Italian football was involved in another racism storm on Sunday as Romelu Lukaku was targeted by monkey chants before putting Inter Milan top of Serie A with the winning penalty in their 2-1 triumph at Cagliari.

Romelu Lukaku sends Inter top after racist abuse at Cagliari

Mexican international Hirving Lozano on Thursday completed his move to Serie A runners-up Napoli on a deal reported to be worth €42 million ($46 million). The 24-year-old winger arrives from PSV Eindhoven where he won the Dutch title in 2018.

Mexican forward Hirving Lozano completes Napoli move

Juventus new signing Matthijs de Ligt met fans and addressed media at his official unveiling on Friday. While speaking to media, de Ligt said he had "heard a lot of good stories" about Juve's new manager Maurizio Sarri.

Heard a lot of good stories about Maurizio Sarri, says Juventus new signing Matthijs de Ligt

Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign emerging Japanese talent Hiroki Abe from Kashima Antlers, the J-League club said on Friday. The 20-year-old attacker, named the league's best young player of 2018, was set to undergo a medical with the Spanish side and would join up with their 'B' side.

Barcelona agree deal to sign Japan's Abe

Serie A champions Juventus appointed Maurizio Sarri as their new coach on Sunday, hoping that his ambitious possession-based game would extend their dominance of Italian football and bring them European silverware.

Maurizio Sarri returns to Italy to coach Juventus

Former Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has said he needs to recharge his batteries and will take a year off from football before returning to management. The 51-year-old led Juventus to five consecutive Serie A titles, four Coppa Italias and two Champions League runner-up finishes in his five years in charge but parted ways with the club at the end of the season.

Former Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri wants year off from football

Coach Massimiliano Allegri will leave Serie A champions Juventus at the end of the season after guiding them to five straight Italian titles, the club said on Friday.

Massimiliano Allegri to leave Juventus at end of season

'End of an era' as Roma's 'beating heart' Daniele De Rossi set to leave club after 18 years

AS Roma's combative midfielder Daniele De Rossi will end his playing career at the club after 18 years, during which he made 615 appearances and scored 63 goals in all competitions.

AS Roma's midfielder Daniele De Rossi to leave the club after 18 years

Atletico Madrid captain Diego Godin is leaving the club after nine years when his contract expires in June, the Uruguayan defender said at a news conference on Tuesday, fighting to hold back tears.

Captain Diego Godin announces Atletico departure after nine years

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri shrugged off speculation over his future on Thursday, saying that he had become used to rumours that he was about to leave throughout his five years at the club.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri shrugs off questions over his future

From Ronaldo's effect to Allegri's game style, here are things that helped Juventus win eighth straight Serie A crown

Juventus clinched their eighth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Fiorentina. Alex Sandro's diving header on 37 minutes and an own goal from Fiorentina defender German Pezzella after a Cristiano Ronaldo cross in the 53rd minute sealed a 35th Scudetto.

Juventus win eighth consecutive Serie A title

Cristiano Ronaldo is "1,000 per cent" certain to remain at Juventus, he said after they clinched the Serie A title on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina. Ronaldo, dismissing suggestions that he could cut short his three-year contract, said he was delighted to have won Serie A at the first attempt, adding to his three English Premier League titles with Manchester United and two La Liga crowns with Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo is '1,000 percent certain' to stay at Juventus

Serie A's disciplinary tribunal says will not take any action against two AC Milan players who paraded an opponent's shirt in front of their fans "like a scalp" following the 1-0 win over Lazio on Saturday.

Six fined after Milan-Lazio brawl, no action in shirt-swapping row

Juventus missed the chance to clinch an eighth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday as SPAL stunned them by coming from behind to win 2-1 at the Stadio Paolo Mazza, their first victory over Juve in 62 years.

Juventus title celebrations put on ice after shock defeat to SPAL

Massimiliano Allegri, the head coach of Juventus said condemned racism but said his players must respect their opponents. In a media interaction, Allegri said, "Racism is never justifiable and idiots should stay away from the stadium, but regarding the attacks on Leonardo Bonucci, he expressed himself badly after the match, he was still in a competitive trance.

'Bonucci expressed himself badly in Kean comments,' says Massimiliano Allegri

Juventus will have a first shot at clinching an eighth successive Serie A title at the weekend although they will need help from the only team to have beaten them in the league this season.

Juventus could clinch Serie A title with seven games left

Marco Verratti scored a rare goal for Paris St Germain as they beat Nantes 3-0 at home to reach the French Cup final on Wednesday, with a fifth consecutive title in their sights.

PSG reach French Cup final as Verratti nets rare goal

Napoli ripped AS Roma's defence to shreds as they handed the hosts an embarrassing 4-1 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A on Sunday and piled on the problems for recently-appointed coach Claudio Ranieri.

Claudio Ranieri's problems mount as Napoli thump Roma 4-1

Teenager Moise Kean scored three minutes after coming on as a substitute to give Juventus a 1-0 win over lowly Empoli after the runaway Serie A leaders had been jeered off at halftime on Saturday.

Teenager Moise Kean strikes again to break down stubborn Empoli

Juventus fell to their first Serie A defeat of the season on Sunday as Genoa ran out 2-0 winners days after the Turin club's Champions League heroics against Atletico Madrid.

Juventus suffer first league defeat of the season at Genoa

Serie A strugglers Empoli have sacked coach Giuseppe Iachini after only four months in charge, the Italian side said on Wednesday. Former coach Aurelio Andreazzoli, who led the club into the top flight but was fired in November, is set to return according to Italian media.

Empoli sack coach Giuseppe Iachini after four months of duty

Serie A leaders Juventus held on to win 2-1 at Napoli in a stormy top-of-the-table clash on Sunday which saw both teams have a player sent off and Lorenzo Insigne miss a late penalty for the hosts.

Serie A: Juventus win after two sent off and Napoli miss late penalty

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