Genoa's quick counters expose a leggy Juventus at Marassi
Kingsley Ehizibue and Tommaso Baldanzi struck inside the opening half-hour as Genoa punished defensive errors to beat a short-handed Juventus 2-0.
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Inter's late smash-and-grab at Venezia keeps pace with Lazio
An own goal and a deflected Carlos Augusto header gave Inter a 2-0 win over bottom club Venezia, extending a pattern of narrow, late victories as the Nerazzurri move level with Lazio ahead of Saturday's derby with Milan.
Nico Paz's late double rescues Como from Torino collapse
Como overturned a first-half deficit at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, with Nico Paz and Martin Baturina scoring in the final minutes to complete a 3-1 comeback despite Torino's dominant start.
Mbangula hat-trick exposes Milan's left flank as Amorim suffers first league loss
Samuel Mbangula's treble sent Bologna to a 4-2 win at San Siro, and the pattern behind all three goals pointed to a structural problem Milan still have not solved.
Napoli win at Monza but Lobotka injury overshadows Hojlund's breakthrough
Rasmus Hojlund ended an eight-match goal drought and Matteo Politano, Rafa Marin and Kevin De Bruyne added further goals in a 4-1 win at Monza, but Stanislav Lobotka was stretchered off after a bad ankle injury.
Spalletti's Juventus found out again that duels decide matches
A 2-0 defeat at Genoa left Luciano Spalletti questioning whether his Juventus squad has the physical edge for a league he says has fundamentally changed.
Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or Caps an Eleven-Season Arc From Leyton Orient Loan
Harry Kane's rise from a loan spell at Leyton Orient to the first English Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen was built on relentless output rather than reinvention, and it raises a harder question: who follows him?
Mateus Fernandes Gives Tottenham the Midfield Platform De Zerbi Always Wanted
Tottenham's win at Chelsea was built on a deeper, more controlled midfield role for Mateus Fernandes, whose numbers under pressure point to a long-term solution for Roberto De Zerbi's system.
Manchester United's defensive rebuild explains the WSL revival under Eva Olid
Two opening defeats, including a 5-0 loss to Chelsea, have given way to six games unbeaten and fourth place, with the draw against Manchester City offering the clearest evidence yet of a settling structure.
Palestra set for first Chelsea start, but wing-back role exposes his adaptation gaps
Marco Palestra is expected to start at wing-back against Liverpool in the EFL Cup, a chance to answer doubts raised by his early Premier League cameos, Football Italia reports.
Spalletti shuts down talk of player power over Juventus system
Luciano Spalletti insists the switch to a 3-5-2 was his call alone, as Juventus prepare to visit Genoa on the back of a 2-0 win over Lecce.
Manchester United's crisis deepens as results, structure and dressing room unite against Carrick
A heavy defeat by Bournemouth has pushed United's board towards sacking Michael Carrick, while the Como collapse and Bruno Fernandes' unrest explain why the pressure built so fast.