Osti: ‘Quagliarella is immortal’

Osti: ‘Quagliarella is immortal’

Sampdoria director of sport Carlo Osti said veteran striker Fabio Quagliarella is “the kind of player who is timeless. He’s immortal.” The Blucerchiati caused a big upset by thrashing Napoli 3-0, including a remarkable back-heel flick goal from Quagliarella. “Fabio is a great champion the kind of player who is timeless,” Osti told Sky Sport […]

Napoli seek Chiriches replacements

Napoli seek Chiriches replacements

With Vlad Chiriches possibly out for six months with a knee injury, Napoli are turning to free agents like Diego Polenta and Florentin Pogba. Chiriches limped off while on international duty for Romania and will visit the Villa Stuart clinic in Rome on Monday for tests. If the anterior cruciate ligament is indeed torn, then […]

Italy Player Ratings: Substitutes make amends for Mancini

Italy Player Ratings: Substitutes make amends for Mancini

A late Jorginho penalty rescued a 1-1 draw for Italy[1] in their UEFA Nations League opener against Poland[2] at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Bologna on Friday night. Roberto Mancini’s first competitive outing with the Azzurri saw them go a goal down thanks to a Piotr Zielinski effort, but his former Napoli teammate stepped up […]

Napoli, Chiriches: Torn ACL feared, player to undergo tests

Napoli, Chiriches: Torn ACL feared, player to undergo tests

Napoli fear the worse for Chiriches injury

Napoli fear the worse for Chiriches injury

08 September at 15:15 Serie A giants Napoli are reportedly holding their breath over the situation of defender Vlad Chiriches. The former Tottenham defender got injured and was substituted in around half an hour during Romania’s game against Montenegro. The injury was sustained on the defender’s left knee and following the first MRI, an anterior cruciate ligament injury is being feared. Sky Italia state that Chiriches is set to return to Italy to nurse and know the extent […]

Italian legend makes gaffe on live television

Italian legend makes gaffe on live television

08 September at 14:35 Italian legend Diego Tardelli recently made a gaffe on television when he called Azzurri star Jorginho Serginho and thought he was in Manchester and not in London. Tardelli was recently talking to Jorginho on Rai Sport, following Italy’s 1-1 draw against Poland yesterday. Piotr Zielinski had handed Poland a lead, but they were pegged back when Jorginho himself had scored from the spot-kick after Federico Chiesa was brought down in the box. During the interview, Tardelli asked Jorginho: “Why could you not […]

Chiriches fears ACL tear

Chiriches fears ACL tear

Napoli defender Vlad Chiriches will undergo tests on Monday after fears he has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament. The player limped off during last night’s Romania match against Montenegro after a sharp pain to his left knee. Romania Coach Cosmin Contra confirmed straight away that it seemed to be “pretty serious” and the initial diagnosis […]

Mirallas: ‘Pay cut for Fiorentina’

Mirallas: ‘Pay cut for Fiorentina’

Kevin Mirallas “gave up on a lot of money to join Fiorentina” after Everton scuppered a move two years earlier. “I’ll rediscover the joy of playing football in Serie A.” The Belgium international arrived from Everton in August, on loan with option to buy for a total of €7.5m. “(Director of sport Pantaleo) Corvino had […]