The former Real Madrid star has been backed to make a huge impact in one of the biggest games in Serie A’s calendar Fabio Capello expects Cristiano Ronaldo to light up Juventus’ clash with AC Milan in Serie A this weekend. The two old Italian giants meet on Sunday evening after undergoing different starts to the 2018-19 campaign. Juve are top of the league and unbeaten, winning 10 games and drawing one, while Milan are fourth, having won six games and lost two, as well as drawing three, of their opening 11 matches. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs…

The Serie A leaders dropped points at the death after blowing a comfortable lead and their coach was not impressed Massimiliano Allegri was left fuming after Juventus surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Parma on Saturday. Gervinho struck deep into stoppage time to complete the turnaround, his double and Antonino Barilla’s goal cancelling out Cristiano Ronaldo’s double and one from Daniele Rugani. The result saw Juve’s lead at the top of Serie A cut to nine points, capping a disappointing week in which Allegri’s men also were beaten 3-0 by Atalanta in the Coppa Italia on Wednesday. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress…

The Portuguese star is on a rare run of getting goals and assists, after pulling it off against Parma, Sassuolo and Frosinone Cristiano Ronaldo proved his importance to Juventus once again as he scored and assisted in a match for the third time in a row on Friday. The 34-year-old helped fire the Serie A leaders to a 3-0 win over Frosinone when he set Paulo Dybala up for the opening goal and then netted his side’s third in the second half. Having also notched goals and assists against Parma and Sassuolo in the previous two league games, he is on a rare run of form of playing the dual…

The midfielder was all set to move to the Etihad but the Premier League champions claim he was then “bullied” into going to Stamford Bridge instead Speaking shortly after signing for Chelsea, Jorginho mused: “There are a lot of things behind a negotiation process.” He should certainly know, as the midfielder was involved in the most convoluted and controversial transfer of the summer. At the start of July, Jorginho seemed certain to join Manchester City for £50 million ($64m).  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…

The Serie A side are unlikely to be active in the January transfer window, according to the veteran manager Carlo Ancelotti does not foresee any movement in or out of Napoli when the transfer window opens in January. Napoli are second in Serie A, but they remain eight points behind Juventus, and Ancelotti has already outlined his intention to attack the Europa League after the side tumbled out of the Champions League. There have been reports of some potential transfers, with France’s World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard linked, but Ancelotti is happy with his squad as it is. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea…

The defender has joined the Qatar-based club after two and a half seasons with the Serie A giants Juventus defender Medhi Benatia has made an €8 million (£7m/$9m) move to Qatari club Al-Duhail after two and a half seasons with the Serie A giants. Benatia, 31, leaves Europe for the first time in his career, with Juve confirming the move on Monday. The fee is expected to be paid in two instalments by October 2019 and may increase a further €2m, the club said in a statement. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage…

Despite a sticky start to life at San Siro the France international has begun to thrive and is hopeful he will be able to remain with the Rossoneri Tiemoue Bakayoko is hopeful he can help AC Milan qualify for the Champions League this season to help secure a permanent move from Chelsea.  The France international joined Milan on loan at the start of the campaign, with the Italian club also having an option to buy the player for a €35 million (£30.7m/$40.1m) fee. Bakayoko has enjoyed his time in Serie A so far after struggling to make an impact at Stamford Bridge, making 25 appearances in all competitions for the Rossoneri despite a poor start…

While the Belgium No.1 concedes that the Blancos have failed to fully replace the Portuguese forward, the players are not reflecting on his absence Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure has been keenly felt by Real Madrid, according to goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, but the Santiago Bernabeu dressing room is not lamenting the loss of their former talisman. Ronaldo left as Madrid’s all-time record goalscorer when he joined Italian champions Juventus in July and Los Blancos’ form has faltered this season. Julen Lopetegui was sacked as head coach after a 5-1 Clasico thrashing at the hands of Barcelona and, although matters have improved marginally of late under Santiago Solari, they lie 10 points shy…

Chastened after his first attempt to break European football ended in disaster, the 22-year-old forward has rediscovered his best form back at Santos They were the twin saviours of Brazilian football, two angels named Gabriel who were set to take the Selecao to heaven and back with their scoring prowess. Gabriel Barbosa – better known as ‘Gabigol’ – and Gabriel Jesus had grown up on different sides of Sao Paulo’s fierce football divide, with Santos and Palmeiras respectively, but both were tipped for stardom when in 2016 moves to two of Europe’s most prestigious clubs beckoned. Indeed, many experts thought Gabigol would fare better at Inter than Jesus at Manchester City, at…

The Portugal youth international won the Golden Boot at the European Under-19 Championships over the summer and is wanted by the Bianconeri Juventus are working on a deal to sign Braga forward Francisco Trincao in January, Goal understands. The 18-year-old plays primarily as a right winger, but can also be deployed as a secondary striker, and has yet to make his breakthrough into Braga’s senior team. However, he has been capped at Under-17, Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 level by Portugal, scoring 11 goals in 16 appearances for the Under-19 age group. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent…