Serie A

THERE WAS a significant milestone in the career of James Abankwah today, as the Irish youngster made his debut in Serie A for Udinese.

Of the six teams currently in the European places Inter Milan are the only one in the semi-finals of the Italian Cup. The defender was not the only Irish underage international on display, as Festy Ebosele made just his second Serie A start and 11th appearance in total, after joining the club following the expiration of his Derby County contract at the end of last season. THERE WAS a significant milestone in the career of James Abankwah today, as the Irish youngster made his debut in Serie A for Udinese.

The reigning champions away to the league leaders: it's a match not to be missed, with important points at stake for the respective sides. Our Match Preview ...

[Twitch channel](https://www.twitch.tv/acmilan) for the Live Reaction to Napoli v AC Milan, starting at 20:40 CEST, with Francesco Specchia, Lollo and more. After Napoli v AC Milan, two games will be played on Monday 3 April: Empoli v Lecce at 18:30 CEST and Sassuolo v Torino at 20:45 CEST. [Serie A](https://www.acmilan.com/en/season/2022/schedule/serie-a) kicked off on Saturday 1 April with the following results: Cremonese 1-3 Atalanta, Inter 0-1 Fiorentina and Juventus 1-0 Hellas Verona. Coverage starts at 19:30 CEST and will run right up to kick-off at the Maradona. [April](https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/schedule/2023-04-01/april-a-season-defining-month), a month that offers the Rossoneri the opportunity to try and find some consistency after some mixed results across January, February and March. Simeone will step in for the current top scorer in Serie A, with the Argentine having already scored against AC Milan in September and now ready to be part of a front three also made up of Kvaratskhelia and either Lozano (who is the favourite to play) or Politano. Indeed, both players picked up injuries during the [international break](https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/internationals) and won't feature at the Maradona, where the Rossoneri could return to a four-man backline. Napoli and AC Milan are set to face each other three times in the space of 16 days, but, before the teams meet in the [Champions League](https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/champions-league/2023-03-17/champions-league-ac-milan-to-face-napoli-in-the-quarters), there's a big matchday 28 showdown to be played in Serie A. After the game, we will have analysis, interviews and Stefano Pioli's press conference. In Italy, the game will be broadcast live on DAZN from 20:45 CEST. The team are doing well, and I'm sure that we have the mental fortitude and will be able to display this. [sporting season](https://www.acmilan.com/en/season/active/schedule/all), it's rare that a trio of matches can shape the destinies of two teams.

Goals from Pedro and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic earned Lazio a 2-0 win at Monza on Sunday to lift it five points clear of Inter Milan in the Serie A standings.

“Now we are good in the standings, there are 10 games left but we must continue like this” Napoli is 16 points clear at the top. “Monza are a good team, but I think we did a good job and ended up with a good victory,” Pedro told reporters.

Having beaten runaway leader Napoli and Roma in the derby before the international break, Lazio extended its unbeaten streak in the Italian league to six ...

Motta replaced the fired Sinisa Mihajlović in September after Bologna was unable to produce a win in its opening five matches. Also, Bologna continued to impress under Thiago Motta with a 3-0 win over Udinese to move up to eighth. ROME — Lazio tightened its grip on second place in Serie A with a 2-0 win at Silvio Berlusconi’s Monza on Sunday.

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Two goals in each half saw AC Milan hammer league leaders Napoli 4-0, as the reigning Serie A champions stunned the champions elect.

Napoli and their adoring fans were stunned, but it went from bad to worse eight minutes later. Serie A Osimhen double helps fire Serie A leaders Napoli to comfortable victory in Turin

Former St Patrick's Athletic defender James Abankwah made his Serie A debut on Sunday as both he and fellow Republic of Ireland underage international Festy ...

Napoli, who host AC Milan on Sunday evening, are 16 points clear at the top. Benzema scored his first with a diving header from a Vinicius Jr cross while narrowly avoiding a collision with the far post and the Brazilian also created the second with a simple pass for the French striker to score from the edge of the box. The 35-year-old completed his hat-trick when he adjusted his run into the six-yard box to turn on the spot and scoop a Rodrygo cross that was behind him to score while his back was towards goal. Rodrygo's opener from a smooth counter-attack after 22 minutes opened the flood gates as Benzema took charge at the Santiago Bernabeu, netting a first half hat-trick for Real Madrid for the first time in his career. Elsewhere in Italy's top division, goals from Pedro and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic earned Lazio a 2-0 win at Monza to lift them five points clear of Inter Milan in the standings. But with four minutes to go and trailing by three goals at Bologna, Abankwah was brought on by his manager Andrea Sottil at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.

