Serie A News

Thiago Motta left Villa Park satisfied after earning a point in a goalless draw with Aston Villa on Wednesday. An injury-hit Juventus, with only 14 outfield players available, held on for much of the contest, but were aided by the intervention of VAR late on. Morgan Rogers thought he had handed Unai Emery’s side another […]

Aston Villa were left furious as Ollie Watkins bemoaned a “soft” decision to disallow Morgan Rogers’ late goal against Juventus on Wednesday. Unai Emery’s side appeared to have snatched another impressive Champions League win in stoppage time when Rogers fired home. Diego Carlos was adjudged to have fouled goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio after a VAR […]

Aston Villa were denied a dramatic victory over Juventus after Morgan Rogers saw a stoppage-time goal chalked off in the 0-0 draw. Unai Emery’s side were left frustrated at not leaving Villa Park with all three points, having controlled large periods against the Serie A outfit, who started again without a recognised striker. Villa, seeking […]

Paulo Fonseca wants defensive improvement from Milan after they almost let their lead slip in a 3-2 Champions League win at Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday. Milan secured a third consecutive Champions League win but had to hang on as the hosts pulled a goal back in the 88th minute and pushed for a leveller. While […]

AC Milan earned their third successive Champions League win with a 3-2 victory at Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday, hanging on despite coming under fierce pressure late on. The first half ended level with Milan’s Christian Pulisic opening the scoring in the 21st minute before a quick counterattack led to Slovan’s Tigran Barseghyan equalising three minutes […]

Juventus coach Thiago Motta is not surprised that Unai Emery has enjoyed success at Aston Villa. Motta’s Juve side face Villa at Villa Park in the Champions League on Wednesday. Villa won their opening three matches in the competition, though a defeat to Club Brugge last time out saw them relinquish top spot. They have […]

Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca has urged his players not to underestimate the challenge posed by Slovan Bratislava in Tuesday’s Champions League match, even though the Slovakian side are bottom of the standings after losing four straight games. Slovan Bratislava have yet to earn a point and have a minus-13 goal difference, while Milan are […]

Napoli should pay little attention to their place at the top of Serie A, so says Antonio Conte, who has demanded improvement from his team. Romelu Lukaku’s second-half goal handed Napoli a 1-0 win over Roma on Sunday. That victory sent Napoli back to the summit of Serie A, with Conte’s side one point ahead […]

Claudio Ranieri’s Roma return was spoilt by Romelu Lukaku, whose goal against his old club sealed a 1-0 win for Napoli. Ranieri was appointed Roma boss over the international break, with the 73-year-old coming out of retirement to take charge of the club for a third time. Yet it was ex-Roma striker Lukaku who decided […]

Paulo Fonseca urged Milan to take more risks in future and sympathised with the fans who booed his players after an unexciting goalless draw with Juventus. The two sides played out a game that included just three shots on target – one fell to Milan and two to Juve – while a chorus of boos […]