Watford boss Walter Mazzarri has no issue with his players being unhappy sitting on the bench. The Hornets host relegation battlers Swansea looking to recover from last weekend's 4-0 drubbing at Tottenham. Stefano Okaka led the attack against Spurs, with captain Troy Deeney starting among the substitutes before being sent on for the final 20 minutes when the game was already long over as a con...Full Story »

Watford were held to a goalless draw by Middlesbrough on an emotionally-charged afternoon at Vicarage Road following the recent death of Graham Taylor. Taylor, the former Watford manager and chairman who is hailed by the club as the greatest manager in their history, died on Thursday following a suspected heart attack. Watford paid a glowing tribute to their former manager throughout Saturday'...Full Story »

The 26-year-old netted with 15 minutes of the game remaining to give his side a surprise three points, despite Mauricio Pochettino's team taking the lead after just four minutes Stefano Okaka's 75th minute goal gave Anderlecht a surprise 2-1 win over Tottenham at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Belgium on Thursday. Christian Eriksen put the visitors ahead in the Group J clash after jus...Full Story »

Sampdoria president Massimo Ferrero is eager to sell Stefano Okaka. Okaka has reportedly turned down offers from Watford and Bologna, so a supporter asked if he would actually be leaving. "Of course. I can't wait, clearly," replied Ferrero. Ferraro was taking part in a Q&A on Facebook.Full Story »

Sampdoria came from behind to beat Atalanta 2-1 on Sunday for their first win since January 18. Stefano Okaka struck the winner nine minutes from time to silence the crowd at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium. The hosts had taken a 16th-minute lead through defender Guglielmo Stendardo but the visitors pulled level in the 68th minute thanks to a goal from Luis Muriel, who started for the firs...Full Story »

Jeremy Menez's controversial penalty rescued a 2-2 draw for 10-man AC Milan at Sampdoria in a hard-fought contest at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. The hosts looked to be in the ascendancy when goals from Stefano Okaka and Eder cancelled out former Genoa forward Stephan El Shaarawy's opener. But Samp full-back Djamel Mesbah was harshly adjudged to have deliberately handled the ball, despite doing ...Full Story »

Goals from Stefano Okaka and Manolo Gabbiadini helped Sampdoria put back-to-back losses behind them as they cruised to a 2-0 victory at Torino. Morale must have been low among the Genoa-based side after defeats to Roma and AC Milan, but they responded strongly at the Stadio Olimpico. Okaka opened the scoring in the seventh minute before Gabbiadini settled matters with 11 minutes remaining with...Full Story »

Bortolo Mutti was denied a winning start at the helm of struggling Bari as they were held to a goalless draw by Genoa in his first game in charge. Mutti, who replaced Giampiero Ventura earlier this week, discovered how big a task he has on his hands in saving the Apulian side from relegation this season, although they did go close to winning. A seemingly valid goal from Stefano Okaka was ruled...Full Story »