Luciano Spalletti has arrived at Continassa to sign his contract with Juventus and begin his tenure as the new Bianconeri coach.

The Tuscan tactician will replace Igor Tudor, who was sacked on Monday, becoming the third Juventus coach in 2025.

The Bianconeri beat Udinese 3-1 in a home Serie A game on Wednesday night with NextGen coach Massimo Brambilla leading the team from the touchline.

Spalletti to sign contract until the end of the season

Spalletti reached an agreement with Juventus on Tuesday and is expected to sign a contract until the end of the season with an option to extend if he earns Champions League qualification this season.

The ex-Italy coach arrived at the Juventus training centre on Thursday morning.

Juventus are expected to confirm his appointment shortly, before Spalletti takes charge of his first training session at Continassa.

Spalletti, a Napoli Serie A winner in 2022-23, has been without a team since June 2025, when he was sacked by the Italian Federation after a 3-0 loss against Norway.

Video: Spalletti arrives at Continassa to begin Juventus tenure

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Matteo Moretto reports that Bournemouth are determined to sign Álex Jiménez on a permanent deal from Milan, but Real Madrid will still have ‘financial control’ over the Spaniard once the deal is complete.

Premier League side Bournemouth are eager to sign Jimenez on a permanent deal from Milan, according to Italian transfer expert Matteo Moretto.

How much Milan earn with Jimenez’s permanent move

Jimenez moved to England on an initial loan deal worth €2m last summer, and Bournemouth have an option to buy for €18m plus €5m add-ons, according to Calciomercato.com.

Bournemouth’s option to buy becomes an obligation to purchase if certain conditions are met, but the English side seem willing to sign Jimenez permanently regardless of their original agreement with Milan.

Moretto adds that once Jiménez formally becomes a Bournemouth-owned player, Real Madrid will resume their financial control over their academy product, which means they’ll have a chance to match any offer Bournemouth receive in the future and potentially bring the 20-year-old back to the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid’s control over academy products

Real Madrid have the same sort of agreement with Como, as Nico Paz and Jacobo Ramon are formally owned by the Azzurri, but the Merengues have an option to bring them back in the coming years.

L’intenzione del Bournemouth è di riscattare Álex Jiménez dal Milan a prescindere delle condizioni dell’obbligo concordato in estate visto l’alto livello che inizia a mostrare in Premier.

Quando il club inglese sarà proprietario del cartellino dello spagnolo, il Real Madrid…

— Matteo Moretto (@MatteMoretto) October 29, 2025

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus owner John Elkann visited the team in the dressing room after a 3-1 win over Udinese on Wednesday: ‘An opportunity to remind everyone of their responsibilities.’

Juventus ended an eight-game winless streak on Wednesday, beating Udinese 3-1 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.

Interim coach Massimo Brambilla was on the bench, but Juventus are expected to announce the appointment of Luciano Spalletti today.

Elkann meets Juventus players after 3-1 win vs. Udinese

According to Gazzetta, club owner Elkann met the players in the dressing room at full-time. The pink paper claims that Elkann was short of compliments as he reiterated that the blame falls on the players when coaches are changed so often.

It was an ‘opportunity to remind everyone of their responsibilities,’ wrote Gazzetta.

It is reported that Elkann was ‘firm’ in his speech, but did not confirm to the team that Spalletti would take over.

Juventus had sacked Tudor on Monday after eight games without victories, four without goals and three consecutive losses.

Spalletti set to become third Juventus coach in 2025

Spalletti will be Juventus’ third coach this year as the Old Lady already sacked Thiago Motta in March, replacing him with Tudor.

Both Motta and Tudor remain under contract with Juventus until June 2027.

La Gazzetta dello Sport

Juve restarts and now Spalletti

Vlahovic and Yildiz turn on again: penalties and plays, they are already beyond Tudor.

Inter react: top spot at -3

Nice response

Double Calha, magical Sucic. Fiorentina fans protest. Chivu catches Milan in the third place, Pioli in trouble.

Roma don’t lose their heads

The real Toro hold Bologna. Genoa nightmare, Vieira trembles

Gimenez risks leaving

Dear Camarda, those tears will make you grow.

Corriere dello Sport

Roma Hermosa

Parma beaten to one and Napoli caught at the top

Gasperini earns the seventh win in nine games. Breakthrough in the second half. Hermoso and Dovbyk on target. Useless Circati flash. Soulé’s goal was disallowed on 0-0. Ferguson injured. Milan on Sunday.

Juve wake up, now the breakthrough.

Lucio tries

The former CT watched on the TV the 3-1 to Udinese. Today the signature and training at Continassa.

Tris for Spalletti

The Bianconeri win their first game in 46 days with Brambilla on the bench. Two penalties: Vlahovic and Yildiz. Gatti scores too. Chills after Zaniolo’s equaliser.

Calha-Sucic: Inter reaction

Chivu smashes Fiorentina: Pioli, penultimate, in trouble.

Anguissa’s renewal: advanced talks

Tuttosport

The crossbar stops Adams, but this is a draw worthy of Toro

In Bologna, they earned the 8th point in four games.

