Author Archives: James Grundy
Line-ups: Milan-SPAL
Line-ups: Milan-SPAL
Milan drop Suso and go with Samu Castillejo and Ismael Bennacer against SPAL in Serie A this evening. Suso’s performances have been heavily criticised this season, despite Stefano Pioli’s defence of the Spaniard. He makes way for countryman Castillejo on the left wing, with Krzysztof Piatek and Hakan Calhanoglu joining him in a three-pronged Milan […]
Christian Vieri: ‘VAR is a scam, this was disgusting’
Christian Vieri: ‘VAR is a scam, this was disgusting’
31 October at 19:45 Former Inter and Juventus striker Christian Vieri was unimpressed with the usage of VAR in yesterday’s games when talking to Italian talk show Tiki Taka via Calciomercato.com. “VAR is a scam. Who are the leaders of VAR? Tomorrow morning, they have to resign, this was disgusting.” Yesterday saw two […]
Napoli, the truth about Allan’s recovery time
Napoli, the truth about Allan’s recovery time
31 October at 19:00 No cruciate ligament rupture for Allan, but it will take at least a month to recover from the knee injury. The Brazilian midfielder will surely miss the games against Roma, Salzburg and Genoa scheduled before the break. In other words, he will try to be back once the international break ends, […]
Juve’s plan to convince Haaland; Ronaldo involved
Juve’s plan to convince Haaland; Ronaldo involved
31 October at 18:00 Juventus are ready to play the Cristiano Ronaldo card to beat the likes of Napoli, Real Madrid and Liverpool in the race for Erling Haaland. In fact, the Portuguese striker will try to convince the Norweigan youngster to join the Bianconeri next summer. However, as a result of the competition mentioned, […]
Ancelotti given one-match ban
Ancelotti given one-match ban
Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti has been given a one-match ban for his dismissal against Atalanta last night. Ancelotti was sent straight down the tunnel during Napoli’s protests for not being awarded a penalty in the 2-2 draw. Although the Coach defended his actions, the FIGC’s Giudice Sportivo argued he “entered the pitch, disputing a refereeing […]
Lazio, Immobile snubs AC Milan in the top four race
Lazio, Immobile snubs AC Milan in the top four race
31 October at 17:15 Lazio’s star striker, Ciro Immobile, snubbed Milan in the race for a top-four finish this season. Speaking to Sky Italia, the Italian international explained who he thinks will be in the runnings, as the top two spots are pretty much locked down already. “I would like to work and fight to […]
Napoli-Atalanta ends up in parliament
Napoli-Atalanta ends up in parliament
A group of Napoli-supporting politicians have demanded answers in parliament following their side’s controversial draw with Atalanta. The refusal to award Napoli a penalty and subsequent Atalanta equaliser in last night’s 2-2 draw has provoked anger amongst the San Paolo faithful. Earlier today, a group of 12 politicians with allegiances to the Partenopei submitted a […]
Hamsik rues ‘stonewall’ penalty
Hamsik rues ‘stonewall’ penalty
Marek Hamsik found it “great and exciting” to return to Napoli for their match against Atalanta but rued the “stonewall” penalty not given to his former club. Hamsik made his first appearance at the San Siro last night since leaving Napoli for Chinese side Dalian Yifang in February. However, some of the gloss was wiped […]