Serie A

AC Milan
Alexandre Pato has been left impressed by the ability of AC Milan new signing Stephan El Shaarawy, who he claims will be better than himself.

AS Roma
AS Roma Coach Luis Enrique understands that only results matter in football and he would accept his fate at the club without kicking up a fuss.

Atalanta
Atalanta midfielder Luca Cigarini said coach Stefano Colantuono is a great motivator as he keeps their spirit up, following the points penalty.

Bologna
Bologna captain Marco Di Vaio believes the key to the clash versus Lecce is sacrifice, as the Rossoblu looks for their first win of the season.

Cagliari
New Cagliari midfielder Rui Sampaio admits that he will have to work hard to secure a place in the squad, after watching his team-mates train.

Catania
Catania midfielder Francesco Lodi declared himself available and is willing to play in any position as the side look for their first home win.

Cesena
Cesena have presented their latest arrival defender Guillermo Rodriguez, who declared that he is fit and ready to take on Catania on Sunday.

Chievo
Chievo manager Domenico Di Carlo has doubts over the availability of midfielder Rinaldo Cruzado, as they look for their first win at Parma.

Fiorentina
It was reported that Fiorentina will renew the contract of Manuel Pasqual for another two seasons to tie the defender to the club until 2014.

Genoa
Genoa coach Alberto Malesani will have to do without the injured midfielder Marco Rossi, as the Grifone prepare for the trip to take on Lazio.

Inter Milan
Spanish coach Quique Sanchez Flores has made it clear that he would like to be considered for the Inter job if Gian Piero Gasperini is sacked.

Juventus
Juventus' Mirko Vucinic has hailed the positive impact of Antonio Conte - a coach who knows what he want and demands a lot from the players.

Lazio
Bad news for Lazio as coach Edy Reja will be without Stefano Mauri for at least a month after the star suffered muscle problem during training.

Lecce
Lecce midfielder Juan Cuadrado is hoping to see more play this season and believes the right mentality will be crucial for the Bologna clash.

Napoli
Aurelio De Lauentiis believes the draw with Manchester City is more like a victory to Napoli and the fans can be proud of the team's display.

Novara
Novara boss Attilio Tesser insists he holds no grudge against Cagliari president Massimo Cellino and would greet him if they meet at Sant'Elia.

Palermo
Palermo striker Abel Hernandez is hoping to improve his performance but underlines that he alone cannot bear the responsibility to beat Inter.

Parma
Parma defender Gabriel Paletta knows that the Gialloblu must start playing well and to take advantage of their two home games in seven days.

Siena
Chief Giorgio Perinetti warned that Siena will not settle for a draw with Juventus, as he looks forward to their first home game of the season.

Udinese
Udinese midfielder Almen Abdi was delighted to start their Europa League campaign with a win, but admitted Rennes gave them a rude awakening.