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Australia defender Alessandro Circati will miss the rest of the third round of Asia's World Cup preliminaries after his Serie A side Parma announced he had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in training on Friday.

Napoli's Romelu Lukaku and Andre Zambo Anguissa scored in stoppage time to snatch a 2-1 comeback win over promoted Parma in Serie A on Saturday.

Promoted Parma pulled off a shock 2-1 victory over AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday, extending manager Paulo Fonseca's wait for his first win as coach of the visiting side.

Here's a closer look at the players poised to break out this season in Europe, and what makes them so special.

Socceroos defender Alessandro Circati will hope to become the latest Australian to have an impact in Serie A after securing promotion with Parma to Italy's top flight.

How can you describe Gigi Buffon's career that spanned parts of four decades and reached the pinnacles of the game? However you quantify it, he's one of the all-time greats.

Los expertos de Futbol Picante analizan el arranque de la siguiente fase del torneo binacional, el regreso de Chivas tras su fracaso en el certamen y el retiro del histórico portero italiano, Gianluigi Buffon.

Juventus and Italy great Gianluigi Buffon has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 45.

Dual-nationality defender Alessandro Circati has rejected overtures from Italy and has been named in Graham Arnold's 23-man Socceroos squad to take on Argentina.

Inter Milan came back from a goal down to beat Serie B side Parma 2-1 after extra time in their Coppa Italia last-16 clash on Tuesday.