Good work, Luciano

Brambilla beats Udinese and gives Spalletti a refreshed Juve: 3-1.

After eight games without victories, and four without goals, Yildiz and Vlahovic’s penalties and Gatti’s header cancel the Zaniolo goal. The ex-CT signs with a clause for just another year, in case of Champions League. Chiellini: ‘Thanks, Tudor, but we had to change.’ Dusan: ‘My future? Never say never.’

Roma move to the top. Calha bis + Sucic: Inter up

Stefano Pioli admits Fiorentina ‘clearly have some problems’ after the 3-0 defeat to Inter, but assures he is ‘not thinking about my future’ in the job.

The Viola are still without a single Serie A victory so far this season, having scraped four draws in nine rounds.

David De Gea kept them in the game at San Siro with some big saves, but ultimately had to surrender to a Hakan Calhanoglu daisy-cutter, then Petar Sucic danced through the defence to double the lead.

Late on, Mattia Viti received a second yellow card for bringing down Ange-Yoan Bonny, allowing Calhanoglu to complete his brace from the penalty spot.

Pioli cannot hide from Fiorentina results

“We were unable to do more. Inter raised the tempo after the restart and we struggled to keep the ball,” Pioli told Sky Sport Italia.

“Clearly, we were up against a very strong opponent, we could’ve done better on the first goal, and after that it all became more difficult.”

Fiorentina have won all three matches in the Conference League, but are stranded at the foot of the Serie A table without a win. Is Pioli worried about his position on the bench?

“I am not thinking about my future, I am thinking about our position in the table, and the games against Lecce and Genoa will be very important. We want our first victory of the season in Serie A.”

Check the Football Italia Player Ratings for Inter 3-0 Fiorentina

Robin Gosens went off with a muscular injury, adding to the problems that the Viola are dealing with.

“We know how much Inter push down the flanks and therefore can leave gaps we could make the most of, but they pressed throughout, and we didn’t find those spaces enough. When you are up against opponents of such quality, you will run risks.

“Our intention was to be solid and not allow spaces, I think we did it well in the first half, but we lost our way when they raised the tempo after the break. They took the initiative then and we were unable to close the gaps,” explained Pioli.

It was put to the coach by Paolo Di Canio that Fiorentina were not particularly creative, nor aggressive, so they were in no man’s land.

“I trust my players. I chose a more solid midfield because I knew it would be a more physical game today, as Inter would press high. I don’t believe it is true that we weren’t aggressive or physical today, we just didn’t have the necessary reaction after going behind and when Inter raised the intensity level,” replied Pioli.

If we didn’t win any of our Serie A games in the first nine rounds, then clearly we have some problems. We’re trying to solve them, it is not an excuse, but our fixture list so far has been very tough.

“Now we must prove that we are superior to the teams in the bottom half of the table and that we belong higher up.”

Hakan Calhanoglu is Football Italia’s MOTM in Inter’s 3-0 win over Fiorentina.

Inter vs. Fiorentina player ratings

Inter: Sommer 6; Akanji 6.5, Bisseck 6.5, Bastoni 7; Dumfries 6 (77′ Carlos Augusto N/A), Barella 7, Calhanoglu 8, Sucic 7.5, Dimarco 6.5; Lautaro Martinez 6.5, Pio Esposito 6 (77′ Bonny 6.5). Coach: Chivu 7.

Best Inter player: Calhanoglu 8 – Broke the deadlock with a shot from distance after some unreal saves from David De Gea. Converted a spot kick to make it three for the Nerazzurri. But his performance went beyond the goals: three key passes, 85% accurate passes in the opposition half (via Sofascore) and seven duels won. An all-round performance.

Lowest Inter rating: Pio Esposito 6 – No Inter player was actually below par. Esposito fought hard and would have deserved to be awarded a penalty kick in the second half. It’s the lowest Inter rating, but still a good performance.

Inter coach: Chivu 7 – The second-half performance was enough to claim all three points. The Nerazzurri were ruthless in every corner of the pitch after the break and continued to attack even after scoring the opener through Calhanoglu.

Fiorentina: De Gea 7.5; Comuzzo 5, Marì 6, Viti 5; Dodò 5.5, Sohm 6 (63′ Fagioli 5.5), Mandragora 5.5 (76′ Dzeko N/A), Ndour 5.5, Gosens 6 (78′ Fortini N/A); Gudmundsson 5.5 (63′ Fazzini 5), Kean 5. Coach: Pioli 4.5.

Best Fiorentina player: De Gea 7.5 – Four key saves which kept Fiorentina in the game until Calhanoglu opened the scoring from the edge of the box. The best one was probably the one with which he denied Bisseck in the second half.

Lowest Fiorentina ratings: Comuzzo, Viti and Fazzini 5 – The defence was shaking, to say the least. Comuzzo took a few too many risks inside the box and was lucky not to cause any penalty. Viti did it instead and even received a second yellow card. Fazzini was soft in every tackle.

Fiorentina coach: Pioli 4.5 – Fiorentina are still winless in the opening nine games. It was already meant to be a tough game, and Pioli’s substitution didn’t really help matters.

