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Hernandez helps Milan join leaders Inter, Juve get first win of season

Theo Hernandez #19 of AC Milan celebrates his goal with his team-mate Alexis Saelemaekers (back) during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Venezia FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 22, 2021 in Milan, Italy.AC Milan moved level with Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Wednesday thanks to a Theo Hernandez-inspired 2-0 win over Venezia, while Juventus won their first match of the season at the fifth attempt, 3-2 at Spezia.France international Hernandez laid on Brahim Diaz's opener and scored the other at the San Siro to move second-placed Milan on 13 points alongside city rivals Inter, in a win which maintains an unbeaten record so far this season for Stefano Pioli's side.Diaz opened up a stubborn Venezia side when he forced home Hernandez's volleyed cross in the 67th minute after a ma...
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Inter fire title warning shot at Fiorentina to reclaim top spot

Edin Dzeko of FC Internazionale and Matija Nastasic of ACF Fiorentina compete for the ball during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and FC Internazionale at Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy on 21 September 2021.Edin Dzeko of FC Internazionale and Matija Nastasic of ACF Fiorentina compete for the ball during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and FC Internazionale at Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy on 21 September 2021.Inter Milan underlined their desire to retain the Serie A title on Tuesday after coming back from a goal down to win 3-1 at Fiorentina and move top of the pile.Simone Inzaghi's side came away from an intense match against a revitalised Viola in Florence with all three points thanks to two quickfire strikes early in second half from Matteo Darmian a...
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Inter Milan keen to offload Alexis Sanchez

Alexis Sanchez of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio and FC Internazionale at Stadio Ennio Tardini on March 04, 2021 in Parma, Italy.Inter Milan are reportedly keen to do away with Alexis Sanchez amid the Chilean's poor fortunes at San Siro.The 32-year-old joined the Nerazzurri on a permanent basis in the summer of 2020 after leaving Manchester United, but he has struggled to become a mainstay of the Inter setup.Sanchez did chalk up seven goals and seven assists from 30 games in the 2020-21 Serie A season, although he was only named in the starting lineup 12 times amid his injury woes.According to Inter Live, the Serie A champions are desperate to offload Sanchez in order to free up some funds, with the attacker cu...
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Udinese 0-4 Napoli: Luciano Spalletti’s side maintain their perfect start to the Serie A season

Andrè Anguissa, Victor Osimhen, Kalidou Koulibaly and Lorenzo Insigne of SSC Napoli celebrate the victroy after the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and SSC Napoli at Dacia Arena on September 20, 2021 in Udine, Italy.Four men. Four touches. One exquisite goal.Napoli executed a set-piece to perfection for its second goal in a 4-0 win at Udinese on Monday that extended the team’s perfect start to Serie A.Lorenzo Insigne rolled his free kick across to Fabián Ruiz who then lifted the ball toward the far post for Kalidou Koulibaly to run onto and cross for Amir Rrahmani, who headed it in.Napoli’s other goals were also worth admiring.The visitors took the lead when a through ball from Mario Rui set up Insigne’s lob shot that Victor Osimhen pounded in.Koulibaly added another after the break w...
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Inter trio ruled out of Fiorentina clash

FC internazionale substitutes in the dugout, ( R to L ); Matias Vecino, Joaquin Correa, Arturo Vidal, Ionut Radu, Alex Cordaz, Andrea Ranocchia, Denzel Dumfries, Stefano Sensi, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Aleksandar Kolarov and Roberto Gagliardini during the Serie A match between UC Sampdoria and FC Internazionale at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on September 12, 2021 in Genoa, Italy.The injured Joaquin Correa, Arturo Vidal and Stefano Sensi have not been included in Inter‘s squad list to face Fiorentina tomorrow.It kicks off at 19.45 at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence.Correa sustained an injury against Bologna last week, but he is expected to return to action over the weekend when Inter host Atalanta at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.Vidal has suffered a calf injury and could be available again from th...
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Allegri furious at Juventus players’ inability to close out games

Juventus' Italian head coach Massimiliano Allegri reacts during the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and AC Milan at the Juventus stadium in Turin, on September 19, 2021.Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was furious at the final whistle, and stormed off towards the dressing room, and that barely captured how the fans in the stadium and at home around the world felt after the 1-1 draw against AC Milan. After taking the lead very early on, not only did they fail to add to that lead, they somehow contrived to throw it all away in the last fifteen or so minutes of the game and truly should consider themselves lucky they even got a point from this tepid affair at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday.Speaking to the television networks after the game, Allegri was still irate and w...
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Edin Dzeko scores twice as Inter Milan hit six

Edin Dzeko of FC Internazionale celebrates with team mates after scoring to give the side a 5-0 lead during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Bologna FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 18, 2021 in Milan, Italy.Edin Dzeko scored twice as Serie A champions Inter Milan hammered previously unbeaten Bologna.Lautaro Martinez put Inter ahead early on from Denzel Dumfries' cross and Milan Skriniar headed in from Federico Dimarco's corner.Nicolo Barella and Matias Vecino added to the lead before the hour mark.Dzeko netted the fifth with a clever finish and then blasted in a brilliant sixth from near the byeline - before Arthur Theate's headed consolation. Inter lost title-winning boss Antonio Conte, top scorer Romelu Lukaku and other players in a cost-cutting summer, but they...
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Pjaca’s goal lifts Torino to Serie A win

