Aiming to extend their lead at the top of Serie A, title favourites Inter Milan will visit mid-table Udinese on Saturday afternoon. After winning seven of their last eight league games – most recently beating Lecce in midweek – Inter have seized top spot ahead of reigning champions Napoli and city rivals AC Milan. Match …
While it would have been nice if Roma had won tonight’s Coppa Italia Round of 16 match against Torino, the real test for Torino comes on Saturday, when the sides face off at the other Stadio Olimpico in a critical Round 21 fixture. Given the heavy squad rotation in today’s match and the relatively lighter …
Napoli coach Antonio Conte has received a two-game ban in Serie A and a €15,000 fine after receiving a red card in an away game at Inter on Sunday. Napoli coach Conte won’t lead his team from the touchline in the next two matches against Parma and Sassuolo as the Italian tactician has received a …
Evan Ferguson will miss Roma’s Coppa Italia clash against Torino due to the back injury that forced him out of Saturday’s Serie A win over Sassulo. Manager Gian Piero Gasperini afterwards detailed the knock as a ‘serious bruise’ but the recovery time for the on-loan Irish striker isn’t considered long-term. The 21-year-old had found form …
Charles De Ketelaere broke his Serie A goal drought after 118 days to give Atalanta their third consecutive victory over Torino, something they hadn’t yet achieved this season. Gianluca Scamacca and Sead Kolasinac were still not at 100 per cent, so Nikola Krstovic kept his place upfront after a brace in the midweek win over …
Reports in Italy claim that Juventus have reached an agreement to terminate the contract of their former coach, Igor Tudor. Former Juventus coach Tudor has agreed to terminate his contract with the Bianconeri, according to several Italian sources, including Sky Sport Italia. Juventus had sacked the Croatian tactician in October, bringing in Luciano Spalletti as …
Ukrainian forward Artem Dovbyk of Italian club Roma helped his team secure a victory over Lecce. However, at the end of the match, the Ukrainian sustained an injury and was forced to leave the field. Ukrainian forward of Italian “Roma” Artem Dovbyk scored a goal in the Italian championship for the first time in two …
Neither Genoa nor Pisa will be entirely content with a point in this relegation tussle, as Mehdi Leris replied to the Lorenzo Colombo curler. This was a big relegation battle, with Daniele De Rossi coming off three consecutive defeats to Inter, Atalanta and Roma. Nicola Leali returned from suspension, but Junior Messias, Albert Gronbaek and …
A second half goal from Rafael Leao gave AC Milan a 1-0 win at Cagliari and sent it back to the top of Serie A on Friday. The Portuguese winger missed Milan´s last three games with an adductor injury but he returned from the start against the mid-table Sardinians and was decisive with his sixth …
Late goals from Pierre Kalulu and Kenan Yildiz earned Juventus a 2-0 win at promoted Pisa on Saturday as the Bianconeri won their third straight in Serie A. It was a challenge for Luciano Spalletti´s side, though, as Pisa threatened by twice hitting the woodwork. Following morale-boosting victories over Bologna and Roma, Juventus moved up …
Atalanta are on the comeback trail ahead of Sunday night’s visit of Serie A leaders Inter Milan, with coach Raffaele Palladino leading the charge for the revitalised Bergamo club. Since Palladino replaced Ivan Juric last month Atalanta have rediscovered their groove, as witnessed by the way they dealt with Eintracht Frankfurt and Chelsea in the …
Fiorentina picked up their first Serie A win of the season at the 16th time of asking thanks to an early Maduka Okoye red card in an eventual 5-1 victory over Udinese on Sunday evening: Rolando Mandragora, Albert Gudmundsson, Cher Ndour, Moise Kean and Oumar Solet with the goals. Fiorentina had not won any of …
Napoli beat Milan 2-0 in the first Supercoppa Italiana semi-final to reach the final, securing a chance to win this trophy for the first time since 2014. Antonio Conte’s side avenged a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat in Serie A earlier this season. Milan started on the front foot, as Vanja Milinkovic-Savic had to pull off a …
Paolo Vanoli urged Fiorentina to focus on the present as they prepare for Thursday night’s Conference League clash away to Lausanne, while acknowledging the growing pressure surrounding results and supporter unrest. Speaking at the Stade de la Tuilière, with quotes via FirenzeViola, the Viola coach dismissed the idea that he is wedded to a single …
Giorgio Chiellini is widely regarded as one of the finest defenders the game has ever produced, having worked under some of the most respected managers in world football during his playing career. Given that background, it is natural that many observers believe he could become an excellent manager should he choose to move into coaching. …
Gasperini: ‘Roma won’t settle for fourth, but we’d be happy with it’ Gian Piero Gasperini feels the 1-0 victory over Como was Roma’s ‘best home performance of the season’ and assures he wouldn’t ‘settle for fourth place, but I’d be very happy with it.’ The Giallorossi were feeling the pressure after back-to-back 1-0 defeats in …
Multiple sources in Italy claim that Milan defender Matteo Gabbia has suffered a ‘hyperextension trauma of the left knee’, but the Rossoneri are relieved that exams have ruled out ‘capsuloligamentous and meniscal injuries.’ Milan defender Gabbia underwent medical checks on Monday morning after being forced to be substituted with a suspected knee injury during a …
Some good news has arrived regarding Christian Pulisic’s condition on the day of AC Milan’s away game against Torino. Over the past 24 hours there has been quite a bit of worry about Pulisic, who has only just come back from a muscle problem that kept him out for a few weeks. In his press …
Inter Milan impressed in a 4-0 win over big-spending Como and moved atop Serie A on Saturday. Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram, Hakan Calhanoglu and Carlos Augusto scored at the San Siro. Inter was two points ahead of city rival AC Milan and defending champion Napoli.Napoli hosts Juventus and former coach Luciano Spalletti on Sunday and …
Multiple sources claim that Juventus will travel to Naples on Sunday morning as Luciano Spalletti seeks to keep the team focused and prevent any distractions or disturbances on the eve of the match. Juventus coach Spalletti will change the team’s pre-match routine this weekend as the Bianconeri won’t travel for their away game to Napoli …