Justin Kluivert sees his first career red card in Roma’s stalemate vs. Sampdoria. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. AS Roma have vowed to ban the fans responsible for aiming racist abuse at Sampdoria midfielder Ronaldo Vieira during a 0-0 Serie A draw on Sunday and took to social media to apologise for the incident. Italian
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4:45 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring as Juventus beat visiting Bologna 2-1 on Saturday to move four points clear at the top of the Serie A table. Ronaldo struck from close range after 19 minutes, but Danilo levelled for the visitors soon afterwards. Miralem Pjanic profited on a defensive mix-up to net Juve’s
2:02 PM ET ROME, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Two goals from Arkadiusz Milik helped Napoli return to winning ways in Serie A with a 2-0 home victory over Hellas Verona on Saturday. The Poland international had not scored this season going into the game, but struck in either half to end his drought. Napoli’s form
Taylor Twellman joins ESPN FC to discuss what the next step will be for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The FC crew examine how Zlatan Ibrahimovic would fit in at Fiorentina should he depart LA Galaxy this January. Zlatan Ibrahimovic doesn’t shy away from a joke during his speech after receiving a statue of himself in Malmo. Mark
Gabriele Marcotti and Julien Laurens discuss officials stopping the Atalanta and Fiorentina match due to racist chants directed at Fiorentina’s Dalbert. Gab Marcotti reacts to the Serie A disciplinary tribunal’s decision not to take action over racist chants aimed at Inter’s Romelu Lukaku. Gab Marcotti reflects on the fallout from the racist incidents that overshadowed
Gab Marcotti praises Maurizio Sarri for his tactics in Juventus’ 2-1 win over Inter. Julien Laurens breaks down Alexis Sanchez’s injury and the impact it will have on Inter in the Serie A table. As Serie A resumes, we thought it’d be an idea to take the temperature of Italy’s top six and, in particular,
In an exclusive with ESPN FC, Edwin van der Sar says Matthijs de Ligt will improve as he acclimates at Juve. Gab Marcotti praises Maurizio Sarri for his tactics in Juventus’ 2-1 win over Inter. Gonzalo Higuain scores the winner for Juventus, handing Inter their first loss. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. Matthijs De Ligt
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti analyses the impact Alexis Sanchez’s injury will have on Inter in the Scudetto race. Inter Milan forward Alexis Sanchez has undergone surgery on his left ankle and sources have told ESPN FC he is expected to miss the remainder of the calendar year. The on-loan Manchester United man suffered an ankle
Lazio will face a partial stadium ban against Celtic on Nov. 7. Lazio have been ordered to close four sections of their stadium for their next Europa League home game due to racist behaviour by the Italian club’s fans during a group stage match against Rennes earlier this month. European football’s governing body UEFA said
The ESPN FC crew are again at odds with Shaka Hislop’s “random collection of teams” in his Power Rankings. Chile captain Alexis Sanchez has been released from the squad to undergo further tests after suffering a left ankle injury in La Roja‘s friendly draw with Colombia on Saturday. The Chile FA confirmed that Sanchez suffered
This was about cutting losses. This was about moving on. This was about accepting the fact that when you make tons of decisions, you will inevitably make some bad ones. And how you react to bad decisions is often as important as the good decision that you do make. What it was not about is
The Serie Awesome crew discuss the strengths of Stefano Pioli ahead of his expected appointment at AC Milan. Alexis Nunes and Gab Marcotti detail Milan’s dramatic 2-1 win over Genoa. AC Milan have named former Inter boss Stefano Pioli as the replacement for Marco Giampaolo, who was sacked on Tuesday. Pioli’s last role in management
Alexis Nunes and Gab Marcotti detail Milan’s dramatic 2-1 win over Genoa. Pepe Reina makes up for a howler with a late penalty save to lead Milan past Genoa. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. Italian Serie A: Lasse Schöne (41′) Genoa 1-0 AC Milan. To watch Serie A sign up to ESPN+. AC Milan have
Manchester City celebrated winning the 2018-19 Premier League title after a thrilling back and forth battle with Liverpool throughout the season. Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany reflects on his side’s path to a second consecutive Premier League title, and the competition they faced from Liverpool. (edited) A comprehensive list of all the possible European qualifiers
Gab Marcotti praises Maurizio Sarri for his tactics in Juventus’ 2-1 win over Inter. Gonzalo Higuain scores the winner for Juventus, handing Inter their first loss. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. A fast and furious Derby d’Italia ended with a late Gonzalo Higuain goal as Juventus beat Inter 2-1 (Stream a replay in full on
5:12 PM ET Juventus ended Inter Milan’s perfect record in Serie A and took over top spot as Gonzalo Higuain‘s superb late strike earned a 2-1 victory in the San Siro on Sunday. The Argentine striker, on as a substitute, applied a clinical finish to a flowing move in the 80th minute. Paulo Dybala had
5:00 PM ET Goalkeeper Pepe Reina pulled off a superb penalty save in stoppage time to make up for an earlier mistake as misfiring AC Milan hung on for a gritty 2-1 win over Genoa on Saturday in a thrilling Serie A game that saw both sides finish with 10 men. With just two wins
Juventus bought Cristiano Ronaldo to improve their chances of winning the Champions League, so when they were knocked out by Ajax, many considered his first season with the Bianconeri to be a failure. However, since joining Juventus, his general performances have been far better than those in his final couple of years at Real Madrid, even if
Antonio Conte admits that facing Juventus, the team he captained and coached, will be “emotional.” How could it be any other way after 17 years in black and white? But when the Derby d’Italia kicks off on Sunday (stream live on ESPN+, 2:45 p.m. ET), the Inter coach claims the moment will pass and his
Cristiano Ronaldo and Miralem Pjanic score in Juventus’ 2-0 win vs. SPAL. To watch Serie A, subscribe to ESPN+. Italian Serie A: Cristiano Ronaldo (77′) Juventus 2-0 SPAL. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri says Cristiano Ronaldo will have no trouble fitting into the system of play used in the 2-1 win