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Juventus held by Lazio amid emotional farewells for Chiellini and Dybala

Giorgio Chiellini of Juventus leaves the pitch and passes the armband to his teammate Paulo Dybala during the Serie A match between Juventus and SS Lazio at Allianz Stadium on May 16, 2022 in Turin, Italy.Juventus fans said goodbye to their captain, Giorgio Chiellini, and forward Paolo Dybala during Monday night’s game against Lazio – but the visitors’ last-gasp equaliser spoiled the farewell party in Turin.Chiellini had recently announced he was leaving Juve this summer after 17 seasons at the club – with MLS in the United States a likely destination. The centre-back was substituted in the 17th minute, taking off the captain’s armband and giving it to Dybala before being replaced by Matthijs de Ligt.By that time, striker Dusan Vlahovic had already scored the opener from Álvaro Morata’s as...
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AC Milan win, edge closer to Serie A title

Rafael Leao of AC Milan battles for possession with Berat Djimsiti of Atalanta BC during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Atalanta BC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 15, 2022 in Milan, Italy.AC Milan's lengthy wait for the Italian league title will last another week at least.Second-half goals from Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez saw Milan beat Atalanta 2-0 and they now only need one point from their final match to secure a first Serie A title since 2011.The Rossoneri could even have clinched the title on Sunday but defending champions and fierce rivals Inter Milan won 3-1 at relegation-threatened Cagliari to keep their fading title hopes alive.Milan are two points ahead of Inter and have the better head-to-head record, which is the first tiebreaker in Serie A. Stefano Pioli's Milan p...
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Serie A | Verona 0-1 Torino: Brekalo and Juric stun the Bentegodi

Josip Brekalo of Torino celebrates with teammates after scoring their side's first goal during the Serie A match between Hellas and Torino FC at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on May 14, 2022 in Verona, Italy.Josip Brekalo’s fantastic early strike proved enough for Ivan Juric’s Torino to stun Hellas Verona and push them all the way for ninth place.Granata coach Ivan Juric faced his past in this head-to-head for ninth place. Marco Davide Faraoni and Wilfried Singo both sat out bans, with Antonin Barak, Antonio Sanabria and Alessandro Buongiorno injured.Gianluca Caprari forced Etrit Berisha into a save with his legs at the near post, but Torino took the lead with a sensational strike. Josip Brekalo went down the left, cut inside past a defender and smashed a right-foot finish in off the unders...
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Pioli urges AC Milan to focus on Atalanta game with title in sight

Head coach of AC Milan Stefano Pioli speaks with the media during a press conference at Milanello on May 14, 2022 in Cairate, Italy.AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli urged his players to focus on their home match against Atalanta on Sunday and not worry about Inter Milan's match, with the Serie A title within touching distance.Milan could become champions if they beat Atalanta on Sunday and rivals Inter Milan, who are second, drop points at Cagliari later the same day.Milan are top of the league on 80 points, two ahead of Inter, with two matches each left to play."We must only focus on the match and that will determine what will happen next," Pioli told reporters on Saturday."I won't think about Inter's game, I don't care. We don't need more motivation than what we already have because we are a...
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Milan on brink of title triumph as relegation battle hots up

Head coach AC Milan Stefano Pioli attends during a AC Milan training session at Milanello on May 12, 2022 in Cairate, Italy. AC Milan welcome Atalanta to the San Siro on Sunday knowing this could be the weekend that they snatch the Scudetto from local rivals Inter Milan.Needing four points from their final two games of the season, Milan stand on the brink of a first Serie A title since 2011 and they could have one of the six teams still fighting relegation hand them the crown.Stefano Pioli's Milan will extend their lead on reigning champions Inter to five points if they beat Atalanta, who are still in the hunt for Europa League football.Inter would then have to win at Cagliari to ensure that an enthralling title race enters a final week, a theoretically simple task given the gulf in c...
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Fiorentina beat Roma, go 7th in Serie A

