Atalanta have officially announced the signing of Fabio Depaoli, who arrives on loan with an option to buy from Sampdoria.

The former Italy Under-21 star moved to the Blucerchiati for €4.5m last summer and appeared 31 times for the club.

La Dea have announced the full-back has completed a move to the Gewiss Stadium.

“Atalanta BC announce the signing of footballer Fabio Depaoli on loan with an option to buy from Sampdoria,” a statement at the club’s official website read.

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Atalanta have reportedly signed a deal with full-back Fabio Depaoli, who arrives from Sampdoria on loan with an option to buy.

Tuttomercatoweb claims La Dea are only formalities away from announcing the deal, having signed the deal with the 23-year-old.

The former Italy Under-21 star moved from Chievo Verona to Sampdoria for €4.5m last summer and has since appeared 31 times for the Blucerchiati.

TMW reveals the right-back has completed a move to Gian Piero Gasperini’s side and writes the official announcement is imminent.

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There were some Coppa Italia upsets already in the competition, as Frosinone, Ascoli and Chievo crashed out, while Trapani didn’t turn up to face Brescia.

Click here for the full Coppa Italia Round 1 and 2 results.

The most disconcerting match was one that never even kicked off, as Trapani are in the middle of a chaotic bankruptcy and potential takeover by fans.

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Today’s friendly between Serie B side Chievo and Padova has been called off after three Flying Donkeys players tested positive for COVID-19.

The news was announced just hours before the game was due to kick off at the Stadio Euganeo.

Tests showed that three Chievo players had contracted the coronavirus and are currently asymptomatic.

They have been quarantined, while the rest of the squad is having another round of tests.

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Chievo have the upper hand after winning the first leg of the Serie B promotion play-off semi-final 2-0 against Spezia and parrying another penalty.

It took all of nine minutes for the Flying Donkeys to take the comfortable lead, as Filip Djordjevic opened the scoring from a corner, quickly followed by Jacopo Segre firing in the Joel Obi assist.

Just as in the preliminary round of the play-offs, Chievo goalkeeper Adrian Semper was decisive by saving a penalty, this time from Matteo Ricci after Emmanuel Gyasi was brought down.

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Frosinone completed a comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Cittadella, setting up a Serie B promotion play-off semi-final with Pordenone.

The other semi-final is between Spezia and Chievo, to be played over two legs between August 8 and 12.

Cittadella had surged into a 2-0 lead, Davide Diaw converting a penalty after just five minutes, then doubling his tally in first half stoppages on a classic counter, finished off with his volley.

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Chievo advanced to the semi-finals of the Serie B play-offs after a thrilling 1-1 match against Empoli, decided in extra-time and with three missed penalties.

The Gialloblu needed extra-time at the Bentegodi to overcome Empoli and secure a place in the semi-finals of the play-offs, where Spezia are waiting for the Mussi Volanti.

Empoli goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli saved Filip Dordevic’s penalty after 56 minutes and kept dream alive.

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The genuine cost of Victor Osimhen’s transfer from Lille to Napoli has been calculated at €47.5m, with some accounting techniques used to reach €80m, claim the Corriere dello Sport.

Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis usually refuses to give details on the cost of his transfer deals, but was very eager to tell various reporters that the cost was €80m.

Italian sources were consistent in pointing to the transfer fee as €50m plus difficult to achieve bonuses.

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Pordenone, Spezia, Cittadella, Frosinone, Chievo and Empoli are in the Serie B promotion play-offs, but Pescara or Perugia will go into Serie C.

Click here for the full Serie B section, including results, fixtures and tables.

Benevento and Crotone had already secured automatic promotion to Serie A for next season.

Pordenone and Spezia enter the promotion play-offs from the semi-final stage.

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