Author Archives: James Grundy
Mertens: ‘Convincing Callejon to stay’
Mertens: ‘Convincing Callejon to stay’
Dries Mertens reveals he is ‘trying to convince’ Jose Callejon to stay at Napoli, while Lille striker Victor Osimhen is ‘the kind of player we need.’ The club’s all-time top scorer had been on the verge of walking away this summer, but signed a new two-year contract and committed his future to the Partenopei. Now […]
Meret eyes ‘long’ Napoli stay
Meret eyes ‘long’ Napoli stay
Goalkeeper Alex Meret says he is determined to ‘win over Gennaro Gattuso on the pitch’ and ‘stay at Napoli for a long time’. Meret was Carlo Ancelotti’s undisputed No 1 but has fallen behind David Ospina in the pecking order since the appointment of Gattuso in December. Despite that, the 23-year-old has no plans of […]
Mertens: ‘Gap with Juve minimal’
Mertens: ‘Gap with Juve minimal’
Dries Mertens has insisted that the gap between Napoli and Juventus is ‘minimal. I’m convinced winning the Coppa Italia is a starting point’. Mertens recently helped Napoli win the Coppa Italia, but they go into their Serie A match against Roma this evening 30 points behind leaders Juve. Much of that, according to the forward, […]
Rocchi steps in as Napoli-Roma ref
Rocchi steps in as Napoli-Roma ref
Gianluca Rocchi has replaced Marco Di Bello as the referee for tonight’s Serie A clash between Napoli and Roma. Di Bello was initially assigned the fixture but, for reasons unknown, he makes way for Rocchi. The experienced official has booked 11 players, sent off 11 and awarded 22 penalties in his 22 matches this season. […]
Ronaldo ends stunning freekick drought to make incredible history across three leagues
Ronaldo ends stunning freekick drought to make incredible…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first freekick for the Old Lady as Juventus beat Torino 4-1 in the Turin derby to move seven points clear at the top of the table after nearest challengers Lazio lost to a Zlatan Ibrahimovic-inspired AC Milan. Ronaldo was among the scorers, becoming the first Juve player to score 25 Serie […]
‘Osimhen would be Napoli superstar’
‘Osimhen would be Napoli superstar’
Lille President Gerard Lopez claims Victor Osimhen would become a ‘superstar’ if he joined Napoli, who are ‘at the same level as Atletico Madrid’. Osimhen is leaving Lille this summer after an 18-goal debut season for the Ligue 1 side, which also yielded six assists, and Napoli are making the most headway to sign the […]
Probable line-ups: Napoli-Roma
Probable line-ups: Napoli-Roma
Napoli are set to line up with Arkadiusz Milik against Roma, who will name Nicolo Zaniolo in their squad for the first time in six months. This clash for a top-six Serie A finish kicks off at 20:45 UK time this evening – click here for a preview. Milik and Jose Callejon will join captain Lorenzo […]
Napoli v Roma: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Napoli v Roma: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Sunday’s Serie A action concludes with an intriguing Derby del Sole between Napoli and Roma at the Stadio San Paolo (kick-off 21:45). PROBABLE LINE-UPS Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Fabian Ruiz, Demme, Zielinski; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne. Unavailable: Opsina. Roma (4-2-3-1): Mirante; Zappacosta, Mancini, Smalling, Kolarov; Cristante, Veretout; Kluivert, Lo. Pellegrini, Mkhitaryan; Dzeko. Suspended: Perotti. […]
Calhanoglu: ‘Just a knock’
Calhanoglu: ‘Just a knock’
Hakan Calhanoglu hopes his calf injury is not so serious as to rule him out against Juventus, after limping off during Milan’s 3-0 win over Lazio. Calhanoglu’s effort took a big deflection, then Zlatan Ibrahimovic converted a penalty and Ante Rebic concluded the rout in the second half. “It hurts a bit, I just got […]
AC Milan tear down Olimpico fortress to put damaging dent in Lazio’s Scudetto dream
AC Milan tear down Olimpico fortress to put damaging dent…
Lazio’s hopes of landing a first Serie A title in 20 years took a major blow on Saturday as AC Milan ended the capital club’s unbeaten home record with a thumping 3-0 victory at the Stadio Olimpico. A Hakan Calhanoglu strike and Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty gave the visitors a comfortable lead at the break, before […]