Milan (AFP) – A troubled summer for Napoli appears to be well and truly over after their impressive opening win at Verona was followed by a trio of big signings, led by Giovanni Simeone, which have only strengthened their Serie A title credentials. Fans in Naples had been demanding owner and film mogul Aurelio De […]

Milan (AFP) – Dusan Vlahovic fired Juventus to a comfortable 3-0 win over Sassuolo with a brace in Monday's Serie A opener while Victor Osimhen was racially abused by Verona fans in a thumping 5-2 win for Napoli. Serbia forward Vlahovic put Juve two ahead just before the break from the penalty spot after being […]

Verona (Italy) (AFP) – Napoli ran out convincing 5-2 winners at Verona on Monday in their opening match of the Serie A season which was marred by Victor Osimhen being targeted by racist abuse from the stands. Osimhen was among the scorers in a thumping win for Napoli, who have had a tricky summer after […]

After a thrilling campaign, many Serie A teams have transfer needs heading into the 2022/2023 season. Both Milan teams will be hungry to improve their squads as they both look to battle for the much-coveted second star next season. Meanwhile, Juventus is desperate to get some attacking talent after a lackluster season. Club leaders Chiellini […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Napoli strengthened their hold on third place in Serie A on Saturday, beating Torino 1-0 to keep Juventus at bay. Luciano Spalletti's side took advantage of fourth-placed Juve's shock 2-1 loss at Genoa on Friday to move four points ahead with two matches left to play. Fabian Ruiz's strike in the […]

Milan (AFP) – Sampdoria boosted their chances of staying in Serie A on Saturday prevailing 1-0 in a relegation derby with local rivals Genoa, who missed a stoppage-time penalty and are now staring the drop in the face. Abdelhamid Sabiri struck a potentially huge blow in the race for top-flight survival when he bundled home […]

Rome (AFP) – Sandro Tonali scored in stoppage time as AC Milan came from behind to win 2-1 at Lazio on Sunday and retake top spot from Inter Milan in Serie A, while Napoli's title hopes appear over after their meltdown in Empoli. Ciro Immobile gave Lazio an early lead at the Stadio Olimpico in […]

Rome (AFP) – Napoli's Serie A title ambitions took a knock on Sunday as the third-placed southerners threw away a two-goal lead to fall 3-2 at Empoli. Luciano Spalletti's side were 2-0 ahead with ten minutes to go before Scottish midfielder Liam Henderson sparked a revival for the hosts who scored three goals in an […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli's bid for a first Serie A title in 32 years suffered a massive setback on Monday as Stephan El Shaarawy's injury-time equaliser snatched a 1-1 draw for Roma. Lorenzo Insigne's early penalty looked to have put third-placed Napoli on track to move within two points of league leaders AC Milan with […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan missed a chance to cement their position as Serie A leaders on Sunday after only managing a goalless draw at Torino which left them just two points ahead of the chasing pack. Stefano Pioli's side had the chance to extend their lead to four after Napoli slumped to a 3-2 […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli's hopes of a first Serie A title since the days of Diego Maradona suffered a blow on Sunday after they slumped to a 3-2 home defeat to Europe-chasing Fiorentina. Last champions in 1990, Napoli would have moved top of the pile with a win in front of 50,000 fans in Naples […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli's hopes of a first Serie A title since the days of Diego Maradona suffered a blow on Sunday after they slumped to a 3-2 home defeat to Europe-chasing Fiorentina. Last champions in 1990, Napoli would have moved top of the pile with a win in front of 50,000 fans in Naples […]

Bergamo (Italy) (AFP) – Napoli moved level with Serie A leaders AC Milan on Sunday thanks to a 3-1 win at Atalanta which put distance between them and champions Inter Milan ahead of their showdown at Juventus. Hunting a first league title since 1990 when Diego Maradona was still strutting his stuff in Naples, Napoli […]

Verona (Italy) (AFP) – Victor Osimhen ensured that Napoli stayed on the heels of Serie A leaders AC Milan on Sunday with both goals in an eventful 2-1 win at Verona which moved his team second. Nigeria striker Osimhen struck in each half as Luciano Spalletti's team ensured they would be three points behind Milan […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Barcelona cruised into the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday after comfortably seeing off Napoli 4-2 to go through 5-3 on aggregate in a serious show of force. The Catalan giants were on top almost from the off in Naples thanks to Jordi Alba expertly finishing a lightning counter-attack […]