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24Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Jovic powers AC Milan into Italian Cup final

MILAN, ITALY - APRIL 23: Luka Jovic of AC Milan scores his seocnd goal of the night to give the side a 2-0 lead during the Coppa Italia Semi Final 2nd Leg match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. Luka Jovic fired AC Milan into the final of the Italian Cup with a brace in a convincing 3-0 derby win over Inter Milan, which sent his team through 4-1 on aggregate. Serbia forward Jović doubled his goal tally for the season, with Tijjani Reijnders sealing the tie late on, as Milan fans were given something to shout about in what has been an awful season for the seven-time European champions. Milan are unbeaten in all five of this season's local derbies, winning the Super Cup final against Inter in January, and Wednesday's win a...

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23Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Napoli confident of Buongiorno’s recovery ahead of Torino match

Alessandro Buongiorno of SSC Napoli looks on during the serie Serie A Enilive match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on March 30, 2025 in Naples, Italy. Alessandro Buongiorno has missed Napoli’s last three Serie A matches, but the club remains hopeful of having him back for the final, decisive stretch of the season. The Italy international remained 90 minutes on the bench during his side’s 1-1 draw at Bologna, before being ruled out of clashes against Empoli and Monza with an adductor injury. Antonio Conte was then dealt another huge blow in defence, as Juan Jesus, who was replacing Buongiorno at centre-back, sustained a season-ending injury, forcing the coach to deploy Rafa Marin alongside Amir Rrhamani in their latest outing at Monza. However, Sky Sport ...

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21Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Italy’s Serie A matches postponed after death of Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MAY 09: Pope Francis celebrates Vespers on the Solemnity of the Ascension and proclaims the ordinary Jubilee of 2025 with the public reading and delivery of the Bull of Indiction, on May 09, 2024 in Vatican City, Vatican. Italy’s top-flight soccer league Serie A has postponed all of Monday's fixtures following the death of Pope Francis. Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church and a lifelong soccer fan has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday. He was 88, and had survived a serious bout of double pneumonia. "Following the passing of His Holiness, Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A can confirm that today's league games in Serie A and Primavera 1 have been postponed," the league said in a statement."Th...

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21Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Inter struggle again at Bologna as Napoli close in

BOLOGNA, ITALY - APRIL 20: Riccardo Orsolini of Bologna FC celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A match between Bologna and FC Internazionale at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on April 20, 2025 in Bologna, Italy.  Inter Milan have a history of recent struggles at Bologna and Sunday proved no different. Riccardo Orsolini's stoppage-time bicycle kick lifted Bologna to a 1-0 victory over the Serie A leaders and left the Nerazzurri level with second-placed Napoli with five rounds remaining. The defeat brought back memories of a goalkeeping blunder by Ionut Radu that gifted Bologna a victory three years ago, setting up the title for rivals AC Milan. Inter also lost at Bologna the following season in a rain storm. Inter won at Bologna last season but spent so much energy they ...

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20Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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McTominay heads Napoli level with Serie A leaders Inter

MONZA, ITALY - APRIL 19: Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli celebrates with team mate Romelu Lukaku after scoring to give the side a 1-0 lead during the Serie A match between AC Monza and SSC Napoli at U-Power Stadium on April 19, 2025 in Monza, Italy. Scotland midfielder McTominay nodded home his 10th goal in all competitions this season from Giacomo Raspadori's cross in the 72nd minute to save Napoli's blushes after a drab display in northern Italy. McTominay's third goal in a week boosted Napoli's bid for a second league title in three seasons and piled pressure on reigning champions Inter who are at high-flying Bologna on Easter Sunday. Beyond that goal, Antonio Conte's team created little against the division's worst team in Monza, who are 12 points from safety with five matches remain...

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19Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Inter could be without Thuram against Barcelona

Marcus Thuram plays during the match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale in the Coppa Italia Semi-Finals at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, on April 2, 2025. With less than two weeks to go before their highly anticipated UEFA Champions League semifinal first-leg match against FC Barcelona, Inter Milan has been dealt what could prove a significant blow. The Italian giants have confirmed a key player will be sidelined for their next match and could be out for the crucial encounter in Catalonia. Marcus Thuram has a problem in his left thigh and will miss the next match against Bologna in Serie A on Sunday. The club has been tight-lipped about how long they expect the Frenchman to be out. All that is known is that his availability is listed as day-to-day, and that it will dep...

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18Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Zaccagni: ‘Lazio were almost perfect, we feel destroyed’

ROME, ITALY - APRIL 17: Mattia Zaccagni of SS Lazio looks dejected during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Quarter Final Second Leg match between S.S. Lazio and FK Bodo/Glimt at Stadio Olimpico on April 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Mattia Zaccagni admits Lazio feel ‘destroyed’ after their Europa League quarter-final exit to Bodo/Glimt on penalties. ‘The regret is that we were almost perfect.’ It was a dramatic night at the Stadio Olimpico, as the Aquile knew they needed something extraordinary to overturn the 2-0 first leg defeat in Norway. It had almost been achieved, as Taty Castellanos got one back before the Tijjani Noslin tap-in at the 93rd minute forced extra time, after which Boulaye Dia’s header had turned the tie around completely. However, Andreas Helmersen nodded in on 109 minutes...

