Barcelona reveal Messi hamstring injury

The Albiceleste captain reversed his decision to quit international football after speaking with coach Edgardo Bauza, but he could miss the next games with fitness issues

Lionel Messi could miss Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela after Barcelona confirmed he has suffered a hamstring problem.

Medical tests on Monday uncovered an issue with Messi's left hamstring, but he will travel to Argentina to link up with his team-mates and undergo further assessments.

Messi, who featured for Barcelona in their 1-0 LaLiga win at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, quit international football after Argentina lost the Copa America final to Chile on penalties for the second time in two years, only to later reverse his decision.

He had been expected to play against Uruguay on Saturday, with a game against Venezuela to follow on September 6.

"His presence in those matches will depend on how the injury develops," a Barcelona statement read.

Coach Edgardo Bauza is already without Messi's fellow forwards Sergio Aguero and Javier Pastore for his first game in charge due to injury.

Argentina are third in South American qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, with Friday's opponents Uruguay topping the CONMEBOL standings after six fixtures.

Hart set to complete Torino loan move

The England international has been given permission by the FA to fly to Italy and finalise the deal, with City to pay a portion of his wages
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart is set to fly to Italy to complete a loan move to Torino

The England international has been given permission by the Football Association to leave the Three Lions training camp on Tuesday to finalise the switch.

City agreed to the move on Monday, with the Etihad Stadium outfit set to pay a portion of the player's wages while he is in Serie A.

Hart has been cast aside by new City boss Pep Guardiola, with his only appearance of the season coming in the second leg of their Champions League play-off against Steaua Bucharest.

Claudio Bravo was signed from Barcelona to act as the club's new No.1, with Willy Caballero set to be retained as his deputy.

And having been urged to find first-team football elsewhere, Hart will be looking to re-establish his reputation following a disappointing Euro 2016 and being cast aside by the club for whom he has made over 260 appearances.

Rooney to remain as England captain

The Manchester United forward will break his country's appearance record for an outfield player in his next outing, and will continue to wear the armband under the new manager

Wayne Rooney will retain his role as England captain, Three Lions boss Sam Allardyce has confirmed.

The Manchester United star has held the armband since 2014, when he took over from ex-Liverpool favourite Steven Gerrard. 

And Allardyce announced there would be no change of skipper for his first matches in charge in September. 

“Wayne has been an excellent captain for England and the manner in which he has fulfilled the role made it an easy decision for me to ask him to continue,” the manager told TheFA.com.

“Wayne’s record speaks for itself. He is the most senior member of the squad and he is hugely respected by his peers.

“All of these factors point towards him being the right choice to lead the team.”

With 115 appearances for the England team Rooney is tied with David Beckham as the most-capped outfield player of all time. 

His 53 goals also make him the top scorer in Three Lions history, ahead of the likes of Bobby Charlton and Gary Lineker. 

Napoli 4-2 AC Milan: Milik & Callejon give Sarri's men the win

The Poland international got off the mark for his new side, though they needed the Spaniard to pop up and seal the win after the visitors clawed their way back into the game

Arkadiusz Milik marked his full Napoli debut with a double before Jose Callejon's two late goals claimed a 4-2 Serie A victory over nine-man AC Milan.

The former Ajax striker – signed to replace Gonzalo Higuain – opened his Napoli account just 18 minutes into his first start for the club, before adding another with a thumping header just after the half-hour.

With Milan having picked up just two points from their last five trips to Napoli, their prospects seemed bleak, but a whirlwind five minutes early in the second half saw excellent strikes from M'Baye Niang and Suso haul Vincenzo Montella's side level, while Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri was sent to the stands for protesting to the officials.

However, Napoli overcame their manager's absence, and found themselves back in front when Callejon tapped home from close-range following superb work from Dries Mertens.

And any hopes of another Milan comeback were ended when Juraj Kucka and Niang received their marching orders, before Callejon added a fourth in stoppage time.

Milan manager Montella got his tenure off to a winning start against Torino on the opening day, and his side went close to taking an early lead here – Chelsea target Alessio Romagnoli having a goal disallowed for offside after Ignazio Abate had somehow fired wide from close range.

Milan were made to pay for that miss when Dries Mertens, restored to the Napoli line-up following his double from the bench against Pescara last time out, curled a superb strike against the post.

The ball rebounded straight into the path of Milik, who duly gave Napoli the lead despite scuffing his finish into the ground.

Mertens continued to look sharp, and the Belgium winger twice went close to extending Napoli's lead – only to be denied by two fantastic saves from Gianluigi Donnarumma.

However, Milan's goalkeeper could do nothing to prevent Milik doubling his tally in the 33rd minute, the Poland striker losing his marker to head home from Callejon's corner.

Milan came out on the front foot after the restart, and they found a way back into proceedings in the 51st minute, Niang lashing a low but powerful finish past Pepe Reina.

Napoli were adamant that there had been a foul in the build-up, and matters were made worse when, tired of Sarri's protestations, the referee sent the hosts' manager to the stands.

The goal sparked Milan into life and, just moments later, Suso completed the comeback with a blistering strike from the edge of the area.

But Milan's hard work was undone in the 74th minute. Mertens was again the instigator as Donnarumma parried his effort into the path of Callejon, who made no mistake from close-range.

