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Juventus Player Tests positive for Coronavirus

Juventus player Daniele Rugani during a training session at JTC on March 10, 2020 in Turin, Italy.A player for Juventus, the Italian soccer champion, has tested positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, the club announced Wednesday, a worrisome development for a sport — and a country — struggling to contain the outbreak.The player, the 25-year-old defender Daniele Rugani, is believed to be the first athlete in Italy’s top division to test positive. The team said in a statement that Rugani was “currently asymptomatic,” but that the club was following isolation procedures required by law for him and anyone who has had contact with him.Rugani is not the first player in Europe to test positive for the disease — a German team, Hannover 96, confirmed earlier on Wednesday ...
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Dybala sends Juventus top with behind-closed-doors win over Inter Milan

Paulo Dybala of Juventus scores the goal of of 2-0 during the Serie A match between Juventus and FC Internazionale at Allianz Stadium played behind closed doors after rules to limit the spread of Covid-19 have been put in place on March 8, 2020 in Turin, Italy.Juventus beat Inter Milan 2-0 to go back top of Serie A, one point ahead of Lazio, on Sunday night.The goals came from Aaron Ramsey and Paulo Dybala.Juve now have 63 points to Lazio's 62.Inter are eight points behind Lazio on 54, with a game in hand."There's still a long way to go," said Bianconeri coach Maurizio Sarri after winning the so-called 'derby of Italy".The match was played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus.On the possibility of Serie A being halted, Nerazzurri coach Antonio Conte said "I hope the best decisions ar...
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Boban sacked by AC Milan over spat with Gazidis

2019/09/26: Zvonimir Boban, Chief Football Officer of AC Milan, looks on prior to the Serie A football match between Torino FC and AC Milan. Torino FC won 2-1 over AC Milan.AC Milan have officially announced on their website that Chief Football Officer Zvonimir Boban's contract has been terminated. The former Rossoneri No. 10 has been with the club just nine months after leaving his role as the Deputy Secretary General of FIFA. Boban was involved in a public spat with CEO Ivan Gazidis last week where he accused the latter of going behind the back of the technical directors to approach Ralf Rangnick thus undermining their roles as we reported here.The club statement notably read, “The Club will keep supporting Stefano Pioli and his first team in all areas and is optimistic looking ahead to ...
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Zapata nets 3 as Atalanta puts on a show in 7-2 win at Lecce

Duvan Zapata of Atalanta celebrates after scoring his team's 4th goal during the Serie A match between US Lecce and Atalanta BC at Stadio Via del Mare on March 1, 2020 in Lecce, Italy.On a day when one of Serie A’s biggest matches was postponed, Atalanta offered up a spectacle of its own for its travelling fans, who had their temperature checked before watching Atalanta rout Lecce 7-2 Sunday.Duvan Zapata scored a hat trick for the visitors.Despite the biggest clusters of coronavirus infections being in the Lombardy region, where Atalanta is based, fans were allowed to travel to the match in the south.Atalanta had sold more than 200 tickets but only around 30 fans made the trip and they had their temperature taken before entering the stadium by medics wearing protective face masks and glove...
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Inter Defender Ashley Young: “Preparing For Tomorrow’s Game”

Ashley Young of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and FC Internazionale at Stadio Olimpico on February 16, 2020 in Rome, Italy.Inter wing back Ashley Young has joined many of his Nerazzurri teammates in taking to social media to share some thoughts ahead of the team’s Europa League round of 32 first leg clash with Ludogorets tomorrow evening.The veteran English defender, who joined Inter this past January for a nominal fee from Manchester United, has made five appearances across all competitions to date this season.The 34-year-old has contributed a single goal and single assist in just exactly 450 minutes and helped Inter keep one clean sheet since his arrival.“Preparing for tomorrow’s game,” he posted to Instagram....
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Rebic keeps up scoring form in AC Milan's win over Torino

Ante Rebic of AC Milan in action during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Torino FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 17, 2020 in Milan, Italy.AC Milan forward Ante Rebic continued his superb run of form by securing a 1-0 Serie A win over Torino at San Siro on Monday that sent them within touching distance of the European spots.The Croatia international latched onto a Samuel Castillejo cross to sweep home the decisive goal after 25 minutes, marking his fifth in the last five league games.Milan move into eighth place on 35 points but only trail seventh-placed Parma and Hellas Verona in sixth on goal difference.The home side came close to doubling their advantage after the break when Zlatan Ibrahimovic curled a shot just wide, before Castillejo fired a low shot off target from a pro...
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Dybala, Cuadrado fire Juventus back top against Brescia

Paulo Dybala of Juventus celebrates with his team-mates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between Juventus and Brescia Calcio at Allianz Stadium on February 16, 2020 in Turin, Italy.Juventus reclaimed top spot in Serie A on Sunday with a 2-0 win over 10-man Brescia but Lazio moved just a point behind into second after beating Inter Milan 2-1 in a clash between the title rivals in Rome.Paulo Dybala and Juan Cuadrado scored in either half as champions Juventus rediscovered their winning form at home.Inter Milan drop from top spot to third, three points behind the champions, after falling to just their second defeat of the season.Sparks flew at the Stadio Olimpico with Romelu Lukaku threating Lazio goalkeeper Thomas Straskosha early with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic rattling ...
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Inter top Serie A following stunning comeback win over AC Milan