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18Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Juventus Resume Working on Two Contract Extensions

ALLIANZ STADIUM, TORINO, ITALY - 2025/04/12: Weston Mckennie of Juventus Fc in action during the Serie A football match between Juventus Fc and Us Lecce.Juventus Fc wins 2-1 over Us Lecce. Juventus are ready to reprise the negotiations for some renewals, especially those of Federico Gatti and Weston McKennie, after putting everything on hold because of the coaching change and to pursue a top-four finish, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs. The Bianconeri reached an agreement in principle with the former a while ago, but it wasn’t finalized. The new expiration date will be 2030, with a decent pay bump. He’ll return in mid-May from his fibula microfracture. On the other hand, the extension doesn’t guarantee he’ll stay for the long haul. Considering he joined for just €7.5M from Frosinone, a...

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15Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Juventus Changing Their Mind About Keeping Two Loanees

Igor Tudor participates in the Serie A 2024-2025 match between Juventus and Lecce in Turin, Italy, on April 12, 2025. Igor Tudor singled out negatively the players who subbed in versus Lecce, which might not spell well for the Juventus future of two of them, Randal Kolo Muani and Francisco Conceiçao, who are on loan. According to La Stampa (via Tuttomercatoweb), the chances of the attacking duo staying put permanently are dimming. They might have sensed it, which is affecting them. In addition, the new coach doesn’t need to rotate much without the cups, and his top options have done well. Juventus might nip the problem in the bud and send Kolo Muani and Conceiçao back to PSG and Porto before the start of the Club World Cup to spare some awkwardness and uncertainty. The Croatian manage...

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15Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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McTominay double helps Napoli close gap on Inter

NAPLES, ITALY - APRIL 14: Romelu Lukaku of SSC Napoli celebrates with Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli after scoring a goal to make it 2-0 during the Serie A match between Napoli and Empoli at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 14, 2025 in Naples, Italy. Scott McTominay continued his fine debut campaign in Italy with a double against Empoli as Napoli reduced the gap between themselves and Serie A leaders Inter Milan to three points. The 28-year-old Scotland midfielder had gone six league games without scoring, but gave Napoli an 18th-minute lead with a low driven shot from the edge of the penalty area following a neat lay-off from Romelu Lukaku. Belgium striker Lukaku scored his 12th league goal of the campaign 11 minutes into the second half, smashing an effort past visiting goalkeep...

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14Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Rome derby draw, Atalanta revive Champions League hopes

ROME, ITALY - APRIL 13: Alessio Romagnoli of SS Lazio scoring goal 1-0 during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico on April 13, 2025 in Rome, Italy. The always-tense Rome derby has ended 1-1, allowing Roma to extend their unbeaten run to 16 matches and enabling Lazio to stay one spot in front of their city rivals in the Serie A standings. Lifelong Lazio fan Alessio Romagnoli achieved a childhood dream in Sunday's match when he put Lazio ahead shortly after the break. Matias Soule equalised for Roma with a long-distance shot midway through the second half. Sixth-placed Lazio remained two points ahead of seventh-placed Roma, who haven't lost since December. The result ended the perfect run of five straight derby wins for Roma coach Claudio Ranieri, who is ex...

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13Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Juventus secure three points against Lecce

TURIN, ITALY - APRIL 12: Kenan Yildiz of Juventus is substituted for Nicolo Savona during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and US Lecce at Allianz Stadium on April 12, 2025 in Turin, Italy. Juventus were victorious as they claimed their seventh point and second win under Igor Tudor, the club’s two hundredth Serie A victory at the Allianz Stadium. The result means that the team that will spend Saturday evening in third place in the league standings, ahead of the rest of the weekend’s matches. Juventus won 2-1 in a match in which they looked comfortable up until a nervy ending to proceedings. Juventus started strongly, as they did at the Stadio Olimpico a few days ago. In the 2nd minute, Teun Koopmeiners latched onto Dusan Vlahovic’s pass and drilled the ball past Wladimiro Falcone...

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12Apr By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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AC Milan canters to victory over struggling Udinese

UDINE, ITALY - APRIL 11: Rafael Leao of AC Milan celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between Udinese and AC Milan at Stadio Friuli on April 11, 2025 in Udine, Italy. Two goals right before halftime put visiting AC Milan on its way to a comfortable 4-0 win over Udinese in Serie A on Friday and extended the home side´s losing streak to four matches. Udinese is on its worst run since the end of the 2022-23 season, when it also lost four in a row. It remains in 11th place. The win left Milan in ninth, one point behind Fiorentina, but it will worry about an injury to goalkeeper Mike Maignan, who was taken off on a stretcher after colliding with teammate Alex Jiménez. Rafael Leao´s superb strike from 18 meters was quickly followed by Strahinja Pavlovic´s glanci...

