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Giroud nets hat-trick as AC Milan saunter past Sampdoria in style

 Olivier Giroud of AC Milan celebrates after scoring to give the side a 2-1 lead during the Serie A match between AC MIlan and UC Sampdoria at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 20, 2023 in Milan, Italy.AC Milan cruised to victory against an already relegated Sampdoria side 5-1 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza to keep their top-four hopes alive in Serie A. The Rossoneri went into an early lead as Rafael Leao finished coolly in the opening 10 minutes. Oliver Giroud then scored twice, a sublime header and a penalty after Leao was fouled when through on goal. Brahim Diaz impressed throughout and tapped in a fourth before Giroud bundled in for his hat-trick in untidy fashion. The win takes Milan a point behind Lazio in fourth and two short of Inter in third, who both play tomorrow. Want to know m...
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Monza move to eighth in Serie A with win over Sassuolo

 Domenico Berardi of Sassuolo celebrates scoring a penalty with teammates during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and AC Monza at Mapei Stadium - Citta' del Tricolore on May 19, 2023 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy.A goal in stoppage-time from Matteo Pessina has given Monza a 2-1 win over Sassuolo 2-1, moving them to eighth in Serie A. Domenico Berardi converted a penalty for Sassuolo six minutes into first-half stoppage time to give the hosts the lead, but Patrick Ciurria equalised for Monza on the hour mark. Then Pessina stepped up in stoppage-time to disappoint the locals and lift Monza in the ladder. Berardi’s 10th goal of the season made him the third player to reach double figures in each of the last four Serie A campaigns, alongside Ciro Immobile and Lautaro Martinez. Sassuol...
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Pogba unlikely to return for Juventus this season after thigh injury

 Francesco Pieralisi Juventus Physiotherpaist and Nikos Tzouroudis Juventus Doctor attend to Paul Pogba of Juventus after he pulled up with an injury that would see him leave the field of play and be substituted during the Serie A match between Juventus and US Cremonese at Allianz Stadium on May 14, 2023 in Turin, Italy.Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is likely to miss the rest of the season after the club confirmed on Monday (May 15) that he had sustained a thigh injury during their 2-0 triumph over Cremonese in Serie A on Sunday. The Frenchman has struggled with multiple injuries this season and lasted a little over 20 minutes before he injured himself again, leaving the field in tears. The 30-year-old World Cup winner has played only 161 minutes in total for Juve this season. Accord...
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Spezia beat Milan to boost Serie A survival hopes

 Spezia's Polish defender Przemyslaw Wisniewski (R) scores his team's first goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Spezia and AC Milan at the Alberto-Picco stadium in La Spezia, on May 13, 2023.Spezia gave their Serie A survival hopes a huge boost on Saturday by winning 2-0 against AC Milan who flopped ahead of their Champions League semi-final showdown with Inter Milan. Przemyslaw Wisniewski and Salvatore Esposito struck their first Serie A goals in the final 15 minutes to give Spezia their first win in two months. Leonardo Semplici’s team are still in the relegation zone but Saturday’s win moves them level on 30 points with Verona, who sit one place above the bottom three and host Torino on Sunday. Next weekend Spezia travel to Lecce who are just two points above the...
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Milinkovic-Savic heads in late equaliser for Lazio

 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic of SS Lazio scoring goal 2-2 during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and US Lecce at Stadio Olimpico on May 12, 2023 in Rome, Italy.Sergej Milinkovic-Savic equalised in stoppage time for Lazio who deprived relegation-threatened Lecce of a vital win in Serie A with a 2-2 draw. After Ciro Immobile put Lazio ahead early on, Remi Oudin scored twice either side of half-time on Friday to put Lecce ahead. Then Milinkovic-Savic headed in following a deflected cross from Pedro. The draw moved Lazio to within one point of second-placed Juventus, while Lecce moved five points above the drop zone with three matches to play. Gabriel Strefezza missed a first-half penalty for Lecce.Want to know more about football flame check out our article
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Sampdoria relegated from Serie A after loss at Udinese

