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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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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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Roma beat Inter in clash of Serie A heavyweights, Milan survive Empoli

Paulo Dybala and Nicolo Zaniolo of AS Roma celebrate the 2-1 victory in front of the fans following the final whistle of the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AS Roma at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 01, 2022 in Milan, Italy.AS Roma continued to flash their Serie A title credentials with a win over Inter Milan while AC Milan stayed in the hunt for their second successive title with a narrow win over Empoli. Paulo Dybala and Chris Smalling found the net for the visitors at San Siro to secure a 2-1 comeback win over Inter after Federico Dimarco had put the home side ahead. Inter began the match on the front foot and Edin Dzeko found the back of the net in the 11th minute as Roma’s defence faltered only for his goal to be disallowed by VAR for offside. The home ...
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Serie A: Inter Milan and Roma try to kick-start campaigns in San Siro clash

AS Roma player Roger Ibanez during training session at Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini on September 28, 2022 in Rome, Italy.Inter Milan host Roma on Saturday with both sides looking to get their seasons back on track after bumpy starts which have left them off the pace in the Serie A title race. Five points behind unbeaten front-runners Napoli and Atalanta, Inter have a huge few days coming up with the visits of both Jose Mourinho’s team and then Barcelona on Tuesday, hugely important for their chances of making the Champions League knockout stages. Inter have already lost four times in nine games across Serie A and Europe and their last outing — slumping to a 3-1 defeat at surprise package Udinese — led to questions about coach Simone Inzaghi’s future. However both vice-president Javier...
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Inter Milan post 140 million-euro loss in 2021-22 accounts, 43 percent less than 2020-21

Inter's Head Coach Simone Inzaghi during the italian soccer Serie A match Udinese Calcio vs Inter - FC Internazionale on September 18, 2022 at the Friuli - Dacia Arena stadium in Udine, Italy.Inter Milan announced on Wednesday that they had posted a loss of 140 million euros ($133.9 million) for the 2021-22 season, a significant reduction in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The loss, which Inter say in a statement was due to virus restrictions still being in place for the first half of last campaign, was around 105 million euros less than the previous season’s record losses. Revenue was also up 75 million euros on the previous season to 439.6 million euros. Inter said if the end of the 2019-20 season (which ran into the following financial year after the pandemic ravaged Europe) is not t...
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Monza stun Juve for first Serie A win, in-form Udinese top the pile

Christian Gytkjaer AC Monza celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between AC Monza and Juventus at Stadio Brianteo on September 18, 2022 in Monza, Italy.Monza won their first ever match in Serie A on Sunday, stunning 10-man Juventus 1-0 to pile more pressure on under-fire Massimiliano Allegri. Christian Gytkjaer netted a historic goal 15 minutes from the end at the U-Power Stadium to move the club owned by Silvio Berlusconi off the bottom of the table and end Juve’s unbeaten start to the season. Monza took their first three points of the campaign in their first match under Raffaele Palladino, who replaced sacked Giovanni Stroppa on Tuesday. They are still in the relegation zone but a single point behind 17th-placed Verona, who lost 2-0 at Fiorentina. “Today was...
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Mourinho talks Abraham performance, Empoli qualities and Roma injury crisis

José Mourinho manager of AS Roma gestures during the Serie A match between Empoli FC and AS Roma at Stadio Carlo Castellani on September 12, 2022 in Empoli, Italy. Jose Mourinho was satisfied with Roma’s hard-fought win over Empoli, even if things could’ve been prettier on a warm Tuscan evening. The Giallorossi took the lead after only 17 minutes thanks to a trademark curler from Paulo Dybala, but things got a little more complicated after Filippo Bandinelli found an equaliser just before half time. An edgy second half followed but Roma eventually secured the win thanks to a close-range effort from Tammy Abraham. Speaking to Sky Sports Italia, Mourinho first discussed Abraham’s performance and his movement for the second goal. “He has to do it. He has to drop deep when the team needs him. ...
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Official: AC Milan Renew Core Italian Midfielder Until 2027

Head coach of AC Milan Stefano Pioli speaks with Sandro Tonal during the Serie A match between UC Sampdoria and AC MIlan at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on September 10, 2022 in Genoa, Italy. AC Milan have renewed the contract of their midfielder Sandro Tonali until 2027. The Italy international is a fan favourite as a Rossoneri fan since his youth and his performances have been stunning over the past year.The official statement as per the club website reads: “AC Milan is delighted to announce the extension of Sandro Tonali’s contract until 30 June 2027. Sandro, who joined the Club in 2020, is a paragon of determination and attachment to the Rossoneri colours.” Tonali has been with the side for two full seasons and the current one. In that time, he has made 88 appearances where he has scored...
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