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Marcus Thuram will not be travelling with the Inter squad to Verona for tomorrow’s Serie A game, but Josep Martinez does return after his traumatic experience. It kicks off at the Stadio Bentegodi on Sunday at 11.30 GMT. The Nerazzurri had hoped to welcome Thuram back after a month on the sidelines with a muscular issue that has taken far …

Sunderland are fourth in the Premier League and part of that success is down to Italian Luciano Vulcano, former assistant manager to Stefano Pioli at AC Milan. The Black Cats have been a huge surprise so far this season, amassing five wins, two draws and two defeats to sit in the Champions League spots. They are ahead of the likes …

This page will update live with the latest relevant news, no need to refresh the page! Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games, Udinese-Atalanta, Napoli hosting impressive Como, and Luciano Spalletti’s Juventus debut against Jamie Vardy’s Cremonese. We begin Week 10 at 14.00 GMT with Atalanta defending their unbeaten record away …

Inter are now technically under Canadian ownership, as investment fund Brookfield have purchased 100 per cent of owners Oaktree, but it should not affect the club or San Siro project. It was confirmed that Brookfield have now acquired the remaining 26 per cent stake of Oaktree Capital Management in a deal worth approximately €3bn. It has been in the works …

Mario Balotelli has been gleefully gloating at Patrick Vieira’s Genoa exit, declaring ‘karma is a bitch’ and claiming the coach ‘egotistically piggy-backed’ on the hard work of others. The relationship between the two has never been good, but hit rock bottom when Balotelli was effectively excluded from the Genoa squad during his ill-fated spell at Marassi last season. The striker, …

Gian Piero Gasperini is only focused on Roma’s next game against Milan and not in the title race and reveals Evan Ferguson will remain out of action for ‘one or two weeks’ due to an ankle injury. Gasperini previewed Roma’s away game at Milan during a pre-match press conference on the eve of the game on Saturday. The Giallorossi secured …

Genoa confirm that Patrick Vieira is no longer their head coach and will be replaced by Roberto Murgita and Domenico Criscito against Sassuolo. Genoa confirmed Vieira’s exit with a statement on Saturday. The Grifone sit at the rock bottom of the table with three points in nine games and still no victories in Serie A this season. Football Italia already …

Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri practically confirmed that Rafael Leao and Christopher Nkunku would start against Roma tomorrow, but admits it’s ‘not easy’ to ‘enter Leao’s mind.’ Milan host Roma at San Siro on Sunday evening, in the big match of Serie A Round 10. The Rossoneri come to this fixture on the back of two consecutive draws, while Roma are …

Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is confident that Christian Pulisic will return in an away game at Parma next week, but is unsure the American star will join the USMNT for the November break. Allegri spoke at a press conference on Saturday on the eve of a Serie A match against Roma. Pulisic suffered an injury while on international duty in …

Fiorentina director Daniele Pradé has left the club by mutual consent, the club announced on Saturday. Fiorentina announced on Saturday that their director Pradé has left the club by mutual consent. “ACF Fiorentina announces that, by mutual consent, it has terminated the contract of Sporting Director Daniele Prade on Saturday,” the Tuscans said in a statement. “The club, starting from …

Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Inter have resumed interest in Genoa midfielder Morten Frendrup for the January transfer window, but Roma have already made a request for the 24-year-old. Serie A giants Inter and Roma have set their sights on Genoa midfielder Frendrup, according to Gazzetta. The Denmark international was already linked with a move to San Siro over the …

Ex-Italy star Antonio Di Natale predicts that Dusan Vlahovic will score 20 goals under Luciano Spalletti at Juventus. Spalletti was unveiled as the new Juventus coach on Friday. Di Natale played under the Tuscan tactician at Empoli and Udinese and is excited to see his former coach return to action. “Spalletti could not say no to Juventus and I’m convinced …

Arrigo Sacchi feels Como will cause trouble for Napoli today, as Cesc Fabregas studied at Barcelona and Arsenal, the ‘best football universities in Europe.’ Sacchi previewed today’s Serie A match between Como and Napoli in his latest interview with Gazzetta dello Sport. The ex-Italy coach is particularly excited by Como’s playing style and expects to see an open game at …

Liverpool manager Arne Slot is currently safe in his job at Anfield despite the team’s awful recent run of form, according to reliable journalist Fabrizio Romano. The Dutch tactician won the Premier League title in his first season in charge last term, but his second campaign has got off to a really difficult start. Slot is seemingly still being backed …

Former Juventus coach Fabio Capello doubts that the Bianconeri will fight for the Serie A title under new coach Luciano Spalletti and says the Old Lady should not ‘waste’ money in January and only buy a ‘real solution.’ Spalletti was unveiled as the new Juventus coach on Friday, and the Certaldo-born coach said he hopes to be involved in the …