Inter boss Rafa Benitez is reportedly unhappy that the club didn't bring in any reinforcements this summer.

The Nerazzurri were linked with Javier Mascherano and Dirk Kuyt throughout the transfer window, but failed to land both players.

Il Corriere dello Sport claims Benitez is “anything but satisfied” given the club were aware of his demands.

Inter President Massimo Moratti has only ever invested less in 2004 when he bought Nicolas Burdisso and Ze Maria.

The Nerazzurri sold Mario Balotelli to Manchester City earlier this summer in an effort to get their house in order ahead of UEFA's financial fair play laws coming into effect in 2012.

Jonathan Biabiany was their biggest signing at a cost of €4.5m from Parma.

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Argentine midfielder Jose Ernesto Sosa has left German champions Bayern Munich for Italy's Napoli with immediate effect, Munich said on Monday.

No financial details were given, but news reports estimated the transfer fee at 3 million euros (3.8 million dollars). Sosa is to receive a four-year contract at Napoli, Munich said.

Sosa, 25, came to Munich for around 6 million euros in 2007 Estudiantes de La Plata, but never managed to become a regular starter at the German top club. He played 35 Bundesliga matches and 10 European cup games during his three years at the club.

Juventus have officially signed striker Fabio Quagliarella from Napoli.

The Bianconeri will pay Napoli €4.5m up front for a loan deal. Then there will be the chance to buy the player outright at the end of the season for €10.5m.

After undergoing the medical in Turin, the striker put pen to paper on his contract with the Old Lady. He will earn €2m per season.

Quagliarella was welcomed by President Andrea Agnelli and Beppe Marotta. Gigi Del Neri also joined them at the club’s offices.

Few Napoli fans were waiting for Quagliarella outside the offices to wave him goodbye.

The Azzurri player will be unveiled to the Press Tomorrow and should make a sensational debut on Sunday against Bari.

Del Neri will be missing David Trezeguet, who is about to join Hercules, as well as injured Amauri and Vincenzo Iaquinta.

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Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho believes Rafa Benitez will have it easy at Inter because of the work he did at the club.

Mourinho left Inter in May having won the Champions League, which capped a historic treble.

Speaking on Sky Sports News, the Special One said; “Benitez will not have to work as hard as I did because in one month he has the chance to win three trophies, the Italian Super Cup, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup. It's heaven for him.

“A Coach who arrives at a new club usually has to build a team. While Benitez finds everything ready, the club and the players.”

Mourinho was also asked about Manchester City's new signing Mario Balotelli who he had the pleasure of falling out with at Inter.

“He is a lad with incredible qualities, but he must be helped to mature,” Mourinho concluded.

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According to Italian journalist Carlo Pellegatti, Milan have already agreed a contract with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Reports suggest that the player should be signed by the Rossoneri on Friday.

“Milan and Ibra have agreed a contract. The deal between them is done,” said the Mediaset journalist.

“The Swede will earn €6m per year and the rest of his wage will be covered by Barcelona.

“Zlatan is really happy to join the Rossoneri and is delighted that they will be in the Champions League. This was a key factor for him.”

In the meantime, other Italian sources reveal that Marco Borriello could be moving to Barcelona in a part exchange deal for Ibrahimovic.

Questioned about the transfer, the Italian striker did not deny a potential move.

“Will I go to Barcelona? Who knows…” he told SkySport24.

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Liverpool have confirmed that goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri has left the club and signed for Italian outfit Cesena.

The stopper was signed by Rafael Benitez from Palmeiras in July 2008 and made 10 appearances for the first team.

He has now signed for Italian Serie A newcomers AC Cesena Spa who clinched promotion last season.

New-signing Brad Jones has now been allocated the No.1 shirt.

Aqua set for Italian loan

Roy Hodgson has revealed Alberto Aquilani could be set to go out on loan back to Italy.