Nicolas Gonzalez of ACF Fiorentina scores first goal from the penalty spot during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and AS Roma on May 9, 2022 in Florence, Italy.Fiorentina have defeated Roma 2-0 in Serie A to revive their chances of qualifying for Europe following three straight losses.Nicolas Gonzalez converted a fifth-minute penalty and Giacomo Bonaventura doubled the advantage after only 11 minutes in Florence on Monday night.The hosts move up to seventh place, level on points with sixth-placed Roma and eighth-placed Atalanta.Lazio are fifth with 62 points, followed by Roma (59), Fiorentina (59) and Atalanta (59).While the Champions League places are already set with AC Milan, Inter Milan, Napoli and Juventus assured of finishing in the top four with two matches remaining, the E...
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Verona 1-3 AC Milan: Stefano Pioli’s side regain top spot thanks to Sandro Tonali’s double

AC Milan's Italian midfielder Alessandro Florenzi (L) celebrates with (From 2ndL) AC Milan's Croatian forward Ante Rebic, AC Milan's French defender Theo Hernandez and AC Milan's Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali after scoring during the Italian Serie A football match between Hellas Verona and AC Milan on May 8, 2022 at the Marcantonio-Bentegodi stadium in Verona.AC Milan climbed back to top of Serie A after coming from behind to beat Verona 3-1 at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi. The hosts took the lead in the 38th minute through Davide Faraoni's back post header after a superb cross from Darko Lazovic. Milan got back into it on the stroke of half-time as Sandro Tonali bundled the ball home following some excellent work down the left by Rafael Leao. The visitors took the lead fi...
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Napoli extend lead over Juventus with win at Torino

Dennis Praet of Torino FC competes with Fabian Ruiz of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between Torino FC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on May 7, 2022 in Turin, Italy.Napoli opened a four-point lead over Juventus in the race for third place in Serie A after Fabian Ruiz's second-half goal helped them win 1-0 at Torino on Saturday.With two matches left, Napoli are third on 73 points, ahead of fourth-placed Juventus, whose chances of winning the title ended after Friday's 2-1 shock defeat at relegation-threatened Genoa. Torino are tenth on 47 points.After a dispiriting first half in which Napoli struggled to finish off their chances, central midfielder Ruiz found the breakthrough, firing in a low effort in the 73rd minute.Ruiz took advantage of Tommaso Pobega's blunder and go...
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Allegri: Juventus cannot make the same mistakes in Coppa Italia final

Massimiliano Allegri manager of FC Juventus looks dejected during the Serie A match between Genoa CFC v FC Juventus on May 6, 2022 in Genova, Italy.Juventus huffed and puffed at times against a Genoa side desperate to stave off relegation, and then gave up the ghost late on at the Marassi as the hosts scored twice late on — including a penalty in time added on — to lose 2-1 on Friday night ahead of their Coppa Italia final against Inter Milan on Wednesday.A fine shot from Paulo Dybala looked enough to secure all three points as Massimiliano Allegri’s side sought to climb into third place ahead of Napoli who play tomorrow against Torino, but the home side roared on by their fervent supporters were able to snatch an equalizer late on, with more chances to score on either side of the equalize...
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Salernitana continue miracle escape act with Atalanta draw

Mario Pasalic of Atalanta BC scores their side's first goal during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and US Salernitana at Gewiss Stadium on May 02, 2022 in Bergamo, Italy.Salernitana maintained their bold bid for Serie A survival on Monday with a 1-1 draw at Atalanta which pulled them closer to safety.Mario Pasalic's 88th-minute leveller denied Salernitana a fourth straight win after Ederson had poked the away side ahead just before the half hour but the draw moved them to within two points of Cagliari, who sit just outside the relegation zone.Davide Nicola's team host Cagliari this coming Sunday after playing their game in hand with bottom side Venezia on Thursday.I'm completely in love with these boys, they keep surprising me with the effort they put in, sad Nicola to DAZN.Fans pack...
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AC Milan maintain lead at top of Serie A after sealing late win over Fiorentina

