Sampdoria leapfrogged Udinese in the Serie A table with a 2-0 victory at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. The hosts, who are now 13th in the table and eight points clear of the relegation zone, took the lead through Pablo Armero's own goal and doubled their advantage with five minutes remaining through substitute Fernando. Sampdoria were given a helping hand in opening the scoring as Armero diverted...Full Story »

Udinese checked AC Milan's rise up the Serie A table by holding the Rossoneri to a 1-1 draw at San Siro. Former Rossoneri defender Pablo Armero made life difficult for Sinisa Mihajlovic's men, who had been pursuing a third straight win, with his first-half opener and Milan struggled to respond. M'Baye Niang did fire an equaliser shortly after half-time but the hosts had missed an opportunity t...Full Story »

The Brazil forward Neymar has been banned for the rest of the Copa America, depriving the tournament of one of its biggest stars. A disciplinary panel of the South American confederation ruled on Friday that he must sit out four games for violent conduct in a match against Colombia, when he was sent off. Brazil have the right to appeal. He was also fined $10,000. The Barcelona forwar...Full Story »

Colombia shrugged off the absence of talismanic striker Radamel Falcao to make a winning start in their Group C clash against Greece in Belo Horizonte. Pablo Armero gave the South Americans a dream start with a deflected opener after just five minutes and Teofilo Gutierrez - leading the line in Falcao's absence - struck a close-range second on 58 minutes. The Colombians wrapped up an impressiv...Full Story »

Napoli winger Pablo Armero claims the destiny of the Serie A title remains undecided as the Azzurri continue their pursuit of Juventus at home to Genoa. The re-emergence of Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani after an eight-game goalless streak has given Napoli renewed belief they can close down Juve's nine-point lead over the eight-game season run-in. His brace decided a 3-2 victory over Atalant...Full Story »

Napoli are mounting a renewed bid for the Serie A title and Pablo Armero is ready to fight for the cause after completing his long-awaited move from Udinese. After weeks of negotiations, the Colombian winger has committed to the Azzurri until the end of the season, with a view to making the transfer permanent in June. There is an air of positivity around the San Paolo once again after a depres...Full Story »

Liverpool face a fight with Juventus to clinch the signing of Udinese defender Pablo Armero. Armero has been strongly linked with a move to Anfield as Brendan Rodgers looks to strengthen his defence when the transfer window re-opens in January. But the Liverpool boss will have to act quickly as reports in Italy claim Juventus are also stepping up their interest in the Colombian international...Full Story »

Juventus have been hit with their third fine of the season for racist chanting by their fans during Tuesday's Italian Cup semi-final against AC Milan. Italian sporting authorities handed out a 20,000-euro fine, double the penalty Juve were given in January after racist chanting directed at Udinese's Pablo Armero, of Colombia, and Cape Verde-born Swiss international Gelson Fernandes. They were ...Full Story »

Udinese kept up the chase of Juventus at the top of Serie A with a 2-1 win over Catania at the Stadio Friuli. Pablo Armero put the hosts in front in the 20th minute and their top scorer Antonio Di Natale got his name on the scoresheet once again to make it 2-0 in the 53rd minute. Francesco Lodi grabbed a consolation for Catania in the fifth minute of stoppage time from the penalty spot. Di Na...Full Story »

It was a Copa America group stage full of difficulty and discomfort for the traditional giants of South America, even if, in the end, the names of the eight teams who battled through to the quarterfinals were more or less predictable. Argentina and Brazil were both held to draws by the unheralded football nations of Bolivia and Venezuela respectively, before reasserting their form in time to mak...Full Story »