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UDINE — A stoppage-time goal by striker Noah Okafor secured AC Milan a 3-2 win at lowly Udinese in Serie A on Saturday after the game was briefly suspended in the first half due to racist chants towards Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan.

Racist chants Milan game

Udinese-Milan was suspended after Mike Maignan was racially abused by Udinese fans.

The match has resumed after Milan originally exited the pitch. pic.twitter.com/1Kv9pvMBNh

Former Italy and Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini has taken on the role of player development coach at Los Angeles FC, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club said on Tuesday.

Chiellini LAFC coach role

Giorgio Chiellini start his new career as he will remain with LAFC as a Player Development Coach, club has confirmed. pic.twitter.com/0ohKJ5xW7d

AS Roma named their former player Daniele De Rossi as their new manager until the end of the season, hours after parting ways with manager José Mourinho on Tuesday.

Mourinho was sacked earlier in the day with Roma ninth in the league after Sunday's 3-1 loss to AC Milan, and have struggled to overcome the loss of key players due to injury, including striker Paulo Dybala.

They are 22 points behind league leaders Inter Milan.

Mourinho crying in car after Roma sacking

St. Louis City’s Nicholas Gioacchini might be the next USMNT player from MLS to head to Europe, with his likely destination becoming one of a full-circle move for the Italian-American.

It was reported on Sunday that Como 1907, a club competing in Italy’s Serie B second-tier, submitted a proposal to St. Louis City SC for the transfer of Gioacchini.

Understand Como FC sent a proposal to St Louis City for striker Niko Gioacchini.

United States men’s national team forward Christian Pulisic has put his dogdays of Chelsea behind him and is now one of the brightest stars in Serie A being named December’s Player of the Month.

Pulisic churned out quality performances for Milan throughout the month and tallied two goals and two assists. The 25-year-old provided a goal contribution in four of Milan’s five league games in December.

Pulisic named Serie Player of the Month

United States men’s national team midfielder Weston McKennie beautifully supplied two of Juventus’ goals during the team’s 4-0 victory vs. Frosinone in the Italian Cup on Thursday.

The American midfielder is having arguably the best season of his career and the two assists from Thursday only support that argument.

McKennie assists vs. Frosinone

Napoli’s horrendous season has a new dramatic chapter as star forward Victor Osimhen has called out teammate Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s agent for claiming a rumor about him wanting to leave the club for a Saudi Arabian side.

Kvaratskhelia’s agent, Mamuka Jugeli, spoke on Georgian television saying that he thinks Osimhen plans on leaving Napoli at the end of the season.

Osimhen didn’t let that slide and retorted with a fiery Instagram story directed at Jugeli.

Osimhen Instagram story about Jugeli

After 13 appearances and only one assist to show for it, American Tim Weah finally scored his first goal for Serie A side Juventus and it was worth the wait.

This Canadian international is preparing to take flight in Serie A.

It has been reported that Tajon Buchanan, Club Brugge and Canada National Team player, is set to complete a move to Italian giant Inter as one of the first big transfers in the January window.

According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, the Serie A and 2022-23 Champions League runner-up will pay Club Brugge $7 million for the Canadian's transfer, with the deal potentially reaching $10 million with add-ons.

Christian Pulisic came on as a substitute and supplied an assist to Rafael Leão during AC Milan’s 4-1 Coppa Italia Round of 16 victory vs. Cagliari on Tuesday.

Milan were favorites to win the game and had just played a Serie A game on Saturday vs. Sassuolo where Pulisic scored the winner.

Stefano Pioli rested several of his usual starters including the likes of Pulisic, Leão, Olivier Giroud and goalkeeper Mike Maignan.