Vincenzo Montella has urged his AC Milan players to concentrate on the football during Saturday's derby as the celebrations following the club's takeover threaten to overshadow Serie A duties. On Thursday former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi completed the protracted sale of Milan, a club he had owned since 1986, to a new parent company led by Chinese businessman Li Yonghong. It was ...Full Story »

Marek Hamsik says Napoli will react to their Coppa Italia disappointment by gunning for second place in the Serie A table - even if Lazio are determined to drag them down. Four days after holding leaders Juventus to a 1-1 draw in Naples, the Azzurri hosted Juve again in the cup, but their 3-2 victory on the night was not enough to overturn the first-leg result and they missed out on a place in ...Full Story »

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri insists Gonzalo Higuain relaxed and working well ahead of Napoli return - Allegrimade a "professional" choice to leave Napoli for the Serie A champions as the Argentinian prepares for a sour San Paolo return. Napoli threatened to beat Juve to the Scudetto last season, thanks chiefly to former Real Madrid striker Higuain, who scored a record-equalling 36 league...Full Story »

Massimiliano Allegri will not allow his Juventus players to be distracted by their Champions League clash with Barcelona as he targets an "extraordinary" sixth straight Serie A title. The Bianconeri will get an opportunity to try and avenge their Berlin defeat from 2015 when they meet Barca in the quarter-finals next month, but revenge is not on Allegri's mind this weekend. Most pressing for t...Full Story »

AC Milan must beat Juventus to stay in the mix for European football next season, according to head coach Vincenzo Montella. Hopes of claiming a first Serie A title since 2011 have long since evaporated for Milan, with Juve 17 points beyond Montella's men, while the European spots are proving difficult enough to break into. To that end, losing Friday night's clash in Turin would leave the Ross...Full Story »

Wojciech Szczesny says Roma and Napoli will both be dealing with anger issues when second meets third in Serie A on Saturday. With table-topping Juventus seven points clear neither side need any extra motivation to put a win on the board and keep their fading Scudetto hopes alive, but recent results mean they have an added point to prove. Roma boast a five-point cushion over their visitors but...Full Story »

The visit of high-flying Roma to San Siro will provide Inter Milan with a "vital" test on their mission to infiltrate Serie A's leading pack, according to head coach Stefano Pioli. Inter looked set for another season of disappointment after starting badly under Frank de Boer, who made way for Pioli in November. The former Lazio boss has since steered the Nerazzurri into fourth place, where the...Full Story »

AC Milan boss Vincenzo Montella hopes his team can end a six-week wait for a home win in Serie A. The Rossoneri are not in great form going into Sunday's match against Fiorentina. They have won only one of their last six matches and are without a San Siro success since January 8, when they defeated Cagliari. However, Montella continues to see European football next term as a target, even thoug...Full Story »

Vincenzo Montella is enjoying watching Gerard Deulofeu "blossom" at AC Milan as he looks for the Spanish winger to make an impact against Lazio. The 22-year-old Barcelona academy product was floundering at Everton before Montella brought him to Milan on loan in the January transfer window. An effective counterweight to his compatriot Suso, the former Liverpool man who plays on the right wing, ...Full Story »

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has warned there can be no complacency from the Serie A leaders when they head to relegation-battlers Crotone. Allegri's side head to Calabria looking for a third straight win to sustain a healthy cushion over Napoli and Roma. The Rossoblu may have lost four out of their last six league games, but Allegri knows his team must expect nothing else than a ster...Full Story »