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New characters in the Ancelotti/Madrid/Brazil telenovela: Morning Espresso, 5.2
Welcome in for another edition of the Morning Espresso from the SDH Network, brought to you by Oglethorpe University, Atlanta's premier undergraduate learning experience and soccer powerhouse.
Busy weekend on the SDH Network starts today in Marietta as many of our members will be playing in Atlanta United's annual media match. You can watch if you are a true sicko starting at 1pm on atlutd.com/live. Training Ground Dispatch will be available later this afternoon on our YouTube channel, followed by boys Sweet 16 action in the GHSA state tournament as Calhoun hosts Johnson-Gainesville tonight (soccerdownhere.net, click Listen).
Tomorrow, Atlanta United hosts Nashville as they try to build some confidence and find some positive momentum against a team that put up 7 goals last weekend. Pregame starts at 1:30pm on 92.9 The Game and the Audacy app with kickoff set for 2:55pm. Following the match, the Atlanta United Unified Team hosts Nashville at the Benz (watch on atlutd.com/live just after 5pm) and Atlanta United 2 will be on the road in Huntsville for an 8pm kickoff (soccerdownhere.net, click Listen).
Cruz Azul will host Vancouver in the Concacaf Champions Cup final in Mexico City on June 1 after defeating Tigres 1-0 on the 7th goal in the tournament from Ángel Sepúlveda. The win gave Cruz Azul a 2-1 win on aggregate in the semifinal as well as hosting privileges for the final.
Could be an all-Premier League Europa League final as Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur took control of their semifinals in the first leg with big wins yesterday. We've talked about the financial implications for Manchester United, winning the Europa League could keep Ange Postecoglu in his job as well. The match could be worth over $100 million to the winner.
Bayern could clinch the Bundesliga title this weekend, it will be their 34th in history. Napoli and Inter continue their battle for the Serie A title with Napoli traveling to Lecce while Inter hosts Hellas Verona.
The telenovela revolving around Madrid and Rio continues as Brazil has extended their deadline to May 26 for Carlo Ancelotti to become their new manager. Madrid and Brazil and Ancelotti are doing a dance about who will pay what and when he will take over if he does. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen who is at risk of losing Xabi Alonso to Madrid if/when Ancelotti does go is reportedly in negotiations with Erik Ten Hag as their backup plan.
More Espresso on Monday on the SDH Network, presented by Oglethorpe University.
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