Today’s Papers: Reaction as Spain lift World Cup, Pellegrino to Juventus latest

Today’s Papers: Reaction as Spain lift World Cup, Pellegrino to Juventus latest Monday’s Italian sports papers are dominated by Spain’s crowning as world champions, with La Roja beating Argentina 1-0 after extra time to lift their second World Cup, 16 years after their first. La Gazzetta dello Sport The pink paper leads with “Mondo Rosso”, “Red World”, hailing Spain’s triumph in America after a 16-year wait. Ferran Torres’ extra-time strike settled a final in which Argentina were “dominated,” the paper writes, with a tearful Messi left as runner up. Corriere dello Sport CorSport frames it as “Il Nuovo Mondo”, “The New World”, under the banner “Gold Generation.” The focus falls on 19-year-old Lamine Yamal lifting the trophy, a champion at senior level after his Euro 2024 exploits, with Argentina reduced to ten men after Enzo Fernández’s red card before Torres decided it in extra time. Tuttosport The Turin paper splits its front page between Antonelli, “Kimi Spaziale,” saluting a sixth triumph and new records at Spa, and the final, headlined “Giusto così” (“Just as it should be”). Spain, it writes, were “intelligent and ruthless,” deserving winners over an Argentina side that defended and fought but never threatened, with Messi signing off on his most anonymous display “through no fault of his own.” For the Bianconeri, Tuttosport carries the transfer line of the day: “Pellegrino sees Juve.” The deal for the Parma striker is described as effectively in place, held up only by uncertainty over the Jhon Lucumí situation, with the exact structure still to be defined.