Napoli have completed the signing of Colombian striker Duvan Zapata from Estudiantes on undisclosed terms. The 22-year-old, who reportedly came close to joining Premier League club West Ham in July, becomes Rafael Benitez's latest addition at the Stadio San Paolo after the Azzurri coach persuaded Gonzalo Higuain, Dries Mertens, Jose Callejon and Raul Albiol to move to Naples. Napoli posted a...Full Story »

AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri was a disappointed man after his side let their lead slip to lose 1-2 to Hellas Verona in the teams' Serie A game. Newly promoted side Hellas Verona looked set to taste defeat in their first Serie A game in 11 years after Andrea Poli put AC Milan ahead during the 14th minute. However, former Juventus player Luca Toni had other plans, as he headed Verona l...Full Story »

Juventus manager Antonio Conte sang the praises of Carlos Tevez after the striker scored the winning goal against Sampdoria. Fresh from their thumping of Lazio in the Italian Super Cup, Juventus kicked off their Serie A title defence with a 1-0 victory over Sampdoria thanks to Tevez's strike in the 58th minute. Conte was pleased with Tevez's performance, in what was the summer signing's firs...Full Story »

Lazio have failed to overturn a partial stadium closure issued for racist behaviour from fans, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has confirmed. The north stand of the Stadio Olimpico will remain closed to supporters for Sunday's Serie A game against Udinese after a section of Lazio fans allegedly directed racist abuse at Juventus players during last weekend's Supercoppa Italiana. A stat...Full Story »

Ahead of the opening Serie A clash with Verona, the AC Milan coach has backed the attacker to be influential in the club's fortunes this season and hopes he scores 30 goals AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri says Mario Balotelli has the characteristics needed to be the club's next captain. Balotelli, 23, is no stranger to controversy, with a number of incidents over the last few seasons hig...Full Story »

Juventus striker Carlos Tevez is looking forward to working with Mirko Vucinic after an excellent start in the Coppa Italia. Vucinic and Tevez started up front in Juventus' 4-0 win over Lazio in the Coppa Italia, with the latter netting the final goal in the victory. "I get on well with Vucinic," Tevez, 29, told Tuttosport. "He is a player who makes the difference. "We only played for the s...Full Story »

Juventus director Giuseppe Marotta has made it clear that all offers for midfielder Paul Pogba will be rejected. Pogba has impressed in his debut campaign at Juventus after joining them from Manchester United last season. Arsenal are reportedly weighing up a £20 million bid for the highly-rated Frenchman to reinforce their midfield while Chelsea have also been rumoured to be interested,...Full Story »

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli believes that Juventus will be front runners to finish first in the Serie A this season after improving their squad over the summer. Juve sealed their second straight title under Antonio Conte last season nine points ahead of second-placed Napoli. With new signings like Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente to boost their attack, Prandeli believes that it will be tou...Full Story »

Juventus head coach Antonio Conte could barely contain his delight after the Bianconeri fired an early warning shot with a resounding Supercoppa victory over Lazio. The reigning Serie A champions did not hesitate in surging to a 4-0 win in Lazio's own Stadio Olimpico, with Paul Pogba, Giorgio Chiellini and Stephan Lichtsteiner building a matchwinning lead before Carlos Tevez scored his first ...Full Story »

Four Serie A sides Genoa, Torino, Livorno and Cagliari fell at the first hurdle in the Coppa Italia to lower-league opposition. Genoa thought they might have done enough to avoid an embarrassing early exit to lowly Spezia when Francesco Lodi forced extra time in Liguria - but it was the Serie B side who triumphed on penalties. Italy striker Alberto Gilardino opened the scoring on the west co...Full Story »