Matuzalem spared Genoa's blushes with a fortuitous equaliser in a 1-1 draw in Sunday's Derby della Lanterna as 10-man Sampdoria missed the chance to complete a rare Serie A double. Samp were in no mood to do their city rivals any favours in their battle to beat the drop and Eder's improvised free-kick put Delio Rossi's men on course to follow up November's 3-1 derby victory and push Genoa close...Full Story »

Lazio coach Edy Reja has urged his players to keep up the good work and focus on strengthening their grip on fourth place in Serie A. The Romans leapfrogged Udinese in the standings with a 2-0 triumph over Parma last weekend and take on Catania in Sicily. Lazio, who hold the last Champions League qualifying spot, head into the encounter at the Angelo Massimino stadium aware that Udinese face a...Full Story »

ROME, March 21 (Reuters) - Lazio’s hopes of snatching Serie A’s final Champions League qualifying spot suffered a blow on Monday when midfielder Matuzalem was banned for four games. The Brazilian was booked in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Cesena, triggering a one-game ban, but Serie A said in a statement he would receive a further three-match suspension after television replays sho...Full Story »