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Bologna had to turn it around from the Adrian Benedyczak opener to eliminate Parma with Jonathan Rowe and Santiago Castro to begin the defence of their Coppa Italia trophy.

We could be about to witness an absolute classic in the Champions League this season as Real Madrid are set to host Manchester City at the Bernabeu on December 10th.

Milan have had a great start to the season under new coach Massimiliano Allegri and the Italian tactician seems to have proved all his doubters wrong, except one.

AC Milan give Ardon Jashari his first start with Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Rafael Leao in the Coppa Italia Round of 16, where Lazio have Taty Castellanos back with Mattia Zaccagni.

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Fiorentina forward Albert Gudmundsson has expressed his relief after winning the third court case against allegations in Iceland. ‘I call this a convincing 3-0 victory.’

Yuri Alberto is certainly a talented striker who made his mark at Corinthians, and Roma were tracking him over the summer, but we can confirm the only contact with his agent was a month ago.

While the speculation continues over his future at AC Milan, Santiago Gimenez’s father insists the striker ‘is living a dream and wants to stay here.’

RB Leipzig's Antonio Nusa and Yan Diomande. (REUTERS/Karina Hessland)

Edoardo Bove is ‘back in training and optimistic we’ll see him on the field soon’ a year on from his cardiac arrest while on loan at Fiorentina from Roma.

Luka Modric reveals that while his dream was to retire at Real Madrid, he sees AC Milan as ‘the next best thing’ and a childhood dream, also looking back at when Tottenham refused to let him join Chelsea.

Inter look increasingly likely to enter the summer market for at least one new centre-back, with both Francesco Acerbi and Stefan de Vrij out of contract next year, nearing the end of their cycles in Lombardy.

Fabio Silva is not living a happy moment in Dortmund. His qualities as a striker are not in question, but his performances simply have not convinced.

Italian clubs Inter Milan and AC Milan are reportedly setting their sights on Guglielmo Vicario, the unsettled No. 1 at Tottenham, as both search for a long-term goalkeeper solution this summer.

Bologna begin the defence of their Coppa Italia trophy against local rivals Parma in the Round of 16 tie.