Inter Milan and Juventus face off on Sunday in a clash between Serie A’s two title favorites and historic rivals, as Walter Mazzarri begins his second reign at troubled Napoli. Two points ahead of Juve after 12 matches, leader Inter has had a dream season so far as it looks comfortably Italy’s best team and […]
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Serie A: Leader AC Milan faces title rival Juventus as betting scandal rocks Italy
Olivier Giroud will take up his more familiar position of center forward against Juventus. * * * * * * * * * * AC Milan will defend its two-point Serie A lead on Sunday night when it faces Juventus, a huge game that threatens to be overshadowed by a gambling scandal rocking Italian soccer. […]
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Serie A: Inter and Juve renew title rivalries
Inter Milan and Juventus are renewing an old Serie A title rivalry as Italy’s two most widely supported clubs head into a busy week leading the way. Top of the league with a perfect 12 points, Inter is two in front of second-place Juve ahead of the trip to pointless and goalless Empoli, which will […]
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Inter dishes out derby destruction on AC Milan
Inter Milan laid down an early title marker on Saturday by handing out a 5-1 derby hammering to AC Milan and going it alone at the Serie A summit. Four wins from its opening four matches have Inter leading the pack with a perfect 12 points, two ahead of its other fierce rival Juventus, which […]
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Serie A: Pulisic's AC Milan stays perfect
Gazzetta dello Sport report card:AC Milan continued its perfect start to the new Serie A season with Friday’s straightforward 2-1 win at Roma, which struggled even after Romelu Lukaku made his debut from the bench. An early Olivier Giroud penalty and Rafael Leao‘s stunning volley two minutes after halftime gave Milan a deserved victory at […]
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Serie A: Christian Pulisic leads Milan to Roma, swept by Lukaku fever
Romelu Lukaku was treated to the sort of fanfare more commonly reserved for rock stars when he touched down in Rome this week, hailed as Roma’s savior ahead of the clash with rejuvenated AC Milan on Friday. The Belgium striker might have only signed on loan for a season from Chelsea but that did […]
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Christian Pulisic makes it two goals in two games for AC Milan
Christian Pulisic continued his bright start at Serie A leader AC Milan with another goal in Saturday’s 4-1 win over Torino, while Roma slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Verona. A second strike in as many games by Pulisic since signing from Chelsea in the 33rd minute got Milan on the way to its second […]
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Serie A: Juventus is back with a new outlook and new ambition
Juventus is back in the Serie A title discussion as it prepares to host Bologna on Sunday, a punchy new style of play in place for a club looking to bounce back from last season’s disasters. Massimiliano Allegri‘s team, like Italy’s three other big teams, impressed on opening day as it won 3-0 […]
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Serie A: Rudi Garcia is the key as Napoli begins title defense
Napoli heads into its first title defense in over three decades with questions as to whether new management will be up to replicating last season’s stunning charge to glory. Rudi Garcia will make his official debut on Saturday as Napoli kick off the 20230-24 campaign at promoted Frosinone with a similar lineup to the one […]
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'That's all folks!': Gianluigi Buffon hangs up his gloves after 28 seasons
Gianluigi Buffon announced his retirement on Wednesday, bringing down the curtain on a glorious career as one of the world’s greatest ever goalkeepers. “That’s all folks! You gave me everything. I gave you everything. We did it together,” he posted in English on social media. Buffon, 45, hangs up his gloves after two final years at Parma, the […]