Monthly Archives: February 2018
Sarri: My focus was on Napoli not Juventus
Sarri: My focus was on Napoli not Juventus
Napoli[1] coach Maurizio Sarri[2] made it clear his focus was on his side and their performance, not Juventus, after the Azzurri cruised to a 2-0 victory over Benevento[3] on Sunday. The Partenopei remain atop the Serie[4] A standings after the result, keeping pace with the Bianconeri after their impressive 7-0 victory over Sassuolo earlier in […]
De Zerbi: ‘Benevento deserved a goal’
De Zerbi: ‘Benevento deserved a goal’
Roberto De Zerbi believes Benevento “deserved to at least get a goal” in their 2-0 home defeat to Napoli. “We had the chances to take the lead.” Le Streghe had a very strong start, but lost the Campania derby 2-0 to goals from Dries Mertens and Marek Hamsik. “We did all we could against the […]
Napoli’s Mertens brought off injured
Napoli’s Mertens brought off injured
04 February at 22:40 Bad news for Napoli and coach Maurizio Sarri as Belgian international striker Dries Mertens had to be brought off in the 75th minute due to an injury problem in the Partenopei’s Serie A fixture away against Benevento. Mertens suffered a bad injury to his left ankle after a very hard and tough challenge by Benevento’s Berat Djimsiti which […]
Ruthless Napoli make short work of Benevento
Ruthless Napoli make short work of Benevento
Napoli are back atop the Serie A standings after easing past Benevento 2-0 at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito. Dries Mertens opened the scoring, while Marek Hamsik added a second after the restart to keep the Azzurri one point ahead of Juventus – who crushed Sassuolo 7-0 earlier in the day. It wasn’t all positive for […]
Mertens injury scare for Napoli
Mertens injury scare for Napoli
Dries Mertens limped off during this evening’s Serie A trip to Benevento and the initial reports suggest a sprained ankle for the Napoli star. The Belgian had opened the scoring at the Stadio Vigorito, twisting and turning to create space before dinking a delightful finish over Christian Puggioni into the far top corner. Berat Djimsiti […]
Napoli breeze by in Benevento
Napoli breeze by in Benevento
Napoli survived a couple of scares to conquer neighbours Benevento 2-0 thanks to a magical Dries Mertens lob and Marek Hamsik goal. The Partenopei retained their status at the top of the Serie A table, despite the pressure put on them by Juventus crushing Sassuolo 7-0 this afternoon. Lorenzo Insigne’s chip was denied by the […]
Hamsik: ‘Benevento caused problems’
Hamsik: ‘Benevento caused problems’
Marek Hamsik concedes Benevento caused Napoli a few problems and they should learn from the 2-0 victory. “We suffered at the start, but then broke the deadlock with a great goal from Dries Mertens,” the captain told Mediaset Premium. “Once we went 2-0 up, we tried to slow it down a bit and control the […]
HT: Mertens magic in Benevento
HT: Mertens magic in Benevento
Benevento have given Napoli a few scares, but the Partenopei lead through an audacious Dries Mertens lob. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. The Partenopei needed a victory to stay top after Juventus crushed Sassuolo 7-0 this afternoon and were still missing Arkadiusz Milik and Faouzi Ghoulam […]
Vigorito: ‘Benevento might be mad…’
Vigorito: ‘Benevento might be mad…’
Benevento President Oreste Vigorito explained their audacious January transfer changes. “We might be insane, we might be dreamers, we might be suicidal.” They host Napoli this evening at 19.45 GMT, click here for the line-ups and Liveblog. “We are facing perhaps the strongest team in Europe, I think stronger than Juve, but certainly more entertaining. […]