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21:42 That’s all for the Liveblog

21:41 Serie A table

Milan 71

Juventus 66

Bologna 64

Roma 60

Atalanta 57**

Lazio 56

** 2 games in hand

21:39 FT: Roma 1-1 Juventus

Allegri’s jacket is off, he storms away in a rage.

21:37 Roma chance!

Abraham is going clear, he draws Szczesny out, but the goalkeeper manages to make the save anyway!

21:34 Comedy defending

Roma cross, Danilo clears it onto Kostic’s face and the ricochet gives away a corner. Even Szczesny found that quite funny…

21:34 Stoppages

5 minutes

21:32 Technique again

Another fabulous first touch to stop a ball dead, this time from Milik, and shot charged down. Before that, Zalewski counter-attack stopped by Alcaraz sliding tackle.

21:31 SVILAR!

Another ridiculous reaction save to push a Kean header over the bar from a corner!

21:28 Juve sub

Alcaraz replaces Cambiaso.

21:27 Abraham booked

Unintentional, but your classic ‘step on foot’ on Danilo that always gets a card in Italy.

21:22 What a save!

Suddenly Juve break free of the siege, a loose ball bounces in the box, Locatelli slips while taking the volley, which gives it a weird loop and Svilar flies to fingertip it over the bar!

21:22 Roma sub

Bove on for Pellegrini

21:21 Zalewski attempt

Zalewski attempt charged down after handball appeals, but it definitely struck Cambiaso on the stomach and groin, not the arm.

21:19 Juve subs

Milik and Kean on, Vlahovic and Chiesa off.

21:18 Roma corner

It’s all Roma at the moment, not sure where they are getting this energy from, but they are pinning Juve back with a series of corners and free kicks.

21:17 Roma chance

Pellegrini cross deflected just beyond the head of Abraham for another corner.

21:16 Danilo goal-line clearance

21:14 Rabiot booked

Yellow card for the sliding tackle through the back of Kristensen.

21:13 Actually

Szczesny did not get to that Kristensen effort, it was Danilo who cleared it off the line!

21:12 Incredible!

This game has gone mad! Roma corner creates general chaos, pings back and forth until incredible Szczesny save on Kristensen!

21:11 Roma subs

Abraham and Azmoun on, Lukaku and Baldanzi off.

21:10 Roma chance!

Baldanzi squirms away down the right, gets away from two to pull back from the by-line, Pellegrini shot from 12 yards deflected inches wide by Bremer!

21:10 Juve pushing

Gatti blasts over, then Vlahovic attempt easy for Svilar.

21:08 End to end!

After a Roma attack falls apart, Chiesa counters, cuts inside and rolls across the six-yard box, Vlahovic can’t get there in time!

21:07 Svilar save

The game has opened up, end to end now! McKennie intercepts a loose ball, then Rabiot scorcher beaten away by Svilar.

21:06 Roma attack

Roma counter-attack, Pellegrini strike charged down and deflected into the path of Szczesny.

21:05 Save on Chiesa

Chiesa cuts inside from the left and gets the shot away, Svilar palms it round the near post for a corner.

21:04 Juve sub

Allegri knows that too and takes Weah off for his own good, introducing Kostic.

21:03 DAZN verdict

DAZN refereeing expert Luca Marelli claims that wasn’t even a foul, as he got the ball first, then kept sliding and crashed into Paredes. But seeing as the referee did give a foul, you can certainly see why it would warrant a yellow…

21:01 Weah in trouble here

Weah was booked in the opening minutes, he risks another for that challenge on Paredes in midfield. Referee decides a free kick will suffice. Roma enraged.

21:01 Roma corners

Series of Roma corners come to nothing.

20:59 Juve chance

Corner comes to Vlahovic, who anticipates Kristensen, but volleys it over from close range.

20:56 Roma pressure

Series of Roma crosses cleared, eventually one is cushioned back to Szczesny.

20:53 Cambiaso blasts over

Series of appeals from both teams, ref lets a lot go, it is helping the intensity of the game.

20:50 Chiesa off the post!

