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Juventus’ top spot ambitions dashed in Genoa draw

Gleison Bremer of Juventus reacts as Milan Badelj of Genoa CFC is shown a yellow card by the Referee Davide Massa for a foul on the Brazilian during the Serie A TIM match between Genoa CFC and Juventus at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on December 15, 2023 in Genoa, Italy.Juventus missed their most-awaited chance to take the lead in the Serie A after drawing 1-1 against Genoa. Albert Gudmundsson's goal in the second half secured the draw for Genoa, denying Juventus the opportunity to claim the top Serie A spot.Despite Juventus closing the gap on Inter Milan to just one point, they could fall further behind if Inter win against Lazio on Sunday.Coach Massimiliano Allegri expressed disappointment, highlighting the need to capitalise on important chances during the game. He mentioned, "When you ha...
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Cagliari leave it late in Serie A as Lecce draw again

 Lameck Banda of US Lecce celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A TIM match between Empoli FC and US Lecce at Stadio Carlo Castellani on December 11, 2023 in Empoli, Italy.Lecce's winless run goes on in Serie A, after the visitors drew 1-1 at Empoli to make it 10 games without a league victory.Empoli sit third from bottom - level on points with 17th-placed Udinese - while Cagliari scored twice in added time to beat visiting Sassuolo 2-1 and leapfrog out of the relegation places into 16th.Monday's stalemate was a fourth draw in a row for Lecce, who remain 13th, five points clear of the relegation places.Lecce took the lead in the 64th minute thanks to a clanger from goalkeeper Etrit Berisha.Zambian winger Lameck Banda tried his luck from long distance, and although the shot ...
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Inter back on top of Serie A after big win over Udinese

Hakan Calhanoglu of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A TIM match between FC Internazionale and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on December 9, 2023 in Milan, Italy. Inter Milan have moved back to the top of Serie A with a statement 4-0 victory over relegation-threatened Udinese.Three goals in seven minutes at the end of the first half from Hakan Calhanoglu, Federico Dimarco and Marcus Thuram put Inter firmly in control, before Lautaro Martinez capped a great night for his team with a fine individual goal late on.Inter moved two points clear of Juventus and nine above third-placed AC Milan, who lost 3-2 at Atalanta.Luis Muriel netted a dramatic stoppage-time winner for Atalanta, moments after Milan captain Davide Calabria was sen...
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Juventus beat Napoli to move top of Serie A

 Juventus' Italian defender #04 Federico Gatti celebrates with teammates after winning the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Napoli, at The Allianz Stadium, in Turin on December 8, 2023. Federico Gatti scored the only goal as Juventus edged defending champions Napoli to move top of Serie A.The defender scored a late winner last Friday against Monza and followed that up with another decisive strike, heading home in the 51st minute.Napoli had the better of the first half but couldn't make their chances count.Victor Osimhen had the opportunity to equalise but was unable to capitalise on Wojciech Szczesny's poor kick.The win moves Juventus one point clear of Inter Milan at the top of the table.Napoli, meanwhile, remain fifth.Want to know more about football flame ch...
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Juventus and Paul Pogba to part ways soon

 Paul Pogba of Juventus FC with closed eyes during the Serie A Tim match between Empoli FC and Juventus FC at Stadio Carlo Castellani on September 3, 2023 in Empoli, Italy. Paul Pogba and Juventus are set to part ways soon, with the Frenchman expected to be handed a ban soon.It was reported earlier today that the doping Prosecutor in Italy has called for a four-year ban on Pogba, who had previously tested positive for doping even after a counter-analysis was carried out.Fabiana della Valle has now reported that the information about the prosecutor’s demand was made clear to Juve before it was released to the media. The story between the two parties will end soon and they will part ways when the ban is imposed on the Frenchman.Juve’s stance is clear – they will not make a decision...
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Zapata double helps Torino beat misfiring Atalanta

 Duvan Zapata of Torino FC scores first goal evades challenge from Giorgio Scalvini of Atalanta BC during the Serie A TIM match between Torino FC and Atalanta BC at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on December 4, 2023 in Turin, Italy.Two goals from Colombia forward Duvan Zapata have helped Torino into the top half of the Serie A table courtesy of a 3-0 win over Atalanta.Atalanta, winless in their last four games, won on their last four visits to Turin's Olympic stadium, but the home side took the lead midway through the first half and never looked likely to relinquish it.Zapata reacted quickest to a low cross from the left and, with the visitors' defence static, he had time to twist and fire in a low shot.Antonio Sanabria doubled Torino's lead 10 minutes into the second half when he converte...
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Inter put three past Napoli to clinch convincing away victory

 Hakan Calhanoglu of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring his team's first goal with team mates during the Serie A TIM match between SSC Napoli and FC Internazionale at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 3, 2023 in Naples, Italy. It was not a good evening for Napoli on Sunday as they were comprehensively defeated by Inter in their Serie A clash. A fourth league defeat at the Stadio Diego Maradona, and a fifth consecutive game in all competitions without a win, leaves them 11 points off the title pace in only the first week of December. For Inter, it was a night to remember with three goals and a fine display.A clinical, confident Inter went to town in Naples, scoring three goals worthy of champions against the defending Serie A title holders.Napoli will wish they cou...
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Juventus go top of Serie A after dramatic finish at Monza

 Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus during the Serie A TIM match between AC Monza and Juventus at U-Power Stadium on December 1, 2023 in Monza, Italy. Juventus ended Monza's unbeaten home record in Serie A this season after a thrilling finale crowned with a 94th-minute winner on Friday, as they leapfrogged Inter Milan into top spot.Juventus' 2-1 victory was an uninspiring affair bookended by moments of great drama in the first 15 and last five minutes, with a 91st-minute Valentin Carboni equalizer, that looked to have saved Monza a draw, before Federico Gatti struck to wrestle back the spoils three minutes later.Nine minutes into the meeting, Georgios Kyriakopoulos pulled on Federico Chiesa's shirt in the box and the referee deemed it enough to be a penalty.Dusan Vlahovic's resulting wea...
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Osimhen boosts Napoli as they win in Mazzarri’s debut

 Victor Osimhen of Napoli during the Serie A TIM match between Atalanta BC and SSC Napoli at Gewiss Stadium on November 25, 2023 in Bergamo, Italy.Victor Osimhen is back and so might be Napoli under new coach Walter Mazzarri.Osimhen came off the bench to mark his first appearance after more than a month injured and proved decisive in a 2-1 win at Atalanta on Saturday for the defending Serie A champions.Osimhen took advantage of a poor clearance from Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi, pushing the ball toward fellow substitute Eljif Elmas, who used one touch to redirect it in for the winner in the 79th minute.Osimhen, last season's top scorer in the Italian league, hadn't played since injuring his right thigh with Nigeria last month.Mazzarri, who also coached Napoli a decade ago, wa...
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirms talks over Milan return

 Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan looks dejected during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and AC Milan at Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 04, 2023 in Florence, Italy.Former Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed that he has held talks with Milan over a role at the club.The Swede had retired from the game at the end of the previous season, bidding a tearful farewell to the sport. But he has been linked with a return to the club in a management capacity, with the Swede expected to be the Rossoneri’s external consultant.Talks have been held regarding his return to the club and the former striker confirmed it. Zlatan spoke to Sky Italia (via TMW) when he was attending the Grand Prix in Las Vegas and he was asked about the return to his former club and talks with Geoffrey Monc...
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Danilo and Alex Sandro still waiting to return for Juventus

 Danilo Luiz da Silva, Moise Kean and Alex Sandro of Juventus meet and greet with the fans at Juventus Store Milano on March 23, 2023 in Milan, Italy.Juventus defenders Danilo and Alex Sandro face a race against time to be fit enough by the return of Serie A action next weekend, but there are concerns over the availability of one of them. The Old Lady are due to face Inter in the Derby D’Italia next Sunday, but Danilo and Alex Sandro, the team’s most senior defenders, have both been out injured for several weeks in the build-up. Danilo, Juve’s skipper, has been out of action for over a month in fact, having picked up a knock with Brazil in their World Cup qualifier against Venezuela during the previous international break. His injury, according to Il Corriere dello Spor...
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Osimhen still out of Napoli training

 Victor Osimhen Centre-Forward of Napoli and Nigeria during the UEFA Champions League match between SCC Napoli and Real Madrid at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 3, 2023 in Naples, Italy.Napoli started training under new coach Walter Mazzarri today, but last season’s Capocannoniere Victor Osimhen was again ruled out.The club made the decision to sack Rudi Garcia yesterday and bring back Mazzarri, who had already worked here from 2009 to 2013.Mazzarri had his first session today at the Castel Volturno ground, but while many are away on international duty, Osimhen was meant to be there after shaking off the injury sustained playing for Nigeria last month.Instead, the striker was nowhere to be seen, with Napoli announcing he was suffering from flu symptoms.Napoli hope to have Os...
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Late Empoli winner piles pressure on Napoli boss Rudi Garcia

 Viktor Kovalenko of Empoli FC celebrates after scoring during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Empoli FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples Italy on 12 November 2023.Empoli increased the pressure on under-fire Napoli boss Rudi Garcia with a 1-0 win in Serie A.Viktor Kovalenko’s injury-time winner gave the visitors the smash-and-grab points in Naples and left Garcia in no doubt about how the home fans feel about him after he received jeers.Last year’s champions are in fourth after this sorry defeat.It could have been so different had the hosts taken two early chances, but they came up against inspired Empoli goalkeeper Etrit Berisha.The Albania international tipped Matteo Politano’s effort wide and then kept out Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s header from the resulting corne...
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Ranieri frustrated at Cagliari errors with Juventus

