Monthly Archives: January 2018
Juventus & Napoli amongst team’s scouting Porto defender Dalot
Juventus & Napoli amongst team’s scouting Porto defender…
Porto are certainly known for developing great prospects and now Diogo Dalot is establishing himself as their next jewel. Yesterday the versatile wing back was the protagonist in Porto 2’s win versus Benfica 2, he scored a goal to go with an assist. Juventus and Napoli were amongst the team scouting him in person during […]
Gasperini: ‘Beautiful win over Roma’
Gasperini: ‘Beautiful win over Roma’
Gian Piero Gasperini calls Atalanta’s win at Roma “the most beautiful” and promises “we’ll try to fight on three fronts for as long as possible”. The Orobici won 2-1 at the Olimpico yesterday, despite playing the entirety of the second half with 10 men. “It’s the most beautiful win, maybe because it’s the most recent,” […]
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 20
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 20
Napoli won again to remain top of the table, as Juventus beat Cagliari and remain behind them. Inter couldn’t find a win at Fiorentina, as Leonardo Bonucci’s first AC Milan goal gave the Rossoneri the win, whilst Lazio won and Roma lost. At the bottom, all teams lost but Benevento, who registered their second ever […]
What we learned in Week 20
What we learned in Week 20
Serie A heads for a two week winter break, with Juventus and Napoli putting further distance between themselves and the chasing pack. The top two sides both won before heading for their mid-season break, and it now looks like a two-horse Scudetto race. There was a surprise win for Benevento, as the Stregoni won their […]
Agent: ‘Koulibaly best in Italy’
Agent: ‘Koulibaly best in Italy’
Kalidou Koulibaly’s agent believes the Napoli man is “the best central defender in Italy”, and aims a barb at Juventus. The centre-back scored in yesterday’s win over Verona, a result which keeps the Partenopei a point clear at the top of Serie A. “Kalidou is the best central defender in Italy,” Bruno Satin instead on […]
Rai journalist ‘disgusted’ by ref blunder in Juve win
Rai journalist ‘disgusted’ by ref blunder in Juve win
07 January at 13:40 Juventus’ away win against Cagliari was one of the most controversial of the season as the hosts should have been awarded a penalty kick for a very clear handball of Federico Bernardeschi in the second half. The Italy International had netted the opener a few minutes earlier after another controversial action […]
Cagliari v Juventus: Official Line-Ups
Cagliari v Juventus: Official Line-Ups
Juventus make six changes to the side that eliminated Torino from the Coppa Italia in midweek, as they return to Serie A action with a visit to Cagliari. The Bianconeri know that a win would take them to within a single point of Napoli at the summit of the table, whilst also move them eight […]
Gasperini: Atalanta have the character and ability to get results
Gasperini: Atalanta have the character and ability to get…
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini was full of praise for his players after their hard-fought 2-1 win over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday evening[1]. Following a midweek win over Napoli in the Coppa Italia by the same scoreline, Gasperini was beaming with pride as his side managed to achieve another unlikely victory on […]
Callejon sets Serie A record
Callejon sets Serie A record
Napoli’s Jose Callejon has set a new record, become Serie A’s all-time Spanish top-scorer. The forward scored the second goal in the Partenopei’s win 2-0 win over Verona, his 52nd goal in Italy’s top flight. Inter legend Luis Suarez, a Ballon d’Or winner in 1960 scored 51 goals for the Nerazzurri and Sampdoria, winning three […]