The midfielder was not included in the squad for Thursday's 1-0 Europa League win over Trabzonspor and the Reds boss admitted a temporary move back home could be on the cards.

"At the moment we are considering possibly loaning him to an Italian club, but nothing is sure about that yet so I don't have anything to report," said Hodgson.

"I didn't want to use him tonight just in case the loan goes through because for Aquilani this year it's very important that he plays regular football, every week as the number one man on the team sheet.

"I can't promise him that here so if a loan move to Italy could help him in that respect it might be good for all parties.

"It would certainly be what he needs, it would certainly protect the value of the player and when he does return to Liverpool no doubt we will see the Aquilani that we signed before he came here injured last year."

Sky Sports News understands Portuguese giants Benfica have made an approach to sign Arsenal full-back Armand Traore.

The Frenchman has struggled to make an impact at Emirates Stadium since his arrival at the club five years ago and he has featured just 31 times for the first team.

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Benfica are understood to be interested in either a loan or permanent deal and are awaiting a response from Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.

Trofeo TIM 2010
The TIM trophy is a yearly football pre-season tournament played by 3 Italian football teams. The competition consists of the squads of Juventus, Inter and Milan. This is an unofficial tournament that has been held yearly in August since 2001. It is not sanctioned or recognized by official football bodies since the game-play rules do not correspond to IFAB/FIFA laws of football.

The teams play 3 round-robin 45-minute matches. If any match ends in a draw, it is decided by a penalty shoot-out. Three points are awarded for a victory during regular play, with no points going to the loser. If the match is decided by penalties, the winner is awarded 2 points and the loser 1.

The ninth edition of the tournament in 2009 was won by Juventus for the first time. Inter leads with 5 victories, while A.C. Milan has 3 wins.

Rules

- 3 points for win, 0 points for loss
- 2 points for penalty kick win, 1 point for penalty kick loss

Past Winners

2001 Milan
2002 Internazionale
2003 Internazionale
2004 Internazionale
2005 Internazionale
2006 Milan
2007 Internazionale
2008 Milan
2009 Juventus

Roma boss Claudio Ranieri fears that Nicolas Burdisso could be playing for Inter and not his Giallorossi in the Italian Super Cup Final.

“I don’t think that he will arrive before the Super Coppa tie,” said Ranieri after Roma’s 1-0 win over Pescara.
“I really doubt that Inter would give him to us before that date.”


The capital giants have been trying to sign the Argentine outright for most of the summer after his successful loan stint last season.

Roma have bid €5m for the stopper, but the Nerazzurri are refusing to accept such a figure for the South American.

Round One

Virtus Lanciano 2 - 1 Carpi
Sorrento 6 - 0 Catanzaro
Cavese 0 - 2 Gubbio
Benevento 5 - 1 Este
Lumezzane 2 - 0 Pomezia
Salernitana 0 - 2 Sudtirol
Como 3 - 1 Guidonia
Verona 2 - 0 Virtus Casarano
Monza 2 - 1 Entella (AET)
Taranto 1 - 0 Feralpisalò
Reggiana 2 - 1 Alzanocene (AET)
Spal 2 - 3 Trapani
Alessandria 6 - 0 Santegidiese
Cosenza 4 - 2 Lucchese (pens)
Foligno 3 - 2 San Marino (AET)
Cremonese 2 - 1 Cisco Roma (AET)
Ternana 3 - 1 Spezia
Ravenna 2 - 1 Juve Stabia

Serie A newcomers Cesena have officially signed Ghana’s Stephen Appiah and Under-21 Greek star Panagiotis Tachtsidis.

The recently-promoted club aim to make a splash in the top flight and confirmed two big buys this evening.

Veteran midfielder Appiah was a free agent after the end of his contract with Bologna and has penned a one-year deal with Cesena.

The 29-year-old was at the World Cup with Ghana this summer and his career has spanned across Udinese, Parma, Brescia, Juventus, Fenerbahce and Bologna.

