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Real Madrid plans to appoint Allegri as manager
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Real Madrid plans to appoint Allegri as manager

Head coach AC Milan Massimiliano Allegri reacts during AC Milan training session at Milanello on March 03, 2026 in Cairate, Italy. Real Madrid look increasingly likely to appoint a new manager this summer and have now added Massimiliano Allegri to their shortlist. The Italian coach is currently in charge of AC Milan and has yet to coach outside of Italy. According to Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport, Madrid are "considering Allegri" for the job. Florentino Perez wants a more experienced and established manager to be appointed. Allegri only returned to management with Milan last summer after previously managing the Serie A giants. He's one of Italian football's most successful managers, winning the title six times during his career. Allegri signed a two-year deal wi...
Serie A confirm Wesley ban after Roma 3-3 Juventus
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Serie A confirm Wesley ban after Roma 3-3 Juventus

Wesley Vinicius Franca Lima of AS Roma celebrates after scoring the goal of 1-0 during the Serie A 2025/2026 football match between AS Roma and Juventus FC. Roma and Juventus drew 3-3. The Lega Serie A have confirmed that Roma wing-back Wesley Franca is among the players to be suspended following the conclusion of the 27th round of 2025-26 league fixtures over the weekend just gone. Six players have picked up one-match suspensions following the 27th round of Serie A fixtures, including Roma’s Wesley, Fiorentina’s Fabiano Parisi and Bologna’s Remo Freuler. Sassuolo striker Andrea Pinamonti was the only player to be shown a straight red card over the weekend, and will now have to serve a one-match ban. That rules him out of Sassuolo’s away trip to face Lazio on Monday night. ...
Juventus star Vlahovic finally returns from injury
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Juventus star Vlahovic finally returns from injury

Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus warms up prior to the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Cagliari Calcio at Juventus Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Turin, Italy. Juventus are set to welcome Dusan Vlahovic back to the squad following a lengthy period on the sidelines. The striker has been out of action since suffering a high-grade lesion during a Serie A contest against Cagliari in late November. The Serbian underwent surgery in London in early December and has been working on his recovery ever since. In recent weeks, Vlahovic returned to grass training, but continued to work on his own. But according to La Gazzetta dello Sport (via JuventusNews24), the player will gradually return to group training this week, which is often considered the final step in the recovery process...
Roma grab third place with 3-0 win over Cremonese
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Roma grab third place with 3-0 win over Cremonese

AS Roma player Bryan Cristante during the Serie A match between AS Roma and US Cremonese at Stadio Olimpico on February 22, 2026 in Rome, Italy. Bryan Cristante scored one and assisted another for Evan N’Dicka on corners, as Roma defeated Cremonese 3-0 to catch Napoli in third place. The Giallorossi were eager to get back on track after twice fumbling a lead for the 2-2 draw at Napoli. Their injury crisis intensified, as Paulo Dybala, Matias Soulé, Artem Dovbyk, Evan Ferguson and Stephan El Shaarawy missed out, but Manu Koné returned. Mario Hermoso pulled out in the warm-up, replaced by Daniele Ghilardi. Cremonese had just four draws and seven defeats since their last win on December 7, scoring one goal in six rounds. Federico Baschirotto, Michele Collocolo, Romano Floriani Mussolini a...
Serie A: Juventus 0-2 Como – Fabregas puts Old Lady in crisis mode
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Serie A: Juventus 0-2 Como – Fabregas puts Old Lady in crisis mode

Cesc Fabregas of Como celebrates at the end of the match of the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Como 1907 at on February 21, 2026 in Turin, Italy. Como made the most of embarrassing Juventus errors for a surprising 2-0 victory in Turin, plunging the Old Lady into crisis mode and moving to within a point of fifth place. There were only four points separating fifth from sixth going into this weekend. The Bianconeri were trying to shake off back-to-back defeats to Inter and Galatasaray, with Pierre Kalulu controversially suspended, Gleison Bremer, Emil Holm, Dusan Vlahovic and Arek Milik injured, plus Jonathan David not at 100 per cent. Como had Nico Paz suspended after the midweek 1-1 draw with Milan, while Assane Diao and Edoardo Goldaniga were long-term absentees, but Alvaro Mora...
Serie A: Sassuolo 3-0 Verona – Berardi propels Neroverdi into 8th
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Serie A: Sassuolo 3-0 Verona – Berardi propels Neroverdi into 8th