What a goal that would’ve been! Chiesa surges forward, unleashes a stunner off the inside of the left boot and it smashes off the inside of the far post, bounces back out!

20:48 2nd half kicks off: Roma 1-1 Juventus

20:47 Roma sub

Zalewski on, Dybala off. We have to assume that’s a fitness issue, especially with the Europa League coming up.

20:46 Zalewski coming on

Not sure who for yet, but Zalewski is all ready and has a terrible new haircut – let’s call it The Rodrigo De Paul.

20:35 There’s a trend here

20:30 Half-Time: Roma 1-1 Juventus

Bremer header cancels out the Lukaku opener.

20:29 Dybala over

Dybala over again, after Juve put the entire team in the wall…

20:28 Baldanzi brought down

Roma attack in waves, Baldanzi cuts inside and is brought down by Danilo just outside the area. Roma want a yellow card as well as a free kick.

20:27 Roma corner

Technique is so important. Chiesa’s first touch to stop the ball going out for the goal, now Dybala’s take to win a corner. From which Ndicka nods over.

20:25 Juve chance

McKennie gets down the right and stands up a cross, which Locatelli nods off target.

20:23 Dybala close

Free kick just outside the area, it goes over the wall, but also inches over the bar.

20:21 Bremer goal

20:15 Roma 1-1 Juventus: Gleison Bremer!

After a Juve corner is not cleared effectively, Chiesa whips a ball into the box and Bremer leaps above the crowd to nod into the far top corner!

20:11 Roma chance

Pellegrini looks up, everyone is marked, so he tries a curler and it is deflected for a corner.

20:08 Juve pressure

Not really amounting to much, Weah cross into the arms of Svilar. But it’s a reaction. Allegri’s Juve knowing they need a goal do go into panic mode.

20:05 Lukaku goal

20:02 Juve attack

Well, Rabiot attacks, gets to the by-line and pulls back, but there’s no support and Svilar smothers.

20:00 Roma 1-0 Juventus: Romelu Lukaku!

That was a real General Chaos goal! Juve defending so deep they were practically off the pitch, Dybala pulls back, Cristante shot blocked by Gatti on the line, but only into the path of Lukaku to tap in!

19:57 Lukaku over

Angelino cross finds Lukaku, but he nods it over the bar.

19:55 Roma hit the crossbar!

A very long Roma passing move concludes with a cross for Rasmus Kristensen, whose header thumps the crossbar!

19:51 Vlahovic so close

Big chance for Juventus! Chiesa dribbles through a crowd of players, manages to roll it across for Vlahovic, who then fires wide!

19:49 Weah booked

Timothy Weah press a little too aggressive on Svilar, goes flying in and is booked for fouling the goalkeeper.

19:48 Juve chance

Chiesa cuts inside from the left, right foot shot not far over the bar at all…

19:47 Frantic start

So much for fatigue, the tempo is frantic from the start.

19:45 Daniele De Rossi

19:45 We have kick-off in Roma vs. Juventus!

19:42 Out come the teams

Roma: Svilar; Kristensen, Llorente, Ndicka, Angelino; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Baldanzi; Lukaku

Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Weah, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Cambiaso; Vlahovic, Chiesa

19:39 Cristiano Giuntoli

19:19 Timothy Weah (Juventus)

“It is a difficult match today, it’s important to be concentrated, tactically focused, play all together with confidence. I feel good, I try to help the team as much as I can. I hope it all goes well. I need to attack today, not just defend!”

19:18 Diego Llorente (Roma)

“After many matches, I think we have the opportunity to fight for a place in the Champions League and we need to win in front of our fans at the Olimpico. We worked really hard, prepared for the match and every game is different.”

19:14 CBS build-up

19:06 Miralem Pjanic on DAZN

“We used to divide up the free kicks at Juventus, me and Paulo Dybala. Then Cristiano Ronaldo arrived and we just had to put the ball down for him. We stood nearby purely to get into the photograph!”

