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Cristiano Ronaldo to add to the English and Spanish titles he won with Manchester United and Real Madrid at the first attempt. (Photo: AFP)

Juventus clinch their eight consecutive Seria A title as Ronaldo creates history

Juve’s total of 35 Serie A titles is nearly double the number won by nearest rivals AC Milan and Inter Milan who have 18 apiece.

21 Apr 2019 10:51 AM

A header from Radja Nainggolan and an Ivan Perisic penalty in the first half put Inter in control before Francesco Cassata pulled one back for Frosinone as they improved after the break. (Photo: AP)

Serie A: Inter Milan sinks relegation battling Frosinone 3-1 to secure UCL berth

Spalletti’s side were under pressure to deliver a result in order to avoid being pulled into a tight race for Champions League berth.

16 Apr 2019 9:10 AM

Ajax's David Neres ensured the teams will start on a knife-edge in Turin in a repeat of the 1973 and 1996 finals. (Photo: AP)

Serie A: Cristiano Ronaldo to spearhead experienced Juventus against young Ajax

Juventus have the edge on away goals thanks to Ronaldo's 125th Champions League goal in a 1-1 draw in Amsterdam.

15 Apr 2019 2:35 PM

Two goals from Kalidou Koulibaly either side of an Arkadiusz Milik strike confirmed Chievo’s demotion despite Bostjan Cesar’s late consolation, after a miserable season in which the Verona club have recorded just one win in 32 games. (Photo: AFP)

Serie A: Napoli thrashes Chievo 3-1, deplays Juventus' title celebrations

Carlo Ancelotti’s side needed a victory to ensure that the Turin club would not wrap up their eighth consecutive league championship.

15 Apr 2019 9:12 AM

Milan are fourth on 55 points, two behind third-placed Inter Milan, who play at Frosinone on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Serie A: AC Milan beats Lazio 1-0, secures UCL berth

Gennaro Gattuso’s side knew they had to win to stay in the final Champions League qualification spot after AS Roma had defeated Udinese 1-0.

14 Apr 2019 4:56 PM

The Turin club can still be named champions this weekend if second-placed Napoli fail to win away to rock-bottom Chievo on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Serie A: SPAL defeats Juventus 2-1 to delay their chances of lifting title 8th time

Massimiliano Allegri’s side took the lead in the first half through Moise Kean.

14 Apr 2019 2:45 PM

Instead, Juventus, who are 20 points clear and ahead on their head-to-head record with Napoli, still need one more point to extend their dominance over Serie A for another season. (Photo: AP)

Serie A: 10-man Genoa holds Napoli to 1-1 draw, holds juve's title celebrations

A win for Genoa would have handed the Turin side the title with a record seven matches to spare.

08 Apr 2019 10:37 PM

Juve, still missing Cristiano Ronaldo because of a thigh injury, are 21 points clear at the top and they will wrap up the title with seven games to spare if second-placed Napoli lose at home to Genoa on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Serie A: Kean's double strike helps Juventus inch past AC Milan 2-1

The 19-year-old came off the bench to score his fifth goal in his last five league appearances.

07 Apr 2019 1:56 PM

The Turin giants have an 18-point advantage on Napoli and have won both their direct clashes with Carlo Ancelotti's side this season. (Photo: File)

Juventus looks to seal their 8th Serie A title this weekend

Juventus could win the league title with seven games to spare - the earliest - if they beat AC Milan and Napoli loses to Genoa at home.

05 Apr 2019 4:02 PM

Icardi initially said he could not play because of a knee problem, before returning to training last week after negotiations between his lawyer and the club. (Photo: AP)

Serie A: Icardi returns as Inter thrashes 10 man Genoa 4-0

The Argentine had not featured since being stripped of the captaincy on Feb. 13 amid protracted contract renewal talks.

04 Apr 2019 4:41 PM

In response, Cagliari’s supporters made the noise which is described by Italian media as “buu” and is regarded as a racist insult in Italian football, although some fans argue it is simply to annoy opposing players regardless of race. (Photo: AFP)

Serie A: Moise Keane's late goal gives Juventus 2-0 win over Cagliari

Juventus teenager Moise Kean appeared to suffer racist abuse after scoring a late goal to give the Turin side a 2-0 win at Cagliari.

03 Apr 2019 3:52 PM

Inter Milan have 53 points and only eight separate them from ninth-placed Sampdoria (45). (Photo: AFP)

Serie A: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic' goal stuns Inter as Lazio wins 1-0

The Serbia international stunned the San Siro when he caught Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic off his guard to head in at the far post.

01 Apr 2019 3:00 PM

Italy coach Roberto Mancini chose Kean to replace the injured Federico Chiesa in a three-pronged attack along with Juventus teammate Federico Bernardeschi and Ciro Immobile. (Photo: Twitter)

'I learn, steal secrets from Cristiano Ronaldo': Moise Keane

Kean, who was born in 2000, had been chosen by Mancini in a friendly against US last November, coming on as a second-half substitute.

24 Mar 2019 6:48 PM

Baresi, who won the European Cup/Champions League three times in his 20 years at Milan, added that it was good for European football that Serie A is becoming a force again. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Cristiano Ronaldo's signing reviving Serie A : Baresi

Baresi, widely considered to be one of the greatest ever defenders, said that Ronaldo's arrival in Serie A.

21 Mar 2019 4:16 PM

Without him the team slumped to a 2-0 defeat but still remain comfortably on track for an eighth consecutive league title. (Photo: AP)

Serie A: Ronaldo-less Juventus crashes to 1st Serie A defeat

Ronaldo had fired Juventus into the European quarter-finals with a comeback victory over Atletico Madrid last Tuesday.

18 Mar 2019 4:42 PM

Matias Vecino’s goal gave the Nerazzurri a deserved halftime lead before Stefan De Vrij and Lautaro Martinez, with a penalty, struck after the break. (Photo: AFP)

Serie A: Inter Milan edges past AC Milan 3-2 in derby day

Inter coach Luciano Spalletti was facing increasing pressure after his side were knocked out of the Europa League by Eintracht Frankfurt.

18 Mar 2019 3:55 PM

Roma fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at struggling SPAL on Saturday, missing a golden opportunity to close the gap on Champions League rivals Inter Milan and AC Milan. (Photo: AFP)

Spal ends Roma's Champions League ambitions

Milan are third, one point ahead of Inter, with Roma in fifth three points back in the battle for elite European football next season.

17 Mar 2019 8:15 PM

Juve will take on Ajax next month after Ronaldo scored a sensational hat-trick to overturn a two-goal first-leg deficit against Atletico midweek and win 3-2 on aggregate. (Photo: AFP)

Serie A: Ronaldo to miss Genoa match after UCL display

'I'm leaving him at home, he had played a lot and he needs to rest', Allegri told reporters.

17 Mar 2019 7:44 PM

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