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30Mar By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Fiorentina 1-0 Atalanta: Kean confirms remarkable form

FLORENCE, ITALY - MARCH 30: Moise Kean of Fiorentina competes for the ball with Isak Hien of Atalanta during the Serie A match between Fiorentina and Atalanta at Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 30, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Image Photo Agency/Getty Images) Moise Kean pounced on a defensive error to give Fiorentina a morale-boosting victory over Atalanta, as the race for Europe keeps getting tighter. The Viola were fresh off a 3-0 victory over Juventus, but Robin Gosens joined Andrea Colpani on the absentee list. La Dea saw their Scudetto hopes evaporate in defeat to Inter, but Mateo Retegui shook off a muscular problem to start, with Ederson suspended, Juan Cuadrado only fit for the bench, Stefan Posch, Odilon Kossounou, Giorgio Scalvini and Gianluca Scamacca injured. Co...

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30Mar By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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New Juventus coach gets ‘assist’ in win over Genoa

TURIN, ITALY - MARCH 29: Igor Tudor Head coach of Juventus gives directions to Pierre Kalulu of Juventus as he preapres to enter the field of play as a substitute for Federico Gatti after he lìpicked up an injury during the Serie A match between Juventus and Genoa at Allianz Stadium on March 29, 2025 in Turin, Italy. New Juventus coach Igor Tudor had a direct role in the Bianconeri's first goal since he replaced the fired Thiago Motta. Tudor was quick to gather a ball on the sideline and toss it to Teun Koopmeiners for a throw-in that bounced off Dusan Vlahovic and into the path of Kenan Yildiz. He dribbled through the defence before scoring from a tight angle midway through the first half. "It just happened," Tudor said. "It wasn't something we practised." The goal ended up being deci...

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28Mar By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Injured Juventus duo won’t return for Genoa clash – Report

Douglas Luiz participates in the match between Atalanta BC and FC Juventus, Serie A, at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy, on January 15, 2025. New Juventus head coach Igor Tudor has reportedly made up his mind regarding calling up Andrea Cambiaso and Douglas Luiz for the upcoming contest against Genoa. The Croatian will be making his bow on Saturday after being officially appointed last Sunday as a replacement for the sacked Thiago Motta. The 46-year-old will only have nine matches to turn the tide in the Bianconeri’s favour and secure a spot in next season’s edition of the Champions League. Tudor has been gradually welcoming back his new players from international duty as the squad begins its preparations for Saturday’s clash against the Grifone. But according to La Gazzetta dello Spo...

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23Mar By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Conceicao says he accepted Milan job ‘to win the Champions League’

Sergio Conceicao, head coach of AC Milan, watches the Serie A match between US Lecce and AC Milan in Lecce, Italy, on March 8, 2025. Sergio Conceicao has stated that he decided to join AC Milan to win the Champions League, which is his coaching dream. Conceicao accepted the Milan challenge at the very end of 2024, following the sacking of Paulo Fonseca, and since then it has been a tough period despite the Supercoppa win. Indeed, there is already talk of an exit in the summer. Building from the back… “Today everyone likes to build from the back. I also like to play wide, but for that you need players who can do it. At Porto, I had a fantastic goalkeeper who made it possible, and at Milan I have one too.” The flop February… “In 30 days, we played nine games. We didn’t have time to trai...

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22Mar By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Como midfielder admits admiration of Milan star: “My goal is in this direction”

MILAN, ITALY - MARCH 15: Tijjani Reijnders of AC Milan celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on March 15, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) AC Milan have always had a heap of good players, and despite their current struggles, this much remains true with a Serie A midfielder admitting he idolises Tijjani Reijnders. In the past season, there has been no player as consistently brilliant as Reijnders has been. The Dutchman has elevated his own game since last season, and as a result, the team now play better. However, Milan are not the only benefactors. As we saw in midweek, the midfielder is also having a more positive impact on his national team, scoring a beautiful goal ag...

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19Mar By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Former Juventus coach tells Motta straight – “Turin is not Bologna”

Thiago Motta head coach of Juventus FC leaves the pitch dejected at the end of the Serie A Enilive match between ACF Fiorentina and Juventus FC at Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 16, 2025 in Florence, Italy. Thiago Motta is under intense pressure as the manager of Juventus, with the former midfielder now facing the real possibility of being sacked. The Bianconeri appointed him at the start of this season, backing him with several new signings, knowing that he would need quality players to succeed. Despite this support, the team’s performances have been disappointing, and they are now embarrassingly losing matches. In January, Juventus bolstered its squad even further, but the results have not improved, and the club is seriously considering a managerial change. Several other managers...

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17Mar By Silver Emmanuel3 Comments

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Pulisic doesn’t know why AC Milan snubbed fans after Como win

Christian Pulisic of AC Milan celebrates a goal during the Serie A match between US Lecce and AC Milan in Lecce, Italy, on March 8, 2025. AC Milan may have won two straight games heading into the international break, but all is far from well at the Italian club. Despite coming from behind to defeat Como 2-1 on Saturday, Milan fans at San Siro still jeered the team off the pitch. It was a stark reminder that Milan has hugely underachieved this season. Even after winning two in a row, the Rossoneri entered the international break in ninth place, six points and five places outside of a top-four position. Curva Sud, Milan's supporters' section, was again empty for the first 15 minutes of the game against Como as fans continued to protest club management. After the game, Milan players faile...

