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SERIE A, Theo Hernandez

Injury concern for Milan’s Theo Hernandez

Theo Hernandez of France looks dejected during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group D match between France and Denmark at Stadium 974 on November 26, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.Milan left-back Theo Hernandez has a slight ankle injury and missed training with France today at the World Cup in Qatar. The defender has a knock to his ankle and was not present at the training ground today, report sources from the Bleus camp. However, the coaching and medical staff are confident Theo Hernandez will be back in action tomorrow. France qualified for the Round of 16, where they will face Poland on Sunday afternoon at 15.00 GMT. Theo Hernandez was originally only a benchwarmer, despite his excellent performances for Milan in Serie A and the Champions League. He was promoted to the first team after a serious k...
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Edin Dzeko, Inter Milan, SERIE A

Dzeko double earns Inter win over Atalanta

Edin Dzeko of FC Internazionale scores his second goal to give the side a 2-1 lead during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and FC Internazionale at Gewiss Stadium on November 13, 2022 in Bergamo, Italy.Inter Milan held on to claim an important victory away to fellow Champions League chasers Atalanta in Serie A. Simone Inzaghi’s side had to come from behind at Gewiss Stadium as Ademola Lookman scored his seventh league goal of the season from the penalty spot to put the hosts in front. Edin Dzeko brought the visitors level before half-time with a clever finish after being teed up by Lautaro Martinez, then added his second 10 minutes after the restart. The lead was extended just past the hour mark when Jose Luis Palomino put one through his own net. Although the centre-back atoned with ...
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Juventus, Moise Kean, SERIE A

Kean fires Juve into top four at outraged Verona, Lazio go second

Moise Kean of Juventus celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona and Juventus at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on November 10, 2022 in Verona, Italy. Moise Kean shot Juventus into the Serie A top four with the winner in Thursday’s 1-0 victory at rock-bottom Verona, who were fuming after being denied what they saw as a clear penalty.Italy international Kean struck his second league goal of the season just after the hour in a scrappy match at the Stadio Bentegodi to extend his team’s league winning run to five matches.Massimiliano Allegri’s job had been up for discussion after a series of embarrassing results at home and in Europe but they are in the Champions League positions.“It certainly wasn’t a great performance… the boys knew what the ...
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Roma, SERIE A, Tammy Abraham

Abraham breaks goal drought in Roma win

Tammy Abraham of AS Roma after the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and AS Roma at Mapei Stadium - Citta' del Tricolore on November 9, 2022 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy.England World Cup hopeful Tammy Abraham has scored his first Serie A goal since September, netting for Roma in a 1-1 draw at Sassuolo. Abraham – who has won 11 caps for the national side – rose highest to head in a cross from Gianluca Mancini in the 80th minute but Andrea Pinamonti equalised for Sassuolo with a swift counterattack five minutes later. Abraham, who scored 27 goals across all competitions last season in a breakout performance upon arriving at Roma after falling out of favour at Chelsea, has struggled to find the target this term. He scored one Serie A goal in August, one in September. His only other goal for ...
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Jose Mourinho, Lazio, Roma, SERIE A

Lazio, Juventus surge up Serie A ladder

Maurizio Sarri of SS Lazio hugs Jose Mourinho of AS Roma during the Serie A match between AS Roma and SS Lazio at Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy on 6 November 2022.Jose Mourinho and Maurizio Sarri are going in opposite directions in their second Serie A seasons in the Italian capital.Roma are struggling to meet the higher expectations produced in Mourinho’s first term when the Giallorossi won the inaugural edition of the Europa Conference League.Lazio, meanwhile, are on the upswing as Sarri’s squad fine-tunes his intricate passing schemes.The difference was clear in the Rome derby on Sunday when Sarri’s Lazio edged Mourinho’s Roma 1-0 with an early goal from Felipe Anderson to leapfrog their city rivals and move up to third place.“This is one of the most intense derbies in the world. In Lond...
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Napoli, SERIE A, Victor Osimhen

