Global diary
Thursday September 26
COPA SUDAMERICANA: Colon of Argentina will meet Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle in the Final, on November 9, after beating Brazil’s Atletico Mineiro on penalties.
ENGLAND: Derby County’s Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett are charged with drink-driving following a crash on Tuesday night that ruled the Championship club’s captain Richard Keogh out for the rest of the season with a knee injury. A proposal for Bury to be admitted to League Two next season is rejected.
ITALY: Milan and Internazionale shortlist two designs for a new 60,000-seat stadium which will be built next to their San Siro home over the next three years at an expected cost of €650m.
SPAIN: Barcelona are found guilty of making an illegal approach to Antoine Griezmann ahead of his €120m move from Atletico Madrid, but are fined just €300 by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
Friday September 27
PORTUGAL: Silas becomes Sporting’s third coach in just over three weeks, and the fifth in less than 11 months, replacing Leonel Pontes, who had been interim boss following Marcel Keizer’s dismissal.
TAJIKSTAN: Istiklol beat Kuktosh 6-1 to win their sixth consecutive league title and a record-breaking eighth championship in total.
Saturday September 28
ITALY: On loan from Manchester United, Alexis Sanchez scores on his first start as Internazionale win 3-1 at Sampdoria before he is sent off early in the second half.
League champions Lao