Cremonese achieved a real coup with this win at Marassi to leave Genoa at the foot of the table, with two spectacular Federico Bonazzoli goals.

The Grifone were without a single victory all season, fresh off fumbling an early lead to lose 2-1 at Torino, but Nicolae Stanciu was the only remaining absentee. The Grigiorossi had five draws in the last six rounds, and Jamie Vardy got his first Serie A goal in a 1-1 draw with Atalanta at the weekend. Alberto Grassi, Giuseppe Pezzella, Faris Moumbagna and Michele Collocolo were still on the treatment table.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Cremonese took under four minutes to break through with an absolutely spectacular goal. A corner was flicked on, the wayward scuffed Bianchetti finish turned into an accidental assist for Federico Bonazzoli’s acrobatic bicycle kick from six yards.

Jeff Ekhator’s angled drive flashed wide, then he was offside when forcing an Emil Audero save from point-blank range.

A free kick ricocheted into the path of Aaron Martin, whose finish was deflected for a Genoa corner by brave Federico Baschirotto defending.

Cremonese doubled their lead after the restart when a deep corner found Bonazzoli at the back post for a volley, and while Nicola Leali made a reaction save, he could not stop it crossing the line completely.

Vitinha had the ball in the net for Genoa on 56 minutes, but he was offside when meeting the Aaron Martin assist at the far stick.

Filippo Terracciano couldn’t keep his header down on a promising Vandeputte free kick, while Emil Audero needed a big save when Brooke Norton-Cuffy sent Morten Frendrup one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

Jeff Ekhator’s header was over from a Ruslan Malinovskyi cross and Patrizio Masini couldn’t find the net either, as Genoa were booed off the field by their home fans, who began to throw fireworks onto the pitch in protest.

Genoa 0-2 Cremonese

Bonazzoli 4, 49 (C)

29-10-2025 19:45

MatchDay 9

Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Genoa

Cremonese

0 - 2

Player statistic

1st half

		4'		Federico Bonazzoli (Assist: Matteo Bianchetti)
Valentín Carboni		38'

2nd half

		49'		Federico Bonazzoli (Assist: Jari Vandeputte)
Vitinha		62'
Nicola Leali		72'
		78'		Tommaso Barbieri

Match statistic

54

Possession %

46

16

Total shots

11

1

Shots on target

4

8

Shots off target

7

7

Blocked shots

0

7

Corners

3

3

Offsides

0

16

Fouls

13

Genoa

Cremonese

Starting lineups

1

Nicola Leali

Goalkeeper

3

Aarón Martín

Defender

63'

15

Brooke Norton-Cuffy

Defender

22

Johan Vásquez

Defender

5

Leo Östigard

Defender

73

Patrizio Masini

Midfielder

17

Ruslan Malinovskyi

Midfielder

23

Valentín Carboni

Midfielder

63'

21

Jeff Ekhator

Attacker

53'

Maxwel Cornet

Attacker

53'

77

Mikael Egill Ellertsson

Attacker

1

Emil Audero

Goalkeeper

6

Federico Baschirotto

Defender

15

Matteo Bianchetti

Defender

22

Romano Floriani Mussolini

Defender

77'

4

Tommaso Barbieri

Defender

24

Filippo Terracciano

Midfielder

27

Jari Vandeputte

Midfielder

32

Martín Payero

Midfielder

88'

38

Warren Bondo

Midfielder

88'

90

Federico Bonazzoli

Attacker

73'

10

Jamie Vardy

Attacker

Substitutes

20

Stefano Sabelli

Defender

10

Junior Messias

Attacker

2

Morten Thorsby

Midfielder

39

Daniele Sommariva

Goalkeeper

Jean Onana

Midfielder

31

Benjamin Siegrist

Goalkeeper

11

Albert Grønbaek

Midfielder

40

Seydou Fini

Attacker

27

Alessandro Marcandalli

Defender

30

Hugo Cuenca

Midfielder

76

Lorenzo Venturino

Attacker

18

Caleb Ekuban

Attacker

53'

9

Vitinha

Attacker

53'

32

Morten Frendrup

Midfielder

63'

29

Lorenzo Colombo

Attacker

63'

69

Lapo Nava

Goalkeeper

16

Marco Silvestri

Goalkeeper

23

Federico Ceccherini

Defender

11

Dennis Johnsen

Attacker

48

Dachi Lordkipanidze

Midfielder

84

Adrian Lickunas

Attacker

20

Franco Vázquez

Midfielder

73'

30

Mika Faye

Defender

77'

19

Jeremy Sarmiento

Midfielder

88'

55

Francesco Folino

Defender

88'

Bologna dominated possession, but it was Torino who had the best chance to win with Che Adams hitting the crossbar.

The Rossoblu were unbeaten in five, but fumbled a 2-0 lead to draw with Fiorentina at the weekend. Emil Holm was sent off in that game and therefore suspended today, with Ciro Immobile injured, but Jens Odgaard returned to the squad. Coach Vincenzo Italiano was released from hospital, but not ready for the touchline yet after treatment for pneumonia. Toro had found form with seven points in three rounds, as Alberto Paleari took the gloves following sensational saves against Genoa. Niels Nkounkou, Zanos Savva and Perr Schuurs remained on the treatment table.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Che Adams thought he had opened the scoring for Torino when he pounced on the Martin Vitik error to go clear, but the powerful finish cracked against the crossbar.

