(ANSA) - ROMA, 14 MAR - The Italian Ambassador to Australia, Nicola Lener, began his first official visit with a stop in Darwin, in the Northern Territory, an area of growing strategic and economic importance. Accompanying him were the Consul for Queensland and the Northern Territory, Luna Angelini Marinucci, and the Honorary Consul in Darwin, Carlo Randazzo. The visit began with a meeting with Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro, of Italian descent, who has led the territorial government since Au...

(ANSA) - SANTIAGO DEL CILE, 13 MAR - Italy is strengthening its role in major international astronomical research with the visit of the Minister of Universities and Research, Anna Maria Bernini, to the sites of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in the Atacama Desert in Chile, home to some of the world’s most advanced telescopes. Accompanied by Roberto Ragazzoni, President of the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), the Italian delegation traveled to the construction site of the E...

(ANSA) - GINEVRA, 13 MAR - The Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva spoke today at the Human Rights Council to express “deep concern over the systematic violations of human rights in Myanmar.” Italy—according to a statement—strongly condemned the use of torture, the marginalization of political opposition, and the ongoing violence against minorities, with particular reference to the Rohingya. Italy “firmly urges the military junta to put an end to all forms of violence a...

(ANSA) - LONDRA, 13 MAR - Atlante, an Italian company with a global presence active in the food sourcing sector, hosted an event at the Italian Embassy in London to celebrate the 2025 Italian harvest and the country’s gastronomic culture. The initiative brought together producers, industry partners, and food sector professionals to reflect on the people, territories, and expertise behind some of Italy’s most iconic culinary excellences, including wine, olive oil, and durum wheat. The evening ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - An anticyclone that has brought mild and sunny conditions to Italy is weakening, driven by a new low pressure system that will bring widespread rain, heavy snowfall in the mountains, and a drop in temperatures across Italy, according to Lorenzo Tedici, meteorologist and media director for iLMeteo.it. "Today," he says, "the weather will be unstable but mild." Starting tomorrow, the first significant drop in temperatures is expected in the Northwest, before plummeting ac...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is set to attend on the morning of Tuesday, March 17, a conference marking the 30th Anniversary of the Central European Initiative (CEI) which will be held at the Generali Convention Centre in the northeastern Italian city of Trieste, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in a note on Friday. Later in the afternoon, the Generali Convention Centre in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia city will host the Forum of the In...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Denmark's Michael Valgren won the fifth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico, the 184-kilometer Marotta Mondolfo-Mombaroccio (Pesaro e Urbino). The EF Education-EasyPost rider finished eleven seconds ahead of Mexican Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and American Matteo Jorgenson. Giulio Pellizzari finished half a minute behind the winner, thus handing the blue jersey to del Toro. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 13 MAR - The Italian Ambassador to Austria, Giovanni Pugliese, received at the embassy in Vienna the heads of MBDA Italia, a European consortium that manufactures missiles and defense technologies for the air force, navy, and army sectors, Raffaele Fimiano and Matteo Pasquali. Together with them, the ambassador analyzed the European outlook for the defense industry and technologies. Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy won its sixth gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics in the men's sitting giant slalom Friday. Rene De Silvestro won the race on the Olympia delle Tofane slope, beating Dutchman Niels De Langen and Norwegian Jesper Pedersen. The Italian team thus broke the Paralympic medal record with 14 overall podium finishes, one more than Lillehammer in 1994. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - GINEVRA, 13 MAR - Italy’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Luigi Maria Vignali, spoke today before the Human Rights Council to reiterate the importance of renewing the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria. “We encourage the Syrian authorities to promote a political transition process led by and under the responsibility of Syrians, which guarantees full respect for human rights for all Syrians,” Ambassador Vignali emphasized. Italy—according to a stat...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - The government on Friday was holding a meeting at Premier Giorgia Meloni's office at Palazzo Chigi to address the situation regarding the 'Arctic Metagaz', a Russian tanker carrying a cargo of diesel fuel and LNG that is adrift in waters close to the Italian island of Linosa in the Pelagie archipelago, sources said. The ship is drifting east, with currents taking it towards Malta, sources said. Part of Russia's shadow fleet used to dodge the sanctions imposed against t...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - The mother of a two-year-old boy who died last month two months after receiving a damaged heart said Friday that an increase in organ donations in Italy so far this year filed her with joy. "This news fills me with joy. I have always believed in organ donation; until my son's last moment of life, I asked and hoped for a new heart. There was a risk that Domenico's tragedy would have a negative impact on donations; we feared this, but it didn't. It's important to continu...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - The Supreme Defence Council on Friday approved the use of Italian facilities in compliance with international agreements amid the Middle East crisis. The Council favourably noted that, through its own resolution, Parliament has already expressed its opinion on the requests received from friendly and allied countries for assistance in their defence, as well as on the need for the use of military infrastructure present on national territory and granted to US forces to co...