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Atalanta's hopes of winning their first Serie A title took another big hit on Sunday with a 1-0 defeat at Fiorentina, ahead of fixtures for Scudetto rivals Inter Milan and Napoli. Moise Kean continued his excellent season up front for Fiorentina with the only goal of the game on the stroke of half-time in Florence,…
23 Mar
Serie A giants Juventus are set to sack coach Thiago Motta less than one season into his tenure, Italian media reported Sunday. According to sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport and Sky Sport television, 42-year-old Motta will be replaced by former Juventus player Igor Tudor. The Croatian will then be tasked with securing fourth place…
17 Mar
Lautaro Martinez is gunning for the treble after scoring in Inter Milan's 2-0 win at Atalanta which moved the Italian champions three points clear at the top of Serie A. Argentina striker Martinez made sure of a key win in a three-way title battle with his 18th goal of the season in all competitions in…
14 Mar
Gian Piero Gasperini made a bold promise after Atalanta smashed four past Juventus last weekend and reignited their Serie A title bid, with Inter Milan coming to town on Sunday. Speaking to Portuguese broadcaster Sport TV and still on a high after a stunning 4-0 victory in Turin, veteran coach Gasperini said that if Atalanta…
2 Mar
Roma continued their revival under Claudio Ranieri on Sunday with a 2-1 win over 10-man Como which kept the capital club in touch with Serie A's European places. Goals in the second half from substitutes Alexis Saelemaekers and Artem Dovbyk turned an entertaining match in Roma's favour and put them in eighth place. Roma are…
1 Mar
Atalanta missed the chance to move level with Inter Milan at the top of Serie A on Saturday after being held to a goalless draw by lowly Venezia. Sluggish Atalanta failed to win at home for the fifth straight time in Italy's top flight and stay third, two points behind champions Inter who are at…
27 Feb
Saturday's key Serie A title clash with Inter Milan couldn't have come at a worse time for Napoli as the former league leaders struggle through their worst form of the season. Trailing Inter by a point after conceding top spot in limp fashion at Como last weekend, Napoli host Inter in Naples without a win…
19 Feb
Italian prosecutors on Wednesday called for Napoli and the club's owner Aurelio De Laurentiis to stand trial for false accounting related to transfers, including that of Serie A title hero Victor Osimhen. Napoli, De Laurentiis and one of his key advisors Andrea Chiavelli are suspected by prosecutors in Rome of filing falsified accounts between 2019…
16 Feb
Como pulled away from the Serie A relegation zone on Sunday with a convincing 2-0 away win at Fiorentina. Assane Diao and Nico Paz struck in each half to give Como a surprise success in Florence which snapped a three-match losing streak and moved them up to 13th. Cesc Fabregas' team are five points above…
16 Feb
Napoli were held to a 2-2 draw at Lazio on Saturday after Boulaye Dia scored late on as the Italian Serie A leaders thought they were set to move four points clear of Inter Milan. Senegal attacker Dia rolled home a smart low finish in the 87th minute in Rome to deny Napoli victory and…
15 Feb
Napoli were held to a 2-2 draw at Lazio on Saturday after Boulaye Dia scored late on as the Italian Serie A leaders thought they were set to move four points clear of Inter Milan. Senegal attacker Dia rolled home a smart low finish in the 87th minute in Rome to deny Napoli victory and…
10 Feb
Napoli missed the chance to extend their lead over Inter Milan at the top of Serie A to six points as Antonio Conte's men were held to a 1-1 draw by Udinese on Sunday. Scott McTominay put the hosts ahead in the first half at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, but Jurgen Ekkelenkamp equalised shortly…
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