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Kessie inspires Milan comeback as Napoli held at Bologna

Hakan Calhanoglu of AC Milan celebrates 3-1 with Franck Kessie of AC Milan, Davide Calabria of AC Milan, Alessio Romagnoli of AC Milan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan during the Italian Serie A match between AC Milan v Parma on July 15, 2020. Franck Kessie scored for the third consecutive Serie A game as AC Milan boosted their Europa League hopes with a 3-1 comeback win over Parma on Wednesday to move equal on points with sixth-placed Napoli who were held 1-1 at Bologna. Stefano Pioli's Milan are unbeaten in seven league games since Serie A returned after the coronavirus pandemic. And goals from Kessie, Alessio Romagnoli and Hakan Calhanoglu sealed the three points against 12th-placed Parma who had taken the lead thanks to a Jasmin Kurtic goal just before the break in the San Siro. ...
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Atalanta beat Bresica 6-2 to go second in Serie A

Mario Pasalic of Atalanta Bergamo celebrates 1-0 during the Italian Serie A match between Atalanta Bergamo v Brescia at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d Italia on July 14, 2020 in Bergamo Italy. Atalanta thrashed troubled Brescia 6-2 with Mario Pasalic scoring a hat-trick of goal as the hosts jumped up to second in the Italian Serie A. The Bergamaschi have now scored a whopping 93 goals in 33 league games this season - 25 more than any other team. They trail leaders Juventus by six points and are two points above third-placed Inter Milan and fourth-placed Lazio - who all have a game in hand. Brescia remain second-last in the three-team drop zone and appear doomed - nine points adrift of safety. Pasalic met no telling opposition when he entered Brescia's box to fire the ball into th...
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Napoli held to a 2-2 draw by AC Milan at Stadio San Paolo

Matteo Politano of SSC Napoli competes for the ball with Theo Hernandez of AC Milan ,during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan at Stadio San Paolo on July 12, 2020 in Naples, Italy. Napoli were held to a 2-2 draw by AC Milan at the Stadio San Paolo to remain sixth and seventh respectively in the table. Theo Hernandez put the visitors ahead in the 20th minute, Napoli turned things around with goals from Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Dries Mertens and Franck Kessie then levelled with a penalty in the 73rd minute, before Milan substitute Alexis Saelemaekers was sent off late on. Genoa rose out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 home win against rock-bottom SPAL. Goran Pandev (24) and Lasse Schone (54) scored either side of Iago Falque having a penalty saved by SPAL goalkeeper K...
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Cristiano Ronaldo Converts Penalties to Salvage 2-2 Draw for Juventus against Atalanta

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus scores the second goal to make it 1-1 during the Italian Serie A match between Juventus v Atalanta Bergamo at the Allianz Stadium on July 11, 2020 in Turin Italy. Cristiano Ronaldo converted two penalties in the game against Atalanta on Saturday, drawing at 2-2, denying the visitors 10th straight win. Juventus is now eight points clear at the top of Serie A. Atalanta went ahead twice when Duvan Zapata gave Atlanta the lead in the 16th minute and Ruslan Malinovskyi fired Atalanta back in front in the 81st minute. Ronaldo, however, scored twice from penalties awarded for handballs at the 55th and the last minute, bringing his personal tally to 28 goals in 28 Serie A games this season, moving within one score of Lazio's Ciro Immobile atop the league scorin...
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Inter Milan held to a 2-2 draw at Hellas Verona

Romelu Lukaku of FC Internazionale competes for the ball with Marash Kumbulla of Hellas Verona during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona and FC Internazionale at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on July 9, 2020 in Verona, Italy. Inter Milan were held 2-2 by Hellas Verona on Thursday as Antonio Conte's side failed to move into third place in Serie A. Inter, stunned by 10-man Bologna 2-1 at the weekend, were a goal down after just two minutes when Darko Lazovic scored. The Serbian winger got the better of the recalled Milan Skriniar to hit the target from a tight angle. It was almost 2-0 for the team only promoted to the top flight last season when Miguel Veloso saw a shot come back off the post. Inter, however, were level after 49 minutes through Antonio Candreva who was quickest to...
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Serie A wrap up: Atalanta defeats Sampdoria to go third

Luis Muriel of Atalanta BC celebrates with team-mates after scoring the his goal during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and UC Sampdoria at Gewiss Stadium on July 8, 2020 in Bergamo, Italy. Atalanta continued their remarkable season by beating Sampdoria 2-0 to extend their winning run to nine Serie A games and climb to third in the table, although they left it late against stubborn opponents. Serie A's leading scorers struggled to break down relegation-threatened Sampdoria until Ruslan Malinovskyi's in swinging corner found Rafael Toloi at the far post and the Brazilian out jumped two defenders to head home in the 75th minute. Substitute Luis Muriel fired the second 10 minutes later, his ninth goal of the season scored from the bench, although the Colombian did not celebrate a...
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first free-kick for Juventus

Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) celebrates with teammates at the end of the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Torino played behind closed doors on July 4, 2020 at the Juventus stadium in Turin, as the country eases its lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored a free-kick for Juventus - from his 43rd attempt - as he became the first player to score 25 Serie A goals in a season for the club since 1961. The derby win over Torino was also notable for Gianluigi Buffon's record-breaking 648th Serie A appearance. Paulo Dybala put Juve ahead and Ronaldo set up a Juan Cuadrado goal. Andrea Belotti pulled one back before Ronaldo struck, with the final goal a Torino own goal. ...
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Atalanta thrash Napoli 2-0 in Serie A to stay in hunt for third place

Mario Pasalic of Atalanta BC celebrates with his team-mates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and SSC Napoli at Gewiss Stadium on July 2, 2020 in Bergamo, Italy. Atalanta thrash Napoli 2-0 in Serie on Thursday to keep up the pressure on Inter Milan in the fight for third place. Mario Pasalic and Robin Gosens scored in the second half to extend Atalanta’s club record tally to 82 league goals this season, in 29 matches. It was Atalanta’s seventh successive Serie A win and saw Gian Piero Gasperini’s team move back to within four points of Inter, which beat Brescia 6-0 on Wednesday. It halted a run of five straight league wins for Napoli, which also won the Italian Cup last month. Napoli remained sixth, three points below Roma which was pl...
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De Vrij and Bastoni nets as Inter Milan grab late win over Parma

Stefan De Vrij of FC Internazionale celebrates his goal with his team-mate Alessandro Bastoni during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio and FC Internazionale at Stadio Ennio Tardini on June 28, 2020 in Parma, Italy. Third-placed Inter Milan scored twice in the last six minutes through Stefan De Vrij and Alessandro Bastoni to grab a 2-1 win at Parma in Serie A on Sunday despite a subdued display. The scarcely-deserved win left Inter eight points behind leaders Juventus and four adrift of second-placed Lazio with 10 games each to play. Gervinho put Parma ahead with a solo goal in the 15th minute and a lacklustre Inter rarely looked like forcing their way back into the match until the closing minutes. De Vrij headed an equaliser from a corner in the 84th and substitute Bastoni n...
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Lazio stay in title race with comeback win over Fiorentina

Franck Ribery of ACF Fiorentina compete for the ball with Ciro Immobile of SS Lazio during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Olimpico on June 27, 2020 in Rome, Italy. Lazio fought back from a goal down to beat Fiorentina 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday and keep its fading title hopes alive. Luis Alberto struck seven minutes from time to cut the gap to league leader Juventus back to four points. Ciro Immobile converted a penalty to cancel out Franck Ribery’s opener for Fiorentina. Lazio’s hopes of claiming a first league title since 2000 took a hit midweek when its 21-match unbeaten run ended with a defeat at Atalanta in its first match back following the hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. And it seemed as if it was going to slide further when Ribe...
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Juventus beats Lecce 4-0 to go seven points clear

Juventus's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with team mates after scoring from the penalty mark to give the side a 2-0 lead during the Serie A match between Juventus and US Lecce at Allianz Stadium on June 26, 2020 in Turin, Italy. Juventus moved seven points clear at the top of Serie A on Friday after hammering struggling Lecce 4-0 in Turin and piling the pressure on title rivals Lazio. A superb Paulo Dybala strike and Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty just after the hour mark made sure of the result at the Allianz Stadium before two late strikes from Gonzalo Higuain and Matthijs de Ligt completed the rout against a Lecce team who had to play for an hour with 10 men. The away side meanwhile stay third-from-bottom, level on 25 points with Genoa a place above them and a poin...
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Inter Milan draws 3-3 at home against Sassuolo

Romelu Lukaku of FC Internazionale competes for the ball with Gian Marco Ferrari of US Sassuolo during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and US Sassuolo at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on June 24, 2020 in Milan, Italy. Inter Milan's title hopes diminished further as it again dropped points from a leading position to draw 3-3 against Sassuolo in Serie A on Wednesday. Inter had fought back from a goal down to lead 2-1 at halftime and also led 3-2 with four minutes remaining before Giangiacomo Magnani leveled again for Sassuolo. The Nerazzurri have now lost 15 points this season from leading positions. Inter remained third but is now eight points behind Serie A leader Juventus and four behind Lazio. Francesco Caputo gave Sassuolo an early lead at San Siro but Inter turned the...
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty and Paulo Dybala strike sealed Juventus win over Bologna

Bologna player Riccardo Orsolini competes for the ball with Juventus player Cristiano Ronaldo during the Serie A match between Bologna FC and Juventus at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on June 22, 2020 in Bologna, Italy. Cristiano Ronaldo converted a first-half penalty as Serie A leaders Juventus resumed their campaign with a 2-0 win at Bologna on Monday, lifting some of the pressure off coach Maurizio Sarri. After missing a spot kick in a Coppa Italia match against AC Milan 10 days ago, Ronaldo made no mistake in the 23rd minute and Paulo Dybala curled in a brilliant second before halftime to give the Turin side a comfortable win. Juventus, with 66 points from 27 games and chasing a ninth successive title, extended their lead to four points over Lazio, who visit Atalanta on Wednesday. Bolo...
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Romelu Lukaku nets as Inter Milan returns to winning way against Sampdoria

