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Despite fears he would be absent, Edin Dzeko is in Roma’s squad to face Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. Reports in the morning claimed Dzeko’s relationship with Roma had broken down,…

Bologna, Lazio and Fiorentina all recorded wins in Saturday’s friendly action, but there were defeats for Cagliari, Parma and Sampdoria. Bologna battled back from 2-1 down to beat Augsburg 3-2…

Lazio and Atalanta posted big wins in Sunday’s Serie A friendlies, while Sassuolo put 12 past Vipiteno with a little help from Francesco Caputo. Juventus got the day’s friendly action…

Inter midfielder Radja Nainggolan will reportedly miss Saturday’s friendly against Zenit St Petersburg after pulling up with a thigh strain. Nainggolan lasted just 24 minutes of Inter’s 2-0 defeat to…

Torino will play Liverpool in a preseason friendly at Anfield on Tuesday August 7, it has been confirmed. The match is scheduled to kick off at 19:30 BST and constitutes…

Italy have officially arranged friendlies with Ukraine in October and the USA a month later. A statement on the Italian national team’s official website explains the friendlies have been scheduled…

Lionel Messi could miss Friday’s friendly between Argentina and Italy as it is claimed the Barcelona superstar has pulled up with an injury. According to Premium Sport, Messi felt ‘a…

Italy have called up Inter pair Danilo D’Ambrosio and Gianluca Caprari to their squad for Wednesday’s friendly against San Marino. The duo have been added after Emerson Palmieri, Simone Verdi…

Inter striker Mauro Icardi and Atalanta forward Alejandro Gomez have been called up by Argentina for games against Brazil and Singapore. Icardi has only one cap for Argentina, despite his…

Milan boss Vincenzo Montella will try out Jose Sosa in a deep-lying midfield role against Bournemouth on Saturday and believes the Argentine has what it takes. Fellow new boys Mario…