The other arrival is 19-year-old midfielder Tachtsidis, an Under-21 international for Greece.

Despite his tender age, he already stands at 1.9m and has amassed two goals in 18 league games for AEK Athens.

Tachtsidis has joined Cesena on loan with an option to buy half his contract at the end of the season.

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It’s reported that Genoa will complete the signing of Kevin Prince Boateng in order to loan him to Milan, cutting Lazio out of the equation.

“Boateng? We won’t name names, but we’ll see how things progress over the week,” commented Coach Massimiliano Allegri this morning.

The Portsmouth man is at the centre of a transfer triangle in Serie A, as he is wanted by three top sides.

According to the latest suggestions from the Italian media, Genoa have the upper hand when it comes to sealing a deal and could make it official by tomorrow.

However, the club has already signed so many players this summer that Boateng would be used as part-exchange in a different transfer.

Boateng would go to Milan on loan with the right to buy half his contract at the end of the season.

Salvatore Bocchetti’s agent has also confirmed that the defender is in negotiations for an exchange with the Rossoneri.

If Marek Jankulovski turns down the chance to join Genoa, then Milan are set to offer youngster Ignazio Abate instead.

“Bocchetti is a great player, but we are already covered in defence,” insisted Allegri.

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Week One

Atalanta 2 - 0 Vicenza
Leonardo Pettinari (4'), Simone Tiribocchi pen (33')

Frosinone 2 - 3 Empoli
Vincenzo Santoruvo (12'), Diego Fabbrini (33'), Claudio Coralli (71', 87'), Mattia Biso (86')

Grosseto 0 - 0 Ascoli

Livorno 0 - 4 Sassuolo
Gaetano Masucci (39', 45'), Andrea Catellani (41'), Daniele Martinetti (67')

Modena 1 - 0 Piacenza
Christian Pasquato (90+5')

Padova 1 - 1 Novara
Davide Succi (9'), Simone Motta pen (24')

Pescara 1 - 1 Siena
Salvatore Mastronunzio (42'), Marco Sansovini (79')

Portogruaro 2 - 0 Cittadella
Gianluca Nocentini O.G. (42'), Massimiliano Giacobbe (90')

Reggina 0 - 0 Crotone

Torino 1 - 2 Varese
Daniele Buzzegoli (14'), Neto (36'), Christian Obodo (45')

Triestina 1 - 1 Albinoleffe
Omar Torri (51'), Francesco Lunardini (63')

Emmanuel Adebayor has issued a come and get me plea to Juventus as his Manchester City future comes under a full-scale attack.

Having been told he can leave the club, with Mario Balotelli's arrival from Inter looking possible despite questions over wage demands, Adebayor is hoping Juventus stitch together a plan to rescue him from the brink at Eastlands.

There has been no official confirmation from City that their man is on the transfer market, but his words suggest he will leave.

"Juventus are a great club in which I would like to play," he told Tuttosport.

"Until some time ago I would not have accepted a transfer to other clubs. I wanted to wear the City shirt and have a better season compared to last year, but I know there will not be many chances for me and so I am considering the many offers I have received.

"I am sorry to leave the Premier League, but in Europe there are other top leagues."

Juventus have been linked with the striker after general director Giuseppe Marotta closed the door on Wolfsburg hitman Edin Dzeko after learning the Germans won't lower their €40 million demands.

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Genoa President Enrico Preziosi has announced the signing of Brazilian full-back Rafinha from German side Schalke.

The 24-year-old becomes Genoa's seventh signing of the summer after Luca Toni, Eduardo, Andrea Ranocchia, Chico, Franco Zuculini and Miguel Veloso.

Rafinha's arrival will be made official in the next few hours, as he is currently completing a medical at Genoa's training camp.

Meanwhile, Preziosi has admitted that Robert Acquafresca's move to Cagliari is 'almost done'.

He also hasn't denied reports linking Giuseppe Sculli with Italian champions Inter.

