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Serie A: Romelu Lukaku converts pentalty to help Inter Milan beat Napoli; Juventus draw with Atalanta

Romelu Lukaku of FC Internazionale kick on goal with penalty kick during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SSC Napoli at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on December 16, 2020 in Milan, Italy.Milan: Romelu Lukaku scored from the penalty spot as Inter Milan battled past title rivals Napoli 1-0 on Wednesday to move one point behind Serie A leaders and city rivals AC Milan who were held at Genoa.Defending champions Juventus sit three points behind Inter after Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty in a 1-1 home draw with Atalanta.Napoli -- who played the final quarter of an hour a man down after captain Lorenzo Insigne was sent off -- drop to fourth, a further point adrift.Insigne saw red for arguing with the referee after goalkeeper David Ospina fouled Inter's Matteo Darmian to concede the cr...
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Genoa 1-3 Juventus: Cristiano Ronaldo scores two late penalties as Andrea Pirlo’s side move up to fourth place

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus celebrates with team mates after scoring a second half penalty to give the side a 2-1 lead during the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and Juventus at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on December 13, 2020 in Genoa, Italy.Cristiano Ronaldo converted two late penalties on his 100th appearance for Juventus in all competitions as the Serie A titleholders ground out a 3-1 win away to a dogged Genoa side on Sunday.Ronaldo, who also converted two penalties in the 3-1 win at Barcelona on Tuesday, fired into the middle of the goal in the 78th minute and struck again 11 minutes later, taking his league tally this season to 10. ⚽️⚽️ #CR100 ⚪️⚫️ https://t.co/0PRxCjKr5z— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) December 13, 2020 Juve had struggled to open up the Genoa defence, finally breaking thr...
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Serie A: Juventus come from behind to secure victory over Torino; Inter hit three past Bologna

Romelu Lukaku of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring the goal during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Bologna FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on December 5, 2020 in Milan, Italy.Milan: Juventus came from behind to beat Torino 2-1 on Saturday with US midfielder Weston McKennie scoring for the first time since he joined the Italian champions on loan, but Inter Milan retained second place.McKennie's close-range header on 78 minutes put Juve level after Nicolas Nkoulou had given Torino a first-half advantage.After McKennie's equaliser, Leonardo Bonucci produced an almost identical header in the 89th minute to give Juve victory and put them on 20 points from ten games, a total littered with five draws.Having seen their rivals win, Inter defeated Bologna 3-1 at home thanks to ...
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Juventus hero Allegri set for move to Premier League

Former Italian football player and former Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri poses during a photo session, in Paris, on February 20, 2020.Massimiliano Allegri, the former Juventus and AC Milan coach, is eager to work in the English Premier League after being linked with roles at Manchester United and Arsenal, where their respective managers Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Mikel Arteta are under pressure.Allegri described the EPL as “more sophisticated and tactical” than ever before.Allegri, who has been linked with coaching jobs at United and Arsenal in the British media, has been without a club since leaving Juventus at the end of the 2018-19 season.The 53-year-old Italian guided Juventus to five consecutive Serie A titles, adding to his first top-flight title triumph with AC Milan in 2011.In a...
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Inter Midfielder Matias Vecino To Be Sent On Loan In January After Recovering From Injury, Italian Media Details

Matias Vecino of FC Internazionale in action during the UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg match between PFC Ludogorets Razgrad and FC Internazionale at Ludogorets Arena on February 20, 2020 in Razgrad, Bulgaria.Matias Vecino is nearing a full recovery from injury and will require a further three to four weeks to fully recover according to a report in today’s print edition of Italian daily newspaper Corriere dello Sport.The Uruguayan national team midfielder has been sidelined since near the end of last season after undergoing surgery to correct a meniscus injury.Vecino has been back at Inter’s training ground to continue his recovery and has started running again after his long time out and the report goes on to add that when the January transfer window opens he will be loaned out.V...
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Ronaldo-less Juve held at Benevento

Christian Maggio of Benevento and Alvaro Morata of Juventus Turin battle for the ball during the Serie A match between Benevento Calcio and Juventus at Stadio Ciro Vigorito on November 28, 2020 in Benevento, Italy.Juventus again showed their reliance on Cristiano Ronaldo as, with the superstar attacker absent, they drew 1-1 at promoted Benevento on Saturday, while Serie A title rivals Inter Milan beat high-flying Sassuolo 3-0 to move second.The champions' fifth draw in nine league matches leaves Andrea Pirlo's side fifth, three points behind leaders AC Milan who face Fiorentina on Sunday. 21' | ♈️ | GOOOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! @ALVAROMORATA FIRES US IN FRONT WITH A FINE FINISH!!!!! ⚽️⚪️⚫️#BeneventoJuve [0-1] #ForzaJuve @officialpes pic.twitter.com/mbSFigIazS— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) November ...
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Inter bounce back to end Sassuolo’s unbeaten start

