Not winning a game since early February Genoa are finding themselves in a battle to survive the drop after their third defeat in seven days. On Sunday they lost away at Bologna and with Lecce losing as well, Genoa are one point above the relegation zone. A squad that was bought for European football could be playing Serie B football next season.

...of punching Mark van Bommel in the face.

Footballers, pundits and fans have long held the unshakable desire to take a rolled up mound of knuckles and thrash them across any piece of van Bommel's face which may have it. Lazio's Andre Dias fulfilled this dream in the Coppa Italia yesterday, and it only cost him three cup matches worth in suspension.