“There is a possibility, but nothing concrete at the moment,” he concluded.

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The Vice-President of the FIGC Demetrio Albertini wants Italy to produce its own Andres Iniestas under his watch.

The 38-year-old, who played at Barcelona albeit briefly in 2005, is keen to oversee a cultural change in Italian football.

Earlier this week, the FIGC hired Roberto Baggio, Arrigo Sacchi and Gianni Rivera to help improve the game on the peninsula.

Interviewed in La Gazzetta dello Sport, Albertini said: “I was in Spain. They go looking for youngsters with talent there. A player cannot be 'complete' aged just 18 in Italy.

“I remember with gratitude the fundamental training exercises of my first teacher at Milan, Zagatti: ball to the left, ball to the right… Tactics make you win games, but they don't shape youngsters. However, Sacchi's cultural values remain valid.

“Today it's much more difficult for a youngster to come back from a loan because he finds his place occupied by a foreigner. And it's also harder work playing in the lower divisions. The big clubs should create second teams who play in the Lega Pro or the Amateur Leagues. That will be my cavalry charge.

“It's not an experiment: Leagues like this exist in Spain, Germany, England and France. Today a youngster in Italy plays in the Primavera until he is 21, then goes on tour and matures at 23 or 24: it's too late.

“If you face opponents from Serie A or Serie B [early in your career], you are ready for the top flight at 18 or 19, like Iniesta who is 26 and has been playing in La Liga for eight years.

“For instance, from Barcelona's second team, which plays the same formation as the first team, notable players have come through like Pedro, Busquets…”

When asked if the Reserve League would cost too much money to run, Albertini scoffed and said: “Only the management of the League would cost money. The Primavera teams are already under contract. And if a Balotelli or a Macheda matures, the club has great advantages. Don't talk business, talk advantages.”

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“Everything should be resolved within the day” for Lazio’s Hernanes transfer, announced San Paolo Vice-President Carlos Augusto de Barros e Silva.

Negotiations have been at an advanced stage for several days and this evening there could be a formal statement.

“Everything should be resolved within the day,” commented the San Paolo chief.

“There are still some details to iron out, but we are talking about simple red tape. At this moment I cannot make any formal announcement until the contracts have been signed.”

It is a complicated affair for the midfielder, as San Paolo only own 75 per cent of his contract. Another 17 percent belongs to company Traffic and eight per cent Kirin Soccer.

Overall Lazio are set to hand over €13.5m for the Brazilian talent to reinforce their squad.

“Of all the proposals that have arrived for Hernanes, Lazio’s was absolutely the most concrete,” added agent Joseph Lee.

“The only thing missing is the official announcement, but everything has been done. He will join Lazio after the Copa Libertadores.

“If San Paolo go out in the semi-final, then he’ll make the move after international duty.

“The parties are all in agreement and this is practically a guarantee. We’re just waiting for the formalities.”

San Paolo’s semi-final match against Internacional is on Thursday.

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Milan' s policies to curb spending have left coach Massimiliano Allegri facing the sharp end of cuts and, according to Tuttosport, he will promote from within rather than spend on new recruits.

Rodney Strasser, Alexander Merkel, Simone Verdi and Giacomo Beretta are expected to make the step up and join the first team.

Midfielders Strasser and Merkel have impressed during pre-season, the former has already made his Serie A debut and at 20-year-old offers Allegri promise.

Verdi and Beretta may find their space despite the difficulty of breaking into an attacking line-up which includes Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Ronaldinho, Alexandre Pato, Filippo Inzaghi and Marco Borriello.

La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Verdi is likely to be used as back-up for Ronaldinho, who is currently recovering from injury. He has impressed Allegri this summer and is likely to get more of a chance to show his class in the league.

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Miguel Veloso insists he can't wait to play for Genoa after completing a medical that practically finalises his move from Sporting Lisbon.

