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Rampant Inter Milan Charge 12 Points Clear, Napoli Hit Sassuolo For Six | Football News
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Rampant Inter Milan Charge 12 Points Clear, Napoli Hit Sassuolo For Six | Football News

[ad_1] Inter Milan continued their march towards the Serie A title with Wednesday's 4-0 thumping of Atalanta which extended their league lead to 12 points, while Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia netted five of Napoli's six goals at Sassuolo. A convincing victory in their game in hand at the San Siro took Inter's all-competitions winning streak to 11 matches and left closest rivals Juventus trailing in the distance. Simone Inzaghi's side were missing key players Francesco Acerbi, Hakan Calhanoglu and Marcus Thuram but it made little difference against one of the division's form teams."We feel good. It's all part of a process which begun a few years ago now," said defender Alessandro Bastoni to DAZN."We have a group of players who have been together a good few years, and we're matu...
Dusan Vlahovic Brace Pushes Juventus Two Points Behind Leaders Inter Milan | Football News
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Dusan Vlahovic Brace Pushes Juventus Two Points Behind Leaders Inter Milan | Football News

[ad_1] Dusan Vlahovic shot Juventus to within two points of Serie A leaders Inter Milan with a stunning double in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Sassuolo. Serbia striker Vlahovic struck twice from distance in the first half at the Allianz Stadium in Turin to help Juve to their sixth straight win in all competitions and keep the pressure on fierce rivals Inter. "We try to prepare every match as if it were our last... we're happy with the win, let's hope we can keep going," said Vlahovic to DAZN. The 23-year-old put the hosts ahead in the 15th minute when left all alone near the edge of the penalt...
Atalanta Set Up Italian Cup Quarter-Final With AC Milan | Football News
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Atalanta Set Up Italian Cup Quarter-Final With AC Milan | Football News

[ad_1] Team Atalanta in action© TwitterAtalanta beat Sassuolo 3-1 on Wednesday to qualify for the Italian Cup quarter-finals where they will meet AC Milan. On loan from Milan, Belgian striker Charles De Ketelaere scored the first two of Atalanta's goals before also providing the assist for the third, scored by Russian Aleksei Miranchuk. Milan defeated Cagliari 4-1 on Tuesday and will face Atalanta at the San Siro on January 10.Holders Inter Milan were knocked out by Bologna in a game that went to extra time last month while champions Napoli were thumped 4-0 by Frosinone.Roma came from behind in a 2-1 win over second-tier Cremonese with Romelu Lukaku and Paulo Dybala scoring the goals that ensure a Rome derby against Lazio in the quarters.Juventus host Salernitana on Thursday looking for ...
Perfect Napoli See Off Sassuolo, Juventus Survive Penalty Controversy | Football News
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Perfect Napoli See Off Sassuolo, Juventus Survive Penalty Controversy | Football News

[ad_1] Napoli continued a perfect start to their Serie A title defence with Sunday's 2-0 win over 10-man Sassuolo, while Juventus survived penalty controversy in a 1-1 draw with furious Bologna. Victor Osimhen netted his third goal of the season from the penalty spot 15 minutes into Napoli's first home match since lifting the league title in front of their fans for the third time back in June. And captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo made sure Napoli would make it six points from six in the 64th minute, not long after Maxime Lopez was sent off and Giacomo Raspadori -- who had hit the post seconds after kick-off -- blasted a penalty into the stands."I think we played well, kept hold of the ball, we're happy to have won the match in front of our fans," said Di Lorenzo."We played well as a team. We'...
Sassuolo Stun Juventus, Roma In Race For Second Place | Football News
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Sassuolo Stun Juventus, Roma In Race For Second Place | Football News

[ad_1] Juventus were stunned by Sassuolo in Serie A© AFPJuventus were beaten 1-0 by modest Sassuolo to remain stuck in seventh in Serie A on Sunday when Gregoire Drefel reacted fastest to score from a fluffed clearance. The defeat leaves Juventus below the European spots after the Turin giants were docked 15 points for illicit transfer activity in January. Runaway leaders Napoli drew on Saturday as Italy awaits an explosive party in Naples where Napoli look certain to clinch a first title since the days of Diego Maradona.Italy's champions-elect have had their imposing league lead cut to 14 points after a second-string XI could only manage a goalless stalemate with Verona and second-placed Lazio won at Spezia on Friday.Jose Mourinho's Roma bucked the trend by beating Udinese 3-0 with Edua...
Five-star Sassuolo Leave AC Milan’s title Defence In Tatters, Monza Stun Juventus | Football News
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Five-star Sassuolo Leave AC Milan’s title Defence In Tatters, Monza Stun Juventus | Football News

[ad_1] AC Milan's Serie A title defence is as good as over after Sunday's 5-2 home humbling at the hands of Sassuolo which plunged the champions into deep crisis, while Monza stunned Juventus 2-0 in Turin. Everything that could go wrong for troubled Milan did at a gloriously sunny San Siro, with two goals ruled out for offside and a shocking defensive display condemning them to another heavy loss after also being hammered by Lazio and Inter Milan in the last 10 days.Milan will be a whopping 15 points off the Scudetto pace if league leaders Napoli beat fierce rivals Roma in Sunday's late match, and they will also drop out of Serie A's top four if either Roma or Lazio, who host Fiorentina later in the day, avoid defeat.Next up is the derby against second-placed Inter who thumped Milan 3-0 ...
Lazio Suffer Ciro Immobile Blow But See Off Sassuolo | Cricket News
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Lazio Suffer Ciro Immobile Blow But See Off Sassuolo | Cricket News

[ad_1] Lazio recovered from the early exit of injured Ciro Immobile to post a 2-0 win at Sassuolo.© AFPLazio recovered from the early exit of injured captain Ciro Immobile to post a 2-0 win at Sassuolo on Sunday. Mattia Zaccagni opened the scoring before the break by converting a penalty awarded after Sassuolo defender Jeremy Toljan handled the ball at a corner. Felipe Anderson added a second deep into injury time with Lazio, in fifth, moving three points behind third-placed Juventus and Inter Milan, and four adrift of champions AC Milan.Maurizio Sarri's side took advantage of second-placed AC Milan's 2-2 draw at Lecce, with Juventus on Friday crushed 5-1 by Napoli, who are top of the standings with a healthy nine-point advantage.Lazio host AC Milan next weekend, with Immobile now in dou...