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Roberto Mancini assures Italy will “have our say at Euro 2020 with attacking football that is entertaining and gratifying. We are ahead of schedule.”
Torino director Gianluca Petrachi denied agreeing to a new role at Roma. “They are not the only club interested and I haven’t decided yet.”
The referees for Serie A Week 38 have been announced, with Daniele Orsato handed the relegation playout between Fiorentina and Genoa.
Torino sporting director Gianluca Petrachi has stepped down from his role, freeing him up for a move to Roma.
Torino defender Emiliano Moretti has announced that he will retire from professional football this weekend.
Stephan El Shaarawy’s new contract is expected to go through once Roma appoint a new sporting director.
Roberto Mancini believes Max Allegri’s time at Juventus had run its course, while Napoli “play the best football” in Serie A and Italy want to do well in Euro 2020.
Serie A has confirmed that Atalanta, Inter, Milan and Roma will all play for Champions League qualification at the same time this Sunday.
Napoli smashed Inter 4-1, pushed them down into fourth place and left their Champions League status hanging by a thread.
Josip Ilicic’s goal was cancelled out by Mario Mandzukic, but although Juventus got a point, Atalanta will be in the Champions League if they beat Sassuolo.
Walter Mazzarri did not ‘expect’ Torino to be thrashed 4-1 by Empoli but admits the Tuscans were fully deserving of their win.
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games, including Empoli-Torino, Milan-Frosinone, Napoli-Inter and Juventus-Atalanta.
Milan were made to work very hard for the three points against Frosinone, as Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a penalty before Krzysztof Piatek and Suso goals.
Andrea Barzagli starts in what will be the final Juventus Stadium match for him and Coach Max Allegri, but Atalanta need points for the Champions League.
Empoli moved out of the drop zone by beating Torino 4-1 today and Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli assures “next we’ll do the same to Inter.”
An astonishing 4-1 victory allowed Empoli to clamber out of the bottom three and badly damage Torino’s hopes of European football.
Check the official line-ups for Empoli-Torino and Parma-Fiorentina, as Europe and the fight against relegation is at stake.
Empoli can avoid relegation by winning their last two games of the season and Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli assures “it’s all in our hands” as they host Torino.
Walter Mazzarri told Torino their trip to relegation-threatened Empoli this afternoon is the “final of all finals and we need our fans.”
Roma clipped the woodwork twice with Edin Dzeko and Justin Kluivert, but also wasted chances in a disappointing 0-0 draw at Sassuolo.
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