The Portugal international is Genoa's fifth signing of the summer, taking the club's spending up to almost €30m.

Speaking to Telenord, Veloso said: “I can't wait to start this adventure and to speak with Gasperini.

“I already know that Genoa are strong. I have seen them on television and I know that the team has big ambitions.

“Gasperini is a great Coach and I am at his service.”

Genoa beat competition from Fiorentina to sign Veloso.

It's thought Alberto Zapater will move to Lisbon in exchange.

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Lazio have completed the signing of left-back Javier Garrido from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee.

The 25-year-old defender replaces Aleksander Kolarov, who made a £16m move in the opposite direction earlier in the week, at the Serie A club.

"Garrido is a Lazio player. He was our first choice to replace Kolarov," said Lazio president Claudio Lotito.

Spaniard Garrido joined City in the summer of 2007 and made 62 appearances in three seasons at Eastlands.

He was signed from Spanish side Real Sociedad for £1.5m by former City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson.

However, Garrido found first-team opportunities limited at City and made only 12 appearances last season.

His last match in the Premier League proved to be the 5-1 win over Birmingham on 11 April.

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Week 2
12/9/10 and 23/1/11

Brescia-Palermo
Cagliari-Roma
Catania-Parma
Cesena-Milan
Genoa-Chievo
Inter-Udinese
Juventus-Sampdoria
Lazio-Bologna
Lecce-Fiorentina
Napoli-Bari

Week 3
19/9/10 and 30/1/11

Bari-Cagliari
Cesena-Lecce
Chievo-Brescia
Fiorentina-Lazio
Milan-Catania
Palermo-Inter
Parma-Genoa
Roma-Bologna
Sampdoria-Napoli
Udinese-Juventus

Week 4
22/9/10 and 2/2/11

Bologna-Udinese
Brescia-Roma
Cagliari-Sampdoria
Catania-Cesena
Genoa-Fiorentina
Inter-Bari
Juventus-Palermo
Lazio-Milan
Lecce-Parma
Napoli-Chievo

Week 5
26/9/10 and 6/2/11

Bari-Brescia
Catania-Bologna
Cesena-Napoli
Chievo-Lazio
Fiorentina-Parma
Juventus-Cagliari
Milan-Genoa
Palermo-Lecce
Roma-Inter
Sampdoria-Udinese

Week 6
3/10/10 and 13/2/11

Bologna-Sampdoria
Chievo-Cagliari
Fiorentina-Palermo
Genoa-Bari
Inter-Juventus
Lazio-Brescia
Lecce-Catania
Napoli-Roma
Parma-Milan
Udinese-Cesena

Week 7
17/10/10 and 20/2/11

Bari-Lazio
Brescia-Udinese
Cagliari-Inter
Catania-Napoli
Cesena-Parma
Juventus-Lecce
Milan-Chievo
Palermo-Bologna
Roma-Genoa
Sampdoria-Fiorentina

Week 8
24/10/10 and 27/2/11

Bologna-Juventus
Chievo-Cesena
Fiorentina-Bari
Genoa-Catania
Inter-Sampdoria
Lazio-Cagliari
Lecce-Brescia
Napoli-Milan
Parma-Roma
Udinese-Palermo

Week 9
31/10/10 and 6/3/11

Bari-Udinese
Brescia-Napoli
Cagliari-Bologna
Catania-Fiorentina
Cesena-Sampdoria
Genoa-Inter
Milan-Juventus
Palermo-Lazio
Parma-Chievo
Roma-Lecce

Week 10
7/11/10 and 13/3/11

Bari-Milan
Bologna-Lecce
Fiorentina-Chievo
Inter-Brescia
Juventus-Cesena
Lazio-Roma
Napoli-Parma
Palermo-Genoa
Sampdoria-Catania
Udinese-Cagliari

Week 11
10/11/10 and 20/3/11

Brescia-Juventus
Cagliari-Napoli
Catania-Udinese
Cesena-Lazio
Chievo-Bari
Genoa-Bologna
Lecce-Inter
Milan-Palermo
Parma-Sampdoria
Roma-Fiorentina