Victor Nelsson of Hellas Verona competes for the ball with Domenico Berardi of US Sassuolo during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and Hellas Verona FC at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on February 20, 2026 in Sassuolo, Italy. Italian winger Domenico Berardi scored a brace in Sassuolo’s 3-0 win over Verona on Friday evening, with a result that sends the Neroverdi up into eighth place in Serie A. Fabio Grosso’s side leapfrogged Bologna and Lazio to go temporarily 8th, pending the rest of the weekend’s fixtures. Lazio travel to Cagliari on Saturday night whilst Bologna host Udinese on Monday. Verona arguably started the stronger of the two sides, as they sought just their third Serie A victory. After about a quarter of an hour, Amin Sarr was quick to pounce on a loose rebou...
Inter lose Lautaro Martinez for a while to a calf issue
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Inter lose Lautaro Martinez for a while to a calf issue

Inter Milan's Argentinian forward #10 Lautaro Martinez plays the ball during the UEFA Champions League first-leg, play-off football match Bodo/Glimt vs Inter Milan at Aspmyra statium in Bodo, Norway on February 18, 2026. Inter will be without their captain and leading scorer Lautaro Martinez in a key stretch of the season. He got hurt in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League playoff versus Bodo/Glimt. He has been diagnosed with a calf strain and could be out for up to a month. Although he might try to accelerate ahead of the Derby coming up in mid-March, Mediaset reports. The Nerazzurri will square off against Lecce and Genoa, looking to maintain their seven-point lead, and also versus Como in the Coppa Italia semi-finals beforehand. Lautaro Martinez has missed just one game this...
Fiorentina leave top stars behind for Conference League battle
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Fiorentina leave top stars behind for Conference League battle

Moise Kean of ACF Fiorentina looks on during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Torino FC at Artemio Franchi on February 7, 2026 in Florence, Italy. Fiorentina have a decimated squad for their Conference League play-off against Jagiellonia, as the conditions do not bode well. The first leg kicks off on Thursday at the Stadion Miejski w Bialymstoku in Bialystok at 20.00 GMT (21.00 CET). The decider will then be at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence next week. Coach Paolo Vanoli’s mood was boosted by last week’s unexpected 2-1 Serie A victory away to Como, which lifted them out of the Serie A relegation zone. However, it came at a cost, because they had to leave several top players behind for this trip to Poland due to fitness concerns. David De Gea suffered a dislocated fing...
Roma learn extent of Wesley and Dybala injuries
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Roma learn extent of Wesley and Dybala injuries

Paulo Dybala of AS Roma looks on during the Serie A Enilive match between AS Roma and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico on January 25, 2026 in Rome, Italy. Roma can breathe a sigh of relief, as neither Wesley França nor Paulo Dybala are expected to be sidelined for significant periods after recent injury concerns. Dybala was ruled out of Sunday evening’s 2-2 draw between Napoli and Roma at the Stadio Maradona, and with Matias Soule only fit enough for a spot on the bench, Gian Piero Gasperini named Lorenzo Pellegrini and January signing Bryan Zaragoza as the supporting attackers behind centre-forward Donyell Malen. Dybala has been struggling with a recurring pain in his knee, and according to reports from Corriere dello Sport, the most recent issue was due to a small inflammation in his leg ...
Modri´c saves AC Milan’s blushes with late winner against lowly Pisa
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Modri´c saves AC Milan’s blushes with late winner against lowly Pisa

Luka Modric of AC Milan in action during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and AC Milan at Arena Garibaldi on February 13, 2026 in Pisa, Italy. Luka Modri´c scored a late winner for AC Milan to beat Pisa 2-1 and close the gap on Serie A leader Inter Milan to five points on Friday. Inter plays fourth-placed Juventus on Saturday. Milan had drawn three of its last six games, including against struggling Fiorentina and Genoa, and made heavy work of a match against the second-from-bottom club that had won only one league game all season. Ruben Loftus-Cheek got the opener just before halftime when he rose unmarked to head home a cross from the right, and Niclas Füllkrug missed a penalty as Milan took control after a slow start. However, Pisa threatened to dent the visitor´s title hopes when F...
Malen score twice to keep Roma in touch with Serie A pack
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Malen score twice to keep Roma in touch with Serie A pack

