{
  "id": 2661936,
  "title": "Second Mourinho era at Real starts with late win, Inter cruise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/second-mourinho-era-at-real-starts-with-late-win-inter-cruise",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T22:18:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/second-mourinho-era-real-starts-221836484.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jose Mourinho returned to manage Real Madrid for his second spell with the Spanish club, and they began the new era with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium. Midfielder Jude Bellingham put Los Blancos ahead early on, but Alex Calatrava equalized for Espanyol before halftime. Substitute Carlos Espi scored a stoppage-time goal on his debut, securing a memorable win for Mourinho and his new team. Elsewhere, Inter Milan kicked off their Serie A title defense with a 4-1 victory over newly promoted Monza at San Siro.",
  "summary": "Real Madrid snatched a dramatic 2-1 win at Espanyol with a stoppage-time goal from substitute Carlos Espi in their LaLiga opener at the start of a new era with Jose Mourinho back in charge. England midfielder Jude Bellingham had given Los Blancos an early lead at the RCDE Stadium on Saturday, but Alex Calatrava grabbed an equalizer before the break.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}