Week 12
14/11/10 and 3/4/11

Bari-Parma
Bologna-Brescia
Cagliari-Genoa
Fiorentina-Cesena
Inter-Milan
Juventus-Roma
Lazio-Napoli
Palermo-Catania
Sampdoria-Chievo
Udinese-Lecce

Week 13
21/11/10 and 10/4/11

Brescia-Cagliari
Catania-Bari
Cesena-Palermo
Chievo-Inter
Genoa-Juventus
Lecce-Sampdoria
Milan-Fiorentina
Napoli-Bologna
Parma-Lazio
Roma-Udinese

Week 14
28/11/10 and 17/4/11

Bari-Cesena
Bologna-Chievo
Brescia-Genoa
Cagliari-Lecce
Inter-Parma
Juventus-Fiorentina
Lazio-Catania
Palermo-Roma
Sampdoria-Milan
Udinese-Napoli

Week 15
5/12/10 and 23/4/11

Catania-Juventus
Cesena-Bologna
Chievo-Roma
Fiorentina-Cagliari
Lazio-Inter
Lecce-Genoa
Milan-Brescia
Napoli-Palermo
Parma-Udinese
Sampdoria-Bari

Week 16
12/12/10 and 1/5/11

Bologna-Milan
Brescia-Sampdoria
Cagliari-Catania
Genoa-Napoli
Inter-Cesena
Juventus-Lazio
Lecce-Chievo
Palermo-Parma
Roma-Bari
Udinese-Fiorentina

Week 17
19/12/10 and 8/5/11

Bari-Palermo
Catania-Brescia
Cesena-Cagliari
Chievo-Juventus
Fiorentina-Inter
Lazio-Udinese
Milan-Roma
Napoli-Lecce
Parma-Bologna
Sampdoria-Genoa

Week 18
6/1/11 and 15/5/11

Bologna-Fiorentina
Brescia-Cesena
Cagliari-Milan
Genoa-Lazio
Inter-Napoli
Juventus-Parma
Lecce-Bari
Palermo-Sampdoria
Roma-Catania
Udinese-Chievo

Week 19
9/1/11 and 22/5/11

Bari-Bologna
Catania-Inter
Cesena-Genoa
Chievo-Palermo
Fiorentina-Brescia
Lazio-Lecce
Milan-Udinese
Napoli-Juventus
Parma-Cagliari
Sampdoria-Roma

Milan have suffered a real blow ahead of next season after it emerged that Ronaldinho will be out for a month with a muscle injury.

The 30-year-old Brazilian will undergo a scan later today to determine the scale of the damage.

However, initial indications suggest Ronaldinho will be out for 'at least 30 days'.

The former World Player of the Year had only started training with the rest of the squad yesterday after being told to spend the first week of pre-season in the gym.

He will miss the Emirates Cup, which is due to be held this weekend in London.

Ronaldinho's injury will have done little to ease the concerns of Milan's fans.

The Rossoneri lost 2-0 to Serie B side Varese at the weekend and have been very frugal in the transfer market.

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Boca Juniors have confirmed through their official website that they have agreed to sell Ezequiel Munoz to Palermo.

The Argentine centre-back will cost the Rosanero €6m and they will also have to pay his agent’s commission.

Munoz flew to Italy this morning and will have a medical tomorrow before meeting up with his new team-mates at their training camp in Austria.

Palermo’s midfield playmaker Javier Pastore has already intimated that he is prepared to give up his No 6 shirt for Munoz, who wore that number throughout his career at Boca.

Munoz has a Spanish passport, so he will not be registered as a non-EU player, which is important for Palermo’s transfer strategy given the FIGC’s new laws.

Fiorentina had courted the 19-year-old much longer than Palermo, but ultimately they couldn’t agree a fee.

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