19:04 Roma vs. Juventus line-ups

Roma: Svilar; Kristensen, Llorente, Ndicka, Angelino; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Baldanzi; Lukaku

Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Weah, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Cambiaso; Vlahovic, Chiesa

18:59 Roma vs. Juventus warm-ups

Watch the warm-ups LIVE on the Lega Serie A YouTube Channel.

18:56 Match report

18:54 FT: Milan 3-3 Genoa

Loud jeers from the Milan fans who remain…

18:53 Giroud over

Adli free kick floated to the back post, Giroud cannot do much with the header.

18:52 Milan chance!

What a goal that would’ve been, ball floated over the top, Theo Hernandez lets it fall over his shoulder and volleys just over!

18:50 Own goal

Lega Serie A inspected the footage and gave that Genoa goal as a Thiaw og.

18:49 Reijnders chance

Reijnders drills from the edge of the box, it goes wide and there was an earlier foul anyway. We enter 5 minutes of stoppages.

18:46 Milan 3-3 Genoa: Mateo Retegui!

Slightly comical goal! Thorsby gets down the right, rolls across, it bounces off both Tomori and Thiaw until it ricochets over the line off Retegui!

18:45 Genoa subs

Cittadini and Papadopoulos on, Vogliacco and Ekuban off.

18:41 Team News

18:40 Milan fans walk out

Another part of the protest, entire Curva Sud walks out 10 minutes before the end.

18:39 Triple Milan sub

Adli, Thiaw and Kalulu on, Florenzi, Chukwueze and Bennacer off.

18:38 Sportiello saves!

Thorsby offside anyway, so irrelevant, but Sportiello didn’t know that and had to make a double reaction save on Thorsby and then Ekuban!

18:36 Roma vs. Juventus line-ups

Roma: Svilar; Kristensen, Llorente, Ndicka, Angelino; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Baldanzi; Lukaku

Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Weah, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Cambiaso; Vlahovic, Chiesa

18:33 Milan 3-2 Genoa: Olivier Giroud!

What a turnaround! Pulisic gets down the right, stands up a cross, Giroud watches it come down and strikes on the volley with the left foot from a tricky angle!

18:32 Genoa subs

Strootman and Haps on, Badelj and Martin off.

18:31 Milan 2-2 Genoa: Matteo Gabbia!

Florenzi corner and towering header, bounces off the ground into the far bottom corner!

18:30 Coming up

18:28 OH GIROUD!

Oh dear oh dear oh dear…. Okafor did so well to sprint down the right and roll it across, Giroud alone against Martinez, dinks it WIDE of an open goal. Just… shocking.

18:26 Milan are trying

Chukwueze pass for Reijnders intercepted by Martinez, then Florenzi balloons over.

Okafor replaces Rafael Leao, who does not look pleased.

18:25 Ekuban goal

18:23 Save on Theo Hernandez

He had memories of that goal against Atalanta there, ran from his own half and went all the way, should’ve passed, but instead prodded the weak finish at Martinez.

18:22 Oh dear

Rafael Leao loudly jeered after booting an effort into Row Z.

18:18 Three-way collision

Chukwueze cross punched off the head of Giroud by Martinez, catching him on the way through, while Leao also goes down after a knock.

18:16 Milan try

Reijnders pulls back from the by-line, but Badelj makes a decisive interception.

18:13 Ekuban hobbles off

Seemed to cross paths with Tomori and accidentally get his heel trodden on. Not on purpose, but still sore. Needs treatment.

18:10 Milan goal disallowed!

Chukwueze was too frantic there, made the run too early and was caught offside for the angled drive.

18:07 Milan 1-2 Genoa: Caleb Ekuban!

That was just odd. Long goal kick from Martinez, Milan seem to just forget to track back en masse, they do manage to block the Frendrup strike, but then cross from the right by Vogliacco finds Ekuban to out-jump Gabbia!

18:04 2nd half kicks off: Milan 1-1 Genoa

18:00 A long wait

17:52 Florenzi goal

17:48 Half-Time: Milan 1-1 Genoa

Talk about on the stroke of half-time.

17:46 Milan 1-1 Genoa: Alessandro Florenzi!

