Lazio came from behind to beat Juventus 2-1 at home in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final thanks to second-half goals by Goran Pandev and Tommaso Rocchi. Macedonia striker Pandev controlled a rebounded Stephan Lichtsteiner shot before spinning around and finding into the far corner on 65 minutes. Rocchi then sprinted on to a […]
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Carlo Ancelotti must steer Milan into the Champions League to ensure he is still their coach next season, chief executive Adriano Galliani said. “Carlo Ancelotti will stay if we come third,” Galliani told Gazzetta dello Sport. Milan, whose form has been poor, are clinging to third place in Serie A, which would send them […]
Juventus forward Amauri will be aiming to show the controversy surrounding his international future has not deprived him of his eye for goal in the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg at Lazio on Tuesday. The Brazilian, who joined the Turin club from Palermo in the close season in a £20 million deal, was in […]
Claudio Pizarro masterminded a dramatic Werder Bremen turnaround at San Siro, beating Dida with two second-half headers to send favourites AC Milan crashing out of the UEFA Cup on the away-goals rule. Having drawn 1-1 in the first leg in Germany, first-half goals from Andrea Pirlo and Pato looked to have smoothed Milan’s path to […]
AC Milan were dumped out of the UEFA Cup after throwing away a two-goal lead in their last-32 second-leg clash with Werder Bremen. Having drawn the first leg 1-1 in Germany, there was some pressure on the Italians going into the return match. First-half goals from Andrea Pirlo and Alexandre Pato seemed to set Milan on a […]
Second-half goals from Simone Pepe and Antonio Di Natale secured Udinese Calcio’s place in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup as the Italian side survived a scare to overcome KKS Lech Poznań at the Stadio Friuli. Having drawn 2-2 in Poland last week, Udinese were favourites to progress on home soil but they fell […]
Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedvěd has revealed that he will retire in June regardless of what the Bianconeri achieve this season. “I’m still enjoying playing but considering my physical and mental condition I understand that the time has come to make way for younger players – they deserve to play,” said Nedvěd, European Footballer of the […]
Didier Drogba rediscovered his bite as Chelsea drew first blood at Stamford Bridge. The Ivory Coast striker pounced early in the first half to earn a crucial first leg lead — his first in 10 games. And with John Terry marshalling the troops at the back, Guus Hiddink’s men travel to Turin having avoided conceding […]