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Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus competes for the ball with Luca Gagliano of Cagliari Calcio during the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and Juventus at Sardegna Arena on July 29, 2020 in Cagliari, Italy. Juventus crashed to a humiliating 2-0 defeat at Cagliari on Wednesday days after sealing their ninth consecutive Serie A title, with their Champions League last 16 return leg looming. Cagliari's 20-year-old forward Luca Gagliano tapped in the opener eight minutes into his first Serie A match, beating veteran Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon to score his first top division goal. And the young Italian then teed up Giovanni Simeone in first half stoppage time to give Cagliari their first win over Juventus in 11 years. Cristiano Ronaldo missed the chance to keep pace with Serie A'...

Lautaro Martinez (C) of FC Internazionale celebrates his goal during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SSC Napoli at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on July 28, 2020 in Milan, Italy. Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez came off the bench and in no time scored an impressive solo goal and complete a 2-0 win over Napoli, which kept his side second in Serie A on Tuesday. Inter, who gained some revenge for their Coppa Italia semi-final defeat by Gennaro Gattuso's side, took the field wearing their kit for next season which features zig-zagged black and blue stripes instead of the traditional straight ones. The hosts went ahead after 11 minutes when Danilo D'Ambrosio turned the ball home from Cristiano Biraghi's cut back. Napoli created lots of openings but it was Inter who struc...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan reacts during the football match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan. Internazionale won over AC Milan 4-2. Hakan Calhanoglu praised Zlatan Ibrahimovic's impact at San Siro, saying the "real Milan" had returned. Since the season restarted last month, Milan are unbeaten in 11 games in all competitions and sit sixth in Serie A. Ibrahimovic has scored eight goals in 18 matches since returning to Milan in January, and the 38-year-old is reportedly set to extend his stay beyond this season. Calhanoglu lauded Ibrahimovic, telling Sky Sport: "I think this is the real Milan. "We are a team that always wants to win, with great mentality and passion. Zlatan has helped us with this and it is important for us. "But the championship is not over yet and ...

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A match between Juventus and UC Sampdoria at Allianz Stadium on July 26, 2020 in Turin, Italy. Before the break for the coronavirus pandemic. After the lockdown. And now for nine years running. Juventus are the undisputed leaders of Italian soccer. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the go-ahead goal and Juventus beat Sampdoria 2-0 Sunday to secure the Turin club’s record-extending ninth straight Serie A title. At the final whistle, Juventus players danced in celebration and embraced each other before the empty stands inside the Allianz Stadium. It was Juventus’ first title under coach Maurizio Sarri, who brought in a completely new system. “It was the most beautiful title, because it was th...

Alexis Sanchez of Inter (left) celebrates with his team-mate Romelu Lukaku after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and FC Internazionale at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on July 25, 2020 in Genoa, Italy. Romelu Lukaku scored in either half as Inter Milan claimed a 3-0 win against struggling Genoa to move second in Serie A behind Juventus who can win a ninth title in a row on Sunday. Antonio Conte's title ambitions took a knock with back-to-back stalemates against Roma and Fiorentina. But Inter pulled back ahead of Atalanta, and within four points of leaders Juventus, who are poised to claim a 36th 'Scudetto' when they play Sampdoria in Turin. "The problem is how you see the glass, whether half full or half empty," said Conte of second position. "There are vinta...