The funeral of Davide Astori has taken place in Florence Thousands of fans lined the streets while Astori’s team mates arrived at the Santa Croce church ahead of the 10am service. Astori was found dead in his hotel room ahead of Fiorentina’s Serie A clash with Udinese. He leaves behind long-term partner Francesca Fioretti and two-year-old daughter Vittoria. Fans fell silent upon t...Full Story »

Defender Andrea Barzagli is confident Juventus can pick up where they left off in Serie A as they host Bologna this weekend looking to extend their three-match winning run in the league. The defending champions suffered a penalties defeat to AC Milan in the Italian Super Cup final in their last match before the winter break and are hoping to bounce back as they return to league action on Sunday...Full Story »

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri wants a fast start from his side against Dinamo Zagreb as they chase first place in Group H - but admits goals may not be easy to come by. Juve are already assured of a place in the Champions League knockout stages following their 3-1 win against Sevilla a fortnight ago but need a victory to guarantee finishing in top spot. That would appear a foregone concl...Full Story »

Juventus restored their three-point lead in the Serie A title race with a 2-0 victory at Atalanta. Massimiliano Allegri's men were caught by Scudetto rivals Napoli on Saturday night but re-established their advantage thanks to a rare goal from defender Andrea Barzagli and a late strike from substitute Mario Lemina. Atalanta barely threatened at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia and consequent...Full Story »

Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli is warning his team-mates not to be dazzled by their impressive run as they prepare to visit Cagliari on Sunday. The Turin giants are eight points clear of Roma at the top of Serie A heading into the halfway point of the season. They travel to Sardinia having won their last 10 league games, including a 3-0 triumph over Roma in their first game of 2014. "It wa...Full Story »

Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli has warned his team-mates to be on their guard when they take on Torino in Sunday's city derby. The Bianconeri head into the encounter in Turin's Stadio Olimpico unbeaten and on the back of a narrow win at Chievo on Wednesday. An own goal from Alessandro Bernardini handed the Italian champions a 2-1 victory - their second consecutive in Serie A. The result li...Full Story »

Andrea Barzagli believes Angelo Ogbonna has what it takes to become a key player at Juventus and feels the Serie A champions made the right decision to sign the center back. Ogbonna joined Juve from Torino in a deal worth up to €15 million and Barzagli has little doubt the 25-year-old is destined to become a star. "Ogbonna will help us move forward. If you want to improve the quality of ...Full Story »

Despite his team's Serie A lead, Juventus' Andrea Barzagli believes Antonio Conte's squad cannot afford to become complacent. In addition to building a five point advantage at the top of the Serie A table, Juventus remain in contention for the Champions League after qualifying for the knockout stages and have booked their place in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia at the expense of rivals A...Full Story »

Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli believes Inter Milan striker Diego Milito will pose the biggest threat to the Bianconeri when their two sides clash on Saturday. The Nerazzurri, currently second in the table on 24 points, will make the trip down to the Juventus Stadium in the hopes of closing the gap at the top of the table to one point by inflicting a first defeat on current league leaders ...Full Story »

The Italy defender has spoken of his admiration for the Argentine striker and Inter coach Andrea Stramaccioni ahead of Juventus' clash with the Nerazzurri on Saturday Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli has admitted that he is not looking forward prospect of trying to keep Inter striker Diego Milito quiet on Saturday. Andrea Stramaccioni's men have won their last eight games, with the Argentin...Full Story »