Serie A

Juventus winger Douglas Costa has been given a four-match ban by Serie A after spitting at an opponent during the 2-1 win over Sassuolo.

However, the Turin side’s day was marred by a red card for Douglas Costa for spitting at an opponent.

Torino wing-back Ola Aina has pulled out of international duty with Nigeria after sustaining a muscular injury.

Napoli were unable to repeat their come-from-behind exploits against Lazio and AC Milan in their first two games this season as they crashed to defeat in Genoa, handing Juventus an early boost to their title defence.

Cristiano Ronaldo is yet to score with Juventus, but Cristiano Ronaldo Jr found the net four times on his debut with the Under-9 team.

Juventus have secured their second Serie A win in a row as Lazio were beaten 2-0 in Saturday's encounter at the Allianz Stadium.

In one of the delightful twists that football has a habit of providing, AC Milan Football Club will be Napoli’s first opponents of the season at the San Paolo as last season’s runners-up aim to build on their opening 2-1 win at Lazio.

Parma, back in the top flight only three years after being declared bankrupt and demoted to the fourth tier, squandered a two-goal lead on their return in a 2-2 draw at home to Udinese

Franco Vazquez put Sevilla ahead at Rayo in the 15th minute after each side had goals correctly ruled out for offside without using VAR

Juventus came from behind to snatch a dramatic 3-2 win at Chievo as Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for the Turin side on Saturday, although the Portuguese was not among the scorers in his first Serie A match.

The 32 year old, born and raised in Turin, made his professional debut in the second-tier Serie B in 2006 after Juventus were relegated following the Calciopoli corruption scandal.

Chelsea youngster Ola Aina is considering a potential loan switch to Serie A side Torino, according to Sky sources.

Leonardo Bonucci has completed his medical at Juventus to seal a return to the club just 12 months after leaving.

Bari, who last played in Serie A in 2010-2011, finished seventh in Serie B last season and qualified for the promotion playoffs.

The Bianconeri, who will be bidding for an eighth straight Scudetto, will travel to Chievo on the weekend of August 18-19 for the first game of the new season.

The Italian club will also start the 2018-19 Serie A campaign with a five-point deduction.

The 59-year-old replaces fellow Italian Antonio Conte, who departed Stamford Bridge on Friday after two years at the club

The Italian was informed of his departure on Thursday

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The Italian giants finished sixth in Serie A last season to secure their spot in next season’s Europa League.