Serie A

Conte awarded fourth ‘Panchina d’Oro’ to equal record

(Reuters) - Antonio Conte has been awarded Italy's Panchina d'Oro award for the fourth time in his career after leading Inter Milan to their first Serie A title in 11…

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Mihajlovic to undergo a new round of treatment due to leukaemia

Serie A side Bologna's coach Sinisa Mihajlovic announced that he’ll be undergoing a new round of treatment due to leukaemia. Mihajlovic was diagnosed with an acute form of leukaemia in 2019.…

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Giroud sinks Napoli to fire Milan top

Olivier Giroud struck a huge blow for AC Milan in the Serie A title race with the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win at Napoli which fired his team top…

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Juventus beat Spezia to boost late title push

Juventus continued their slow creep into the Serie A title race on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Spezia which moved them to within five points of leaders Inter Milan.…

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Mourinho suspended for two matches for insulting referee

(Reuters) - AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho has been handed a two-game touchline ban after he was sent off during his side's 2-2 draw with Hellas Verona, a Serie A…

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Giroud inspires Milan to comeback win over Inter

ROME (Reuters) - Olivier Giroud scored twice in three minutes to earn AC Milan a stunning 2-1 comeback win over Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Saturday, sending the Rossoneri…

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Juventus sign Zakaria from Gladbach, Gatti from Frosinone

Switzerland midfielder Denis Zakaria has joined Juventus from Borussia Moenchengladbach on a permanent deal, the German club announced on Monday. Sky Italia reported that the deal is worth five million euros ($5.60…

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Football transfer window shuts: The major transfers by European clubs

The English Premier League saw the most action on the final day of transfer activity until the end of Europe's top five leagues' domestic seasons, with Tottenham Hotspur and Everton…

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Serie A on the verge of financial ruin, says Inter’s Marotta

Italy's Serie A is at risk of insolvency and needs more financial support from the government during the pandemic as well as stadiums at higher capacity, according to Inter Milan…

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Sports judge cancels Inter’s default win over Bologna and orders match to be played

Inter Milan's Serie A match against Bologna, who were unable to field players for the fixture earlier this month due to COVID-19 cases and were handed a 3-0 defeat by…

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Italian Supreme Court confirms rape conviction of former AC Milan star

Italy's Supreme Court confirmed the conviction of former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho to nine years in prison for his involvement in a gang rape of an Albanian woman…

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Milan won’t sign players for the sake of it – Pioli

AC Milan won’t sign players for the sake of it during the January transfer window, coach Stefano Pioli said on Sunday, despite the Italian club’s injury crisis in defence. Simon…

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Dybala sends message after scoring in Juventus win over Udinese

TURIN (Reuters) - Paulo Dybala did not celebrate and instead appeared to glare at Juventus directors after scoring in a 2-0 Serie A win over Udinese on Saturday, which sent…

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Allegri praises Dybala as Inter links intensify

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said Paulo Dybala's value to the club is beyond dispute, but refused to be drawn on whether the Argentine striker would sign a new contract in…

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Serie A stadiums reduced to maximum 5,000 capacity to curb COVID

ROME (Reuters) -The 20 clubs in Italy's Serie A have unanimously decided to reduce stadium capacity to a maximum of 5,000 for two rounds of matches in January in a…

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Italy considers new curbs on Serie A – sources

ROME (Reuters) - Italian authorities are considering fresh curbs on the top-flight Serie A soccer league, sources close to the matter told Reuters on Friday, amid growing worries over a…

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Juve’s Chiellini tests positive for COVID-19 before Napoli game

(Reuters) - Juventus suffered a blow ahead of next week's Serie A game at home to Napoli after captain Giorgio Chiellini tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. Italy defender Chiellini,…

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Football: Serie A talking points

INTER HIT TOP GEAR AT RIGHT TIME AC Milan and Napoli's long unbeaten start to the Serie A season meant Inter Milan were playing catch-up for much of the campaign to date,…

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Milan stunned by Sassuolo to slip to second successive league loss

MILAN (Reuters) -AC Milan slipped to their second successive Serie A defeat when Sassuolo stunned their opponents in the San Siro after coming from behind to earn a 3-1 victory…

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Inter Milan close gap on leaders with away win over Venezia

Hakan Calhanoglu thrashed home a powerful first-half strike and Lautaro Martinez converted a penalty with the last kick of the game for champions Inter Milan to beat Venezia 2-0 on…

