Luca Rigoni eased Genoa's relegation fears with a goal that secured a vital 1-0 Serie A victory over Empoli. The Rossoblu dominated free-falling Empoli across 90 minutes at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris but only managed to score once, with midfielder Rigoni breaking the deadlock by converting Alessio Cerci's pass shortly after the break. Empoli missed easy chances to notch through Piotr Zielinski,...Full Story »

Luca Rigoni scored the only goal of the game as 10-man Palermo upset Udinese 1-0 at the Friuli stadium to pick up their second straight win in Serie A. The Italian midfielder put the visitors ahead in the eighth minute and despite being reduced to 10 men from the 70th minute after defender Aljaz Struna was shown his second yellow card, the Sicilians held on for victory. Udinese, inspired by la...Full Story »

Palermo are one win away from being able to plan with some confidence for another season in Serie A. Normally 40 points is the magic number clubs aim for at the start of the campaign but ahead of Sunday's battle against Genoa in Sicily, Palermo have 38 in the bank as the season enters its final eight weeks. Palermo won 3-1 at Udinese last time out to claim their second league away win of the s...Full Story »

Atalanta fought back from a two-goal deficit to earn a 3-3 draw against Palermo in Bergamo on Sunday afternoon. Luca Rigoni put Palermo ahead in the sixth minute and Franco Vazquez doubled the advantage shortly after. German Denis earned and converted a penalty to reduce the arrears in the 40th minute before Vazquez scored his second of the day to give Palermo a 3-1 lead at half-time. However...Full Story »

Luca Rigoni's late goal handed Palermo a 1-0 win against his former club Chievo at Stadio Renzo Barbera. The Italian midfielder struck nine minutes from time to hand the Sicilian outfit its second win of the Serie A season, allowing them to climb out of the relegation zone and into 15th place. The hosts were unfortunate not to take a 66th-minute lead when Paulo Dybala's 22-yard shot found the ...Full Story »

Chievo captain Luca Rigoni hopes Saturday's derby against Hellas Verona can mark a turning point in their season and spark a successful bid to avoid the drop. The Flying Donkeys go into the encounter at the Marc' Antonio Bentegodi Stadium having lost three of their past four matches. Last weekend's 3-0 defeat to AC Milan dropped Chievo to 16th place, just two points clear of the relegation zon...Full Story »

Luca Rigoni scored a late winner as Chievo climbed into the top half of the Serie A standings with a 2-1 victory at Fiorentina. Just as the game at the Artemio Franchi stadium appeared to be heading for a draw, Rigoni struck two minutes from time to hand Chievo three vital points. Sergio Pellissier had put the visitors ahead in the 24th minute but Fiorentina got an equaliser through substitute...Full Story »

Chievo took a giant stride towards Serie A safety as Luca Rigoni's goal gave them victory over strugglers Lecce. Rigoni struck in the 58th minute to hand his team three vital points at Stadio Marc Antonio Bentegodi. The victory was Chievo's second in five games, and has lifted them to 12th in the standings, seven points clear of the drop zone with three games remaining. The men from Verona ca...Full Story »