Serie A News

Luciano Spalletti is “obsessed” with improving Juventus’ fortunes and wants to repay the Agnelli family’s commitment to the Bianconeri, after they rejected a bid for the club. On Saturday, the Agnelli family’s holding company, Exor, turned down an offer from cryptocurrency firm Tether – reportedly worth over €1b – for the Old Lady. Exor chief […]

Fabio Capello believes that Antonio Conte-coached teams may well have a mental block when it comes to succeeding in the Champions League. Conte’s Napoli are second in Serie A, albeit on the same points as leaders AC Milan, ahead of taking on Udinese on Sunday. Yet they are failing to replicate that form in the […]

Massimiliano Allegri wants to see more smiles from Christopher Nkunku as the forward aims to break his Serie A duck. Nkunku, who joined AC Milan in the summer from Chelsea, is yet to score in Serie A. The France forward has played 10 top-flight games, but his only goal involvement has been an assist. Allegri, […]

Wilfried Nancy believes Celtic are heading in the right direction despite losing back-to-back games to start his tenure. The Scottish Premiership side lost 3-0 to Roma in the Europa League, with an own goal from Liam Scales being followed by a brace from Brighton loanee Evan Ferguson before the interval. After defeats against Hearts and […]

Jamie Vardy has been named as Serie A player of the month for November following his goal for Cremonese against Juventus. The 38-year-old scored in their 2-1 defeat to Luciano Spalletti’s side, his only goal in three games during the month. Vardy becomes the first English player to win the award since its introduction in […]

Celtic continued their losing start under Wilfried Nancy after they fell to a humbling 3-0 defeat at the hands of Roma in the Europa League. An own goal from Liam Scales after six minutes set the tone for the Scottish Premiership side, with Evan Ferguson also scoring a brace as Roma wrapped up an emphatic […]

Antonio Conte felt Napoli paid “a price” for the “cumulative effect” of fatigue during their 2-0 defeat by Benfica. The injury-hit Partenopei were beaten by goals from Richard Rios and Leandro Barreiro at Estadio da Luz, where they were playing their sixth game in the space of 18 days. Napoli have suffered five successive away […]

Luciano Spalletti bemoaned Juventus’ “frankly embarrassing” first-half performance during their victory over Pafos on Wednesday. The Bianconeri claimed their first home win in this season’s Champions League, after prevailing 2-0 at the Allianz Stadium. Yet, Juve were booed off at half-time following a disappointing opening 45 minutes. They were fortunate not to fall behind as […]

Benfica ended their wait for a home Champions League win by beating Napoli 2-0 to reignite their hopes of advancing through the first phase. A run of seven matches without a European victory on home soil represented Benfica’s worst-ever run and had contributed to their dismal start to this campaign. But after winning away at […]

Weston McKennie and Jonathan David were on target as Juventus gave their Champions League campaign a much-needed shot in the arm with a 2-0 win over Pafos at Allianz Stadium. The Bianconeri were just inside the top 24 before Wednesday’s games, level on points with their Cypriot opponents, but Luciano Spalletti’s men are now 17th […]