Monthly Archives: February 2018
Mazzarri: ‘Toro perfect despite defeat’
Mazzarri: ‘Toro perfect despite defeat’
Walter Mazzarri believes his Torino players gave a ‘perfect’ performance despite their defeat to Juventus. Despite a promising start, the Granata were beaten 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico after Alex Sandro’s 33rd minute tap in proved the only goal of the Derby della Mole. Mazzarri’s side struggled to conjure up a response after going behind, […]
Insigne: ‘Great Napoli response’
Insigne: ‘Great Napoli response’
Lorenzo Insigne saw their 1-0 victory over SPAL, a new club record ninth in a row, as “a great response” to their Europa League flop. The Partenopei had lost here 3-1 to RB Leipzig on Thursday and were criticised in some quarters for so obviously favouring Serie A ahead of European competition. “We gave a […]
Semplici: ‘SPAL kept Napoli quiet’
Semplici: ‘SPAL kept Napoli quiet’
Leonardo Semplici feels SPAL “kept the game in the balance to the final whistle” in a 1-0 defeat to Serie A leaders Napoli. A thrashing was expected at the Stadio San Paolo when Allan broke the deadlock after six minutes, but that proved to be the only goal of the game. “We faced a team […]
Sarri: ‘Napoli can’t walk into the net’
Sarri: ‘Napoli can’t walk into the net’
Maurizio Sarri admits Napoli “only have Serie A in their heads and have no motivation for anything else,” but against SPAL “tried to walk the ball into the net.” The Partenopei were criticised on Thursday for snubbing the Europa League in a 3-1 home defeat to RB Leipzig, focusing all their attention on the Scudetto. […]
Wk25: Benevento and Bologna thrillers
Wk25: Benevento and Bologna thrillers
Benevento saw off Crotone 3-2 with a last-gasp goal from Cheick Diabate and Bologna got the better of 10-man Sassuolo in the Emilia-Romagna Derby. It could prove to be a decisive afternoon in the race to avoid relegation. It was a massive head-to-head at the Stadio Vigorito and lived up to the billing with a […]
Napoli set new record in narrow win over SPAL
Napoli set new record in narrow win over SPAL
A 1-0 win over SPAL for Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo ensured they set a new club record of nine successive victories in a single Serie A season. With Juventus having overcame Torino in the Derby della Mole earlier that day to take over top spot, the pressure was on to the Partenopei to […]
Napoli squeeze past SPAL
Napoli squeeze past SPAL
Allan finished off a wonderful Napoli team move, but that proved enough to squeeze past SPAL, as Marek Hamsik’s goal was offside. It also set a new all-time club record of nine consecutive Serie A victories for the Partenopei. Click here for the full match report. Or see how it all unfolded on the LIVEBLOG. […]
Napoli 1-0 S.P.A.L: Final player ratings
Napoli 1-0 S.P.A.L: Final player ratings
18 February at 16:58 The scoreline didn’t reflect the dominance. Napoli hosted SPAL, while attempting to regain their hold on first place in Serie A after Juventus took it over only minutes before. An early 6th minute goal from Allan allowed Napoli to cruise for the remaining 84 minutes en route to the expected, albeit […]
Callejon: ‘Never nice to lose’
Callejon: ‘Never nice to lose’
Jose Callejon admits “it’s never nice” to lose after Napoli were embarrassed 3-1 by RB Leipzig, but they’ll make up for it against SPAL. It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, click here for the line-ups and Liveblog. “It’s never nice to lose the way we did in the Europa League on Thursday, but football gives […]