Chukwueze cross from the right finds Florenzi for a free header from four yards! He had been up there for an earlier free kick and so nobody was really marking him. It’s a Florenzi header – of course nobody was marking him!

17:42 Odd atmosphere

It is weird being at San Siro seeing Milan keep the ball for long periods with loud jeers from the crowd, as the Genoa supporters are the only ones making noise. Reijnders is booked, more for the protest than the foul itself. Pulisic earlier had wanted a penalty, but De Winter’s arm was quite low.

17:40 Another big save!

Corner kick finds the Theo Hernandez header, Martinez palms it off the line and Vogliacco clears for another corner. On that one, Gabbia nods over.

17:39 Martinez save!

Better from Milan, Pulisic surges forward and his scorcher is fingertipped out from the far top corner!

17:38 Leao attack

Leao pounces on a De Winter error, cuts inside from the left, but the scuffed finish is deflected to Martinez.

17:36 Milan misunderstanding

Cross into the box, Giroud shapes up to volley, but Chukwueze gets something on it instead, leading his teammate to knee it into the arms of the goalkeeper.

17:34 Milan complain

First a shove on Florenzi, then Chukwueze goes down under a nudge, referee lets it all go. Neither looked like fouls, to be fair.

17:31 That Pulisic effort

17:29 Genoa opportunity

Ekuban holds up the ball for Frendrup, who sweeps it first-time from outside the box, just wide of the far post!

17:26 Milan chance

Giroud disguised pass sends Chukwueze through, Vasquez makes a decisive tackle! Corner.

17:24 Reijnders wide

Leao back-heel flick sets up Tijjani Reijnders, but he blasts it wide from distance.

17:20 Milan swarming

The penalty woke them up, anyway. Leao curler charged down, but it’s all Milan now.

17:17 Poor

Pulisic free kick into the wall.

17:15 Oof

Vasquez brings down Chukwueze, good spot for a Milan free kick.

17:14 Pulisic off the post!

Pulisic down the left, right-foot curler smacks against the far post!

17:12 Milan try

Cross knocked down, but Leao isn’t ready for it.

17:11 Retegui goal

17:08 Pulisic effort

Pulisic cuts inside, shot deflected into the arms of Martinez.

17:05 Milan 0-1 Genoa: Mateo Retegui penalty!

Gudmundsson usually takes the penalties, but Retegui sent Sportiello the wrong way and scored after a 70-day drought!

17:04 Penalty for Genoa!

Not the ideal start for Milan! Vogliacco into the box, Tomori is clumsy and late – not for the first time this season.

17:00 We have kick-off in Milan vs. Genoa!

16:57 Out come the teams

Ultras stay silent here too.

Milan: Sportiello; Florenzi, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Reijnders, Bennacer; Chukwueze, Pulisic, Leao; Giroud

Genoa: Martinez; Vogliacco, De Winter, Vasquez; Spence, Frendrup, Badelj, Thorsby, Martin; Ekuban, Retegui

16:55 Stefano Pioli

16:44 Milan fans in silent protest

Essentially, they are sulking. Sitting in silence, no banners, no flags.

16:43 Alberto Gilardino (Genoa)

“We had been talking for a while, there is now a verbal agreement and over the next few weeks we’ll sit down to formalise the contract, but I am very happy to give some consistency to this work,” Gilardino told DAZN.

“It is always emotional for me to return to San Siro, I spent three years at this club and won a great deal. Returning as coach of Genoa is truly extraordinary. We tried to prepare in the best way against a talented opponent with a lot of quality. Inter have been on another level to everyone else, but Milan’s statistics remain very impressive too.”

16:32 Watch the Milan-Genoa warm-ups

Watch live on the Lega Serie A YouTube Channel.

16:25 POLL

16:13 Milan vs. Genoa line-ups

Milan: Sportiello; Florenzi, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Reijnders, Bennacer; Chukwueze, Pulisic, Leao; Giroud

Genoa: Martinez; Vogliacco, De Winter, Vasquez; Spence, Frendrup, Badelj, Thorsby, Martin; Ekuban, Retegui

16:05 In Serie B news

Como are not promoted today, as they only drew 0-0 with Modena, while Venezia beat Feralpisalo’ 2-1 in stoppages.

