Ciro Immobile's brace helps Lazio to rout of Cagliari

Adem Ljajic's stoppage-time penalty salvaged a point for Torino from a 2-2 Serie A draw with Lazio.

The Serbia forward's third goal in two games denied the Romans victory at the death, after Marco Parolo's handball had gifted Torino the spot-kick.

Alessandro Murgia thought his 84th-minute header would win the day for Lazio, who also had former Torino man Ciro Immobile on target at the Olimpico.

Felipe Anderson laid on both Lazio's goals but could not inspire a third win in four matches, as the hosts

One goal quickly becomes three as Lazio see off Pescara

Resurgent AC Milan took a share of second place in the Serie A table by beating Lazio 2-0 at San Siro.

A first-half goal from Carlos Bacca and M'Baye Niang's 73rd-minute penalty delivered a second straight win for Vincenzo Montella's Rossoneri, who are now level on points with champions Juventus.

Despite suffering a second loss of the new season, Lazio remain three points behind leaders Napoli.

Lazio carved out the first chance of the game with 17-year-old Gianluigi Donnarumma reacting well to make...

Serie A's big summer stories: Pogba leaves, Inter's reboot, Napoli woe

With several big stories in Serie A this summer, we asked James Horncastle to survey the state of Italian football heading into 2016-17.

Pogboom? No, ZZ Top

For the second time this century, Juventus have commanded a world-record transfer fee for one of their players. While it was Zinedine Zidane in 2001, see his fellow Frenchman Paul Pogba in 2016. The transfer deal with Manchester United amounts to €110 million including add-on, but Juve will not receive it in its entirety. As was revealed in their statement announcing Pogba's sale on Tuesday, "the economic effect is positive for about €72.6m, net of solidarity subsidy and auxiliary expenses."

A cause of great speculation is just what has happened to the other €32.4m and how much has ended up in the pocket of Pogba's agent, Mino Raiola. For the latter, the papers in Italy insist as much as €25m. Today's Gazzetta dello Sport also claims United will pay Raiola an additional €10m in commission. We won't get a better idea of Juventus' side of things until their next set of accounts are published.

Make no mistake -- it's still a huge profit on a player they picked up practically for nothing four years ago, but it doesn't look quite as good as expected. In fact, as Marco Iaria has found, the fee Real Madrid paid for Zidane in '01, when adjusted for inflation, is worth €95m in today's money, €89m in profit. Historically speaking, it still remains the best business Juventus have done.

Inter's "I-Kia" catalogue business

On Wednesday morning, Inter trained in Iesi, Roberto Mancini's hometown. That must have been awkward. Dismissed from his head-coaching job at Inter on Monday, less than a fortnight before the beginning of the season, he had a year left on his contract and turned down an extension when it became clear he would have less of a say about who Inter signed and would be entitled to less if Inter decided to part company with him early.

Much intrigue, however, surrounds agent Kia Joorabchian. He is an advisor to Inter's new owners, Suning. He was involved as an intermediary in the deals that took Alex Teixeira, Ramires and Jo to Suning's Chinese Super League club Jiangsu in January. How, you ask, might all this have impacted Mancini? Well, you may recall the circumstances by which Mancini replaced Joorabchian's client, Mark Hughes, at Manchester City and how Mancini fell out with Carlos Tevez, also one of Joorabchian's clients.

It just so happens that Inter's new coach, Frank de Boer, comes represented by Joorabchian too, and interest in midfielder Joao Mario -- hazard a guess at who his agent is? -- has returned since Mancini's departure. When it comes to the interior design of their football clubs, Suning appear to like the "I-Kia" catalogue.

Napoli closing in on Antonio Candreva signing from Lazio

Napoli are holding talks with Lazio over the transfer of Antonio Candreva after they moved a step closer to matching the Biancocelesti's asking price.

A bid of €23 million has reportedly been put on the table by Napoli for Candreva, 29.

But while Lazio are reported to value the Italy international at €25m, the two Serie A sides are now close enough in their estimations for negotiations to become serious.

"It's true, negotiations are at an advanced stage," Lazio president Claudio Lotito told newy8games. "I'm talking directly with [Napoli president Aurelio] De Laurentiis."

