Jonathan David failed to impress in Juventus’ 3-1 win over Udinese, prompting Gazzetta dello Sport to suggest that the Canada international is not good enough for Serie A.

David made a substitute appearance in Juventus’ 3-1 victory against Udinese on Wednesday, spending just 13 minutes on the pitch, but still received strong criticism from Gazzetta dello Sport.

The pink paper rated the Canadian striker 5.5/10, the lowest in the Juventus squad, despite his brief appearance on the pitch.

Gazzetta criticises David

“Are we mean? No,” wrote journalist Fabio Licari.

“The movement, pace, and rhythm just aren’t up to a Serie A player. He made a nice touch, but too many other things didn’t make sense. More [similar] to Luis Silvio than the former Liller scorer.”

Luis Silvio is a former Pistoiese midfielder, who played with the Tuscan side in the 80s, but only collected six appearances in the 1980-81 campaign before returning to Brazil.

David to play under new coach at Juventus

David joined Juventus on a free transfer from Lille last summer after scoring 109 goals in 232 matches with the French side.

David has collected 411 minutes of football in Serie A this season, scoring one goal and providing one assist.

Juventus have already sacked their coach Igor Tudor and are set to appoint Luciano Spalletti.

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

Roma striker Artem Dovbyk is ‘happy’ to have contributed to a 2-1 win over Parma and insists Gian Piero Gasperini and his teammates are ‘trying to help.’

The Ukraine international scored his second goal this season in Roma’s 2-1 victory against Parma on Wednesday.

The win allowed the Giallorossi to reach Napoli at the top of the table ahead of next weekend’s key clash with Milan at San Siro.

Dovbyk: Last home game ‘a disaster’ for Roma

“The last game [at home] was also difficult for us, as a team. It was a disaster. It was important to win because our fans were waiting for these positive emotions. I’m happy to have made this,” Dovbyk told DAZN.

Roma had lost the previous three home games across all competitions, so their win last night was a breath of fresh air.

Dovbyk has now scored two goals in 11 appearances across all competitions, and Gasperini praised the Ukrainian for his finishing in last night’s encounter.

“I focus on training and in games. I understand how I can score, but sometimes it’s difficult,” Dovbyk said.

“The coach and everyone try to help me. I just try to do my job. Confidence is very important for a striker. I was happy to score.

Roma reach Napoli at the top of Serie A table

“We tried to do this movement in training, the coach wanted to always pass forward to the strikers, sometimes it’s difficult because Italian defenders are very strong and compact, but we improve in every game, and we must continue this.”

Roma remain the best defence in the league with just four goals conceded in nine matches. On the other hand, they have only scored 10 goals in Serie A, the fewest in the top ten of the table.

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.

Paolo Di Canio believes Luciano Spalletti will use a 4-3-3 system at Juventus, while Beppe Bergomi expects a ‘stroke of genius’ from the ex-Italy coach.

Spalletti is set to be appointed as the new Juventus coach after Igor Tudor was sacked on Monday.

The Bianconeri beat Udinese 3-1 today with NextGen coach Massimo Brambilla in charge.

Spalletti has already reached an agreement with Juventus and will be announced as the Old Lady’s new coach in the coming hours.

Former Serie A stars Luca Marchegiani, Beppe Bergomi and Paolo Di Canio, now Sky Sport Italia pundits, revealed what they expect from the Tuscan tactician in Turin.

Marchegiani said: “Surely, improve the efficiency of the attack. I believe what Spalletti will do is to give Juve a clear identity.

“He’s always done it, and I think Spalletti has been chosen for this, too. That’s what I expect, but also to give value to some players.”

Di Canio: Spalletti must use 4-3-3 system at Juventus

Di Canio, an ex-Juventus star, seemed to agree, but added: “Through what? A well-defined style of play: a 4-3-3. Up front, you have Yildiz and Openda [on the left], Conceiçao and Zegrova [on the right], Vlahovic and David [as centre-forwards]. In midfield, there are Locatelli, Koopmeiners, Thuram, McKennie, and Miretti. They have full-backs who can be attacking or defensive. They have many centre-backs.

Di Canio argued that Spalletti will have to end the confusion on the pitch and give a clear identity to the team.

