Bologna's Diamanti relieves pressure on under-fire Pioli

A long-range strike from Alessandro Diamanti helped struggling Bologna beat Genoa 1-0 and move out of the relegation zone, relieving some of the pressure on manager Stefano Pioli. Diamanti's......

Serie A: Imperious Juventus close year five points clear

Juventus will end 2013 five points clear at the top of Serie A after a 4-1 victory at Atalanta stretched their winning league run to nine games on Sunday. AS Roma remain their closest pursuers as......

Ameobi scores blinder as Nigeria draw with Italy

Italy and Nigeria played out a thrilling 2-2 draw which included a goal-of-the-season contender from Shola Ameobi in an entertaining friendly at Fulham's Craven Cottage on Monday. Italy dominated......

Confederations Cup: Buffon's saves give Italy third place

Gianluigi Buffon saved three kicks in a shootout as Italy beat Uruguay 3-2 on penalties to take third place in the 2014 Confederations Cup on Sunday following a 2-2 draw. Italy took the lead in the......

Serie A: Napoli and Inter keep pace with leaders Juve

Napoli kept in touch with Serie A leaders Juventus with a 5-1 thumping of bottom club Pescara on Sunday while Inter Milan scraped a 1-0 win over Palermo. Two goals apiece by Gokhan Inler and......