LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur are set to sign 21-year-old Argentina forward Erik Lamela from AS Roma for 30 million euros ($40.02 million), the Italian club said on Wednesday.  "AS Roma announce that they have signed a contract with Tottenham Hotspur for the definitive sale of Erik Lamela for 30 million euros," the Serie A club said in a statement to the Italian Stock Exchan...Full Story »

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has defended his club's right to bid for Adem Ljajic after Fiorentina issued a public rebuttal. After the Rossoneri made a reported bid of 8million euros for the Serbia attacking midfielder, whose contract expires at the end of the 2013-14 Serie A season, Fiorentina issued a statement through their official website that described the offer as "most cer...Full Story »

Everton target Adem Ljajic is set for contract talks with Fiorentina. The Serbian was originally on the books of Manchester United but left without playing a game. He has largely impressed since moving to Italy and has scored five goals in 21 Serie A matches this season. David Moyes has tracked him in the past and with the 21-year-old's contract due to expire next summer, Ljajic could be av...Full Story »

Bologna came from a goal down to stun Fiorentina 2-1, who missed out on the opportunity to move into the top four in Serie A. La Viola took the lead in the re-arranged clash before the half-hour courtesy of Adem Ljajic's finish in the area. But the hosts hit back just before the hour mark when Marco Motta headed into the net from a corner and Greece midfielder Lazaros Christodoulopoulos slotte...Full Story »

The Nerazzurri boss admits he expected his side to show fatigue during the 4-1 loss to La Viola after their Europa League game in midweek, but never foresaw such a bad showing Andrea Stramaccioni slammed his Inter side's performance during their 4-1 loss to Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday as "too ugly to be true." The Nerazzurri were convincingly beaten by the Florentines at the Artemio Fran...Full Story »

Fiorentina rejoined the hunt for a Champions League place with a resounding 4-1 win over Inter Milan at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Two goals apiece from Adem Ljajic and Stevan Jovetic earned the Viola all three points in arguably their most impressive performance of the season. Vincenzo Montella's side gave Inter no chance at all in a totally one-sided game, although Antonio Cassano did resto...Full Story »

Fiorentina needed two wonder goals to see off nine-man Lazio 2-0 in a Serie A game riddled with controversial refereeing decisions. Adem Ljajic drove a rocket into Albano Bizzarri's net after referee Mauro Bergonzi had bizarrely ruled out his tap-in following Mati Fernandez's saved penalty. Lazio rallied after the interval, but grew frustrated when Stefano Mauri's goal was ruled out for a cont...Full Story »

The 51-year-old believes the two perennial rivals are the league's most complete sides, while he touched on his bust-up with Adem Ljajic and plans to reform Italian football Delio Rossi has revealed that he expects the 2012-13 Serie A championship to be fought out by Juventus and Napoli. In an interview with Corriere dello Sport on Wednesday, the former Lazio and Lecce boss explained that th...Full Story »

Lecce hauled themselves off the foot of the Serie A standings with a smash-and-grab victory on the road at Fiorentina. David Di Michele's second-half penalty was the only goal of the game, which was Fiorentina's to win. The hosts dominated possession and had far more shots on goal, but the breakthrough would not come as La Viola went down to their seventh loss of the campaign. Victory for Lec...Full Story »