Atalanta recorded their first victory in 15 games to potentially save manager Edy Reja's job as they defeated nine-man Bologna 2-0. Reja had received no assurances on his position following his club's alarming slide, which was eventually halted by first-half goals from Alejandro Gomez and Alessandro Diamanti, before Ibrahima Mbaye and Daniele Gastaldello were both dismissed late on. Ex-West Ha...Full Story »

Fiorentina climbed above Sampdoria into fourth place in Serie A thanks to a 2-0 win over the Blucerchiati. Alessandro Diamanti and Mohamed Salah's quick-fire goals in the second half earned Vincenzo Montella's men all three points at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, taking them also above Napoli in the standings, still six points behind third-placed Lazio. Salah received a standing ovation when he ...Full Story »

Bologna ended an almost two-month wait for a win in Serie A by beating Genoa 1-0 at the Stadio Dall'Ara on Sunday lunchtime. Alessandro Diamanti scored the only goal of the game in the 57th minute to earn Bologna a deserved win against a Genoa side who rarely threatened a goal of their own. The win lifts Bologna out of the bottom three, ahead of the remaining games in Serie A this weekend, red...Full Story »

Hellas Verona claimed their first Serie A away win in style on Sunday afternoon with an emphatic 4-1 victory at struggling Bologna. Goals from Fabrizio Cacciatore and Juan Iturbe gave the visitors a commanding 2-0 half-time lead at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Alessandro Diamanti pulled a goal back from the penalty spot shortly after the restart, but Luca Toni swiftly restored Verona's two-goal...Full Story »

SALVADOR, June 30 (Reuters) - Gianluigi Buffon saved three kicks in a shootout as Italy beat Uruguay 3-2 on penalties to take third place in the 2014 Confederations Cup on Sunday following a 2-2 draw.Italy took the lead in the 24th minute when Alessandro Diamanti's venomous free kick sailed over goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, hit the post, and then rebounded off Muslera's back to Davide Astori, wh...Full Story »

Alessandro Diamanti and Manolo Gabbiadini earned Bologna all three points with a 2-1 win over Atalanta at the Stadio Dall'Ara, but the home side were made to work hard for victory. Diamanti's deflected free-kick put Bologna in front, but they wasted a hatful of chances to make it two and were punished early in the second half when German Denis brought the Bergamese side level. But Manolo Gabbi...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Italy internationals Alessandro Diamanti and Antonio Di Natale cancelled each other out as Bologna and Udinese shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Diamanti tapped home from close range immediately after half-time for the home side but Di Natale responded in the 73rd minute to earn Udinese a point. The result makes little difference to either si...Full Story »

Two losses out of two is hardly the best preparation for a trip to the capital, but Bologna forward Alessandro Diamanti refuses to be pessimistic about his side's visit to the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. Roma may have made a slow start to the season, but Diamanti picked up some added self-confidence with Italy and is ready to pass on that newfound enthusiasm to his team-mates. Diamanti played i...Full Story »

The England fan who exposed himself in a vain bid to distract Italy's Alessandro Diamanti as he took the decisive penalty in Sunday's Euro 2012 quarter-final penalty shootout said on Wednesday he had no regrets. Tim O'Leary, a 35-year-old multi-millionaire who has a trading company in the City of London, told the Sun he would do anything to see England win - however Diamanti coolly slotted the ...Full Story »

Jun 11, European Championship 2012 Group C Spain vs Italy WAGs of Italy players were there to give supports. Picture shows wife of Italian player Alessandro Diamanti with son. Full Story »