Serie A

Serie A: Napoli stay top as Gonzalo Higuain hits hat-trick in Juventus rout

Napoli clung to top spot in Serie A with a 2-0 win over tailenders Benevento on Sunday, after Gonzalo Higuain hit a rapid hat-trick as champions Juventus crushed Sassuolo 7-0.

Feb 05, 2018, 11:32 AM IST

Dries Mertens keeps Napoli top, AC Milan stall Lazio in Serie A

Dries Mertens scored a double as Napoli reclaimed top spot in Serie A ahead of Juventus with a 3-1 win over Bologna on Sunday as AC Milan rekindled their push for Europe with a 2-1 win over Lazio.

Jan 29, 2018, 13:32 PM IST

Juventus beat self-destructing Chievo to go top of Serie A

Atalanta continued their impressive season with a 3-0 win at Sassuolo which lifted them to seventh.

Jan 28, 2018, 10:52 AM IST

Serie A: Unconvincing Juventus keep up the pressure on Napoli

Juventus moved back within a point of Serie A leaders Napoli with a 1-0 win at home to Genoa on Monda,y although it was hardly a convincing display from the defending champions.

Jan 23, 2018, 15:40 PM IST

Real Madrid crisis deepens with Villarreal defeat, Atletico Madrid and Valencia win

Real Madrid’s struggles showed no signs of easing on Saturday as the champions slumped to a second La Liga defeat in three games which increased pressure on coach Zinedine Zidane.

Jan 14, 2018, 15:29 PM IST

Money-laundering probe opened into AC Milan sale: Reports

Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether the deal to sell AC Milan to Chinese investors last year was inflated for money-laundering purposes, La Stampa reported on Saturday.

Jan 13, 2018, 18:27 PM IST

Serie A: Juventus lose Paulo Dybala for a month

Juventus attacker Paulo Dybala could be out for over a month after picking up a thigh injury in his side’s 1-0 win at Cagliari on Saturday, putting his chances of facing Tottenham in the Champions League at risk.

Jan 07, 2018, 19:07 PM IST

Serie A: Napoli stay on top, Lazio's Ciro Immobile scores four goals

Napoli took over an hour to break through against next-to-bottom Verona before winning 2-0 and Federico Bernardeschi`s second-half goal gave Juve a 1-0 win at Cagliari in a bruising match which saw the Turin side lose Paulo Dybala to injury.

Jan 07, 2018, 15:21 PM IST

Radja Nainggolan dropped by AS Roma after drinking, smoking in Instagram video

The heavily-tattooed Belgian international, who will miss Saturday`s game at home to Atalanta, has since apologised for posting the video which showed him drinking and smoking with loud music in the background as well as fireworks going off.

Jan 06, 2018, 13:17 PM IST

Paulo Dybala scores brace as Juventus, Napoli pull clear in Serie A

Juventus won 3-1 at Verona while Napoli beat Crotone 1-0 on Saturday. But behind them (on the leaderboard) Inter, Roma and Lazio all failed to win.

Dec 31, 2017, 10:46 AM IST

AC Milan battle to 1-1 Serie A draw at Fiorentina

Hakan Calhanoglu's goal spared Milan from a third successive league defeat.

Dec 30, 2017, 20:03 PM IST

Serie A: Marek Hamsik ensures Napoli end year on top

Napoli sealed the symbolic title of 'Winter Champions' on Friday as Hamsik scored again in a 1-0 win at Crotone.

Dec 30, 2017, 16:20 PM IST

Serie A: Juventus beat AS Roma as Marek Hamsik breaks Diego Maradona's Napoli record

The result kept Juve second on 44 points from 18 games, one behind leaders Napoli, who held on to pole position with a 3-2 home defeat of Sampdoria that saw their Slovakia midfielder Marek Hamsik break Diego Maradona`s club scoring record.

Dec 24, 2017, 16:21 PM IST

Marek Hamsik breaks Diego Maradona's Napoli scoring record

The 30-year-old Slovakian attacking midfielder has been at Napoli for 10 years and set the new mark 116 goals for the Italian club.

Dec 23, 2017, 21:24 PM IST

Serie A: Paulo Dybala back as Juventus face AS Roma for top spot

A slim four-point margin separates the leading quartet in the Italian championship with Napoli top with 42 points from 17 games, one point ahead of Juventus. Inter Milan are third a point back and Roma fourth with a game in hand.

Dec 22, 2017, 13:54 PM IST

Serie A: Juventus's fine doubled but Andrea Agnelli's ban reduced

An alleged scheme that involved giving tickets to hardcore fans to buy peace on the terraces had put the Italian club and its chairman Andrea Agnelli in trouble.

Dec 19, 2017, 11:55 AM IST

Juventus go second in Serie A, AC Milan's troubles continue

Juve, the reigning champions, registered a comfortable 3-0 win at Bologna on Sunday.

Dec 18, 2017, 11:57 AM IST

Marek Hamsik equals Diego Maradona's record, Napoli on top in Serie A

Inter went down 3-1 to Udinese and Hamsik led the way for Napoli, who made the most of Inter's loss, with a three-goal blitz that brought him level with Maradona as the Italian club's all-time top goalscorer.

Dec 17, 2017, 09:46 AM IST

Serie A: Inter Milan lose unbeaten record with shock Udinese defeat

Inter stay temporarily top on 40 points after their first defeat of the season, which came thanks to a Rodrigo De Paul penalty and Antonin Barak tap-in adding to Kevin Lasagna`s opener after Mauro Icardi had equalised for the hosts.

Dec 16, 2017, 22:34 PM IST