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Serie A games to start late in show of support for Parma 26 February 2015 The Italian Footballers' Association have decided to start Serie A games 15 minutes late this weekend as a show of solidarity for Parma. This weekend's Serie A matches will kick off 15 minutes late after a decision...

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Serie A Preview: Champions Juventus head to Sampdoria 16 May 2013 Serie A champions Juventus finish their league campaign with a trip to Sampdoria on Saturday. The Turin club lifted the title following their 1-1 draw with Cagliari, when Arturo Vidal cancelled out Victor Ibarbo's opener...

Blatter and Platini need a kick up the ass, claims Zamparini By Mark Doyle May 15, 2013 4:11:00 PM The Palermo chief took aim at the Swiss while discussing the possibility of Napoli being prevented from playing their Champions League home games at the San Paolo next season Maurizio...

Cassano fractures hand in training Inter's "cursed" campaign looks set to continue until the final day after the 30-year-old fell awkwardly in a routine practice session Zapata desperate for AC Milan stay The Colombia international is scheduled to return to Villarreal this summer but he is...

Serie A: Milan 0 Roma 0 13 May 2013 Referee Gianluca Rocchi was forced to temporarily halt Milan's goalless draw with Roma following alleged racist chanting from the away fans. The match was overshadowed by the behavior of sections of the crowd, apparently part of the Roma support, at the...

Serie A: Genoa 0 Inter 0 12 May 2013 Genoa guaranteed their Serie A survival thanks to a 0-0 draw with Inter on Sunday. In a tense game it was Inter's Tommaso Rocchi who went closest to breaking the deadlock when he smashed the ball against the crossbar in the second half. However, the...

Serie A Wrap: Juve drop points to Cagliari 12 May 2013 Champions Juventus avoided defeat at home to Cagliari thanks to a second-half Mirko Vucinic goal. Segundo Guerrero put Cagliari ahead on 12 minutes in what will have been a shock to the newly-crowned Scudetto holders on a day when they...

Serie A: Juventus 1 Cagliari 1 12 May 2013 Newly-crowned Serie A champions Juventus came from behind to claim a 1-1 draw at home to Cagliari on Saturday. The hosts fell behind thanks to Victor Ibarbo's brilliant solo effort, before Mirko Vucinic came off the bench in the second-half to...

Serie A: Inter 1 Lazio 3 9 May 2013 Inter Milan's hopes of a top-six finish were dealt a huge blow on Wednesday as Lazio claimed a 3-1 victory at San Siro. Andrea Stramaccioni's side had lost four of their previous five games heading into the match and desperately needed three points to...

Serie A: Atalanta 0 Juventus 1 9 May 2013 Juventus won their ninth Serie A match in a row after edging Atalanta 1-0 in Bergamo on Wednesday. Alessandro Matri scored the only goal of the game in the 18th minute for Juve, who have now won their last six matches at Atalanta. The match was...

Serie A: Pescara 0 Milan 4 9 May 2013 Mario Balotelli netted two goals as Milan eased to a comfortable 4-0 victory against relegated Pescara on Wednesday. The Italian striker grabbed the winning goal against Torino last time out and scored another important effort to put Milan ahead from...

Serie A: Roma 0 Chievo 1 8 May 2013 Roma's hopes of European football next term took a blow when they suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Chievo on Tuesday. Cyril Thereau struck in the 90th minute to ensure three points for Chievo, who climbed to 12th place in Serie A with the win, while Roma are...

Serie A Preview: Inter v Lazio 6 May 2013 Eighth-placed Inter will hope to leapfrog their seventh-placed opponents Lazio when the sides meet at San Siro on Wednesday. Just two points separate the teams in the Serie A standings and both remain in the hunt for UEFA Europa League qualification...

Stramaccioni: Inter must always aim to win The young coach has urged his men to give a fully-committed performance against Lazio on Wednesday in order to end the season on a high note Balotelli faces fine for celebration AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has confirmed the club will punish the...