Napoli saw their push for a place in the Champions League next season suffer a setback as they were beaten 2-0 at Hellas Verona on Sunday. Luca Toni netted both goals for Andrea Mandorlini's men, who took a big step away from the bottom three with victory at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, although they ended with 10 men after Jacopo Sala saw red. Napoli, who beat Dinamo Moscow 3-1 in the E...Full Story »

Substitute Nico Lopez punished AC Milan for trying to sit on the slenderest of leads by forcing a 2-2 draw for Hellas Verona with the last kick of the game at San Siro. The first half had been a tale of two penalties, with Luca Toni converting from the spot before Jeremy Menez followed suit to draw Milan level. Philippe Mexes was the unlikely scorer of what looked like being the winning goal s...Full Story »

Hellas Verona halted a four-match winless run with a 2-1 victory at Cagliari on Sunday to boost their Serie A survival hopes. Luca Toni put Hellas ahead in the ninth minute before substitute Juanito Gomez headed the second in the 56th minute. Cagliari captain Daniele Conti pulled one back with a free-kick with seconds remaining but the visitors held on for their seventh win of the campaign. T...Full Story »

Hellas Verona striker Luca Toni has sprung to the defence of under-fire coach Andrea Mandorlini ahead of Monday's home game against Sampdoria. The Verona outfit have failed to win in Serie A since October 4 and have collected only three points in that time to drop to 14th place. Last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Sassuolo, which followed their 2-1 reverse to Fiorentina, piled further pressure on Man...Full Story »

Inter Milan failed to win once again with Nico Lopez denying them all three points with a late equaliser for Hellas Verona in a 2-2 draw at San Siro. Luca Toni gave Verona the lead in the 10th minute, but Mauro Icardi's brace turned the game on its head. Toni then had a penalty saved after Gary Medel was sent off for Inter, yet the 10-man Nerazzurri were unable to hold on as fatigue set in. L...Full Story »

Lazio could not make it five Serie A wins in a row as a Luca Toni penalty earned Hellas Verona a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi. Senad Lulic gave the side from the capital the lead just before the break but when Luis Pedro Cavanda pulled back Juanito Gomez in the area to earn his second yellow card, Toni made no mistake from the spot. Lazio continued to press for a winner despit...Full Story »

Hellas Verona left it late to beat Cagliari 1-0 at the Stadio Bentegodi, with Panagiotis Tachtsidis' goal securing victory in the 89th minute. Verona could have been celebrating a more comfortable win, having seen a valid goal ruled out in the first half and two shots come back out after hitting the crossbar in the second 45 minutes. Cagliari also contributed to an entertaining game with chanc...Full Story »

Javier Saviola is set to take centre stage if he makes his Serie A debut with Hellas Verona in Monday's home game against Palermo. The Argentinian striker joined the Verona outfit earlier this month from Olympiakos and is eager to start his Italy adventure with a bang. Verona, who finished 10th in the league last season with 54 points, acquired Saviola after selling Argentinian winger Juan Man...Full Story »

The veteran forward was critical of the Azzurri's provisional list to take to the World Cup, where he sees Brazil and Uruguay as two of the favourites Hellas Verona striker and former Italy star Luca Toni has criticised Cesare Prandelli's 30-man provisional squad for this summer's World Cup. Toni's 21 goals in 35 games this season had seen him linked with a return to the Azzurri set-up, desp...Full Story »

Luca Toni proved he is fit for the World Cup as he inspired Hellas Verona to a 4-0 win over Catania on Sunday with his 19th and 20th goals of the season. The 36-year-old was too much for Catania to handle as he led Verona's push for a place in the Europa League next season, while he perhaps should have completed his hat-trick before taking exception to being substituted in the second half. Mar...Full Story »