Inter Milan are also reportedly keen on Candreva, whose participation at Euro 2016 was cut short by injury, but Napoli's latest move has seen them overtake their Serie A rivals.

Inter are reported to have already discussed and agreed personal terms with the player, but with Napoli's bid a superior one, they are now in a position to offer the midfielder a contract.

Candreva scored 10 goals in 30 Serie A games last season and has gone into double figures in each of the past three campaigns.

Miroslav Klose ends Lazio career on a high despite uncertain future

Klose celebrated his last game as a Lazio player with a goal to equal the club's best ever haul by a foreigner but said he still had some regret.

Former Germany forward Klose, 37, admitted he would have liked to have stayed with the Eternal City club for another season after netting his 64th goal for the Biancocelesti -- the same number as Macedonian forward Goran Pandev -- but he said the option was never even given to him.

"I'm overwhelmed by emotion," Klose told reporters in the mixed zone after a4-2 defeat at home to Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday evening.

"It's all so beautiful. I've joined Pandev, and it's an honour since I know him. Lazio will always have a place in my heart and I will never forget the fans' affection.

"I don't know what I will do next. I've told my agent that I just want to enjoy myself right now and then we will evaluate what to do next."

Asked if Lazio tried to keep him, he replied: "Absolutely not. They never spoke to me. I can't do everything by myself. It's not as if I decided to leave."

Speaking to Lazio Channel, Klose did not rule out returning to the club one day "hopefully not in opposition as a player, but maybe as a coach."

He added: "Life's so beautiful that you can't rule it out. I've got plenty of time to think what to do in future so we'll see. I still want to play and I'm sure we'll find the right solution with my family."

Klose scored from the penalty spot but admitted to Sky Sport that he did not even want to take the penalty, with Lazio trailing 4-1.

"It was the fans who wanted me to take it," he said. "Normally it's not my job. They put a bit of pressure on me, but I didn't miss it. It was so emotional and I have learnt a lot in my five years here. I remember my goal in the derby in the last second, or the Coppa Italia that we won.

"I'll be keeping a great deal of memories in my mind. It was a pleasure to wear this shirt -- truly spectacular."

Sampdoria 2-1 Lazio

Emiliano Viviano saved a first-half penalty as Sampdoria rallied from behind to beat Lazio 2-1 and reach 40 points for the Serie A season.

Filip Djordjevic's third-minute strike meant Samp faced an uphill battle to win at their own Stadio Luigi Ferraris and Fernando made life easier for them by equalising in the 20th minute.

Lazio won a penalty just before half-time but Antonio Candreva was denied by Viviano, the former Arsenal goalkeeper.

In the 79th minute Modibo Diakite was in the right place at the right time to divert the ball past Federico Marchetti when Matias Silvestre took aim.

Lazio striker Miroslav Klose, 37, eyes retirement on verge of 40th birthday

Lazio striker Miroslav Klose is 37, but has no plans to call time on his career.

Miroslav Klose says he has no intention of hanging up his boots at the end of the season, insisting he has another two years left in him.

The German striker, 37, is out of contract at Lazio at the end of the current campaign and has yet to score for the Biancocelesti this season.

It is not yet clear whether the club are going to offer him an extension, but Klose wants to carry on regardless.

"I'm pleased that I chose Lazio five years ago, because I've got to know these teammates and the affection of these fans, who have always been close to us -- albeit a bit less so this season," he said at an awards ceremony in Rome. "If my health allows it, then I want to play on for another two years."

That would take Klose right up to his 40th birthday, and he is still hungry to win something before he calls it a day.

German international Klose left the Bundesliga five years ago to join Lazio.

The one goal the former Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich forward has scored this season came in the Europa League, and Lazio head into their round-of-16 clash with Sparta Prague on Thursday still in the hunt for that competition -- one which the World Cup winner has never won before at any of his previous clubs.

"I think we've got the quality to win it," Klose said. "We just have to show that on the field. The team's giving everything in training, but the important thing is we show this in the matches that matter."

Lazio are effectively out of the running for qualification for Europe next seasonvia Serie A.

With ten games of the season remaining they are in eighth place, nine points adrift of AC Milan in sixth -- the last berth which would grant access to the Europa League if the Rossoneri do not win the Coppa Italia.