Serie A news round-up: Calcio is back, Vini calls Juan Jesus, Acerbi upset | OneFootball

Check out today’s latest news from Serie A, including the return of domestic football after the international break and Francesco Acerbi’s first words after the racism row.

Serie A is back this weekend after a two-week break, with 10 games coming over the Easter weekend. Highlights include Napoli–Atalanta, Lazio–Juventus, Fiorentina–Milan, Lecce-Roma and Inter–Empoli.

Massimiliano Allegri was open in his pre-match press conference, admitting Juventus ‘wasted their advantage’ in the second half of the season and suggested he had ‘no doubt’ about the club’s support amidst doubts about his future in Turin.

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Stefano Pioli discussed Milan’s 14-point gap with league leaders Inter in his pre-match press conference and revealed that he’d discuss his plans for the future once the Serie A season comes to an end in May.

Giorgio Furlani gave a long interview to La Gazzetta dello Sport, where he discussed everything from the club’s ambitions in the coming seasons, the transfer market status of their three top stars and the pain of watching Inter secure their second Scudetto star.

Acerbi broke his silence following the recent racism row with Juan Jesus and his subsequent acquittal, telling Corriere della Sera that ‘the whole situation saddened me’ and that he was at fear for his career.

Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior and Milan’s Mike Maignan both reportedly called Juan Jesus to express their support for the Napoli defender following his racism row with Acerbi.

Igor Tudor underlined how it would take ‘time and patience’ to ‘transform Lazio’ ahead of his first match in charge against Juventus, speaking about his plans in a pre-match press conference.