Milan's task was soon made harder when Kucka picked up two yellow cards in quick succession for a foul on Mertens before kicking the ball away in frustration.

Niang was also sent off for a second bookable offence, for attempting to halt Reina distributing the ball quickly, with Callejon then doubling his tally - despite Romagnoli using his hand in an attempt to prevent the ball going over the line - late on to wrap up the points.

Leganes 0-0 Atletico Madrid: Simeone’s men still searching for first win

The visitors were held for the second game in a row and could not find a way past a determined home side who have begun their first season in La Liga in impressive style

Atletico Madrid's stuttering start to the 2016-17 La Liga season continued with a 0-0 draw at promoted Leganes on Saturday in spite of Antoine Griezmann's return.

The visitors only had to make a short trip south to Leganes but again they were a world away from their usual standard, following up last week's Alaves stalemate with a similarly underwhelming result.

Once again, Diego Simeone's men had difficulty finding a way through a dogged defence, with the hosts' goalkeeper Jon Ander Serantes only troubled once by Griezmann in the first period, with the Frenchman largely unimpressive on his return from suspension.

Toothless Atletico often looked riled by Leganes' strong tackling and that bite played a significant role in limiting the visitors' more creative players, with Koke particularly quiet.

Atletico continued to throw men forward towards the end but ultimately Leganes had little trouble holding out for a point in their first ever top-flight Madrid derby.

The opening exchanges at Butarque bore a strong resemblance to Atletico's last league outing at home to Alaves, as they saw a lot of the ball but struggled to break down a compact defence.

Even with the return of Griezmann in attack, Atletico lacked craft in their build-up play, resulting in the match regularly becoming messy and bogged down in midfield.

The visitors were eventually presented with an opening in the 25th minute, though it was borne more out of determination than creativity.

Kevin Gameiro linked with Koke inside the area and the midfielder bundled his way between two defenders before teeing up the Frenchman, only for the striker to miscue his effort which ultimately went out for a throw-in.

But craft was key to their next opportunity, as Gabi's floated pass into the left side of the area was perfectly weighted for Griezmann, who saw his stinging left-footed volley brilliantly saved by Serantes.

Atletico failed to produce much of an improvement after the break and Simeone responded in the 58th minute by replacing the ineffective Gameiro with Fernando Torres.

Diego Godin saw a well-worked 62nd-minute goal disallowed after straying well offside, as the away side continued to be kept at bay by the disciplined hosts.

Atletico's frustrations seemed to be summed up by Jan Oblak's apparent kick out at Miguel Angel Guerrero 13 minutes from time, but the goalkeeper was not punished by the referee.

Torres should have eased the tension for Atletico in stoppage time, though. The striker got in behind his marker and met Filipe Luis' sumptuous left-wing cross, but he could only direct his header straight into the hands of the grateful Serantes as Leganes just about held on for a commendable point.

Lazio 0-1 Juventus: Khedira fires Allegri's men to victory

The German midfielder's fine second half finish was enough for the Bianconeri to pick up a second consecutive Serie A win

Sami Khedira's second goal in as many games secured Juventus a 1-0 Serie A triumph at Lazio on Saturday despite new signing Gonzalo Higuain starting on the bench once again.

Despite netting the winning goal in Juve's 2-1 defeat of Fiorentina last time out, the Argentina star was still was not fit enough to start, but that ultimately mattered little, as Khedira scored just a few moments after the striker's 65th-minute introduction.

There was nothing to separate the two sides during a tepid first half in Rome, with the respective defences on top and clear-cut chances rare.

But the second period started with an instant improvement as Juve took the game to their hosts, with Mario Mandzukic, Paulo Dybala and Khedira all going close in a frenetic four-minute spell.

The German was not to be denied twice, though, as he fired across Federico Marchetti 24 minutes from time to put victory in the visitors' sights.

Juve then proceeded to tighten their hold on the match and, while Lazio pressed for a late equaliser, the champions had little trouble keeping them at bay to make it two wins from two. 

After only stealing victory late on against Fiorentina last time out, Juve looked intent on putting Lazio under pressure significantly earlier at Stadio Olimpico and went close to breaking the deadlock 10 minutes in.

Alex Sandro charged down Dusan Basta's clearance and the ball dropped kindly for Dybala, whose header forced Marchetti to scramble across his goalline and desperately push it away.

The hosts grew into the match, though, and caused some panic of their own in the Juve defence, as Felipe Anderson's right-wing delivery flashed across the goal and forced Dani Alves into an acrobatic clearance before Ciro Immobile could nod in with 24 minutes gone.

That proved to be an isolated moment of worry for Juve, whereas Marchetti was again forced to clamber 10 minutes later, just about stopping Kwadwo Asamoah's deflected volley from creeping under the crossbar.

Proceedings became more frantic after the break and Juve went close twice in quick succession early on – Mandzukic blasting at Marchetti from 18 yards, before Dybala fired just wide of the right-hand post from the rebound.

Higuain was eventually brought on in the 65th minute and Juve had the lead a minute later.

The goal came from a more unlikely source, though, as Khedira latched on to Dybala's pass into the right side of the area and the German found the bottom-far corner with a smart finish.

Lazio's efforts failed to produce any clear opportunities and, when Marco Parolo's long-range effort was comfortably gobbled up by Gianluigi Buffon five minutes from the end, the hosts' chances of a late comeback were effectively ended.