Luis Alberto's second-half equaliser earned Lazio a 1-1 draw with AS Roma in a fast and furious Rome derby in Serie A on Sunday. Aleksander Kolarov opened the scoring with a penalty.

Roberto Mancini has left Everton's new signing Moise Kean out of his latest Italy squad as a punishment for turning up late to a team meeting, according to Football Italia. 

Azzurri coach Roberto Mancini was enraged as his squad failed to produce any serious chances in the second half when it held a man advantage - until substitute Lorenzo Pellegrini scored.

The 25-year-old defender started the top-of-the-table Group J Euro 2020 qualifier against Finland at the Tampere Stadium. But left-back Emerson sustained the problem after just six minutes.

With Serie A returning after the first international break of the season, plenty of football fans will be turning their attention to a compelling round of fixtures in Italy. 

The midfielder, now playing for Boca Juniors, retired from international football back in November 2017 after Italy's shock defeat to Sweden, which denied them a place at the 2018 World Cup.

Sean Dyche has quashed talk of Jay Rodriguez making a shock move to Inter Milan, branding it one of the strangest he has heard. Rodriguez only joined Burnley for £10million in the summer.

The former Arsenal star, who joined the Old Lady on a free transfer this summer, says he has been welcomed into the Turin-based side by the five-time Ballon D'or winner.

The 24-year-old, who signed on a free from PSG, is said to be already considering his future in Turin having so far acted as Blaise Matuidi's understudy and appearing on four times this season.

The Argentine striker has been in enthralling form this season, bagging three goals in nine appearances in all competitions, including a strike against the Catalan giants in the Champions League.

Italian Football Federation president Gabriele Gravina has detailed 'a passive radar device that uses directional microphones to determine the source of the noise' from offending supporters.

Napoli knew they could make up ground on second-placed Inter Milan, who drew 2-2 at home to Parma, and Juventus, who were held to a 1-1 draw at Lecce, but finished their afternoon crestfallen.

With a win meaning they would reclaim top spot Inter travelled to Brescia and comfortably beat the 18th-placed side, despite a late own goal from defender Milan Skriniar.

Jack Rodwell has reportedly entered talks with Parma regarding a surprise switch to Italian football. The free agent looked on course to sign for Roma, but the deal ultimately fell through.

Fabio Quagliarella endured more than five years of harrowing paranoia, secrecy and torment. His family were abused in the street, his beloved city of Naples cast him out as a traitor.

Blaise Matuidi is reportedly set for a contract extension after playing an important role in a Juventus side which sits top of Serie A. The Frenchman has been with the club since August 2017.

Italy are meant to have lucrative a trip to Qatar in March that will include two friendly games as part of their preparations for the upcoming Euro 2020. But Roberto Mancini does not see this as tough enough.

Italian media have widely reported that Napoli will fine the players between one quarter and one half of last month's wages after they rebelled against an order by club owner Aurelio De Laurentiis.

Serie A returns this week after six clubs were involved in midweek matches in Europe. Italy's top clubs excelled. Inter Milan, Juventus Atalanta all earned victories.

Darts sensation Fallon Sherrock is set to face former Italian striker Luca Toni in a celebrity darts tournament this month. Toni is one of six celebrities taking part in the event.

Tonali will be the subject of a tug of war between Inter and Juventus, Italian media say, with the two clubs engaged in a 'chess game' after the Turin side beat them to the signing of Dejan Kulusevski.

JUVENTUS 4-0 UDINESE: Juventus, missing Cristiano Ronaldo with sinusitis, went ahead with a delightful goal after 16 minutes that had all the hallmarks of their coach Maurizio Sarri.

The 18-year-old Brazilian striker has an Italian passport, and whilst he admits it his 'dream' to represent Brazil, he told DAZN Brazil that he is keeping his options open at the moment.

For Inter Milan and Lazio fans, this is where they wanted to be, even if it may have been somewhat fanciful at the start of the season. But they meet on Sunday in a fierce title race with Juventus.