 Adam Masina of Udinese (4th from R) celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and UC Sampdoria at Dacia Arena on May 8, 2023 in Udine, Italy.Bottom club Sampdoria have been relegated from Serie A following a 2-0 loss at Udinese, ending an 11-year stay. Two first-half goals condemned Sampdoria, who were left 13 points from safety with four rounds remaining. Spezia and Cremonese are the other teams in the relegation zone and they are three and six points, respectively, behind 17th-placed Hellas Verona. Sampdoria, who won just two matches since the start of the year, were behind on Monday in the ninth minute. Festy Ebosele ran almost the entire length of the field before sending the ball through to Roberto Pereyra, who lifted it above goalkeeper Nic...
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Juventus win turns Champions League fight into four-horse race

Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus FC in action during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Juventus at Gewiss Stadium on May 7, 2023 in Bergamo, Italy.Juventus’ win and Atalanta’s defeat has had an important ramifications on the top four race, essentially leaving four teams fighting for three Champions League qualification spots. The Bianconeri secured a key 2-0 win away to la Dea on Sunday, with goals from Samuel Iling-Junior and Dusan Vlahovic being enough to snatch all three points in a tense and heated affair, which also saw the Serbian striker suffer racial abuse from a large number of fans at the Gewiss Stadium. Milan and Inter also won their Serie A outings this weekend, beating Lazio and Roma respectively, keeping things interesting at the top of the league table. With four games lef...
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Napoli win Italian title for first time in 33 years

 Victor Osimhen of SSC Napoli celebrates with team mates after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and SSC Napoli at Dacia Arena on May 4, 2023 in Udine, Italy.Napoli won their first Serie A title for 33 years as they drew with Udinese at Dacia Arena to spark jubilant celebrations back in Naples. They last won the league in 1990 with a Diego Maradona-inspired side adding to their first title three years. Victor Osimhen smashed in a 52nd-minute equaliser after Sandi Lovric had given Udinese a shock lead. And Napoli held on to the point they needed to win their third Serie A title with five games to spare. “Seeing Neapolitans happy is enough to give you a sense of that joy they are feeling,” Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti told DAZN. “These people will look to t...
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Napoli forced to wait for Serie A title after draw

Luciano Spalletti SSC Napoli head coach during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Salernitana at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 30, 2023 in Naples, Italy. Napoli will have to wait for their first Serie A title in 33 years after being held to a draw by Salernitana at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. They last won the league in 1990 with a Diego Maradona-inspired side adding to their first title three years earlier. Luciano Spalletti’s side were on course for the victory they needed when Mathias Olivera headed home a 62nd-minute corner. But Boulaye Dia equalised with a left-footed drive six minutes from time. It silenced an expectant crowd who made a cacophony of noise and set off blue smoke flares inside and outside the stadium, where thousands of fans lined the streets...
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Napoli on brink of Italian title after Lazio lose at Inter

 Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's third goal during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SS Lazio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 30, 2023 in Milan, Italy. Napoli are one win away from ending a 33-year wait for the Serie A title on Sunday after Lazio lost 3-1 at Inter Milan. Runaway league leaders Napoli will secure their first Scudetto since 1990 if they beat Salernitana after Inter came back from a goal down at half-time at the San Siro thanks to a Lautaro Martinez brace and another strike from Robin Gosens. Inter’s three strikes, which all came in the final 13 minutes, moved Inter into Serie A’s Champions League places, ahead of AC Milan and Roma on goal difference, and also unleashed a wave of joy at the St...
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Mourinho laments Roma’s injuries after loss at Atalanta

 Jose Mourinho, Head Coach of AS Roma looks on during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AS Roma at Gewiss Stadium on April 24, 2023 in Bergamo, Italy.AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho bemoaned his fifth-placed side’s injury problems after two more players suffered problems in Monday’s costly 3-1 Serie A loss away to Atalanta. Defender Diego Llorente limped off in pain, while forward Paulo Dybala had trouble with his ankle after a heavy tackle. “We ended the match with nine men and still hit the upright, which would have been 3-2. It is very, very difficult for me to be critical of this squad. They play within their limits,” Mourinho told DAZN. The latest injuries add to the manager’s concerns as Rick Karsdorp, Chris Smalling and Georginio Wijnaldum are all sidelined at a time when...
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Giacomo Raspadori, SERIE A, UCL

Juventus 0-1 Napoli: Raspadori fires Partenopei to dramatic win in Turin

 Giacomo Raspadori and Victor Osimhen of SSC Napoli celebrate the goal scored by Giacomo Raspadori during the Serie A match between Juventus and SSC Napoli at on April 23, 2023 in Turin, Italy.Giacomo Raspadori’s 93rd-minute volley gave Napoli a dramatic 1-0 win against Juventus on Sunday, securing a rare Serie A double over the Bianconeri. A remarkable conclusion to the match in Turin was entirely at odds with everything that had gone before, a dull first 70 minutes suggesting the two clubs were taking a collective breath at the end of a manic week. Juve are back into the top four following their successful initial appeal of an earlier points deduction, while Napoli’s full focus is on the Scudetto after crashing out of the Champions League. If a point then perhaps suited both sides, ...
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Ivan Ilic, SERIE A, UCL

Juventus the winners as Lazio lose to Torino in Serie A

 Felipe Anderson of SS Lazio fights for the ball with Ivan Ilic of Torino FC during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Torino FC at Stadio Olimpico on April 22, 2023 in Rome, Italy.Lazio have failed to consolidate second spot in Serie A after they were beaten by mid-table Torino 1-0 to end a run of four straight wins. Ivan Ilic netted the only goal two minutes before halftime to help Torino to their first win in five matches. The result left Lazio two points above third-placed Juventus, who could cap a memorable week with a win over runaway leaders Napoli on Sunday (Monday AEST). In a morale-boosting few days, Juventus on Thursday had their 15-point penalty suspended and also reached the Europa League semi-finals. The return of the points – removed over transfer dealings – lifted ...
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Moratti: ‘I would’ve fired Inzaghi at Inter and made a mistake’

 Massimo Moratti attends the presentation of Ivan Zazzaroni's new book 'Diventare Mourinho' at the Rizzoli bookshop in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II on October 13, 2022 in Milan, Italy. Former Inter President Massimo Moratti admits he would’ve probably fired Simone Inzaghi already this season, but also acknowledges ‘that would’ve been a mistake.’ The Nerazzurri have one foot in the Champions League semi-final after a 2-0 first leg win away to Benfica, with the decider at San Siro on Wednesday evening. However, there are strong reports that the club could pull the plug on their coach if he fails to make the landing stick and get into the final four. “We are all waiting for the game against Benfica, which becomes more important because we’re doing so badly in Serie A,” Moratti ...
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Fiorentina’s unbeaten run at 14 after draw with Atalanta

 Arthur Mendonça Cabral of ACF Fiorentina battles for the ball with Berat Djimsiti of Atalanta BC during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Atalanta BC at Stadio Artemio Franchi on April 17, 2023 in Florence, Italy. Fiorentina extended its unbeaten run to 14 matches across all competitions by drawing with Atalanta 1-1 in Serie A on Monday. Arthur Cabral equalized for Fiorentina from a penalty kick near the hour mark after Joakim Maehle put Atalanta ahead before the break. Cristiano Biraghi nearly won it for Fiorentina with a free kick off the post. In all, Fiorentina produced seven shots on goal to Atalanta’s one. Atalanta remained sixth, four points below the Champions League spots, and Fiorentina remained ninth. Fiorentina takes a 4-1 advantage against Lech Poznan int...
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Spalletti: Osimhen ‘gives us that burst of enthusiasm’

 Napoli's Italian coach Luciano Spalletti comforts Napoli's Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen (L) after he was substituted during the Italian Serie A football match between Napoli and Atalanta on March 11, 2023 at the Diego-Maradona stadium in Naples.Luciano Spalletti spoke to Radio Kiss Kiss ahead of Napoli’s Champions Leaguequarter-final second leg against Milan, giving his assessment of the team’s chances and the return of Victor Osimhen.  The influential Nigerian made his return from injury in the Partenopei’s Serie A game against Hellas Verona on Saturday, coming on for 25 minutes of the eventual 0-0 draw.  Assessing his side’s performance in the stalemate at the Maradona, Spalletti believes his side lacked fluidity in possession.  “I expected ...
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Inter to appeal Lukaku Coppa Italia ban against Juventus

 Romelu Lukaku (#90 FC Inter) during FC Internazionale against AC Monza, Serie A, at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on April 15th, 2023.Inter have reportedly decided to lodge an appeal against Romelu Lukaku’s Coppa Italia semi-final ban after he was booked for responding to racist insults from Juventus fans. That was his second yellow card, handed out for ‘celebrating in a provocative way’ towards the Juve supporters who were behind the goal. Lukaku insisted that he always celebrates goals like this, with a military salute and a finger to the lips, which was indeed already seen when playing for Belgium earlier this year. It was still considered to be a provocation and the presence of racist chants from the fans behind the goal did not help his cause, but Inter lawyers hope they can at least ...
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Hoffenheim hold Bayern as Dortmund stumble at Stuttgart

 Victor Osimhen of SSC Napoli battle for the ball during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Hellas Verona at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 15, 2023 in Naples, Italy. Napoli and AC Milan both dropped points ahead of the Serie A sides’ Champions League showdown following respective draws with Verona and Bologna. Italy’s champions-elect Napoli have had their imposing league lead cut to 14 points after a second-string XI could only manage a goalless stalemate with Verona and second-placed Lazio won at Spezia on Friday. As it stands Luciano Spalletti’s side still need 11 points from their final eight matches to seal their first league title since 1990, but all eyes are now on Tuesday’s second leg of their quarter-final clash with Milan in Naples in which they have to ov...
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Ciro Immobile, Lazio, SERIE A

Lazio consolidate second spot with win over Spezia

 Ciro Immobile of SS Lazio celebrates a opening goal a penalty with his team mates during the Serie A match between Spezia Calcio and SS Lazio at Stadio Alberto Picco on April 14, 2023 in La Spezia, Italy.Lazio’s Ciro Immobile, Felipe Anderson and Marcos Antonio were all on target in a 3-0 win over struggling Spezia in Serie A, extending the club’s unbeaten run to eight league games. Second-placed Lazio are 13 points adrift of runaway leaders Napoli and increased their lead over AS Roma in third to eight points. Lazio opened the scoring in the 36th minute with a coolly taken spot-kick by Immobile, who sent Bartlomiej Dragowski the wrong way after a foul on Anderson in the box by Ethan Ampadu. Maurizio Sarri’s men doubled their advantage seven minutes into the second half through a low...
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Lazio beat Juve to consolidate second place

 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic of SS Lazio celebrates with his teammates after scoring opening goal during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico on April 8, 2023 in Rome, Italy. Lazio strengthened their grip on second place in Serie A with Saturday’s impressive 2-1 win over Juventus, while Paulo Dybala moved Roma just behind their capital city rivals with the only goal at Torino. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Mattia Zaccagni struck the goals which sank Juve and gave Maurizio Sarri’s team a great chance of reaching the Champions League next season. Lazio are five points ahead of Roma in third and most importantly seven in front of Inter Milan, who have been knocked out of the top four after drawing 1-1 at Salernitana, the only point they have collected from th...
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