Serie A

The Super League returns today with three matches (Volos–Panserraikos, Atromitos–Panaitolikos, Lamia–Asteras Tripolis), kicking off the 8th round of play. Meanwhile, the Super League 2 and the Basket League continue as scheduled.

There’s also a packed schedule in international leagues, with the Juventus vs Lazio match standing out.

Saturday’s Broadcasts:

Giacomo Raspadori made Napoli provisional leader of Serie A with the late winner in Sept. 10's 1-0 home win over Spezia which put the team ahead on goal difference from 10-man AC Milan, 2-1 winner at Sampdoria.

A Bahrain-based private equity firm is in exclusive talks to buy seven-time European champion AC Milan and become the Italian league's first Middle East investor, a person with knowledge of the process said.

Turkish defender Merih Demiral said people in Europe are talking about Turkish players' successes in major leagues.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency in Turkey's pre-tournament training camp in the Mediterranean city of Antalya on May 30, Juventus center-back Demiral said Europeans now notice Turkish players' achievements.

Italian football powerhouse Juventus' Turkish central defender Merih Demiral will be out for at least six months, the Turin club said on Jan. 14.

"Earlier this evening, Merih Demiral underwent reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament and suture of the lateral meniscus of the left knee," the latest Serie A winners said on their website.

All-conquering Juventus claimed a fourth consecutive Italian Cup with a 4-0 win over AC Milan in Rome midweek, and needs just a point to add the Scudetto to complete the double for the fourth year in a row.

Juventus battled past 10-man Inter Milan with two late goals giving the champions a 3-2 win in the San Siro on April 28 to reopen a four-point lead at the top of the Serie A table.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said his side were still in control of their destiny after Kalidou Koulibaly's last-gasp winner saw Napoli reduce the gap on the Serie A champions to just one point - setting off wild celebrations in Naples.

Napoli's dwindling Serie A title hopes are hanging on a win over Udinese tonight before this weekend's top-of-the-table clash against Juventus which could seal a seventh-straight title for the champion.

Croatian defender Hrvoje Milic has joined Napoli on a free transfer, the Serie A club said on Friday.

Greek side Olympiakos released the 28-year-old, capped six times, in January after only playing four games for the club in all competitions.

Milic returns to Serie A having spent one season at Fiorentina before moving to the Piraeus-based club in July last year.