The Juventus player finds himself in an era that no longer labels wingers as such, preferring the term "wide forwards," and the word "forward" inevitably conjures images of goals.

The Nerazzurri managed to beat Napoli at the death, thanks to their star player; a similar scenario unfolded 600 kilometres away for the Giallorossi against Atalanta. Although the goalscorer was not the most celebrated Argentine in the capital

The manager who managed to save the Viola last season has returned following Fabio Grosso’s sacking to try once again to allay fears of another failure

During the 380 Serie A matches, statistics and ratings will appear directly on the screen, in two separate sections. This turns an overall assessment into a provisional rating. A player still has the whole second half ahead of him, but his performance is already being reduced to a number

The stadium is due to open in a year’s time and replace the old Penzo stadium in two years’ time: it promises to be a flagship venue in an Italy lacking in sports infrastructure. It is a pity, however, that it will be too small to host the European Championships

Fiorentina were hoping for a winning anniversary. Instead, it all went wrong: to mark their 100th anniversary, they were ‘treated’ to 90 minutes of confusion.