Monthly Archives: March 2019
Inter handed another reprimand after Kessie chants
Inter handed another reprimand after Kessie chants
Inter[1] have received a suspended stand closure after their fans were found guilty of racially abusing Franck Kessie[2] during the Derby della Madonnina on Sunday night. The tightly contested match saw the Nerazzurri run out 3-2 winners, a result that saw them leapfrog AC Milan[3] for third in the Serie A standings. It wasn’t all […]
Aina given three-game ban
Aina given three-game ban
Torino full-back Ola Aina has been given a three-match ban for his red card against Bologna at the weekend. Aina was shown a straight red card in stoppage time of the 3-2 defeat for showing dissent to the referee, and the FIGC’s sporting judiciary has not held back with its punishment. His Toro teammate Nicolas […]
Inter handed another racism ban
Inter handed another racism ban
Inter have been handed a suspended stand closure after their fans were found guilty of racially abusing Milan midfielder Franck Kessie. The FIGC’s sporting judiciary heard supporters from the Curva Nord ‘chant racist expressions’ towards Kessie in the seventh and 39th minute of Sunday’s Derby della Madonnina at San Siro. Consequently, the Nerazzurri risk one […]
Insigne back ahead of schedule?
Insigne back ahead of schedule?
Napoli are optimistic they could have Lorenzo Insigne back for the game against Roma and fit to start with Arsenal. The captain was ruled out for three weeks with a muscular injury during the warm-up of their Europa League trip to RB Salzburg last Thursday. According to Sky Sport Italia, Insigne is responding well to […]
Meret grateful for Buffon praise
Meret grateful for Buffon praise
Napoli and Italy starlet Alex Meret has expressed his gratitude for Gianluigi Buffon’s praise. “If I became a goalkeeper, I owe it to him.” Buffon previously said it was ‘exciting’ to watch Meret work, and the former Udinese shot-stopper is ready to repay the Italy icon by ‘emulating’ him. “It’s a great source of satisfaction,” […]
Can Napoli secure Europa League victory for Italy?
Can Napoli secure Europa League victory for Italy?
19 March at 15:45 Only one Italian team remains in the UEFA Europa League: SSC Napoli. AC Milan crashed out of the group stage after a defeat to Greek side Olympiakos whilst Lazio were defeated in the round of 32 by La Liga outfit Sevilla. Inter Milan, meanwhile, exited after the round of 16; losing […]
Lorenzo Insigne: Napoli star offered to PSG and Man Utd by agent Raiola
Lorenzo Insigne: Napoli star offered to PSG and Man Utd…
19 March at 16:00 A dwindling relationship between agent Mino Raiola and Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis is the first factor that could prove decisive in the future of Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne. Insigne, 27, has been a target of a number of clubs for some time but this ongrowing hostility may lead him to the […]
Chelsea chief Marina Granovskaia made these THREE HUGE decisions – but were they all good?
Chelsea chief Marina Granovskaia made these THREE HUGE decisions…
The 44-year-old runs the club for her boss and her ruthless streak is well-known throughout football. Sarri knows that Granovskaia is the one who can end his time in west London – but she was the driving force behind his appointment. The Italian coach was not the unanimous choice to replace Antonio Conte, with some […]
Napoli’s Fabian still in hospital
Napoli’s Fabian still in hospital
Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz is still in hospital after pulling out of the Spain squad on Monday evening. Fabian was ruled out of Napoli’s 4-2 win against Udinese with the flu, and the symptoms did not clear up in time for Spain’s Euro 2020 qualifiers against Norway and Malta. “Although things sometimes happen at the […]
From Pjanic to Icardi: Real Madrid identify many Serie A targets for next summer
From Pjanic to Icardi: Real Madrid identify many Serie A…
19 March at 14:00 A revolution is expected to take place at Real Madrid next summer. As reported by Marca, there are many Serie A players on the list of potential reinforcements for the Los Blancos directors. For the defence, the favourites are Milan Skriniar from Inter and Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli. In the midfield, on the […]