Romelu Lukaku of FC Internazionale scores the 4-2 goal during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 9, 2020 in Milan, Italy.Inter Milan launched a superb second-half comeback from 2-0 down to stun rivals AC Milan and go top of Serie A.Inter started in third but leapfrogged Lazio and head the table on goal difference from champions Juventus.Ante Rebic tapped home from Zlatan Ibrahimovic's knockdown and the Swede headed in the second before the break.But Marcelo Brozovic volleyed in and Matias Vecino stroked home Alexis Sanchez's cutback before Stefan de Vrij and Romelu Lukaku both scored headers.Antonio Conte's side looked beaten at half-time after a lethargic opening 45 minutes, but responded in sensational fashion in the second peri...
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Ronaldo nets as Verona stun Juventus in late comeback

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus scores the opening goal during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona and Juventus at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on February 8, 2020 in Verona, Italy.Verona produced a huge upset by coming from behind to beat Serie A leaders Juventus 2-1 at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi on Saturday, inflicting a third defeat of the season on the Italian champions. Cristiano Ronaldo set a new Juventus record by scoring in a 10th consecutive league game to put the visitors in front after 65 minutes.Yet Ivan Juric’s side left the visitors stunned as Fabio Borini struck an equaliser before a late penalty from the substitute Giampaolo Pazzini completed the comeback. Juve remain on top of the table on 54 points, but Internazionale will draw level with them if they beat M...
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Brescia Sack Eugenio Corini for Second time this Season

Brescia Calcio head coach Eugenio Corini looks on during the Serie A match between Brescia Calcio and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Mario Rigamonti on January 19, 2020 in Brescia, Italy.Relegation-threatened Brescia fired coach Eugenio Corini for a second time this season and hired Diego Lopez as his replacement on Wednesday.Brescia announced the move amid a six-match winless streak that has left the club in next-to-last place in Serie A — level on points with last-place Spal.Corini coached Brescia to the Serie B title last season but was fired in early November after the squad lost seven of its opening 10 matches.After Fabio Grosso coached the club to three straight losses, Corini was rehired in December and Brescia immediately won two consecutive games. But the team has not won since.Lopez, ...
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Napoli Spoil Sampdoria Comeback with Late Strikes

Eljif Elmas of SSC Napoli scoring the 0-2 goal during the Serie A match between UC Sampdoria and SSC Napoli at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on February 3, 2020 in Genoa, Italy.Napoli snatched two late goals to beat Sampdoria 4-2 away on Monday in a Serie A match which featured two controversial VAR decisions and a spectacular effort by veteran Fabio Quagliarella for the hosts.Diego Demme and Dries Mertensstruck in the final 10 minutes as Napoli continued their mini-revival under fiery coach Gennaro Gattuso with a third successive win in all competitions.Napoli had plummeted down the table after a dreadful run of results but are now back up to 10th with 30 points, nine off the Champions League spots."We're back, we giving continuity to the work we do during the week with the boss," said team capta...
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Cristiano Ronaldo Completes 50 goals for Juventus with brace against Fiorentina

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus celebrates after scoring his second penalty during the Serie A match between Juventus and ACF Fiorentina at Allianz Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Turin, Italy. Cristiano Ronaldo scored yet another brace for Juventus on Sunday to take his tally for the club to 50 goals.The Portuguese international only joined the Italian outfit in 2018 but has netted his half-century in just 70 games.Both of his latest goals came from the penalty spot as Juventus beat Fiorentina 3-0 to cement its place at the summit of Serie A.The dependable 34-year-old squeezed his first spot kick underneath Bartlomiej Drągowski before he sent the goalkeeper the wrong way for his second successful conversion.Dutch sensation Matthijs de Ligt scored the game's only other goal with a late ...
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Stunning Sassuolo stump Roma