Osimhen powers Napoli’s ninth straight win

Victor Osimhen of SSC Napoli and Merih Demiral of Atalanta BC battle for the ball during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and SSC Napoli at Gewiss Stadium on November5, 2022 in Bergamo, Italy.A hat-trick last weekend. A goal and an assist this weekend to move atop the Serie A scoring chart. Victor Osimhen put together another strong performance to extend Napoli’s winning streak to nine games in the Italian league with a 2-1 victory over second-place Atalanta in a top-of-the-table clash on Saturday. “Osimhen has substance, physicality and velocity,” Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti said. “He was a bit tired tonight after playing (four) days ago but he made an impact. He did what he needed to do.” The victory left Napoli six points clear of defending champions AC Milan, who leapfrogged At...
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Lecce, SERIE A, Udinese

Udinese draw with Lecce thanks to Beto

 Lorenzo Colombo of US Lecce in action during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and US Lecce at Dacia Arena on November 04, 2022 in Udine, Italy. Udinese have come from behind to draw at home with relegation-threatened Lecce 1-1 as their winless run stretched to six matches in Serie A. Beto netted in the second half to cancel out Lorenzo Colombo’s opener for Lecce in an impressive first period for the visitors, who also hit the woodwork twice. Udinese started the season surprisingly well but have dropped off the pace in equally dramatic fashion. A six-match winning run was brought to an end a month ago and it left them seventh in the standings. Lecce inched up to three points above the relegation zone. The visitors almost got off to the perfect start in Udine as Gabriel Strefez...
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Bologna, SERIE A

Focused Bologna edge out tight 2-1 win away to Monza

Andrea Petagna of AC Monza in action during the Serie A match between AC Monza and Bologna FC at Stadio Brianteo on October 31, 2022 in Monza, Italy.Bologna came back from 1-0 down to pick up an important win away to Monza this evening. The two sides could not be separated in the first half as both fought to try and find an advantage, although the away side looked a little more dangerous as they tentatively pressed up the pitch. The deadlock was finally broken in the 57th minute, when Andrea Petagna converted from the penalty spot to put Monza 1-0 up. Unfortunately for coach Raffaele Palladino and his squad, this seemed to be the wake-up call for Bologna, who immediately managed to respond on the pitch. Thiago Motta’s side netted an equaliser in the 60th minute thanks to Scottish midfiel...
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Belgium, Romelu Lukaku, SERIE A

Lukaku to miss Bayern clash after thigh tweak

Simone Inzaghi head coach of FC Internazionale speaks with Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and UC Sampdoria at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 29, 2022 in Milan, Italy.Belgium centre-forward Romelu Lukaku is set to miss Inter’s Champions League clash with Bayern Munich Tuesday after tweaking an old thigh injury in the Nerazzurri’s 3-0 win over Sassaulo at the weekend, Inter said Monday. Inter are already through to the next phase. Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale is substituted for Romelu Lukaku during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and UC Sampdoria at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 29, 2022 in Milan, Italy.He is also said to be at a “strong risk” of missing next Sunday’s Serie A match against Juventus. Lukaku, w...
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Antonio Candreva, Salernitana, SERIE A

Salernitana stun Lazio, Lookman on target for Atalanta

Antonio Candreva of Salernitana celebrates after scoring their team's second goal during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Salernitana at Stadio Olimpico on October 30, 2022 in Rome, Italy. Salernitana stunned Lazio with a stormy 3-1 Serie A win on Sunday, ending their hosts’ hot run of form a week from the season’s first Rome derby.Without injured star striker Ciro Immobile, Lazio looked set to claim their sixth win in seven league matches and provisional second place when Mattia Zaccagni rolled them ahead four minutes before half-time in Rome. But Salernitana didn’t lose their heads and came away with their first ever win at the Stadio Olimpico, leaving Lazio fourth and eight points behind league leaders Napoli. Ex-Lazio man Antonio Candreva lobbed Salernitana level in the 51st...
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Nemanja Radonjic, SERIE A, Torino

