Mario Balotelli made his first Serie A appearance in four years when he came on as a late substitute in Genoa’s 1-0 win over Parma on Monday, and earned a yellow card within five minutes.

Mario Balotelli made his Genoa debut in a cameo appearance at the end of his new side’s 1-0 victory away against Parma in Serie A on Monday evening, as

The Serie A weekend concludes on Monday with three matches. One of these is Parma-Genoa. The two teams are coming from different periods, but the ultimate goal is the same: survival. The

Cesc Fabregas has opted to start Pepe Reina in goal over Emil Audero and there is a start for Federico Barba at centre-back. Maxi Perrone and Sergi Roberto are out injured in midfield, while Nico Paz and Patrick Cutrone are rested in attack, which means a rare start up front for Andrea Belotti.

Empoli earned its first home win of the Italian league season on Monday after a goal two minutes into the second half from Pietro Pellegri was enough to beat Como 1-0. The on-loan Torino striker took advantage of poor defending before driving into the penalty box and scoring from an angle.

Defending Serie A champions Inter head to Stadio Carlo Castellani to take on out-of-form Empoli in a must-win midweek fixture. Wednesday’s encounter in Tuscany requires a quick turnaround after