“In this situation, Yildiz seems even less evolved than the others because he tries to do something more and goes into confusion. You can’t waste that talent; you must give certainty, and you do so with a 4-3-3,” added the ex-striker.

“I expect a stroke of genius,” concluded Inter legend Bergomi.

“In the past, he made Brozovic drop deep and played Perrotta higher up the pitch. I am convinced this team can play better than this.”

Juventus sit 7th in the Serie A table with 15 points, three below a Champions League placement.

Patrick Vieira refused to answer when asked if Genoa still have faith in him after fans staged an angry protest in the wake of a 2-0 home defeat to Cremonese.

The Grifone are still without a single Serie A victory so far this season and remain rooted to the foot of the table with just three draws from nine rounds.

They lost five of the last six, and this evening’s 2-0 defeat to newly-promoted Cremonese was the final straw for the supporters.

The ultras at Marassi threw fireworks and smoke bombs onto the pitch while they chanted ‘show some balls’ and ‘go to work.’

At the final whistle, Vieira and his players stood under the Curva as they received insults and abuse from the angry supporters.

Vieira stands up for troubled Genoa

“It was a very difficult match on a psychological level,” said Vieira in his press conference.

“We started with an aggressive approach and desire to win, but conceding a goal after three minutes made everything tougher. We were unable to react.

“We lost our organisation and our discipline on the pitch. We felt the tension of being without a win and were unable to turn it around.”

The coach was asked if he had spoken to the Genoa directors and if they still had faith in him.

“You ask me a question like this after a match? I understand it is your job, but this question makes no sense to me,” replied Vieira.

“My worry is to try to find a way to win games. This is a difficult moment for all of us, and we must accept the criticism that comes our way. For the rest, we’ll see. Replying to this question now is not my style.”

Considering the lack of reaction and a strong mentality, could Genoa focus more on players with greater experience and mental strength for the next games?

“It’s true that experience is very important right now. We do have players with experience and it will be important for them to take a step forward and talk with the rest of the team,” acknowledged Vieira.

However, he does not believe the squad needs an entire overhaul in the January transfer window.

“I have always said that I was happy with this group of players, and I have not changed my mind on that. These changes brought a little more quality, but lost in terms of intensity. We continue to work.”

Cristian Chivu is ‘very happy’ for Petar Sucic and Yann Bisseck after Inter beat Fiorentina 3-0, hailing their ‘patience’ and ability to ‘overcome difficult moments.’

The Nerazzurri were feeling the pressure after their tense 3-1 defeat to Napoli over the weekend, complete with the controversy over VAR and refereeing decisions.

It took them a while to break down troubled Fiorentina at San Siro this evening, mainly thanks to the heroics of David De Gea, but Hakan Calhanoglu finally drilled in from distance.

That was followed soon after by a show of Sucic individual skill, then Calhanoglu converted a late penalty that saw Mattia Viti sent off.

Chivu impressed with Inter attitude

“A team like Inter has to overcome difficult moments and then carry on the dream, the objective, the target,” Chivu told Sky Sport Italia.

“It was not easy at all today, as Fiorentina are very organised, they chose to sit deep and try to hit us on the counter-attack. We had a few problems in the final third with the wrong choices in the first half, but we added something in the determination and effectiveness after the break.

“We broke the deadlock with a shot from distance, which we had not tried at all in the first half, and that made it much easier. We needed patience today, to understand what the opponents were trying to do, and find a way around. The second half was a different match, we found more spaces.”

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

Sucic was given a rare start after the Henrikh Mkhitaryan injury and took full advantage, scoring a wonderful solo goal when he slalomed through defenders. Chivu had a big celebration on the touchline at that moment for 2-0, seeing the Croatian’s first Serie A goal.

“I don’t think my celebration was particularly wild,” insisted Chivu.

“I am happy, because he is a complete midfielder who can play in various different roles, has quality, an engine too as he covers a lot of ground. He showed great sharpness with the finishing today, we were all happy for him, because he’s been working really hard and giving such support to the team.”

Francesco Pio Esposito is a very different type of strike partner for Lautaro Martinez, stepping up after the Marcus Thuram injury dragged on more than expected.

“It is right to reward youth with playing time, but we must be careful how we do it. We are fortunate to have a squad packed with experience, who can set the example for younger players, and force them to raise their level in training too.”

