🎙 @MrAncelotti: “We set out to play at pace tonight. It wasn’t at all easy but we’ve got the three points”
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Mertens overcomes Maradona
Mertens overcomes Maradona
Dries Mertens has surpassed Diego Maradona’s tally of 115 goals in a Napoli jersey and is now closing on Marek Hamsik’s record of 121. The 32-year-old Belgian bagged a brace during this evening’s 3-2 Champions League victory away to RB Salzburg. He had been one goal behind Maradona’s total of 115, but in one night […]
Ancelotti: ‘I told Insigne he’d win it’
Ancelotti: ‘I told Insigne he’d win it’
Carlo Ancelotti reveals he told substitute Lorenzo Insigne he “will decide the match” and few realise how important Napoli’s victory at RB Salzburg was. Dries Mertens bagged a brace, as did Erling Haaland, but Insigne came off the bench to score the winner for 3-2. “I expected this, because I knew that to win here, […]
🎙 @MrAncelotti: “It was a difficult game but we played well from the off and come away with a big win”
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Mertens leapfrogs Maradona and fires Napoli to big win in Salzburg
Mertens leapfrogs Maradona and fires Napoli to big win in…
Napoli managed to secure a first away Champions League win since December 2016 with a dramatic 3-2 win at Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday. More than end their own unwanted run on the road, they inflicted a first home defeat in over 70 matches upon Salzburg. The night belonged to Dries Mertens though as the […]
HT: Inter break Borussia Dortmund
HT: Inter break Borussia Dortmund
Lautaro Martinez has given Inter a precious 1-0 half-time lead over Borussia Dortmund, but Samir Handanovic was decisive on Jadon Sancho. Follow all the action as it happens from this game and RB Salzburg-Napoli on the LIVEBLOG. This was a must-win game for the Nerazzurri, having managed only one point from the first two games, […]
HT: Napoli thriller in Salzburg
HT: Napoli thriller in Salzburg
An historic Dries Mertens stunner put Napoli in front, but despite Alex Meret heroics, RB Salzburg’s Erling Haaland equalised from the spot. Follow all the action as it happens from this game and Inter-Borussia Dortmund on the LIVEBLOG. Kostas Manolas failed a fitness test with bruised ribs, so as Faouzi Ghoulam, Mario Rui, Elseid Hysaj […]