Juventus on Wednesday appointed former Sampdoria coach Luigi Del Neri as their new manager on a two year contract. The 59-year-old Italian succeeds Alberto Zaccheroni, who was appointed caretaker coach of the Turin club following the sacking of Ciro Ferrari in January. Del Neri, a midfielder in his playing days who quit Sampdoria on Monday, [...]

Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti said on Tuesday he hopes that winning the Champions League will convince coach Jose Mourinho to stay at the club. Inter face Bayern Munich in the final of European club football’s showpiece event on May 22, in what many believe will be Mourinho’s last match in charge of the ‘nerazzurri’. [...]

Inter Milan players vowed to celebrate their fifth straight Serie A crown following Sunday’s 1-0 win at Siena but their thoughts turned quickly to the Champions League final. Inter play Bayern Munich in Madrid on May 22 when both teams will be bidding to make history respectively by securing a league, cup and Champions League [...]

ROME (AFP) – AS Roma coach Claudio Ranieri accused Inter Milan counterpart Jose Mourinho of planting a time-bomb while the Portuguese coach retorted by goading the ‘Tinkerman’ for his Chelsea record as the insults flew ahead of the Serie A title run-in. Inter lead Roma by two points with two matches left and also struck [...]

ROME (AFP) – Luca Toni scored the winning goal 18 minutes from time as Roma beat champions Inter Milan 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico here on Saturday to reignite the Serie A title race. Roma’s win means they move to within a single point of the leaders and AC Milan could join them if they [...]

The agent of Roma defender Juan has dismissed reports linking his client with a move away from the Italian capital, insisting he is happy in Rome and that he enjoys a good relationship with coach Claudio Ranieri. The Brazilian international had been linked with a move to both Milanese clubs, however his agent has confirmed [...]

ROME (AFP) – AC Milan’s veteran central defender Alessandro Nesta is expected to be back in action next month after undergoing surgery on his injured right knee on Monday. The club’s forecast that 33-year-old Nesta would have recovered from the operation in around “30 days” is encouraging news after initial forecasts that the 2006 World [...]

ROME (AFP) – Juventus’s second-choice goalkeeper Alex Manninger has been ruled out for between 15 and 20 days with an injury to his right thigh, the Turin club announced on Monday. The Austrian had been deputising for Italian international Gianluigi Buffon, who is also currently sidelined with a thigh injury, but was forced to pull [...]