’s record on ing side-by-side on identi- positive for the coronavirus. of snow in the French resort.

Gase says Darnold to start for Jets vs Dolphins on Sunday

says barring any setbacks, sprained the AC joint in the Sunday would mark the first him.
Darnold will be back under shoulder on a hard tackle to this season with Darnold on “We have to call this game
center to try to lead the 0-10 the turf.. He reinjured it at the field with all of them, and and we put plays in this week
Jets to their elusive first win. Kansas City on Nov. 1 on an- that could add another boost based on him being healthy,”
“Unless something changes other hard hit and missed the to the offense. Loggains said. “If you're go-
today, which I don't antici- next two games. “We're excited for him to be ing to play in a game like this,
pate,” Gase said, “everything able to go out and play with all you need to be ready to go
looks good to go.” Darnold struggled in the six these guys and get out there,” and be able to execute the full
Darnold missed the last two games he has played with offensive coordinator Dow- offense. That was the biggest
games against New England just three touchdown passes ell Loggains said. “It's been a decision, seeing where Sam's
and the Los Angeles Char- and six interceptions. While hard couple of weeks for Sam at and how much he can han-
gers as Joe Flacco started in New York didn't win, Flacco not being able to play, but he's dle. We feel good about his
his place. has been solid in the last two been grinding through and health and everything he can
“It's been a good week for games with five TD throws doing everything he could to do.”
Sam,” Gase said. "From the and two INTs while helping get ready for this game. We're
last time that we were go- the offense move consistent- definitely excited to have him In other injuries: right tackle
ing through a week before ly. back with those three guys, George Fant was not expect-
that New England game, the playing together for the first ed to participate in practice
(AP) — Sam Darnold way he's throwing the foot- All three of the Jets' starting time.” with knee and ankle injuries,
will start at quarterback ball right now, you can tell wide receivers — Jamison One of the main concerns so he's unlikely to play. Line-
for the New York Jets on there's a big difference as far Crowder, Breshad Perriman leading into this week was backer Patrick Onwuasor
Sunday against the Miami as the control, the velocity, and Denzel Mims — played whether Darnold's shoulder (hamstring) was also expect-
Dolphins. his change of pace on throws. together for the first time in would be able to sustain an- ed to sit out practice for the
“It just looks a lot different those games with Flacco. Per- other hit without him hav- second straight day.
Coach Adam Gase made than the last time he tried to riman was limited Wednesday ing to be sidelined. The Jets Linebacker Blake Cashman
the announcement Fri- make a run at going to play in and Thursday with a shoul- are confident the quarterback (hamstring) and offensive
day after Darnold's injured a game.” der ailment, but Gase said will be fine, and they won't lineman Chuma Edoga (an-
right shoulder progressed Darnold was first hurt against the receiver would be a full change the game plan to be kle) were expected to be lim-
throughout the week. Gase Denver on Oct. 1, when he participant Friday. The game more conservative to protect ited at practice.