Fiorentina's Italian goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano (bottom) tries to stop a shot by AC Milan's French forward Olivier Giroud (2L) during the Serie A football match between AC Milan and Fiorentina at Meazza stadium in Milan, on May 1, 2022.AC Milan maintained their lead at the top of Serie A after defeating Fiorentina 1-0 at the San Siro on Sunday courtesy of a goalkeeping blunder from Pietro Terracciano.Rafael Leao took advantage of a woeful clearance by Terracciano to fire in a low effort that kept Milan in the driving seat for their first league title since 2011 and increased their lead over rivals Inter Milan to five points – for a few hours, anyway.Terracciano then buried his head in his arms as he sat distraught on the San Siro pitch, while the goal whipped the crowd into a frenzy eve...
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Kean strikes late as Juve tighten grip on top four

Players of Juventus celebrate after winning during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and Juventus at Mapei Stadium - Citta' del Tricolore on April 25, 2022 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy.Moise Kean's late goal gave Juventus a hard-fought 2-1 win at Sassuolo in Serie A on Monday, allowing them to close the gap on third-placed Napoli to one point.Sassuolo had done more than enough to claim a share of the points when Kean struck two minutes from full-time.A long ball out of defence from Leonardo Bonucci ended with Kean, a 67th minute substitute for Alvaro Morata, turning Vlad Chiriches and firing the ball between goalkeeper Andrea Consigli's legs at the near post.The last-gasp win keeps Juve in fouth place, eight points adrift of leaders AC Milan but, perhaps more significantly, eight point...
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Sassuolo vs Juventus Preview and Lineups – Serie A Round 34

Massimiliano Allegri of Juventus during a training session at JTC on April 22, 2022 in Turin, Italy.Tricolore is the venue as mid-table Sassuolo and fourth-placed Juventus lock horns in a handsomely-looking Serie A fixture. An exciting match-up in Reggio Emilia will serve to round off Matchday 34 in Italy’s top division. Despite blowing hot and cold across their last five league outings (W2, D1, L2), Sassuolo are on course to ensure a third successive Serie A top-half finish. Alessio Dionisi’s men have been one of the most entertaining sides to watch this Serie A season, mainly thanks to the relatively inexperienced squad headlined by the highly-rated youngster Hamed Traore. On the other hand, Juventus thumped Fiorentina 2-0 in midweek Coppa Italia action to make the grand final ...
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Tonali sends AC Milan back to the top in Serie A

Sandro Tonali of AC Milan score a goal during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico on April 24, 2022 in Rome, Italy.Sandro Tonali scored in stoppage time as AC Milan came from behind to win 2-1 at Lazio on Sunday and retake top spot from Inter Milan in Serie A, while Napoli's title hopes appear over after their meltdown in Empoli.Ciro Immobile gave Lazio an early lead at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, but Olivier Giroud levelled shortly after half-time before Tonali's late heroics kept Milan firmly in the title hunt.They moved back two points above of Inter, who beat Roma 3-1 on Saturday and have a game in hand Wednesday away to Bologna. Inter also knocked Milan out of the Italian Cup semi-finals in midweek.Ciro Immobile became the leading active scorer in Italy...
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Atalanta sink Venezia to end losing run

Venezia's Thomas Henry in action against Atalanta's Mario Pasalic and Atalanta's Marten de Roon during the italian soccer Serie A match Venezia FC vs Atalanta BC on April 23, 2022 at the Pier Luigi Penzo stadium in Venice, Italy.Atalanta ended a run of three consecutive losses in Serie A by beating Venezia 3-1 on Saturday as Colombia striker Duvan Zapata scored his first goal in four months.Mario Pasalic broke the deadlock for Atalanta just before half-time in Venice and Zapata doubled the lead moments after the interval after being set up by compatriot Luis Muriel.Zapata had not scored in the league since late November and missed the first three months of the year because of injury, coinciding with Atalanta´s downward spiral out of the top four.I was waiting for this goal since my return,...
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Inter Milan beat Roma to go top of Serie A

Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring their side's first goal with team mates during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AS Roma at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 23, 2022 in Milan, Italy.Defending champions Inter Milan moved to the top of Serie A after beating Roma for a fourth straight league win.Full-back Denzel Dumfries fired Inter in front and a fine solo effort from midfielder Marcelo Brozovic doubled the hosts' lead just before the break.Lautaro Martinez headed home from a corner to seal victory before Henrikh Mkhitaryan claimed a late consolation.Inter lead AC Milan by a point, with both having five games left, before Milan play on Sunday away to Lazio.Inter beat their city rivals 3-0 in midweek to reach the Coppa Italia final, where they will p...
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AC Milan reportedly join race for Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku of Chelsea FC looks on during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on April 20, 2022 in London, England.AC Milan have joined the race for Chelsea's out-of-form Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, according to a report.The 28-year-old has struggled for goals since returning to Stamford Bridge from Inter Milan for around £97.5m last summer, with only five being netted in 21 Premier League appearances to date.After revealing in an interview at the end of last year that he was unhappy with his situation at Chelsea, Lukaku has struggled for game time with the Champions League holders too, which has contributed to reports that the club could look to cut its losses on the striker in the summer.Former employers Inter have been heavily linked with a move ...
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Serie A | Udinese 0-1 Salernitana: Verdi stunner keeps race open

Simone Verdi of US Salernitana scores the 0-1 winning goal during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and US Salernitana at Dacia Arena on April 20, 2022 in Udine, Italy.Salernitana are not relegated yet, as they snatched a shock victory away to Udinese in stoppages with a Simone Verdi counter-attack and left Genoa in bottom spot.This fixture was postponed from December 2021 due to a COVID outbreak. Milan Djuric and Paolo Mazzocchi sat out bans for Salernitana, while Beto and Roberto Pereyra were injured for the hosts.Gerard Deulofeu flashed a shot across the face of goal and Luigi Sepe’s gloves were stung by a Lazar Samardzic scorcher from distance.Emiliano Bonazzoli failed to make the most of a defensive error, blasting off target, while Luca Ranieri was unable to surprise Marco Sil...
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Insigne in tears after Napoli title hopes evaporate

Lorenzo Insigne of Napoli reacts after the final whistle of the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AS Roma at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 18, 2022 in Naples, Italy.Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne was distraught after the 1-1 draw with Roma doomed their Scudetto hopes, saluting the home fans in tears.His penalty had given them the lead just 11 minutes in at the packed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.However, coach Luciano Spalletti’s decisions will come under fire, as he decided to substitute all his attacking players to defend the one-goal lead.It didn’t work, as Stephan El Shaarawy scored the 91st-minute equaliser.The final whistle arrived to jeers from the crowd, who saw their team once again fumble a lead in a big game on home turf and choke just when the Serie A title seemed ...
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Juventus salvage 1-1 draw against 9-men Bologna

Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus FC controls the ball during the Serie A match between Juventus and Bologna FC at Allianz Stadium on April 16, 2022 in Turin, Italy.Juventus salvaged a 1-1 draw against Bologna on Saturday in an Italian Serie A match.Marko Arnautovic broke the deadlock for Bologna, while Juventus rescued one point with Dusan Vlahovic in the 95th minute at Allianz Stadium.The visitors were down to nine men after Adama Soumaoro and Gary Medel each received a red card.Juventus sit fourth after collecting 63 points, while Bologna are in the 13th spot with 38 points.Saturday's Serie A results:Cagliari - Sassuolo: 1-0Sampdoria - Salernitana: 1-2Udinese - Empoli: 4-1Fiorentina - Venezia: 1-0
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