Moments later, the hosts replied with a Charalampos Lykogiannis curler that was arrowing into the far top corner until Paleari’s save at full stretch. On the resulting corner, Federico Bernardeschi fired inches wide.

Santiago Castro came on for the second half and Bologna seemed far more aggressive, having dominated possession with little to show for it.

Immediately, a Bernardeschi half-volley was looping into the far top corner until the acrobatic Paleari fingertip save.

Lykogiannis again skimmed the upright, then had to help in defence with a crucial block on Cesare Casadei.

Nadir Zortea’s angled drive whistled past the far post, but Bologna were unable to find a way through.

Bologna 0-0 Torino

29-10-2025 19:45

MatchDay 9

Renato Dall'Ara Stadium

Bologna

Torino

0 - 0

Player statistic

1st half

		37'		Ivan Ilić
		40'		Adrien Tameze

2nd half

Jens Odgaard		64'
		71'		Ardian Ismajli
Charalampos Lykogiannis		85'

Match statistic

71

Possession %

29

11

Total shots

8

2

Shots on target

2

7

Shots off target

4

2

Blocked shots

2

3

Corners

3

0

Offsides

2

11

Fouls

20

Bologna

Torino

Starting lineups

1

Lukasz Skorupski

Goalkeeper

22

Charalampos Lykogiannis

Defender

26

Jhon Lucumí

Defender

41

Martin Vitik

Defender

20

Nadir Zortea

Defender

19

Lewis Ferguson

Midfielder

67'

6

Nikola Moro

Midfielder

10

Federico Bernardeschi

Attacker

67'

21

Jens Odgaard

Attacker

82'

28

Nicolò Cambiaghi

Attacker

67'

24

Thijs Dallinga

Attacker

46'

1

Alberto Paleari

Goalkeeper

13

Guillermo Maripán

Defender

16

Marcus Pedersen

Defender

23

Saúl Coco

Defender

20

Valentino Lazaro

Defender

61

Adrien Tameze

Midfielder

58'

22

Cesare Casadei

Midfielder

66

Gvidas Gineitis

Midfielder

58'

8

Ivan Ilić

Midfielder

79'

19

Ché Adams

Attacker

57'

26

Cyril Ngonge

Attacker

86'

Substitutes

4

Tommaso Pobega

Midfielder

29

Lorenzo De Silvestri

Defender

16

Nicolò Casale

Defender

13

Federico Ravaglia

Goalkeeper

33

Juan Miranda

Defender

Ibrahim Sulemana

Midfielder

14

Torbjørn Heggem

Defender

25

Massimo Pessina

Goalkeeper

11

Jonathan Rowe

Midfielder

9

Santiago Castro

Attacker

46'

8

Remo Freuler

Midfielder

67'

7

Riccardo Orsolini

Attacker

67'

30

Benja Domínguez

Attacker

67'

80

Giovanni Fabbian

Midfielder

82'

34

Cristiano Biraghi

Defender

14

Tino Anjorin

Midfielder

5

Adam Masina

Defender

6

Emirhan Ilkhan

Midfielder

21

Ali Dembélé

Defender

71

Mihai Popa

Goalkeeper

92

Alieu Njie

Attacker

99

Lapo Siviero

Goalkeeper

18

Giovanni Simeone

Attacker

57'

44

Ardian Ismajli

Defender

58'

10

Nikola Vlasic

Midfielder

58'

32

Kristjan Asllani

Midfielder

79'

91

Duván Zapata

Attacker

86'

Gian Piero Gasperini jokes about Roma’s title dreams but expects more ‘clarity’ from referees after seeing a Matias Soulé goal disallowed.

Gasperini’s Roma returned to the top of the table on Wednesday, beating Parma 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico in a mid-week Serie A fixture.

“Three important and good points. We struggled, especially in the opening 30 minutes, because we always take some time to take the appropriate measurements,” Gasperini told DAZN.

“We need to work on this, but when we fixed things, we played well, we didn’t concede much and created opportunities.”

Gasperini hints that Roma’s objective has not changed

Evan Ferguson started the game, but picked up an ankle injury after just seven minutes. He was replaced by Leon Bailey, but the Jamaica international was also subbed off during the break.

Roma’s main target is to qualify for the Champions League this season, but now that they have caught Napoli at the top of the table again, have they changed their objectives?

“Yes, we were supposed to train tomorrow afternoon, but we’ll train in the morning instead,” joked Gasperini.

“Then we train again on Friday morning, Saturday afternoon and then on Sunday we go to Milan. If we win, we’ll remain at the top; if not, we have to hope for the others,” he added, smiling.

DAZN pundits noted that Roma look so in control of games that they can turn things in their favour quite easily, but Gasp didn’t quite agree.

Gasperini wants clarity from referees

“Yes, even if what happened at the end of the first half was not exactly in our favour,” he said.

