Pogba: I'm here to take Pirlo's place
Juventus youngster Paul Pogba says he's after Andrea Pirlo's place.
Pogba controversially signed for Juve from Manchester United over the summer.
“My goal is to become the best player in the world,” he told L'Equipe. “But to do that I have to work hard. I want to take the place of Pirlo and prove that when he's not there, there's no difference between me and him.”
Di Carlo sacked by Chievo
Chievo have confirmed they have sacked coach Domenico Di Carlo and appointed Eugenio Corini as his replacement.
The Serie A side announced in a brief statement on Tuesday morning that they were dispensing with Di Carlo's services just 6 games into the new season.
Chievo lost 4-1 at fellow strugglers Palermo on Sunday to slip into the bottom 3.
The Flying Donkeys have lost their last 5 league games after starting the campaign with a victory.
Di Carlo, 48-year-old, returned for his second spell in charge of the Verona club in June last year - he first led them between 2008 and 2010 before less than a year in charge of Sampdoria - and guided them to a respectable 10th place finish last season.
His replacement, Corini, spent 5 years as a player with Chievo from 1998 to 2003.
This job is his first as a manager in the top flight after spells in charge of lower-league sides Portosummaga, Crotone and, most recently, Frosinone.
His first game will be at home to Sampdoria on Saturday.
"Muncesc zilnic pentru a ajunge la nivelul lui Messi şi Ronaldo"
Uruguayanul Cavani are planuri mari. E decis să ajungă în următorii ani la nivelul celor mai buni fotbalişti ai lumii, Messi şi Cristiano Ronaldo.
Edinson Cavani nu se mai mulţumeşte cu statutul de golgeter al lui Napoli şi al Serie A în acest moment. "Muncesc zilnic pentru a ajunge la nivelul marilor campioni Messi şi Cristiano Ronaldo", e ambiţia atacantului uruguayan, care mai are contract cu Napoli până în 2017.
60 de milioane de euro au solicitat în vară italienii pentru Cavani, de care s-au interesat cluburi precum Chelsea, Manchester City, Juventus şi Real Madrid.
Conte ban reduced by 6 months
Juventus head coach Antonio Conte will return to the touchline in December after having his lengthy suspension from football reduced by 6 months.
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) suspended Conte for 10 months in August for his alleged failure to report two incidents of match-fixing while in charge of Siena during the 2010/2011 Serie B season.
A subsequent appeal to the Federal Court of Justice failed, but Conte's lawyers' move for acquittal by Italy's sporting arbitration court (TNAS) has resulted in a reduction of 6 months, allowing Conte to take charge of Juventus' Serie A game at Palermo on 9 December.
The terms of Conte's ban have allowed him to coach his players during the week, but prohibit any touchline activity, with Juve technical director Massimo Carrera forced to assume interim control of the Italian champions on matchdays.
In September, a FIFA committee extended Conte's suspension worldwide, denying him the chance to manage in Champions League.
The 43-year-old will therefore miss out on making his management debut in the competition this calendar year, as Juve's last group game against Shakhtar Donetsk takes place on 5 December.
Conte will also have missed 15 league games by the time he returns to the bench at Stadio Renzo Barbera in December.
This summer's wide-sweeping investigation into irregular betting patterns and incidents of match-fixing involved 45 people and 13 clubs in total.
Conte's former club Siena were handed a 6-point deduction while Lecce found themselves demoted to Lega Pro for their role in the Calcioscommesse scandal.
Yesterday, former Bari defender Andrea Masiello received a 22-month suspended sentence for admitting scoring a deliberate own goal in a relegation decider in exchange for payment.
AC Milan - Inter Milano preview
It is the first Derby della Madonnina of the season and in terms of importance for either side, the stakes could not be higher. The "San Zero" hoodoo may be over as both Milan clubs recently recorded victories against Cagliari and Fiorentina respectively, but the frustration felt by fans in recent weeks will pale in comparison to a defeat to their fiercest rival on Sunday.
Andrea Stramaccioni has already played down his side's chances of victory insisting that the Rossoneri are favorites, but whether he is just attempting mind games with under-fire coach Massimiliano Allegri is up for debate, having steered his side to third in Serie A with a 100% record away from home, while AC Milan lies in 11th position.
Both teams head into this fixture with morale-boosting victories in Europe as Milan saw off Russian champions Zenit Sankt Petersburg 3-2 in Champions League while Inter overcame Azerbaijani club Neftchi Baku 3-1 in Europa League on Thursday.
Dutch talisman Wesley Sneijder is a major doubt for Inter having sustained a thigh injury. Rodrigo Palacio, Dejan Stankovic and McDonald Mariga are also expected to miss out while there will be a late fitness test on defender Cristian Chivu, though Inter is unlikely to change from its back 3 which has served it well thus far.
