Italian Football

Napoli reply to Juventus to stay top in Serie A

Napoli matched Juventus with a 1-0 win over SPAL on Sunday (Feb 18) to regain top spot in Italy from the champions who had earlier won the Turin derby by the same score.

Feb 19, 2018, 11:44 AM IST

Italian press laments FIFA World Cup 'apocalypse'

The Italian press on Tuesday lamented the national squad's failure to reach the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 60 years as a sporting catastrophe.

Nov 14, 2017, 09:56 AM IST

Juventus close gap in Serie A as Napoli, Inter Milan held

 Juventus closed the gap at the top of Serie A with a 2-1 win over bottom club Benevento on Sunday as leaders Napoli were held by Chievo and Inter Milan drew 1-1 against Torino.

Nov 06, 2017, 10:17 AM IST

Serie A: Inter Milan survive late Sampdoria fightback to go top with a 3-2 win

Inter Milan raced to a three-goal lead against Sampdoria then nearly threw it all away as they clung on for a 3-2 win which took them top of Serie A, at least for 24 hours, on Tuesday.

Oct 25, 2017, 11:24 AM IST

New era for Italian 'calcio' as Chinese buy seven-time European champions AC Milan

The seven-time European champions who are Italy's most successful club in international competition, have been owned by former three-time Italy prime minister Silvio Berlusconi since 1986.

Apr 13, 2017, 22:00 PM IST