Monthly Archives: March 2018
Marco Materazzi: “Icardi Will Be Decisive Against AC Milan”
Marco Materazzi: “Icardi Will Be Decisive Against AC Milan”
What do Inter need to do to win the Derby? Marco Materazzi answers Italian media outlet Gazzetta dello Sport who ask the Inter legend that question: “They need to learn from Gattuso, by putting in heart, passion and competence, all things that this Inter has shown, so they cannot of just lost them. “Beyond this, […]
Di Bello for Milan derby
Di Bello for Milan derby
Marco Di Bello has been announced as the referee for this weekend’s Milan derby, with Davide Massa given Napoli-Roma. It’s a big weekend of Serie A fixtures, as Juventus are at Lazio on Saturday night too, with Atalanta welcoming Sampdoria for a Europa League showdown. Today the AIA has announced the Week 27 referees, with […]
Hysaj back for Roma?
Hysaj back for Roma?
Napoli are reportedly “very optimistic” Elseid Hysaj will return for Saturday’s Roma game, after he went off against Cagliari. The Albanian full-back provided an assist in the 5-0 win, but picked up a knock and had to be substituted with 15 minutes to play. However, speaking on Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli Valter De Maggio’s report […]
Report: Mertens showing his charitable side in Naples
Report: Mertens showing his charitable side in Naples
01 March at 14:00 It is fair to say Dries Mertens has often flown under the radar somewhat as a professional footballer, failing to grab the headlines to the same extent many of his peers do. That is despite being in the form of his life under the tutelage of Maurizio Sarri, with whom he […]
Manchester United summer transfer priority revealed
Manchester United summer transfer priority revealed
01 March at 14:15 Real Madrid midfield star Toni Kroos is Jose Mourinho and Manchester United’s priority for the upcoming summer transfer window. The German midfielder arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2014 and has impressed for the club since joining. He has won the La Liga on one […]
Mirabelli: AC Milan will alert Napoli before speaking to Reina
Mirabelli: AC Milan will alert Napoli before speaking to Reina
While reports that AC Milan have agreed a deal with Napoli’s Pepe Reina might be premature, Rossoneri director Massimiliano Mirabelli confessed that there is interest from the Milanese giants. The Spaniard is out of contract in Naples this coming summer, which has put him, among others, on the radar of last summer’s big spenders in […]
Mertens gives pizza to homeless
Mertens gives pizza to homeless
Napoli forward Dries Mertens reportedly bought pizzas for the city’s homeless after December’s trip to Torino. The Belgian didn’t manage to score in the 3-1 win, and at the time was going through something of a goal drought. Nonetheless, Corriere del Mezzogiorno reports, when Martens returned to the city he called up one of his […]
Candela: ‘If Sarri doesn’t win…’
Candela: ‘If Sarri doesn’t win…’
Vincent Candela is cheering on Napoli for the Scudetto, but “if Maurizio Sarri doesn’t win he’ll remain like all the others”. The Partenopei are four points clear of Juventus at the top of Serie A – though the Bianconeri have a game in hand – and the former Roma full-back would like to see them […]
Seven stars targeted as Mourinho makes Man Utd transfer plans
Seven stars targeted as Mourinho makes Man Utd transfer plans
Manchester United look set to postpone the proposed renovation of Old Trafford after Jose Mourinho drew up a seven-man summer shopping list. The Red Devils had planned to increase the capacity from 75,000 to 88,000 this summer but according a report in Mailsport those plans have now been put on hold to fund another Mourinho spending spree. […]
Inter, Cancelo: “The derby is a game you can’t just play: you have to win it”
Inter, Cancelo: “The derby is a game you can’t…
After being sidelined for most part of the first half of the season, Inter right-back Joao Cancelo has now the chance to show his qualities on Spalletti’s right side. “It’s not about being selfish, but no player is happy when he doesn’t play – the Portuguese says to La Gazzetta dello Sport – I was […]