Plans for late afternoon kickoffs in Italy spark opposition

IMAGE: Serie A matches are generally played at 12:30. 15:00, 18:00 and 21:00, although the afternoon kickoffs are avoided in August and early September. Photograph: Daniele Mascolo/Reuters Plans......

Serie A: Napoli lose unbeaten record, Higuain gets brace for Juve

Napoli suffered their first defeat of the season on Sunday when they lost 1-0 at lowly Atalanta while Serie A leaders Juventus surged on with a 3-0 win at Empoli, helped by a Gonzalo Higuain brace.......

Serie A: Tevez brace not enough as Juventus held

Carlos Tevez scored two early goals for Juventus before the Serie A leaders squandered the lead in a 2-2 draw at Verona on Sunday. Luca Toni pulled one back and Tevez's fellow Argentine Juanito......

Serie A: More misery for Inter, drop points against Chievo at home

Inter Milan's unhappy run continued when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by lowly Chievo in Serie A on Monday and were jeered off the San Siro pitch by their own fans Inter, with only one win......

Sampdoria batter Inter 3-0

Sampdoria strike duo Giampaolo Pazzini and Antonio Cassano exposed a brittle Inter Milan defence to give the 10-man hosts a shock 3-0 win in their Italian Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday.......