“There was a disallowed goal, and we have to understand the rules. They’ll have to explain to us, because we saw exactly the same thing in the past. So either this was a mistake, which is acceptable, or the others were mistakes. There can’t be different interpretations. We expect clarity.”

Soulé had scored a goal in the first half, but it was disallowed as Zeki was offside and considered involved in active play in front of Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki.

Mario Hermoso and Artem Dovbyk scored the goals for Roma today.

“Hermoso came from a long injury; he made the pre-season with us and had a positive impact with me, in the way he trains and behaves,” said Gasperini.

“He had been playing at the highest levels with Atletico Madrid for years; he has knowledge and great determination. Surely, he is not only valuable from a defensive standpoint, but also technically. We are lucky to have him in the team.

“It seems to me that Dovbyk has been improving physically in recent weeks,” continued the Roma coach.

“If he had scored those penalties and some other big chances against Inter and Fiorentina, he would have already netted a few goals. He scored a beautiful one today. He was more involved against Sassuolo. We work with him and give him all the necessary trust. I’m happy with all these lads. We are working on all of them. Daniele Ghilardi also made his debut today. We have many players, but all can find space.”

Juventus interim coach Massimo Brambilla says he decided the starting line-up for a game against Udinese with staff members after Igor Tudor was sacked and feels Kenan Yildiz must be left ‘free’ to find the space he needs in attack.

Brambilla led Juventus to a 3-1 win over Udinese on Wednesday in the first match since Igor Tudor’s dismissal.

The Croatian tactician was sacked on Monday after a 1-0 defeat against Lazio, and Brambilla, the Juventus NextGen coach, worked with the senior team on the same day.

Brambilla comments on Juventus 3-1 Udinese

“I took charge of a training session, and I spent two days with the team. On Monday morning, I worked with the U23, and then I came here in the afternoon,” Brambilla told DAZN.

“I had to understand the physical shape of the players, then I spoke to the remaining staff, and we picked this formation. We put down a strategy we had to adopt, and the early goal surely helped us. The team showed strength in the reaction to the goal they conceded, which could have been dangerous for us.”

Juventus took an early lead in the first half thanks to a Dusan Vlahovic goal from the spot, but Nicolò Zaniolo levelled the score right before the break.

“I tried to convey trust and reassure the lads. They are strong and experienced players,” Brambilla explained.

“They know what they have to do. I think they deserved to win with a great performance today. That equaliser could have ruined the game, but we entered the field with courage in the second half.”

Federico Gatti and Kenan Yildiz scored one goal each in the second half to give Juventus all three points. The Turkey international also converted a spot kick.

“Kenan is a talented player, and every talented player must be left free to find the space they want,” noted Brambilla.

“I trained him for a period in the U23 [NextGen], and I think the ideal position for him is starting on the left to cut inside and move behind to the centre-forward. He finds the space by himself; he’s an extraordinary player and a great lad.”

This is the third consecutive season that Juventus have sacked their coach. So, what was the mood in the dressing room?

“This team was going through a difficult period, where they didn’t get results, and the morale surely wasn’t good,” said Brambilla.

“But I repeat, these are strong lads, with experience. I told them to focus on the game and do things well on the pitch because they have quality, and they only had to take it out.

“Surely, there’s great satisfaction in the dressing room. I’m happy to see happiness in the lads’ eyes,” concluded Brambilla.

“We prepared for this game in two days. The work we did was similar to the one in the NextGen; what changed was the whole context in which we lived tonight, an atmosphere that was not one of enthusiasm, but when the fans warmed up, it was a nice emotion for me.”

Juventus are expected to appoint Luciano Spalletti as their new coach in the coming hours.

Como continued their positive run of results with a 3-1 victory over troubled Verona, thanking Tasos Douvikas, Stefan Posch and Mergim Vojvoda.

Cesc Fabregas was on a six-match unbeaten run, including the 2-0 victory over Juventus, but dropped too many points in disappointing draws against Genoa, Cremonese, Atalanta and Parma. Sergi Roberto was the only remaining absentee, as Jesus Rodriguez returned from suspension. Verona were still without a win after fumbling the 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Cagliari. Grigoris Kastanos and Unai Nunez joined Daniel Oyegoke, Moatasem Al-Musrati and Tomas Suslov on the absentee list.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Nico Paz came close with a free kick that thumped the upright, but Como took the lead moments later.

Alex Valle floated a cross in from the left for the Tasos Douvikas bullet header from six yards, giving Lorenzo Montipò little chance.

Verona fought back, a dangerous Belghali ball from the right going past everyone, then Jean Butez rushing off his line to deny Suat Serdar after a give and go, with Victor Nelsson’s header just over on the resulting corner.

The equaliser was coming, and arrived when Como were too sluggish playing out from the back, allowing Serdar to take advantage by pouncing on a Maxence Caqueret error inside the box.

There was a big save on Nico Paz set up by Caqueret, then Gift Orban ran onto the Giovane assist only to have his finish charged down by Jaboco Ramon.

Como restored their advantage when Caqueret floated a set play to the back post for the header from defender Stefan Posch.