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Pope Leo XIV said Christians responsible for war should examine their consciences as he held an audience with future confessors taking part in a course organized by the Apostolic Penitentiary. "One might ask: do those Christians who bear serious responsibility in armed conflicts have the humility and courage to make a serious examination of conscience and to go to confession?", the American pontiff said as he reflected on power of confession to foster peace. "The dynam...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy's Emanuel Perathoner won his second snowboarding gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics on Friday. This was his second triumph, following Saturday's win in the men's SB-LL2 snowboard cross, in the LL2 banked slalom. The Italian is the first snowboarder to win a double gold medal in the same Paralympics. This is Italy's 12th medal at this year's Paralympic Games, just one short of the record of thirteen medals set at Lillehammer 1994, when, however, t...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Pope Leo XIV said Christians responsible for war should examine their consciences as he held an audience with future confessors taking part in a course organized by the Apostolic Penitentiary. "One might ask: do those Christians who bear serious responsibility in armed conflicts have the humility and courage to make a serious examination of conscience and to go to confession?", the American pontiff said as he reflected on power of confession to foster peace. "The dynam...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy's Jacopo Luchini won the gold medal in the men's banked slalom para-snowboard event at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday. The 35-year-old came home ahead of two Chinese athletes, Wang Pengyao and Jiang Zihao, to win Italy's 11th medal of the Games and the fourth gold. It is the veteran para-snowboarder's first Paralympic medal. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Three workers are dead after the van they were travelling in collided with a car on the A1 Milan-Naples motorway near the town of Arce in the province of Frosinone on Friday. The workers were on their way to a worksite. Three other workers were trapped in the van after the crash and had to be rescued by firefighters. The driver of the car involved in the accident is in a critical condition in hospital in Cassino. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italian industrial production fell by 0.6% in January with respect to December and with respect to January 2025, according seasonally adjusted and calendar-adjusted data released by Istat on Friday. The national statistics agency said output was down in all sectors, except for energy, which was up by 4.5% on December and by 10.4% on January 2025. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy's world number two Jannik Sinner thrashed American Learner Tien 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday to set up a showdown with Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 tournament. The 24-year-old four-time Grand Slam champion is bidding to win Indian Wells for the first time and complete his set of titles at all six hard-court Masters 1000 events. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 14 MAR - The Ambassador to Australia, Nicola Lener, began his first official visit with a stop in Darwin, in the Northern Territory, an area of growing strategic and economic importance. Accompanying him were the Consul for Queensland and the Northern Territory, Luna Angelini Marinucci, and the Honorary Consul in Darwin, Carlo Randazzo. The visit began with a meeting with Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro, of Italian descent, who has led the territorial government since August 202...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Rome city council on Friday approved a feasibility study on the planned new stadium for AS Roma, confirming the project's public interest. "Today is a historic day and the new ground will be magnificent," said Mayor Roberto Gulatieri. The council recently said that the facility, which will move the Giallorossi away from the Stadio Olimpico, will seat 60,000 spectators. The stadium will have a capacity of 60,605, with a 23,000-seat stand, among the largest in Europe. Th...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy is committed to promoting a de-escalation in the Gulf amid the Iran war, Premier Giorgia Meloni said in a statement Friday expressing her condolences to France for the French soldier killed in the Iranian drone attack at Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. "Italy, alongside its international partners, including the most affected Gulf countries, remains firmly committed to promoting de-escalation," she said. "We will continue to work resolutely to restore peace and stabilit...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Venezuela has signed a strategic agreement with the Italian company Eni and the Spanish company Repsol to strengthen the exploitation of the Cardón IV gas field, one of Latin America's largest offshore fields, with the initial goal of ensuring natural gas supplies for domestic consumption. The agreement directly involves the state-owned company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). The field currently produces 580 million cubic feet of gas per day. The agreement aims to expa...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - An anticyclone that has brought mild and sunny conditions to Italy is weakening, driven by a new low pressure system that will bring widespread rain, heavy snowfall in the mountains, and a drop in temperatures across Italy, according to Lorenzo Tedici, meteorologist and media director for iLMeteo.it. "Today," he says, "the weather will be unstable but mild." Starting tomorrow, the first significant drop in temperatures is expected in the Northwest, before plummeting ac...