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11Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Thiago Motta Lands on Atalanta and Tottenham Radars

Thiago Motta head coach of Juventus FC looks on during the Serie A Enilive match between ACF Fiorentina and Juventus FC at Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 16, 2025 in Florence, Italy. Thiago Motta might be out of a job for a long time, as a couple of teams have reached out to him to test the waters ahead of the summer. Juventus are watching the situation with a keen eye. They’d save a decent buck if he rescinded his contract prematurely, TuttoSport informs. Otherwise, he and his staff will stay on the Bianconeri’s payroll for two more campaigns with a €15M cost. The ownership quickly intervened to offset the unexpected expense. He’s waiting for his next opportunity at his home in Cascais in Portugal. Despite what happened in Turin, Thiago Motta is set to have important suitors. Atalant...

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9Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Juventus Loanee Unlikely to Be Bought Out by Porto

Tiago Djalo of FC Porto during the Europa League football match between AS Roma and FC Porto at Olimpico stadium. Rome (Italy), February 20th, 2025. Tiago Djalo didn’t win over two separate coaches during his short time with Juventus, Massimiliano Allegri and Thiago Motta, and things haven’t gone too well for him during his loan spell at Porto either. He has been deployed basically only in the Europa League. According to Tuttomercatoweb, the defender will most likely head back to Turin in the summer. The Portuguese side doesn’t have an option to buy. The hopes of including him in the deal involving Francisco Conceiçao are very slim. The Bianconeri aren’t too sure about keeping the winger either. Juventus beat Inter to the punch to acquire Djaló from Lille in January of 2024, spending €...

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9Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Kyle Walker undergoes surgery on elbow fracture

MILAN, ITALY - APRIL 05: Kyle Walker of AC Milan in action during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Fiorentina at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 05, 2025 in Milan, Italy. AC Milan defender Kyle Walker underwent surgery on Tuesday after suffering a fracture to his right elbow, the Serie A club said. The timeline for Walker's recovery was not disclosed, but the club said that the operation was a success and he will begin rehabilitation immediately. "AC Milan can confirm that Kyle Walker sustained a fracture in his right elbow today," the Italian team said in a statement. "To ensure better healing and optimize recovery time, the player underwent surgery in Milan to repair the olecranon through osteosynthesis. "The operation went perfectly to plan. Kyle will begin rehabilitation imm...

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8Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Kalulu Welcomes Permanent Switch from Milan to Juventus

Pierre Kalulu of Juventus FC during the Serie A Enilive match between AS Roma and Juventus FC at Stadio Olimpico on April 6, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Juventus will decide whether to keep Francisco Conceiçao and Randal Kolo Muani in the summer, and will have to negotiate with PSG for the latter, but the call about keeping Pierre Kalulu was already made early in the season. It hasn’t changed, considering his manageable option to buy, Tuttomercatoweb informed. The Bianconeri spent €3.3M to have on loan from Milan. They will happily tack on €14M more to redeem him, plus €3M potential add-ons. The center-back is coming off arguably his best performance of the season against Roma. Kalulu has been a pillar of the Juventus defense whenever healthy, registering 34 appearances so far. He has missed ...

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7Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Juve drop more points after second-half drop-off against Roma

ROME, ITALY - APRIL 6: Manuel Locatelli of Juventus scores 0-1 goal during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico on April 6, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Badolato - Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images) The more things change, the more they stay the same.For all the good vibes that have come from the appointment of Igor Tudor to the top job at Juventus, it’s clear he hasn’t had time to fully correct some of the team’s shortcomings. That includes one of their most maddening tendencies: the inability to put a full game together. Juve looked great in the first half of Sunday’s prime-time trip to the Stadio Olimpico to face a red-hot Roma side that had won seven games in a row coming into the night. In the first 20 minutes or so, they were ut...

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6Apr By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Inter Milan squanders lead, draws with Parma

PARMA, ITALY - APRIL 05: Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale scores his team's second goal during the Serie A match between Parma and FC Internazionale at Stadio Ennio Tardini on April 05, 2025 in Parma, Italy. Inter Milan, the Serie A leaders, were held to a 2-2 draw by host Parma on Saturday, after giving up a two-goal advantage in the 31st round of the competition. Inter took control of the first half, with goals from Matteo Darmian (15th minute) and Marcus Thuram (45th minute). However, Parma staged a comeback in the second half, with substitutes Adrian Bernabe Garcia (60th minute) and Jakub Ondrika (69th minute) scoring the equalizers. The draw brings Inter's point total to 68, marking their first league slip since a 1-1 draw with Napoli on March 1st. This is also Inter's second...

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5Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Late Zanoli goal gives Genoa win over Udinese in Serie A

GENOA, ITALY - APRIL 04: Alessandro Zanoli of Genoa celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A match between Genoa and Udinese at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on April 04, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. A late winner from Alessandro Zanoli gave Genoa a 1-0 win over Udinese in Serie A and extended its unbeaten home run to six games on Friday. After an insipid first half, Zanoli scored in the 77th minute when he pounced on a rebound and shot home from an angle. But Patrick Vieira´s men survived a late scare when Rui Modesto´s stoppage-time equalizer was ruled out after a video review. The win means Udinese has lost three in a row and is only two points ahead of Genoa, which sits two places behind it in 12th spot.

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