 Jakub Jankto of Cagliari Calcio (C) battle for the ball with Filip Kostic of Juventus as Claudio Ranieri, Head Coach of Cagliari Calcio, looks on from the touchline during the Serie A TIM match between Juventus and Cagliari Calcio at on November 11, 2023 in Turin, Italy.Cagliari coach Claudio Ranieri was frustrated by the 2-1 defeat to Juventus, particularly the opening goal. ‘We worked all week on set play situations and they scored precisely the way we expected.’The Bianconeri managed to find a way through from a couple of Filip Kostic corners, the first nodded in by Gleison Bremer with a looping header, then 10 minutes later Daniele Rugani bundled it over the line with his chest from point-blank range.It was a tense finale, as Alberto Dossena rose to meet a corner of his own and t...
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Genoa down Verona as Salernitana blow chance for first league win with Sassuolo draw

 Radu Dragusin of Genoa (left) celebrates with his team-mate Ridgeciano Haps after scoring a goal during the Serie A TIM match between Genoa CFC and Hellas Verona FC at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on November 10, 2023 in Genoa, Italy. Genoa claimed a 1-0 victory against visitors Verona in their Friday evening Serie A kick-off. A goal from Romanian defender Radu Dragusin proved the difference as Genoa stayed in mid-table. In the earlier game on Friday evening Salernitana were 2-0 up at Sassuolo and looked poised to finally claim their first win of the season only to end up with a 2-2 draw.Genoa secured a 1-0 victory over Hellas Verona in the late kick-off in Serie A on Friday.They had former Juventus defender Radu Dragusin to thank as the 21-year-old scored his first Serie A goal w...
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Leao calls Loftus-Cheek the MVP for Milan in win over PSG

 Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Malick Thiaw, Yunus Musah, Yacine Adli of AC Milan celebrate the victory following the UEFA Champions League match between AC Milan (ACM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, San Siro Stadio on November 7, 2023 in Milan, Italy.Rafael Leao had no doubts about Milan’s key player in their Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain, shining the spotlight on Ruben Loftus-Cheek.The Rossoneri shook off their poor form and shined in their European victory, taking a 2-1 win over the Parisian giants thanks to goals from Leao and Olivier Giroud. The result puts Milan third in Group F, two points behind Borussia Dortmund and one behind PSG.Loftus-Cheek was widely praised for his performance in Milan’s win, helping to drive the ball up the pitch and prot...
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Can Mourinho lead Roma all the way to another European final?

AS Roma coach Josè Mourinho and Salvatore Foti during training session at Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini on November 07, 2023 in Rome, Italy.Mourinho is into his third campaign in charge in the Italian capital and has already led Roma to victory in the inaugural Europa Conference League and then to a Europa League final which they lost on penalties to Sevilla.Yet in Serie A they continue to lag behind, having finished sixth in each of the Portuguese coach's two campaigns so far.They are currently seventh, 11 games into this season, and that is only after a dramatic comeback to beat Lecce 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico last weekend, with Sardar Azmoun and Romelu Lukaku both scoring stoppage-time goals.Roma are 11 points adrift of the leaders, Mourinho's old side Inter, and four points behind...
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Raspadori scores again as Napoli go fourth in Serie A

 Giacomo Raspadori of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A TIM match between US Salernitana and SSC Napoli at Stadio Arechi on November 4, 2023 in Salerno, Italy. Napoli went fourth in Serie A after a 2-0 win over Salernitana. Goals from Giacomo Raspadori and substitute Eljif Elmas ensured victory for the visitors, who are now unbeaten in four games across all competitions. They move within four points of league leaders Inter Milan, who can extend their lead with a result against Atalanta later on Saturday.Giacomo Raspadori scored his third goal in three games as Napoli earned a hard-fought 2-0 win over Salernitana in Serie A.After a lively opening from both sides, the reigning Scudetto champions took the lead when Slav Lobotka's throu...
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Thuram goal sends Inter top with a 1-0 win over Roma

 Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale celebrates with his teammates L after scoring opening goal during the Serie A TIM match between FC Internazionale and AS Roma at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 29, 2023 in Milan, Italy. On a night when Romelu Lukaku was the focus of Inter Milan fans' ire, Marcus Thuram - who replaced the departed Belgium striker at San Siro - scored in a 1-0 win over Roma to send the Nerazzurri back to the top of Serie A.Thuram redirected a cross from Federico Dimarco from close range in the 81st minute on Sunday to finally break through Jose Mourinho's massed defence.With Mourinho suspended from the dugout and watching from the stands, Roma sat back and absorbed attack after attack from high-flying Inter.In the first half, Roma conceded 12 shots without a s...
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After three-year wait, Juventus back on top of Serie A

 Marco Baroni Head coach of Hellas Verona walks past as Juventus players celebrate the 1-0 victory with goalscorer Andrea Cambiaso of Juventus following the final whistle of the Serie A TIM match between Juventus and Hellas Verona FC at on October 28, 2023 in Turin, Italy. Embattled Juventus are on top of Serie A for the first time in more than three years.Substitute Andrea Cambiaso scored seven minutes into stoppage time to earn the 36-time Italian champions a 1-0 win over Hellas Verona in Turin on Saturday.Juventus, who won nine straight titles between 2012 and 2020, were most recently top of the pile on August 1, 2020 - 1183 days and nearly 125 matches ago."These are three important points that add continuity after the game in Milan," Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said, ...
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