GIROUD IN FOR IBRAHIMOVIC. AC MILAN: Maignan, Calabria (c), Kjaer, Tomori, Hernandez, Tonali, Bennacer, Diaz, Krunic, Leao, Giroud.

Napoli are so open at the back here. Calabria has it on the right and plays it inside to Saelemaekers, who stares down five Napoli players before navigating his way through them and squeezing the ball under Meret. What is going on here?

Fourth-place AC Milan, which is seven points behind Lazio, was visiting Napoli later. A free kick from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic after the break followed an early ...

Lazio tightened its grip on second place in Serie A with a 2-0 win at Silvio Berlusconi’s Monza on Sunday. Motta replaced the fired Sinisa Mihajlović in September after Bologna was unable to produce a win in its opening five matches. Lazio tightens grip on 2nd in Serie A with 2-0 win at Monza

Match ends, Monza 0, Lazio 2. Second Half ends, Monza 0, Lazio 2. Attempt saved. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) left footed shot from the left side of the bo.

Pedro (Lazio) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Luis Alberto (Lazio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Ciurria with a cross. Stefano Sensi (Monza) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. Monza 0, Lazio 2. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Marlon Santos (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Nicolò Rovella (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Dany Mota (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

After the win, Milan has 51 points, one more than fourth-placed Inter Milan, and is four behind second-placed Lazio. Napoli is 20 points clear at the top.

Diaz doubled the lead eight minutes later when he received a cross inside the box. Alexis Saelemaekers scored a fourth after 67 minutes with a solo effort in which he went past four defenders before putting the ball through Meret’s legs. The visitors went ahead after 17 minutes when Brahim Diaz sent a through ball to Leao who took a touch and chipped it elegantly over Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret.

Having beaten runaway leader Napoli and Roma in the derby before the international break, Lazio extended its unbeaten streak in the Italian league to six ...

ROME (AP) — Lazio tightened its grip on second place in Serie A with a 2-0 win at Silvio Berlusconi’s Monza on Sunday. Motta replaced the fired Sinisa Mihajlović in September after Bologna was unable to produce a win in its opening five matches. Lazio tightens grip on 2nd in Serie A with 2-0 win at Monza

Napoli can take another step towards their first Serie A title since 1990 but will be without injured star striker Victor Osimhen. Milinkovic-Savic's goal was ...

Of the six teams currently in the European places, Inter Milan are the only one in the semi-finals of the Italian Cup. "These are three big points... Daniel Maldini and Albin Ekdal both struck the woodwork in a frantic finish for the hosts who sit one place above Verona and the drop zone.

Rafael Leao is the only player to score multiple goals in a Serie A game against Napoli this seasonChampions elect Napoli suffered just a third Serie A ...

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 76'Post update Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 77'Post update Attempt blocked.

Milan's 4-0 demolition of Napoli away from home was a statistical anomaly in the history between these clubs, as well as the record for the runaway Serie A.

Luciano Spalletti had not conceded four goals in a home fixture in Serie A since March 2009, when The Rossoneri had not won in Naples by four clear goals in Serie A since November 1992, when Marco van Basten found the net four times and Stefano Eranio completed the 5-1 rout. [Milan](/teams/milan)’s 4-0 demolition of [Napoli](/teams/napoli) away from home was a statistical anomaly in the history between these clubs, as well as the record for the runaway Serie A leaders.

AC Milan striker Rafael Leao netted twice to give his side a superb 4-0 away victory over leaders Napoli in Serie A on Sunday, moving Stefano Pioli's side ...

It will allow us to study this match and see where we did well or could've done better," Pioli added. Later this month, they will also play against each other in the Champions League quarterfinals. [Brahim Diaz](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/246532/Brahim-Díaz) sent a through ball to Leao, who took a touch and chipped it elegantly over Napoli goalkeeper [Alex Meret](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/209746/Alex-Meret). This is a fine win, but it is only one match," Pioli told DAZN. "This is only the first step. Napoli are 20 points clear at the top.