16:01 Match report

16:00 Serie A table

Lecce 37

Verona 34

Cagliari 33

Frosinone 32

Empoli 32

Udinese 29*

Sassuolo 29

Salernitana 15*

*game in hand

15:57 Match report

15:56 FT: Verona 2-1 Fiorentina

Wild celebrations at the Bentegodi!

15:54 FT: Empoli 0-0 Frosinone

A point that does frankly little for either side.

15:51 VAR checking

If that wasn’t offside… But it looks like it was.

15:50 Belotti chance!

Fiorentina try to equalise, Kouame knocks down a long ball for Belotti, he turns in the box and might be caught, but is offside regardless.

15:48 Stoppages

6 minutes in Verona.

15:47 Empoli off the post!

Offside flag went up eventually, but Caputo had hit the woodwork anyway…

15:46 Frosinone attempt

Soule effort from distance, but easy pickings for the goalkeeper.

15:45 Team news

15:44 Milan vs. Genoa line-ups

Milan: Sportiello; Florenzi, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Reijnders, Bennacer; Chukwueze, Pulisic, Leao; Giroud

Genoa: Martinez; Vogliacco, De Winter, Vasquez; Spence, Frendrup, Badelj, Thorsby, Martin; Ekuban, Retegui

15:41 Oh Nzola!

Fiorentina have to score those! Corner flicked on, falls so kindly for him and he volleys over from 12 yards!

15:39 Milan arrive at San Siro

15:34 Tension in Empoli

Barrenechea head-to-head with Zurkowski, both of them are booked.

15:32 Fiorentina respond

Bonaventura dribbles forward, shot charged down.

15:29 Verona chance

Fiorentina again make a total mess of a clearance, but Lazovic and Swiderski both go for the same loose ball and collide.

15:27 Fiorentina throwing on strikers

Beltran, Kouame, Bonaventura and Mandragora all on.

15:23 Frosinone chance

Bit of chaos there, Brescianini stepovers, rolls across from the right, Cheddira back-heel flick blocked by Bereszynski from six yards. Appeals for handball, but he was falling onto it and blocked it with the leg first.

15:23 Empoli threaten

Cambiaghi should do better there, but fires wide of the far post. Still 0-0.

15:20 VAR says all-clear

Fiorentina furious, but VAR unable to find conclusive evidence that Lazovic definitely touched the ball. As we said, he tried his best.

15:18 Potential handball

Trouble here, because Milenkovic complained that Lazovic touched the cross with his flailing arm. However, VAR is unable to confirm it did touch his arm. He certainly tried…

15:16 Verona 2-1 Fiorentina: Tijjani Noslin!

He nearly broke the net! Chaotic move, Cross from the right beyond Lazovic, cleared by Milenkovic but not very far and Noslin smashes the rebound in off Christensen’s face!

15:14 Empoli subs

Caputo and Maleh on, Niang and Grassi off.

15:13 Frosinone attempt

Soule finds Cheddira with his back to goal, turns, but the scuffed finish is easy for Caprile.

15:12 Verona attack

Swiderski cross-shot smothered by Christensen.

15:08 Not reassuring

Frosinone goalkeeper Cerofolini not the most reassuring punch from a corner…

15:07 Empoli chance

Marin gets down the left, cuts inside and drills just wide of the near post.

15:05 2nd half kicks off: Empoli 0-0 Frosinone

15:02 2nd half kicks off: Verona 1-1 Fiorentina

Swiderski replaces Bonazzoli.

15:00 Castrovilli is back

His last goal was on May 14, 2023 against Udinese.

14:47 Half-Time: Empoli 0-0 Frosinone

Gyasi had scored for the hosts, but it was ruled offside.

14:46 Half-Time: Verona 1-1 Fiorentina

Lazovic penalty wiped out by Castrovilli.

