After the Serie A leaders somehow escaped Stadio Olimpico with a victory over Lazio, the defender was grateful for the goalkeeper Giorgio Chiellini conceded Juventus’ first hour against Lazio was their worst performance of the season, but paid tribute to goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny for keeping them in the game. Szczesny made five saves in a brilliant performance as Juve overcame a poor display to win 2-1 on Sunday, extending their lead atop Serie A to 11 points over Napoli. The away side came from behind to score twice in the final 16 minutes, substitute Joao Cancelo netting his first goal for the club before earning the match-winning penalty scored by Cristiano…

The Inter striker and Bianconeri boss Massimiliano Allegri have been rewarded for their efforts in 2018 with the Player and Coach of the Year awards Inter star Mauro Icardi has become the first non-Juventus player to win Serie A Footballer of the Year since Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2011, while Massimiliano Allegri scooped the coach’s prize for a fourth time. Icardi finished joint top-scorer in Serie A last term alongside Ciro Immobile on 29 goals and helped get Inter back into the Champions League. The Argentina international has carried that form into the current campaign as well, having netted eight times in 11 outings. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for…

The midfielder will miss the next four months as he recovers from calf surgery following an injury he suffered at the end of October AC Milan have confirmed midfielder Lucas Biglia will miss the next four months after suffering a calf injury during training last week. Biglia suffered the injury in his right leg on October 31 and missed Milan’s last-gasp victory over Udinese in Serie A on Sunday as the Rossoneri evaluated the severity of the problem. Scans confirmed surgery was required to fix the issue, and Biglia was operated on in Finland on Thursday. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro…

The Portuguese star should win the award, according to his Juventus team-mate Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi believes team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win the Ballon d’Or. Ronaldo, 33, is a contender to win the individual honour for a record sixth time after leading Real Madrid to a third straight Champions League crown earlier this year. The superstar forward made the move to Juventus in July and team-mate Matuidi backed Ronaldo to win the Ballon d’Or on Monday. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show Lukaku…

The possibility of the Italian striker heading back to San Siro seems even more remote after the striker accused some supporters of lacking respect Mario Balotelli has accused some AC Milan fans of lacking respect and gratitude following their derisory response to rumours linking him with a return to San Siro. The outspoken Italy striker is in his third season with Nice, although he is yet to register a goal in 2018-19. Speculation began to circulate recently that Balotelli could complete a move back to the Rossoneri, where he spent two spells either side of an ultimately unsuccessful switch to Liverpool. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa…

The Inter midfielder was left out of the Red Devils’ 2018 World Cup squad and says he will not consider a recall at any stage in the future Radja Nainggolan has slammed the “pathetic” excuses used to justify his exclusion from the Belgium squad and has vowed never to return to the fold. The 30-year-old midfielder, who has earned 30 caps for his country, was overlooked by Roberto Martinez for World Cup duty over the summer . That snub did not sit well with a man who was a regular with Roma at the time and was heading towards a switch to Inter worth €38 million (£34m/$43m), with his international…

The full-back has made only three league appearances this season and was the subject of interest from Napoli, Inter and Juventus last summer Manchester United full-back Matteo Darmian has hinted at a move back to Serie A, admitting he misses Italy. The 29-year-old was signed from Torino in 2015 but has struggled to establish himself at Old Trafford, particularly falling out of favour under Jose Mourinho. He has made just three appearances for the Red Devils this season and featured only eight times in the Premier League last term with the Portuguese boss favouring the likes of Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young as wing-backs. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for…

The Nerazzuri turned in an impressive performance in Turin but still succumbed to Mario Mandzukic’s header, which puts the champions 11 points clear Massimiliano Allegri insisted ahead of the Derby d’Italia, “Juventus haven’t killed the league.” They have now, though. At least for this season. There simply is no stopping this Juventus side, as Friday night’s 1-0 victory over Inter underlined.  They remain undefeated after 15 league games, having won 14 of them – meaning they have equalled the best ever start to one of Europe’s ‘Big Five’ leagues. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre…

The Colombian was not expected to need surgery on a knee problem, but the club has now confirmed the winger has had an operation Juan Cuadrado has undergone surgery on his left knee, Juventus have confirmed. Cuadrado has been sidelined since he suffered an injury in Juve’s 2-1 Champions League loss away to Young Boys on December 12. Juve initially indicated the Colombia international would not need an operation, with a conservative treatment plan preferred. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show Lukaku sends reminder…

Click:cnc prototyping The former Sweden international has proved in MLS that he has not lost his touch around the net, leading to renewed interest from the Rossoneri Los Angeles Galaxy technical director Jovan Kirovski believes that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will pass up the chance to move back to AC Milan in favour of staying in Major League Soccer.  Zlatan has history at San Siro, having represented both Milan and arch-rivals Inter during his incredible, goal and trophy-laden career.  In two seasons with the Rossoneri between 2010 and 2012 he helped himself to 56 goals in 85 games, while helping the team to Serie A success in his debut season.  Article continues below…