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11Mar By Silver Emmanuel3 Comments

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Leonardo Bonucci wants Juventus to be patient with Thiago Motta

Coach Thiago Motta of Juventus FC reacts during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Juventus FC in Napoli, Italy, on January 25, 2025. (Photo by Gabriele Maricchiolo/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Juventus legend Leonardo Bonucci demands patience for head coach Thiago Motta.Speaking in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Leonardo Bonucci advised Juventus to put their faith in Thiago Motta and sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli to turn around from this situation. He said: “Give Motta and Giuntoli time to create the foundations to return to winning ways.”Bonucci’s words came after Juventus’ 4-0 defeat to Atalanta and he seemed discouraged with the team’s performances in recent games. However, he reiterated his support for Motta as he urged the club to give him some more time...

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11Mar By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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Lazio misses chance to go fourth in Serie A after drawing with Udinese

ROME, ITALY - MARCH 10: Alessio Romagnoli of SS Lazio celebrates after scoring goal 1-1 during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Udinese at Stadio Olimpico on March 10, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Lazio missed a chance to go fourth in Serie A when it struggled at home against Udinese to 1-1 on Monday. The Rome club began the night two points behind Juventus in fifth and went a goal down midway through the first half, Florian Thauvin rampaging through the Lazio defense before volleying in from close range after a penalty box scramble. Alessio Romagnoli levelled 10 minutes later. Matias Vecino nodded on a corner kick from the right and the veteran defender appeared at the back post to poke home his first goal of the season. The result means both sides extended their unbeaten league runs to...

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10Mar By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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Inter confirm Zielinski injury blow

Milan, Italy - March 8: Piotr Zielinski of Fc Internazionale injured during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Monza at Giuseppe Meazza on March 8, 2025 in Milan, Italy. Inter have confirmed that midfielder Piotr Zielinski is set for a spell on the sidelines after learning the results of his medical tests from the injury he picked up during the 3-2 Serie A win over Monza on Saturday. The Poland international was introduced as a second-half substitute for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, but his evening lasted just a few moments before going down clutching his calf in agony. Joaquin Correa was called in to replace Zielinski three minutes after he was brought on. The Nerazzurri have confirmed that the 30-year-old reported for further medical tests at the Humanitas facility in Rozzano o...

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9Mar By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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In-form Bologna beat Verona 2-1 away

VERONA, ITALY - MARCH 09: Jens Odgaard of Bologna celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between Verona and Bologna at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on March 09, 2025 in Verona, Italy. Bologna continued their strong form on Sunday with a 2-1 win at Hellas Verona thanks to goals in each half by Jens Odgaard and Nicolo Cambiaghi. Daniel Mosquera pulled one back for Verona, who had defender Nicolas Valentini sent off in the 70th minute for a second yellow card. Bologna are sixth with 50 points from 28 games and are level on points with fifth-placed Lazio, who entertain Udinese on Monday. Verona are 15th with 26 points.

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8Mar By Silver Emmanuel4 Comments

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Pulisic inspires Milan to comeback win at Lecce

LECCE, ITALY - MARCH 08: Christian Pulisic of AC Milan scores his team's advantage goal during the Serie A match between Lecce and AC Milan at Stadio Via del Mare on March 08, 2025 in Lecce, Italy. Christian Pulisic scored twice as AC Milan came from two goals down to beat Lecce 3-2 away from home and get back to winning ways after a poor run of form. Nikola Krstović had put the hosts in front with a superb strike from outside the box in the seventh minute. The Montenegro forward then found the bottom corner at the end of slick move to double the hosts lead close to the hour mark. Milan, who had two goals disallowed for offside in the early stages. Pulled one back in the 68th minute thanks to an own goal by Lecce's Antonino Gallo. United States winger Christian Pulisic drilled home a penal...

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8Mar By Silver Emmanuel5 Comments

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Federico Gatti suddenly a doubt to face Atalanta due to muscle fatigue

Federico Gatti participates in the Champions League 2024-2025 match between Juventus and Benfica in Torino, Italy, on January 29, 2025. It seemingly hasn’t mattered what month it is during the 2024-25 season, dealing with injuries at the back has been a constant. Basically from September to the present day, there’s been somebody out injured and that almost certainly hasn’t been limited to one or two players. However, one Juve defender hasn’t officially been on the injury list so far this season: Federico Gatti, the Bianconeri’s clear-cut leader in minutes played in all competitions. Well, not on the injury list until this week. Gatti, who celebrated his 100th appearance as a Juventus player in Monday’s win over Hellas Verona, has been dealing with muscle fatigue and subsequently force...

