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Napoli, Albiol: ‘Ancelotti has faith in all of us…’
Napoli, Albiol: ‘Ancelotti has faith in all of us…’
20 January at 23:35 Napoli defender Raul Albiol spoke to Sky Sport after the Napoli-Lazio game, here is what he had to say: ‘ We knew it was going to be hard but we got the win. It’s an important win for us against a good team. Missing players? Yes we had a lot of […]
Napoli, Ancelotti: ‘We don’t have a definitive starting 11…’
Napoli, Ancelotti: ‘We don’t have a definitive…
20 January at 23:55 Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti spoke to Sky Sport after the Napoli-Lazio 2-1 game, here is what he had to say on the matter: ‘ Yes we were missing a lot of players today but we have a lot of depth and quality. We have a team that is capable of playing […]
Exclusive: Napoli close to sealing Lazzari transfer, the latest
Exclusive: Napoli close to sealing Lazzari transfer, the latest
20 January at 23:59 Napoli appear to be very close to finding an agreement with SPAL for promising Manuel Lazzari. Calciomercato.com sources have learned that the Naples club have put in an offer of almost €20m for the right sided player, who has impressed for SPAL this season. Napoli are believed to already have an agreement […]
Atalanta pull clear on top of Serie A’s scoring charts
Atalanta pull clear on top of Serie A’s scoring charts
No team in Serie A has scored as many goals as Atalanta this year, with striker Duvan Zapata playing a key role in La Dea’s successes to this point. Juventus and Napoli, first and second in the Serie A standings, have played one game less than Atalanta but have 38 and 37 goals respectively, while […]
Gattuso accepting of Higuain’s decision to leave AC Milan
Gattuso accepting of Higuain’s decision to leave AC Milan
After Gennaro Gattuso left striker Gonzalo Higuain out of his squad for Monday’s clash with Genoa as he closes in on a move to Chelsea, the AC Milan coach claimed that he has made peace with the player’s decision to depart. The Argentine arrived from Juventus on loan during the summer after space in Turin […]
Inzaghi: ‘Napoli played better, but…’
Inzaghi: ‘Napoli played better, but…’
Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi admits “Napoli played better and deserved to win, but I didn’t agree with either of the Francesco Acerbi bookings.” Jose Callejon and Arkadiusz Milik had given the hosts a comfortable lead, but just after Ciro Immobile pulled one back, the Aquile were reduced to 10 men. “Napoli played better than we […]
Ancelotti: ‘No Napoli first choice XI’
Ancelotti: ‘No Napoli first choice XI’
Carlo Ancelotti is glad his Napoli squad rotation is paying off after beating Lazio 2-1, with Arkadiusz Milik and Fabian Ruiz becoming stars. Despite having Kalidou Koulibaly, Lorenzo Insigne and Allan suspended, with Marek Hamsik injured, they still managed to get the victory against one of the contenders for fourth place. “We were missing a […]
Albiol: ‘Ancelotti faith in Napoli players’
Albiol: ‘Ancelotti faith in Napoli players’
Napoli defender Raul Albiol credited Carlo Ancelotti with squad rotation for ensuring they were “ready when called upon” against Lazio. They were missing Kalidou Koulibaly, Lorenzo Insigne, Allan and Marek Hamsik, but still won 2-1. “We knew it would be difficult with our first Serie A game after a long winter break, but we got […]
Serie A: Napoli 2 vs Lazio 1, as Milik shined for his team
Serie A: Napoli 2 vs Lazio 1, as Milik shined for his team
20 January at 22:55 Napoli took on Lazio today in what was a great Serie A match-up. Carlo Ancelotti’s team took on Simone Inzaghi’s team as Napoli had to do without 4 important players: Koulibaly, Allan, Hamsik and Lorenzo Insigne. Even so, Napoli still had a lot of quality in their team as they started […]
Lazio, Inzaghi: ‘Napoli deserved to win but Acerbi didn’t deserve to be sent-off…’
Lazio, Inzaghi: ‘Napoli deserved to win but Acerbi…
20 January at 23:15 Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi spoke to Sky Sport after the Napoli-Lazio 2-1 game, here is what he had to say on the matter: ‘ Result? Well Napoli played better than us and they deserved to win in the end but I really think that Acerbi didn’t deserve that red card. For […]