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is set to attend on the morning of Tuesday, March 17, a conference marking the 30th Anniversary of the Central European Initiative (CEI) which will be held at the Generali Convention Centre in the northeastern Italian city of Trieste, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in a note on Friday. Later in the afternoon, the Generali Convention Centre in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia city will host the Forum of the In...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - There are no negotiations with Iran on ensuring passage of the Strait of Hormuz to Italian ships, sources at Premier Giorgia Meloni's office at Palazzo Chigi in Rome said Friday, denying a report by the Financial Times. "Regarding what was reported today by international press outlets, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers denies the opening of bilateral or direct negotiations with Iran to guarantee the passage of Italian ships through the Strait of Hormuz," they ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy is monitoring the 'Arctic Metagaz', a Russian tanker carrying a cargo of gas, oil, and diesel that has been adrift without a crew in the southern Mediterranean for several days, and is ready to support Malta in handling the situation, the government said after Premier Giorgia Meloni chaired a meeting on the ship. "Italy has also confirmed its willingness to provide support, pending the decisions of the Maltese authorities, with whom it remains in constant contact...

(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 13 MAR - The Italian Ambassador to Canada, Alessandro Cattaneo, attended yesterday’s opening of the exhibition “Marmi della collezione Torlonia,” open to the public through July 19 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition, organized in collaboration with the Torlonia Foundation, brings together 58 masterpieces of Roman sculpture from the collection of the same name. Among those present at the opening reception were the museum’s director, Stéphane Aquin; the dir...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy's Giovanni Franzoni continued his excellent season on Friday, coming second at the World Cup downhill in Courchevel, France. It is the 24-year-old's fifth World Cup podium finish this season, including the first victory of his career, in the Super-G at Wengen in January, and his second the following week in the legendary Kitzbühel downhill. He also won the silver medal in the downhill at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics last month. Austria's Vincent Kriech...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - At the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics, Giacomo Bertagnolli, coached by Andrea Ravelli, took silver in the Vision Impaired Giant Slalom. With thirteen podiums, Italy equaled the medal record that had stood since the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Paralympics. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - At the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics, Giacomo Bertagnolli, coached by Andrea Ravelli, took silver in the Vision Impaired Giant Slalom. With thirteen podiums, Italy equaled the medal record that had stood since the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Paralympics. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - The Supreme Defence Council on Friday approved the use of Italian facilities in compliance with international agreements amid the Middle East crisis. The Council favourably noted that, through its own resolution, Parliament has already expressed its opinion on the requests received from friendly and allied countries for assistance in their defence, as well as on the need for the use of military infrastructure present on national territory and granted to US forces to co...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy's Emanuel Perathoner won his second snowboarding gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics on Friday. This was his second triumph, following Saturday's win in the men's SB-LL2 snowboard cross, in the LL2 banked slalom. The Italian is the first snowboarder to win a double gold medal in the same Paralympics. This is Italy's 12th medal at this year's Paralympic Games, just one short of the record of thirteen medals set at Lillehammer 1994, when, however, t...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - There has been no feared dip in Italian organ donations in the wake of the recent case of a two-year-old boy who died after being given a damaged heart, the National Transplant Centre said Friday, saying donations had actually risen somewhat in the three months between January and March. In the January-March 2026 period, it said, organ donations increased compared to the same period in 2025. There has not yet been the feared negative impact on donations following littl...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Venice Biennale President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco has said this year's exhibition will also provide a platform for dissidents after coming under fire for allowing Russia to have a pavilion. The European Commission on Tuesday condemned decision, saying it put EU funding for the event would at risk, while Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has called on the Biennale to revoke the invitation to the Russians. Buttafuoco told daily newspaper Il Foglio that the Biennale was pr...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy's Jacopo Luchini won the gold medal in the men's banked slalom para-snowboard event at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday. The 35-year-old came home ahead of two Chinese athletes, Wang Pengyao and Jiang Zihao, to win Italy's 11th medal of the Games and the fourth gold. It is the veteran para-snowboarder's first Paralympic medal. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italian industrial production fell by 0.6% in January with respect to December and with respect to January 2025, according seasonally adjusted and calendar-adjusted data released by Istat on Friday. The national statistics agency said output was down in all sectors, except for energy, which was up by 4.5% on December and by 10.4% on January 2025. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - President Sergio Mattarella, Premier Giorgia Meloni, several senior ministers and Italy's defence and security chiefs on Friday took part in a meeting of the Supreme Defence Council at the Quirinal Palace in Roe, the head of State's residence, to discuss the Iran war. Mattarella convened the meeting on Monday to analyse the international situation and the effects of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy's world number two Jannik Sinner thrashed American Learner Tien 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday to set up a showdown with Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 tournament. The 24-year-old four-time Grand Slam champion is bidding to win Indian Wells for the first time and complete his set of titles at all six hard-court Masters 1000 events. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Rome city council on Friday approved a feasibility study on the planned new stadium for AS Roma, confirming the project's public interest. "Today is a historic day and the new ground will be magnificent," said Mayor Roberto Gulatieri. The council recently said that the facility, which will move the Giallorossi away from the Stadio Olimpico, will seat 60,000 spectators. The stadium will have a capacity of 60,605, with a 23,000-seat stand, among the largest in Europe. Th...

(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 13 MAR - Ambassador Marco Peronaci and Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels hosted the ‘Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Celebration’ last night at Villa Firenze in Washington. At the start of the event, Peronaci emphasized that “Italy was extremely proud to host the Games. This edition gave us incredible emotions and brought people from all over the world together in the spirit of sport and friendship.” Echoing the words of Foreign Min...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy is committed to promoting a de-escalation in the Gulf amid the Iran war, Premier Giorgia Meloni said in a statement Friday expressing her condolences to France for the French soldier killed in the Iranian drone attack at Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. "Italy, alongside its international partners, including the most affected Gulf countries, remains firmly committed to promoting de-escalation," she said. "We will continue to work resolutely to restore peace and stabilit...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Venezuela has signed a strategic agreement with the Italian company Eni and the Spanish company Repsol to strengthen the exploitation of the Cardón IV gas field, one of Latin America's largest offshore fields, with the initial goal of ensuring natural gas supplies for domestic consumption. The agreement directly involves the state-owned company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). The field currently produces 580 million cubic feet of gas per day. The agreement aims to expa...

(ANSA) - TOKYO, 14 MAR - Tokyo hosted the 51st edition of Foodex Japan, once again establishing itself as the most important trade fair platform for the food & beverage sector in the Asia-Pacific region. In a global context featuring nearly 3,000 exhibitors from 74 countries, Italy shines as the undisputed star: with 250 companies in attendance, it is confirmed as the leading foreign nation at the event, consolidating its role as a strategic partner for the Japanese and Asian agri-food market...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Denmark's Michael Valgren won the fifth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico, the 184-kilometer Marotta Mondolfo-Mombaroccio (Pesaro e Urbino). The EF Education-EasyPost rider finished eleven seconds ahead of Mexican Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and American Matteo Jorgenson. Giulio Pellizzari finished half a minute behind the winner, thus handing the blue jersey to del Toro. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - There are no negotiations with Iran on ensuring passage of the Strait of Hormuz to Italian ships, sources at Premier Giorgia Meloni's office at Palazzo Chigi in Rome said Friday, denying a report by the Financial Times. "Regarding what was reported today by international press outlets, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers denies the opening of bilateral or direct negotiations with Iran to guarantee the passage of Italian ships through the Strait of Hormuz," they ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy won its sixth gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics in the men's sitting giant slalom Friday. Rene De Silvestro won the race on the Olympia delle Tofane slope, beating Dutchman Niels De Langen and Norwegian Jesper Pedersen. The Italian team thus broke the Paralympic medal record with 14 overall podium finishes, one more than Lillehammer in 1994. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - LONDRA, 13 MAR - The first edition of the Smau Innovation Safari was launched in Dublin, an initiative aimed at developing new partnerships, open innovation projects, and co-innovation activities between the Italian and Irish ecosystems, featuring a program of visits to incubators, accelerators, companies, and other key players in the island’s dynamic and diverse business landscape. The event—organized in collaboration with the Dublin desk of the ICE-Agency office in London—took plac...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Italy's Giovanni Franzoni continued his excellent season on Friday, coming second at the World Cup downhill in Courchevel, France. It is the 24-year-old's fifth World Cup podium finish this season, including the first victory of his career, in the Super-G at Wengen in January, and his second the following week in the legendary Kitzbühel downhill. He also won the silver medal in the downhill at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics last month. Austria's Vincent Kriech...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - The mother of a two-year-old boy who died last month two months after receiving a damaged heart said Friday that an increase in organ donations in Italy so far this year filed her with joy. "This news fills me with joy. I have always believed in organ donation; until my son's last moment of life, I asked and hoped for a new heart. There was a risk that Domenico's tragedy would have a negative impact on donations; we feared this, but it didn't. It's important to continu...