14:43 Frosinone again

Cheddira again, this is a much tougher save from Caprile on his powerful curler!

14:41 Verona 1-1 Fiorentina: Gaetano Castrovilli!

A great goal for the man who was out for the best part of a year with several knee operations! Nzola rolls it across, Castrovilli rides a tackle to go down the left and smashes a left-foot angled drive into the net!

14:41 Frosinone effort

Cheddira cuts inside and shoots, well smothered.

14:36 Verona chance

Well-worked down the right, pulled back by Lazovic, but Bonazzoli side-foots it straight into the arms of Christensen.

14:34 Ikone threatens

Ikone pace causing a few problems for Verona, Montipo’ has to come rushing out.

14:28 Fiorentina off the woodwork!

Castrovilli with a lovely bit of footwork to get the space and then bends a low strike from distance that thumps the base of the upright!

14:26 Fiorentina tradition

The classic Viola tradition of keeping the ball for long periods without really doing much.

14:22 DISALLOWED

Gyasi was offside when the shot was parried into his path.

14:20 Empoli 1-0 Frosinone: Emmanuel Gyasi!

That’s a big goal! Free kick from Marin hits the wall, his second attempt is charged down too, Marin floats it over the top, general chaos, shot parried into the path of Gyasi. But…

14:16 Empoli push

Save on Niang, but the offside flag was up eventually.

14:16 Fiorentina react

Ikone dribbles to the by-line, pulls back and Barak can’t get control of that.

14:14 Almost 2-0!

Chance for Verona to double their lead, counter-attack and cross from the right, Bonazzoli comes sliding in and turns wide!

14:13 Verona 1-0 Fiorentina: Darko Lazovic pen!

Smashed into the roof of the net!

14:11 Penalty for Verona!

What a MESS. Long ball, Christensen and Ranieri both assume the other has got it under control, neither of them do, the goalkeeper then brings down Noslin. That was Christensen’s fault…

14:10 Fiorentina chance

Nzola flagged offside eventually, but had seen his shot saved one-on-one by Montipo’ anyway.

14:06 Frosinone chance!

Ball cleared to the edge of the area, Mazzitelli scorcher fingertipped over the bar by Caprile!

14:00 We have kick-off!

13:37 Verona vs. Fiorentina line-ups

Verona: Montipò; Centonze, Magnani, Coppola, Vinagre; Folorunsho, Serdar, Duda, Lazovic; Bonazzoli, Noslin

Fiorentina: Christensen; Faraoni, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Parisi; Maxime Lopez, Duncan; Ikone, Barak, Castrovilli; Nzola

13:37 Empoli vs. Frosinone line-ups

Empoli: Caprile; Bereszynski, Ismajli, Luperto; Gyasi, Martin, Grassi, Pezzella; Fazzini, Cambiaghi; Niang

Frosinone: Cerofolini; Lirola, Romagnoli, Okoli; Zortea, Mazzitelli, Barrenechea, Valeri; Soule, Brescianini; Cheddira

13:28 Serie A Table

Lecce 37

Cagliari 33

Verona 31*

Frosinone 31*

Empoli 31*

Udinese 29*

Sassuolo 29

Salernitana 15*

*game in hand

13:27 Match report

13:25 FT: Cagliari 1-1 Lecce

The Salentini are almost safe now, but Cagliari are back in real trouble…

13:19 Stoppages

At least 6 minutes. Meanwhile, Obert replaces Nandez.

13:17 SIEGE

Scuffet has to make a double save, first on the Blin scorcher, then the Gendrey follow-up!

13:16 Lecce hit the post again!

The 10 men of Cagliari are hanging on for dear life here! Sansone this time with a header off the far post!

13:14 Lecce off the woodwork!

It’s not over yet, folks! Lecce denied by the frame of the goal as a Baschirotto header thumps the upright!

13:13 That could be a huge goal

Lecce are on the verge of securing Serie A safety, while Cagliari could be right back in danger. But it’s not over, Lecce are pushing and earn a corner.

13:12 Cagliari 1-1 Lecce: Nikola Krstovic!

