Serie A News

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 […]

Wilfried Nancy remained upbeat about his start to life as Celtic boss, suggesting that his new team are already embracing his tactical tweaks in the early stages of his tenure. Nancy was announced as Brendan Rodgers’ successor earlier this month and took charge of his first game on Sunday, which ended in a 2-1 league […]

Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho will meet in a colossal Champions League meeting between two “superstars of the dugout” when Napoli visit Benfica on Wednesday. That praise for the managerial pair was shared by Conte’s assistant coach Gabriele Oriali, who is no stranger to Mourinho, having worked alongside him during Inter’s treble-winning season in 2010. […]

Luciano Spalletti says that Juventus have kept him on a rollercoaster during his short tenure so far, but he is confident they are moving in the right direction ahead of facing Pafos in the Champions League. Juventus suffered a 2-1 defeat to Napoli in Serie A on Sunday, their first since Spalletti took over from […]

Jose Mourinho quickly shut down any possibility of becoming head coach at Real Madrid again, amid the growing pressure on Xabi Alonso. The Portuguese coach, who is currently in charge of Benfica, spent three years at the helm in Madrid between 2010 and 2013. Mourinho boasted a 76.3% win percentage in LaLiga, with his Los […]