ROME, April 2 (Xinhua) -- A highly-anticipated Serie A clash turned out to be a lop-sided one, as AC Milan beat Napoli 4-0 away on Sunday, inflicting the ...

(Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua) AC Milan's Rafael Leao (F) scores his goal during a Serie A football match between Napoli and AC Milan in Naples, Italy, on April 2, 2023. AC Milan's Rafael Leao (R) scores his goal during a Serie A football match between Napoli and AC Milan in Naples, Italy, on April 2, 2023.

AC Milan striker Rafael Leao netted twice to give his side a superb 4-0 away victory over leaders Napoli in Serie A.

It will allow us to study this match and see where we did well or could’ve done better," Pioli added. This is a fine win, but it is only one match," Pioli told DAZN. "This is only the first step.

Over the run-in of the season, Inter are playing for over €100 million between Serie A, the Champions League, and the Coppa Italia.

Additionally, apart from the minimum objective of finishing in the top four in the league, the specific placement in the table will also matter. These unexpected extra revenues have meant that it is no longer seen as strictly necessary to sell a big name player before the end of June in order to meet financial targets, although this would certainly change if the team are to miss out on top four in the league. The first priority for Inter is to secure the minimum objective of a top four spot in the Serie A table at the end of the season.

Former Italy manager Arigo Sacchi admitted that Victor Osimhen would have failed to make an impact in Napoli's defeat to AC Milan on Sunday night. The.

And this explains that one player cannot solve the situation,” Sacchi wrote in his column for La Gazzetta dello Sport, So, let’s immediately clear up that misunderstanding: in this context, it was a Napoli side that was not very gritty, very slow and very predictable, even Osimhen would have struggled. Former Italy manager Arigo Sacchi admitted that Victor Osimhen would have failed to make an impact in Napoli’s defeat to AC Milan on Sunday night.

Milan upset all the odds with an astonishing 4-0 victory away to leaders Napoli, including Rafael Leao's brace and an Alexis Saelemaekers solo run, putting.

The Spaniard had not scored in Serie A since October. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Junior Messias and Pierre Kalulu didn’t make the trip and the Rossoneri switched back to a 4-2-3-1 formation after a month of experimenting the three-man defence. The Portuguese forward had not found the net in all competition since January 14.

Barcelona 9 points ahead of Real Madrid in La Liga, Bayern Munich score vital 4-2 victory against Borussia Dortmund - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Lens and Olympic Marseille were behind the Parisians with 60 points. Their Turkish player Hakan Calhanoglu was not included in the squad due to an injury. Barcelona are 12 points ahead of Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga, while Bayern Munich got a vital 4-2 victory against Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga. He put a total 17 in the net this season. At the end of week 28, leaders Napoli have 71 points and are followed by Lazio with 55 points, Milan with 51 points, and Inter with 50 points. At the end of week 26, Bayern Munich, with 55 points, was followed by Borussia Dortmund with 53 points, Union Berlin with 51 points, Freiburg with 47 points, and Leipzig with 45 points. At the end of week 29 in the Premier League, Arsenal, continued to lead with 72 points, followed by Manchester City with 64 points (one game to play), Newcastle United with 50 points (two games to play), and Manchester United (two games to play). In week 28 of the Italian Serie A, AC Milan beat leaders Napoli 4-0 in an away game. Paris Saint-Germain remain in a six-point lead despite their second loss in a row in week 29 of the French Ligue 1. In week 27 of the Spanish La Liga, leaders Barcelona defeated Elche 4-0 in an away game. Arsenal are on a seven-win streak in the English Premier League, while Napoli maintain their 16-point lead in the Italian Serie A despite a 0-4 loss to AC Milan.

Brahim Diaz is catching the eye in Italy in 2023. His latest masterful display was in a 4-0 demolition of runaway Serie A leaders Napoli, with an assist and ...

Morocco promises him to be the star of the country, the No. His five goals and three assists in 24 Serie A games are better than the four goals and three assists in 20-21 or the three goals and three assists of 21-22. His desire to, one day, succeed in Spain is associated with his longing for the Spanish national team. His improvement is evident: Fabio Capello himself, during the last MARCA Sport Weekend in Malaga, analysed the Milan player: "Brahim has improved a lot. After all, Madrid is the place where Brahim wants to succeed one day. His latest masterful display was in a 4-0 demolition of runaway

The Serie A match between Empoli and Lecce has been postponed by an hour after a fire started in the home side's dressing room a few minutes ahead of ...