Marko Pjaca of Torino FC celebrates after scoring the first goal for his team with his team-mates during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and Torino FC at Mapei Stadium - Citta' del Tricolore on September 17, 2021 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy.A late goal from on-loan player Marko Pjaca was enough to earn Torino a 1-0 win at Sassuolo in Serie A.Friday' victory gave Torino their second consecutive win after opening the season with two straight losses.Torino now have six points and are three points behind Italian league leaders Roma, who are coached by Jose Mourinho, AC Milan and Napoli after all clubs made a perfect start to the season.Pjaca's goal came with a curled shot that appeared to surprise Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli, that kept the hosts on four points.This is the fifth ...
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Jose Mourinho wins 1,000th game in management as Roma edge out Sassuolo

Jose Mourinho Head Coach of AS Roma celebrates with the players after Stephan El Shaarawy scores the goal of 2-1 during the Serie A match between AS Roma and US Sassuolo at Stadio Olimpico on September 12, 2021 in Rome, Italy.Jose Mourinho said he felt like a child when he charged from his dugout to celebrate Stephan El Shaarawy's last-gasp winner in a thrilling 2-1 victory over Sassuolo, which put his side at the top of Serie A in his 1,000th match as a manager.Italy international El Shaarawy struck with a sublime curling strike in the 91st minute, which caused wild celebrations at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, with Mourinho running to join his joyous players in front of screaming supporters behind the goal."Today I wasn't 58 years old, I felt like a 10, 12, 14-year-old, back when you begi...
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Inter Milan held by Sampdoria as perfect start comes to an end

Inter Milan's Argentina's forward Lautaro Martinez (L) shoots to the goal next to Sampdoria's Japan's defender Maya Yoshida during the Italian Serie A football match between Sampdoria and Inter Milan at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa on September 12, 2021.Inter Milan's perfect start to the defence of their Serie A title ended on Sunday when they were held to a 2-2 draw at Sampdoria but still moved up to second place. The champions are two points behind league leaders Napoli after failing to beat a spirited Samp side in Genoa following two wins in their opening two fixtures of the campaign. Federico Dimarco and Lautaro Martinez twice put Simone Inzaghi's side ahead at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris but strikes from Maya Yoshida and Tommaso Augello earned a draw for Roberto D'Aversa's S...
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Juventus still without win this season after defeat in first game since Ronaldo exit

Alvaro Morata of Juventus and Kostantinos Manolas of SSC Napoli battle for the ball during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Juventus FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on September 11, 2021 in Naples, Italy.Juventus remain without a victory this season after they lost to Napoli in the side's first game since Cristiano Ronaldo left for Manchester United.Ronaldo, who helped Juventus win Serie A twice in three seasons, rejoined United in a £12.8m deal on transfer deadline day and scored twice for them in Saturday's 4-1 win over Newcastle.In Ronaldo's absence, ex-Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata gave Juve an early lead, but goals from Matteo Politano and Kalidou Koulibaly helped Napoli come from behind to win.Koulibaly's winner came with five minutes to go after an error from Moise Kean,...
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Inter looking to extend Nicolo Barella’s contract

Nicolo Barella of Italy speaks with the media during press conference at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on July 04, 2021 in Florence, Italy.Inter are planning to open contract talks with Euro 2020 winner Nicolo Barella, having already all but secured a new five-year deal with star forward Lautaro Martinez.Martinez had been linked with a move to the Premier League in the summer but is now understood to have agreed a new contract at San Siro, which is simply missing an official announcement.Keeping the Argentine is an enormous sign of intent from Inter, but they are not prepared to rest on their laurels and Gazzetta dello Sport state that negotiations will soon be opened over an extension for the impressive Barella.Barella, who only joined the club permanently last summer, still has t...
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Zielinski set for return against Juventus

Zielinski of Napoli celebrates after scoring the first goal of Napoli during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on May 11, 2021 in Naples, Italy.Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski seems set to make it in time for the home game against Juventus this weekend and will be tested again tomorrow.The Poland international carried out checks today and the midfielder seems set to be available for the big game against the Bianconeri.But the Azzurri star will carry out new tests on Friday, as he’s fine but not in top condition after the stop with a dead leg.Sky Sport Italia reports Napoli expect to have the 27-year-old at their disposal and Zielinski in addition to Victor Osimhen, who had his two-match ban from the opening game against Venezia reduc...
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Serie A: Olivier Giroud’s brace helps AC Milan beat Cagliari; Tammy Abraham scores in Roma’s 4-0 win over Salernitana

