Weston McKennie embraces Juventus match-winner Juan Cabal. © ANSA / SERENA CAMPANINI

A wild Sunday in Serie A

This Sunday in Serie A was truly eventful. Red cards, late goals, and surprising results – here's a recap of what happened.

14 December 2025

From: cst

Milan and Sassuolo They kicked off the football Sunday in Italy at 12:30 pm. The Emilia-Romagna side have always been something of a bogey team for Milan, and this time too, Milan failed to defeat the newly promoted team.

Although 19-year-old defender Davide Bartesaghi scored his first two Serie A goals to give Sassuolo a 2-1 lead, Armand Lauriente equalized late in the game to make it 2-2. Andrea Pinamonti, from the Nonsberg region, provided the assists for both of Sassuolo's goals.

Zanetti wins and flies

Former FCS coach Paolo Zanetti also had a turbulent afternoon. The coach is at Greece Verona (Once again) with his back against the wall. After fierce protests, Zanetti was sent off in the second half. In the end, he was allowed to stay on for the crucial match against the Fiorentina Late celebrations. Nigerian striker Gift Orban scored the winning goal in stoppage time, making it 2-1. Fiorentina remain bottom of the table and were also jeered by their own fans.

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp scored the winning goal for Udinese against Napoli. © ANSA / Gabriele Menis

The afternoon also turned out to be a bitter one for Napoli. Because Inter at Genoa With Napoli's 2-1 victory and the reigning champions' 1-0 defeat at Udinese, Napoli slipped from the top of the table to third place. Inter Milan are now in first place.

Juventus wins the top match

In the top duel of the evening, he won Juventus narrowly 1-0 at BolognaIn an intense match with numerous scoring opportunities, Juan Cabal scored the decisive goal from a corner (64'). Bologna's center-back Torbjorn Heggem was sent off shortly afterward for a last-man foul on Louis Openda (69'). Newly promoted fourth-place Juventus couldn't seal the victory against ten men, but held on for the win and overtook Bologna in the league table.

Serie A: Sunday's results

Milan – Sassuolo 2-2
0:1 Kone (13th), 1:1 Bartesaghi (34th), 2:1 Bartesaghi (47th), 2:2 Lauriente (77th)

Fiorentina – Verona 1:2
0:1 Orban (42nd minute), 1:1 Own goal Nunez (69th minute), 1:2 Orban (90+3)

Udinese – Napoli 1-0
1:0 Ekkelenkamp (73rd minute)

Genoa – Inter 1-2
0:1 Bisseck (6th), 0:2 Martinez (38th), 1:2 Vitinha (68th)

Bologna – Juventus 0:1
0:1 Cabal (64th minute)