(ANSA) - BERLINO, 13 MAR - The Italian Embassy in Berlin organized an evening event to present Germany’s upcoming participation in the Venice Art Biennale, scheduled from Saturday, May 9, to Sunday, November 22, 2026. “It is always a great honor for Italy to welcome artists, curators, and cultural institutions from around the world to Venice,” stated Ambassador Fabrizio Bucci, according to a press release. The German Pavilion project will be realized according to the artistic vision developed...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - The Supreme Defence Council on Friday voiced grave concern over the crisis scenario in the Middle East amid the Iran war. "Grave concern" was expressed by the Council, chaired by President Sergio Mattarella, over "the crisis scenario resulting from the new war underway following the military action of the United States and Israel against Iran." This was stated in the final document of today's meeting, which analyzed "the serious destabilizing effects this crisis is hav...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - The Supreme Defence Council on Friday voiced grave concern over the crisis scenario in the Middle East amid the Iran war. "Grave concern" was expressed by the Council, chaired by President Sergio Mattarella, over "the crisis scenario resulting from the new war underway following the military action of the United States and Israel against Iran." This was stated in the final document of today's meeting, which analyzed "the serious destabilizing effects this crisis is hav...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - There has been no feared dip in Italian organ donations in the wake of the recent case of a two-year-old boy who died after being given a damaged heart, the National Transplant Centre said Friday, saying donations had actually risen somewhat in the three months between January and March. In the January-March 2026 period, it said, organ donations increased compared to the same period in 2025. There has not yet been the feared negative impact on donations following littl...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Venice Biennale President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco has said this year's exhibition will also provide a platform for dissidents after coming under fire for allowing Russia to have a pavilion. The European Commission on Tuesday condemned decision, saying it put EU funding for the event would at risk, while Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has called on the Biennale to revoke the invitation to the Russians. Buttafuoco told daily newspaper Il Foglio that the Biennale was pr...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Three workers are dead after the van they were travelling in collided with a car on the A1 Milan-Naples motorway near the town of Arce in the province of Frosinone on Friday. The workers were on their way to a worksite. Three other workers were trapped in the van after the crash and had to be rescued by firefighters. The driver of the car involved in the accident is in a critical condition in hospital in Cassino. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 13 MAR - The Italian Embassy in Addis Ababa expresses its sympathy for the victims of the devastating landslide in southern Ethiopia. Search and rescue teams continue to work tirelessly to find survivors. "Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the communities affected," the embassy added. Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - President Sergio Mattarella, Premier Giorgia Meloni, several senior ministers and Italy's defence and security chiefs on Friday took part in a meeting of the Supreme Defence Council at the Quirinal Palace in Roe, the head of State's residence, to discuss the Iran war. Mattarella convened the meeting on Monday to analyse the international situation and the effects of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 13 - Hosts Bologna and AS Roma battled out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Italian 'derby' in the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday. Veteran winger Federico Bernardeschi put Bologna ahead in the 50th minute but Roma midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini came off the bench to level the tie. Fiorentina, meanwhile, beat Polish side Rakow 2-1 at home in the first leg of their Conference League last-16 clash. (ANSA). Read article...