Down to Ten Men

Roma manager Luciano Spalletti claims that he is doing a favour for the club by not signing a new contract.

The argument from the coach, who is in his second spell at the Italian outfit, says that beginning a contract discussion now will shift the focus away from the Italian Serie A title race. Roma are considered a second favourites for the league title this season after falling eight points behind Juventus. After three successive defeats in all competitions, the club returned to form with a 3-0 win over Palermo. They are now eight points behind the table leaders having played the same number of games.

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has dismissed speculation that he is on the verge of agreeing a contract with Arsenal.

The Premier League outfit are set to undergo a managerial change for the first time in more than 20 years. Long-term boss Arsene Wenger looks set to step down from his role at the end of the campaign. His current contract expires in the summer, and there has been a lot of silence from the Frenchman about his future. Wenger would have extended his stay at the club if Arsenal had been challenging for top honours.

The gunners are expected to undergo a managerial change for the first time since 1996, as manager Arsene Wenger is widely expected to step down from his role at the end of the campaign.

There has been increasing calls for the Frenchman to step down from his role after an incredible four run of form has led to the team not only facing yet another season of top four mediocrity, but failure in the Champions League at the last 16 stage.

Top Italian football club Juventus have been linked to organized crime, reports in the country say.

Juve were linked to a mafia in Italy after a newspaper report was released in Rome claiming club officials has something to do with ultra-fans crimes through a ticket touting scam.

Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri says that his team will try to beat Benfica and not go to Portugal in search of a draw.

After having already secured sufficient points in the group stages, Napoli need only a draw in order to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Roma last lifted the Serie A title in the 2000-01 campaign when Francesco Totti and Gabriel Batistuta were at the height of their powers. The club have been contenders for the crown over the last three seasons, but have been unable to remove the irresistible force of Juventus from top spot.

However, this term Luciano Spalletti’s men are within striking distance of I Bianconeri and have the quality as well as depth to their squad to take the challenge all the way to the end of the season.