Josip Ilicic

Coppa Italia: Atalanta reach first competition final since 1996 with victory over six-time winners Fiorentina

Atalanta reached their first Coppa Italia final since 1996 as Josip Ilicic and Alejandro Gomez scored in a 2-1 victory over six-time winners Fiorentina on Thursday

Serie A: Juventus edge second-placed Napoli in ill-tempered clash to extend lead to a mammoth 16 points

Juventus closed all talk of a challenge to their Serie A dominance after coming through a second-half onslaught at Napoli to win 2-1 in an engrossing match that saw each side have a man sent off and stretch their lead at the top to a huge 16 points.

FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers: Harry Kane takes England to their sixth sucessive finals appearance

The result left England six points clear at the top of Group F above neighbours Scotland, whose 1-0 win over 10-man Slovakia in Glasgow left them in pole position to claim the play-off place.