Serie A
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Serie A's bottom club Monza sacked coach Alessandro Nesta on Monday, a day after a 2-1 loss to Juventus left them five points adrift of safety. Nesta, a World Cup winner with Italy in 2006 as a player, lasted just 20 games in charge in all competitions after being appointed boss in July. "The club…
2 days ago
Atalanta surged back to the top of the Serie A standings with a Charles De Ketelaere-inspired 3-2 win at home to Empoli on Sunday, while inconsistent Roma thrashed Parma 5-0. De Ketelaere was twice on target for Atalanta in the topsy-turvy encounter -- his second goal proving to be the winner with just four minutes…
3 days ago
Napoli moved to the top of Serie A on Saturday with a laboured 2-1 win over Genoa, the team's fourth victory in their last five outings. Frank Anguissa and Amir Rrahmani scored Napoli's goals in an eight-minute spell in the first half before Andrea Pinamonti cut the deficit early in the second period. Genoa were…
15 Dec
AC Milan failed to honour the 125th anniversary of the club's foundation with Sunday's drab goalless draw with Genoa which left the seven-time European champions way behind Serie A's top teams. Fiorentina also lost ground in the Serie A title race by falling to a 1-0 defeat at Bologna and missing the chance to claim…
15 Dec
Fiorentina lost ground in the Serie A title race on Sunday after falling to a 1-0 defeat at Bologna and missing the chance to claim a club-record ninth straight league win. Raffaele Palladino's Fiorentina are fourth, six points behind league leaders Atalanta following a first league defeat in three months, albeit with a game in…
7 Dec
Samuel Mbangula curled in a superb equaliser two minutes into stoppage time to salvage a point for Juventus against Bologna on Saturday. The 2-2 draw left Juventus sixth, seven points adrift of Serie A leaders Atalanta but it could have been worse as Bologna had appeared to be heading for victory at the Allianz Stadium.…
7 Dec
Ademola Lookman said that Atalanta have belief in a first-ever Serie A title after he fired his team provisionally top of Serie A with the late, decisive goal in Friday's 2-1 win over AC Milan. Nigeria forward Lookman continued his superb form by nodding in his 10th goal of the campaign with three minutes remaining…
6 Dec
Ademola Lookman fired Atalanta top of Serie A with the late, decisive goal in Friday's 2-1 win over AC Milan which moved them two points ahead of Napoli. Nigeria forward Lookman continued his superb form by nodding in his 10th goal of the campaign with three minutes remaining at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. The…
5 Dec
Atalanta take on AC Milan on Friday night with Serie A's top spot in their sights and a growing belief that this could be their year
1 Dec
Scott McTominay made sure that Napoli will stay top of Serie A for at least another week with the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win at Torino while challengers Lazio fell to a 3-1 defeat at Parma. Napoli are provisionally four points ahead of the chasing pack thanks to McTominay's neat finish in the 31st…
30 Nov
AC Milan swept past Empoli 3-0 on Saturday to cut the gap separating them from Serie A's European places to three points. Alvaro Morata's first league goal in over two months and fine strikes in each half from Tijjani Reijnders were enough for Milan to claim a straight-forward win at a foggy San Siro. Milan…
23 Nov
Inter Milan moved top of Serie A on Saturday after a first-half blitz led to the Italian champions sweeping sorry Verona aside 5-0 and going two points clear. Simone Inzaghi's side are provisionally ahead of Napoli after netting all five of their goals in the opening 45 minutes at the Stadio Bentegodi through a Marcus…
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