Handanovic - Ranocchia, Samuel, Juan - Zanetti (C), Gargano, Guarin, Pereira, Nagatomo - Milito, Cassano
The Rossoneri are still likely to be without star Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato, which means Giampaolo Pazzini is in contention to start up-front with in-form Stephan El Shaarawy playing in behind the Italian. Defender Didac Vila and midfielders Sulley Muntari and Rodney Strasser are also unavailable.
Abbiati (C) - De Sciglio, Bonera, Zapata, Antonini - De Jong, Ambrosini - Nocerino, El Shaarawy, Emanuelson - Pazzini
AC Milan and Inter last shared the spoils 19 games ago, a record which stretches back to October 2004.
The Diavolo have the upper hand in derbies as in all competitions they have won 81 games to Inter's 76.
Inter had the bragging rights in the last 2 league clashes winning 4-2 in May as Diego Milito scored a hat-trick, (the first in a Milan derby since 1953) and a 1-0 victory before that with the Argentine again being the difference.
Serie A - Team of the Week 7
Stekelenburg (AS Roma)
Fernandez (Napoli) - Astori (Cagliari) - Samuel (Inter Milano)
Marchisio (Juventus) - Candreva (Lazio) - Pirlo (Juventus) - Hamsik (Napoli)
Totti (AS Roma) - Klose (Lazio) - Barrientos (Catania)
Singurul lucru la care mă gândesc e jocul următor
Deși a împlinit 36 de ani luna trecută, Francesco Totti nu are de gând să se retragă. Nici nu știe când va face acest lucru, însă cu siguranță o va face de la clubul cu care se identifică, AS Roma.
"Pentru mine e doar fotbal. Îmi place ceea ce fac și nu mă gândesc să renunț. Singurul lucru la care îmi stă mintea este jocul următor", a declarat cel mai bun marcator din istoria clubului roman.
"Il Gladiatore" mai are contract cu formația din capitala Italiei până în 2014, după ce în 2009 a semnat prelungirea contractului pe 5 sezoane.
Totti a îmbrăcat de mai bine de 500 de ori tricoul "giallorosso", însă cele mai mari emoții nu le-a trăit în vreun derby sau într-un meci de Champions League.
"Cel mai memorabil moment din viața mea? Cu siguranță a fost întâlnirea cu Papa Ioan Paul al II-lea. Nu îmi va ieși niciodată din minte privirea lui blândă și sentimentul de liniște sufletească pe care îl emana."
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Serie A - Team of the Week 8
Gillet (FC Torino)
Ranocchia (Inter Milano) - Dias (Lazio) - Caceres (Juventus)
Candreva (Lazio) - Pogba (Juventus) - Hernanes (Lazio) - Asamoah (Juventus)
Cassano (Inter Milano) - Amauri (Parma) - Osvaldo (AS Roma)
Luigi de Canio a fost demis de la Genoa
Eşecul cu 2-4 contra Romei i-a fost fatal lui Luigi De Canio. Genoa l-a demis pe antrenorul în vârstă de 55 de ani, iar cele mai mari şanse de a-i lua locul le are Luigi Del Neri, fără angajament din vara lui 2011, când a fost înlocuit de Conte la Juventus.
Conducerea lui Genoa i-a reproșat tehnicianului faptul că echipa n-a știut să gestioneze momentele bune de duminică. Gazdele au condus cu 2-0 în minutul 15, pentru ca apoi să rateze încă o ocazie monumentală, în minutul 20, la același scor!
Buffon şi-a reafirmat dragostea faţă de Juve
Gianluigi Buffon vrea să rămână în continuare la Juventus. Goalkeeperul susţine cu tărie că va evolua la campioana Italiei cel puţin încă 3 sezoane.
Unul dintre jucătorii emblematici ai lui Juventus, Gigi Buffon (34 de ani), nu se gândeşte sub nicio formă să plece de la gruparea torineză. Mai mult de atât, portarul vrea să mai apere buturile bianconerilor cel puţin încă 3 ani.
"Sunt deja 12 ani de când port acest tricou, aproape jumătate din viaţa mea de până acum şi sper ca aventura mea la Juventus să continue o lungă perioadă. Vreau să ajung la cel puţin 15 ani petrecuţi la această echipă. ", a declarat Buffon, care a ajuns la Juventus în 2001, fiind transferat de la Parma.
"Doar puţini jucători se pot lăuda că au stat o perioadă aşa lungă la o formaţie atât de importantă. Primii 5 ani aici au fost fantastici, am câştigat campionate şi am jucat o finală a Ligii (n.r. în 2002-2003 - pierdută la penalty-uri cu AC Milan). Atunci eram, probabil, cea mai puternică echipă din Europa, dar nu am reuşit să câştigăm trofeul.", a mai spus goalkeeperul campioanei Italiei.