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7Mar By Silver Emmanuel3 Comments

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Milan turnaround as Theo Hernandez expected to start in Lecce

Theo Hernandez of AC Milan is in action during the round of 16 UEFA Champions League match between AC Milan and Feyenoord Rotterdam at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, on February 18, 2025. (Photo by Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Milan coach Sergio Conceiçao seemed willing to leave Theo Hernandez on the bench against Lecce, but the latest Sky Sport Italia report claims that the France star will likely start at left-back tomorrow. The Rossoneri are travelling to Lecce where they’ll meet the Giallorossi in a vital Serie A game on Saturday. Milan have lost the last three games in a row and find themselves 11 points below fourth-placed Juventus. Reports on Thursday suggested Theo, Rafael Leao and Santiago Gimenez would start on the bench tomorrow, but according to Sky,...

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7Mar By Silver Emmanuel3 Comments

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Athletic Club coach Valverde enthusiastic about Roma atmosphere

Ernesto Valverde head coach of Athletic Club gestures during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Round of 16 First Leg match between AS Roma and Athletic Club at Stadio Olimpico on March 6, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Athletic Club coach Ernesto Valverde was impressed with Roma, both on and off the field, in the Europa League tie. ‘I hope we can have half the atmosphere they had tonight.’ The supporters had been told to come to the Stadio Olimpico with simple yellow and red flags, so the thousands followed those directives and made it a beautiful sight before kick-off. It helped the Giallorossi complete their comeback from the Inaki Williams header, turning it around through Angelino and the last-gasp Eldor Shomurodov winner. At that point, Athletic Club were down to 10 men for the second Yeray Alv...

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6Mar By Silver Emmanuel3 Comments

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Lautaro Martinez Open to Finishing His Career at Inter

Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale looks on during the serie Serie A Enilive match between SSC Napoli and FC Internazionale at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on March 01, 2025 in Naples, Italy. Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez powered Inter to a two-nothing win away against Feyenoord, hitting the net together in the same game for the first time in months. The Argentine became the top Champions League scorer in the history of the club solo. He talked about it and more to Prime Video and Sky after the match (via SOSFanta). “I’m proud of this achievement. I couldn’t have imagined it when I came here. I sweated and worked a lot for it. Who knows me is aware of what I went through during my time here. It all comes from sacrifice. I must forge ahead because it doesn’t end here, and I want...

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4Mar By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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Juventus must not let the current bubble burst soon

Lloyd Kelly participates in the Serie A 2024-2025 match between Juventus and Verona in Turin, Italy, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Loris Roselli/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Juventus now has just one trophy left to play for this season, and that is the Scudetto.At the start of the campaign, the Bianconeri had aspirations of winning multiple titles, not including the Club World Cup, with many fans and pundits believing that this could be their year to shine under the management of Thiago Motta. The squad appeared to have the potential to challenge for several honours, and expectations were high as the season began.However, things have not gone as planned. Juventus have since dropped out of some key competitions, and very few now believe it can win a trophy this season. The team has f...

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4Mar By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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Totti: I had a chance to return to Serie A and was feeling great

FLORENCE, ITALY - JUNE 03: Head coach Italy Luciano Spalletti and Francesco Totti smile during press conference at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on June 03, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images) Italy and Roma legend reiterated that he was close to coming out of retirement and returning to Serie A in January, while also hinting at the club that allegedly tried to sign him. The 48-year-old made headlines last October when he shockingly told reporters that he would need just ‘two months’ of training to regain form and be ready to play again in the Italian top flight. Although the comeback never materialised, the former striker revealed that he held concrete talks with a Serie A club but admitted it would have been ‘messy’ for him to accept the offer....

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4Mar By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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Leao and Theo Hernandez reportedly set for Milan exit this summer

Santiago Gimenez, Rafael Leao, and Theo Hernandez celebrate the goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 match between AC Milan and Feyenoord in Milano, Italy, on February 18, 2025, at Giuseppe Meazza stadium (Photo by Mairo Cinquetti/NurPhoto via Getty Images). A report from Gazzetta dello Sport suggests that Milan stars Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez are both expected to leave the club at the end of the season, with head coach Sergio Conceiçao contemplating benching them in the upcoming Serie A fixture against Lecce. The atmosphere has shifted dramatically since the formidable duo was instrumental in the Rossoneri’s triumphant Scudetto campaign nearly three years ago, as the two players are now facing criticism and diminishing form. While the Portuguese star has contributed...

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2Mar By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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Torino win 2-0 at Monza

MONZA, ITALY - MARCH 02: Patrick Ciurria of Monza embraces Guillermo Maripan of Torino after the Serie A match between Monza and Torino at U-Power Stadium on March 02, 2025 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Scaccianoce/Getty Images) 11th placed Torino won 2-0 at bottom club Monza to deepen the Lombard's relegation-set gloom Sunday. The Granata's goals came from Elif Elmas and Cesare Casadei. Torino are on 34 points, five behind 10th placed Udinese who beat 17th placed Parma earlier Sunday. Monza are glued to the bottom on 14 ppoints, four behind second last Venezia who drew 0-0 at third-placed Atalanta Saturday.

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