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Lazio and Roma exchanged goals on each side of the interval on Monday as the clubs settled for a 1-1 draw in a tense Rome derby at the Stadio Olimpico.Lazio entered the match holding local bragging rights in Rome's capital city having won each of the past three matches against their municipal rivals and had the first great chance of the evening 13 minutes in.Antonio Candreva collected a ball all alone on the edge of the Roma penalty area and ripped a shot on target, but Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg parried it away.The Eagles struck first in the 16th minute after Hernanes controlled a bouncing ball outside the Roma box, saw the defense backing up, took a couple touches forward and unleashed a powerful left-footed rocket into the top left corner to give his club the early advantage.Roma responded with a fantastic chance to find a tying goal right on the stroke of halftime as Francesco Totti fired a dipping shot on goal from well outside the area, but Lazio goalkeeper Federico Mar...
Holders Spain, starting without a striker, spluttered to get into gear in their Euro 2012 opener as a vibrant and well-organized Italy mixed resolute defense with mo...
Spain's bid to become the first team to win three successive major international titles began in unconvincing fashion after Italy repelled Iberian flair with Latin a...
Spain striker Fernando Torres was left on the bench as coach Vicente del Bosque fielded a team without a recognized center forward for the holders' Group C opener ag...
Ireland and Croatia meet in their first games of European Championship in Group C in Poznan. Earlier, Spain and Italy drew 1-1.Here is a running account of Sunday's ...
Italy's expectations heading into their Euro 2012 opener against Spain were about as high as diminutive frontman Antonio Di Natale but his goal and their all-round p...
Defending champion Spain plays Ireland in Gdansk, Poland, in their second Group C match at the European Championship. Earlier, Italy drew 1-1 with Croatia.Here is a ...
Italy sat back and paid for it Thursday in a 1-1 draw with Croatia at the European Championship.Andrea Pirlo gave Italy the lead with a curving free kick in the 39th...
Antonio Cassano's first-half header and Mario Balotelli's spectacular late volley gave Italy a 2-0 win over Ireland which took them into the Euro 2012 quarter-finals...
Italy qualified for the quarterfinals of the European Championship after Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli scored in each half of a tense 2-0 victory over Ireland ...
Defending champion Spain plays Croatia and Italy takes on Ireland in the final Group C matches at the European Championship. Ireland is out but the other three teams...
Daniele De Rossi is arguably Italy's most English-style player, relying on power rather than finesse, but the midfielder acknowledges he has not yet "exploded" ahead...
Ask fans to name a really great Italian defender and they are likely to think of Franco Baresi or Fabio Cannavaro, grand masters who made the art of central defense ...
Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi has been banned for three games after picking up a red card in the club's loss to Lazio at the weekend.The 29-year-old was sent off ...
AC Milan suffered its sixth defeat of the Serie A season on Sunday, falling at the San Siro in a 3-1 loss to Fiorentina.Alberto Aquilani put visiting Fiorentina in f...
Inter Milan brought an end to the 49-game league unbeaten streak of Juventus last weekend, and in doing so moved to within a point of Juve at the top of Serie A.Afte...
Pedro scored a hat trick and added an assist as Spain returned to form Friday with a 4-0 win at Belarus in UEFA qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.Spain fai...
Rasmus Elm scored on the final play of the game Tuesday as Sweden completed a remarkable four-goal rally to draw Germany, 4-4, at Olympic Stadium in UEFA qualifying ...
Italy emerged from a trough of pre-tournament gloom to slug out a 1-1 draw with holders Spain on Sunday thanks to a performance that suggests they are serious Europe...
For Spain, a tie counted as a bit of a stumble. For Italy, a bit of a reprieve.Opening their bid for a third straight major title, the Spanish rallied to earn a 1-1 ...