Claudio Ranieri’s reign as Inter Milan coach got off to the best possible start as his side registered their first victory of the season at Bologna FC, while city rivals AC Milan also won against Cesena. Ranieri took over from Gian Piero Gasperini on Thursday following Inter’s winless start to the 2011/12 season, and it […]
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AC Milan’s striker Alexandre Pato was ruled out for a month with a thigh injury on Thursday, adding to a worrying injury list for the Italian champions. The 22-year-old, who scored after 24 seconds of Milan’s recent draw with Barcelona in the Champions League, suffered the injury against Udinese on Wednesday. “Tests undertaken have revealed […]
Much to the relief of Inter fans everyone, the club has fired Gian Piero Gasperini, who failed to win a game while in charge of Inter. Gasperini’s downfall was due to his insistence that Inter play with three defenders and five midfield players, a formation that is not suited to the Inter line-up. Within hours […]
Edinson Cavani scored a hat-trick as Napoli came from a goal down to defeat Serie A champions AC Milan 3-1 on Sunday. Visitors Milan led early in the match at the Stadio San Paolo, following a goal in the 12th minute from former Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani. Napoli wasted no time in levelling proceedings, with […]
A Dutch classic and a Warsaw derby are among the weekend’s top games as on-song Manchester United FC look to test new-look Chelsea FC’s resolve in the English Premier League. Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven v AFC Ajax Ajax will be keen to defend their unbeaten start to the Eredivisie season when they visit a PSV side […]
Winners in 2010, Inter Milan were shocked at home by Trabzonspor, but there was better news for fellow former champions Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid opened their Champions League group stage campaigns with away victories, but 2010 winners Inter MIlan suffered a shock home defeat by Trabzonspor AŞ in the […]
AC Milan got the new season off to a dramatic start with a thrilling draw at Barcelona but there were opening victories for Marseille, Chelsea, Porto and APOEL. Pato struck for AC Milan inside 25 seconds at Camp Nou, the fifth fastest in Champions League history and the earliest on any matchday one. Pedro Rodríguez […]
The Italian Players’ Union (AIC) has called off a strike after reaching an agreement with Serie A’s governing body over a collective contract. A temporary deal has been signed which will expire at the end of the season. The dispute has centred on two issues: the payment of a solidarity tax, the players have now […]
According to Transfermarkt, Juventus was the big spender in this summers transfer market, spending 85.7 million euros in total as the club completed full acquisitions on a number of players including Alessandro Matri and Fabio Quagliarella, who will be joined by fresh faces Arturo Vidal, Mirko Vucinic, Eljero Elia, Stephan Lichtsteiner and potentially the best […]