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Serie A: Juventus Scrape Past Fiorentina, Napoli Win With Stunners At Monza | Football News
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Serie A: Juventus Scrape Past Fiorentina, Napoli Win With Stunners At Monza | Football News

[ad_1] Juventus consolidated third place in Serie A with Sunday's hard-fought 1-0 win over Fiorentina while a trio of fantastic goals helped Napoli to a thrilling 4-2 win at Monza. Federico Gatti prodded home the only goal of the game in the 21st minute at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, the Italy defender in the right place at the right time after Gleison Bremer's header came back out off the post. "Yeah we tried that one in training this morning... You need a bit of luck every now and again," joked Gatti about his goal.Gatti's goal pushed Juve four points ahead of Bologna who stayed fourth following their goalless draw at relegation-threatened Frosinone in the day's first kick-off.Bologna are aiming to reach the modern Champions League for the first time -- they played one round in the o...
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Lautaro Martinez Strikes Again As Inter Milan Reclaim Top Spot From Juventus | Football News
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Lautaro Martinez Strikes Again As Inter Milan Reclaim Top Spot From Juventus | Football News

[ad_1] Lautaro Martinez fired Inter Milan back to the top of Serie A with the only goal in Sunday's dramatic 1-0 win at Fiorentina, as depleted Napoli played out an uneventful goalless draw at Lazio. Argentina forward Martinez glanced home the decisive goal in the 14th minute of an action-packed contest in Florence in which Nicolas Gonzalez wasted a late penalty for the hosts, who had Inter on the back foot for much of the game. However it was a clash which ended with Inter one point ahead of Juventus, who were held by Empoli on Saturday, with a game in hand ahead of the two title rivals ...
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Alessio Zerbin Hits Brace As Napoli See Off Fiorentina To Reach Italian Super Cup Final | Football News
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Alessio Zerbin Hits Brace As Napoli See Off Fiorentina To Reach Italian Super Cup Final | Football News

[ad_1] Napoli put aside their recent troubles on Thursday by reaching the Italian Super Cup final with a convincing 3-0 win over Fiorentina in Riyadh. Giovanni Simeone opened the scoring in the 22nd minute at a sparsely-populated Al-Awwal Park before Alessio Zerbin ensured Napoli's passage with two late goals, his first for the Italian champions. Napoli will face the winner of Friday's other semi-final, between Inter Milan and Lazio, in the final at the same stadium on Monday night. Thursday's success was a rare bright moment in what has been a disastrous season for Napoli, who are 20 po...
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Atalanta Past AC Milan And Into Italian Cup Semis, Lazio Triumph In Derby | Football News
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Atalanta Past AC Milan And Into Italian Cup Semis, Lazio Triumph In Derby | Football News

[ad_1] Atalanta set up an Italian Cup semi-final with Fiorentina after winning 2-1 at AC Milan on Wednesday, while Lazio won 1-0 in a fiery derby with Roma which finished with three red cards. Teun Koopmeiners struck either side of half-time of an entertaining quarter-final to continue Atalanta's bid for a first major trophy since 1963, when they last won the competition. "We have have done so much in recent years," said Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini. "We might not have any silverware... but we have reached the Italian Cup final in the past and we want to go all the way."Rafael Leao put Milan ahead in the 45th minute following brilliant interplay with Theo Hernandez which ended with the Portugal winger stroking home a first-time finish.Shortly before Gasperini had been sent off for...
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Lukaku Sent Off As Nine-Man Roma Draw With Fiorentina | Football News
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Lukaku Sent Off As Nine-Man Roma Draw With Fiorentina | Football News