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Juve’s season goes from bad to worse with home defeat by Atalanta

Juventus suffered another setback as they lost 1-0 at home to Atalanta after a Duvan Zapata goal on Saturday, with a fifth defeat in 14 Serie A games leaving them…

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Football: Serie A talking points

LEADERS FINALLY LOSESerie A’s joint-leaders, Napoli and AC Milan, both suffered defeat for the first time this season, losing to Inter Milan and Fiorentina, after setting a ferocious pace in…

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Milan suffer first league defeat at Vlahovic-inspired Fiorentina

Fiorentina inflicted a first Serie A defeat of the season on AC Milan with a 4-3 victory in Florence on Saturday, as Dusan Vlahovic and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored second half…

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Juve’s Bonucci nets two penalties to end Lazio’s unbeaten home run

Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci scored a penalty in each half to earn his side a 2-0 win over Lazio on Saturday that lifted the Turin club into sixth place in…

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Milan and Inter share spoils in derby thriller

AC Milan continued their unbeaten start to the Serie A season with a 1-1 draw against Inter Milan in an enthralling Milan Derby on Sunday, maintaining the Rossoneri's seven-point lead…

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Genoa name former Ukraine coach Shevchenko as manager

ROME (Reuters) - Genoa have appointed former Ukraine coach Andriy Shevchenko as their manager on a deal until 2024, the Serie A club announced on Sunday. The former AC Milan…

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Venezia stun Roma with comeback to win five-goal thriller

VENICE (Reuters) - AS Roma’s slump continued with a 3-2 Serie A defeat by relegation battling Venezia on Sunday, as the hosts recovered from surrendering the lead before halftime to…

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No favourites in derby against Inter, says AC Milan boss Pioli

(Reuters) - AC Milan manager Stefano Pioli said on Saturday that there were no favourites in Sunday's derby against Inter Milan, adding that it was a long season and the…

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Last-gasp Cuadrado winner ends Juventus slump with Fiorentina win

TURIN (Reuters) -Juan Cuadrado’s stoppage-time strike earned Juventus a 1-0 win over 10-man Fiorentina in Serie A on Saturday as the Turin club ended a three-match winless league run. The…

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Ibrahimovic hits landmark to inspire Milan to win at Roma

ROME, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 150th Serie A goal as AC Milan inflicted Jose Mourinho's first home defeat in the Italian top flight with a 2-1…

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Juventus misery continues as Simeone inspires Verona

Juventus' miserable start to the Serie A season continued as they lost 2-1 at Hellas Verona on Saturday, with an early double from Giovanni Simeone dropping Massimiliano Allegri's side to…

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Insigne scores twice from the spot as Napoli go back on top

NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) -Lorenzo Insigne scored twice from the penalty spot as Napoli returned to the top of the Serie A standings, level on points with equally unbeaten AC Milan,…

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Football: Serie A weekend talking points

EVERGREEN IBRAHIMOVIC HAS FINAL SAY Even by Zlatan Ibrahimovic's standards, Saturday's 4-2 victory for AC Milan at an embattled nine-man Bologna was an eventful occasion. With his side cruising 2-0…

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Dybala rescues point for Juve at Inter with late penalty

MILAN (Reuters) - Juventus snatched a last-gasp draw at champions Inter Milan in Serie A on Sunday after Argentine forward Paulo Dybala scored a penalty following a VAR intervention. Juventus…

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Mourinho sent off as Roma ends Napoli’s winning start to season

AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho was sent off to the stands as his side ended Napoli's winning start to the Serie A season following a 0-0 draw on Sunday. Napoli…

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Kean goal earns Juventus narrow win over Roma

Juventus continued their march up the Serie A standings with a 1-0 win over AS Roma in Turin on Sunday, as Moise Kean’s unorthodox early goal sealed a fourth consecutive…

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Milan go top with comeback win over Verona in five-goal thriller

AC Milan produced a superb second half fightback from two goals down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 at San Siro on Saturday and go top of the Serie A table.…

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Lazio inflict first defeat of the season on champions Inter

Felipe Anderson and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored late to complete a 3-1 comeback win for Lazio against Serie A champions Inter Milan in Rome on Saturday, as Simone Inzaghi fell to…

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Milan hang on to beat Atalanta and close gap with leaders Napoli