Giovane’s free kick failed to trouble the goalkeeper and Orban’s effort was charged down by Diego Carlos.

Verona threatened to equalise when Butez parried the Domagoj Bradaric attempt and his teammates struggled to clear the loose ball.

However, Mergim Vojvoda locked down the points in stoppages with a ferocious finish at the near post on a counter-attack sparked by Jesus Rodriguez.

Como 3-1 Verona

Douvikas 9 (C), Serdar 25 (V), Posch 62 (C), Vojvoda 92 (C)

29-10-2025 17:30

MatchDay 9

Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Como

Verona

3 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

Anastasios Douvikas (Assist: Álex Valle)		9'
		25'		Suat Serdar
		26'		Roberto Gagliardini
		39'		Rafik Belghali

2nd half

Nico Paz		55'
		60'		Victor Nelsson
Stefan Posch (Assist: Maxence Caqueret)		62'
Mërgim Vojvoda (Assist: Jesús Rodriguez)		90+2'
		90+4'		Gift Orban

Match statistic

71

Possession %

29

15

Total shots

13

5

Shots on target

9

6

Shots off target

2

4

Blocked shots

2

1

Corners

3

1

Offsides

1

11

Fouls

21

Como

Verona

Starting lineups

1

Jean Butez

Goalkeeper

3

Álex Valle

Defender

34

Diego Carlos

Defender

14

Jacobo Ramón

Defender

27

Stefan Posch

Defender

78'

6

Maxence Caqueret

Midfielder

90'

10

Nico Paz

Midfielder

11

Anastasios Douvikas

Attacker

89'

38

Assane Diao

Attacker

54'

33

Lucas Da Cunha

Attacker

19

Nicolas Kühn

Attacker

79'

1

Lorenzo Montipò

Goalkeeper

37

Armel Bella-Kotchap

Defender

3

Martin Frese

Defender

87'

Nicolás Valentini

Defender

68'

7

Rafik Belghali

Defender

15

Victor Nelsson

Defender

24

Antoine Bernede

Midfielder

11

Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro

Midfielder

63

Roberto Gagliardini

Midfielder

75'

16

Gift Orban

Attacker

17

Giovane

Attacker

Substitutes

99

Alberto Cerri

Attacker

5

Edoardo Goldaniga

Defender

22

Mauro Vigorito

Goalkeeper

20

Martin Baturina

Midfielder

44

Nikola Cavlina

Goalkeeper

77

Ignace Van Der Brempt

Defender

18

Alberto Moreno

Defender

23

Máximo Perrone

Midfielder

42

Jayden Addai

Attacker

55

Andrea Le Borgne

Midfielder

17

Jesús Rodriguez

Attacker

54'

2

Marc Oliver Kempf

Defender

78'

31

Mërgim Vojvoda

Defender

79'

7

Álvaro Morata

Attacker

89'

28

Ivan Smolcic

Defender

90'

21

Abdou Harroui

Midfielder

34

Simone Perilli

Goalkeeper

23

Enzo Ebosse

Defender

94

Giacomo Toniolo

Goalkeeper

72

Junior Ajayi

Attacker

19

Tobias Slotsager

Defender

4

Yellu Santiago

Midfielder

70

Fallou Cham

Defender

12

Domagoj Bradaric

Defender

68'

36

Cheikh Niasse

Attacker

68'

8

Suat Serdar

Midfielder

9

Amin Sarr

Attacker

75'

25

Daniel Mosquera

Attacker

87'

Juventus advisor Giorgio Chiellini confirms Luciano Spalletti is ‘a great coach with experience and a modern style of football’ after the ‘tough decision’ to sack Igor Tudor.

It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium in Turin at 17.30 GMT.

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

The Bianconeri decided to fire Tudor on Monday after three consecutive defeats in all competition, and an eight-game winless streak including the failure to score in four straight matches.

Chiellini explains Juventus revolution

“I think that Tudor should be thanked for having done important work, as last season he took us into the Champions League,” Chiellini told DAZN Italia.

“This was a decision shared within the club. We think that the team can do well.”

Spalletti is widely expected to sign on the contract to the end of the season from tomorrow, but meanwhile Next Gen boss Massimo Brambilla is the caretaker manager against Udinese.

“I think Spalletti is a great coach, with experience and a modern style of football. We have to wait, because there is no signature yet, so let us focus on trying to pick up points today,” replied Chiellini.

“I also wish to thank Brambilla, who is allowing us to go into this game with focus and look to the future.

“It was a tough decision, because it is not in the DNA of Juventus to make a change so early, and there is disappointment considering how much the coach cares about this club.

“It will be a transitional year, because we are laying the foundations for a Juve that can get back to winning ways. There are 30 games to go in Serie A and everything is still up for grabs, so I think we can begin a new era,” added Chiellini.

There are a few big changes already, as Filip Kostic gets his first start of the season, while Teun Koopmeiners is dropped to the bench with Jonathan David.

Kenan Yildiz returns from a knee issue and seems to be in a more central trequartista role behind the two strikers, who are Dusan Vlahovic and Lois Openda.