[ad_1] Romelu Lukaku sent off in match against Fiorentina© AFPRomelu Lukaku scored but was sent off in the closing minutes as Roma finished with nine men in a 1-1 draw at home to Fiorentina on Sunday in Serie A. Paulo Dybala picked out Lukaku with a clever cross as the Belgium striker headed Roma in front in the fifth minute at the Stadio Olimpico. Defender Lucas Martinez Quarta glanced in from Christian Kouame's curling delivery to equalise for Fiorentina midway through the second half, just after Nicola Zalewski was dismissed for a second yellow card.Roma were then left clinging on as Lukaku also saw red late on for a wild challenge on Kouame.Jose Mourinho's side reclaimed fourth place from Bologna, who had briefly moved into the Champions League spots with a 2-1 win at bottom club Sal...
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Fiorentina Captain Cristiano Biraghi Left Bloodied From Objects Thrown By West Ham Fans. Watch | Football News
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Fiorentina Captain Cristiano Biraghi Left Bloodied From Objects Thrown By West Ham Fans. Watch | Football News

[ad_1] Fiorentina captain Cristiano Biraghi was hit by another object as he went to take a corner.© AFPThe final of the UEFA Europa Conference League between West Ham United and Fiorentina held on Thursday was halted for a few minutes as a cup thrown by a West Ham fan left Fiorentina captain Cristiano Biraghi bleeding from the head. According to Sky Sports, "Plastic pint glasses were hurled from the West Ham end throughout the first half at the Eden Arena in Prague. Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande eventually halted play after Fiorentina captain Cristiano Biraghi was hit by another object as he went to take a corner just after the half-hour mark."Further, it stated that "Biraghi suffered a cut to the back of his head and required treatment and a bandage."As per Sky Sports, "Police in Prag...
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West Ham United Beat Fiorentina To Win Europa Conference League | Football News
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West Ham United Beat Fiorentina To Win Europa Conference League | Football News

[ad_1] Jarrod Bowen's dramatic 90th-minute goal secured West Ham their first major European trophy since 1965 with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday. It is the second European trophy for West Ham after they won the now defunct Cup Winners' Cup 58 years ago with a team including England World Cup heroes Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst. Bowen picked up a superb through ball from Lucas Paqueta, before sending a low shot past a helpless Pietro Terracciano in the Fiorentina goal."I obviously dreamed of scoring but to score the winner in the last minute. It's what you always say you want to do," Bowen told BT Sport."To do it in front of these fans. I thought I was going to cry. I'm just happy."Said Benrahma had opened the scoring for West Ham in Prague as...
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Lautaro Martinez Double Sinks Fiorentina, Secures Italian Cup For Inter Milan | Football News
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Lautaro Martinez Double Sinks Fiorentina, Secures Italian Cup For Inter Milan | Football News

[ad_1] Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Champions League finalists Inter Milan came from behind to beat Fiorentina 2-1 and retain their Italian Cup title on Wednesday. Nicolas Gonzalez gave Fiorentina an early lead at the Stadio Olimpico, but Martinez drilled Inter level and then volleyed in the winner before half-time for Simone Inzaghi's team. Inter's ninth Italian Cup triumph moved them level with Roma. Only Juventus, with 14 titles, have lifted the trophy more often."I'm so happy because we've been winning trophies with this great club the past two years," Martinez, who also helped Inter win Serie A in 2021 and last year's Italian Cup, told Mediaset."We have to keep going like that. We really wanted to lift another cup tonight. We started badly in the first 15 minutes but then we did...
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Fiorentina Deny Holders AC Milan Second Spot In Serie A | Football News
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Fiorentina Deny Holders AC Milan Second Spot In Serie A | Football News

[ad_1] AC Milan missed the chance to go second in Serie A on Saturday after falling to a 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina, ending a recent upturn in form for the reigning champions. Nicolas Gonzalez's penalty three minutes after the break and a late Luka Jovic header earned Fiorentina the three points and ended Milan's four-match winning streak ahead of their Champions League showdown at Tottenham on Wednesday. Theo Hernandez netted in stoppage time for Milan who are fourth, level on 47 points with local rivals Inter ahead of their match with Lecce on Sunday.Stefano Pioli's side, without suspended star attacker Rafael Leao, are one behind Lazio after their stunning win at runaway leaders Napoli on Friday moved the capital club second.Roma will move above Milan on goal difference if they beat Juv...
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