Palermo crept out of the Serie A relegation zone by grinding out a barely deserved point from a goalless draw at Fiorentina. Davide Ballardini's men were level on points with 17th-placed Carpi heading into Sunday's game at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, and a share of the spoils from Florence and a Biancorossi defeat to Lazio helped Palermo escape the bottom three ahead of their final-day showdown...Full Story »

Genoa pulled seven points clear of the Serie A relegation zone with a 4-0 home win over 10-man Palermo. Suso got the ball rolling with his fourth-minute opener, the former Liverpool midfielder trumping Stefano Sorrentino in a one-on-one. The hosts remained dominant but needed the dismissal of Sinisa Andjelkovic for two bookable offences before they really let loose. Leonardo Pavoletti was fir...Full Story »

Empoli brushed aside fellow strugglers Palermo with a comfortable 3-0 victory on Sunday afternoon as they celebrated their first win of the Serie A season. Massimo Maccarone put the hosts ahead in the fourth minute before team-mate Lorenzo Tonelli doubled their lead before half-time. Manuel Pucciarelli wrapped up a wonderful afternoon for the Tuscan outfit by scoring his team's third in the 63...Full Story »

Bologna twice came from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw at home to Chievo. Marco Andreolli put the visitors in front midway through the first half, but Marco Di Vaio levelled in the 59th minute. Cyril Thereau restored Chievo's lead, but again they could not hold out and Alessandro Diamanti made it 2-2 nine minutes from time. The away side were the first to threaten, Boukary Drame's long-range s...Full Story »

Stefano Sorrentino has expressed his delight at signing a contract extension with Chievo ahead of Sunday's game against Atalanta. The Italian goalkeeper has signed a new deal which will tie him to the Verona club until June 2014. "I'm really happy to have signed the new contract," Sorrentino said. "I could not be any more grateful to the club as they have granted all my wishes. "I hope I can ...Full Story »