Inter s Scudetto challenge was dealt another blow as they had to cling on for a 0-0 draw against Lazio at San Siro on Saturday.
A fourth successive Serie A match without a win has seen Inter, who were the early pacesetters following a 16-game unbeaten run, slide to third, with the gap to leaders Napoli now standing at seven points.
It could have been even worse, too. Lazio thought they had been given a glorious opportunity to take the lead when official Gianluca Rocchi awarded a penalty for handball against Milan Skriniar in the second half, but that decision was overturned after he had consulted the video assistant referee (VAR) system.
The Nerazzurri had their chances as well. Ivan Perisic making his 100th Inter appearance in all competitions was kept out …
French daily newspaper that Bastia defender Drissa Diakite is on the radar of several Premier League sides.
The 29-year-old has impressed playing at right-back for les Bleus while he is also capable of acting as a holding midfielder.
And with his current deal due to expire at the end of the season, the experienced defender looks set to leave his current employers for greener pastures in January.
According to L Equipe, a number of Premier League sides have been watching Diakite this season, with newcomers Burnely reportedly leading the chase.
The Malian played for Djoliba AC and MC Alger in his native Mali before moving to Nice in 2006, while he also enjoyed a year-long spell with Olympiakos ahead of a switch to Bastia in the summer of 2013.
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Neymar will not be part of Paris Saint-Germain s squad on Sunday when the Ligue 1 leaders resume their league campaign against Nantes.
The Brazil international played and scored in Wednesday s Coupe de la Ligue victory over Amiens, but he will not travel to the Stade de la Beaujoire.
A rib injury has reportedly sidelined the 25-year-old, although head coach Unai Emery offered little suggestion of a fitness problem for the star striker in his pre-match media conference.
We are preparing for the match against Nantes with the entire squad, he said on Friday.
Edinson Cavani and Javier Pastore will rejoin the squad when they have caught up the training days they missed.
We have two more sessions ahead of Sunday s match. We will see how the player…
Former Liverpool midfielder Bolo Zenden claims the Anfield club have been in turmoil ever since Rafael Benitez departed as manager.
Zenden helped Liverpool win a place in the 2007 Champions League final under the auspices of Benitez and he feels the Premier League outfit have failed to regain stability since the Spaniard left Anfield in June 2010.
The former Dutch international spoke out after Benitez emerged as a contender for the vacant manager s job following the sacking of Liverpool icon Kenny Dalglish last week.
There seems to have been turmoil there for the last few years ever since Benitez left, Zenden told Goal.com.
The club has not seemed to know which way to go. It has been madness to see Roy Hodgson go after such a short time and then they g…