Keita Balde Diao and Radja Nainggolan were on target to ensure Inter will play Champions League football next season. Empoli took full advantage of Mauro Icardi's penalty miss soon after, though, to level in the 76th minute through Hamed Junior Traore. However, Nainggolan slotted home nine minutes from time and a hectic finish saw Inter defender Danilo D'Ambrosio clear against his own crossb...Full Story »

Inter defeated nine-man Napoli 1-0 in Serie A thanks to a late goal from Lautaro Martinez at San Siro. Lautaro Martinez came off the bench to earn Inter a hugely important 1-0 victory over nine-man Napoli in Serie A on Wednesday. The game appeared to be heading for a goalless draw before Martinez fired home from the centre of the box in additional time, with Kalidou Koulibaly having been sent...Full Story »

Inter twice failed to hold onto a lead against Roma and head into Friday's clash at Juventus 11 points behind the Serie A leaders. Roma twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with Inter in a pulsating Serie A contest at Stadio Olimpico. Cengiz Under's long-range stunner cancelled out Keita Balde Diao's first-half opener, only for Mauro Icardi's thumping header to have seemingly set Inter o...Full Story »

AC Milan are reportedly pushing for Atalanta right-back Andrea Conti, but they face stiff competition from Juventus for Keita Balde. The Rossoneri are wasting little time to plan for the summer, as speculation continues to suggest that they're close to wrapping up key deals already. However, more names continue to be linked with a move to the San Siro, and as noted by MilanNews.it, Conti is ...Full Story »

Roma's Serie A title hopes suffered a huge blow as Lazio took the Derby della Capitale honours with an impressive 3-1 victory at the Stadio Olimpico. Keita Balde Diao scored twice and Dusan Basta claimed his first goal in 75 Lazio appearances as the Biancocelesti claimed their first derby league victory since 2012. Daniele De Rossi had levelled with a controversial penalty at the end of the fi...Full Story »

The winter transfer window was shut not long ago. But any football fan would know that those behind-the-scene actions will never be in short supply, and people fixate on it. So we list some Serie A related transfer rumors, which are plausible according to some sources. First up is a coach, not a player. Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has been linked with a job in Arsenal. The incumb...Full Story »

Keita Balde moved to Italy in 2011 from Barcelona. The mayor of Padova has apologised to Keita Balde after the Lazio striker was the victim of racist monkey chants during a pre-season friendly on Wednesday. Keita, who was born in Spain to parents from Senegal, began his career at Barcelona before moving to Italy in 2011. He was part of Simone Inzaghi's side who faced Lega Pro side (third tier...Full Story »

Substitute Keita Balde Diao scored his first Serie A goal of the season in the 80th minute to help Lazio remain perfect at home with a 2-0 win over Frosinone on Sunday. The Spanish forward controlled Filip Djordjevic's pass in the box and fired a right-footed shot that hit the far post before finding the back of the net. Frosinone had been close to breaking the deadlock in the 66th minute but ...Full Story »

Keita Balde inspired Lazio to a 2-0 Serie A win at Chievo which even saw the home fans acknowledging the brilliance of the former Barcelona youth player. The 18-year-old caused Chievo's defenders a whole host of problems before getting his name on the scoresheet in the second half to seal all three points after Antonio Candreva scored an early opener. Keita left the field to applause from both...Full Story »

Lazio striker Balde Keita is expecting a tough afternoon for the Biancoceleste when they take on Torino in Turin on Sunday. The Romans fell 4-2 against Napoli on Monday and will be desperate to gain a positive result having failed to come out triumphant in their last five Serie A games. Their poor run of form has seen Lazio slip to ninth place. "Torino is a tough ground to play at," Keita sai...Full Story »