#lazio

#lazio

Offers came in some were rejected by the club, some by me, others jointly, Mendieta recalls to FourFourTwo. The most famous was from Real Madrid. When they became interested in 2001, I knew Valencia wouldn't let me go for less than my release clause, which was 60 million, and Real weren't going to pay that for me. If they had triggered it, the debate would have shifted: would I have gone? But it never got to that point.

Since making his senior debut in 2008, Pedro has assembled the kind of career and medal collection that few could even dream of. After breaking into Pep Guardiola's iconic Barcelona side, the forward soon became a regular for the Spain national side and was part of the squad that won the World Cup in 2010. He remains one of the few players from that tournament in South Africa to still be playing at the top level,

Starting with the hosts, claiming what was a much-welcomed boost earlier in the week as they snatched a 1-0 victory away at Pisa, Parma will be desperate to use that gritty performance as a platform to build on. However, despite eventually dragging themselves over the finish line last season as they clung to their Serie A status, it appears that the Crusaders could be destined for another relegation scrap this time around.

Lazio are beginning to worry about the future of full-back Adam Marusic, and his agents have apparently offered him to AC Milan. According to TMW, Maurizio Sarri is calling for Marusic's renewal, but the two sides are still far apart. This is because the Lazio defender has requested a long-term contract from the Biancoceleste, but Claudio Lotito has no intention of going beyond a one-year contract with an option for another.

AC Milan were defeated in a cagey affair against Lazio on Thursday evening, with Massimiliano Allegri losing the 'chess game' against Maurizio Sarri. Like many other games before this season, the Rossoneri lacked in a lot of spects in the first half of the game. Or rather, you could definitely say that the two teams cancelled each other out, as Lazio didn't exactly create much either.

After coming up against his old club Lazio on Saturday night at San Siro, Igli Tare will now return to the Stadio Olimpico. As Corriere dello Sport (via MilanPress) recall, Tare became AC Milan's sporting director earlier this summer having been out of work since he left Lazio, a club that he spent most of his professional life at as a player and then as a director.

Starting with the hosts, extending on their Coppa Italia adventure earlier in the week as they cruised their way to a routine 3-1 victory at home against Empoli, Genoa will be desperate to use that performance as a platform to build on. However, spending large spells of last season looking over their shoulder at a looming relegation scrap, Patrick Vieira's men have once again failed to find any kind of fluidity since opening up the 2025/26 campaign. Last seen falling to a 2-1 defeat away at Bologna, the former Crystal Palace boss has not seen his squad muster a single win from their first four Serie A appearances (two defeats, two draws).

Sarri's second spell at the Olimpico has already proven difficult. Limited by a summer transfer embargo, his team has taken just one win from three league outings, falling to Como on the opening day and Sassuolo last week, despite putting four past Hellas Verona in between. Pressure is mounting on a squad that has claimed victory in only two of their last 13 home fixtures, though they remain unbeaten in eight straight 'home' derbies - a club record now under serious threat.