Mauro Icardi was absent from the Inter squad again as Luciano Spalletti's side went down 2-1 away to Cagliari in Serie A on Friday. Leonardo Pavoletti's tremendous volley earned Cagliari a 2-1 Serie A home win against Inter, with the Nerazzurri once more without deposed captain Mauro Icardi. Icardi was not included in Luciano Spalletti's squad amid an ongoing rift between club and player, wi...Full Story »

Jasmin Kurtic gave Atalanta cause to be optimistic at the end of a mediocre Serie A season by firing a late winner at Genoa. The Slovenia midfielder poked the ball home to make it 2-1 with eight minutes remaining at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, after Leonardo Pavoletti had cancelled out Marco D'Alessandro's opener for Atalanta. All the goals arrived in the second half. D'Alessandro notched for t...Full Story »

Suso scored twice as Genoa humbled their Derby della Lanterna rivals Sampdoria 3-0 to reach 10th place in the Serie A table on Sunday afternoon. After Leonardo Pavoletti gave the Grifone an early lead at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, on-loan AC Milan player Suso notched either side of the break to ensure Genoa avenged January's derby defeat to struggling Samp. Gian Piero Gasperini's men will now...Full Story »

Carpi grabbed a vital win in their Serie A relegation battle as they came from behind to beat 10-man Genoa 4-1. The Biancorossi had suffered back-to-back defeats in the league, leaving them level on points with 18th-placed Palermo, but three goals in the space of five minutes moved them clear of the bottom three. Leonardo Pavoletti opened the scoring in the 34th minute, but Armando Izzo's send...Full Story »

Lazio missed the chance to leapfrog Empoli and Sassuolo in the Serie A standings as they were held to a goalless draw by Genoa. The point leaves Stefano Pioli's men in ninth, while the home side moved up a spot into 15th. The recalled Danilo Cataldi went close in the fifth minute and midway through the first half Stefano Mauri's header struck the crossbar as Lazio pushed for an opener. Down a...Full Story »

Leonardo Pavoletti struck the winner at the death as Genoa defeated Sassuolo 2-1 on Sunday to return to winning ways. Francesco Acerbi looked to have earned visiting Sassuolo a point when he equalised deep in stoppage time to cancel out Tomas Rincon's 51st-minute opener. However, Pavoletti had the last say when the Genoa forward headed Issa Cissokho's cross past helpless Sassuolo goalkeeper An...Full Story »

Genoa produced a convincing performance at home to Hellas Verona on Sunday to pick up their first win of the season. Second-half goals from substitute Leonardo Pavoletti and summer signing Serge Gakpe ensured a 2-0 success and the first points of the season for hosts. The Grifoni took a deserved lead in the 57th minute. Hellas failed to clear a dangerous ball in the area and an unmarked Pavole...Full Story »