Juventus are making changes behind the scenes too, because they are expected to appoint a new director of sport soon.

“There will be a new director of sport in the next few weeks, because we are lacking that figure,” confirmed Chiellini.

Raffaele Palladino was not a genuine candidate for the Juventus job as Luciano Spalletti was always the Bianconeri’s priority, given that Damien Comolli met an intermediary close to the ex-Italy coach before the game against Lazio.

Juventus are set to appoint Spalletti as their new coach, having reached an agreement with the Italian tactician on Tuesday.

Palladino was a serious candidate for Juventus

Despite reports, Palladino was never a serious candidate for the Juventus job as the Bianconeri’s first option was always the ex-Italy coach.

Sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell me that an intermediary very close to Spalletti met with Juventus director Damien Comolli in Rome on Saturday, before Igor Tudor’s eventual final game in charge of the Old Lady, against Lazio.

It is also not confirmed that a part of the Juventus dressing room pushed for the appointment of Palladino, so the ex-Fiorentina and Monza coach is now waiting for a new chance.

The former striker has already rejected some offers from foreign clubs and could turn out to be a regret for Atalanta, who picked Ivan Juric instead of him in the summer.

Atalanta are still unbeaten in Serie A, but have collected seven draws in nine games.

Khephren Thuram has not been included in the Juventus squad list for today’s game against Udinese because of a calf injury.

France international Thuram won’t be available for Juventus in today’s game against Udinese.

The Bianconeri have dropped their squad list for the upcoming Serie A fixture kicking off at 18:30 CET, but their star midfielder has been omitted.

Why Thuram is unavailable for Juventus vs. Udinese

According to several sources, including Sport Mediaset, Thuram suffered a calf injury in the final training session before the game.

Teun Koopmeiners is therefore expected to start in central midfield alongside Manuel Locatelli today.

Juventus sacked Igor Tudor on Monday following a 1-0 loss against Lazio, the third consecutive defeat across all competitions for the Bianconeri.

Today, NextGen coach Massimo Brambilla will lead the team from the touchline, but Juventus are expected to announce Luciano Spalletti as their new head coach in the coming hours.

The Tuscan tactician will sign a contract until June with an option to extend if he qualifies for the Champions League.

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Former Roma director Walter Sabatini argues that Luciano Spalletti and Juventus need each other to the point that the Bianconeri will be like ‘pure morphine’ for the ex-Italy coach.

Juventus are set to appoint Spalletti as their new coach, as the Italian tactician has agreed to sign a contract until the end of the season with an option to extend if he qualifies for the Champions League.

Walter Sabatini worked with Spalletti at Roma and is convinced that the Certaldo-born tactician is the right pick for the Bianconeri.

“At Juventus, in the current situation, it’s not enough to just have a coach who does things properly,” Sabatini told Gazzetta.

“The Bianconeri need something more, and Luciano is the ideal genius to lift them back up. Juventus lack leadership on the pitch. When there are no players who can drag the team forward, you need an evolved style of play to neutralise the problems.

Sabatini: Juventus need more than a coach

“Right now, doing things fairly well isn’t enough. I haven’t spoken with Spalletti, but if this were to be the club’s choice, Luciano would be the right man in the right place at the perfect time. Juventus need Luciano and Luciano needs Juventus.”

Spalletti is also looking for a new challenge after his disappointing spell as Italy coach. Sabatini argued that Juventus will be like “pure morphine” for the ex-CT.

“Luciano is physically suffering from the failure with the national team. He can’t find peace,” Sabatini continued.

“The pain caused by this experience with the Azzurri isn’t something aspirin can cure. He lived every day in Coverciano with a patriotic spirit. To ease that pain, Spalletti needs industrial doses of morphine, and Juventus could represent exactly that for him. An ideal and unmissable opportunity for both the club and Luciano, a perfect marriage.”

Italy were eliminated from the 2024 Euros in the Round of 16 at the hands of Switzerland and lost 3-0 in their opening World Cup qualifying fixture against Norway in June, and that defeat cost Spalletti the job.

Sabatini also believes that many players will develop under Spalletti’s guidance, especially Kenan Yildiz.

Sabatini makes Yildiz prediction

“I can picture him being unstoppable. He’s a fabulous talent, young and already decisive at the highest level,” he said.

“Yildiz could be for Juventus what Kvaratskhelia was for Spalletti’s title-winning Napoli. Not so much in terms of playing style, which is different, but in terms of his impact on the team and on matches.

“Spalletti is the embodiment of beauty and expansive football; every player benefits from it,” concluded Sabatini.

“I’m convinced Koopmeiners will rediscover himself under Luciano. If I had to find a flow, maybe Juventus would need more options in midfield.”

Juventus reportedly held talks with Raffaele Palladino and Luciano Spalletti on Tuesday, but the ex-Italy coach has always been the Bianconeri’s first option.

Juventus are on the verge of announcing Spalletti as their new head coach as the Serie A giants reached an agreement with the Certaldo-born tactician on Tuesday.

Spalletti’s Juventus salary revealed

Spalletti has agreed to sign a contract until the end of the season with an option to extend if he qualifies for the Champions League this term.

