REUTERS – Inter Milan’s title challenge faltered when they were held 1-1 at Atalanta in Serie A on Saturday but goalkeeper Samir Handanovic at least saved them from suffering a defeat. The home side took the lead in the 17th minute when Jeison Murillo scored an own goal. Inter equalised in the 25th when Atalanta […]
REUTERS – AC Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has labelled himself a ‘flop’ in comparison to Fiorentina manager Paulo Sousa, ahead of a meeting between the two Serie A sides on Sunday. “Sousa is certainly an excellent coach and the results speak for him,” Mihajlovic told a news conference on Saturday. “So far, he’s been better […]
REUTERS – Former England international Ashley Cole and AS Roma have agreed to part company and the defender is expected to move to Major League Soccer (MLS) side LA Galaxy, Italian media reported on Saturday. The 35-year-old had reached a mutual agreement with Roma for the termination of his contract, which ran until the end […]
ROME (Reuters) – Luciano Spalletti returned for a second stint as AS Roma coach as the Serie A club confirmed on Thursday that he would replace Rudi Garcia, fired the day before. Spalletti was handed the task of hauling Roma back into the title race after a slump in form saw them drop to fifth […]
REUTERS – AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli got a much-needed call up for the upcoming Coppa Italia quarter-final against Carpi after being on the sidelines for more than three months with injuries. The club named the 25-year-old Balotelli in their 23-man squad for the Carpi game, their website (www.acmilan.com) showed. The striker, who underwent surgery […]
MILAN (Reuters) – Serie A side Palermo have named Argentine Guillermo Barros Schelotto as their third coach of the season after firing Davide Ballardini, who fell out with the team. Ballardini, who had been in charge for just seven games, did not coach Palermo when they beat Verona 1-0 away on Sunday in a key […]