African players in Europe: Salah leads Golden Boot race after brace

Mohamed Salah surged to the top of the Premier League Golden Boot chart thanks to a double for Liverpool in a 6-3 rout of Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend.

Atalanta fight back to take league top spot

Atalanta surged back to the top of the Serie A standings with a Charles De Ketelaere-inspired 3-2 win at home to Empoli on Sunday, while inconsistent Roma thrashed Parma 5-0.

Fiorentina’s Bove has defibrillator installed

Edoardo Bove has had a defibrillator fitted after the Fiorentina midfielder’s on-pitch cardiac arrest earlier this month, according to widespread Italian media reports on Tuesday.

Napoli hand Serie A lead to Atalanta

Napoli conceded top spot in Serie A to red-hot Atalanta on Sunday after falling to a 1-0 home defeat to Lazio and dropping to two points from the summit.

Fiorentina beat Cagliari to keep pace with Atalanta

Fiorentina moved three points behind Serie A leaders Atalanta with Sunday’s 1-0 win over Cagliari in their first league match since midfielder Edoardo Bove’s sudden collapse last weekend.

Lookman believes in Atalanta title dream

Ademola Lookman said that Atalanta have belief in a first-ever Serie A title after he fired his team provisionally top of Serie A with the late, decisive goal in Friday’s 2-1 win over AC Milan.

Watch: Lookman stuns Milan to take Atalanta to Serie A summit

Atalanta propelled to the top of the Serie A table after Ademola Lookman struck a late winner, beating visitors AC Milan 2-1 on Friday.

Napoli knocked out of Italian Cup by Lazio

Napoli were knocked out of the Italian Cup by Lazio on Thursday after Tijjani Noslin fired a hat-trick to hand the Serie A leaders a 3-1 last-16 defeat in Rome.

Atalanta eye Serie A summit as title challenge takes off

Atalanta take on AC Milan on Friday night with Serie A’s top spot in their sights and a growing belief that this could be their year for unprecedented Scudetto glory.

Fiorentina’s Bove ‘alert’ in hospital after collapse

Edoardo Bove is conscious and alert in hospital after his sudden collapse which caused Fiorentina’s match with Inter Milan to be called off, the Serie A club said on Monday.