Napoli moved up to second in the Serie A table with a 2-0 home victory over strugglers Genoa. Maurizio Sarri's side allowed their opponents to dominate possession in the first half before goals from Piotr Zielinski and Emanuele Giaccherini after the break wrapped up the win and moved them six points behind leaders Juventus. In an uneventful first half which saw both sides create little in th...Full Story »

Emanuele Giaccherini and Graziano Pelle got Italy off to a winning start with a stunning goal to sink fellow Group E heavyweights Belgium 2-0. Giaccherini has hardly set the world alight in three years at Sunderland - and spent last season on loan at Serie A Bologna - but he ignited Italy's Euro 2016 challenge with a superb strike. The winger coolly despatched a sublime ball over the top fro...Full Story »

Fiorentina overcame the sending off of midfielder Matias Fernandez early in the second half to battle to a 1-1 draw at Bologna. Having already been cautioned just after the restart, Chilean Fernandez was shown a red card on 57 minutes for pulling an opponent's shirt. Nevertheless, the Viola - unbeaten in three previous Serie A matches and with coach Paulo Sousa serving out a one-game touchline...Full Story »

Lazio fought back from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw at Bologna in Serie A. Emanuele Giaccherini's long-range free-kick got Bologna up and running inside two minutes and Mattia Destro doubled the hosts' lead when beating the offside trap after 18 minutes at the Dall'Ara. The tide turned against Roberto Donadoni's side when they lost Adam Masina to a red card in the 69th minute, with Ant...Full Story »

Emanuele Giaccherini's second goal in as many games extended Hellas Verona's winless streak as they went down 2-0 to Bologna. Andrea Mandorlini's side are without a win this season and are joint bottom of Serie A after conceding two early goals. Giaccherini, the former Sunderland man, opened the scoring in the fifth minute after Adam Masina broke down the left and found him with a pinpoint cro...Full Story »

Goals from the Uruguay international and strike partner Daniel Sturridge secured the victory, with Brendan Rodgers' men holding off a fightback from the home side Luis Suarez struck twice on his Premier League return to help Liverpool record a 3-1 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Sunday, a result which sees the Reds move up to second place in the table.Just moments after Sebasti...Full Story »

The striker put the hosts 3-1 up and then struck again in the dying seconds to secure a win that should see Felipe Scolari's men avoid Spain in the semi-finals Brazil sealed top spot in Confederations Cup Group A with an action-packed 4-2 victory over old rivals Italy in Salvador on Saturday night. The Selecao dominated the opening 45 minutes but only made the breakthrough in injury time at ...Full Story »

Substitute Emanuele Giaccherini scored the goal that could go a long way to deciding the destiny of the Serie A title, as Juventus pulled nine points clear at the top with a 1-0 victory over Catania. Early news that Juve's nearest rivals Napoli were losing 2-0 at Chievo was met with a muted response in Turin as the Bianconeri struggled to break down a resilient Catania side, who harbour ambitio...Full Story »

Emanuele Giaccherini is setting his dream of winning the treble with Juventus to one side for the Serie A meeting with Genoa, who are under new management. The former Cesena midfielder realises the Bianconeri are under increased scrutiny as they bid to retain the Serie A title, to progress to the last eight of the Champions League and to book a place in the Coppa Italia final. But Giaccherini ...Full Story »

Juventus midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini has called on his team-mates to make Wednesday's rescheduled clash at Parma count as they look to go back to the top of Serie A. The match at the Ennio Tardini stadium was originally due to be played last month, but was postponed due to bad weather in Parma. Juve go into the encounter unbeaten and fully rested after their game at Bologna on Sunday was c...Full Story »