Donyell Malen #14 with his teammates of AS Roma celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Olimpico on February 09, 2026 in Rome, Italy. Donyell Malen scored in each half as Roma beat Cagliari 2-0 and stayed in touch with the chasing pack at the top of Serie A on Monday. Leader Inter Milan was eight points clear of city rival AC Milan and nine ahead of reigning champion Napoli. Roma was three points further back along with Juventus. Dutch center forward Malen had scored only once in four appearances since joining on loan from Aston Villa in January and he proved his worth on Monday with two excellent finishes. He ran on to a clever through ball from Gianluca Mancini and his deft chip over the goalkeeper was equal to th...
Inter beat Sassuolo as Juventus stumble
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Inter beat Sassuolo as Juventus stumble

Woyo Coulibaly of US Sassuolo competes for the ball with Federico Dimarco of Inter FC during the US Sassuolo vs Internazionale FC, 24th Serie A Enilive 2025-26 game at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy, on February 8, 2026. Federico Dimarco provided three assists as Inter Milan thumped Sassuolo 5-0 on Sunday to take their unbeaten Serie A run to 12 matches, while Pierre Kalulu scored deep into added-on time to rescue a 2-2 draw for Juventus against Lazio. Dimarco, who took his season's tally to nine assists, also hit the woodwork and cleared a certain goal off the line as Inter moved eight points clear of city rivals AC Milan. But he said he would not let his fine form go to his head."I don't feel like I'm anyone. In football, when things are going w...
Juventus ties down star player Kenan Yildiz until 2030
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Juventus ties down star player Kenan Yildiz until 2030

Kenan Yildiz renews his contract with Juventus before a Juventus Press Conference at Allianz Stadium on February 07, 2026 in Turin, Italy. Turkey midfielder Kenan Yildiz has extended his contract with Juventus through June 2030, the Italian club announced Saturday. The 20-year-old Yildiz scored on his debut against Frosinone in December 2023. He has since inherited the club´s No. 10 jersey and last year became the youngest player to captain the team. Altogether Yildiz has scored 25 goals and also set up 19 in 115 appearances over two and half seasons with Juventus. This season he has eight goals and five assists in Serie A. "Kenan embodies leadership, sacrifice and the constant pursuit of improvement. He is the personification of Juventus´ values, and he carries them onto the pitch in e...
Verona held to a goalless draw by Pisa
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Verona held to a goalless draw by Pisa

Kieron Bowie of Hellas Verona competes for the ball with Stefano Moreo of Pisa Sporting Club during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and Pisa SC at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on February 06, 2026 in Verona, Italy. Verona and Pisa shared the points in a goalless draw at the Bentegodi, with Lorenzo Montipò producing a string of crucial saves to deny the visitors in a dramatic finale. The match started at a measured tempo, with Verona looking to use Gift Orban’s physical presence up front. The striker came closest in the first half, rattling the post with a powerful effort from a set-piece in the 33rd minute. Sandi Lovric also had a sight of goal, but his finish drifted wide. Pisa grew into the game and began to threaten more consistently after the break. Filip Stojilkovic and S...
Juventus crash out of Coppa Italia
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Juventus crash out of Coppa Italia

Mario Pasalic of Atalanta BC celebrates with teammates Lorenzo Bernasconi ,Nikola Krstovic and Marten de Roon after scoring his team third goal, during to the Coppa Italia Quarter-Final match between Atalanta BC v Juventus FC at New Balance Arena on February 5, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. Soccer is a game of momentum. The ebb and flow of the game as one team and then the other seizes the initiative is the essence of the sport. But on the pitch, momentum doesn’t follow the laws of physics. Countless times in history the team that is on the wrong side of the momentum can suddenly smash through it. Sometimes they snatch it for themselves, sometimes it’s a momentary stop, like a river going around a rock, and then they fight like hell to survive against it all for the rest of the match. Thursda...
Juventus ease past Parma with four goal
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Juventus ease past Parma with four goal