Bisseck was moved to the centre of a three-man defence over the last couple of games between Serie A and the Champions League, and admitted it was a different type of role for him, trying to use his pace.

“I am happy with Yann’s performance. The way I see football, he is a player who could be in the centre. We tried that in Belgium and again this evening, as we saw the dangers of a player like Moise Kean and how much he could cause issues, so Yann’s characteristics were suited to that,” explained Chivu.

“When we were leading 2-0, he came over to drink water, and I said if in doubt, let him run after a long ball rather than try to anticipate. My staff and I want a high line, but the defenders must also understand the moments when it is good to risk, or try to anticipate.

“If in doubt, let them run and chase rather than try to anticipate and get left behind. When I was a player, I wasn’t as fast as Bisseck, but I did learn some little secrets that I can pass on to my defenders,” smiled the Champions League winner.

Hakan Calhanoglu says he’s only focused on himself and the ball before taking penalty kicks and thanks Cristian Chivu, who has given Inter ‘something extra from a mental standpoint.’

Calhanoglu scored two goals in Inter’s 3-0 win over Fiorentina on Wednesday, resulting in Football Italia’s MOTM.

The Turkey international broke the deadlock with a shot from outside the box at minute 66 and killed off the game from the spot in the dying minutes.

Calhanoglu reacts to Inter 3-0 Fiorentina

“It is what I always do. When the penalty comes, I’m always focused. Honestly, I don’t care about who is in goal. I just focus on myself and the ball, so I’m happy,” Calhanoglu told DAZN.

Inter reacted strongly to a 3-1 loss against Napoli last weekend.

“We made an immediate switch. We left it aside, and today we put in a great performance,” said Calhanoglu.

“Thanks to the coach who gives something extra from a mental standpoint and in terms of being hungry to win.”

The Turkish midfielder added to Sky: “Everyone knows that if you play for Inter, you have to aim for the highest objectives. The team deserves that. It was difficult with the Club World Cup, but the coach really helped us mentally, so the important thing was not so much the motivation, but the discipline.”

Petar Sucic scored the other goal for Inter, his first one in Serie A and for the Nerazzurri.

Sucic scored first Inter goal

“Inter are a big club, and there are many great players. I’m happy when I play, when I don’t, I train hard. I think it’s the right way. I’m happy with today’s performance,” he said.

Several fans followed Sucic and Calhanoglu’s post-match interview from the stands of the Stadio Meazza, asking for their shirts, but the young Croat opted to retain such a special jersey for himself.

“I only have another one that I’ll swap with my national teammate, Pongracic,” he said.

During his post-match interview with Sky Italia, Sucic added: “It’s nice to score my first goal and I’m really happy. I worked really hard for it, but of course, the most important thing is that we played a good match and won the match. I’m happy for the goal, but the result is the most important thing.”

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'

It took two moments of individual brilliance from Hakan Calhanoglu and Petar Sucic for Inter to finally break Fiorentina after David De Gea heroics.

The Nerazzurri were still feeling the tension of their controversial 3-1 defeat to Napoli, also as Henrikh Mkhitaryan was ruled out for a month by an injury sustained in that match, which ended their run of seven straight victories in all competition. Marcus Thuram and Matteo Darmian were also still out, so Petar Sucic and Francesco Pio Esposito stepped in. The Viola didn’t have a single Serie A win this season, but fought back from 2-0 down to grab a point against Bologna at the weekend, with Tariq Lamptey and Christian Kouame long-term absentees.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

The hosts came out fighting, Rolando Mandragora throwing himself in the path of a Sucic strike.

Alessandro Bastoni intercepted a pass out from the back and surged into the penalty area, but David De Gea stood his ground to deny the Inter defender one-on-one.

The Fiorentina goalkeeper made an extraordinary reaction save using his foot when Federico Dimarco was allowed to meet the Bastoni cross totally unmarked from 12 yards through the centre.

After the restart, Denzel Dumfries shrugged off Mattia Viti only to see his shot blocked by a desperate Robin Gosens lunge. As the move continued, Fiorentina risked an own goal with a double ricochet, but it fell kindly for De Gea.