BERGAMO, Italy (Reuters) -AC Milan continued their impressive start to the Serie A season on Sunday, surviving a late Atalanta comeback to earn a 3-2 away victory. Milan raced into…

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Late Locatelli strike hands Juventus win over Torino in Turin derby

TURIN (Reuters) - Manuel Locatelli struck late to earn Juventus a 1-0 win over Torino in the Turin derby on Saturday, as the Old Lady stretched their winning run to…

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Pioli tells Milan to turn pain into positivity against Atalanta

AC Milan must transform the disappointment of their midweek defeat to Atletico Madrid into positive energy, coach Stefano Pioli said on Saturday ahead of his side’s Sunday night Serie A…

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Fatigued Inter must be at best to get Sassuolo result – Inzaghi

(Reuters) - Inter Milan's tired players will need to produce a top performance to beat Sassuolo, but they should not be concerned by back-to-back draws, coach Simone Inzaghi said on…

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Pedro comes back to haunt Roma as Lazio win derby thriller

ROME (Reuters) - Lazio ended a four-match winless run by beating AS Roma 3-2 in an exhilarating Rome Derby on Sunday, sending Maurizio Sarri’s side into the top six in…

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Joy and tears for Dybala as Juventus beat Sampdoria in first home win

(Reuters) -Paulo Dybala scored a superb goal before leaving the pitch in tears with an injury as Juventus beat Sampdoria 3-2 in Turin on Sunday, their first home victory of…

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Inter and Atalanta share spoils in San Siro thriller

(Reuters) - Inter Milan maintained their unbeaten record in Serie A with an entertaining 2-2 draw against Atalanta on Saturday that featured late drama, as the champions missed a penalty…

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Maldini scores on full debut as AC Milan go top with Spezia win

(Reuters) -One of Italian football’s most famous names returned to a Serie A scoresheet on Saturday when Daniel Maldini netted in a 2-1 win for AC Milan over Spezia on…

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Theo Hernandez propels Milan to victory against Venezia

MILAN (Reuters) - Goals from Brahim Diaz and Theo Hernandez earned AC Milan a battling 2-0 victory over Venezia on Wednesday to move up to second in the Serie A…

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Juve ends wait for Serie A victory at Spezia

LA SPEZIA, Italy (Reuters) - Matthijs de Ligt's second-half strike earned Juventus their first victory of the Serie A season at the fifth attempt, with a 3-2 comeback win at…

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Rebic earns Milan late draw at winless Juve

AC Milan forward Ante Rebic's late header earned a 1-1 draw at Juventus in Serie A on Sunday, leaving Massimiliano Allegri's side still searching for a first league win of…

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Mourinho suffers first defeat as Roma boss at Verona

Jose Mourinho suffered his first defeat since returning to coach in Italy as his AS Roma side were beaten 3-2 by Hellas Verona in a thrilling Serie A encounter on…

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Inter back on top after hitting Bologna for six

MILAN (Reuters) -Champions Inter Milan thrashed Bologna 6-1 at the San Siro on Saturday to return to the top of Serie A in style. Lautaro Martinez wasted no time in…

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Verona and Cagliari fire coaches three games into Serie A season

(Reuters) -Cagliari announced the dismissal of coach Leonardo Semplici on Tuesday, hours after Hellas Verona sacked Eusebio Di Francesco three games into the Serie A season. Both sides have begun…

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I wanted to remember 1000th game forever, says jubilant Mourinho

Jose Mourinho says he was lying to himself by attempting to play down the significance of his 1000th game in management after he oversaw a thrilling last-gasp win for AS…

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Milan’s Ibrahimovic back with a goal in win over Lazio

(Reuters) - AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his return from a four-month injury layoff as they beat Lazio 2-0 at San Siro on Sunday to continue their perfect start…

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Inter Milan pegged back twice as battling Sampdoria earn draw

Sampdoria twice fought back from behind to hold Serie A champions Inter Milan to a 2-2 draw on Sunday, as Simone Inzaghi’s side dropped points for the first time this…

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Giroud double fires AC Milan to win over Cagliari

Striker Oliver Giroud's first goals for AC Milan helped them to a comfortable 4-1 victory over Cagliari on Sunday as Stefano Pioli's team continued their perfect start to the new…

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Correa makes instant impact to earn Inter win at Verona

VERONA, Italy (Reuters) - Substitute Joaquin Correa had a debut to remember as his late double earned Inter Milan a 3-1 win at Hellas Verona in Serie A on Friday.…

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