Weston McKennie of Juventus during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and Juventus FC at Stadio Ennio Tardini on February 1, 2026 in Parma, Italy. Juventus celebrated a rare Gleison Bremer brace, along with Weston McKennie and Jonathan David efforts around a comical Andrea Cambiaso own goal to beat Parma 4-1. Francisco Conceicao nearly scored twice in the opening six minutes, as first he forced a desperate Edoardo Corvi save on a Pierre Kalulu assist from the right, then he smashed his finish onto the underside of the bar from seven yards on a Weston McKennie pull-back. The deadlock was broken when Francisco Conceicao’s corner found Bremer for a bullet header into the near bottom corner from seven yards. Conceicao kept pushing, as Enrico Delprato got back just in time to preven...
Napoli edge Fiorentina as injury crisis deepens
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Napoli edge Fiorentina as injury crisis deepens

Antonio Vergara of SSC Napoli scores the opening goal during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 31, 2026 in Naples, Italy.   Napoli lost 3-2 to Chelsea on Wednesday and 3-0 to Juventus in the league last weekend but bounced back thanks to impressive goals from Antonio Vergara in the 11th minute and Miguel Gutierrez early in the second half. Staggering under the weight of an injury crisis that includes star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and striker Romelu Lukaku, Napoli lost captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo to a twisted knee in the first half. "It's a serious injury, the cruciate ligament," coach Antonio Conte said after the game. "We're killing these guys, we're killing football... with 60-70 matches per season, it's suicide." Fior...
Lazio 3-2 Genoa: Cataldi net to snatch late win
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Lazio 3-2 Genoa: Cataldi net to snatch late win

Danilo Cataldi of SS Lazio scores the team's third goal from penalty spot during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Genoa CFC at Stadio Olimpico on January 30, 2026 in Rome, Italy. Despite squandering a two-goal lead, Lazio somehow managed to beat Genoa at the almost empty Stadio Olimpico due to a fan protest. Maurizio Sarri opted for some interesting selections, deciding to give Daniel Maldini his full debut. The versatile Italian attacker led the line, while Pedro replaced Mattia Zaccagn,i who picked up a matchday knock. Gustav Isaksen reclaimed his starting berth on the right wing at Matteo Cancellieri’s expense. Danilo Cataldi operated as a deep-lying playmaker between Kenneth Taylor and Toma Basic, while Oliver Provstgaard filled in for the rebelling Alessio Romagnoli, joining A...
Juventus confident as talks resume over McKennie’s contract extension
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Juventus confident as talks resume over McKennie’s contract extension

Weston McKennie La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Juventus will soon resume talks to extend Weston McKennie’s contract, with both sides keen to reach an agreement. Juventus are set to meet with McKennie in just a few days to resume talks over a new contract. The USMNT star has entered the last six months of his €3m deal at the Allianz Stadium. McKennie’s long-term future in Turin has drawn significant attention in recent months. Some reports suggested that negotiations stalled due to the agent’s fee demands, fuelling talk of McKennie leaving for the MLS on a free transfer at the end of the season. Such reports, however, were denied by the midfielder’s agent and his father. Furthermore, the latter recently wrote on X social media that “Wes is the happiest I have seen him in quite some ...
Nuno Tavares now open to Besiktas after Lazio agreement
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Nuno Tavares now open to Besiktas after Lazio agreement

Nuno Tavares of Lazio seen in action during the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa 2025-2026 round of 16 - football match between SS Lazio vs AC Milan at Olympic Stadium. Final score: Lazio 1-0 Milan. Turkish reports claim that Nuno Tavares is now eager to join Besiktas, but the unwanted Lazio full-back is haggling over his wage demands. The Portugal international is not part of coach Maurizio Sarri’s plans due to a poor injury record and numerous defensive errors, making him a tough fit for the 4-3-3 formation. Lazio had agreed a sale to Besiktas some weeks ago for €10m, but were stalled by the player’s refusal to accept the destination. According to Sports Digitale, the situation has seen some developments with Nuno Tavares now ready to make the move to the Turkish Super Lig. However, problems ...