Serie A
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Serie A might consider India as a potential host for the Italian Super Cup, in an effort to broaden the tournament’s global audience, the Italian league’s commercial and marketing director Michele Ciccarese has said. The Italian Super Cup, which is played between the winners and the runners-up of the previous season’s Serie A and Coppa…
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Inter Milan secured a 1-0 win at lowly Venezia on Sunday thanks to an early goal from Matteo Darmian that lifted them to second place in Serie A. The visitors took the lead after 16 minutes when Lautaro Martinez unleashed a low volley, forcing Venezia keeper Filip Stankovic into a one-handed reflex save, but the…
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The January transfer window opened last week, with some Nigerian players already on the move to join new clubs, while others await their fate amid transfer links this month. MEZIESBLOG takes a look at some of the Nigerian players that have joined new clubs, those who are expected to remain with their present clubs despite…
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Goals from David Lopez, Abel Ruiz and Arnaut Danjuma secured Girona a 3-0 LaLiga home win over relegation-threatened Real Valladolid on Friday, snapping their six-game winless run across all competitions. The hosts dominated proceedings and took the lead just past the half-hour mark when Miguel Gutierrez’s free kick deflected off Lopez and the top corner…
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AC Milan won 1-0 at Hellas Verona on Friday as Tijjani Reijnders’ second-half strike proved decisive in a keenly-contested Serie A clash. The visitors scored in the 56th minute as Reijnders made a well-timed run to evade the defence before expertly guiding a first-time shot into the top corner. Milan are seventh with 26 points,…
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Juventus salvaged a 2-2 draw at home to struggling Venezia after Dusan Vlahovic converted a last-second penalty in Saturday’s Serie A match, extending their run of draws this season. With the hosts heading towards their first league loss of the campaign, they got lucky when the ball struck Venezia defender Antonio Candela’s arm in the final moments, allowing Vlahovic to score from the…
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Ademola Lookman underlined his credentials as the favourite for the 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year by putting up a superb display in Atalanta’s 6-1 rout of Verona in a Serie A game on Saturday night. Lookman, who is among the 10 nominees for the prestigious award registered two goals and two assists in…
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Atalanta manager, Gian Piero Gasperini, has revealed the reason behind Ademola Lookman’s early substitution against Venezia. Colombia international, Juan Cuadrado took the place of Lookman after the break. The winger struggled to make impact in the game before his substitution. Gasperini stated that the Nigerian showed signs of tiredness. “He was probably tired too, then…
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Napoli saw off lowly Monza 2-0 at home on Sunday to leapfrog to the top of the table with goals from Matteo Politano and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. After starting last season as champions and finishing a disappointing 10th place, Napoli have rediscovered their form this campaign, racking up four wins in six outings under coach Antonio…
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Massimiliano Allegri has been sacked by Juventus, the club announced Friday, two days after they beat Atalanta in the Coppa Italia final. Juventus have two games left in Serie A, but Allegri was due to miss them following a two-game suspension for his behavior in the final on Wednesday. Allegri lost his cool in stoppage time when he grew angry at…
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Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, is the highest-paid footballer in Serie A with his recent Napoli contract and bonuses seeing him rise above Juventus forward in the Italian topflight earnings chart, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Osimhen, who joined Napoli from Lille in 2020, signed a new contract in December that earns him a monthly salary…
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Napoli beat Juventus 2-1 on Sunday to hurt their Italian Serie A title chances. Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia netted the hosts’ first goal in the 42nd minute at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Juventus’ Italian attacker Federico Chiesa equalized the score in the 81st minute. Napoli’s Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen missed a penalty kick given by…
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Victor Osimhen scored for the second consecutive game as Napoli were held to a 1-1 draw by Cagliari. Osimhen gave Napoli the lead in the 65th minute. Giancomo Raspadori robbed Tommaso Augello and floated the ball to the back post for Osimhen to nod into the net. It was the Nigeria international’s eighth league goal…
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Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Italian side Roma after two-and-a-half years in charge. The Portuguese manager, 60, joined the Serie A side in May 2021 and won the Europa Conference League in May 2022. The former Chelsea, Manchester United, and Real Madrid boss also guided the Italian club to the Europa League final last…
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Dusan Vlahovic’s stoppage-time header helped Juventus come from behind to win 2-1 at 10-man Salernitana. The Bianconeri had run out comfortable 6-1 winners in the Coppa Italia tie between the sides in Turin on Thursday night – but found themselves behind shortly before half-time at the Arechi Stadium when Giulio Maggiore finished off a swift…
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