AC Milan reached the semifinals of the Champions League on Tuesday after Olivier Giroud struck the crucial goal in a 1-1 draw at Napoli that completed a 2-1 aggregate victory over its Italian rival. Giroud tapped in what turned out to be the decisive goal two minutes before the break after a blistering run from Rafael […]
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Serie A: Buoyant Inter turns attentions to rival Juve in double derby weekend
On a big Serie A Sunday, Inter Milan, on a high from its dramatic advancement to the Champions League quarterfinals, takes on fierce rival Juventus and the Rome derby also has an impact on the top-four race. Simone Inzaghi’s team caps off the weekend’s matches with the “Derby d’Italia,” a fiery match between Italy’s traditionally biggest […]
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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia channels Maradona as Napoli eyes Champions League quarterfinals
This past weekend, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia lived up to comparisons with icon Diego Maradona with a wonder goal that has Napoli on a high ahead of its Champions League showdown against Eintracht Frankfurt. The Georgian winger has become one of European soccer’s most exciting players after an incredible first season in Naples, during which he has […]
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UEFA Champions League: Simone Inzaghi under pressure as Inter takes away day blues to Porto
Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi faces heavy criticism as his team travels to Porto aiming to reach the Champions League quarterfinals and halt a depressing tide of bad results away from home. Friday’s 2-1 defeat at relegation-threatened Spezia was the latest poor effort away from the San Siro and left Inter once again 18 points behind […]
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Serie A: Napoli aims for quick bounce back in title march
After its march to glory was stalled last weekend, Napoli can get its Serie A title bid back on track when it hosts Champions League-chasing Atalanta on Saturday. Defeat to Lazio meant Napoli’s massive league lead over Inter Milan was cut to 15 points with 13 matches remaining. Inter had the chance to put a […]
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Spalletti warns Napoli to avoid conceit as end to title agony nears
If Napoli’s players are looking over their shoulders as they kick off the weekend’s Serie A matches with a visit to struggling Empoli, it should be not at the distant chasing pack, but at manager Luciano Spalletti. Napoli heads into Saturday having won seven straight league games. Its opponent Empoli is winless in its last […]
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Berlusconi derby: Monza riding crest of a wave ahead of Serie A meeting with Milan
Silvio Berlusconi’s current and former loves go head-to-head on Saturday when Monza hosts AC Milan looking to continue its thrilling debut Serie A season by taking another big scalp. The only Italian top-flight team yet to lose in 2023, Monza welcomes the reigning champion with an eight-match unbeaten record to protect and the potential to […]
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Serie A: Juve's off-field battles heat up as rival Fiorentina comes to town
Juventus hosts Fiorentina in one of Italian soccer’s most enduring and fiery rivalries on Sunday, but once again the focus is on the off-field matters looming over their troubled campaign. Juve is back in the top half of the Serie A table after Tuesday’s 3-0 cruise past Salernitana, boosted by star striker Dusan Vlahovic putting […]
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Derby danger for champion AC Milan as Napoli 'runs away with it'
Graphic Content AC Milan’s crisis threatens to deepen as last year’s Italian champion heads into Sunday’s game against bitter city rival Inter, miles off the Serie A title pace and in a battle to reach next year’s Champions League. A full 15 points behind runaway league leaders Napoli and outside Italy’s top four, Milan is […]
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'Things aren't working': Milan's title defense crumbling as Napoli hosts rivals Roma
After 86 minutes of its last Serie A home match, AC Milan’s title defense was very much alive, two goals ahead of Roma and set to maintain the five-point gap separating the champion and league leader Napoli. Less than three weeks later, Milan’s hope of retaining the Scudetto is hanging by a thread after a […]