Serie A News

Ten-man Milan held on to secure a 1-0 home win over Udinese thanks to Samuel Chukwueze’s early goal. Chukwueze struck low into the corner from a Christian Pulisic assist in the 13th minute of Saturday’s Serie A contest at San Siro. Yet the challenge of holding onto that lead was made much tougher when midfielder […]

Juventus will have Timothy Weah and Nicolo Fagioli available to face Lazio in Serie A on Saturday, though Thiago Motta’s men are still without six other players. Juventus have not won at home in the league since the opening day of the season, when they beat Como 3-0. A run of four draws in their […]

Antonio Conte believes there is still plenty of work for Napoli to do, despite sitting top of the Serie A standings. After narrowly edging past Serie B side Modena on penalties in the Coppa Italia first round in his first game, Conte followed it up with a 3-0 defeat to Verona in his first league […]

AC Milan boss Paulo Fonseca has had two weeks to stew on his team’s latest defeat, and he will never refrain from criticising a player due to their name or status. Milan were beaten 2-1 by Fiorentina before the international break, a defeat that came on the back of losing 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen in […]

Paul Pogba insists he is “not a cheater”, but acknowledges he must take responsibility for the failed doping test that led to his ongoing ban. The Juventus and France midfielder was suspended for four years in February by Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal, after a drugs test revealed elevated testosterone levels in his system. However, earlier […]

AC Milan boss Paulo Fonseca was in an angry mood following his side’s 2-1 loss away to Fiorentina on Sunday, suggesting the decisions to give three penalties turned the game into a ‘circus’. Remarkably, all three spot-kicks were saved during the match. The home side initially saw Moise Kean’s penalty kept out by Mike Maignan, […]

David de Gea saved two penalties for Fiorentina, setting the stage for Albert Gudmundsson to score the winner in a 2-1 victory over Milan. In a pulsating encounter that saw three missed penalties and two red cards, Fiorentina prevailed to halt Paulo Fonseca’s Serie A winning run. The hosts had the first spot-kick of the […]

Thiago Motta was left frustrated with Juventus’ inability to make their dominance count after Razvan Marin’s late equaliser snatched a 1-1 draw for Serie A strugglers Cagliari. Dusan Vlahovic’s early penalty gave Juve the lead but Marin’s 88th-minute spot-kick cost the hosts two important points that would have moved them to within one of leaders […]

Juventus were reduced to 10 and conceded for the first time this season in Serie A as a late Razvan Marin penalty snatched a 1-1 draw for Cagliari. Dusan Vlahovic put Juve ahead with a penalty of his own in the 15th minute on Sunday. Sebastiano Luperto, making his 150th appearance in Serie A, had […]

Paulo Fonseca has no intention of changing a winning side, believing continuity is the key for Milan as they prepare to face Fiorentina. Milan went without a win in their first three Serie A matches under Fonseca, but look to have found their groove in the league after winning each of the last three. The […]