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Milan Director Confident Zlatan Ibrahimovic Will Stick Around

February 9, 2021 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

Paolo Maldini voiced his confidence about the future of Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the club despite his age and expiring contract and touched on the ongoing negotiations to renew the deals of Hakan Calhanoglu and Gianluigi Donnarumma.

The musical chairs on the points table continued in Serie A, and this came courtesy of some exciting goals, so here are our top 5 goals pick from Round 21.

Top 5 Goals of Serie A Round 21: Barella Leads in Conte’s Absence

February 9, 2021 Awais Khan AC Milan, Atalanta, Benevento, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Top 5, Top 5 Goals

The musical chairs on the Serie A points table continued, and this came courtesy of some exciting goals. There were long-distance howlers and inside the box trickery. Here are our top five goals pick from Round 21.

Borussia Dortmund Keen on Juventus, Fiorentina and Lazio Goalies

February 9, 2021 Enrico Passarella Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Serie A, Transfer Market One comment

Borussia Dortmund are planning to move on from Roman Burki in the summer and are considering few Serie A goalkeepers to replace him, such as Wojciech Szczesny, Bartlomiej Dragowski and Thomas Strakosha. The Lazio player expressed his interest in the transfer in an interview.

Juventus Coach Names Two Starters for Coppa Italia Bout with Inter

February 8, 2021 Enrico Passarella Coppa Italia, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus

Andrea Pirlo warned Juventus of the perils of the return leg versus Inter and announced that Gianluigi Buffon and Dejan Kulusevski will be in the starting XI, while he did not confirm the report about Alvaro Morata and Arthur being in danger of missing the match due to a stomach bug.

Napoli Lose Starting Defender to Ankle Injury Ahead of Juventus Game

February 8, 2021 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

Napoli will be undermanned for the upcoming clashes with Atalanta in Coppa Italia and Juventus in League play as Kostas Manolas is slated to miss time after hurting his right ankle in Saturday’s loss to Genoa. They are also currently without Kalidou Koulibaly, who contracted Coronavirus.

Suning Looking at Other Funds to Sell Shares of Inter

February 8, 2021 Enrico Passarella Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

While Bc Partners are expected to up their offer to buy the majority stake of Inter, after the first one come up short of expectations, Suning are in talks with other funds such as Ares, Fortress, Mubadala and EQT to sell at least a part of the shares of the club

Milan Reached Out to Real Madrid Star to Bolster Defense

February 8, 2021 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Real Madrid, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Milan had some explorative talks with Sergio Ramos, whose contract with Real Madrid expires in June, however his requests are sky-high and therefore he is set to move elsewhere if he does end up leaving. The defender will miss the upcoming Champions League game versus Atalanta due to a knee injury.

Milan Dismantle Crotone as Ibrahimovic and Rebic Bag Braces

February 7, 2021 Matteo Carnevale AC Milan, Crotone, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

It was difficult to imagine that Serie A's testacoda between top-placed Milan and bottom-ranked Crotone could have a different outcome, but the Rossoneri made it seem all easy on Sunday night as they crushed Giovanni Stroppa's Pitagorici with a convincing 4-0 win.

In Serie A Round 21, Milan welcome Crotone at the San Siro Stadium and here are the official lineups as confirmed by for both sides.

Serie A Round 21: Milan – Crotone Official Lineups

February 7, 2021 The Cult of Calcio Newsroom AC Milan, Crotone, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

First-placed Milan take on bottom-ranked Crotone at the San Siro on Sunday afternoon and there seems to be no surprises in the club lineups. Stefano Pioli will of course deploy Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the front line, supported by Alexis Saelemaekers, Rafael Leao, and Ante Rebic.

The Ballardini treatment is doing miracles at Genoa as the Rossoblu stunned Napoli on Saturday night with a brace from the eternal Goran Pandev

Goran Pandev Brace Propels Genoa as Rossoblu Shock Napoli

February 6, 2021 Matteo Carnevale Genoa, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

The Ballardini treatment is doing miracles at Genoa as the Rossoblu stunned Napoli on Saturday night with a brace from the eternal Goran Pandev. Genoa thus caught the fourth win in the last five games, further distancing themselves from the drop zone - which is now nine points away.

Player Ratings for Juventus – Roma: Decisive Ronaldo

February 6, 2021 Michel Sakr Italian Football, Juventus, Player Ratings, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

Ronaldo extended his lead on the top-scoring charts with an early opener, and Ibanez added to the Giallorossi woes with an own-goal, as the Bianconeri surpassed the Romans in the league standings with a 2-0 victory. So here our player ratings for the weekend's top clash between Juventus and Roma.