Serie A bosses are reportedly working out plans to resume training and hope to be playing by the end of May or the start of June, with each side still having 12 fixtures remaining.

She has a varied and accomplished acting career, delighting fans on the stage and screen. And Ruth looked radiant as she attended the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at the Radio City Music Hall.

The high-octane performance began with James singing as if he was in his dressing room before performers from various nominated shows joined him on stage.

Marisa Tomei, Rachel Brosnahan and Emily Ratajkowski all turned heads at the event, held in New York City's iconic Radio City Music Hall in cleavage-baring gowns.

Selena Gomez was again feeling nostalgic as she took to Instagram to post another throwback photo of herself at about 2 years old. The singer, 27, poses with her hands placed at the side of her face.

Selena Gomez rocked a $29 T-shirt of Aaliyah on Saturday evening while spotted picking up some takeaway food and heading to a pottery painting class in Los Angeles with a friend.

Selena Gomez dropped a back-and-white video recorded entirely on iPhone for her new self-love song Lose You To Love Me.

Selena Gomez dropped her new song Lose You To Love Me at midnight, marking her first musical release in three years - and fans are convinced it's about Justin Bieber.

The songstress, 27, exuded confidence while working a plunging black suit with strappy heels as she headed to Burbank Studios. Selena definitely looked like she meant business.

Taylor Swift is never shy about celebrating her friends. And after Selena Gomez released a heart wrenching ballad on Tuesday, the Lover singer was sure to shout her out.

Selena Gomez surprised fans and dropped her second new song and video in two days called Look At Her Now.

'I think that for Selena and Justin, they are each other's ones,' host Marci Ines said on the Canadian talk show The Social on Wednesday. Billy was not happy to hear the comments.

Selena Gomez has pleaded with her fans to 'stop tearing other women down' in the wake of releasing her new single, Lose You To Love Me.

The pair's love rivalry was brought back to the forefront this week after Selena released a new track about Justin Bieber, triggering an avalanche of drama.

Selena Gomez courted controversy with her Justin Bieber-inspired single Lose You To Love Me. After releasing a second single, she posted behind-the-scenes shots from her videos to Instagram.

The 27-year-old singer dropped another new song this week - Look at Her Now - and said she doesn't want to shy away from writing songs that are meaningful to her despite the famous fanfare.

She had to lose him to love herself. While on the Zach Sang Show, Selena Gomez spoke on her status as a single woman, and described the kind of love she hopes to find in the future.

Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music's Beats 1, Selena, 27, told how she feels she was previously a 'people pleaser' until she had a 'huge moment' where she 'stopped caring'.

Selena Gomez posted a sweet Instagram photo praising her friend Taylor Swift. The post came shortly after she deleted a plug for Kim Kardashian's SKIMS in a possible show of allegiance to Taylor.

Her latest single Lose You To Love Me is at the top of the charts and that means Selena Gomez has a few reasons to celebrate. The 27-year-old Disney alum was spotted at the dive bar Alphaville.

She's got a lot on her plate since releasing her two latest singles, Lose You To Love Me and Look At Her Now. And Selena Gomez is doing it all in style as she was spotted emerging from a radio station.

She recently released two new singles back-to-back, one of which is believed to be inspired by Bieber. They had a very on-again, off-again relationship, which lasted from 2010 to 2018.

The 27-year-old dressed up for the wild night wearing a black-and-white pinstriped ensemble to eat at La Esquina restaurant in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan.

The singer, 27, turned heads in four stunning ensembles as she arrived at Z100 Radio station in New York on Monday to promote her new film The Dead Don't Die.

She reportedly dated the fashion executive Samuel Krost from 2015 until it fizzled out months later. And Tuesday night, Selena Gomez reunited with her ex Samuel at La Esquina Mexican restaurant in NY.

Selena Gomez is a single lady and she is making sure everyone knows. The 27-year-old singer took to Instagram on Wednesday to clarify her relationship status.