Marco Benassi

Marco Benassi hopes Italy “learned a lot” from their defeat to the Czech Republic, having beaten Germany to set up a semi-final clash with Spain. The Azzurrini opened the European…

Marco Benassi admits Italy “have a strong desire to make up” for 2015 as they begin the European Under-21 Championship against Denmark. The Azzurrini face Denmark on Sunday at 19.45…

Torino Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic urges his players to 'forget the Turin derby' and 'focus on Sampdoria tomorrow'. The Granata make the short journey to Juventus stadium next Saturday night, but…

Torino announced that Lorenzo De Silvestri will be out of action for two to three weeks with a thigh strain. The full-back limped off during Sunday’s 3-1 Serie A victory…

Italy’s Under-21 side earned a confident 2-1 friendly victory away to the European Championship hosts Poland, even though Alberto Cerri missed a penalty. Gigi Di Biagio performed some experiments ahead…

Reports suggest that Inter are ready to invest €150m into the squad this summer. Chinese owners the Suning Group are said to be aiming to push the club towards competing…

Marco Benassi believes Napoli-Torino “will certainly be an entertaining match, as both sides play really good football.” It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 14.00 GMT, click here…

Italy Under-21s Coach Gigi Di Biagio is pleased that “finally clubs are giving room to young players” ahead of the friendly with England. The Azzurrini have qualified for the European…

After another exciting weekend of Serie A football Dave Taylor selects his best XI from Week 12. Federico Marchetti [Lazio] Handled everything that was thrown at him and kept Lazio…

Torino midfielder Marco Benassi assures “I feel good in the Under-21s” despite claims he should have been called by Italy. The 22-year-old has been named in Luigi Di Biagio’s Azzurrini…

Torino and Udinese shared the spoils in a thrilling, end-to-end, 2-2 draw at the Friuli. The Granata dominated the first half and took the lead thanks to Marco Benassi, but…

Milan talent Manuel Locatelli has received his first call-up to the Italy Under-21 side for the clash with Lithuania. The 18-year-old scored his debut Serie A goal in last week’s…

Torino midfielder Marco Benassi has been called-up to replace Riccardo Montolivo in the Italy squad. The Milan captain ruptured his cruciate ligament in the draw with Spain last night, and…

A Press conference rant from Torino Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has gone viral with over 1.2m Facebook views. The outspoken tactician was asked after a 2-1 win over Fiorentina on Sunday…

Luigi Di Biagio has named his Italy Under-21 squad, featuring Domenico Berardi, Marco Benassi and Danilo Cataldi. The Azzurrini face Serbia and Andorra in qualifying for the Under-21 European Championships…

Torino’s season got off to a bad start, as midfielder Marco Benassi will be out for 20-25 days. The Italy Under-21 international badly sprained his left ankle during a training…

Marco Benassi has signed a contract extension with Torino until 2021. The 21-year-old joined the Granata on a co-ownership basis from Inter in 2014, and the Turin side bought out…

Daniele Rugani, Davide Zappacosta and Marco Benassi will be Italy's three reserve players, with no objections from Juventus. There is a consensus that the three won't make the final 23-man squad for…

Antonio Conte has called-up seven new players for an Italy training camp this week. The CT will name his 30-man preliminary squad for Euro 2016 on May 23, but has…

Marco Benassi warned “victory is obligatory” when the Italy Under-21 side visit Andorra on Tuesday. The Azzurrini are top of European Championship qualifying Group 2 with a three-point lead over…