AS Roma have completed the signing of Siena striker Mattia Destro, one of the most sought after players in Serie A. Juventus, AC Milan and former owners Inter Milan were among the clubs courting the 21-year-old, who netted 12 league goals for Siena last term and just missed out on a berth in Italy's Euro 2012 squad. Under achievers Roma, who have also recruited American Michael Bradley and B...Full Story »

Mattia Destro has revealed that if he is given a choice between Inter and Roma, he would choose the latter as he would like to play under Zdenek Zeman, and alongside Fabio Borini and Francesco Totti. The striker is set to return to Genoa this summer after a hugely successful loan spell at Siena that caught the attention of Serie A's top clubs, as well as Italy coach Cesare Prandelli, who incl...Full Story »

Italy Under-21 coach Ciro Ferrara believes Fabio Borini and Mattia Destro are ready for Euro 2012 after being selected in Cesare Prandelli's provisional 32-man squad. Both forwards have been named in the Azzurri's original list of players which will be cut down to 23 on May 29. Destro and Borini have both appeared regularly in Ferrara's U-21 squads and the former Juventus boss is in support ...Full Story »

Lazio's hopes of finishing third in Serie A are hanging by a thread after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Siena. Mattia Destro gave the visitors a surprising 26th-minute lead before Cristian Ledesma converted a penalty shortly after the hour mark to equalise. The Biancoceleste desperately sought a winner but could not find a way past Siena goalkeeper Gianluca Pegolo. The result lifted Lazio t...Full Story »

Bologna extended their unbeaten run to four games as they earned a valuable point in a 1-1 draw at Siena. Mattia Destro had put Siena ahead early in the second half before Bologna striker Alessandro Diamanti equalised with a free-kick with 21 minutes remaining. Neither side could find a winner as both teams were happy to settle for a point apiece at the Artemio Franchi stadium in their battle ...Full Story »

Siena striker Mattia Destro has called for the fans to play their part when they entertain Bologna. The Tuscan outfit picked up three priceless points at Genoa in the last round to move seven points clear of the drop zone and will be eager to take the spoils against the Rossoblu on Wednesday to further boost their survival hopes. "The contribution of the fans will be fundamental tomorrow," Des...Full Story »

Genoa's 4-1 loss to Siena was suspended for 45 minutes after a fan disturbance that saw the home players intimidated in the middle of the pitch and forced to remove their shirts by angry supporters. The game eventually restarted after goalkeeper Giuseppe Sculli's emotional intervention, with Siena resuming 4-0 in front and going on to secure an important three points in their battle against rel...Full Story »

An injury-time goal from Mattia Destro earned Siena a dramatic 2-1 win at Atalanta. It was a come-from-behind victory for them too, having trailed to Ezequiel Schelotti`s sixth-minute opener. But they levelled through Marcelo Larrondo`s penalty and, with time running out, Destro`s effort found the corner and pushed the Bianconeri into the top half of the table, some eight points clear of the d...Full Story »

Udinese's hopes of securing Champions League football suffered a further setback on Sunday as they lost 1-0 at Siena. Mattia Destro netted the game's only goal 20 minutes from time to lift the Tuscan team eight points clear of the relegation zone. Udinese, looking to repeat last season's fourth-place finish in Serie A, entered this game on the back foot after a 1-0 defeat at Novara and draws a...Full Story »

Chievo and Siena played out a Serie A match that was typical of their respective standings in the table, drawing 1-1 at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi. Chievo had taken the lead through Francesco Acerbi with nine minutes gone but were unable to hold out for the remainder of the game as Mattia Destro levelled six minutes after the break. Siena were knocked out of the Coppa Italia in midweek ...Full Story »