Struggling Hellas Verona will look to avoid their fourth-straight league defeat when they travel to Friuli to face Udinese on Sunday afternoon. The Verona outfit have not won since beating Cagliari 1-0 on October 4 and have taken three points since. Last weekend's 3-1 home reverse to Sampdoria dropped Hellas to 15th place, three points clear of the relegation zone. Hellas coach Andrea Mandorl...Full Story »

Udinese coach Andrea Stramaccioni returns to the San Siro to face former club Inter Milan on Sunday for the first time since the Nerazzurri sacked him last year. Stramaccioni, who made his Serie A coaching debut with Inter two years ago, has landed on his feet with the Friuli outfit but insists he will have to put emotions to one side this weekend. "My time at Inter was very important for my c...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo looked downcast as he left the pitch at the Stade de France. The Portuguese was replaced by Joao Mario on 75 minutes and he watched the rest of the game from the dugout with an icepack on his left knee. This has become somewhat of a ritual for him at the end of games and training sessions to avoid any swelling. The Real Madrid forward had a quiet first half, but his performa...Full Story »

Inter Milan turned in another toothless display as they were held to a goalless draw at home to Udinese. After missing key chances in a 2-1 home defeat to Atalanta at the weekend, Inter suffered again in front of the San Siro fans to leave themselves vulnerable in fifth place. They dominated in possession, but had just a handful of chances, the best of them late on when Esteban Cambiasso's pow...Full Story »

Bologna midfielder Michele Pazienza is keen to exploit the fact panicking Udinese will be treating Saturday night's Serie A meeting at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara like an early cup final. The struggling Bianconeri have lost four games in a row and lie 15th in the table, only three points clear of the relegation zone and just two places above their weekend hosts. Bologna, meanwhile, have crawled...Full Story »