
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Italy Player Ratings: Substitutes make amends for Mancini
Italy Player Ratings: Substitutes make amends for Mancini
A late Jorginho penalty rescued a 1-1 draw for Italy[1] in their UEFA Nations League opener against Poland[2] at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Bologna on Friday night. Roberto Mancini’s first competitive outing with the Azzurri saw them go a goal down thanks to a Piotr Zielinski effort, but his former Napoli teammate stepped up […]
Napoli fear the worse for Chiriches injury
Napoli fear the worse for Chiriches injury
08 September at 15:15 Serie A giants Napoli are reportedly holding their breath over the situation of defender Vlad Chiriches. The former Tottenham defender got injured and was substituted in around half an hour during Romania’s game against Montenegro. The injury was sustained on the defender’s left knee and following the first MRI, an anterior cruciate ligament injury is being feared. Sky Italia state that Chiriches is set to return to Italy to nurse and know the extent […]
Italian legend makes gaffe on live television
Italian legend makes gaffe on live television
08 September at 14:35 Italian legend Diego Tardelli recently made a gaffe on television when he called Azzurri star Jorginho Serginho and thought he was in Manchester and not in London. Tardelli was recently talking to Jorginho on Rai Sport, following Italy’s 1-1 draw against Poland yesterday. Piotr Zielinski had handed Poland a lead, but they were pegged back when Jorginho himself had scored from the spot-kick after Federico Chiesa was brought down in the box. During the interview, Tardelli asked Jorginho: “Why could you not […]
Chiriches fears ACL tear
Chiriches fears ACL tear
Napoli defender Vlad Chiriches will undergo tests on Monday after fears he has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament. The player limped off during last night’s Romania match against Montenegro after a sharp pain to his left knee. Romania Coach Cosmin Contra confirmed straight away that it seemed to be “pretty serious” and the initial diagnosis […]
Mirallas: ‘Pay cut for Fiorentina’
Mirallas: ‘Pay cut for Fiorentina’
Kevin Mirallas “gave up on a lot of money to join Fiorentina” after Everton scuppered a move two years earlier. “I’ll rediscover the joy of playing football in Serie A.” The Belgium international arrived from Everton in August, on loan with option to buy for a total of €7.5m. “(Director of sport Pantaleo) Corvino had […]

Codacons president unhappy with Napoli ticket price, wants fans to go on strike
Codacons president unhappy with Napoli ticket price, wants…
08 September at 11:15 Codacons president Carlo Rienzi launched an attack on Napoli over the increase in ticket price had has asked the fans to go on a protest. “I do not like the behavior of Napoli on the ticket issue, you can not increase prices when the team is good and lower them when […]

