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Ten games played and so far Fiorentina are yet to win a match in this season’s Serie A.

Hearts of Oak returned to winning ways with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Basake Holy Stars at the AAK Sports Arena in Ampain on Sunday afternoon, ending their winless streak and recording their first-ever triumph over the struggling Premier League side. The Phobians had to dig deep against a resilient Holy Stars side determined to halt their poor run of form.After a cagey opening half-hour, the visitors began to take control of proceedings and were rewarded just before the break.Forward Frank Abora Duku kept his composure to convert from the spot, giving Hearts a slender lead going into halftime.Hearts maintained their dominance after the restart, and in the 59th minute, Hamza Issah doubled the advantage with a fine finish, continuing his impressive scoring form this season.The goal appeared to have sealed the game, but the hosts responded positively, earning a penalty in the 68th minute which was coolly converted by captain Issah Yakubu to restore hope.Despite late pressure from Holy Stars, Hearts held firm to secure all three points.The result lifts the Phobians closer to the top of the table, while Holy Stars remain rooted to the bottom, still without a win in eight...

Bologna coach Vincenzo Italiano is in the dressing room for tonight’s game against Parma, but won’t be on the touchline as he continues recovery from pneumonia.

Fiorentina were jeered off the field and fans demanded the dismissal of coach Stefano Pioli, but the club has ordered a press silence.

Ghanaian forward Edmund Baidoo continued his fine goalscoring form for Red Bull Salzburg, coming off the bench to score in their commanding 4-1 victory over SV Ried in the Austrian Bundesliga on Sunday.The 19-year-old attacker, who has been in impressive form this season, once again made a strong impact after being introduced in the second half at the Red Bull Arena.Salzburg made an explosive start, taking the lead just a minute into the game through Danish midfielder Clement Bischoff.However, the visitors hit back in the 34th minute when Zambia international Kingstone Mutandwa levelled the score.Japanese youngster Sota Kitano restored Salzburgs advantage right before half-time to send the hosts into the break 2-1 ahead.Baidoo, brought on in the 68th minute, needed only four minutes to make his presence felt.The Ghanaian latched onto a clever pass from Maurits Kjaergaard before calmly slotting home to extend the lead to 3-1.Serbian forward Petar Ratkov added a fourth in the 81st minute to round off a convincing display from the defending champions.Baidoos goal takes his tally to three in the ongoing Austrian top-flight campaign, further cementing his place as one of Red Bull Salzburgs most exciting young prospects.His consistent performances continue to draw attention as he pushes for a regular starting role under coach Thomas Letsch.

The Fiorentina crisis just keeps getting worse with a humiliating 1-0 home defeat to Lecce, as Stefano Pioli is hanging by a thread.

Torino fought back from 2-0 down to hold Pisa to a fourth consecutive stalemate, as Stefano Moreo’s career-best brace was cancelled out by Giovanni Simeone and Che Adams.

Italian football is in mourning after the death of former coach Giovanni Galeone, who had been a mentor to Max Allegri and Gian Piero Gasperini.

Cristian Chivu says that all credit must go to his coaching staff for their role in Piotr Zielinski’s goal of the season contender during Inter’ 2-1 win over Hellas Verona on Sunday afternoon, and joked that he ‘ruined’ during his injury-time celebrations.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has fired back at recent criticism from Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, dismissing claims that the Reds have lacked leadership this season as “lazy.”

Hellas Verona might just have found themselves another gem in the young and talented Giovane, who found the net during his side’s 2-1 defeat against Inter on Sunday afternoon. 

Liverpool got back to winning ways with a win against Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday.

Inter scraped a last-gasp victory away to Verona with a sensational Piotr Zielinski set-piece routine and Martin Frese own goal, after Giovane’s temporary equaliser.

Ghanaian forward Felix Afena-Gyan opened his league goal account for Amedspor in their impressive 3-0 away triumph over Manisa FK at the Mumin Ozkasap Stadium on Sunday afternoon.The 22-year-old, who joined the Turkish TFF First League side in the summer, was handed another opportunity to impress, and he delivered a composed performance capped with a well-taken goal late in the contest.Veteran defender Mehmet Ucar broke the deadlock for Amedspor in the 36th minute, guiding home a fine delivery to hand the visitors a deserved lead.After the break, Malian forward Adama Traore doubled the advantage in the 63rd minute, finishing off a slick attacking move as Amedspor tightened their grip on the match.Afena-Gyan then put the icing on the cake with a superb strike a minute from time, latching onto an assist from Traore to seal all three points.The goal was the Ghanaian’s first in the Turkish second-tier league since his move, a moment that will boost his confidence after a challenging spell with Serie A side Cremonese.The win lifts Amedspor up the table as they continue their quest for promotion, with Afena-Gyan’s form offering fresh optimism for the club’s campaign.

Jamie Vardy has now scored twice in his last three matches after claiming a late consolation goal for Cremonese in their 2-1 defeat against Luciano Spalletti’s Juventus on Saturday evening.