The dates and times have been confirmed for the Coppa Italia Round of 16, including Lazio vs. Milan, Juventus vs. Udinese, Napoli vs. Cagliari and Inter vs. Venezia. This is the point in the tournament at which the top eight seeds enter the competition. Advertisement It remains a series of one-off matches, so a winner…
MILAN (AP) — Napoli’s former Premier League players lit up Serie A on the opening day of the new season on Saturday. Kevin De Bruyne netted in his debut and Scott McTominay scored the opener as Antonio Conte’s team kicked off its Serie A title defense with a comfortable 2-0 win at Serie B champion…
The 2025/26 Serie A season gets underway on Saturday when Napoli begin their league title defence at promoted Sassuolo. AFP Sport looks at some of the new faces to watch for ahead of the campaign as teams jostle to dethrone the champions: Advertisement Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) The headline transfer of the summer, Kevin De…
Riccardo Orsolini admits he has ‘received some calls from Italian teams and foreign’ this summer, but he is in no hurry to leave Bologna. The 28-year-old has become a real fan favourite at the Stadio Dall’Ara, where he has been since 2018, and is coming off the most prolific campaign of his career. Advertisement He…
Marko Arnautovic is a free agent after leaving Inter and his brother ruled out a series of options, including Rapid Vienna, while admitting he was ‘very close to Manchester United’ in 2022. The striker is now 36 years old, but has no intention of hanging up his boots just yet, even after his contract with…
Ciro Immobile has made an immediate impact at Bologna, scoring two goals in this evening’s pre-season friendly. The Rossoblu had their first outing of the 2025-26 campaign in their training retreat of Valles in the Trentino Aldo Adige region. Advertisement They swept local team Gitschberg Jochtal aside 8-0 and the most notable name on the…
Bologna are reportedly working on a triple swoop to pick up three unwanted Milan players, namely Tommaso Pobega, Yacine Adli and Noah Okafor. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport and Calciomercato.com, the trio could all end up reunited at the Stadio Dall’Ara under the guidance of coach Vincenzo Italiano. Advertisement Milan seek Pobega, Adli and…
Filip Kostic is set to leave Juventus after his loan at Fenerbahce, with Atalanta the favourites, ahead of Roma and Bologna. The 32-year-old spent this season in the Turkish Super Lig on loan and returned to base in time to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup. Advertisement He started last night’s 5-2 defeat to…
Sky Sport Italia reports that Napoli have opened preliminary talks with Federico Chiesa’s agent Fali Ramadani. Chiesa is one of Napoli’s targets for the 2025-26 campaign, as already reported by Football Italia. Advertisement The Italy international wants to leave Liverpool to get more playing time next season. Napoli open talks with Chiesa’s agent LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND…