Claudio Ranieri admits he would join the Italy squad, either as coach or a director. ‘I said no before because I had a job, but now I am free. When called by your country, you say yes.’

The former Roma director was at the Gianni Di Marzio Awards and spoke to Sky Sport Italia about what will come next in his extraordinary, lengthy career.

He has already retired twice, and was dismissed by the Giallorossi from his role as consultant due to clashes with coach Gian Piero Gasperini.

Some reports have suggested that Ranieri could be the man to get Italy back on their feet after missing three consecutive editions of the World Cup.

Ranieri had been offered Italy role before

“I said no to Italy before because I already had a job at Roma and could not do two jobs,” Ranieri told Sky Sport Italia.

“At this point in time, I am free, so if anyone was to call, why not? Never say never.”

Would he accept the call to be coach or just a director?

“I don’t know, when you are called by your country, you say yes and that’s that.”

Ranieri will be forever associated with Leicester City after winning the Premier League a decade ago, but 10 years on and the Foxes have been relegated to the third tier of English football.

“It was considered a yo-yo club in England, going up and down through the top two divisions,” noted Ranieri.

“It’s a pity they have dropped down to the third tier. I will soon be going to Leicester for the celebrations 10 years on from the Premier League title, and the fans care about recreating that atmosphere.”

It was revealed that Enzo Maresca had called Ranieri for advice before several of his jobs, including at Leicester City and Chelsea, so what should the Italian do next?

“Maresca is one of the most promising young coaches that we have and I hope he will remain in England.”

Vincenzo Italiano explains why Jonathan Rowe didn’t start in Bologna’s 3-2 victory away to Napoli and admits his future ‘will be discussed’ with club directors soon.

The Rossoblu had stuttered in the closing stages of the season and failed to even find the net in their last four games between Serie A and the Europa League.

However, they caused a huge upset with this 3-2 victory at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, meaning they beat Napoli home and away this term.

Federico Bernardeschi and a Riccardo Orsolini penalty had put them 2-0 up, only for Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Alisson Santos to claw them back to 2-2.

It was ultimately decided in stoppages by a spectacular Jonathan Rowe acrobatic volley, after Italiano confirmed he was not in the starting XI due to a slight injury.

Italiano joy at Bologna response

“Bernardeschi told me it’s in his contract that every time he gets substituted, he needs to kick the bottles around on the touchline,” joked Italiano on DAZN Italia.

“I am happy for Rowe, because I had told him he could come on today for 20-25 minutes and bring his unpredictability, as he had a nasty bruise to his foot against Cagliari and didn’t train much last week.

“When someone with his quality comes on, he must put it at the disposal of the team with his talent and taking men on. I feel we had the just reward for an excellent first half performance, clearly Napoli fought back, but we gave a strong response to a difficult period.”

Both Rowe and Bernardeschi were on target today, but have struggled with fitness issues and adapting to Serie A football.

“We knew that Berna needed some time, that English players struggle more than others to adapt to Serie A, but after four months he started to really understand the movements and work with his teammates. He is young and has shown a lot of quality.

“Berna has impressive statistics for his fitness levels, you see the quality he brings.”

Santiago Castro was included in the 55-man long-list for the Argentina squad at the World Cup.

“He is still very young, but has been a starter for the last two years, is improving the way he works for the team off the ball, he still has enormous margin for improvement. If he keeps his feet firmly on the ground and continues to show this effort, he can become a great centre-forward,” said the coach.

Now Bologna are in eighth place, and although European qualification is beyond them, they can try to miss the first two rounds of the Coppa Italia next term.

“We were unable to be quite as amazing as last season, but there were some bright moments this year too, it’s a pity about the last few months, but now we have another two games and will hope to do as well as we did tonight,” continued Italiano.

The coach has been linked with a departure from Bologna and several clubs are said to be interested, including Milan and Napoli. The newspapers claim there will be a summit with directors tomorrow.

“I don’t know about there being a meeting tomorrow. There will be a meeting with the club to discuss how the season went and future plans, we did it last year and will do it again this time,” replied Italiano.

“I always said this is a top club and atmosphere around us, we were sad for the jeers recently, but these things happen. We’ll discuss it and see what we should do.”

Antonio Conte feels Napoli ‘didn’t deserve’ to lose 3-2 to Bologna, but also admits it is ‘evidently not a fluke’ if they keep going behind early. ‘We’ve got to secure Champions League football.’

The Partenopei came into this match knowing that a victory would guarantee Champions League qualification with two rounds to spare.

They went 2-0 down to goals from Federico Bernardeschi and Riccardo Orsolini, managed to claw their way back with Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Alisson Santos, but capitulated in stoppages to an acrobatic Jonathan Rowe volley.

Conte frustrated at Napoli stumble

“When you press, you’ve got to do it properly, because if you only do it half-way then you just end up running around for nothing,” Conte told DAZN Italia.

“We could’ve been more determined in the pressing, but it wasn’t the first time this season we were 2-0 down, so that means it’s not a fluke. Evidently we need to be more determined in the initial approach, because it keeps happening.

“We managed to get it back on track, tried to win and pushed hard, but if you can’t win, then you should at least try not to lose. I don’t think we deserved to lose, but these things happen.

“There are two games to go, we’ve got to recharge the batteries, secure Champions League football in these two matches and try to do our best.

“I am not upset with the performance, I saw the lads wanted to get the job done tonight, but at times there’s a twist in the tale.”

Now Napoli are by no means sure of a top four finish, as they are just two points clear of Juventus in third, three points ahead of Milan and Roma, and even Como are in there five points adrift.

Rasmus Hojlund was repeatedly told off from the touchline for wandering offside, but is working a lot harder than he did when first arriving from Manchester United.

“Let us not forget, he is the only striker we’ve got in the squad right now, so he’s playing constantly,” noted Conte.

“I wish I had the chance to give him some rest. He’s young, has a lot of energy, there are moments when you need to attack the space, others when you hold up the ball. He is only 23, works hard for the team and has margin for improvement.”

Alisson Santos impressed when running at defenders, so can he fill the gap left in this squad by the departure of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to Paris Saint-Germain?

“Alisson is improving, we are trying to use him in a way that can make the most of his characteristics. He arrived from Sporting, where he had basically never started a match, so it required a lot of work and he has improved a lot,” replied Conte.

“The other problem is once the defenders get to know him, it all becomes more difficult.”

Napoli’s shock 3-2 home defeat to Bologna means there are five Serie A teams in a five-point radius for three Champions League spots, as Juventus, Milan, Roma and Como close in.

The Partenopei would’ve mathematically secured a top four spot this evening with a victory at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Instead, they came back from 2-0 down for 2-2, only to then capitulate in stoppages to a spectacular Jonathan Rowe volley.

The result means that Napoli are now only two points clear of Juventus in third, but more importantly the gap from Milan and Roma is just three points.

Como are in there too, just five points adrift of second place with two rounds left to play.

Serie A Week 37 fixtures set

This also guarantees that the five Week 37 fixtures involving these teams must all be played simultaneously on Sunday at 11.30 UK time (12.30 CEST).

That is organised to ensure none of the sides can get an unfair advantage by knowing the results of the other matches.

Napoli’s trip to Pisa could’ve been moved to the evening if their Champions League spot had been secured, but that is no longer the case.

Only the top four go into the Champions League in Serie A this season, so Inter are guaranteed, but there are five teams battling for the remaining three spots.

Goal difference is irrelevant in Serie A, so if two or more teams finish level on points, they are divided by their head-to-head record in the season.

If more than two sides are stuck together, then a mini-table is drawn up of all their head-to-head records.

Serie A Table

Napoli fought back from 2-0 down, but Bologna snatched a stunning 3-2 victory at the Stadio Maradona with Jonathan Rowe’s acrobatic volley, putting Champions League football back in doubt.

The Partenopei knew a victory would guarantee a top four finish, but Kevin De Bruyne was ruled out after a nasty clash of heads in training left him needing four stitches to his cheekbone. Romelu Lukaku and David Neres also missed out, though Giovanni Di Lorenzo returned for his first appearance since knee ligament damage on January 31. Bologna had Joao Mario back, but missed Martin Vitik, Nicolò Cambiaghi and Nicolò Casale, with Jonathan Rowe only fit for the bench. They had beaten Napoli 2-0 in Serie A earlier this season, but lost by the same result in the Supercoppa Italiana Final on December 22.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Bologna had a strong start and took the lead when Federico Bernardeschi combined with Juan Miranda to smash a ferocious left-foot strike into the far top corner.

It was nearly 2-0 moments later, as when Riccardo Orsolini was blocked off, it came to Miranda to fire onto the top of the upright.

Napoli tried to respond, twice testing Massimo Pessina with Giovane and Alisson Santos, then Scott McTominay’s glancing header flashed inches wide from an Alisson Santos corner.

Bologna had penalty appeals when Miranda got to the ball before Di Lorenzo and was caught on the boot, so it was given following the VAR review. Orsolini had never scored a goal against Napoli before in his career, but managed to squirm the spot-kick in despite Vanja Milinkovic-Savic getting a glove to it.

Joao Mario was booked for crashing into McTominay on the edge of the area, the referee opting for a yellow card and not sufficient for a straight red.

Di Lorenzo made up for his earlier error and marked his return after three months with a goal. Rasmus Hojlund held up Matteo Politano’s pass, it ricocheted off Remo Freuler into the captain’s path, who fired in off the underside of the bar from a tricky angle.

After the restart, Di Lorenzo’s glancing header on a Politano corner skimmed the crossbar, but Napoli completed the comeback moments later.

Hojlund laid it off down the left for Alisson Santos to sweep the angled drive into the far bottom corner with the inside of the right boot.

Politano forced a one-handed save from Pessina, as did Miguel Gutierrez with a cross-shot at the near post, while Amir Rrahmani blasted wide.

Just as it seemed to be heading for a 2-2 draw, Bologna restored their lead with a moment of pure magic. Milinkovic-Savic got his gloves to the powerful Miranda cross-shot, but it looped up nicely for the acrobatic Rowe scissor-kick volley from 12 yards.

Napoli 2-3 Bologna

Bernardeschi 10 (B), Orsolini pen 35 (B), Di Lorenzo 45 (N), Alisson Santos 48 (N), Rowe 91 (B)

11-05-2026 19:45

MatchDay 36

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

NAP

BGN

2 - 3

Player statistic

1st half

		9'		Federico Bernardeschi (Assist: Juan Miranda)
		34'		Riccardo Orsolini
		38'		João Mário
Giovanni Di Lorenzo		45+2'

2nd half

		47'		Federico Bernardeschi
Alisson Santos (Assist: Rasmus Højlund)		48'
		58'		Eivind Helland
		69'		Jhon Lucumí
Matteo Politano		84'
		90+1'		Jonathan Rowe

Match statistic

52

Possession %

48

14

Total shots

10

5

Shots on target

4

5

Shots off target

5

4

Blocked shots

1

7

Corners

1

4

Offsides

10

Fouls

12

NAP

BGN

Starting lineups

32

Vanja Milinković-Savić

Goalkeeper

4

Alessandro Buongiorno

Defender

13

Amir Rrahmani

Defender

22

Giovanni Di Lorenzo

Defender

3

Miguel Gutiérrez

Defender

87'

8

Scott McTominay

Midfielder

68

Stanislav Lobotka

Midfielder

76'

27

Alisson Santos

Attacker

23

Giovane Nascimento

Attacker

76'

21

Matteo Politano

Attacker

84'

19

Rasmus Højlund

Attacker

25

Massimo Pessina

Goalkeeper

5

Eivind Helland

Defender

81'

26

Jhon Lucumí

Defender

17

João Mário

Defender

64'

33

Juan Miranda

Defender

19

Lewis Ferguson

Midfielder

82'

8

Remo Freuler

Midfielder

4

Tommaso Pobega

Midfielder

81'

10

Federico Bernardeschi

Attacker

73'

7

Riccardo Orsolini

Attacker

9

Santiago Castro

Attacker

Substitutes

5

Juan Jesus

Defender

1

Alex Meret

Goalkeeper

99

Frank Anguissa

Midfielder

14

Nikita Contini

Goalkeeper

26

Antonio Vergara

Midfielder

17

Mathías Olivera

Defender

31

Sam Beukema

Defender

20

Eljif Elmas

Midfielder

76'

6

Billy Gilmour

Midfielder

76'

37

Leonardo Spinazzola

Defender

84'

30

Pasquale Mazzocchi

Defender

87'

22

Charalampos Lykogiannis

Defender

29

Lorenzo De Silvestri

Defender

1

Lukasz Skorupski

Goalkeeper

13

Federico Ravaglia

Goalkeeper

21

Jens Odgaard

Attacker

24

Thijs Dallinga

Attacker

30

Benja Domínguez

Attacker

20

Nadir Zortea

Defender

64'

11

Jonathan Rowe

Midfielder

73'

6

Nikola Moro

Midfielder

81'

14

Torbjørn Heggem

Defender

81'

23

Simon Sohm

Midfielder

82'

Italian coach Enzo Maresca assures he feels ‘ready for the next chapter’ of his career, which could be Manchester City after the split from Chelsea. ‘We’ll see what happens.’

The 46-year-old had taken Chelsea to the Club World Cup trophy last year, beating Paris Saint-Germain to lift the silverware in the USA.

However, a series of disagreements with the Stamford Bridge hierarchy saw him part ways with the Blues on January 1.

Now he is being tipped as the successor to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, if the Spaniard decides to walk away.

Maresca was a guest on Sky Sport Italia this evening and said he was eager to get back to work after five months at home.

Maresca eager to get back to work

“I feel ready for the next chapter, that is the most important thing,” said the Italian.

He was asked specifically about those Manchester City rumours, and did not shrug them off.

“What matters, regardless of the club, is being ready. There are only a few weeks left until the end of the season, then we’ll see what happens.”

The reason he is so heavily linked with the Manchester City job is that he was Guardiola’s assistant manager there in the 2022-23 campaign, and before that worked at their youth academy in 2020-21.

His only Serie A role was at Parma for 14 games in 2021, then he took Leicester City to promotion in 2023-24, before taking the Chelsea job that summer.

Another alternative would be the Napoli job, if Antonio Conte moves on at the end of the season.

Fenerbahce Presidential candidate Hakan Safi was spotted at the Milan headquarters today for a meeting to discuss transfer strategy, claim Turkish reports.

It is by no means certain that Safi will be elected as the President of the Turkish club, but his presence in Italy does suggest he feels a big move could push him over the top of other candidates.

According to Turkish transfer pundit Yagiz Sabuncuoglu, the meeting was to cover transfer market topics with the Rossoneri directors.

ÖZEL | Fenerbahçe başkan adayı Hakan Safi, transfer görüşmeleri yapmak üzere AC Milan yetkilileriyle bir araya gelmek için bugün kulüp binasına gitti. pic.twitter.com/k46yOKuFXl

— Yağız Sabuncuoğlu (@yagosabuncuoglu) May 11, 2026

Milan meet with Fenerbahce candidate

There was a staff meeting today called by CEO Giorgio Furlani, including director of sport Igli Tare and Special Advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic, so they were all present at Casa Milan.

It is also reported that Hakan Safi was in the stands at San Siro on Sunday evening for the 3-2 Serie A defeat to Atalanta.

The players he could be watching include Christopher Nkunku, but the suggestion Fenerbahce are asking after Rafael Leao seem a little unlikely considering the €70m asking price.

The Supercoppa Italiana will not be in Saudi Arabia for 2026-27, confirmed Lega Serie A President Luigi De Siervo, with USA and Italy potential options.

The last edition had been played in Saudi Arabia and there was a contract option for the organisers to host next season too.

However, it seems they have decided against using that clause, so it will be played elsewhere.

Supercoppa Italiana up in the air

“It’s a complicated matter, we have some contracts, and we can say it will not be in Saudi Arabia,” De Siervo told GR Parlamento Radio RAI.

“There is a theory we could play in the United States, and another international idea, but also that of playing for a year in Italy.”

The Supercoppa Italiana should once again be in the Final Four format, meaning there are semi-finals between the winners of the Scudetto and Coppa Italia runners-up, and vice versa.

Whoever wins those two matches then go head-to-head for the trophy.

The December 2025 edition was won by Napoli, beating Bologna in the Final.

It tends to be played on neutral turf, so it would require suitable stadiums.

There is another problem with this format, which is that Inter won the Scudetto and are also the Coppa Italia Finalists, so there has to be an extra team found from somewhere else.

The entire Milan squad will reportedly be locked in a training retreat from Wednesday to prepare for the decisive trip to Genoa on Sunday.

Director of sport Igli Tare had already hinted following the 3-2 home defeat to Atalanta that the club could impose a training retreat to get the team focused.

They risk throwing away Champions League qualification after sliding down from second to fourth place, on level terms with Roma, with a run of just seven points from eight rounds.

Milan team to go into camp

According to MilanNews, Sky Sport Italia and more, the decision has been made to put the players into a camp from Wednesday.

It comes after the Serie A Week 37 fixture list was confirmed, with Milan’s visit to Genoa kicking off at 11.30 UK time (12.30 CEST) on Sunday.

In these training retreats, the players are kept at lodgings inside the training ground, so they are not allowed to go home and see their families.

These are sometimes used as punishment for poor performances, but nominally are supposed to allow the players to focus fully on their work and create a sense of unity within the group.

Scott McTominay claims the return of Napoli defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo against Bologna is crucial. ‘He’s one of the best captains I’ve experienced, to be honest.’

It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog.

The Partenopei can lock down a top four finish with victory this evening, or risk being sucked back into the increasingly tense fight for Champions League qualification.

Kevin De Bruyne was ruled out by a clash of heads, which saw him require four stitches, but the good news is the return of Di Lorenzo.

The captain starts for his first appearance since suffering knee ligament damage against Fiorentina on January 31.

McTominay high praise for Di Lorenzo

“He’s such an important player, in the dressing room, on the pitch, we’ve missed him so much, for me he’s such a great captain, one of the best captains I’ve experienced, to be honest. He means that much to the team,” McTominay told DAZN Italia.

The former Manchester United midfielder has scored nine goals this season, if he nets again then he’ll become only the second Napoli midfielder in 90 years to score 10 Serie A goals in two consecutive seasons.

The only other player who achieved that was Marek Hamsik, so how does he feel potentially achieving that record and following in the footsteps of an icon like the Slovakian?

“I didn’t know before you told me. I don’t really concentrate on things like this, it’s a team game, it’s important to get the best out of everyone, the objective has got nothing to do with me, it’s about the team at all times,” insisted McTominay.

Antonio Conte reveals a nasty incident in training ruled Kevin De Bruyne out of tonight’s game with Napoli and sent him to hospital. ‘There’s no head trauma, but he needed four stitches.’

It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog.

The Belgium international was expected to start this evening, but in the afternoon reports emerged that he would be left out in favour of Giovane.

The nature of the injury was not clear and he is not even on the bench tonight.

Conte confirms De Bruyne setback

“De Bruyne had basically a collision in training, a clash of heads, his cheekbone split open, he had four stitches and tests. There is no head trauma, but he’s still not in great shape,” Conte told DAZN Italia.

There is the return of captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo, who had not featured since suffering a knee ligament injury on January 31 against Fiorentina.

“I think Giovanni represents Napoli of this era, he’s been here a long time, is the captain, the only player who have won everything the club won in these years.

“He’s an important player, a charismatic figure, now after two weeks of training with the team, it’s only right that he returns to the starting XI.”

Inter have clinched the Scudetto with three rounds to spare, becoming the new Champions of Italy after Napoli took the title last season.

Conte had said that second place was just the first for losers, but does he still believe that?

“We try to do our best. I think this has been a very, very difficult year where we found ourselves in situations that could’ve knocked us down. Those who were left over did well to cover absences that lasted five or six months,” replied Conte.

“We kept ourselves afloat, Inter deserve credit for their title and the winning mentality is also shown by giving credit to the team that did better. Inter won, congratulations to them, but that doesn’t mean that we lost.”

It is now official that the entire Serie A Week 37 calendar will be played on Sunday, including five games kicking off at 11.30 UK time (12.30 CEST) including Roma-Lazio, Genoa-Milan and Juventus-Fiorentina.

In Serie A it is traditional for the final two rounds to be played simultaneously if teams are still battling for position, that way it will ensure fairness and no advantage of knowing the other results first.

This is causing a huge problem for the organisers, because the fight for Europe is extraordinarily tight and involves several clubs.

With that in mind, and the presence of the Italian Open tennis final also at the Foro Italico this weekend, the focus will all be in the early slot.

Roma-Lazio, Como-Parma, Genoa-Milan, Juventus-Fiorentina and Pisa-Napoli will all kick off on Sunday at 11.30 UK time (12.30 CEST).

However, if Napoli win this evening against Bologna and therefore guarantee a top four finish, then their match with Pisa can be shifted to 17.00 UK (18.00 CEST).

The only afternoon fixture is Inter-Verona, which is now irrelevant, while Atalanta-Bologna is later.

The remaining three matches are important for the relegation zone, so they too all have to be simultaneous at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

Serie A Week 37

Sunday May 17

Como vs. Parma (11.30)

Genoa vs. Milan (11.30)

Juventus vs. Fiorentina (11.30)

Pisa vs. Napoli (11.30)*

Roma vs. Lazio (11.30)

Inter vs. Verona (14.00)

Atalanta vs. Bologna (17.00)

Cagliari vs. Torino (19.45)

Sassuolo vs. Lecce (19.45)

Udinese vs. Cremonese (19.45)

*moved to 17.00 UK if Napoli win tonight

Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi confirms director Tony D’Amico ‘is courted by other clubs and could leave’ with Milan and Roma interest, while they’d be ‘very happy’ to replace him with Cristiano Giuntoli.

There are numerous reports that the summer will have a series of changes in directorial roles, and La Dea could be at the centre of it.

Director of sport D’Amico has been in Bergamo for four years, but has been heavily linked with a potential move to Roma for a reunion with Gian Piero Gasperini, or even Milan in case Igli Tare is dismissed.

Atalanta ready to part with D’Amico

“I have an extraordinary rapport with D’Amico, what he has done for us over the years is something I’ve seen up close,” Percassi told Sky Sport Italia when attending an awards ceremony this evening.

“Since he arrived, Atalanta finished third, fourth, fifth and this season very likely seventh. I can only thank him for all he is doing.

“I am aware that, like with our players who are courted by other clubs, the same is true of our directors. There are another two games to go this season.

“Our rapport could probably come to a conclusion, but our mutual esteem will remain forever. We’ll see what happens. The important thing for Atalanta now is to ensure we are ready if Tony does decide to try a new experience, and bring in a replacement who is up to the same standards.”

There are multiple reports today that Atalanta have already agreed terms with former Juventus and Napoli director of sport Giuntoli, and again Percassi was surprisingly forthcoming on the suggestion.

“Giuntoli is one of the best directors in Italian football, he has experience in every level of the sport. We’ll see what happens. I am well aware that Cristiano Giuntoli has many clubs calling him, so we’ll see if this is a marriage that can be consummated.

“If that were to happen, we’d be very happy.”

The Atalanta CEO was also asked about reports that Manchester United and Atletico Madrid are engaging in a bidding war for midfielder Ederson this summer.

“So far, we do not have any formal offers, just informal interest from clubs, but it is natural that we have players who attract the interest of big clubs and we’ll evaluate them at the opportune moment,” concluded Percassi.

Napoli lose Kevin De Bruyne, but have Giovanni Di Lorenzo back after more than three months with Rasmus Hojlund, Alisson Santos and Giovane against Santiago Castro’s Bologna.

It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog.

The Partenopei are starting to feel the tension as there is a growing crowd of clubs pushing for those Champions League places, so a victory here is necessary to take them away from the chasing pack.

De Bruyne was all set to start, but pulled out with a fitness issue this afternoon, so Giovane steps into the trident attack with Hojlund and Alisson Santos.

Scott McTominay and Stanislav Lobotka pull the midfield strings, but the big news is the return of Di Lorenzo, the captain’s first appearance since a knee ligament injury against Fiorentina on January 31.

He goes into the back three, leaving Matteo Politano and Miguel Gutierrez as wing-backs, with David Neres and Romelu Lukaku the only remaining absentees.

Bologna have abandoned hopes of a seventh-place finish, which could’ve been valid for the Conference League only if Lazio lose the Coppa Italia Final to Inter on Wednesday.

The focus now is on ending the season relatively well, but they scraped one point from the last three rounds, all while failing to score a single goal.

There are plenty of injury problems, missing Martin Vitik, Nicolò Cambiaghi and Nicolò Casale, though Joao Mario returns to the bench after shaking off a muscular issue.

Castro leads the attack, fresh from being included in Argentina’s 55-man longlist for the World Cup squad.

He is supported by Riccardo Orsolini and Federico Bernardeschi, leaving Jonathan Rowe on the bench.

Bologna have quite a strong record against the Partenopei, winning 2-0 at the Stadio Dall’Ara in November, but were beaten by the same result on neutral turf in the Supercoppa Italiana Final on December 22.

Napoli vs. Bologna line-ups

Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Gutierrez; Giovane, Hojlund, Alisson

Bologna: Pessina; Joao Mario, Helland, Lucumì, Miranda; Ferguson, Freuler, Pobega; Orsolini, Castro, Bernardeschi

According to Sky Sport Italia, under-fire Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani called a meeting today with Igli Tare and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to discuss the current crisis.

The Rossoneri slipped down to fourth place, held on level points with Roma, after scraping just seven points in the last eight Serie A games.

They were beaten 3-2 by Atalanta at home last night, amid furious protests from the fans, with thousands signing a petition calling for Furlani to be fired.

Milan seeking unity amid tension

It’s reported Furlani called a meeting today at the Casa Milan headquarters, attended also by director of sport Tare and RedBird Senior Advisor Ibrahimovic.

There were more figures involved in the staff meeting, with Furlani seemingly urging them to forge a sense of unity going into these final two games of the season.

It remains to be seen if that will work, considering the multiple reports in recent weeks that Furlani is ready to push both Tare and coach Max Allegri out after just one year in their jobs.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has named the 55-man longlist of players for the 2026 World Cup, including Lautaro Martinez, Matias Soulé and Nico Paz, but not Paulo Dybala.

The Seleccion are the reigning World Champions, having won the trophy in 2022 in Qatar, and go into this tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico as one of the favourites.

There is no shortage of talent to choose from and many of them ply their trade in Serie A.

Lautaro Martinez is not in doubt, as the Inter striker and Capocannoniere was a key figure in their Copa America triumph two years ago.

Others included in the 55-man longlist who play in Serie A are Como talent Nico Paz, Roma’s Soulé, Como midfielder Maximo Perrone, Bologna striker Santiago Castro and Parma centre-forward Mateo Pellegrino.

Nico Gonzalez is there too, currently on loan at Atletico Madrid from Juventus.

However, Roma veteran Dybala is not even in the extended Argentina list, meaning he has no hope of participating in the World Cup this summer.

La Joya just completed his comeback from injury and had his first start since January 25, but it was not enough to convince Scaloni.

Someone who is included for Argentina is Gianluca Prestianni, the Benfica winger currently suspended after alleged racist insults towards Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid during a Champions League match.

Lionel Messi is there too, although the legend now at Inter Miami has not yet confirmed he wants to be at the World Cup for Argentina.

Argentina longlist for World Cup

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Geronimo Rulli (Olympique Marseille), Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid), Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace), Facundo Cambeses (Racing Club), Santiago Beltran (River Plate).

Defenders: Agustin Giay (Palmeiras), Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Nicolas Capaldo (Hamburg), Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise), Lucas Martinez Quarta (River Plate), Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), German Pezzella (River Plate), Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique Marseille), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Lautaro Di Lollo (Boca Juniors), Zaid Romero (Getafe), Facundo Medina (Olympique Marseille), Marcos Acuña (River Plate), Nicolas Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon), Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club).

Midfielders: Maximo Perrone (Como), Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors), Guido Rodriguez (Valencia), Anibal Moreno (River Plate), Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors), Alan Varela (Porto), Ezequiel Fernandez (Bayer Leverkusen), Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), Nicolas Dominguez (Nottingham Forest), Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa), Nicolas Paz (Como), Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid), Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid), Tomas Aranda (Boca Juniors), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Claudio Echeverri (Girona), Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).

Forwards: Santiago Castro (Bologna), Lautaro Martinez (Inter), José Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras), Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid), Mateo Pellegrino (Parma), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nicolas Gonzalez (Atletico Madrid/Juventus), Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), Matías Soulé (Roma), Valentin Barco (Strasbourg)

Marco Guida has been chosen as the referee for this Wednesday’s Coppa Italia Final between Lazio and Inter, with Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni as the VAR.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday May 13 at 20.00 UK time (21.00 CEST).

The winner will be decided after 90 minutes, extra time, or potentially even a penalty shoot-out.

Guida to officiate Coppa Italia Final

The Lega Serie A announced today that the referee will be Guida, assisted by Stefano Alassio and Giovanni Baccini.

Luca Zufferli is going to be the fourth official on the touchline dealing with Maurizio Sarri and Cristian Chivu.

In the VAR booth are Mazzoleni and his assistant Aleandro Di Paolo.

Guida is 44 years old from Torre Annunziata, near Naples, and this will be the first Coppa Italia Final of his career.

He has officiated 29 official matches so far this season, awarding 11 penalties and three straight red cards.

His record with Inter is of 17 victories, 10 draws and six defeats, with five dismissals.

Lazio experienced 12 wins, eight draws and 12 losses with Guida, having eight players sent off.

There are reports Kevin De Bruyne could be ruled out of tonight’s Serie A match between Napoli and Bologna with a fresh fitness issue.

It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

The Partenopei need a victory to consolidate second place and break free of the increasingly close fight for a Champions League spot.

De Bruyne problem for Napoli

According to Sky Sport Italia, there is a late surprise problem for coach Antonio Conte to contend with, as De Bruyne might not be ready to participate.

Radio Kiss Kiss also report that De Bruyne will not be in the starting XI, as Giovane is expected to step into the front three with Rasmus Hojlund and Alisson Santos.

There is some good news, though, as captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo could make his first appearance since suffering a knee ligament injury on January 31.

He could even be thrown straight back into the starting XI, after sitting on the bench for the 0-0 with Como.

Napoli probable: Milinkovic-Savic; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Gutierrez; Giovane, Hojlund, Alisson

Lega Serie A President Luigi De Siervo confirms Roma-Lazio, Genoa-Milan, Juventus-Fiorentina and Como-Parma might all kick off on Sunday May 17 at 11.30 UK time (12.30 CEST).

The penultimate round of the Serie A season is this weekend, but we still don’t know the dates or kick-off times for any of the matches.

As a general rule, the final two sets of games have teams competing for the same target playing simultaneously to ensure fairness, as knowing the other side’s result could give an advantage.

Considering how close the fight for the top four is turning out to be, this could involve Milan, Juventus, Roma and Como.

Serie A fixtures still to be decided

“We are trying to balance all the requirements, from public safety to the Final of the Italian Open tennis tournament, to fairness in playing the games simultaneously,” Serie A President De Siervo told GR Parlamento Radio RAI.

“I am convinced that the solution for those games on Sunday at 12.30 would be in the interests of everyone.”

As luck would have it, the Italian Open is hosted at the Foro Italico, which is right next to the Stadio Olimpico, meaning there would be a huge number of people in the area.

The Men’s Singles Final is scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday May 17.

Another alternative would be to move all these Serie A games to Monday at 18.00 CEST (17.00 UK time), but that would infuriate the TV companies who feel it is a worse slot for their broadcasts.

It could also irritate people who might otherwise be at work when the games are getting ready to kick off.

Meanwhile, if Napoli fail to beat Bologna tonight, they too could get dragged into the fight for the top four, and therefore also have to play earlier.

Italian referee Maurizio Mariani will officiate the 2026 UEFA Conference League Final between Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano, with Marco Di Bello as his VAR.

The match will take place in Leipzig on Wednesday May 27 at 20.00 UK time (21.00 CEST).

UEFA have appointed 44-year-old Mariani to the role in the decisive game of the tournament.

Mariani given Conference League Final

The 44-year-old has been an international referee since 2019 and this will be his first major European Final, having been the fourth official at the Europa League Final last season.

He was already handed seven Champions League matches this season, including the quarter-final second leg between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain.

Mariani will be supported by assistants Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni, also from Italy, with Sweden’s Glenn Nyberg as the fourth official.

The VAR team is also Italian, Marco Di Bello and Daniele Chiffi, with Croatia’s Ivan Bebek in support.

Mariani and Di Bello will also represent Italy at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

UEFA also appointed France’s Francois Letexier to the Europa League Final, which is between Freiburg and Aston Villa in Istanbul on May 20.

His VAR for that game is Jerome Brisard, supported by Willy Delajod and Dennis Higler.

Marcus Thuram could be a major doubt to feature for Inter in the Coppa Italia Final against Lazio on Wednesday, while Hakan Calhanoglu is still out.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday at 20.00 UK time (21.00 CEST).

The winner will be decided after 90 minutes, extra time or even penalties if required.

The Nerazzurri go in as favourites after securing the Scudetto and also beat Lazio 3-0 here in their Serie A meeting at the weekend.

Thuram could miss big Inter match

However, Sky Sport Italia report that Thuram picked up an injury in training and is likely to miss out on the match entirely.

More tests are required to see the extent of the injury, but there are strong doubts that the France international will be able to recover in time for Wednesday’s match.

Francesco Pio Esposito is back in the squad after a back problem, but Ange-Yoan Bonny is more likely to partner Lautaro Martinez upfront.

Calhanoglu is still not training with the rest of his teammates and should therefore watch from the stands, so Petar Sucic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are pushing for a midfield spot with Piotr Zielinski.

Director of sport Igli Tare admits ‘there’s no point denying it, the right attention has been lacking’ at Milan in recent weeks, so they could go into a training retreat before facing Genoa.

The mood among fans started angry and deteriorated into rage during the 3-2 defeat to Atalanta, as many stormed out after just 52 minutes, while Rafael Leao was jeered again.

It was a remarkable night at San Siro, as La Dea went 3-0 up by the 51^st minute with goals from Ederson, Davide Zappacosta and Giacomo Raspadori.

The Rossoneri staged a late fightback with Strahinja Pavlovic’s header and the Christopher Nkunku penalty for the final 3-2 result, but many fans in the Curva Sud had already walked out by then.

Tare admits Milan are in crisis

“Seeing the recent games, the right attention has been lacking. There’s no point denying it, we must all take our share of the responsibility,” Tare told DAZN Italia.

“The fans deserve a different team, but the only positive is that our destiny is still in our hands. We will try to take the good last half-hour and build on that, analyse everything that happened in the last six or seven weeks, and concentrate to achieve this important target.

“We’ve done so well for 10 months, it is only the last month and a half where we stuttered.”

Tare and Max Allegri only arrived a year ago, but there are already reports Milan will fire them both and are scouting for other alternatives.

“Honestly, I have received no signals from the club. I am totally concentrated on my work, because if we achieve the target we set at the start of the season, then we’ll have done well. All the rest, the speculation and pressure, that’s part of the job and you must be able to handle it.

“That is not important for me, what’s important is having the right mentality to face the remaining two games.”

The evening had started in a tense atmosphere with the protest against CEO Giorgio Furlani, followed by repeated banners and chants insulting everyone from owner Gerry Cardinale to the players.

“The fans have the right to protest and express their beliefs. I see it as more of a psychological issue with the team, which has lost some of its calm that it had in previous months, but above all since we fell out of the race for first place, that took something out of us,” replied Tare.

“The fundamental thing now is to keep cool heads, be able to accept criticism, but also react and achieve our target. That will give us a step forward towards the future.”

Tare confessed that they could well go into a training retreat before the trip to Genoa, an unusual move for a club this big, and a sign of how badly things are going.

“The coach and I spoke in front of the players, we told them everything that is swirling around us has to be set aside, because we saw the right reaction in the dressing room from the leaders of the team.

“Now we might all go into a training retreat a few days before the game, so we can spend more time together and analyse the situation carefully.”

Max Allegri insists Milan must ‘not try to lay blame’ and focus on locking down that Champions League spot after a 3-2 loss to Atalanta. ‘At least we’re back to scoring goals.’

The atmosphere was already tense before kick-off with the ultras protesting against CEO Giorgio Furlani and other club figures, but it was positively vicious by the time they went 3-0 down before the hour mark, with many walking out.

Ederson, Davide Zappacosta and Giacomo Raspadori had put Atalanta 3-0 up at San Siro, but there was a sting in the tail with a desperate fightback.

Strahinja Pavlovic’s header at the 88^th minute and a Christopher Nkunku penalty at the 94^th set up a fiery late push, but Matteo Gabbia’s header skimmed the upright for a potential 3-3.

Allegri tries to keep Milan steady

“There’s no point talking about what has happened so far, because we cannot change it,” Allegri told DAZN Italia.

“All we can do is work well over the next week and be ready for a game against Genoa that will be decisive for our Champions League qualification.

“Tonight had started fairly well for 10 minutes, then we conceded that goal at the first chance, after which we fell apart. In the second half, once we had gone 3-0 down, there was a strong reaction. At least we got back to scoring goals, I realise it might seem an odd thing to say, but that’s a good sign.”

Milan had not found the net on home turf since the 3-2 win over Torino in March, ending a drought of over 300 minutes of football here.

With two games left to play, they are now in joint fourth place on 67 points with Roma, one behind Juventus, and only two clear of Como in sixth.

“It is natural that nobody expected such a difficult moment. I thought there would be a dip during the course of an entire campaign, but right now we have to simply focus on the next game with Genoa, a side that has often had good results at home.

“We need enthusiasm and hunger to get this victory,” insisted Allegri.

To make matters worse, Rafael Leao, Alexis Saelemaekers and Pervis Estupinan will all be suspended for next week’s trip to Genoa, while Davide Bartesaghi went off injured and Christian Pulisic pulled out this morning with a muscular problem.

Leao ballooned several efforts into the stands before he was jeered when substituted, but the coach shrugged off questions about the Portugal international.

“I don’t think right now is a problem with Leao, Fullkrug, Nkunku, Gabbia, Maignan or anyone else. It’s a team issue. Rafa had opportunities tonight, he will be suspended next week, so we need to focus on preparing for the Genoa game.”

Incredibly, since beating Inter in the Derby della Madonnina to reopen the Scudetto race, they’ve crumbled with seven points from eight rounds.

Their last two games are away to Genoa and at home with Cagliari.

“Everyone playing the final two rounds together is logical, but it’s not up to us, so we’ll see when we are told that we can play. I cannot reproach these lads, they’ve been working well.”

The tension between the fans and club figures is sky high, the ultras singling out CEO Furlani as the main figure to blame.

“When results are lacking, I am the first person responsible, as I am the coach. These lads have always given their all, we mustn’t go looking for blame right now, but focus on how we achieved many victories this season and need to get two more.

“I said repeatedly that the Champions League spot was not locked down, despite what everyone else claimed, because I knew we hadn’t had a dip yet. The dip has arrived, now we’re got to finish it off,” concluded Allegri.

Raffaele Palladino feels he has created ‘magic’ with the Atalanta players after their 3-2 victory away to Milan, but is still not sure about his future. ‘I hope the club appreciates my work.’

La Dea had been in poor form coming into San Siro with two points from four rounds plus their Coppa Italia semi-final exit to Lazio on penalties.

However, they had the ideal start this evening, surging into a 3-0 lead by the 52^nd minute with Ederson, Davide Zappacosta and Giacomo Raspadori goals.

Perhaps Atalanta felt a bit too comfortable, because they risked throwing it all away in the final stages, the Strahinja Pavlovic header and Christopher Nkunku penalty making the final score 3-2.

Palladino thankful to Atalanta players

“This evening I must thank the lads, as they put in a great performance, risking practically nothing in the first half,” Palladino told DAZN Italia.

“I said it in the dressing room, but I want to say it publicly, this was the response of a great squad that is working in the same direction. They received some criticism this week, but gave their response on the field.

“It’s a pity about the closing minutes, as we deserved to be 3-0 up, but Milan threw strikers on, scored with a set play and a penalty. It was good to win even when suffering.”

Atalanta are now solidly in seventh place, which will be enough for qualification to the Conference League only if Lazio lose the Coppa Italia Final to Inter on Wednesday.

It is less than they were accustomed to, but a lot considering how badly things were going when Palladino took over from Ivan Juric.

“A real magic has been created between me and these players, which was not to be taken for granted, as they felt unmotivated and sad when I arrived. We managed to get to the Champions League Round of 16 and the Coppa Italia semi-final too.

“I want what is best for the players, for the fans and for Atalanta, as they all deserve a strong Atalanta.”

Incredibly, Atalanta had not won back-to-back games away to Milan in Serie A since 1943, but have now picked up five victories and two draws against the Rossoneri in all competition since a 2-0 loss in February 2023.

There are strong reports now that director of sport Tony D’Amico will leave this summer, and the coach could well be changed too if they do not share the same vision for the future.

“I am not thinking about my future, but the present, and I need to end this season well. I’ve given my all for this club, I think that has been appreciated by the players and the fans, I hope to be appreciated by the club. I do not have regrets,” noted Palladino.

“I work day and night, the club will evaluate at the end of the season, but the greatest satisfaction is the response from these lads. They deserve the focus, not me.”

There were some worries, because Giorgio Scalvini limped off with an ankle sprain, then his replacement Odilon Kossounou also sustained a muscular injury.

Isak Hien was booked and will be suspended against Bologna, so there is a definite shortage of defenders.

The battle for the Champions League will go down to the wire, as Juventus climbed into third place, Roma caught Milan, with Como just two points behind in the Serie A table.

While Inter already won the Scudetto with three rounds to spare, the rest of the top four is all to play for going into the final two rounds.

Even Napoli could get sucked back into trouble if they fail to beat Bologna on Monday evening.

Milan’s 3-2 home defeat to Atalanta has seen them leapfrogged by Juventus into third place, and caught on 67 points by Roma, who completed an extraordinary comeback to win 3-2 at Parma in stoppages.

Como’s 1-0 victory away to already-relegated Verona has put them right back in the hunt too on 65 points, only three behind third place.

If Napoli lose to Bologna on Monday, then there will be just five points separating second from sixth with two games left to play.

It is therefore worth noting what those final fixtures are, as they will be decisive.

Rafael Leao was booked tonight and will therefore be suspended when Milan visit Genoa.

Serie A fixtures

Week 37

Como vs. Parma

Genoa vs. Milan

Juventus vs. Fiorentina

Pisa vs. Napoli

Roma vs. Lazio

Week 38

Cremonese vs. Como

Milan vs. Cagliari

Napoli vs. Udinese

Torino vs. Juventus

Verona vs. Roma

Milan’s Champions League qualification is in huge doubt after a 3-2 home defeat to Atalanta, as the slip to joint fourth place with Roma, leapfrogged by Juventus.

The Rossoneri were in crisis after seven points in as many matches saw Champions League football thrown into doubt. Christian Pulisic suffered a muscular injury this morning and was ruled out, along with Luka Modric and suspended Fikayo Tomori, so Santiago Gimenez got his first start since October 28. They wore special jerseys for Mother’s Day with the names of their Mums on the back. La Dea missed Lorenzo Bernasconi after two points from four rounds, plus Coppa Italia elimination to Lazio in the semi-final.

The ultras in the stands staged a protest against CEO Giorgio Furlani, also lashing out at patron Gerry Cardinale and other club figures.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

It was almost a perfect start for Adrien Rabiot, whose screamer smacked against the outside of the upright in the fourth minute.

Instead, while Atalanta were complaining about a shirt-tug on Nikola Krstovic, the move continued and Ederson drilled low into the far bottom corner from just inside the box.

Krstovic turned and hammered a long-range effort to sting Mike Maignan’s gloves, then as the move continued Giacomo Raspadori just failed to get on the end of Davide Zappacosta’s pass.

Maignan was also tested by Nicola Zalewski at the near post, and before the Rossoneri had managed a single touch in the opposition penalty area, they found themselves 2-0 down.

Krstovic with his back to goal knocked down the De Ketelaere pass for Zappacosta, who shrugged off Matteo Gabbia to drill into the far bottom corner.

Marco Carnesecchi got down for a one-handed save on Gimenez, but the offside flag had gone up for the Mexico international anyway.

Rafael Leao’s frustration was showing, as he was booked for a lunge on Giorgio Scalvini and will be suspended against Genoa, then moments later wasted a golden opportunity by firing straight at Carnesecchi from seven yards.

Alexis Saelemaekers saw one strike smothered by Carnesecchi, then dribbled into the box only to be tackled cleanly by Isak Hien.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek fell awkwardly on his shoulder, so was replaced at half-time by Christopher Nkunku as Max Allegri tried to get back into the game. Scalvini also limped off with an ankle sprain for Atalanta.

La Dea added a third when Samuele Ricci’s pass to Leao was intercepted in midfield, Ederson sending Raspadori down the left to thread his finish through the eye of a needle at the near top corner.

Some fans had seen enough and walked out straight after that goal, leaving the Curva Sud empty with another 35 minutes left to play. There were still enough left to loudly jeer a triple substitution, Leao hauled off after booting a vague attempt into Row Z.

Odilon Kossounou was only on the field for a few minutes when having to come off with a muscular injury, and Nkunku saw Milan’s best chance denied by a desperate Carnesecchi save.

There could’ve been a fourth, Krstovic firing over from close range on a roll across from the right, while the hosts were unlucky to see Nkunku’s effort thump the crossbar when Niclas Fullkrug held off Honest Ahanor to set him up.

Fullkrug also laid it off for Youssouf Fofana’s deflected effort, forcing a Carnesecchi fingertip save, and Rabiot drilled wide, but Davide Bartesaghi also hobbled off with a muscular issue.

When Fullkrug did get the ball in the net on 81 minutes, he was clearly in an offside position and it did not count.

Milan finally did get their first home goal in over 300 minutes of football, as Samuele Ricci’s free kick to the back post was nodded in by Strahinja Pavlovic.

The situation went from bad to worse, as Pervis Estupinan and Alexis Saelemaekers were also booked and will be suspended against Genoa, along with Leao.

Deep into stoppages, Nkunku ran into the box and went down over Marten de Roon’s challenge for a penalty, which Nkunku converted by firing into the near top corner.

They threw everything forward in added time, Matteo Gabbia’s glancing header inches wide from the Nkunku free kick to the back post. There were also penalty appeals for the ball striking Hien on the arm, but it was considered to be in a natural position.

Milan 2-3 Atalanta

Ederson 7 (A), Zappacosta 29 (A), Raspadori 52 (A), Pavlovic 88 (M), Nkunku pen 94 (M)

10-05-2026 19:45

MatchDay 36

San Siro Stadium (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza)

Milan

Atalanta

2 - 3

Player statistic

1st half

		7'		Éderson
		29'		Davide Zappacosta (Assist: Nikola Krstovic)
Rafael Leão		34'

2nd half

		51'		Giacomo Raspadori (Assist: Éderson)
		70'		Isak Hien
Strahinja Pavlovic (Assist: Samuele Ricci)		88'
Pervis Estupiñán		89'
Adrien Rabiot		89'
Alexis Saelemaekers		90'
Christopher Nkunku		90+4'
		90+5'		Nikola Krstovic
		90+6'		Raoul Bellanova

Match statistic

57

Possession %

43

20

Total shots

9

9

Shots on target

5

8

Shots off target

2

3

Blocked shots

2

2

Corners

2

2

Offsides

2

8

Fouls

17

Milan

Atalanta

Starting lineups

16

Mike Maignan

Goalkeeper

33

Davide Bartesaghi

Defender

80'

5

Koni De Winter

Defender

58'

46

Matteo Gabbia

Defender

31

Strahinja Pavlovic

Defender

12

Adrien Rabiot

Midfielder

56

Alexis Saelemaekers

Midfielder

8

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Midfielder

46'

4

Samuele Ricci

Midfielder

10

Rafael Leão

Attacker

58'

7

Santiago Giménez

Attacker

58'

29

Marco Carnesecchi

Goalkeeper

77

Davide Zappacosta

Defender

55'

42

Giorgio Scalvini

Defender

48'

4

Isak Hien

Defender

23

Sead Kolasinac

Defender

13

Éderson

Midfielder

15

Marten de Roon

Midfielder

59

Nicola Zalewski

Midfielder

17

Charles De Ketelaere

Attacker

63'

18

Giacomo Raspadori

Attacker

90

Nikola Krstovic

Attacker

Substitutes

1

Pietro Terracciano

Goalkeeper

30

Ardon Jashari

Midfielder

37

Matteo Pittarella

Goalkeeper

27

David Odogu

Defender

18

Christopher Nkunku

Attacker

46'

19

Youssouf Fofana

Midfielder

58'

9

Niclas Füllkrug

Attacker

58'

24

Zachary Athekame

Defender

58'

2

Pervis Estupiñán

Defender

80'

10

Lazar Samardžić

Midfielder

31

Francesco Rossi

Goalkeeper

57

Marco Sportiello

Goalkeeper

9

Gianluca Scamacca

Attacker

5

Mitchel Bakker

Defender

7

Kamaldeen Sulemana

Midfielder

6

Yunus Musah

Midfielder

45

Dominic Vavassori

Midfielder

40

Relja Obric

Defender

16

Raoul Bellanova

Defender

55'

8

Mario Pasalic

Midfielder

63'

3

Odilon Kossounou

Defender

69

Honest Ahanor

Defender

63'

Milan ultras had a series of banners, chants and initiatives demanding the dismissal of CEO Giorgio Furlani, who they blame for their recent difficulties.

They are hosting Atalanta at San Siro this evening, you can follow all the action as it happens on the Liveblog.

The protest started many hours before kick-off, when the Curva Sud groups released a lengthy statement condemning many club figures for a variety of issues over the last four years.

Milan fans protest Furlani

They marched towards the stadium behind a huge banner reading ‘Furlani Go Away’ and then inside the stands they positioned themselves complete with phone lights to create the message: ‘GF Out’

«NOI SIAMO IL MILAN»

Alberto Mangili per https://t.co/jlTDBgF49e#milan #milanpress pic.twitter.com/Hkt61cRUfq

— MilanPress.it (@MilanPress_it) May 10, 2026

There were more banners, including one that urged the club to ‘Start from scratch, give us back our Milan.’

𝐆 𝐅 𝐎 𝐔 𝐓 #Furlani #MilanAtalanta #milanpress pic.twitter.com/kbMZ126EhX

— MilanPress.it (@MilanPress_it) May 10, 2026

The chants were also along the same lines, noting that ‘We are Milan.’

Over 20,000 signatures have been placed on the petition set up calling for CEO Furlani to be fired, but it seems as if owner Gerry Cardinale will stand by him.

This is largely because the books are being balanced with record revenues from player sales, even if the results have not been entirely satisfactory.

Without a victory against Atalanta this evening, they will drop down to fourth place and potentially even be caught by Roma.

Milan director Igli Tare calls on fans to be ‘united’ with the club despite tonight’s protests, insisting ‘Champions League qualification is fundamental’ on a sporting and economic level.

The match with Atalanta kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.

The pressure is piling on the Rossoneri after just seven points from as many matches left even Champions League qualification in doubt.

There are also protests planned this evening, as the fans turn their ire against CEO Giorgio Furlani, setting up a petition with thousands of signatures urging for his dismissal.

Tare calls for Milan unity

“The fans are right to express their thoughts, the important thing is that we are all united in this moment, because it is fundamental we complete the process that we started this season,” Tare told DAZN Italia.

“We must try not to repeat the errors we’ve made in the past, as a performance like the one seen against Sassuolo leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. It has been a rough week, but we are all convinced the team will give a strong response tonight.”

Much has been said about the future of Tare and Max Allegri, so how could getting into the Champions League affect their status at San Siro?

“Champions League qualification is fundamental not for me, but for this club and the fans. We have slowed down in recent weeks, but our fate is still in our hands, and we must give a response tonight.

“It is fundamental for this club to secure Champions League participation, not just economically, but on a purely sporting level.”

Rafael Leao had seemingly been heading for the bench today, but Christian Pulisic pulled out with a gluteal strain this morning in training, so the Portuguese star keeps his spot.

Santiago Gimenez gets his first start since October 28, which was also against Atalanta, after recovering from ankle surgery.

Fikayo Tomori is suspended and Luka Modric out for the season after a facial fracture.

“Modric’s absence is a blow for the team on the field, but he is not absent, because every day he spends at Milanello with the team, trying to cheer them on. I am very confident that Luka will continue his experience at Milan next season,” assured Tare.

Atalanta director Luca Percassi refuses to be drawn on the future of director Tony D’Amico, linked with Milan, or coach Raffaele Palladino. ‘We will decide at the end of the season.’

It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.

La Dea have hit serious problems in the final weeks of the campaign, managing two points from the last four Serie A rounds, and knocked out of the Coppa Italia semi-final by Lazio on penalties.

Their chances of qualifying for Europe are now extremely slim, despite reaching the Champions League Round of 16 this term.

Atalanta future up in the air

There are multiple reports that director of sport Tony D’Amico has been targeted by clubs including Roma and Milan, with Cristiano Giuntoli potentially arriving.

“Rumours are part of this world. What we can say is that D’Amico is a director who has done very well for Atalanta, but with all due calm and focus, we will sit down and make decisions at the end of the season,” replied Percassi to DAZN Italia.

“There isn’t long to go, so we want to be concentrated on these remaining matches and then decide once that is done, as is our tradition.

“Every match is an opportunity to clarify the situation, our ambition is to keep growing, so we’ll see how the season ends. We need to defend seventh place, all I can say is that we want to do well.”

The focus now is on next season, and it remains to be seen if coach Palladino will be confirmed, having taken over from sacked Ivan Juric.

“We have always been very clear with the coach. I like to discuss these things once the season is completed, and we will do that this time too, but the dialogue is open and there is an honest rapport,” said Percassi.

If Atalanta finish seventh, it could technically be enough to qualify for the Conference League, but only if Inter beat Lazio to lift the Coppa Italia on Wednesday.

“There are teams competing for the Champions League and Europa League, if Atalanta did qualify for the Conference League, it would be a different result to one we’ve had in recent years, but still a solid result.

“There are teams this season like Como who were not in the top six last season, so Serie A is very competitive, we need to be ambitious to retain these European positions.”

Roma scraped an extraordinary 3-2 thriller at the 101^st minute with a Donyell Malen penalty after Parma had turned it around to lead 2-1 at the 87^th.

The Giallorossi were right back in the push for Champions League football after thrashing Fiorentina 4-0, but the pressure was on after Juventus won 1-0 away to Lecce last night. Paulo Dybala started with Donyell Malen and Matias Soulé for only the second time after January 25, with Lorenzo Pellegrini, Bryan Zaragoza, Artem Dovbyk and Evan Ferguson injured, but Neil El Aynaoui returned from suspension. The Ducali were already safe, but missed Adrian Bernabé, Gaetano Oristanio and Matija Frigan.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Malen had the ball in the net after nine minutes when controlling a long ball over the top and flicking it around Zion Suzuki to deposit into an empty net, but he was flagged offside.

Nesta Elphege’s acrobatic volley was charged down, but Gianluca Mancini had penalty appeals when he went to control a Dybala pass and got there before Lautaro Valenti, who kicked him in the back of the ankle, but VAR decided not to recommend an On-Field Review.

Roma did score moments later, as Manu Kone intercepted in midfield, Dybala’s one-touch pass laid it off perfectly for Malen to beat the on-rushing Suzuki.

Mario Hermoso flashed a dangerous ball across the face of goal just beyond Malen, then Soulé should’ve made it 2-0 when his free header thumped the far post on a Dybala cross.

Mile Svilar was almost caught out by a poor Evan Ndicka back-pass, forced to make a desperate tackle on Gabriel Strefezza, while there was nobody ready to meet the Emanuele Valeri roll across and Hans Nicolussi Caviglia blasted off target.

Parma equalised within moments of the restart, as Nicolussi Caviglia intercepted a wayward Hermoso pass and set up Strefezza, who drilled a precise snooker-shot into the far bottom corner from just inside the area.

Malen almost replied immediately, but Suzuki made the save at the near post, then Parma had the ball in the net again on 55 minutes. Mateo Pellegrino’s header from a corner had looped in, but the offside flag was up for Mariano Troilo, who was considered to be interfering with play near Svilar.

Christian Ordonez also volleyed just wide of an open goal after Svilar’s panicked punch, while El Aynaoui nodded a Wesley cross off target.

Dybala sparked a counter-attack, forcing Suzuki into a huge save on Malen, though Pisilli blasted the rebound over the bar.

Pisilli did get the shot on target from eight yards from a Malen pull-back, but was denied by an extraordinary Alessandro Circati defensive block.

Instead, Parma turned the game around completely when Mandela Keita combined with Ordonez, controlling the ball over the top with his chest and drilling through a sea of legs from 12 yards. It was a very rare goal for the midfielder, one celebrated wildly by his proud mother in the stands.

Troilo made a crucial block after Suzuki fumbled a cross, preventing the Gianluca Mancini tap-in. Roma managed to draw level for 2-2 deep into stoppages, as a corner got trapped in a crowd of players, hitting Mancini’s arm as he was flat on the turf, eventually laid off for Devyne Rensch to fire in hard and low from just inside the area. Parma protested, but VAR checked and gave the all-clear.

Roma then had penalty appeals when the referee gave a free kick against Rensch for a wrestling match with Sascha Britschgi, but he changed his mind when seeing the VAR On-Field Review, awarding a spot-kick and second yellow card for Britschgi.

Dybala handed the ball to Malen, who converted into the near top corner after a short run-up to give all three precious points for the Giallorossi.

Parma 2-3 Roma

Malen 22, pen 101 (R), Strefezza 47 (P), Keita 87 (P), Rensch 94 (R)

Sent off: Britschgi 99 (P)

10-05-2026 17:00

MatchDay 36

Parma Store (Stadio Ennio Tardini)

Parma

Roma

2 - 3

Player statistic

1st half

22'

Donyell Malen (Assist: Paulo Dybala)

2nd half

Gabriel Strefezza (Assist: Hans Nicolussi Caviglia)		47'
Gabriel Strefezza		48'
Mariano Troilo		65'
Sascha Britschgi		76'
Mandela Keita (Assist: Nahuel Estévez)		87'
Sascha Britschgi		90+9'
		90+4'		Devyne Rensch
		90+11'		Donyell Malen

Match statistic

34

Possession %

66

11

Total shots

15

3

Shots on target

7

5

Shots off target

5

3

Blocked shots

3

3

Corners

6

4

Offsides

4

14

Fouls

8

Parma

Roma

Starting lineups

31

Zion Suzuki

Goalkeeper

39

Alessandro Circati

Defender

14

Emanuele Valeri

Defender

74'

15

Enrico Delprato

Defender

74'

5

Lautaro Valenti

Defender

37

Mariano Troilo

Defender

24

Christian Ordoñez

Midfielder

41

Hans Nicolussi Caviglia

Midfielder

79'

16

Mandela Keita

Midfielder

7

Gabriel Strefezza

Attacker

53'

23

Nesta Elphege

Attacker

79'

99

Mile Svilar

Goalkeeper

5

Evan Ndicka

Defender

23

Gianluca Mancini

Defender

22

Mario Hermoso

Defender

53'

43

Wesley

Defender

19

Zeki Celik

Defender

75'

4

Bryan Cristante

Midfielder

59'

17

Manu Koné

Midfielder

75'

14

Donyell Malen

Attacker

18

Matìas Soulé

Attacker

58'

21

Paulo Dybala

Attacker

Substitutes

66

Filippo Rinaldi

Goalkeeper

22

Oliver Sörensen

Midfielder

40

Edoardo Corvi

Goalkeeper

17

Jacob Ondrejka

Attacker

76

Daniel Mikolajewski

Defender

3

Abdoulaye Ndiaye

Defender

61

Dominik Drobnic

Defender

9

Mateo Pellegrino

Attacker

53'

29

Franco Carboni

Defender

74'

27

Sascha Britschgi

Defender

74'

8

Nahuel Estévez

Midfielder

79'

11

Pontus Almqvist

Attacker

79'

3

Angeliño

Defender

95

Pierluigi Gollini

Goalkeeper

12

Konstantinos Tsimikas

Defender

24

Jan Ziolkowski

Defender

70

Giorgio De Marzi

Goalkeeper

78

Robinio Vaz

Attacker

87

Daniele Ghilardi

Defender

53'

61

Niccolò Pisilli

Midfielder

58'

8

Neil El Aynaoui

Midfielder

59'

2

Devyne Rensch

Defender

75'

20

Lorenzo Venturino

Attacker

75'

Milan in crisis miss Christian Pulisic, so Santiago Gimenez partners Rafael Leao upfront against Atalanta’s Giacomo Raspadori and Charles De Ketelaere.

It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.

The Rossoneri are in trouble after a run of just seven points from as many rounds, and with Juventus winning last night away to Lecce, anything less than a victory here will see Milan drop to fourth place.

Even the Champions League is now far from certain, and fans are planning a protest against CEO Giorgio Furlani.

It had been reported that Leao would be dropped, but as Pulisic pulled out this morning with a gluteal strain, the Portugal international partners Gimenez, who is making his first start since October 28.

Funnily enough, that was also against Atalanta, a 1-1 draw in Bergamo.

Luka Modric is injured for the rest of the season, while Fikayo Tomori sits out a one-match ban, so Koni De Winter steps into the back three.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Samuele Ricci try to shore up the midfield with Adrien Rabiot.

Atalanta are struggling too and practically out of the race for European qualification after just two points in their last four Serie A games, plus Coppa Italia semi-final elimination to Lazio.

Lorenzo Bernasconi is out for the season, but Raspadori pushes his way into the starting XI with former Milan flop De Ketelaere, who has shown just what he can do in Bergamo.

The choice upfront is always between Gianluca Scamacca and Nikola Krstovic.

Milan vs. Atalanta line-ups

Milan: Maignan; De Winter, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Ricci, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Gimenez, Leao

Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Zalewski; De Ketelaere, Raspadori; Krstovic

10-05-2026 19:45

MatchDay 36

San Siro Stadium (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza)

Milan

Atalanta

2 - 3

Player statistic

1st half

		7'		Éderson
		29'		Davide Zappacosta (Assist: Nikola Krstovic)
Rafael Leão		34'

2nd half

		51'		Giacomo Raspadori (Assist: Éderson)
		70'		Isak Hien
Strahinja Pavlovic (Assist: Samuele Ricci)		88'
Pervis Estupiñán		89'
Adrien Rabiot		89'
Alexis Saelemaekers		90'
Christopher Nkunku		90+4'
		90+5'		Nikola Krstovic
		90+6'		Raoul Bellanova

Match statistic

57

Possession %

43

20

Total shots

9

9

Shots on target

5

8

Shots off target

2

3

Blocked shots

2

2

Corners

2

2

Offsides

2

8

Fouls

17

Milan

Atalanta

Starting lineups

16

Mike Maignan

Goalkeeper

33

Davide Bartesaghi

Defender

80'

5

Koni De Winter

Defender

58'

46

Matteo Gabbia

Defender

31

Strahinja Pavlovic

Defender

12

Adrien Rabiot

Midfielder

56

Alexis Saelemaekers

Midfielder

8

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Midfielder

46'

4

Samuele Ricci

Midfielder

10

Rafael Leão

Attacker

58'

7

Santiago Giménez

Attacker

58'

29

Marco Carnesecchi

Goalkeeper

77

Davide Zappacosta

Defender

55'

42

Giorgio Scalvini

Defender

48'

4

Isak Hien

Defender

23

Sead Kolasinac

Defender

13

Éderson

Midfielder

15

Marten de Roon

Midfielder

59

Nicola Zalewski

Midfielder

17

Charles De Ketelaere

Attacker

63'

18

Giacomo Raspadori

Attacker

90

Nikola Krstovic

Attacker

Substitutes

1

Pietro Terracciano

Goalkeeper

30

Ardon Jashari

Midfielder

37

Matteo Pittarella

Goalkeeper

27

David Odogu

Defender

18

Christopher Nkunku

Attacker

46'

19

Youssouf Fofana

Midfielder

58'

9

Niclas Füllkrug

Attacker

58'

24

Zachary Athekame

Defender

58'

2

Pervis Estupiñán

Defender

80'

10

Lazar Samardžić

Midfielder

31

Francesco Rossi

Goalkeeper

57

Marco Sportiello

Goalkeeper

9

Gianluca Scamacca

Attacker

5

Mitchel Bakker

Defender

7

Kamaldeen Sulemana

Midfielder

6

Yunus Musah

Midfielder

45

Dominic Vavassori

Midfielder

40

Relja Obric

Defender

16

Raoul Bellanova

Defender

55'

8

Mario Pasalic

Midfielder

63'

3

Odilon Kossounou

Defender

69

Honest Ahanor

Defender

63'

Milan’s Curva Sud announced a fierce protest tonight with a scathing statement criticising everyone from Gerry Cardinale and Giorgio Furlani to the players.

Their game with Atalanta kicks off at San Siro this evening at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.

There had already been reports that the Milan ultras would vent their frustration with a protest, especially after a petition calling for CEO Furlani to be fired gained thousands of signatures.

They confirmed it today with a very long statement from the Curva Sud fan groups, listing by name all those they consider responsible for this latest disappointing season.

Milan ultras issue damning statement

“Exactly four years ago we were celebrating one of the most wonderful Scudetto wins in Milan’s history, a tournament won by admiring all those elements of a team that was not the favourite: courage, grit, unity, desire, team spirit and the incredible support of the fans.

“It was an unforgettable example of Milan spirit. Now, four years later, what is left?

“That was a winning team that needed only a few quality, international additions to aim higher, but was completely dismantled by a totally incapable and incompetent group of directors, led by Giorgio Furlani, who stands on the rubble of HIS sporting failure.

“It is clear for all to see, other than those who have interest in keeping him there, namely the owners whose vision of Milan is purely financial and based on revenue, trampling shamefully over the history of this club and the ambitions its fans always had.”

The statement goes on to blame Furlani for focusing on boosting revenue with player sales, a strategy seen both under previous owners Elliott Management and currently Cardinale’s RedBird.

Notably, they single out coach Max Allegri and director of sport Igli Tare as being “competent figures who are subjected to constant interference” from Furlani, preventing them from building a strong team.

“How can we stand for a Milan side that doesn’t challenge for the Scudetto and is content with battling for second, third, fourth place? How can you trample all over the history of Italy’s most prestigious club?”

There is a list of people blamed, including those behind the commercial strategy and ticketing, accusing them of trying to entice tourists to San Siro rather than the repeat fans in the Curva Sud, therefore hiking up the prices.

It called for Furlani to “pack his bags and leave Milan, for he is the prime figure responsible for Milan’s fourth consecutive year of sporting failure.”

The players are also criticised in the final paragraphs of this lengthy statement, noting that captain Mike Maignan had called the squad back into the locker room after the defeat to Sassuolo rather than listen to their jeers.

“This doesn’t take away from the fact that it all starts from the owners, who transmit a sense of mediocrity and resignation contrary to the need for motivation, fire and enterprise.”

Fiorentina coach Paolo Vanoli had a special dedication for President Rocco Commisso and noted his team made history. ‘Nobody had avoided relegation after failing to win the first 15 rounds.’

The Viola were in truly dire straits when Vanoli was called in to replace Stefano Pioli on November 7, as they were rock bottom of the Serie A table with just four points from 10 games.

It was almost a Mission Impossible for the coach, but today he got the 0-0 draw against Genoa that was needed to guarantee safety with two rounds to spare.

Vanoli steers Fiorentina to safety

“This safety is dedicated to Rocco Commisso, the first person I spoke to when I was appointed,” said Vanoli in his press conference.

“He and his family have done so much for Florence, between the Viola Park complex and the stadium work. Considering this is Fiorentina’s Centenary year, I always wanted to make sure the fans had something to celebrate.

“Now we need to look forward and I hope there will be a few more smiles.”

It has been a devastating year for Fiorentina, as President Commisso died in America on January 17, and health reasons meant he was unable to meet Vanoli in person.

Despite the sigh of relief of avoiding relegation, there was an ugly atmosphere inside the Stadio Franchi today with loud jeers at the final whistle of a dour 0-0 against Genoa.

“The players know they must do more and that they carry a lot of responsibility,” replied Vanoli.

“The fans deserve a completely different Fiorentina, but I think we did well to achieve this important target. The club asked me to secure safety with a team that was not built by me.

“Nobody in history had managed to avoid relegation after failing to win in the first 15 rounds. I always said this city deserves higher ambitions, but the first thing we had to do was resolve the current problem.

“Now I am sure that Fiorentina will build a team of a higher level.”

That probably will not be with this coach, as while Vanoli was brought in to rescue a dire situation, he is not considered the man to aim higher.

“I am a very direct person. Since I came here, I’ve been shown trust by everyone. I already sat down with Paratici and Ferrari to see what our vision of organisation can be. Then it is up to them to decide what to do.

“There is an option in my contract to extend. Meanwhile, we achieved this target, which was important. Now I intend to enjoy the moment, because it was a hard slog.”

Cremonese coach Marco Giampaolo calls Jamie Vardy ‘the prototype of the ideal striker, he reminds me of Fabio Quagliarella’ after the England international kept safety hopes alive.

The Grigiorossi knew that Lecce had lost 1-0 to Juventus last night, so this was a huge opportunity to close up the gap and stave off relegation going into the final two rounds.

They were aided by already-relegated Pisa going down to nine men, as Rosen Bozhinov and then Loyola got themselves sent off, but Vardy, Federico Bonazzoli and David Okereke sealed the 3-0 result.

Vardy revitalised Giampaolo’s Cremonese

“We needed to win, there was no other alternative,” Giampaolo told DAZN Italia.

“It was also crucial to show the right attitude, all it takes sometimes at the start is to see the posture of your players to know if they’re ready to win or not.

“I wanted the team to keep this small flame of hope alive, and that is what we have done.”

Vardy had not started a match in almost two months and had not found the net since January, but he made an immediate mark this afternoon by opening the scoring.

“Vardy isn’t a player. He is The Player,” said Giampaolo.

“He does something different to the normal players. I have been fortunate to work with a few of them with these characteristics, those who shoulder the responsibility, are always switched on.

“Of those I had in the past, I think the one he most reminds me of is Fabio Quagliarella. Vardy might be 38 years old, but the way he approaches the game, the way he hits the ball, it’s exceptional.

“He is like the prototype of the ideal striker. I only really had him for the first game since I took over, then he got injured, so his presence and therefore his absence are very important.”

Now Cremonese have closed the gap from Lecce to just one point, while Cagliari are not mathematically safe either, but they remain in the bottom three.

“We’ve got to hang in there and fight it out to the last minute. I didn’t say much to the players in the dressing room, because sometimes you don’t need many words. We’ve got to win, that’s all there is to it,” concluded the coach.

Gian Piero Gasperini explains why Paulo Dybala gets his first Roma start since January 25, admitting they must ‘win and hope’ Juventus or Milan slip up for a top four finish.

It kicks off at the Stadio Tardini at 17.00 UK time (18.00 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.

Paulo Dybala gets his first start since January 25, which is also the only previous time Roma played this trident with Matias Soulé and Donyell Malen together, during a 1-1 draw with Milan.

Neil El Aynaoui returns from suspension, leaving only Lorenzo Pellegrino, Bryan Zaragoza, Artem Dovbyk and Evan Ferguson on the absentee list.

Gasperini launches new Roma attack

“This is the right moment for Dybala, he has recovered and already had a few substitute appearances, so he starts today,” Gasperini told Sky Sport Italia.

The Giallorossi got themselves back in the race for Champions League football after thrashing Fiorentina 4-0 last week, taking advantage of Milan, Juventus and Como all dropping points.

The pressure is on them today, though, as Juventus won 1-0 away to Lecce last night and Como did the same at Verona this afternoon.

“Parma undoubtedly are very good at defending deep, they are well-organised and earned some good results playing in this style, but can also be dangerous when they attack.

“This is a fundamental match for us, but we are in good shape going in.”

Gasperini was asked if Roma were chasing down Juventus or Milan in the final strait, seeing as the Rossoneri are stuttering badly.

“We need to focus on ourselves, because there is no margin for error, all we can do is win and hope. We need Juve to get one game wrong, or Milan two.”

The last few weeks have been largely about the situation off the field at Roma, with the departure of Claudio Ranieri, and reports director of sport Ricky Massara will follow suit.

Donyell Malen, Matias Soulé and Paulo Dybala start as Roma try to keep up in the race for fourth spot, visiting Nesta Elphege’s Parma.

It kicks off at the Stadio Tardini at 17.00 UK time (18.00 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.

The Giallorossi blew the fight for Champions League football wide open with last week’s 4-0 hammering of Fiorentina, taking advantage of Juventus, Milan and Como all dropping points.

Juve won 1-0 away to Lecce last night, so it is now up to Gian Piero Gasperini’s side to respond.

Paulo Dybala is surprisingly back in the starting XI, with Lorenzo Pellegrini, Bryan Zaragoza, Evan Ferguson and Artem Dovbyk out injured.

It means La Joya completes the trio upfront with Soulé and top scorer Malen, his first start since January 25 against Milan, which was the only previous time these three started together.

Neil El Aynaoui is available again after a one-match ban, but Manu Koné and Wesley shook off knocks.

Parma have already guaranteed their Serie A safety and saw their four-match unbeaten run ended by Scudetto victors Inter.

Adrian Bernabé suffered a muscular injury in that game and is out along with Gaetano Oristanio and Matija Frigan.

Nesta Elphege is given a rare start after his supersub performances with Gabriel Strefezza, sending Mateo Pellegrino to the bench.

Parma vs. Roma line-ups

Parma: Suzuki; Delprato, Circati, Troilo, Valenti, Valeri; Ordonez, Nicolussi Caviglia, Keita; Strefezza, Pellegrino

Roma: Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Hermoso; Celik, Cristante, Koné, Wesley; Dybala, Soulé; Malen

10-05-2026 17:00

MatchDay 36

Parma Store (Stadio Ennio Tardini)

Parma

Roma

2 - 3

Player statistic

1st half

22'

Donyell Malen (Assist: Paulo Dybala)

2nd half

Gabriel Strefezza (Assist: Hans Nicolussi Caviglia)		47'
Gabriel Strefezza		48'
Mariano Troilo		65'
Sascha Britschgi		76'
Mandela Keita (Assist: Nahuel Estévez)		87'
Sascha Britschgi		90+9'
		90+4'		Devyne Rensch
		90+11'		Donyell Malen

Match statistic

34

Possession %

66

11

Total shots

15

3

Shots on target

7

5

Shots off target

5

3

Blocked shots

3

3

Corners

6

4

Offsides

4

14

Fouls

8

Parma

Roma

Starting lineups

31

Zion Suzuki

Goalkeeper

39

Alessandro Circati

Defender

14

Emanuele Valeri

Defender

74'

15

Enrico Delprato

Defender

74'

5

Lautaro Valenti

Defender

37

Mariano Troilo

Defender

24

Christian Ordoñez

Midfielder

41

Hans Nicolussi Caviglia

Midfielder

79'

16

Mandela Keita

Midfielder

7

Gabriel Strefezza

Attacker

53'

23

Nesta Elphege

Attacker

79'

99

Mile Svilar

Goalkeeper

5

Evan Ndicka

Defender

23

Gianluca Mancini

Defender

22

Mario Hermoso

Defender

53'

43

Wesley

Defender

19

Zeki Celik

Defender

75'

4

Bryan Cristante

Midfielder

59'

17

Manu Koné

Midfielder

75'

14

Donyell Malen

Attacker

18

Matìas Soulé

Attacker

58'

21

Paulo Dybala

Attacker

Substitutes

66

Filippo Rinaldi

Goalkeeper

22

Oliver Sörensen

Midfielder

40

Edoardo Corvi

Goalkeeper

17

Jacob Ondrejka

Attacker

76

Daniel Mikolajewski

Defender

3

Abdoulaye Ndiaye

Defender

61

Dominik Drobnic

Defender

9

Mateo Pellegrino

Attacker

53'

29

Franco Carboni

Defender

74'

27

Sascha Britschgi

Defender

74'

8

Nahuel Estévez

Midfielder

79'

11

Pontus Almqvist

Attacker

79'

3

Angeliño

Defender

95

Pierluigi Gollini

Goalkeeper

12

Konstantinos Tsimikas

Defender

24

Jan Ziolkowski

Defender

70

Giorgio De Marzi

Goalkeeper

78

Robinio Vaz

Attacker

87

Daniele Ghilardi

Defender

53'

61

Niccolò Pisilli

Midfielder

58'

8

Neil El Aynaoui

Midfielder

59'

2

Devyne Rensch

Defender

75'

20

Lorenzo Venturino

Attacker

75'

Fiorentina and Genoa both got the point they needed to put themselves beyond reach of the relegation zone with two rounds to spare.

The Grifone were practically safe already, but the Viola still needed one more result to be sure and were coming off a heavy 4-0 defeat to Roma. Moise Kean and Tariq Lamptey were still out, though Roberto Piccoli returned to the bench, so teenager Riccardo Braschi got his first start. Genoa missed Junior Messias, Tommaso Baldanzi, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Maxwel Cornet and Sebastian Otoa.

For Mother’s Day, both teams wore jerseys featuring their maternal names on the back.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Vitinha fired straight at David De Gea following a Dodo error, while Fabiano Parisi had penalty appeals rejected when he seemed to be clumsily caught by Amorim.

Leo Ostigard had a couple of headers from set plays before getting one on target, forcing a tricky save from De Gea on a free kick.

Fiorentina also came close from a corner, Luca Ranieri’s looping header just wide of the far post, while at the other end Caleb Ekuban’s strike was deflected over by Ranieri’s arm from point-blank range.

On the resulting corner, De Gea was visibly struggling with a muscular issue and the free kick was given for a foul against him as Vitinha’s header was cleared off the line.

Genoa had another huge chance when a free kick was flicked on to the back post, where Caleb Ekuban’s volley tested De Gea, and Robin Gosens threw himself in the path of Ostigard’s follow-up from a couple of yards.

Ekuban also failed to make the most of Marco Brescianini’s error playing out from the back, but Fiorentina had a chaotic opportunity too. Piccoli and Gosens tried desperately to turn in after a Brescianini knock-down, but in the mad scramble, Fabiano Parisi’s effort was accidentally deflected wide off teammate Gosens.

Dodo earned jeers in stoppages when sent forward on the counter only to roll a weak and predictable pass across from the right.

Both teams are now safe, but the mood was less one of celebration at the final whistle, more frustration and a sigh of relief with very loud jeers.

Fiorentina 0-0 Genoa

10-05-2026 14:00

MatchDay 36

Artemio Franchi Stadium

Fiorentina

Genoa

0 - 0

Fiorentina

Genoa

Starting lineups

43

David de Gea

Goalkeeper

2

Dodô

Defender

65

Fabiano Parisi

Defender

86'

6

Luca Ranieri

Defender

5

Marin Pongracic

Defender

27

Cher Ndour

Midfielder

73'

44

Nicolò Fagioli

Midfielder

21

Robin Gosens

Midfielder

8

Rolando Mandragora

Midfielder

72'

19

Manor Solomon

Attacker

61

Riccardo Braschi

Attacker

16

Justin Bijlow

Goalkeeper

3

Aarón Martín

Defender

71'

27

Alessandro Marcandalli

Defender

82'

5

Leo Östigard

Defender

13

Nils Zätterström

Defender

4

Amorim

Midfielder

82'

32

Morten Frendrup

Midfielder

21

Jeff Ekhator

Attacker

71'

29

Lorenzo Colombo

Attacker

58'

77

Mikael Egill Ellertsson

Attacker

9

Vitinha

Attacker

Substitutes

22

Jacopo Fazzini

Midfielder

3

Daniele Rugani

Defender

1

Luca Lezzerini

Goalkeeper

53

Oliver Christensen

Goalkeeper

15

Pietro Comuzzo

Defender

29

Niccolò Fortini

Midfielder

60

Eddy Kouadio

Defender

23

Eman Kospo

Defender

62

Luis Balbo

Defender

17

Jack Harrison

Attacker

91

Roberto Piccoli

Attacker

61'

4

Marco Brescianini

Midfielder

72'

80

Giovanni Fabbian

Midfielder

73'

10

Albert Gudmundsson

Attacker

86'

20

Stefano Sabelli

Defender

22

Johan Vásquez

Defender

39

Daniele Sommariva

Goalkeeper

1

Nicola Leali

Goalkeeper

74

Mamedi Doucouré

Defender

80

Jacopo Grossi

Midfielder

18

Caleb Ekuban

Attacker

58'

17

Ruslan Malinovskyi

Midfielder

71'

99

Latif Ouedraogo

Defender

71'

14

Jean Onana

Midfielder

82'

73

Patrizio Masini

Midfielder

82'

Jamie Vardy’s first goal since January paved the way for a potentially crucial Cremonese victory that keeps safety hopes alive, but Pisa went down to nine men.

The hosts were given a lifeline with Lecce’s defeat to Juventus last night, so a victory here would put them within a point of their major rivals for safety. The season was over for Federico Baschirotto with a thigh strain in the heart-breaking 2-1 loss to Lazio, joining Faris Moumbagna on the treatment table, but Jamie Vardy was back in the starting XI for the first time since March 8. Already-relegated Pisa missed Matteo Tramoni, Marius Marin and Daniel Denoon.

See how it unfolded on the Liveblog.

Rosen Bozhinov had a nightmare start to the match, because he received two yellow cards in the opening 24 minutes, leaving Pisa down to 10 men for over an hour.

Cremonese could not waste this gift, so began to pour forward, Alberto Grassi’s scorcher parried by Adrian Semper with difficulty.

They broke through when Giuseppe Pezzella controlled a long ball and laid it off to the edge of the area, where Vardy was ready to sweep into the far bottom corner first-time with his weaker left foot. It was his first goal since early January.

There should’ve been another on the counter, but Federico Bonazzoli over-hit the pass for Jari Vandeputte, so Arturo Calabresi was introduced to shore up Pisa’s defence.

Youssef Maleh drilled across the face of goal, while Alberto Grassi’s volley from a corner bounced to flash inches wide from the edge of the box.

Cremonese had two more huge opportunities on the stroke of half-time, as Semper got away with a couple of howlers. He slipped during a clearance, so Simone Canestrelli made a goal-line clearance on Bonazzoli’s lob, then flapped hopelessly at the following corner, only for Matteo Bianchetti to nod over.

They did make a counter-attack stick after the restart, as Vardy sent Vandeputte running, he rolled across for Bonazzoli to take a touch and sweep in from 10 yards.

Pisa were reduced to nine men as Loyola lunged two-footed into a clumsy tackle on Pezzella, prompting a straight red card.

Alessio Zerbin’s cross-shot tested Semper and Vardy was given a standing ovation from the home fans, while Federico Barbieri forced a save with his long-range strike.

David Okereke added a third late on when he dribbled past the weak Hojholt and surprised Semper from the tightest of angles with the inside of the right boot.

Cremonese 3-0 Pisa

Vardy 31 (C), Bonazzoli 51 (C), Okereke 87 (C)

Sent off: Bozhinov 24 (P), Loyola 57 (P)

10-05-2026 14:00

MatchDay 36

Stadio Giovanni Zini

Cremonese

Pisa

3 - 0

Player statistic

1st half

		16'		Rosen Bozhinov
		23'		Rosen Bozhinov
Jamie Vardy		31'

2nd half

		49'		Arturo Calabresi
Federico Bonazzoli (Assist: Jari Vandeputte)		51'
		57'		Felipe Loyola
David Okereke (Assist: Alessio Zerbin)		86'
		89'		Malthe Höjholt

Match statistic

77

Possession %

23

10

Total shots

6

Shots on target

4

Shots off target

7

Corners

1

1

Offsides

2

10

Fouls

12

Cremonese

Pisa

Starting lineups

1

Emil Audero

Goalkeeper

3

Giuseppe Pezzella

Defender

59'

15

Matteo Bianchetti

Defender

5

Sebastiano Luperto

Defender

85'

4

Tommaso Barbieri

Defender

33

Alberto Grassi

Midfielder

24

Filippo Terracciano

Midfielder

27

Jari Vandeputte

Midfielder

72'

29

Youssef Maleh

Midfielder

59'

90

Federico Bonazzoli

Attacker

10

Jamie Vardy

Attacker

72'

1

Adrian Šemper

Goalkeeper

4

Antonio Caracciolo

Defender

35

Felipe Loyola

Defender

2

Rosen Bozhinov

Defender

5

Simone Canestrelli

Defender

14

Ebenezer Akinsanmiro

Midfielder

72'

15

Idrissa Touré

Midfielder

21

Isak Vural

Midfielder

65'

81

Filip Stojilkovic

Attacker

65'

7

Mehdi Léris

Attacker

37'

32

Stefano Moreo

Attacker

37'

Substitutes

69

Lapo Nava

Goalkeeper

16

Marco Silvestri

Goalkeeper

23

Federico Ceccherini

Defender

9

Milan Djuric

Attacker

18

Michele Collocolo

Midfielder

38

Warren Bondo

Midfielder

30

Mika Faye

Defender

2

Morten Thorsby

Midfielder

59'

7

Alessio Zerbin

Attacker

59'

99

Antonio Sanabria

Attacker

72'

77

David Okereke

Attacker

72'

55

Francesco Folino

Defender

85'

22

Simone Scuffet

Goalkeeper

11

Juan Cuadrado

Midfielder

20

Michel Aebischer

Midfielder

12

Nicolas

Goalkeeper

6

Marius Marin

Midfielder

39

Raúl Albiol

Defender

19

Samuel Iling-Junior

Attacker

17

Rafiu Durosinmi

Attacker

99

Lorran

Midfielder

3

Samuele Angori

Defender

37'

33

Arturo Calabresi

Defender

37'

8

Malthe Höjholt

Midfielder

65'

9

Henrik Meister

Attacker

65'

36

Gabriele Piccinini

Attacker

72'

Luciano Spalletti vented his frustration with Juventus after beating Lecce, warning they ‘don’t have someone else with Dusan Vlahovic’s characteristics’ and yet ‘we can’t change 18 players.’

It had seemed like this was going to be a rout when Juve opened the scoring within 12 seconds at the Stadio Via del Mare, as Vlahovic found the net immediately into his first start since November 29.

However, that proved to ultimately be the only goal, as two others were disallowed for offside, chalked off for Vlahovic and Pierre Kalulu.

Spalletti frustrated with Juventus mistakes

“We’ve been saying for a while that we keep doing this, we score early and then don’t finish the games off, it’s like a cut and paste of previous mistakes,” Spalletti told Sky Sport Italia.

“We dominate whole areas of games, it seems like we are in total control, and then there are moments of superficiality where we lose our way, misplace passes that are just incredible for the level of football we are playing at.

“We cannot seem to maintain that concentration, determination and grit for the whole game. Once we make those mistakes, the tension and fear sets in, the match goes back into the balance.

“Then we get annoyed with ourselves, go and grab the game by the scruff of the neck and put it back on track. A game like this one cannot end 1-0, we barely allowed them to get into our half, there were so many situations where we had two attacking options and always went for the third worst one. That’s just what we are like.”

Spalletti was visibly fuming on the touchline after certain situations, shouting angrily at his players for not moving the ball around the way he wanted.

Considering they keep making the same mistakes, will Juventus have to change quite a few of these players, or does he believe they can learn?

“I had already talked about this in the press conference, really,” replied the coach.

“The media act as if we are going to change 18 of the 25 players in the locker room, but you can’t do that. This is a serious project, so that means many of these players have to be involved, because it’s tough right now to change that many.

“Juventus also spent a fair amount over the last two seasons, so it’s not like they can keep digging into their pockets. There are some situations in football where you need to keep up with the times, but first and foremost these players must grow within themselves,” ranted Spalletti.

“They need to realise that many of them will stay here. We missed Vlahovic terribly because we don’t have someone else with his characteristics. A winning team needs a physical, strong centre-forward. Even if he’s not that tall, he still needs to be able to hold off defenders, deal with the physical duel.

“Jonathan David can score goals, but when it comes to the duel, the physical impact, that is where he struggles.”

So can these players remove the dips in concentration?

“That is not easy. Staying on their toes for long periods is to do with the determination and character of these players. Those players who are creative and can take men on are unfortunately also the same ones who need to take a breather and charge themselves up before sparkling. They just are,” shrugged Spalletti.

“We still have to work on it and train that. This evening, the team played well in so many ways, but if Di Gregorio didn’t make those two big saves, it would be a different result. We have got to build out better from the back, absolutely, that is something we simply must improve.

“Of course, it’s different when you’ve got Vlahovic, because he has different characteristics to the other strikers in the squad. Last time there was talk of the quality midfielder, but the one who translates the pass from the back into an attacking situation, we are missing that figure a little.

“I said the other day we need a bus with two levels, because for all the players that people say we’re going to buy, there won’t be enough room on one bus,” concluded Spalletti.

The 1-0 victory still provides a huge boost for Juve’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League, as they temporarily surpass Milan in third ahead of their match with Atalanta on Sunday, and break away from Roma.

Eusebio Di Francesco reveals he had warned Lecce about Juventus kick-off routines this morning, but they were still caught out. ‘Both teams wanted to win at all costs.’

It was a nightmare start at the Stadio Via del Mare for the hosts, because they were behind within 12 seconds to a Dusan Vlahovic strike.

They ran some more risks with two goals disallowed for offside for Vlahovic and Pierre Kalulu, while Michele Di Gregorio was tested by Santiago Pierotti and Walid Cheddira.

Di Francesco had warned Lecce

“I showed the team Juve’s kick-off routine three times this morning, I told them we had to be ready to defend with determination from the very start, and then they scored after 11 seconds,” sighed Di Francesco on Sky Sport Italia.

“This is a Juventus side with a lot of quality, we managed to stay in the game and create some scoring opportunities of our own, and kept it quite a tight match.”

Lecce were ultimately applauded by the home fans at the final whistle, as they had pushed to the end and caused a lot of problems for Juventus, a side battling for the top four.

“They had two goals disallowed, but it’s because they were offside and therefore invalid. This team has a certain DNA, it believes it can compete with everyone when playing in a certain way. We could’ve been sharper with the final ball and the cross, that could’ve allowed us to create more chances.

“We played with a trequartista at times, but tonight it was more of a 4-3-3 trying to prevent them making those passes between the lines with players like Kelly and Cambiaso. We had to deal with those situations, I changed a few things too, because if we tried to close them up, they would get around us on the flanks,” continued Di Francesco.

“In the second half, I put Banda closer to the centre-forward to stop their defenders starting the play out from the back. I think it did allow us to do better, even if we were unable to equalise.

“Both teams wanted to win at all costs, obviously Juventus have more quality, but with the goal advantage they were more comfortable. We had that big chance to equalise straight away after the Vlahovic goal, it was a stunning Di Gregorio save.

“If we had equalised later, it would’ve been good too, as it can even create the momentum to go on and win in the final 15 minutes.”

Now Lecce risk seeing the lead from Cremonese and the relegation zone cut to just one point, if Jamie Vardy’s side manage to get a victory tomorrow against already-relegated Pisa.

Their final two games are away to Sassuolo and at home to Genoa, so both rather tough fixtures.

“Whoever we’re up against, we need points. Sassuolo is an important club for me, obviously, that will be potentially a decisive match,” confessed the coach.

Dusan Vlahovic and Lloyd Kelly warn Juventus have their fate ‘in our hands’ after the 1-0 win away to Lecce. ‘We showed resilience today, especially in the last minutes.’

The striker was making his first start since that serious adductor tear on November 29, and he took all of 12 seconds to make it count, controlling the Andrea Cambiaso cross to turn in from seven yards.

He had also scored another that was disallowed for offside, then his offside was interfering with play in the build-up to Pierre Kalulu’s finish, so the scoreline at the Stadio Via del Mare remained 1-0.

It was a special night for Vlahovic, who last week scored his first goal of 2026 in a 1-1 draw with Verona, coming off the bench after another injury setback.

Vlahovic and Kelly focus on Juventus

“It happens, I hadn’t started for a long time and didn’t have the routine or match fitness,” Vlahovic told Sky Sport Italia.

“The most important thing was the result, we got the three points, we absolutely must win the remaining two games.”

This result puts extra pressure on Milan ahead of tomorrow’s game with Atalanta, along with Roma as they take on Parma.

“It was all in our hands, if we win the remaining games, then there’s nothing anyone else can do about it. We know what is at stake, so we must go out there and win,” added Vlahovic.

The last two matches for Juve are against Fiorentina and Torino, two very bitter rivals.

The result puts Juventus temporarily in third place ahead of Milan, who play Atalanta tomorrow, and lets them break away from Roma in the race for a Champions League spot.

“We know we had to change some things from the last game,” Kelly told Sky Sport Italia.

“I think today we showed some resilience, especially in the last minutes, we need to see these games out and fight for each other, I think we did that today.

“We know the other teams have to play, but we can’t concentrate on them, we have to concentrate on us. We’re happy with the victory, now we can relax and then focus on the next two games.”

Dusan Vlahovic’s goal within 12 seconds proved enough for Juventus to take three precious points away from Lecce, although they had two more goals disallowed.

This was a huge fixture for both teams, as the hosts needed to stay clear of the drop zone after opening up a four-point gap from Cremonese, while the Bianconeri needed to fight for fourth following a surprising 1-1 draw with Verona.

Dusan Vlahovic got his first start since November 2025, with Kenan Yildiz also shaking off a knock, Juan Cabal and Arek Milik out of action. Lecce were unbeaten in three, despite missing Riccardo Sottil, Medon Berisha, Kialonda Gaspar and Sadik Fofana. For Mother’s Day, the hosts wore special shirts with the names of their mothers on the back.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

It was a truly remarkable start, because within 12 seconds Vlahovic had controlled the Andrea Cambiaso cross from the left, turned between three defenders and fired into the roof of the net from seven yards.