Arturo Vidal of FC Internazionale in action during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and FC Internazionale at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore on November 28, 2020 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy.Inter put their Champions League struggles behind them in Reggio Emilia on Saturday afternoon as they opened this weekend’s Serie A action with a surprise 3-0 win away to Sassuolo.As comfortable as the scoreline suggests, the visitors were gifted a two-goal lead early on through a disastrous start from the Neroverdi’s Vlad Chiriches, and from then on the hosts struggled to find their feet in the game, falling to their first defeat of the Serie A season.Just as they had in this same fixture last season, Inter got off to a flying start through Alexis Sanchez, but Antonio Conte should have really...
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims FIFA 21 is using his likeness “without any agreement,” EA disagrees

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan at Stadio San Paolo on November 22, 2020 in Naples, Italy.Footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims that EA and its FIFA franchise have been "making a profit on my name and face without any agreement." In a pair of tweets, the Sweden and AC Milan striker said that it was "time to investigate" how he had come to be included in the FIFA series "without any real knowledge." Who gave FIFA EA Sport permission to use my name and face? @FIFPro? I’m not aware to be a member of Fifpro and if I am I was put there without any real knowledge through some weird manouver. And for sure I never allowed @FIFAcom or Fifpro to make money using me— Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) November 23, 2020 Last night, the former Ma...
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Serie A: Christian Eriksen nearing Inter Milan exit as dream move to Italy turns sour

Christian Eriksen of FC Internazionale looks on before the serie A match between FC Internazionale and Torino Fc. Fc Internazionale wins 4-2 over Torino Fc.Christian Eriksen's dream move to Inter Milan looks over with the former Tottenham Hotspur playmaker requesting to leave the Italian giants after just 10 months.The Danish international arrived on a four-and-a-half-year contract worth  €20 million ($23 million) plus €7.5 million in bonuses in January.But during a year overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, the 28-year-old has been unable to reproduce his form with Spurs, where he scored 69 goals and had 89 assists in 305 appearances, or recently with Denmark."It wasn't what I had dreamed of," admitted Eriksen, who has fallen down the pecking order under coach Antonio Conte."Peop...
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AC Milan superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic out of action for 2 weeks

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan controls the ball during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan at Stadio San Paolo on November 22, 2020 in Naples, Italy.AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be out of action for at least 10 days after picking up a muscle injury in the 3-1 league win against Napoli at the weekend, the Serie A club said on Monday.The 39-year-old scored twice before suffering the injury as the Serie A leaders recorded their first league win in Naples for more than 10 years.A club spokesperson said it could take between two and three weeks for Ibrahimovic to recover.The Swedish striker, who has scored 10 goals in six league games this season, will likely miss Europa League matches against French side and Group H leaders Lille and Scotland's Celtic on Thursday and...
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Serie A: Ageless Ibrahimovic’s brace helps AC Milan beat Napoli; Inter Milan come from behind to defeat Torino

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan celebrates after scoring his team's second goal with team mates during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan at Stadio San Paolo on November 22, 2020 in Naples, Italy.Zlatan Ibrahimovic remains unstoppable and AC Milan remain unbeaten atop Serie A.The 39-year-old Ibrahimovic scored twice to raise his total to 10 goals in six games played as Milan won 3-1 at Napoli on Sunday. 3 points and our unbeaten run continues! ✌️Vittoria e la striscia positiva continua! ✌️#NapoliMilan #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/iHJK7E8DPE— AC Milan (@acmilan) November 22, 2020 “He seems even stronger now than he was 10-12 years ago,” said Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso, who teamed with Ibrahimovic when Milan last won the Italian league in 2011.However, there was concern for ...
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Ronaldo levels up with Zlatan in battle of evergreen strikers

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus celebrates with Merih Demiral of Juventus during the Italian Serie A match between Juventus v Cagliari Calcio at the Allianz Stadium on November 21, 2020 in Turin Italy.Cristiano Ronaldo moved level on eight Serie A goals for the season with AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Saturday as he and the Swede continue to defy their advancing years and show the youngsters how it is done.With a combined age of almost 75, you could forgive both Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic for at least showing signs of weariness, but the goals show no signs of drying up as the pair drive their teams to the top two spots in the standings.Coming into Juve’s clash with Cagliari on Saturday, Ronaldo had just returned from three games with Portugal to make his fourth league start of the season.In...
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Juventus will be offered the permanent transfer of loanee + €35m to sell star this summer

Paulo Dybala of Juventus FC during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Juventus FC at Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy on 8 November 2020.Paulo Dybala has demonstrated that he’s an elite level striker for years now, but he’s always been side-lined by somebody at Juventus and for Argentina.He’s probably reached that point where he needs to be the undisputed star somewhere, and a move to Atletico Madrid could be perfect for him.Atleti have a long tradition of having a world class striker to lead the line so Dybala would play that role perfectly, and Mundo Deportivo have indicated that the Spanish side will make a proper run at signing him this summer.The key to the deal could be Alvaro Morata who’s currently on loan at Juve, so Atleti would allow him to stay on a permanent basis as part of th...
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AC Milan Confirm Manager Stefano Pioli Has Tested Positive for Coronavirus

AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli shows his dejection during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Hellas Verona FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on November 8, 2020 in Milan, Italy.Milan have confirmed that manager Stefano Pioli has tested positive for coronavirus.Many of the Rossoneri players are currently away on international duty, with Pioli testing positive following testing at the club's training ground.An official statement from the club read: "AC Milan reports that Stefano Pioli tested positive after a quick swab was carried out this morning."The manager, who does not show symptoms, was promptly placed in home quarantine. All other swabs carried out on the team group were negative. Today's training has been cancelled. Subject to the monitoring required by the federal protocol, the team wi...
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Ronaldo ‘fit’ for Andorra friendly after Lazio niggle

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico on November 8, 2020 in Rome, Italy.Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo is available to face Andorra in a friendly later this week despite suffering an ankle injury in the weekend's draw at Lazio, Portugal coach Fernando Santos said on Tuesday.Ronaldo, 35, who limped off with 15 minutes to play of Sunday's fixture in Rome, could also feature against France on Saturday and Tuesday's trip to Croatia in the Nations League."He trained normally with his team mates so if I decide it, he's fit to play the next three games," Santos said."He hasn't complained. I know since Sunday that there's no problem, nothing that could stop him from training normally," he added.The former Real Madrid attacker has play...
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Ibrahimovic salvages late point after missing penalty as Milan draw with Verona

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan missing his penalty during the Italian Serie A match between AC Milan v Hellas Verona on November 8, 2020.Zlatan Ibrahimovic recovered from another missed penalty to score in stoppage time and salvage a 2-2 draw for Milan against Hellas Verona.Antonin Barak and Mattia Zaccagni put Ivan Juric's visitors 2-0 up inside 20 minutes before an own goal from Giangiacomo Magnani gave the hosts hope.Ibrahimovic then failed from 12 yards for the third time this season - his fourth miss in six attempts going back to last term - and Davide Calabria saw an effort ruled out in the first minute of second-half stoppage time after the Swede had handled in the build-up.Milan's talisman had the final say, however, heading home Brahim Diaz's cross two minutes later to snatch a dr...
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Ronaldo scores but last-gasp Lazio strike denies Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus Turin controls the ball during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico on November 8, 2020 in Rome, Italy.Ecuadorian striker Felipe Caicedo scored a 95th-minute equaliser as Lazio denied Juventus victory in Serie A at the Stadio Olimpico.Caicedo turned and fired past Wojciech Szczesny in the 95th minute after great wing-play from Joaquin Correa.Cristiano Ronaldo scored his sixth goal in four league games when he converted Juan Cuadrado's cross to give Juve the lead in the 15th minute.They remain third, three points behind AC Milan who play Verona at 19:45 GMT.The result will be a bitter blow for coach Andrea Pirlo and his men, who were rarely troubled by Lazio. Simone Inzaghi's team had plenty of possession but had failed to test for...
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Ronaldo returns and scores 2 as Juventus beats Spezia 4-1

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus celebrates with his teammates after scoring a penalty goal 1-4 during the Serie A match between Spezia Calcio and Juventus at Dino Manuzzi Stadium on November 1, 2020 in Cesena, Italy.Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to score a brace on his return from coronavirus as Juventus got back to winning ways in Serie A with a 4-1 victory against promoted Spezia on Sunday.The champions ended a run of three consecutive draws to move third in Serie A, four points behind leaders AC Milan, who beat Udinese 2-1 earlier in the day thanks to a spectacular late winner from Zlatan Ibrahimovic.Sassuolo overtook Juventus to reclaim second spot, two points behind Milan, after a 2-0 win over Napoli, their first ever success at the Stadio San Paolo.Ronaldo replaced Paulo Dybala ...
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Ibrahimovic scores and sets up another as Milan wins 2-1

AC Milan's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (C) shoots and scores during the Italian Serie A football match between Udinese and AC Milan at the Friuli Stadium, alias "Dacia Arena" in Udine on November 1, 2020.Zlatan Ibrahimovic set up one and scored the winner to help Serie A leader AC Milan win 2-1 at lowly Udinese on Sunday.Ibrahimovic continued to roll back the years with an overhead kick seven minutes from time after a Rodrigo De Paul penalty cancelled out Franck Kessié’s opener.The 39-year-old Ibrahimovic, who recently recovered from the coronavirus, has now scored seven goals in his past four league matches.Milan is now unbeaten in 23 matches in all competitions and moved four points clear of second-place Atalanta. Napoli or Sassuolo can close the gap to two points if either win in...
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Juventus and Paulo Dybala ‘struggling to agree new contract as he demands £5m more per-season’

Paulo Dybala of Juventus looks on during the UEFA Champions League Group G stage match between Juventus and FC Barcelona at Juventus Stadium on October 28, 2020 in Turin, Italy.Juventus are struggling to come to an agreement with Paulo Dyabla over a new contract.Dybala's current deal runs until the summer of 2022, and Juventus want to retain his services until 2024.However, as reported by Calciomercato, the attacker is demanding £5million more per season in wages.Real Madrid are interested in signing Dybala, who has been at Juventus since 2015. The Spanish side could let Isco and Vinicius Junior join Juventus as part of a possible deal.Juventus are eager to keep Dybala but could be tempted by the prospect of getting two Real Madrid players in exchange. Isco and Vincius Junior hav...
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