Edin Dzeko (L) of Roma and Pedro Obiang of Sassuolo compete for the ball during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and AS Roma at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore on February 01, 2020 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy.Sassuolo scored three goals in the first half hour as they upset fourth-placed Roma 4-2 in Serie A on Saturday, their first-ever win vs. the Giallorossi.Mid-table Sassuolo had drawn five and lost eight of their previous 13 meetings with Roma but never looked back after striker Francesco Caputo stunned the visitors with two goals in the first 16 minutes.Caputo broke clear to sweep the ball past Pau Lopez in the seventh minute, then finished off a slick passing move by turning in Jeremy Toljan's pass just nine minutes later. It got worse for Roma as Filip Djuricic latched...
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Inter Milan Pay Tribute To Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers adjusts his jersey during the NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center on February 19, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona.Inter Milan have taken to social media platform Twitter to pay tribute to NBA basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, following his tragic death on Sunday.Bryant, who is widely regarded as one of the best basketball players ever, tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash which claimed the lives of everyone else on board, including his daughter Gianna.Inter have joined many other clubs in mourning the loss of the 41-year-old, who was a two time MVP winner during his storied career.“You were a constant inspiration to anyone who’s ever loved any sport. Losing you leaves an immense hole in our lives. You rose above the boundaries...
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Struggling Napoli Shocked Sarri's Serie A leaders Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus vies with Kostantinos Manolas and Piotr Zielinski of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Juventus at Stadio San Paolo on January 26, 2020 in Naples, Italy.Second-half goals from Piotr Zielinski and Lorenzo Insigne earned Napoli a hard-earned 2-1 win over leaders Juventus in San Paolo.Gli Azzurri’s win marks their first in three Serie A bouts and ended the Old lady’s five-game winning streak.Cristiano Ronaldo managed to extend his goalscoring streak to eight games in the final minutes of the match, but Juventus failed to go six point clear of second best Inter Milan, who drew on Sunday.Following the game, the visitor’s boss, Maurizio Sarri, was delighted for Napoli, who he managed from 2015 to 2018.“I am happy for the lads, as I will alwa...
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Iiicic inspires Atalanta to astonishing 7-0 win at Torino

Josip Ilicic of Atalanta BC in action during the Serie A match between Torino FC and Atalanta BC at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on January 25, 2020 in Turin, Italy.Josip Ilic scored a hat-trick - including a free-kick from near the halfway line - as Atalanta thumped Torino 7-0 on Saturday night to leave home players reportedly in tears after the game.Atalanta were fifth heading into the game, 11 points clear of 10th placed Torino, but there was an alarming gulf in quality between the sides from the kick-off as the hosts went on to suffer their heaviest home defeat in history.Goals from Ilic and Robin Gosens made it 2-0 at half-time before Duvan Zapata added a third just after the break. But it was an incredible free-kick from Ilic that broke Torino hearts and prompted the floodgates to ...
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Ante Rebic on target as Milan snatch 1-0 win over Brescia

Ante Rebic (2nd R) of AC Milan celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between Brescia Calcio and AC Milan at Stadio Mario Rigamonti on January 24, 2020 in Brescia, Italy.AC Milan's Croatian forward Ante Rebic scored the winner for the second week running as they beat Brescia 1-0 away in Italian Serie A on Friday, sparing the blushes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic after an extraordinary miss by the 38-year-old.Ibrahimovic had only to tap the ball in from six meters after Theo Hernandez sent in a low cross in the 40th minute but the Swedish striker instead contrived to shoot wide, his only excuse being that the ball might have been slightly behind him.He made amends by setting up the winning goal in the 71st minute. Ibrahimovic pulled the ball back from the ...
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Ronaldo scored twice to give Juventus a win over Parma

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus celebrates a victory at the end of the Serie A match between Juventus and Parma Calcio at Allianz Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Turin, Italy.Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on Sunday as Juventus beat Parma 2-1 to move four points clear of Inter Milan at the top of Serie A.The Portugal international's deflected strike wrongfooted goalkeeper Luigi Sepe and handed the hosts the lead two minutes before half-time.Parma hit back after the break when substitute Andreas Cornelius sent a glancing header past Wojciech Szczesny to make it 1-1 after 55 minutes.Yet the hosts responded impressively and restored their lead three minutes later. Paulo Dybala sent Ronaldo through on goal to score his 16th Serie A goal of the season.Juve boss Maurizio Sarri left Gonzalo Higuain ...
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Fiorentina beat Napoli to continue Gattuso's nightmare start

Federico Chiesa of ACF Fiorentina scores the 0-1 goal during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio San Paolo on January 18, 2020 in Naples, Italy.Napoli's wretched run in Serie A continued on Saturday evening, as the hosts slipped to a shock 2-0 defeat to struggling Fiorentina at Stadio San Paolo. Federico Chiesa's smart finish and a wonderful effort from Dusan Vlahovic were enough to condemn I Partenopei to their third straight defeat, leaving Gennaro Gattuso's side marooned in the bottom half of the table.Napoli started the game in determined fashion, but they squandered a string of good chances against a Fiorentina side which was extremely short of confidence. La Viola grew into the match however, and Gattuso's men began to rock under the pressure of the...
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Ronaldo continues to score streak to place Juve at the top of Serie A

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus competes for the ball with Aleksandar Kolarov and Christopher Smalling of AS Roma ,during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico on January 12, 2020 in Rome, Italy.Cristiano Ronaldo stretched his goal-scoring streak to six consecutive league games as Juventus took top spot in Serie A on Sunday with a 2-1 win at Roma, whose defeat was made worse by the cruciate ligament injury of rising star Nicolo Zaniolo.Juventus move two points ahead of Inter Milan, who were held 1-1 by Atalanta at the San Siro on Saturday, to move top after going two goals up in just 10 minutes in Rome.Turkish defender Merih Demiral found a way through after three minutes when he connected with a Paulo Dybala free-kick.Minutes later Argentine Dybala was hauled dow...
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