Milan (AFP) – Former Juventus striker Fabio Quagliarella said respective positions in the league table will be ignored Saturday when Sampdoria face Genoa in a derby "battle for 90 minutes". With leaders Juventus hosting AC Milan Friday looking to extend their eight-point lead over second-placed Roma, who are in action Sunday at Palermo, the focus […]

Milan (AFP) – Goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu performed heroics as Fiorentina held on for a point in a thrilling scoreless draw at high-flying Atalanta on Sunday. Sitting fourth in the table ahead of Inter Milan, Lazio and AC Milan, Atalanta have their fans dreaming of European football next season. But despite a dominant display in spring-like […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli's Dries Mertens hit a brace in a thrilling 2-1 win at Roma that prompted Giallorossi coach Luciano Spalletti to virtually concede the Serie A title race to Juventus on Saturday. "We have to be realistic. For us it's now almost impossible to catch Juventus," said Spalletti after a morale-crushing defeat that […]

Milan (AFP) – There was a touch of nostalgia with the return to Pescara of Zdenek Zeman, but also the shadow of crime with the blackmailing of Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella. England's Joe Hart was given his coach's backing despite conceding four against Roma, who want more legendary players like Francesco Totti at the club. […]

Milan (AFP) – Edin Dzeko made amends for a first-half penalty miss to hit Roma's second in a 2-0 win over Crotone that kept the capital side's Serie A title challenge ticking over on Sunday. Roma's 17th win of the campaign moved Luciano Spalletti's men back up to second spot to close the gap to […]

Rome (AFP) – Juventus are out in front, revamped Inter are coming up fast on the outside and there might still be life in the relegation dogfight. Here are five things we learned from Serie A this weekend: Juve will take some catching now Massimiliano Allegri's champions look to have taken a decisive step towards […]

Milan (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain hit back at his 'fat' critics in style, racism isn't a problem for Roma and Palermo are still stuck in the mire. Nikola Kalinic finally found his scoring boots in Florence but grumpy Brazilian sensation Gabiol can't even get a game at Inter. Here are five things we learned from […]

Milan (AFP) – Giammarco Ferrari headed a late winner to help minnows Crotone secure just their third victory of their maiden Serie A campaign in a 2-1 win over fellow strugglers Pescara on Saturday. Crotone looked to be heading for a share of the spoils at the Ezio Scida stadium after Hugo Campagnaro's 82nd minute […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Torino coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has reminded his players that Sunday's derby with Juventus isn't "war", a week after ugly on-field clashes marred Roma's 2-0 away win over Lazio. Former Serbia international Mihajlovic, who as a player once traded racist insults with Patrick Vieira when the Frenchman played at Arsenal, has softened […]

Milan (AFP) – Frank De Boer's candidness is a breath of fresh air at Inter, Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri can see the future — and it may involve former striker Gonzalo Higuain not scoring for Juventus in their next game. Here are five things we learned in Italy's Serie A last weekend. Dutch courage? Not […]

Milan (AFP) – The Juventus attack is a work in progress, Marek Hamsik is on the Maradona trail for Napoli, it's Totti time at inconsistent Roma and Gianluigi Donnarumma is arguably AC Milan's biggest asset. Here are five things we learnt in Serie A this weekend: Juve front line a work in progress Days before […]

Milan (AFP) – England goalkeeper Joe Hart upset the upcoming birthday celebrations of Francesco Totti in a 3-1 win for Torino over Roma as rivals Lazio brazenly joined the scudetto race Sunday. Ousted from Manchester City by Pep Guardiola last month, Hart joined unfashionable Serie A side Torino in a bid to maintain his status […]

Milan (AFP) – England goalkeeper Joe Hart upset the upcoming birthday celebrations of Francesco Totti in a 3-1 win for Torino over Roma as rivals Lazio brazenly joined the scudetto race Sunday. Ousted from Manchester City by Pep Guardiola last month, Hart joined unfashionable Serie A side Torino in a bid to maintain his status […]

Milan (AFP) – England goalkeeper Joe Hart answered his critics with a standout performance as Torino dampened Francesco Totti's upcoming birthday celebrations with a 3-1 win over Roma on Sunday. Roma travelled to Turin looking to close a five-point gap to leaders Juventus after the champions scraped a 1-0 win at Palermo on Saturday. But […]

Milan (AFP) – Juve are still unstoppable, Gonzalo Higuain is still deadly when he's overweight and there's still no stopping Roma icon Francesco Totti. Here's five things we learned in Serie A this weekend: Juventus set out scudetto stall This time last year Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was nervously biting his fingernails on the touchlines […]