The kick-off, however, was then delayed by additional 45 minutes, both Empoli and Serie A said on Twitter. April 3 (Reuters) - The Serie A match between Empoli and Lecce has been postponed by an hour after a fire started in the home side's dressing room a few minutes ahead of kick-off, Italian agency Adnkronos reported on Monday. Serie A game postponed over fire in Empoli dressing room

MILAN — Empoli earned its first win since January when it beat fellow struggler Lecce 1-0 in Serie A on Monday. Francesco Caputo converted a 62nd-minute ...

Ricardo Rodríguez’s cross from the left was poor but came out to Valentino Lazaro on the other side of the area and he whipped it back in for a diving header from Antonio Sanabria. Kickoff was delayed for an hour after a small fire started in the Empoli dressing room because of a short circuit. Empoli broke the deadlock after Fabiano Parisi ran into the area and was clumsily barged over by Lecce midfielder Morten Hjulmand.

We bring you all the latest news and updates from today's Serie A games, as Empoli-Lecce is delayed by a fire in the locker room, while Sassuolo face off ...

Torino, which begins at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT) in a mid-table tussle. The kick-off was delayed by an hour, so it is now scheduled to start at 18.30 UK time (17.30 GMT). It was meant to begin at 17.30 UK time (16.30 GMT), but a small fire broke out just above the Empoli locker room in the Stadio Castellani, causing an evacuation of the two teams.

Francesco Caputo converted a 62nd-minute penalty kick to end a four-match losing run and lift Empoli 12 points above the bottom three. Lecce was four points ...

Ricardo Rodríguez’s cross from the left was poor but came out to Valentino Lazaro on the other side of the area and he whipped it back in for a diving header from Antonio Sanabria. Kickoff was delayed for an hour after a small fire started in the Empoli dressing room because of a short circuit. Empoli broke the deadlock after Fabiano Parisi ran into the area and was clumsily barged over by Lecce midfielder Morten Hjulmand.

Francesco Caputo converted a penalty to end Empoli's eight-match winless streak and doom Lecce to a fifth straight defeat in a game that started late due to ...

The referee pointed to the spot when Morten Hjulmand barged Parisi over in the box with a clumsy challenge, the penalty converted by Caputo with a powerful and central finish. [Kick-off was delayed by an hour after a short-circuit sparked a small fire above the Empoli locker rooms](https://football-italia.net/empoli-lecce-will-be-delayed-after-teams-evacuated-in-fire-scare/) of the Stadio Castellani, which was immediately put out, but the teams had to be evacuated and checks performed. [Empoli](/teams/empoli)’s eight-match winless streak and doom Lecce to a fifth straight defeat in a game that started late due to a fire breaking out in the locker rooms.

Francesco Caputo converted a 62nd-minute penalty kick in Monday night's match to end a four-match losing run and lift Empoli 12 points above the bottom three.

Ricardo Rodriguez's cross from the left was poor but came out to Valentino Lazaro on the other side of the area and he whipped it back in for a diving header from Antonio Sanabria. Empoli broke the deadlock after Fabiano Parisi ran into the area and was clumsily barged over by Lecce midfielder Morten Hjulmand. Kickoff was delayed for an hour after a small fire started in the Empoli dressing room because of a short circuit.

AN ITALIAN football match was delayed due to a fire in the dressing room.The top-flight Serie A clash between Empoli and Lecce was due to kick off at.

[DAZN](https://twitter.com/DAZN_IT) report they noticed it was coming from the panels in the ceiling and was spreading quickly. Empoli and Lecce went into the game knowing a win for either side would mean a huge step towards Serie A survival with ten games to go. [HOW TO GET FREE BETS ON FOOTBALL](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/betting-tips/19779073/football-free-bets-offers-bonus-new-sign-up/) However, the fact that the fire was electrical meant a full investigation was required before they get the green light to allow thousands of people into the 16,800-capacity Stadio Carlo Castellani. [Serie A](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/serie-a/) clash between Empoli and Lecce was due to kick off at 6.30pm local time. Both sets of players and coaches were evacuated to safety as the emergency services got the fire under control.

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Andrea Pinamonti opened the scoring for Sassuolo in the 36th minute but was cancelled out by Torino as they struck through Antonio Sanabria in the 66th ...

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