Juventus

Inter Milan manager Luciano Spalletti has highlighted the team’s ambition to do well in both the Serie A and Europa League during the second half of the ongoing campaign. The Nerazzurri have endured a mixed run of form during the first phase of the season and this sees them only third in the league standings while they have already been eliminated from the Champions League by the minute of margins.

Speaking to reporters, Spalletti said that he would like the team to perform with a better consistency during the backend of the season and that could potentially mean competing for the trophies up for grabs, he quipped: “We have to perform well in the league as well as the Europa League. Then you have the Coppa Italia which, if you win the first game, takes you close to the final.

“Do we need to lift a trophy? There are only two we still can win because Juventus have already won the Serie A. They’re a team that is superior to everyone else on an individual level. Then of course we have to improve, because even today we lost some balls that a team at our level just cannot afford to lose, giving the opponent a chance to counter attack easily.”

Italy international Matteo Darmian has confirmed that he would like to part ways with Manchester United during the summer transfer window. The 28-year-old managed just five Premier League starts during a frustrating 2017/18 campaign and he has now decided on a fresh challenge regarding of the injury crisis at the club.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, Darmian admitted that he wants to move on from the Mancunian giants and does not believe the injury to Antonio Valencia will hamper his ambition, he said:“I don’t think the injury of Antonio is a big injury. I don’t know how long he needs to stay out, but at the moment he is the captain, he’s first choice. I want to play more regularly.Last season, I didn’t play much — that’s my objective and my ambition. That’s why I spoke with the manager and also with the club about my future. I want to leave but we will see what happens because we don’t know.”

Five-time Serial Serie A champions Juventus had the move for Nemanja Matic blocked again. Since selling their star midfielder Paul Pogba to Manchester United for a world record fee, the club has been on the neck of Chelsea FC to sign Matic as replacement.

According to reports, Chelsea would rather offer Cesc Fabregas to the Italian champions that allow Matic walk this summer.

In spite of being on the top spot of the Serie A and on the threshold of making it to the Coppa Italia final, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said that the team has to battle hard on all fronts, and warned his players that no medals are handed out before May.

Allegri's boys are expected to get the scope to retain their Coppa Italia title in the end-of-the-season final as they head into Wednesday's 2nd leg match against at Inter with a 3-0 lead, whom they defeated 2-0 on a home match in Serie A on Sunday.