Serie A

AC Milan
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic admits he is starting to think about retirement, but assures that it will not happen in another year or so.

AS Roma
AS Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg is unsure whether he will play for Holland over the next 10 days and does not want to take any risk.

Atalanta
Luca Cigarini was surprised to be called up by Italian national squad but believes it is a reward for what Atalanta have done so far this term.

Bologna
It was claimed Davide Ballardini is in pole position to replace Pierpaolo Bisoli at Bologna, following their problematic start to the season.

Cagliari
Good news for Cagliari as striker Moustapha El Kabir said he is recovering well from injury and hopes to be available again starting next week.

Catania
Catania president Antonino Pulvirenti was satisfied with the hard fought draw against Novara and said David Suazo's injury is nothing serious.

Cesena
Cesena defender Maurizio Lauro believes his side deserve a victory against Chievo and said last season they played worse but won the match.

Chievo
Chievo coach Domenico Di Carlo admits the performance at Cesena was a step backwards, but at least they got a point against a direct rival.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina are confident that Stevan Jovetic will sign a new contract at the club, but they will not put extra pressure on the player to do so.

Genoa
Genoa president Enrico Preziosi is reportedly considering the future of Coach Alberto Malesani after consecutive defeats to Chievo and Parma.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan midfielder Joel Obi has been handed a one-match ban for protesting against the referee in the defeat to Napoli over the weekend.

Juventus
Andrea Barzagli has cooled the enthusiasm around Juventus after their win over Milan, believing that it is too soon to be Scudetto favourites.

Lazio
Djibril Cisse has appologised for not being able to deliver a great performance against Fiorentina, but admitted the win was more important.

Lecce
Lecce defender Nenad Tomovic has warned his side that they must recover quickly before their consecutive defeats turn into something negative.

Napoli
This could be the season for Napoli to win the Italian championship as Milan and Inter struggle with problems, says captain Paolo Cannavaro.

Novara
Novara coach Attilio Tesser admits there is some regrets that they did not manage to beat Catania, but claims the performance was excellent.

Palermo
Napoli are the strongest side and have a better chance of winning the Scudetto than Juventus this term, says Palermo chief Maurizio Zamparini.

Parma
Franco Colomba claims Sebastian Giovinco has the most quality in his Parma squad and could become a star for Italy on the international stage.

Siena
Siena coach Giuseppe Sannino conceded that his team failed to beat Palermo because they were not gritty enough despite dominating possession.

Udinese
Udinese defender Mehdi Benatia was delighted with the win over Bologna and revealed that talks over his future will only begin next season.