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Mauro Camoranesi struck twice in two minutes to set second-placed Juventus on their way to a thrilling 5-2 win at Serie A strugglers Atalanta on Saturday.

Two weeks after Gianfranco Zola took charge at Upton Park 14 months ago, the West Ham forward Carlton Cole was full of unfulfilled promise.

Valon Behrami has shrugged off reports regarding his future and claims he remains committed to West Ham.

Carlo Ancelotti has promised England he will deliver John Terry and Frank Lampard fresh and ready for the World Cup finals at the end of the season.

The former Italy defender wasn't the only hero for Milan at Chievo, but the other one would have been far harder to predict Alessandro Nesta, left, celebrates with Dida and co at the final whistle.

Cash-strapped West Ham will have a mountain to climb when they face Arsenal, despite their manager's enthusiasm Duncan Castles ASK West Ham United's cadre of youthful talents who the best footballer in training is and they will pick a man twice their age.

Comment about "Dream still on but for how long?" Phone Name Comment 0 In Italy Dream still on but for how long? Antoine Dalli Alberto Gilardino scored four goals for Italy in their last two World Cup qualifiers.

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Antonio Conte celebrated his first win as coach of Atalanta with two eye-catching goals helping them to a 3-1 victory at Udinese.

The 61-year-old spent 22 years at Milan where he was the visionary behind the Milan Lab concept, a proactive, holistic approach to work on injury prevention, which cured David Beckham of a back problem through dentistrywork and extended the careers of Maldini and Alessandro Costacurta until they were 41.

Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Giovanni Trapattoni admits that he is deeply superstitious.

Bosnia-Herzegovina secured their first Group 3 point in the most unlikely of places as they held Italy to a 1-1 draw in Mantova which leaves the five-time winners well adrift of pacesetters Wales.

Having already qualified for the World Cup, Italy will field an experimental squad against Cyprus to finish group play Wednesday.

The Daily Mail says Zola is under consideration to succeed Marcello Lippi after the 2010 World Cup.

The doping case involving a bee sting and defender Fabio Cannavaro has been dropped by the Italian Olympic Committee.

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given may be a big fan of his Italian counterpart Gianluigi Buffon, but his admiration will be put on hold for 90 minutes on Saturday when the Republic host the Azzurri in FIFA World Cup qualifying Group 8 with a place in South Africa up for grabs.

Italy are embroiled in another scandal on the eve of their crucial match against Ireland tomorrow after Fabio Cannavaro, the captain, failed a drugs test.

Rome, October 5 - AS Roma skipper Francesco Totti doesn't want to stop now he's reached Giallorossi hero Gabriele Batistuta in Serie A's all-time scoring charts.

Comment about "Leonardo on brink for Milan's trip to Atalanta" Phone Name Comment 0 In Italy Leonardo on brink for Milan's trip to Atalanta Barnaby Chesterman FC Zurich's Hannu Tihinen flicks home the winner against Milan in the midweek Champions League group match at the San Siro.