Serie A

AC Milan
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri knows that his team need to be balanced, patient and play a little higher on the pitch against Barcelona.

AS Roma
Miralem Pjanic has revealed AC Roma's minimum target is to finish third in order to take part in next season's Champions League competition.

Atalanta
Striker German Denis has underlined that he is happy at Atalanta because the club make him feel important, following links to Inter Milan.

Bologna
Bologna midfielder Gaby Mudingayi has been handed a one-match suspension after receiving his fourth yellow card of the season against Cesena.

Cagliari
Bad news for Cagliari coach Davide Ballardini after it was confirmed that star striker Nene is sidelined for 30 days due to muscle injury.

Catania
Catania defender Nicolas Spolli has been handed a one-match suspension after receiving his fourth yellow card of the season against Chievo.

Cesena
Cesena defender Maurizio Lauro has been handed a one-match suspension after receiving his fourth yellow card of the season against Bologna.

Chievo
Chievo sports director Giovanni Sartori is pleased with the performance of Junior Tallo, and has tipped the young defender to be a success.

Fiorentina
It was reported that Fiorentina are set to initiate a complex negotiations with Santos for the summer transfer of midfielder Marcos Arouca.

Genoa
Goalkeeper Sebastien Frey has praised Genoa boss Alberto Malesani because he pays close attention to human relationships with his players.

Inter Milan
Ricardo Alvarez scored his first Champions League goal as Inter registered their first draw in Group B following the match versus Trabzonspor.

Juventus
Marco Motta's agent has said the defender will only leave Juventus for a foreign club and that there are plenty of offers to move in January.

Lazio
Italian goalkeeping legend Dino Zoff says Federico Marchetti needs a few more years before he can be compared to Lazio idol Angelo Peruzzi.

Lecce
Lecce midfielder Rodney Strasser has conceded that his team only started to push forward and looking for goals after they fell behind Roma.

Napoli
Edinson Cavani scored his fourth Champions League goal as Napoli registered their second win in Group A following the match against Man City.

Novara
Novara striker Riccardo Meggiorini receives a 3-game suspension for for using an 'insulting expression' towards the referee at the weekend.

Palermo
Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly agreed terms with Federico Balzaretti - now Palermo have to decide whether to sell in January or June.

Parma
Parma defender Alessandro Lucarelli want his team to continue to focus on their own performances and urges them to go beyond the set goals.

Siena
Emanuale Calaio is the leading scorer for Siena with 5 goals after making 14 attempts in his 10 Serie A appearences for the side this season.

Udinese
Winning the Scudetto or qualifying for the Champions League is not a top priority for Udinese this term, insists striker Antonio Di Natale.