Inter Milan could be Serie A champion before it even kicks a ball against Parma on Sunday. Cristian Chivu’s team has a 10-point advantage over second-placed Napoli and 12 over AC Milan, with four rounds remaining. A home win on Sunday night would guarantee Inter the title. A point could even be enough depending on […]
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Big game heroes Milan face test of mettle against lesser lights
Milan: AC Milan host Empoli on Saturday with a slender lead over their Series A title rivals and a hoodoo to bust against the league’s lesser lights. Last weekend’s 1-0 win at Napoli allowed them to reclaim the top spot and was another in a series of strong performances against the duo they are battling […]
Atalanta thump Samp to stay on Juve’s tail
Bergamo, Italy: Atalanta cruised past Sampdoria 4-0 on Monday to keep pace with Juventus in Serie A’s race for the Champions League. Mario Pasalic’s early strike, goals in each half from Teun Koopmeiners, and Aleksei Miranchuk’s late finish ensured that Atalanta stayed three points behind Juve, who sit in fourth after their win at […]
Belotti earns Torino deserved derby point at Juventus
Turin, Italy: Andrea Belotti was the derby star for Torino with the leveler in Friday’s hard-fought 1-1 draw at Juventus which hands Atlanta the advantage in the Champions League race. Injury-plagued Belotti swept home Torino’s equalizer in the 62nd minute of his first start since late November, earning Ivan Juric’s side a fully-deserved point at […]
Italian FA chief asks for Serie A reprieve before World Cup play-offs
Rome: The head of Italy’s football federation Gabriele Gravina said on Monday that he wants Serie A to give the national team more time to prepare for the 2022 World Cup play-offs. Italy host North Macedonia in the semi-finals in Palermo on March 24 but the country’s top flight has a full round of fixtures […]
Juve play Inter Milan for Champions League survival
Milan: Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo warned his side were “alive and kicking” as they take on Inter Milan for Champions League survival on Saturday. Antonio Conte’s Inter have already wrapped up the Serie A title but the battle behind for a top four finish that would secure elite European football next season is tight. Just […]
Buffon to quit Juventus at end of season
Rome: Gianluigi Buffon said Tuesday that he will bring the curtain down on his time at Juventus after nearly two decades at the end of the season, but will look to prolong his trophy-filled career elsewhere at the age of 43. Former Italy captain Buffon is an iconic figure in Italian football, one of the […]
Spotlight on Ronaldo as Juve hope to get money’s worth in Europe
No player owns as many Champions League titles as Cristiano Ronaldo but a sixth with Juventus would surely be his best of the lot. Ronaldo played the lead role in all of those five previous triumphs, from his towering header for Manchester United against Chelsea in 2008 to the tie-clinching, 97th-minute penalty against Juventus last […]
Juve win on Ronaldo’s home debut, Ancelotti’s Napoli edge Milan
Cristiano Ronaldo is still waiting for his first competitive goal in Italy but the Portuguese superstar made a 2-0 winning home debut with Juventus as Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli came from two goals down to beat AC Milan 3-2 in the second round of Serie A action. Ronaldo, 33, unintentionally played a role in Mario Mandzukic’s […]
Dzeko stunner lifts Roma as Inter fall in Serie A opener
A late Edin Dzeko stunner got AS Roma off the mark in their Serie A campaign at Torino on Sunday but Inter Milan made the worst possible start with a 1-0 loss at Sassuolo. Roma’s win meant the top three from last year’s campaign all won their opening round of matches. Champions Juventus, with new […]