Dimarco also saw his angled drive flash inches wide with a deflection after Pablo Mari tackled Lautaro Martinez in the penalty area.

On the resulting corner, Pietro Comuzzo and Pio Esposito got into a tangle with the Fiorentina defender’s arm across his neck, but Inter penalty appeals were rejected by VAR.

The Nerazzurri were pouring forward and running into the De Gea brick wall, as the veteran goalkeeper used his body to parry the Dumfries volley at the back post, then on the corner flew to fingertip the Yann Bisseck strike out from under the bar.

Inter finally found a way through when Calhanoglu gathered outside the area, took a touch to cut inside Jacopo Fazzini, and drilled into the far bottom corner with the right boot.

Sucic doubled their lead with a sensational bit of skill, as he combined with Lautaro Martinez to then dribble into the area, slalom between four defenders, and sweep in with the inside of the right boot.

Bisseck tracked back for a decisive sliding tackle on the Kean counter-attack, but things went from bad to worse for Fiorentina, who lost Robin Gosens to a muscular problem.

Another Kean counter saw him scuff the weak finish into the arms of Sommer, but Mattia Viti lunged into a mistimed tackle on Ange-Yoan Bonny and was already on a yellow card, so Fiorentina went down to 10 men and Calhanoglu converted the penalty.

Inter 3-0 Fiorentina

Calhanoglu 66, pen 88 (I), Sucic 71 (I)

Sent off: Viti 86 (F)

29-10-2025 19:45

MatchDay 9

San Siro Stadium (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza)

Inter

Fiorentina

3 - 0

Player statistic

2nd half

		49'		Mattia Viti
Pio Esposito		65'
Hakan Calhanoglu (Assist: Nicolò Barella)		66'
Petar Sucic (Assist: Lautaro Martínez)		71'
		86'		Mattia Viti
Hakan Calhanoglu		88'

Match statistic

64

Possession %

36

22

Total shots

10

8

Shots on target

2

6

Shots off target

3

8

Blocked shots

5

8

Corners

5

0

Offsides

1

11

Fouls

16

Inter

Fiorentina

Starting lineups

1

Yann Sommer

Goalkeeper

95

Alessandro Bastoni

Defender

89'

32

Federico Dimarco

Defender

25

Manuel Akanji

Defender

8

Petar Sucic

Defender

31

Yann Bisseck

Defender

2

Denzel Dumfries

Midfielder

77'

20

Hakan Calhanoglu

Midfielder

23

Nicolò Barella

Midfielder

85'

94

Pio Esposito

Attacker

77'

10

Lautaro Martínez

Attacker

89'

43

David de Gea

Goalkeeper

2

Dodô

Defender

26

Mattia Viti

Defender

18

Pablo Marí

Defender

15

Pietro Comuzzo

Defender

27

Cher Ndour

Midfielder

21

Robin Gosens

Midfielder

78'

8

Rolando Mandragora

Midfielder

76'

7

Simon Sohm

Midfielder

63'

10

Albert Gudmundsson

Attacker

63'

20

Moise Kean

Attacker

Substitutes

15

Francesco Acerbi

Defender

6

Stefan de Vrij

Defender

17

Andy Diouf

Attacker

40

Alessandro Calligaris

Goalkeeper

51

Christos Alexiou

Defender

60

Alain Taho

Goalkeeper

53

Matteo Lavelli

Attacker

48

Mattia Mosconi

Attacker

14

Ange-Yoan Bonny

Defender

77'

30

Carlos Augusto

Midfielder

77'

7

Piotr Zielinski

Midfielder

85'

16

Davide Frattesi

Midfielder

89'

11

Luis Henrique

Attacker

89'

91

Roberto Piccoli

Attacker

6

Luca Ranieri

Defender

65

Fabiano Parisi

Defender

14

Hans Nicolussi Caviglia

Midfielder

1

Luca Lezzerini

Goalkeeper

5

Marin Pongracic

Defender

30

Tommaso Martinelli

Goalkeeper

24

Amir Richardson

Midfielder

60

Eddy Kouadio

Defender

22

Jacopo Fazzini

Midfielder

63'

44

Nicolò Fagioli

Midfielder

63'

9

Edin Dzeko

Attacker

76'

29

Niccolò Fortini

Midfielder

78'

Dusan Vlahovic thanks Igor Tudor and insists Juventus must ‘look at ourselves in the mirror, talk less and do more’ after a 3-1 win over Udinese.