Nemanja Radonjic: “I Did Everything to Come to Torino”

Nemanja Radonjic of Torino FC looks on during the Coppa Italia Round of Sixteen match between Torino FC and AS Cittadella at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on October 18, 2022 in Turin, Italy.Torino forward Nemanja Radonjic joined the club the past summer on a one-year loan deal from Olympique de Marseille, and is loving every minute at the Stadio Olimpico in the northwest of Italy. The former Roma youth product moved from Benfica, where he also on loan. He now feels important in Turin.The Serbian spoke to La Gazzetta dello Sport (via Tuttomercatoweb) and shared his thoughts on life in the dark red of Torino. “I’m happy because finally at Torino I’m finding what I was looking for: continuity and goals. In recent years I hadn’t played much, then I crossed paths with Toro and Juric who they ...
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Napol, SERIE A, Victor Osimhen

Napoli beats Roma for 11th straight win

Mathias VIna of AS Roma protest against Victor Osimhen of SSC Napoli at the end of the Serie A match between AS Roma and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on October 23, 2022 in Rome, Italy.Jose Mourinho’s physical Roma squad came closer than most teams have to keeping high-scoring Napoli out of the net.In the end, though, Napoli’s vast array of talented forwards again proved too much to handle.Victor Osimhen scored 10 minutes from time and Serie A leader Napoli won 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday to match a club record with their 11th consecutive victory across all competitions.And what a goal it was.Osimhen collected a ball over the top, muscled his way past Roma’s imposing centre back Chris Smalling and unleashed a low shot into the far side of the net from an almost impossible angle o...
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Fiorentina, Milan, SERIE A, Simone Inzaghi

Martinez stars as Inter Milan edge Fiorentina in dramatic seven-goal thriller

Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring third goal during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and FC Internazionale Milan at Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy on 22 October 2022.Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi hailed his team’s never-say-die attitude after their dramatic 4-3 win over Fiorentina in Serie A on Saturday. Inter opened the scoring after two minutes inside Stadio Artemio Franchi when Lautaro Martinez’s perfectly-timed through ball sent Nicolo Barella clear on goal and the midfielder slotted home into the lower left corner.Fiorentina recovered after the shock start and started to build up momentum, with Jonathan Ikone’s curled shot after 10 minutes going just wide. Martinez doubled the lead after 15 minutes with a superb solo effort when he ra...
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Juventus, Max Allegri, SERIE A

Allegri: ‘Juventus looking like a team now’

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri smiles during the Serie A match between Juventus and Empoli FC at Allianz Stadium on October 21, 2022 in Turin, Italy. Max Allegri maintains Juventus are ‘looking a bit more like a team now’ after their 4-0 demolition of Empoli and reiterates his advice for strikers not to be ‘desperate’ for goals. The Bianconeri seem to have finally turned a corner with back-to-back Serie A victories for the first time this season, and with two clean sheets too. They beat Torino 1-0 in the Derby della Mole, but this was a far stronger performance, the early breakthrough from Moise Kean, then Weston McKennie’s header on a corner and the late Adrien Rabiot brace. “We are looking a bit more like a team now. We started well this season, then got a week completely wrong and ...
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SERIE A

Inter unlikely to call up Lukaku for Fiorentina clash

Romelu Lukaku of FC Internazionale looks on during the FC Internazionale training session at the club's training ground Suning Training Center at Appiano Gentile on October 19, 2022 in Como, Italy. Romelu Lukaku has returned to squad training but reportedly won’t be rushed back for Inter’s upcoming game against Fiorentina. The 29-year-old Belgian forward returned to the Nerazzurri in the summer only a year after making his €113m transfer to Chelsea, a move that ultimately didn’t work out for either player or club. Lukaku initially hit the ground running at Inter this season, scoring a goal and providing an assist in his first two games, but after the third game against Lazio he was forced to the sidelines with a muscle injury. As highlighted by Calciomercato.com, Lukaku returned to squad ...
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Allegri: “The Team Is Better Mentally, the Derby has Given Us Serenity”

