Juventus were dealt a bitter blow at the Stadio Olimpico after Gianluca Mancini’s blistering 53rd minute strike proved to make a difference and hand the Giallorossi all three points.
Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis, who also serves as the honorary president of Serie B club Bari, plans to add two reputed players to the roster of the league leaders from the minnows.
As Juventus fans and Italian football lovers are eager to see Federico Chiesa come back gracing the Serie A pitches, today we take a few minutes to celebrate his father Enrico, who was an equally-lethal striker in his prime.
After receiving the new findings from the district attorney of Turin, the federal prosecutor announced to have appealed against the ruling of the previous ‘plusvalenze’ trial, where all teams and executives were acquitted. It’s possible when new evidence that could change the outcome emerges. Juventus could face three different procedures.
With Pasquale Mazzocchi ruled out for the near future following a surgery on his right knee, Salernitana are eager to bolster their squad with a replacement immediately.
On October 27, 1996, Hernan Crespo introduced himself to the Serie A as he scored his first goal in the Italian top-flight. He did it in the best possible way, with a stunning right-foot volley from a Zé Maria cross to put his Parma ahead of Inter at the San Siro.
October 24, 1988, was one of the most exciting days in the history of minnow Sicilian club Licata. On that Sunday afternoon, the Serie B debutants raided the Ennio Tardini Stadium with three goals to capture their first away win in the Italian second division.
Italian football once resisted foreign ownership, but now it is awash with foreign finances. As many as six top-tier clubs are backed by North American owners.
After seeking a bench for a couple of years and being linked to a few Serie A jobs, Daniele De Rossi has found one, as SPAL teased the hiring by tweeting a modification of his iconic leg tattoo Monday. He will replace Roberto Venturato. The Estensi are currently 14th in the standings.
More teams have come forward to try to acquire Fode Ballo-Touré, but Milan haven’t decided whether they want to let go of him just yet. Galatasaray inquired about him last week. Nice and Nottingham Forest did the same in the last few days. The Rossoneri have reached out to the entourage of Japhet Tanganga.
The enigmatic 44-year-old Gianluigi Buffon retraced pieces of his career to give an insight on a few hot topics, including the best Italian and foreign players he’s played with: "I can not pick one due to my relations with them."
Igli Tare seemed on the brink of leaving Lazio a week ago after a public spat with president Claudio Lotito and due to simmering tensions with coach Maurizio Sarri. However, the ensuing flurry of acquisitions smoothed things over.