Olivier Giroud of AC Milan takes the penalty during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on August 29, 2021 in Milan, Italy. Milan: Olivier Giroud and Tammy Abraham both got off the mark in Serie A on Sunday as the former Chelsea men helped their new teams AC Milan and Roma to comfortable victories which gave them two wins from the season's opening two fixtures.France forward Giroud, who has not been picked for Les Bleus' upcoming World Cup qualifiers, bagged a brace in a 4-1 win over Cagliari at the San Siro while Abraham scored in a 4-0 rout at promoted Salernitana.Both strikers left European champions Chelsea this summer in the search of more regular football and have got off to quick starts in Italy.Giroud has been given the number nine ...
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Correa scores twice on Inter debut in win

Joaquin Correa of FC Internazionale celebrates with team mate Nicolo Barella after scoring to give the side a 2-1 leadduring the Serie A match between Hellas and FC Internazionale at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on August 27, 2021 in Verona.Joaquin Correa came off the bench to score two late goals on his Inter Milan debut as the defending Serie A champions beat Verona.Ivan Ilic intercepted a poor Samir Handanovic pass and chipped the keeper to give the hosts a shock lead.Lautaro Martinez levelled with a header from a flicked-on long throw-in.Correa, on loan from Lazio, headed Matteo Darmian's cross into the top corner and then hammered in a second in injury time from 20 yards. Inter only completed the signing of the 27-year-old Argentina international the day before the game.Simone Inzagh...
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Brahim Diaz goal earns AC Milan victory at Sampdoria in their Serie A opener

Brahim Diaz of AC Milan celebrates after scoring his team's first goal with team mates during the Serie A match between UC Sampdoria and AC Milan at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on August 23, 2021 in Genoa, Italy.AC Milan opened their Serie A campaign on Monday with a 1-0 win at Sampdoria as coach Stefano Pioli fielded a host of new signings including Olivier Giroud.Giroud, who turns 35 next month, is expected to make a sizeable impact for the Rossoneri alongside the club's other ageing star Zlatan Ibrahmivoc.As the towering Swede recovers from knee surgery, Piolo will hope France's second-highest scorer of all time can make as big an impact as he did at Chelsea, helping the Blues to the Champions League title last season.With Milan back in the Champions League for the first time since 2013/14, a...
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Serie A: Ronaldo starts on bench as Juventus waste two-goal lead; Abraham shines in Mourinho’s Roma bow

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus scores his team's third goal during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio v Juventus at Dacia Arena on August 22, 2021 in Udine, Italy.Milan: Cristiano Ronaldo was denied a last-gasp winner to save Juventus after his stoppage-time header was ruled out for offside in a dramatic 2-2 draw at Udinese, while Jose Mourinho got off to a winning start at Roma with a 3-1 victory over Fiorentina.Ronaldo started on the bench at the Dacia Arena in Udine amid rumours he is looking for a way out of the Italian giants, but he almost snatched the three points deep into stoppage time after Juve insisted he was going nowhere this term.After the match returning coach Massimiliano Allegri played down the controversy, saying that he was always planning to bring on Ronaldo."Cris...
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Serie A: AC Milan director Paolo Maldini confirms Olivier Giroud’s arrival, regrets Gianluigi Donnarumma exit

Olivier Giroud of Chelsea celebrates with the Champions League Trophy following their team's victory in the UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City and Chelsea FC at Estadio do Dragao on May 29, 2021 in Porto, Portugal.AC Milan director Paolo Maldini confirmed on Wednesday that Chelsea's French centre-forward Olivier Giroud was set to arrive in Italy while regretting the loss of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to Paris Saint Germain."Olivier should arrive in Milan tomorrow (Thursday)," Maldini said at the unveiling of the Serie A calendar for the 2021-2022 season.The 34-year-old World Cup winner is reported to be set to sign a two-year contract worth three million euros per season with the Serie A runners-up, who open next season at Sampdoria."He's a champion, not only with the...
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Lazio find perfect way to announce Sarri as former Juventus and Chelsea boss returns to the dugout

Juventus FC coach Maurizio Sarri watches the action during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and Juventus at Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore on July 15, 2020 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy.Lazio have announced the arrival of Maurizio Sarri as the club’s new manager – and the Roman giants had the perfect social media post to inform fans of the appointment.Sarri, 62, was confirmed as the new boss of the Stadio Olimpico outfit on Wednesday, marking a return to football after spending last season on the sidelines following his departure from Juventus in the summer of 2020.The Italian left Turin despite guiding the Bianconeri to the Serie A title – a decision that Juve were perhaps left ruing after replacement Andrea Pirlo only managed to steer them to fourth spot before being sent ...
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Report: Massimiliano Allegri set to replace Andrea Pirlo at Juventus

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri looks on during the Coppa Italia match between Atalanta BC and Juventus at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia on January 30, 2019 in Bergamo, Italy.Juventus have reportedly identified a return for Massimiliano Allegri as a potential managerial replacement for Andrea Pirlo.The Old Lady's nine-year consecutive reign as Italian champions came to an end this season after Inter Milan won their first Serie A title for 11 years.Allegri initially arrived at the Turin club in 2014 and won four league and cup doubles before a fifth domestic triumph in his final season in charge in 2019, and since then he has been out of a job.Sky Sports News reports that Allegri is set to replace Pirlo at the helm at Juve, with the current manager set to be sacked after only deliverin...
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