Massimiliano Allegri of Juventus during a training session at JTC on October 18, 2022 in Turin, Italy. Ahead of the Bianconeri’s fixture against Empoli tomorrow evening at the Allianz Stadium within match-week eleven of the Serie A, Juventus boss Allegri previewed the match in a press conference earlier today. As it stands, the Old Lady currently find themselves in eighth place with a total of 16 points, ten points adrift from the league-leaders Napoli and trailing behind Inter by a difference of two points. During the eve of the significant fixture, relayed by news outlet Tuttosport, Allegri spoke to the press about the Bianconeri’s 1-0 victory over cross-city rivals Torino, a derby which saw Serbian international Dusan Vlahovic score the decisive goal in order to attain three crucial poi...
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Roma beat Sampdoria to move into Italy’s top four

Tammy Abraham of AS Roma takes on Alex Ferrari and Bartosz Bereszynski of UC Sampdoria during the Serie A match between UC Sampdoria and AS Roma at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on October 17, 2022 in Genoa, Italy. Roma moved into Serie A’s top four on Monday with a 1-0 win at Sampdoria which left their hosts rooted to the bottom of the league. Lorenzo Pellegrini’s ninth-minute penalty ensured Roma leapfrogged local rivals Lazio into fourth place, four points behind league leaders and Sunday’s opponents Napoli. Jose Mourinho’s side earned a hard-fought win at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris without the injured Paulo Dybala, who will potentially be out of action for Roma until January. “It’s a very important result for us, because we showed character, intelligence and heart,” Mourinho told DAZN. Sam...
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Pogba back training with Juventus, aiming for World Cup spot

Paul Pogba of Juventus during a training session at JTC on October 18, 2022 in Turin, Italy.Paul Pogba returned to training with Juventus on Tuesday, raising hopes that the midfielder can regain his form in time to be included on France’s World Cup squad. Pogba underwent surgery on his right knee in early September after tearing his meniscus during Juventus’ preseason tour of the United States in July — having rejoined the Italian club two weeks earlier from Manchester United. It’s been a rough period for Pogba, amid an inquiry into allegations that he was targeted by extortion attempts by his brother and childhood friends. Defending champion France opens against Australia on Nov. 22 at the World Cup in Qatar, with Denmark and Tunisia also in Group D.
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Inter beat Salernitana to continue revival

(L-R) Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale against Lorenzo Pirola of US Salernitana during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Salernitana at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 16, 2022 in Milan, Italy. Inter Milan’s revival continued on Sunday with a 2-0 Serie A win over Salernitana after closing in on qualification for the Champions League knockout stages in midweek. On a high from Wednesday night’s thrilling 3-3 draw at Barcelona, Simone Inzaghi’s side saw off Salernitana at the San Siro thanks to goals either side of half-time from Lautaro Martinez and Nicolo Barella. Inter are up to seventh after their second straight league win and trail league leaders Atalanta by six points, a gap which will be extended to eight should Napoli beat Bologna later on Sunday. They are still ...
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Juve’s Di Maria out for three weeks with hamstring injury

Angel Di Maria of Juventus warms up prior to the UEFA Champions League group H match between Maccabi Haifa FC and Juventus at Sammy Ofer Stadium on October 11, 2022 in Haifa, Israel.Angel Di Maria will be out for around three weeks after picking up a hamstring injury during Juventus’ humiliating defeat at Maccabi Haifa, the struggling club said on Thursday. In a statement, Juve said Di Maria underwent tests on Thursday “which revealed a low-grade lesion to the hamstring of the right thigh”. “It will take around 20 days for the player’s complete recovery,” Juve added. Argentina winger Di Maria was substituted 23 minutes into Juve’s shock 2-0 defeat in Israel which left them on the brink of elimination from the Champions League. Juve are third in Group H and five points behind second-placed ...
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