Away from home, 10-man Napoli secured another easy 2-0 win against Empoli to advance further in the league table. Three changes were made by Napoli from the team that defeated Sassuolo 2-0 the previous Friday. Olivera switched to Rui at left back, and Zielinski took Elmas’ place. The last adjustment was made on the wings, … Read more
In the first leg of Champions League round of 16, Inter defeated 10-man Porto thanks to the solo goal from Romelu Lukaku. Porto made four changes to the team that defeated Rio Ave in the Primeira Liga, earning all three points. Sanusi replaced Wendell at left-back for the opening. Otavio and Galeno were chosen over … Read more
Victor Osimhen’s close-range goal and Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s composed finish at ten-man Frankfurt give Napoli a two-goal advantage as they return to the Stadio Maradona in the Champions League round of 16. Napoli, the Serie A leaders under Luciano Spalletti, advanced significantly towards their first-ever UEFA Champions League quarterfinal appearance with a 2-0 victory over … Read more
Away from home Juventus had a commanding victory over Spezia. The Bianconeri won by 2-0 after a long streak of narrow 1-0 wins. Max Allegri decided to rotate his Juventus team between two Thursday European games, and an unexpected front line of Vlahovic and Kean spearheaded the opposition’s offence. While Bremer was suspended, Federico Chiesa, … Read more
Ciro Immobile scored a decisive brace to end his Serie A drought and put Lazio back on track, and Paulo Sousa lost his Serie A debut while sitting on the Salernitana bench. Antonio Candreva made a few counterattacking attempts early on against his former team Lazio, and Luigi Sepe saved a Ciro Immobile angled shot … Read more
Guglielmo Vicario gave heroic efforts to keep Empoli in the Tuscan Derby, but Arthur Cabral scooped up a late point for Fiorentina. Rolando Mandragora missed the target with a shot from the edge of the box, and then chaos ensued as Guglielmo Vicario mishandled a cross, stopped Antonin Barak’s rebound attempt, and finally nodded the … Read more
After Lukasz Skorupski saved one of Sampdoria’s two penalties, the victory for Bologna was snatched away from Sampdoria by Roberto Soriano and Riccardo Orsolini. Early opportunities for Manolo Gabbiadini included an angled drive that was saved and a missed shot after he escaped the offside trap. When a corner was cleared to 20 yards from … Read more
At U Power stadium Milan defeated Monza 1-0 to continue their winning streak. Milan at least welcomes back Tomori today, and the Englishman replaces Kjaer in the back three, even though they are still without both Mike Maignan and Ismael Bennacer. Despite Giroud’s rare rest, recently returned player Ibrahimovic joins the French forward on the … Read more
Serie A club Salernitana has fired manager Davide Nicola a second time in a month. Nicola, who joined the team in February 2022, was fired on January 15 following an 8-2 defeat to Atalanta. Just two days after being fired, Nicola was, in an unprecedented sequence of events, rehired as manager. Since his reappointment, Salernitana … Read more
After defeating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at San Siro this evening, AC Milan will travel to North London with a razor-thin one-goal advantage in their Champions League round of 16 matchup with the English team. Brahim Diaz’s early goal was enough to put the teams apart, and Antonio Conte lost in his native country. After their … Read more