"Îmi aduc aminte cu plăcere şi de sezonul petrecut în Serie B, pentru că am ales să rămân aici. Era mult prea uşor pentru mine să plec de la Juve în acel moment. Cel ai greu a fost în momentul revenirii în Serie A, pentru că ştiam cât de dificil va fi să ne găsim ritmul şi să câştigăm. Mă întrebam atunci dacă merită să rămân la Juventus.
După ultimul sezon, răspunsul este clar DA. Sentimentul de a câştiga un nou scudetto a fost extrem de intes şi nu l-am mai experminentat la nicio altă echipă. Vreau să îmi închei cariera câştigând un trofeu important cu Juve", a încheiat Buffon.
Inter lose Coutinho for a month
Philippe Coutinho will be out of action for at least a month after suffering a stress fracture to his leg in the club's recent Europa League match.
The Brazilian playmaker was withdrawn in the first half of the Nerazzurri's 1-0 victory over Partizan Belgrad on Thursday night, with medical tests confirming the extent of the injury Friday.
The 20-year-old, signed from Vasco De Gama in 2010, had been enjoying an extended run in the Beneamata first team given the absence of injured Holland international Wesley Sneijder.
Napoli face match-fixing probe
Napoli have been hit with match fixing allegations amid a UEFA ban for the state of affairs at their Stadio San Paolo.
The club is facing heavy sanctions after the Italian football federation (FIGC) confirmed it is investigating allegations of match-fixing during a Serie A match against Sampdoria in 2010.
Former goalkeeper Matteo Gianello is at heart of the scandal while defenders Gianluca Grava and Paolo Cannavaro are under investigation for allegedly not reporting incidents after being approached.
In further bad news for the club, UEFA have handed down sanctions for inappropriate conduct of their supporters during a Europa League match.
On Friday, UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body punished Napoli for a lack of security at Stadio San Paolo for their Group F match against Swedish side AIK on 20 September.
UEFA's disciplinary body also fined the club €150.000 and ordered it to play a Europa League match behind closed doors, with the window of appeal for Napoli closing in 3 days.
Serie A - Team of the Week 9
Mariano Andujar (Catania)
Ranocchia (Inter Milano) - Barzagli (Juventus) - Astori (Cagliari)
Cuadrado (Fiorentina) - Hamsik (Napoli) - Cambiasso (Inter Milano) - Biabiany (Parma)
Lamela (AS Roma) - Di Natale (Udinese) - El Shaarawy (AC Milan)
Juventus - Inter Milano preview
It was back in March when Claudio Ranieri received the bullet from Inter after losing to Juventus, and while Andrea Stramaccioni will not be under anywhere near pressure of that magnitude, there is no question that if the Nerazzurri harbor ambitions of winning the Scudetto, then they must get a result at Juventus Stadium on Saturday.
Stramaccioni men have turned a corner after a shaky start, and the 3-2 victory over Sampdoria midweek ensured an eighth straight win in all competitions for the Meazza outfit.
The hosts, meanwhile, continue to take Serie A by storm and if they avoid defeat against a much-improved Inter side, then they will make it 50 league games unbeaten, putting more pressure on AC Milan's 20-year record of 58 without losing.
Giorgio Chiellini, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Claudio Marchisio and Kwadwo Asamoah are all expected to be back in the starting line-up with Martin Caceres, Mauricio Isla, Emanuele Giaccherini and Paolo De Ceglie dropping to the bench.
However, less certain is whether or not coach Antonio Conte will continue to play Paul Pogba, who scored the last-minute winner against the Rossoblu on Wednesday, or sacrifice him for Arturo Vidal, whose form has been indifferent of late, though did score against Catania last Sunday.
The Juve tactician seems still unsure of his favored striking partnership and has the dilemma of deciding who to play up-front, with Sebastian Giovinco and Mirko Vucinic in contention for a start on Saturday. Nicklas Bendtner and Fabio Quagliarella, who led the line midweek, may have to be content with a place on the bench in the Derby d'Italia.
Inter, meanwhile, will revert to a 3-man defense after playing four at the back against Sampdoria. Matias Silvestre could make his 10th appearance of the season alongside Walter Samuel and Andrea Ranocchia. Gaby Mudingayi is expected to be replaced by Esteban Cambiasso.
Alvaro Pereira, who slotted in at right-back, will be replaced by Japanese star Yuto Nagatomo as the Nerazzurri are set to go five in midfield with Rodrigo Palacio, who played in a front 3 on Wednesday, dropping to the bench.
Juventus has made its best ever start to a season since Serie A became a 20-team league, beating Fabio Capello's 27-point record set in 2005-2006.
The Bianconeri's 2-1 victory over Bologna means they are now 49 games undefeated and are only 9 matches behind AC Milan's historic 58-game unbeaten run from 1991 to 1993.
