While AC Milan's new signings are settling in, recruit and captain Leonardo Bonucci is happy with the club's progress. Leonardo Bonucci said AC Milan's "journey of growth" has begun but he believes the new-look Italian giants are still adrift of Juventus and Napoli. Milan's revolution continued at San Siro on Sunday after they overcame visiting Cagliari 2-1 in Serie A. It was far from a con...Full Story »

AC Milan CEO Marco Fassone confirmed the club are in "advanced talks" to sign Nikola Kalinic from Fiorentina, while a Zlatan Ibrahimovic return remains a possibility. Milan have overhauled their side with the signings of Leonardo Bonucci, Lucas Biglia, Andre Silva, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ricardo Rodriguez, Mateo Musacchio, Andrea Conti, Franck Kessie and Fabio Borini, but the Serie A giants are st...Full Story »

Fiorentina put a dent in Juventus' title charge with a 2-1 win at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Nikola Kalinic and Federico Chiesa fired Fiorentina in front with goals in either half and, although Gonzalo Higuain got Juve back into it, the Serie A leaders could not find an equaliser. Defeat leaves Juve one point clear of Roma, although still with a game in hand. Fiorentina did the bulk of the ...Full Story »

Two classy goals from Nikola Kalinic helped Fiorentina beat Sassuolo 2-1 and reach seventh place. The former Blackburn striker hooked Josip Ilicic's lofted pass beyond Neroverdi goalkeeper Andrea Consigli in the ninth minute at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Then, five minutes before the break, Croatian Kalinic directed a deft back-heel from Federico Chiesa's cross into the bottom corner to set F...Full Story »

Nikola Kalinic's first-half penalty secured Fiorentina a 1-0 win at 10-man Bologna in Serie A and extended their unbeaten run to five games in all competitions. Bologna were a man down for an hour after defender Daniele Gastaldello had been shown a straight red card for hauling down former Blackburn striker Kalinic, who picked himself up to place his 31st-minute spot-kick into the bottom corner...Full Story »

Substitute Nikola Kalinic scored twice in the second half as Fiorentina came from 2-0 down to earn a point against Tuscan rivals Empoli on Sunday. Goals from Marko Livaja and Marcel Buchel gave Empoli a first-half lead in Florence before Kalinic came on after the re-start to spark the Viola's attack and secure a 2-2 draw. The Croatian forward headed in Fiorentina's first in the 56th minute bef...Full Story »

Nikola Kalinic could face a spell out for Fiorentina after Croatia head coach Ante Cacic confirmed the striker picked up an injury while on international duty. The 27-year-old was taken off during his country's 1-0 win over Malta in their final UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier on Tuesday with an apparent hamstring complaint. While Cacic insists the Viola striker's substitution was merely a precautio...Full Story »

Nikola Kalinic scored a hat-trick as Fiorentina thumped 10-man Inter Milan 4-1 on Sunday to join the Nerazzurri at the top of the Serie A standings. Inter went into the contest at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium with five wins in as many league games but they trailed 3-0 after just 23 minutes. Kalinic won a penalty, converted by Josip Ilicic, and had made it 3-0 before Inter defender Miranda was...Full Story »

Paulo Sousa enjoyed a dream Serie A coaching debut by guiding Fiorentina to a 2-0 win over 10-man AC Milan on Sunday evening in Florence. A late challenge from Nikola Kalinic earned Milan's new signing Rodrigo Ely a second yellow card in the 36th minute and Fiorentina made the most of the resulting free-kick, with Marcos Alonso's left-footed attempt proving unstoppable for goalkeeper Diego Lope...Full Story »

Croatia's Nikola Kalinic was called up on Monday to the Euro 2012 squad to replace veteran striker Ivica Olic as scans showed Olic's right thigh injury was more serious than first feared. Ultrasound and MR scans performed on 32-year-old Olic in Munich earlier Monday showed a partial rupture of a right thigh muscle, the Croatian squad doctor said. "The injury that did not seem serious ... unfor...Full Story »