Almqvist gets down the right, flashes it across the face of goal and Krstovic reacts quicker than his marker to tap in at the back post! He got in front of Nandez.

13:05 Cagliari sub

Azzi on for Augello. Yerry Mina keeps going down with cramp that he suspiciously recovers from very quickly.

13:04 Empoli vs. Frosinone line-ups

Empoli: Caprile; Bereszynski, Ismajli, Luperto; Gyasi, Martin, Grassi, Pezzella; Fazzini, Cambiaghi; Niang

Frosinone: Cerofolini; Lirola, Romagnoli, Okoli; Zortea, Mazzitelli, Barrenechea, Valeri; Soule, Brescianini; Cheddira

13:02 Scuffle breaking out

Cagliari put it out for a corner, some tension on the touchline, Baschirotto and Nandez booked for the consequent scuffle.

13:01 Verona vs. Fiorentina line-ups

Verona: Montipò; Centonze, Magnani, Coppola, Vinagre; Folorunsho, Serdar, Duda, Lazovic; Bonazzoli, Noslin

Fiorentina: Christensen; Faraoni, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Parisi; Maxime Lopez, Duncan; Ikone, Barak, Castrovilli; Nzola

12:59 Lecce subs

Rafia and Almqvist on, Ramadani and Oudin off.

12:55 Cagliari sub

Shomurodov on, Luvumbo off.

12:53 Save on Pierotti

Scuffet has to push a Pierotti header out from under the bar following the Gallo cross.

12:51 Lecce chance!

Oh that was close! After a corner, Oudin thumps it so well on the volley, but it flashes across the face of goal and beyond his teammates! Scuffet booked for time-wasting. It’s the 63rd minute.

12:47 Lecce sub

Pierotti on, Dorgu off

12:45 Cagliari chance

Dossena header from a corner straight at Falcone.

12:44 Yellows

Ramadani and Sansone booked, earning sarcastic cheers from the Cagliari fans.

12:41 Yerry Mina things

Yerry Mina was talking to the ball boys earlier, clearly telling them to slow down putting it back into play. Then he goes down for no reason clutching his stomach, calls for help, then gets annoyed when the medical staff come on and he needs to go off. This game is his wheelhouse.

12:40 Siege mode

Cagliari camped out in their own final third, except for Luvumbo, who runs onto a long ball and goes down too easily under a Pongracic nudge.

12:32 2nd half kicks off: Cagliari 1-0 Lecce

Lots of changes.

Wieteska and Sulemana on for Cagliari, Lapadula and Zappa off.

Sansone on, Piccoli off for Lecce.

12:18 Half-Time: Cagliari 1-0 Lecce

Everyone needs a cold shower and to calm down a bit.

12:15 Tension escalating

Ramadani foul, the crowd calls for a yellow, then the referee sends off someone from the Cagliari bench, a member of Ranieri’s staff. During the VAR review, Ranieri was also booked.

12:13 RED CARD

Gianluca Gaetano yellow card switched for a red! It was pretty high… Cagliari are leading 1-0, but down to 10 men.

12:12 VAR!

Trouble for Gaetano! It was indeed high and it was indeed studs-up. But was the leg fully flexed? Marcenaro is viewing it.

12:11 Yellow card

Gaetano booked for going in late and studs up on Ramadani.

12:06 Speaking of risky

Piccoli, already booked for a foul on Mina, catches the defender again and complains vocally. Bet on him getting substituted at half-time.

12:04 Risky

Oudin free kick deflected over by Deiola, risking an own goal. Following corner was terrible…

12:03 Hmm….

Free kick awarded for foul on Gendrey, right on the outside edge of the area. That was awfully close to the line. A few centimetres and that was a penalty.

12:02 Lecce trying

Lecce trying to find a way through the middle, but are struggling to get crosses in.

11:55 Cagliari 1-0 Lecce: Yerry Mina!

That one has to count! Corner kick cleared as far as Gaetano outside the box, his shot is wayward, but turns into an accidental assist for Mina to side-foot in from close range! He’s oddly surrounded by 6 Lecce players, but none of them react… Mina goes to the touchline to hug Ranieri.

