Gennaro Gattuso News

The Turkish midfielder met Suso`s cross with a glancing header to score only his second league goal of the season in the 36th minute and leave Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella waiting for his first win since taking charge one month ago.

The former Italy international has been the subject of widespread speculation in the Italian media that he is set to be replaced at the end of the season after a poor end to the campaign.

Gattuso’s side crashed out of the Coppa Italia with a 1-0 aggregate semi-final defeat to Lazio on Wednesday, leaving them with the sole objective of reaching next season’s Champions League.

Seven-times European champions AC Milan are still clinging to the cherished fourth spot but, after an indifferent run of form and results, are looking nervously over their shoulders. 

Inter coach Luciano Spalletti was facing increasing pressure, after his side were knocked out of the Europa League in the last 16 by Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday.

Milan have spent the last month in the Serie A top four, where they need to finish to qualify for the Champions League next season and are unbeaten in eight league and cup games.

Gattuso refuses to blame the hostile atmosphere, or refereeing decisions which went against his team.

Inter fell to a 1-0 Serie A defeat at Juventus on Friday, giving fourth-placed Milan the chance to move within a point of their city neighbours with victory at home to Torino on Sunday.

Milan, who beat FC Dudelange of Luxemburg 5-2 on Thursday, are fifth in Serie A, one place and two points ahead of Sunday`s opponents.

A dramatic 2-1 victory over Tottenham has restored faith that Spalletti's Inter can live up to their pre-season billing. Eusebio Di Francesco must deliver a positive result after a 3-0 loss to Real Madrid recently  

AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso has reacted with predictable anger to his team's home defeat to bottom-of-the-table Benevento, saying his side lacked soul.

AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso believes Wednesday's 'Derby della Madonnina' against bitter city rivals Inter is beginning to recapture its past glory with Champions League qualification potentially at stake.

Former Milan midfielder Gattuso had taken over midweek after predecessor Vincenzo Montella was sacked as the former European giants sit seventh way below the Champions League ambitions of their new Chinese owners.