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   <title>Milan hopes to end poor run of form at Udinese</title>
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   AC Milan will try to return to the win column on Saturday at Udinese after a dip in form has left the Rossoneri staring up at Juventus in the Serie A standings. A run of seven wins in eight matches in all competitions has been followed by a pair of losses and a scoreless draw, with Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri calling on his team to refocus its attentions. The 0-0 draw with Napoli last weekend dropped Milan one point back of Juventus in the
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   <title>Ten-man Lazio rallies to defeat Cesena</title>
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   Lazio, which had a player sent off 34 minutes into the match, rallied from two goals down Thursday for a 3-2 win over Cesena in Serie A action at the Stadio Olimpico. Abdoulay Konko was sent off after the half-hour mark, leaving Lazio a man down and a goal down on Adrian Mutu's 14th-minute streak, and Vincenzo Iaquinta put Cesena in front by two following the red when he converted a penalty kick. However, Hernanes pulled the first goal back in the 53
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   <title>Catania, Roma finish all square in resumed match</title>
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   The final 25 minutes of Roma's match at Catania concluded on Wednesday with neither side able to break the 1-1 deadlock they started the day with. The match was suspended after 65 minutes because of a waterlogged pitch on January 14 with the game tied at 1-1. Catania's Nicola Legrottaglie opened the scoring after 24 minutes, but watched as Daniele De Rossi equalized for the capital club four minutes later. Both goalkeepers were
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   <title>Thigh injury sidelines Inter's Samuel</title>
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   Inter Milan defender Walter Samuel could miss the next two weeks after picking up a thigh injury in Sunday's 4-0 defeat to Roma. The former Argentina international was replaced at halftime of the loss and scans have confirmed a first or second-degree strain in his left thigh. Samuel will miss Serie A matches with Novara and Bologna, while he faces a race to be fit for the first leg of Inter's Champions League round of 16 contest with 
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   <title>Rocchi to miss three weeks with thigh injury</title>
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   Lazio striker Tommaso Rocchi is expected to miss the next three weeks due to a thigh injury. Rocchi sustained the problem in Sunday's 3-2 defeat at Genoa and will miss Serie A games with Cesena, Palermo and Fiorentina as well as both legs in the second round of the Europa League against Atletico Madrid. The 34-year-old has tallied five goals in 11 league matches this season for Lazio, which sits in fourth place in the league, six points 
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   <title>Ibrahimovic receives three-match ban</title>
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   AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been given a three-match ban for violent conduct, it was confirmed on Monday. The Swedish frontman was sent off in Milan's 0-0 draw with Napoli on Sunday after he slapped defender Salvatore Aronica in an incident that took place away from the ball. Milan vice president Adriano Galliani has said he is hopeful of getting the ban reduced to two games with Milan set to appeal the decision. Ibrahimovic
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   <title>De Rossi signs five-year extension with Roma</title>
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   Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi has signed a five-year contract extension, the Italian club announced Sunday. De Rossi, 28, had a contract through the end of the current season, but signed a new deal to keep him with the only club he's played for during his career. The Italian international debuted for Roma in 2001, and returned to the lineup Sunday after two matches on the sideline with a back injury to help Roma crush Inter Milan, 4-0. No finan
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   <title>Borini's brace powers Roma past Inter</title>
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   A goal in each half from Fabio Borini helped Roma to a comfortable 4-0 win over Inter Milan at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. Juan put Roma in front after 13 minutes when he headed home Francesco Totti's corner kick, while Borini added a second goal shortly before the break after being set up by Miralem Pjanic. The lead was stretched to 3-0 early in the second half when Juan's long ball was tracked down by Borini, who got into the penalt
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   <title>Snow threatening weekend schedule in Italy</title>
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   Heavy snow in Italy is threatening to wreak havoc with the 22nd round of Serie A fixtures this weekend as one match has already been postponed and others have been moved. Four midweek matches were postponed due to winter weather and Saturday's contest between second-from-the-bottom Cesena and Catania has already been postponed. Inter Milan's trip to Roma, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday, has been moved to Sunday, leaving
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   <title>Crespo confirms exit from Parma</title>
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   Parma striker Hernan Crespo confirmed his departure from the Italian club on Friday, with Crespo widely expected to complete a move to India in the coming weeks. The 36-year-old Crespo announced at a press conference on Friday that he had terminated his contract with the club, although he said that he had not yet made a decision on his next destination. "It's hard for me because I leave Parma while having played at a high level for 
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