11:53 Oof

Scuffet comes screaming out of his area and uses his chest to clear a long ball, until Piccoli crashes into him.

11:49 Explained

When making that tackle on the edge of the area, Deiola had his hand on the ground and the ball struck it, therefore remaining near his foot.

11:47 DISALLOWED

Disallowed for handball!

11:46 Cagliari 1-0 Lecce: Alessandro Deiola!

Lecce ought to get it clear, but Deiola wins it back from Pongracic and his shot from the edge of the box takes a big deflection to wrong-foot Falcone! But who was it deflected off?

11:43 Piccoli booked

Lecce striker late into the back of Yerry Mina, so he will be suspended against Udinese.

11:43 Lecce over

Oudin corner nodded over the bar.

11:39 Lapadula acrobatic

Luvumbo on the counter, whips in a cross, Lapadula attempts an acrobatic overhead kick and that would’ve been spectacular… He got it on target, but straight at the goalkeeper.

11:32 That Cagliari jersey

Special edition marking the revolt of April 1794.

11:30 We have kick-off in Cagliari vs. Lecce!

Cagliari: Scuffet; Zappa, Mina, Dossena, Augello; Makoumbou, Deiola, Nandez; Gaetano, Luvumbo; Lapadula

Lecce: Falcone; Gendrey, Pongracic, Baschirotto, Gallo; Oudin, Ramadani, Blin, Dorgu; Piccoli, Krstovic

11:26 Out come the teams in Sardinia

Beautiful day!

11:23 Team news for Milan-Genoa

Albert Gudmundsson is out with flu symptoms.

11:13 Luca Gotti (Lecce)

“It’s a 4-4-2 in our own way, suited to the players we have on the field and their characteristics. We know these are two teams who started in August with the ambition of securing safety and both are looking for important, potentially decisive points. We filled the away section with our fans, despite logistical problems and frankly expense to get here, so it’s wonderful to underline their commitment.”

11:09 Claudio Ranieri (Cagliari)

“Genoa deserved their victory, we tipped our hats to them. Lecce are on the verge of safety, I think 36-37 points will be enough for safety, but we need to battle and win. Yerry Mina and Dossena are not at 100 per cent, but we need them and they will have a good game. I expect the usual determined, solid, gritty Lecce and we will try to do our best.”

10:59 Warming up

10:48 Serie A table

Lecce 36*

Cagliari 32*

Verona 31*

Frosinone 31*

Empoli 31*

Udinese 29*

Sassuolo 29

Salernitana 15*

*game in hand

10:44 Team news

Nicolas Viola, Leonardo Pavoletti, Jakub Jankto and Marco Mancosu miss out, but Yerry Mina and Alberto Dossena return.

The visitors are without Lameck Banda, Mohamed Kaba and Kastriot Dermaku, but Ylber Ramadani is back.

10:22 Cagliari vs. Lecce line-ups

Cagliari: Scuffet; Zappa, Mina, Dossena, Augello; Makoumbou, Deiola, Nandez; Gaetano, Luvumbo; Lapadula

Lecce: Falcone; Gendrey, Pongracic, Baschirotto, Gallo; Oudin, Ramadani, Blin, Dorgu; Piccoli, Krstovic

Serie A Super Sunday

Join us for all the build-up and action from today’s five Serie A games, Cagliari-Lecce, Empoli-Frosinone, Verona-Fiorentina, Milan-Genoa and a massive Roma-Juventus.

Sassuolo’s 1-0 win over Inter really shook up the fight to stay in the top flight.

We begin at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT) with a relegation dogfight, as Cagliari and Lecce hope to break away from the drop zone.

At 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), Empoli-Frosinone is another crucial tussle, while Verona host Fiorentina.

Milan take on already safe Genoa at San Siro amid fan protests at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).

Finally, a win at the Olimpico at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT) would guarantee Champions League football for Juventus, but Roma can close up on Bologna and the Bianconeri instead.