Romelu Lukaku of FC Internazionale celebrates with team mates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and UC Sampdoria at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on June 21, 2020 in Milan, Italy. Romelu Lukaku scored his 18th league goal of the season as Inter Milan marked their return to Serie A action with a 2-1 win against Sampdoria. Former Manchester United striker Lukaku struck from 10 yards and celebrated by taking a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Lautaro Martinez made it 2-0 from Lukaku's cross but Morten Thorsby pulled one back from close range. The win means Inter are third with 57 points, six behind leaders Juventus. Serie A returned this week after being suspended since 9 March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Torino held to a 1-1 draw by Parma

Parma Calcio's Ivorian striker Gervinho shoots gowlards past Torino FC's Cameroonian defender Nicolas Nkoulou and Italian defender Armando Izzo during the Serie A match between Torino FC and Parma Calcio at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on June 20, 2020 in Turin, Italy. Andrea Belotti saw a penalty saved as Torino were held to a 1-1 draw by Parma on Serie A's return, missing the chance to gain breathing room in the fight against relegation. The match at Olimpico Grande marked the first in the Italian top flight since March, when the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. It looked like being a winning return for Torino, who took the lead in the 15th minute when Nicolas Nkoulou met Alex Berenguer's corner with a thumping header. However, Juraj Kucka curled home an equal...
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Gianluigi Donnarumma in talks with AC Milan over new contract

Gianluigi Donnarumma of AC Milan shouts during the Serie A football match between AC Milan and Torino FC. AC Milan won 1-0 over Torino FC. Gianluigi Donnarumma wants to remain with AC Milan and sign a new contract, but the deal could include a release clause of around £53million. The Italy international has long been seen as one of the world's most promising young goalkeepers at 21-years-old and has been a target for Chelsea in the past. The goalkeeper has also had the likes of Juventus, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United but the uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus means there are no offers on the table this summer.   Donnarumma, who broke into the first team at the age of just 16, wants to show faith in the club who's academy he came through a...
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Mario Balotelli set to resume training with Brescia

ALLIANZ STADIUM, TORINO, ITALY - 2020/02/16: Mario Balotelli of Brescia Calcio greet the fans at the end of the Serie A match between Juventus Fc and Brescia Calcio. Juventus Fc wins 2-0 over Brescia Calcio. Mario Balotelli is set to resume training on Thursday following medical tests amid a legal battle with Brescia, according to football-italia.net The former Liverpool, Manchester City and Milan striker had a note from his personal doctor stating he had gastroenteritis and would not be available for training until Wednesday. He then turned up to the training ground on Tuesday as he felt he had recovered but he was turned away at the gate because his medical certificate wasn't valid. It followed reports in Italy that Balotelli had been fired by the club following a bust-up wit...
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Report: Brescia to terminate Balotelli Contract

Brescia's Italian striker Mario Balotelli pictured in the wamr up before the Serie A match between Brescia Calcio and SSC Napoli at Stadio Mario Rigamonti on February 21, 2020 in Brescia, Italy.  Brescia are set to terminate Mario Balotelli's contract after the Italy striker failed to return to training ahead of Serie A's restart this month, Italian media reported on Saturday. Balotelli, 29, signed a three-year contract with his hometown club last year after they earned promotion to the top flight for the first time since 2011. Balotelli has earned a reputation as a troublemaker during a career in which he has played for Inter Milan, Manchester City, AC Milan, Liverpool, Nice and Olympique de Marseille, and won 36 international caps. Sky Sports reported Balotelli was involv...
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Serie A Confirms June 20 Restart Date

The logo of the Serie A before the Serie A match between AS Roma and US Lecce at Stadio Olimpico on February 23, 2020 in Rome, Italy. Top-flight football has been given the go ahead to resume in Italy from June 20. Italy's Minister for Sport, Vincenzo Spadafora, said that Serie A would be allowed to restart following a conference call involving the league, the players' association and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). The league has been shut down since March 9 and there are four matches outstanding from week 25 of the competition. The Coppa Italia semi-finals are set to be played on June 13, if the Government grants permission with sporting events currently banned until June 14, with the hope that the competition can be completed before the league resumes a week later. ...
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Chelsea FC reportedly make transfer decision on Sassuolo winger Jeremie Boga

Jeremie Boga of Sassuolo celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and AS Roma at Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore on February 01, 2020 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy. Chelsea FC have decided not to use their buyback clause to re-sign Sassuolo winger Jeremie Boga in the summer transfer window, according to a report in England. The Guardian is reporting that Chelsea FC made the decision to pass over the chance to sign the 23-year-old in upcoming transfer window despite his impressive performances in Serie A this term. The same article states that the Blues had the option to re-sign Boga in a £13m deal after he came through the youth system at Stamford Bridge before he moved to Sassuolo in 2018. According to the same story, Chel...
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