Inter has not won in Turin against the Old Lady since January 2008. It last beat them 3-2 in the Coppa Italia with 2 goals from Mario Balotelli in 2008.
Saturday's clash is set to be coach Andrea Stramaccioni's first game against Juventus. His predecessor Claudio Ranieri was sacked after a defeat to the Bianconeri back in March.
Stramaccioni's Inter has won 8 consecutive games in all competitions this season. The record for most amount of victories in a row for the Nerazzurri is held by coach Roberto Mancini, whose side won 13 on the trot back in 2007-2008.
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Serie A are fundași de fier, Premier League, prima la autogoluri
Discuțiile despre fotbalul jucat în cele mai puternice campionate continentale sunt interminabile și deseori tranșante. Totuși, din când în caând cu ajutorul datelor statistice, se pot trage câteva concluzii.
În actualul sezon, în Premier League s-au marcat 45 de goluri în urma unor greșeli individuale, aproape dublu față de câte s-au înscris în Serie A, 25. În Spania s-au marcat 30 de goluri după greșeli individuale, iar în Franța 38. Interesant este și faptul că în Italia s-au înscris până acum cele mai multe goluri din șuturi de la distanță, din afara careului: 44. Ceea ce dovedește că se ajunge mai greu în suprafața adversă de pedeapsă, în Serie A.
Acest aspect e confirmat și de faptul că deocamdată, în primele 10 runde, nu s-a înscris niciun autogol în prima divizie italiană. Asta în timp ce în Premier League s-a înscris în propria poartă de 12 ori în 9 etape. În Spania au fost 6 autogoluri, în Franța, 9.
Zanetti hails historic win
Javier Zanetti expressed his delight as Inter overcame a controversial opener from Arturo Vidal to close the gap on Juventus.
The Nerazzurri were stunned after the Chilean's early goal after just 19 seconds, with Kwadwo Asamoah looking offside in the build-up, but soon took control of the encounter as 2 goals from IL PRINCIPE Milito and one from Rodrigo Palacio allowed them to close the gap at the top of the table to a single point.
"Yes, it is a historic victory, above all for the strength of our opponents", said Zanetti after the win.
"We knew Juventus were unbeaten for a long time and deserved to be top of the table. We are aiming to become a great team and I believe the path we are on is the right one."
"We are a new squad who want to be fighting for the Scudetto come the end of the season."
Inter's ninth consecutive win in all competitions underlined their title credentials as they ended the 49-game unbeaten run of last season's champions.
"We knew that we had to face this game with great character, even when things do not go your way. The victory was deserved", Zanetti added.
Freak ai legatura
In Italia este cel mai evident
Serie A - Team of the Week 11
Handanovic (Inter Milano)
Rodriguez (Fiorentina) - Legrottaglie (Catania) - Paci (Siena)
Barrientos (Catania) - Vidal (Juventus) - Montolivo (AC Milan) - Bonaventura (Atalanta)
Totti (AS Roma) - IL PRINCIPE - Gomez (Catania)
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Roma open to De Rossi offers
Midfielder De Rossi subsequently pledged his future to the capital club, but has since struggled to retain his place in the starting line-up, reigniting reports of a possible exit.
"In the summer there was an offer made by Manchester City,” Baldini told Sky Sports. "We listened to that offer and considered it.
"If we were to get another offer we would listen again. But we could easily decline again."
Baldini went on to give his thoughts on Roma's derby against Lazio on Sunday and was quick to highlight the importance of the contest.
"It is a game like no other," he said. "It completely takes over the city and holds an importance like nothing else. It is completely out of the ordinary."
Roma sit in sixth place in Serie A.
Inter Milan BAN Sneijder from Twitter
Inter Milan have BANNED star Wesley Sneijder from Twitter!
His wife Yolanthe Cabau revealed the news via her account.
“My husband @sneijder101010 can no longer write on Twitter,” she said. “It is a decision from the club.
“They said he can’t even support or compliment the team. I’m sad because he always gives his best for the team with all of his heart.
“It’s odd, but it’s OK. You’ll all see how Wesley will return to winning ways with Inter.”
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Pogba's agent slams "confused" Juventus
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been left out of the squad to face Pescara after reporting late for 2 training sessions. The 19-year-old has shown promise in Turin following his arrival from Manchester United.
He had been in contention for a starting place against Pescara before it was announced that he would not travel with the team.
The player's agent Mino Raiola has criticised the Serie A champions for deciding to publicise news of his client's indiscretions.
"Whoever decided to put this news out on the website is evidently confused", Raiola told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I hope it wasn't Conte's own decision, otherwise it means he is unable to deal with situations at this level."
"Paul is very disappointed with what happened, both for his lateness - despite good reasons - and for not being a part of the squad."
"In the first instance of lateness he was notified late at night."
"In the second he had some appointments - the club themselves had organised for him to go through some paperwork."
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