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Author Archives: James Grundy
Simeone: Viola have ‘inner force’
Simeone: Viola have ‘inner force’
Fiorentina striker Giovanni Simeone is ‘completely certain that Davide Astori is still there’ as the captain’s passing ‘created a force inside us’. Fiorentina have gone on to win six of their nine games without Astori, the most recent of which saw Simeone take his tally for the season to 14 with a hat-trick against Napoli […]
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 35
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 35
Juventus are now just a step away from the Scudetto after beating Inter thanks to two late, late goals in the Derby d’Italia. That coupled with Napoli losing at Fiorentina means consecutive title No.7 is almost certainly on its way to Turin. Roma and Lazio both won to tighten their grip on Serie A’s two […]
‘Napoli celebrated Juve win too much’
‘Napoli celebrated Juve win too much’
Kalidou Koulibaly’s agent has criticised Napoli fans for celebrating their victory over Juventus ‘as if they’d won the Scudetto’. As many as 20,000 Napoli supporters greeted their team at Naples-Capodichino airport after they beat Juve 2-1 last Sunday, but fast forward a week and the Bianconeri regained their four-point lead at the top after they […]
Agent coy on Koulibaly-Chelsea links
Agent coy on Koulibaly-Chelsea links
Kalidou Koulibaly’s agent suggests Chelsea’s chances of signing the Napoli stopper depend on Champions League qualification and Maurizio Sarri’s future. Chelsea have continually been linked with Koulibaly since Antonio Conte’s appointment in the summer of 2016, and Bruno Satin admitted he did not know whether the Senegalese or Sarri would stay at Napoli. “Koulibaly, Sarri […]
Arsenal eye two Serie A stars as new manager’s transfer budget is revealed
Arsenal eye two Serie A stars as new manager’s transfer…
Arsenal are ready to launch moves for Roma’s Radja Nainggolan and AC Milan’s Gianluigi Donnarumma as part of a summer revamp. Tuttosport, as cited on Calcio Mercato[1], claims that the new Arsenal manager in waiting will receive a transfer budget in the region of £175 million. Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri and former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti have both […]
Skomina to ref Roma-Liverpool
Skomina to ref Roma-Liverpool
Slovenian referee Damir Skomina has been chosen to take charge of Roma’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Liverpool. The two clubs go head-to-head at the Olimpico on Tuesday evening as Roma look to overturn a 5-2 deficit for a place in the Final. Skomina has already presided over four fixtures involving Italian teams this […]
Milenkovic: Fiorentina honoured Astori
Milenkovic: Fiorentina honoured Astori
Nikola Milenkovic praised Fiorentina for ‘honouring’ Davide Astori’s legacy during their 3-0 win against Napoli on Sunday. Giovanni Simeone’s hat-trick ended a run of three games without a win for Fiorentina and inflicted a damaging blow on Napoli’s Scudetto hopes, but Milenkovic was happier about preserving the memory of his fallen teammate. “It was a […]
PODCAST: The Joker and The Thief
PODCAST: The Joker and The Thief
It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster at the top of Serie A this season but sadly the Scudetto race looks to have taken its final turn as Juventus pull four points clear of Napoli at the summit. The Bianconeri came from behind to beat Inter in the dying minutes at the Stadio San Siro […]