Genoa have recaptured some lost momentum at just the right time with a clash at city rivals Sampdoria coming up on Saturday. The Grifoni ended a seven-match winless run with a 1-0 triumph at Lazio earlier this month and followed that result with a 5-2 demolition of Hellas Verona last Sunday. That win lifted Genoa above Samp in the standings and into sixth place, with both teams on 35 points. ...Full Story »

Mike Jones has declared himself available for the battle of the Johnson family when Oldham host Yeovil. The midfielder missed the FA Cup loss to Doncaster last weekend through illness but has trained all week and thinks he is now over the problem. Latics boss Lee Johnson revealed he had one or two minor concerns among his squad, but was reluctant to identify those players ahead of his second m...Full Story »

Genoa continued their impressive recent run with a comprehensive 3-0 Serie A victory over lowly Cesena on Sunday. Genoa struck twice in the opening seven minutes through Alessandro Matri and Luca Antonelli and, with second-bottom Cesena only having managed to score twice in a match once since winning promotion, the clash was as good as over from that point on. The visitors had the luxury of mi...Full Story »

A superb goal by Mike Jones saw Oldham beat Leyton Orient 1-0 and book their place in the FA Cup second round. There was little to choose between the two League One rivals, but Jones settled the tie in the 38th minute as Oldham stretched their unbeaten home run to 10 games. After a tame opening spell, Orient almost took the lead when Dean Cox's powerful shot from 12 yards was brilliantly saved...Full Story »

Oldham came from behind to beat Walsall 2-1 and stretch their unbeaten run to 10 games. Midfielder Mike Jones was the Latics' matchwinner, slamming home from long range to record his first goal for the club. Walsall led after 10 minutes when a long ball from Andy Butler caught the home defence flat-footed, allowing Jordan Cook to run clear and slot in from 14 yards. Cook went close with two m...Full Story »

Roma put five points between themselves and AC Milan, but the gulf between the two sides seemed much greater in a 4-2 win at the Stadio Olimpico. Nicolas Burdisso got the ball rolling in the 13th minute with Pablo Osvaldo adding a second 10 minutes later. A brace from Erik Lamela finished Milan off, although Giampaolo Pazzini and Bojan Krkic scored late consolations after Marquinho was sent of...Full Story »

The Argentine defender spoke of his long-standing attraction to the Giallorossi, and maintained they would step up their challenge for honours during the campaign Nicolas Burdisso has laid down the gauntlet to the rest of Serie A this season, warning the likes of front-runners Juventus that Roma will be in the hunt for the Scudetto until the end. The capital club swept back in style from an ...Full Story »

BRAN BAN ... Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic faces suspension BRANISLAV IVANOVIC will miss Chelsea’s next three games after punching Wigan’s Shaun Maloney. Referee Mike Jones missed the incident in the build-up to Juan Mata’s stoppage-time winner on Saturday. But eagle-eyed Match of the Day viewers saw Ivanovic punching Maloney in the stomach off the ball. And the Serbian defe...Full Story »

AS Roma defender Nicolas Burdisso was flying to Italy from Colombia on Wednesday after suffering a serious leg injury during Argentina's 2-1 away win in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The centre-back damaged a posterior left knee ligament and tibia bone making a dangerous, late tackle on Colombia's James Rodriguez after half an hour of the match in the Caribbean coast city of Barranquilla. "...Full Story »