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Roma to meet with Sarri?
Roma to meet with Sarri?
Roma have reportedly scheduled a meeting with former Napoli and Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri this week. The Giallorossi are currently preparing for the return leg against Ajax in the Europa League, having won the first game 2-1 in Amsterdam. There’s uncertainty for current coach Paulo Fonseca, despite the run in Europe this term, as his […]
Branca throws Conte’s Inter future into doubt
Branca throws Conte’s Inter future into doubt
Former director Marco Branca claims Antonio Conte’s stay at Inter depends on Suning’s projects and defends Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo. Inter are the Serie A table leaders with an 11-point lead over second-placed Milan and need 13 more points to win their first Scudetto in more than ten years. Antonio Conte’s contract expires in 2022, […]
‘Ibrahimovic could play the next game despite red card’
‘Ibrahimovic could play the next game despite red card’
Milan’s lawyer Leandro Cantamessa says Zlatan Ibrahimovic can escape a ban if referee Fabio Maresca admits he misunderstood what the Milan striker said. The Rossoneri are waiting for the decision from the Sporting Judge after that Ibra saw red in the second half of Parma-Milan on Saturday. According to several reports, the Swede didn’t insult […]
Quagliarella: ‘Gattuso, are you doing the commentary?’
Quagliarella: ‘Gattuso, are you doing the commentary?’
Sampdoria veteran Fabio Quagliarella asked an animated Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso if he was ‘doing the commentary’ during yesterday’s match. The Partenopei coach was screaming from the dugout and the former Italy international Quagliarella reacted to the constant comments from the former midfielder. Quagliarella turned around and asked: “Coach, are you doing the commentary?” The […]
Milan fourth youngest squad in Europe’s top five Leagues
Milan fourth youngest squad in Europe’s top five Leagues
The CIES Football Observatory revealed Hellas Verona are the Serie A team with most minutes played by under-21s and Milan have the fourth lowest average age in the top five Leagues. The research group within the International Centre for Sports Studies has examined the league minutes for footballers who have not yet turned 21 this […]
Milan ready to wait for Belotti?
Milan ready to wait for Belotti?
Torino captain Andrea Belotti’s contract expires in 2022 and Tuttosport claims Milan are prepared to wait for a free transfer next year. The Rossoneri are linked with the Italy international, who has yet to renew his contract with the Granata. The captain’s deal expires in June 2022 and the newspaper claims Milan are in pole […]
Bentancur: ‘Scudetto within reach’
Bentancur: ‘Scudetto within reach’
Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur believes the Scudetto is still ‘within reach’ and said Cristiano Ronaldo ‘feels bad when he doesn’t score’. The Bianconeri picked up three important points with a 3-1 win over Genoa on Sunday, but Bentancur admitted the team’s performance dropped in the second half. “In the first half we did very well […]
Gasperini: ‘Atalanta barely need me’
Gasperini: ‘Atalanta barely need me’
Gian Piero Gasperini believes the race for the top four will ‘go down to the wire’ after a 3-2 thriller at Fiorentina, explaining Atalanta’s tactical adjustments. ‘They barely need me now.’ La Dea needed the victory to keep fourth place, as Milan, Juventus, Napoli, Lazio and Roma all won this weekend, but it was harder […]
HT: Duvan Zapata double flattens Fiorentina
HT: Duvan Zapata double flattens Fiorentina
Duvan Zapata has scored a splendid brace, including one on an inspired Ruslan Malinovskyi assist, as Atalanta are dominating Fiorentina. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the Liveblog. The pressure was on La Dea to win in order to retain fourth place, as Milan, Juve, Napoli, Roma and Lazio […]
Line-ups: Fiorentina v Atalanta
Line-ups: Fiorentina v Atalanta
Atalanta need a victory to retain fourth place and go all-out attack against Fiorentina, who start Christian Kouame with Dusan Vlahovic. It kicks off at the Stadio Franchi at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT). You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. This is an […]