Serie A
15 Nov
Claudio Ranieri admitted Friday that he needs to hit the ground running in his third spell as Roma coach with his boyhood club languishing near the Serie A relegation zone. A lifelong Roma fan and Premier League title winner with Leicester City in 2016, Ranieri came out of retirement on Thursday in the hope of…
10 Nov
Atalanta moved level with Serie A leaders Napoli on Sunday after coming back from a goal down to beat spirited Udinese 2-1 and continue an unlikely title bid. Mario Pasalic's first-time strike 11 minutes after the break and an unfortunate own goal from Isaak Toure moments later gave Atalanta their sixth straight league win. Gian…
3 Nov
Atalanta brought Serie A leaders Napoli down to earth with a bump with a 3-0 victory on Sunday as Ademola Lookman grabbed two goals. Napoli were hoping to open up a seven-point lead over Inter Milan who play later in the day but Atalanta stunned the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium as they decisively ended the…
19 Oct
Juventus moved level on points with Serie A leaders Napoli on Saturday after squeezing past 10-man Lazio 1-0, while AC Milan overcame
6 Oct
Marcus Thuram shot Inter Milan second in Serie A with a hat-trick in Saturday's 3-2 win over 10-man Torino which moved the champions
3 Oct
AC Milan's star recruit Alvaro Morata revealed on Thursday that he was forced to move house after the mayor of the Italian town he chose to live with his family broadcast his arrival on social media. "I am a great Inter fan, but it is with great pleasure that I welcome Alvaro Morata to our…
18 Sep
Roma have sacked coach Daniele De Rossi after a poor start to the season, the Serie A club announced on Wednesday. READ ALSO:Serie A legend compares Osimhen to Italy’s 2006 World Cup winner "The club's decision is made in the best interests of the team, to get back on the desired path as…
15 Sep
Ademola Lookman made sure that Atalanta warmed up for their return to the Champions League with the winner in Sunday's 3-2 victory over Fiorentina in Serie A. Nigeria forward Lookman did not feature in Atalanta's first three league matches after agitating for a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. But the 26-year-old netted the decisive strike in…
14 Sep
Juventus were held to a goalless draw at Empoli in Serie A on Saturday ahead of their return to the Champions League, while Bologna came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Como. Thiago Motta's side took temporary lead of the Italian top flight, one point ahead of Inter Milan, Torino and Udinese,…
5 Sep
He is one of the best strikers in the world, a man who led Napoli to a miracle third Serie A title, so no one imagined the transfer saga of all transfer sagas would end with Victor Osimhen set to join Galatasaray on a season-long loan.
2 Sep
Victor Osimhen has agreed to join Galatasaray of Turkey on loan from Italian Serie A club Napoli. Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano provided the update in a post he shared on his X account on Monday night. "Victor Osimhen has accepted to join Galatasaray on loan. Understand Osimhen is now asking for release clause at…
2 Sep
Victor Osimhen is set to join Galatasaray on loan, according to multiple media reports from Nigeria and Europe. Nigerian broadcaster Onokala Onyebuchi known as 'Buchi Laba' and photo journalist Sulaiman Adebayo a.k.a 'Pooja Media' who are very close to Osimhen on Monday disclosed that Galatasaray were in talks with Napoli over signing the striker on…
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