AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri deflected the blame away from his players and on to referee Paolo Valeri after his side slumped to a 1-0 defeat against 10-man Inter Milan. Veteran centre-back Walter Samuel won the game for the Nerazzurri with a headed goal in the third minute, but that was far from the end […]

Inter President Massimo Moratti compared Andrea Stramaccioni to Jose Mourinho and the derby to the epic result in Barcelona. “I approached this game with a lot of confidence. I was even confident after we went down to 10 men,” the patron told Sky Sport Italia. The Nerazzurri emerged 1-0 winners despite Yuto Nagatomo’s red card just three […]

Napoli and Juventus remain locked together at the top of Serie A after winning their respective games at the weekend. Napoli`s was a hard-earned 2-1 triumph over Udinese at the Stadio San Paolo, with Marek Hamsik and Goran Pandev scoring either side of Giampiero Pinzi`s equaliser for a Udinese side who continue to struggle. Juve also had to […]

Massimiliano Allegri has hinted at transforming Milan to a three-man defence to mirror Inter in tomorrow’s Derby della Madonnina. “I think the derby is a different game from all the others, where there isn’t really a favourite, or if so then it is turned around on the night,” said the Coach. The Rossoneri turned a […]

Andrea Stramaccioni laughed off comparisons with Jose Mourinho ahead of the Derby della Madonnina. “The pitch will prove who is stronger.” The young Inter Coach won his only encounter with Milan so far, a 4-2 result handing the Scudetto to Juventus at the end of last season. “Milan have changed a great deal too, albeit […]

Surprisingly good news for Juventus and Antonio Conte today after an Italian sports tribunal cut the Juventus coach’s ban for involvement in a match-fixing scandal from 10 months to four. Conte was banned on 10 August for failing to report two incidents of match-fixing in the 2010-11 season when he was coach of then Serie […]

Surprisingly good news for Juventus and Antonio Conte today after an Italian sports tribunal cut the Juventus coach’s ban for involvement in a match-fixing scandal from 10 months to four. Conte was banned on 10 August for failing to report two incidents of match-fixing in the 2010-11 season when he was coach of then Serie […]

AC Milan held off a spirited Zenit St Petersburg to a first home defeat in UEFA competition in four years. Unbeaten on home soil in Europe in 16 games, Zenit’s proud record looked in grave danger when Urby Emanuelson and Stephan El Shaarawy put the Rossoneri two up inside 16 minutes. However, Hulk and Roman […]

AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri believes his side have “a lot to improve on” as they prepare for their Champions League clash away to Zenit St Petersburg tonight. The Rossoneri only managed a stuttering 0-0 draw at home to Anderlecht on match day one and under-pressure Allegri is adamant his side need to up their […]