Napoli's defeat and Inter winning in the Italian capital gives AC Milan, fourth and two points from the summit, the chance to take top spot from their local rivals with a win over Fiorentina on Sunday.

European football governing body UEFA on Monday said it had "reluctantly" approved the staging of a Spanish La Liga and an Italian Serie A match in the United States and Australia respectively despite fan protests.

Thirty years after Gianluigi Buffon’s debut in Serie A, his son Thomas has now also made his bow in the Italian top flight, albeit as a late substitute in a 4-0 hammering at the Dall’Ara.

One of the world's most famous stadiums is set for demolition after Milan city hall early Tuesday approved the sale of San Siro, nicknamed football's La Scala, to the city's two football giants.

Inter Milan followed up on a positive start in the Champions League by beating Sassuolo 2-1 on Sunday to put their Serie A season back on track.

"What can I say, it's a dream to play and score such a hugely important goal for Juve," said Adzic.

Jamie Vardy is determined to prove he's not at Cremonese for a retirement party as the former Premier League winner prepares to start a new adventure at the newly-promoted Serie A club.

Napoli have signed Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund from Manchester United on a season-long loan, the Serie A club said on Monday, easing the Italian champions' concerns over their lack of depth up front following Romelu Lukaku's injury.

Andre-Frank Anguissa was the hero for Napoli on Saturday with the last-gasp winner which gave the Serie A champions a 1-0 success over Cagliari, while Roma saw off promoted Pisa by the same score.

Luka Modric and AC Milan fell to a shock 2-1 home defeat to Cremonese,  enduring the worst possible start to their Serie A campaign on Saturday.  

Kevin De Bruyne scored on his Napoli debut on Saturday as the Serie A champions kicked off their title defence with a straightforward 2-0 win at promoted Sassuolo.

Serie A champions Napoli begin their title defence without their top scorer from last season after Romelu Lukaku's injury, but manager Antonio Conte said on Friday that his players could handle anything and would not be looking for excuses.

Romelu Lukaku will miss Napoli's opening fixture of their Serie A title defence after suffering a thigh injury which could keep the Belgium striker out for months, the Italian champions said on Monday.

Galatasaray have signed striker Victor Osimhen from Serie A side Napoli for 75 million euros (85.74 million dollars), the Super Lig champions announced on Thursday, making the Nigerian the most expensive incoming transfer in Turkish soccer.

Al-Nassr are close to agreeing a deal worth around £44m to sign Joao Felix from Chelsea.

Paul Gascoigne is recovering in hospital after the former Tottenham and England star collapsed at his home.

Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is raring to go at Serie A champions Napoli after not being offered a contract extension by Manchester City, and said linking up with compatriot Romelu Lukaku was part of the appeal.

Serie A champions Napoli must be humble and learn from the mistakes they made during their disastrous title defence in the 2023-24 campaign, manager Antonio Conte has warned.

Croatia captain Luka Modric, who left Real Madrid after 13 years at the LaLiga club, has completed his move to AC Milan on a one-year deal with an option to extend until June 2027, the Serie A side said on Monday.

Manchester City turned on the style to seal top spot in Group G at the Club World Cup