Serie A

Napoli edge Atalanta to extend Serie A lead

Milan - Muslimchronicle

Inter Milan fell further behind in the Serie A title race on Sunday after a scrappy 1-1 home draw with Champions League-chasing Roma left them 11 points behind leaders Napoli. Matias Vecino equalised with a late header for Inter after Stephan El Shaarawy had capitalised on awful defending to clip home goalkeeper Alisson's huge clearance in the 32nd minute to openRead more

Napoli cement top spot as Lazio's Immobile hits four

Milan - Muslimchronicle

Napoli cemented their position as Serie A leaders and kept the pressure on champions Juventus with a 2-0 win over Verona Saturday as Ciro Immobile scored four for Lazio in a 5-2 thriller at struggling SPAL. Bottom club Benevento won just their second Serie A game by beating Sampdoria 3-2 while AC Milan and Genoa also had welcome wins inRead more

Serie A top 4 all draw goalless blanks

MILAN - Muslimchronicle

It's as you were at the top of Serie A after the top four all played out goalless draws this weekend, leaving unbeaten Inter Milan still leading the pack. Napoli stay second on 39 points after their stalemate with Fiorentina on Sunday, one point behind Inter, who drew 0-0 at arch-rivals Juventus on Saturday night. In the early gameRead more

Eder extends Inter Milan contract

Milan - Muslimchronicle

Italian international Eder has extended his contract with Serie A challengers Inter Milan until June 2021, the club confirmed on Thursday. The deal adds a further twelve months to the 30-year-old forward's deal at the San Siro. The Brazilian-born player joined Inter on an 18-month loan deal from Sampdoria in January 2016 before an option to sign him to aRead more

Higuain breaks 100-goal barrier

Milan - Muslimchronicle

Gonzalo Higuain scored a brace to bring his tally of Serie A goals to 101 as Juventus went top of the Italian league with a 2-0 win that plunged AC Milan further into crisis on Saturday. The 29-year-old Higuain opened after 23 minutes in front of a capacity 80,000 crowd at Milan's San Siro Stadium and grabbed a second onRead more

Inter end Napoli winning streak in stalemate

Milan - Muslimchronicle

Inter Milan ended Napoli's winning streak in Serie A with a goalless draw despite a hard-fought top of the table clash in Naples on Saturday. Napoli -- who suffered Champions League disappointment at Manchester City this week -- now have 25 points from nine games to maintain their two-point advantage on second-placed Inter. Champions Juventus and Lazio -- joint thirdRead more

Juventus not in crisis, insists Allegri

Turin - Muslimchronicle

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri insisted Tuesday that the Serie A champions were not in crisis despite recent setbacks. Italian title-winners in the last six seasons, Juventus lost to Lazio on Saturday -- a first home defeat in over two years -- to trail leaders Napoli by five points. But Allegri said morale was buoyant ahead of a key Champions LeagueRead more

Napoli top as Atalanta fightback frustrates Juventus

Milan - Muslimchronicle

Napoli took sole possession of top spot in Serie A on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Cagliari as champions Juventus's winning run stalled 2-2 at Atalanta. The stalemate ended the six-time defending champions' run of six consecutive wins leaving them joint second with Inter Milan -- who beat Benevento 2-1 -- with big-scoring Napoli top on a maximum 21Read more

Dybala double as Juventus whip Torino

Milan - Muslimchronicle

Paulo Dybala scored a double as Juventus outclassed 10-man Torino 4-0 in Saturday's Turin derby to stay top of Serie A alongside Napoli who battled past SPAL 3-2. The Argentine striker has now scored an impressive ten goals -- including two hat-tricks -- in six Serie A games with Miralem Pjanic and Alex Sandro also on target at the AllianzRead more

Juventus, Napoli pull clear in Serie A

Allianz - Muslimchronicle

Champions Juventus and Napoli pulled clear at the summit of Serie A as they continued their faultless campaigns on Wednesday as Inter Milan fell behind. Croatia forward Mario Mandzukic scored for Juventus in a 1-0 win over old foes Fiorentina in Turin as Napoli rallied from a goal down to beat Lazio 4-1 in Rome. Juventus and Napoli have aRead more