Dries Mertens scored a hattrick to lead revitalised Napoli to a 5-0 rout at leaky Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday.

Lazio beat Sampdoria 2-1 on Saturday with Felipe Anderson setting up both their goals as they rebounded from last week's derby defeat to AS Roma to climb up to fourth in Serie A.

Gonzalo Higuain completes a sensational move to Juventus after the Italian champions agree to pay a 90 million euros ($98.8m) fee, the third highest in history, to wrest the Argentine striker from Napoli .

Juventus have paved the way for Miralem Pjanic to join the Serie A champions after paying an estimated 38 million euros to trigger his release clause from Roma, reports said Sunday.

Gonzalo Higuain hit a hat-trick to set a new all-time record of 36 goals in a single Serie A season as Napoli secured second spot and Champions League football with a dramatic 4-0 rout of 10-man Frosinone.

AC Milan moved a step closer to a takeover after the struggling Serie A giants announced the start of "exclusive negotiating rights" with Chinese investors yesterday.

Diego Maradona himself continues to transmit joy, the joy of playing, an art that seems to have been lost a long time ago and has fewer and fewer worthy representatives.

Maradona was chosen number 1 in The Greatest 10 World Cup players of all time by the London-based newspaper The Times. On his 55th birthday, discover the life of Diego Maradona, the footballer as he carved out a special place for himself with his unique talent and skills.

A stunning strike from Alessandro Florenzi gives Roma a 1-1 draw with holders Barcelona.