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Lecce responded immediately too, Walid Cheddira’s first-time strike from a Lameck Banda roll across forcing a desperate Michele Di Gregorio reaction save, then at the other end Francisco Conceicao smashed a finish onto the inside of the far post from a tricky angle.

Vlahovic also saw his angled drive denied by Wladimiro Falcone’s legs at the near post, all in the opening six minutes.

It should’ve been 2-0 later in the half when Vlahovic burst into the box and didn’t pass when he had the chance, instead sweeping the finish off target.

Juve did have the ball in the net straight after the restart when Falcone parried a Cambiaso effort and the first Vlahovic rebound, beaten eventually at the third time of asking, but VAR confirmed an offside position.

Cheddira got the finish all wrong after Santiago Pierotti shrugged off Lloyd Kelly to pull back from the by-line.

Another Juventus goal was disallowed due to a Vlahovic offside, this time he was interfering with play during the Jamal Siebert clearance, before Pierre Kalulu flicked in the Cambiaso low cross from six yards on the hour mark.

Danilo Veiga went off injured and Kenan Yildiz drilled wide, while Vlahovic’s first-time effort was charged down, another of the Serbian’s attempts fired over from a McKennie lay-off.

Konan N’Dri came on and robbed Kelly playing out from defence, his finish skimming the near upright, then Di Gregorio struggled to parry a swerving Pierotti screamer from distance.

Falcone made a double save in stoppages, first on Jeremie Boga’s attempted lob, then the Edon Zhegrova follow-up.

Lecce 0-1 Juventus

Vlahovic 1 (J)

09-05-2026 19:45

MatchDay 36

Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare

Lecce

Juventus

0 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

1'

Dusan Vlahovic (Assist: Andrea Cambiaso)

2nd half

		80'		Francisco Conceição
Gaby Jean		82'

Match statistic

35

Possession %

65

8

Total shots

15

3

Shots on target

6

5

Shots off target

7

Blocked shots

2

1

Corners

7

2

Offsides

6

7

Fouls

18

Lecce

Juventus

Starting lineups

30

Wladimiro Falcone

Goalkeeper

25

Antonino Gallo

Defender

17

Danilo Veiga

Defender

70'

5

Jamil Siebert

Defender

44

Tiago Gabriel

Defender

29

Lassana Coulibaly

Midfielder

79

Oumar Ngom

Midfielder

62'

20

Ylber Ramadani

Midfielder

19

Lameck Banda

Attacker

76'

50

Santiago Pierotti

Attacker

99

Walid Cheddira

Attacker

75'

16

Michele Di Gregorio

Goalkeeper

27

Andrea Cambiaso

Defender

83'

3

Bremer

Defender

6

Lloyd Kelly

Defender

15

Pierre Kalulu

Defender

5

Manuel Locatelli

Midfielder

8

Teun Koopmeiners

Midfielder

22

Weston McKennie

Midfielder

86'

9

Dusan Vlahovic

Attacker

77'

7

Francisco Conceição

Attacker

83'

10

Kenan Yıldız

Attacker

83'

Substitutes

32

Jasper Samooja

Goalkeeper

1

Christian Früchtl

Goalkeeper

36

Filip Marchwinski

Midfielder

16

Omri Gandelman

Midfielder

11

Konan N’Dri

Attacker

9

Nikola Stulic

Attacker

13

Matías Pérez

Defender

3

Corrie Ndaba

Defender

28

Olaf Gorter

Midfielder

6

Álex Sala

Midfielder

18

Gaby Jean

Defender

62'

14

Thórir Jóhann Helgason

Midfielder

70'

22

Francesco Camarda

Attacker

75'

80

Niko Kovač

Midfielder

76'

23

Carlo Pinsoglio

Goalkeeper

1

Mattia Perin

Goalkeeper

21

Fabio Miretti

Midfielder

20

Loïs Openda

Attacker

18

Filip Kostic

Midfielder

19

Khéphren Thuram

Midfielder

17

Vasilije Adžić

Midfielder

2

Emil Holm

Defender

77'

13

Jeremie Boga

Attacker

83'

30

Jonathan David

Attacker

83'

11

Edon Zhegrova

Attacker

83'

4

Federico Gatti

Defender

86'

Juventus had two goals disallowed in this evening’s trip to Lecce, both for Dusan Vlahovic offside positions, but only one required a VAR On-Field Review.

You can follow all the action as it happens from the Serie A game on our Liveblog.

The Bianconeri had taken an early lead when Vlahovic scored under 15 seconds into the match, meeting the Andrea Cambiaso cross.

Although they had the ball in the net on another two occasions, neither of them went on the scoresheet.

Juventus caught out by VAR

In the first situation at the dawn of the second half, Vlahovic had wandered offside when turning in the rebound from a parried Cambiaso effort.

This was a clear offside that VAR were able to confirm and inform the referee to disallow it.

However, the second goal was more complicated, because Vlahovic did not touch the ball when Jamal Siebert’s panicked clearance allowed Cambiaso to put in another cross, flicked into the net by Pierre Kalulu.

Because Vlahovic never made contact with the ball, it was not clear whether he was interfering with play or not.

This is a subjective decision, not an objective one like the first goal, so it can only be made by the referee himself.

VAR therefore called Andrea Colombo over to the touchline to view it himself on the monitor.

The referee confirmed that Vlahovic “was interfering with play” when almost colliding with Siebert to force that error, so the Juventus goal had to be disallowed.

Cagliari show ‘surprise and deep disappointment’ that their player was accused of racist abuse against Udinese’s Keinan Davis. ‘The alleged incident found no objective evidence or substantiation.’

The two clubs have been careful not to name names, but both Cagliari coach Fabio Pisacane and especially Davis himself have mentioned Alberto Dossena as the player accused of racist abuse.

This incident happened in the final minutes of Udinese’s 2-0 victory at the Unipol Domus, just minutes after Davis had tried to alert the referee to racist insults from the stands.

Cagliari statement on Udinese accusation

“Cagliari Calcio has taken note, with surprise and deep disappointment, of the statement issued by Udinese Calcio following today’s match,” read the note.

“The Club reiterates in the strongest possible terms that its values, history and sporting culture leave no room for any form of discrimination, racism or violence, whether verbal or physical.

“Any conduct that is contrary to respect for the individual and to the principles of sport must always be condemned in the clearest possible manner.

“The matter concerning the events on the pitch was addressed and clarified after the match, with full regard for the facts, as the alleged incident found no objective evidence or substantiation.”

If found guilty of racist abuse towards an opposition player, then Dossena would risk a 10-match Serie A ban.

However, it remains to be seen if there is any video evidence, or corroborating witnesses who could confirm the allegation.

Davis was very specific in his accusation, which tagged in Dossena on Instagram Stories.

“This racist coward called me a monkey today during the game. I hope the Serie A association will do something about this but we will see.”

It is not the first time that Cagliari have been involved in a row over racism, as their fans had aimed unacceptable abuse at then-Juventus striker Moise Kean and Milan defender Fikayo Tomori.

Udinese striker Keinan Davis accused Cagliari defender Alberto Dossena of being a ‘racist coward who called me a monkey today’ during their Serie A game.

There was already tension in the final stages of the 2-0 Udinese victory at the Unipol Domus in Sardinia, with Davis reacting angrily and alerting the referee to something said from the stands.

Things got even more heated after the final whistle when Davis and Dossena had to be separated by teammates.

Although a formal Udinese statement and an Instagram Stories comment from Nicolò Zaniolo were careful not to name the player accused of racist abuse, Davis did take a firm stand.

Davis accuses Dossena of racist abuse

He posted an Instagram Stories tagging in Dossena and using a picture of the Cagliari player.

“This racist coward called me a monkey today during the game. I hope the Serie A association will do something about this but we will see.”

Cagliari coach Fabio Pisacane evidently knew the accusation was aimed at Dossena, because he told DAZN Italia that he had specifically asked his defender.

“I was far from the incident, but I asked my player, who told me he absolutely did not say any racist words. I believe the man, I believe Alberto, because I’ve known him for many years, and he could never do something like this.”

It remains to be seen if there was any video evidence or witnesses who can corroborate what Dossena said to Davis.

If he was found guilty of racist abuse, a player could face up to a 10-match Serie A ban.

Racist insults from the Cagliari fans at the Unipol Domus is unfortunately nothing new, as there were already ugly incidents with abuse aimed at then-Juventus striker Moise Kean and Milan defender Fikayo Tomori.

Luciano Spalletti warns Juventus cannot repeat the same mistakes against Lecce after a ‘superficial attitude’ saw them drop points. ‘We must learn to use pressure.’

It kicks off at the Stadio Via del Mare at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Lazio vs. Inter on the Liveblog.

This is a surprisingly big fixture, because while Lecce need points to stay clear of the relegation zone, the Bianconeri are in the thick of the race for a Champions League spot.

They had the opportunity last week to catch Milan in third, but instead were held to a surprising 1-1 draw by already-relegated Verona.

Spalletti wants right Juventus attitude

“It’s true, we have some dominant performances, but then are too superficial in our attitude to finishing,” Spalletti told Sky Sport Italia.

“There are windows in games, they last just a few moments, and being able to anticipate them and be ready is what takes you to the next level. Unfortunately, football is a low-scoring sport, so if you don’t watch the whole game, you often don’t get a full picture of the performance, if you only look at the score.

“At Juventus, we don’t learn to deal with pressure, we learn to use it, to be ready and funnel it.”

Dusan Vlahovic returns to the starting XI for the first time since November 29, when he suffered that serious adductor tear, having come off the bench last week to score against Hellas.

Kenan Yildiz was expected to only be on the bench, but he starts too in what would seem to be a 4-2-3-1 formation, Francisco Conceicao and Weston McKennie also in support.

“We are a strong team who lack certain characteristics that can complete the work we’re doing in the build-up. I am very happy with the way we play, including the last game, where we did everything right until the finish, where we had to be more determined,” added Spalletti.

“At the same time, there was a lack of focus and a goal we should not have conceded. Tonight is a difficult game, as Lecce are a good team, so they are going to be prepared for us. We’ve got to get certain results too, as Juventus chose us, John Elkann is at Taormina with his colleagues and will be watching us on television.

“This is a team building foundations for the future, so we’ve got to have the right attitude now and get ourselves on the right track. You win matches when the gaps are small, when the stadium around you is vibrating with tension the way it is today, we can’t just win when we have everything laid out for us.”

The last time these sides met in Turin on January 3, the result was 1-1, so a victory is not to be taken for granted.

As it is Mother’s Day this weekend, the Lecce players are wearing special shirts with the names of their mothers on the back.

Champions of Italy Inter continue celebrating with a 3-0 victory away to Lazio, as Lautaro Martinez, Petar Sucic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored, with Alessio Romagnoli sent off.

By a strange quirk of the fixture list, these teams will meet here again on Wednesday May 13 in the Coppa Italia Final. The Nerazzurri were fresh off their Scudetto triumph and could rotate the squad with Hakan Calhanoglu and Francesco Pio Esposito injured, but Lautaro Martinez returned from the start to get match fitness after a muscular issue. The hosts welcomed Matteo Cancellieri back from suspension, missing Mattia Zaccagni, Danilo Cataldi, Ivan Provedel and Samuel Gigot, but Nicolò Rovella had his first start since fracturing his clavicle on February 21.

As the two sets of fans are twinned and the Coppa Italia is coming up, both Lazio and Inter ultras opted to stay outside the Stadio Olimpico, continuing the protest against President Claudio Lotito.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

It took just six minutes to break the deadlock, as after the Andy Diouf effort was charged down, Marcus Thuram flicked on a long throw-in for Lautaro Martinez to volley in with the right foot from seven yards.

Penalty appeals were rejected after a chaotic pinball off Lautaro Martinez, Thuram and Mario Gila’s arm, then Nicolò Barella’s free kick sailed over the crossbar.

Petar Sucic bent a lovely left-foot first-time finish from the D into the top corner after Lautaro Martinez combined repeatedly with Diouf, the captain laying it off for his teammate.

Edoardo Motta was alert off his line to deny Yann Bisseck after Lazio gave it away cheaply, while Pedro’s volley was smothered by Josep Martinez.

Alessio Romagnoli was booked for a very high studs-up tackle on Ange-Yoann Bonny, changed to a straight red card following the VAR review, as the connection was on the inside of the leg. It means the Lazio defender will be suspended for the Derby della Capitale, but the Coppa Italia is a different tournament.

Despite that, the hosts nearly scored moments later when Gustav Isaksen sprung the offside trap on a Luca Pellegrini cross and beat the on-rushing Martinez, denied by a desperate Carlos Augusto clearance. On the resulting corner, Isaksen fired wide from a very promising position.

Lazio did better when down to 10 men, as Isaksen forced a tricky save out of Josep Martinez, and Francesco Acerbi prevented a Boulaye Dia tap-in on the resulting corner.

Tijjani Noslin combined with Dia to break into the box, his finish deflected off Luis Henrique, but it was Inter who found the net for a third time instead.

Bonny held his ground and laid it off for Mkhitaryan, who sent Adam Marusic to ground with a dummy and smashed into the roof of the net.

Teenage youth academy product Mattia Mosconi was given his senior debut off the Nerazzurri bench and almost scored, firing just over the bar after surging into the box down the left.

Lazio 0-3 Inter

Lautaro Martinez 6 (I), Sucic 39 (I), Mkhitaryan 76 (I)

Sent off: Romagnoli 59 (L)

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