Juventus beat Udinese 3-1 on Wednesday, ending an eight-game winless streak that cost Tudor the job.

Vlahovic scored his fifth goal this season by converting a penalty kick in the first half. The focus of today’s post-match press conference, however, was almost entirely on recent results and Tudor’s dismissal.

“We’ve changed three coaches in one and a half years. We need to look at ourselves in the mirror and see what we are doing wrong,” Vlahovic told reporters, via Ilbianconero.com.

“I don’t think it’s right to only blame one person. The responsibility lies with everyone.

“Today we needed to send a signal and we did, but if we don’t keep doing it in the next matches, it means nothing. We need to talk less and do more,” he continued.

Vlahovic thanks Tudor

“I want to take this opportunity to thank coach Tudor for what he’s done, for what he represents for Juventus, and to wish him the best of luck.”

Vlahovic’s contract with Juventus expires at the end of the season, and even if he’s unlikely to extend with the Old Lady, the striker kept a door open for his stay in Turin.

“I don’t know what might happen, never say never, but I really don’t know,” he said.

Vlahovic comments on Juventus future

“I’m focused on the present. Talking about it now doesn’t make sense given the situation we’re in. We need to talk less and do more; we need to get back to performing better and winning. That’s where my focus is.

“It’s been a tough few days, but we stayed focused,” Vlahovic added.

“After the Lazio match, we thought about what we needed to do tonight. We’re happy with the win, but have to keep going like this.”

Nicolò Zaniolo scored the equaliser for Udinese right before the break today, but Juventus reacted strongly in the second half.

“It’s part of the game. It’s hard to keep intensity high for 90 minutes, but we have to try,” Vlahovic concluded.

“In the second half, we came out with aggression and earned a win against a tough team.”

NextGen coach Massimo Brambilla served as Juventus’ interim coach against Udinese, but the Serie A giants are now expected to appoint Luciano Spalletti as their new coach.

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 picked up their first victory since September 13 with a 3-1 Serie A victory against Udinese under interim head coach Massimo Brambilla on Thursday evening, with Kenan Yildiz once again putting in one of Juve’s better performances. 

Below are the player ratings from an interesting evening in Turin. 

The Juve no.10 won and converted a penalty in second-half injury-time, which followed Bianconeri goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Gatti. Nicolo Zaniolo had made it 1-1 moments before half-time. 

You can see how the action unfolded on the Football Italia Liveblog.

Juventus 3-1 Udinese – Player ratings 

Juventus: Di Gregorio 6; Kalulu 6, Gatti 6.5, Kelly 6; Cambiaso 6, McKennie 6, Locatelli 6, Kostic 6.5; Yildiz 7; Openda 6.5, Vlahovic 6.5. 

Best Juventus player: Yildiz 7 – Yildiz continues to show why he is rated so highly in Bianconeri circles. He tested Okoye with a few shots from distance, but showed that he is capable of creating chances for himself from nothing. Should have made it 3-1 in injury time, but then won and converted a penalty that did restore his side’s two-goal advantage a few moments later. 

Coach: Massimo Brambilla 6.5 – Difficult circumstances for the interim Juventus head coach, who has only had since Monday to prepare the team following the sacking of Igor Tudor. The goal drought is over, though, and the team responded well despite the Udinese equaliser just before half-time. Not the most thrilling of Juventus performances by any means, but a valuable three points have been secured. 

Udinese: Okoye 5; Goglichidze 4, Kabasele 6, Solet 6; Ehizibue 6, Piotrowski 5.5, Karlstrom 6, Atta 6, Kamara 6; Zaniolo 6.5, Davis 5.

Coach: Kosta Runjaic –  The Udinese head coach will have been pleased with the way that his side ended the first-half, finding an equaliser just before the interval through Zaniolo, but that was his side’s only real sign of momentum across the 90. They did not come out for the second half with the same intensity that they finished the second, and ultimately let Juventus back into the game. 

Best Udinese player: Zaniolo 6.5 – The most composed man in the penalty area when the opportunity fell for him moments before half-time. Two goals in his last three Serie A appearances for Udinese now.