According to reports in Italy, he’ll earn €3m until the end of the season.

Spalletti has always been Juventus’ priority since Igor Tudor was sacked on Monday, but other candidates had been linked with the Juventus job, including Roberto Mancini and Palladino.

Juventus held talks with Palladino and Spalletti

According to Gazzetta and Sportmediaset, Juventus also held talks with Palladino on Tuesday, as the ex-Fiorentina coach was a candidate suggested by the Bianconeri’s technical director, François Modesto, who previously worked with Palladino at Monza.

According to reports, the meeting between Palladino and Juventus directors, however, was just a ‘courtesy chat’ as the Bianconeri were eager to finalise an agreement with Spalletti, whose appointment will be announced in the coming hours.

Multiple sources in Italy claim that Luciano Spalletti will earn €3m until the end of the season, and according to SportMediaset, the new Juventus coach will be in the stands at the Allianz Stadium today.

Spalletti set to be appointed as new Juventus coach

Juventus are set to announce Spalletti as their new coach. The Italian tactician reached a principle of agreement with the Bianconeri on Tuesday and the club are expected to confirm his appointment today or tomorrow.

Spalletti will sign a contract until the end of the season with an obligation to extend if he gets Champions League qualification this term.

How much will Spalletti earn at Juventus?

Gazzetta and Sportmediaset report that Spalletti will arrive in Turin today and that he’ll earn €3m until the end of the season.

According to the Italian broadcasters, the ex-Italy boss will even watch his new team in action from the Allianz Stadium today, when they host Udinese with interim coach Massimo Brambilla on the bench.

Both Gazzetta and Sportmediaset report that Juventus director Damien Comolli spoke to both Raffaele Palladino and Spalletti on Tuesday, but the ex-Napoli and Roma coach has always been the Old Lady’s primary option to replace Igor Tudor.

Francesco Pio Esposito and Lautaro Martinez are expected to lead the Inter attack against a Fiorentina side that are still looking for their first win in Serie A this season.

It kicks off at 20:45 CET (19:45 GMT) at the Stadio Meazza in San Siro, Milan.

It’s a mid-week Serie A round that kicked off on Tuesday with Napoli’s 1-0 win over Lecce and Milan’s 1-1 draw against Atalanta.

The Nerazzurri are without the injured Marcus Thuram, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Raffaele Di Gennaro and Matteo Darmian. Second-choice keeper Josep Martinez is also unavailable following a car accident in which he was involved on the eve of the game and which caused the death of an elderly man.

The whole was affected by the tragic news, and coach Cristian Chivu cancelled his pre-match press conference on Tuesday.

On the pitch, Chivu is expected to confirm Manuel Akanji, Francesco Acerbi and Alessandro Bastoni at the back, according to Gazzetta, while Pio Esposito will partner with Lautaro Martinez in attack.

Petar Sucic is expected to replace the injured Mkhitaryan in central midfield.

Fiorentina, on the other hand, are expected to rely on Albert Gudmundsson and Moise Kean in attack, while Pietro Comuzzo or Pablo Mari will join Marin Pongracic and Luca Ranieri at the back.

Inter vs. Fiorentina – where to watch on TV

The game is available to stream live on DAZN in the UK and Ireland and on Paramount+ in the USA.

Inter vs. Fiorentina – probable line-ups

Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Akanji, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Sucic, Carlos Augusto; Esposito, Lautaro Martinez.

Fiorentina: (3-5-2): De Gea; Pongracic, Pablo Marì, Ranieri; Dodo, Mandragora, Nicolussi Caviglia, Sohm, Gosens; Gudmundsson, Kean.

Paulo Dybala is expected to start as a false nine for Roma against Parma with Lorenzo Pellegrini and Matias Soulé playing as attacking midfielders.

It kicks off t 18:30 CET (17:30 GMT) at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

The Giallorossi need a win to catch Napoli at the top of the Serie A table as the Partenopei beat Lecce 1-0 away on Tuesday.

Angelino is still unavailable for the home side, while Parma have travelled to the capital without the injured Ondrejka, Frigan, Oristanio, Valeri and Keita.

Roma coach Gasperini will confirm Dybala as a false nine after the Argentine scored his first Serie A goal this season in Sunday’s 1-0 victory against Sassuolo.

According to Gazzetta, Parma will switch to a four-man defence with Abdoulaye Ndiaye returning after a one-game ban.

Patrick Cutrone and Mateo Pellegrino will lead the Ducali’s attack at the Olimpico today. Adrian Bernabé, Oliver Sorensen, Nahuel Estevez and Christian Ordonez will start in midfield.

Roma vs. Parma – where to watch on TV

The game will be streamed live on DAZN in the UK and Ireland and on Paramount+ in the USA.

Roma vs. Parma – probable line-ups

Roma (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Ndicka; Rensch, Cristante, Kone, Wesley; Soulé, Pellegrini; Dybala.

Parma (4-3-1-2): Suzuki; Delprato, Circati, Ndiaye, Britschgi; Estevez, Sorensen, Ordonez; Bernabé; Cutrone, Pellegrino.