Monthly Archives: January 2018
Gasperini: ‘Atalanta have belief’
Gasperini: ‘Atalanta have belief’
Gian Piero Gasperini hailed Atalanta for an “extraordinary” 2-1 win away to Roma when down to 10 men. The lads have great belief in themselves.” The victory came just days after knocking Napoli out of the Coppa Italia Quarter-Finals with a 2-1 away result. “Clearly it was a game of two halves, as we dominated […]
Serie A live: Cagliari-Juve 0-0 |Confirmed lineups and live commentary
Serie A live: Cagliari-Juve 0-0 |Confirmed lineups and live…
06 January at 19:45 Juve will be taking on Cagliari as Allegri’s men will look to keep up with first placed Napoli. You can follow all of the action with us right here on Calciomercato.com. MATCH PREVIEW: – Juventus are unbeaten in their last 14 Serie A meetings against Cagliari (W11 D3), with the last defeat coming back […]
Barcelona sign Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool for £142MILLION as Brazilian jets out to complete sensational switch from Anfield
Barcelona sign Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool for £142MILLION…
Barcelona[1] have signed Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho[2] in a club-record transfer. Mirror Football understands that the Reds have settled on an agreement for the Brazilian for an initial fee of €120million (£106.4m), with a further €40m (£35.5m) in add-ons. It is the second-most expensive transfer of all-time, trailing the £198million PSG paid Barcelona for Neymar […]
Sarri: ‘Napoli undiscovered territory’
Sarri: ‘Napoli undiscovered territory’
Maurizio Sarri noted Napoli can push into “undiscovered territory” this season, but isn’t happy with a two-week Serie A break. The Partenopei only managed to break down Hellas in the second half with a Kalidou Koulibaly header and Jose Callejon volley. It was a 2-0 result they needed to stay top of the Serie A […]
HT: Roma trail 10-man Atalanta
HT: Roma trail 10-man Atalanta
Atalanta have a 2-0 lead at the Olimpico and it could’ve been more, but are also down to 10 men against Roma after Marten De Roon’s dismissal. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. The Giallorossi had lost their way of late with a series of stalemates, but […]
Pecchia unhappy with Koulibaly opener
Pecchia unhappy with Koulibaly opener
Fabio Pecchia was unhappy that Kalidou Koulibaly’s opening goal for Napoli against Verona was allowed to stand. The struggling Scaligeri were holding the Serie A leaders in the second half of their match at the San Paolo. Defender Koulibaly finally broke the deadlock by nodding in a corner, but Pecchia believes goalkeeper Antonio Caracciolo was […]
Sarri dares to dream of the Scudetto
Sarri dares to dream of the Scudetto
06 January at 18:00 In the aftermath of his side’s 2-0 victory at home to Verona, Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri expressed his delight at clinching another three points: “We believe in ourselves and be aware that the best place to respond to critics is on the pitch. We did just that. We all dream of […]
Africa Stars Watch: 06 January 2018 – As It Happened
Africa Stars Watch: 06 January 2018 – As It Happened
by Phumzile Ngcatshe Saturday Jan 06, 2018. 18:43 We have come to the end of this Saturday’s Africa Stars Watch, we thank you for joining us. We give you an update of African players’ performances across Europe on Saturday, January 06 2018.Commentary:19:00 – Girona are yet to find an equaliser and the game has entered […]
Wk20: Napoli, Lazio and Milan celebrate
Wk20: Napoli, Lazio and Milan celebrate
Napoli fought their way past Verona and Ciro Immobile hit four in Lazio’s seven-goal thriller at SPAL, while Milan, Benevento and Genoa scraped wins. The Partenopei took their time to eventually knock Hellas down, with a Kalidou Koulibaly header and Jose Callejon’s first goal since October 29. The most entertaining match was easily in Ferrara, […]
Mazzarri delight at Toro ‘response’
Mazzarri delight at Toro ‘response’
Walter Mazzarri hailed the ‘response’ shown by Torino after his first game in charge ended in a 3-0 win over Bologna. Goals by Lorenzo De Silvestri, M’Baye Niang and Iago Falque ensured the former Inter, Napoli and Watford boss tasted victory in his first match since replacing the sacked Sinisa Mihajlovic. “Everything was great, there […]