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Top five Scudetto comebacks
Top five Scudetto comebacks
Napoli visit Juventus tonight, looking to reduce the gap at the top of Serie A to just one point and keep the Scudetto race alive. The Partenopei were six points behind the leaders going in to the midweek round, so winning the title for the first time since 1990 would represent an extraordinary comeback. Here […]
Higuain: Napoli’s assassin
Higuain: Napoli’s assassin
It’s an immutable law of football that a player will always score against their former side, and nowhere is that more true than the case of Gonzalo Higuain and Napoli. The striker was a hero for the Partenopei faithful, scoring 36 goals in 35 games in 2015-16 as Maurizio Sarri’s side mounted a Scudetto challenge. […]
Man City boss Pep Guardiola wants Bayern and Napoli duo for £135milion – EXCLUSIVE
Man City boss Pep Guardiola wants Bayern and Napoli duo…
PEP GUARDIOLA wants to sign Bayern Munich’s Thiago Alcantara and Napoli’s Jorginho for a combined £135million this summer. GETTY REINFORCE: Pep Guardiola is looking to bring in new faces for next season’s title push The City boss had Thiago, 27, watched again last weekend in Bayern’s 5-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach. The Spain midfielder played […]
Chelsea To Be Offered Real Madrid Speedster In Exchange For Belgian Ace: Good Move For All Parties?
Chelsea To Be Offered Real Madrid Speedster In Exchange…
Another speculative story has come out of the Eden Hazard to Real Madrid saga[1]. The Chelsea star moved to London back in 2012 but has been long since been linked[2] with a move to Santiago Bernabeu. The suggestions have grown in stature every season for a player who has been long since earmarked by the […]
Milan, Gattuso: “I’m ashamed. It looked like we’re a band of musicans”
Milan, Gattuso: “I’m ashamed. It looked like…
Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso spoke after his team’s 1-0 home loss to last-placed side Benevento: “Last week, this team received compliments after their performance against Napoli. Now, there is a giant regression. I am the one that is ultimately responsible, that is clear. It was a terrible performance. We are tired, but so are the […]
Pioli: ‘Not a good performance’
Pioli: ‘Not a good performance’
Stefano Pioli concedes Fiorentina “didn’t play well” even before the red card in their 1-0 defeat to Sassuolo. The Viola have now lost two on the bounce, though notably went down to 10 men in both games against Lazio and today Sassuolo. “We didn’t play well, especially at the start when it was still XI […]
Pirlo: ‘Juve favourites with Napoli’
Pirlo: ‘Juve favourites with Napoli’
Andrea Pirlo believes Juventus are favourites for the Scudetto clash, as “they can approach it in a different way, whereas Napoli are forced to win.” It kicks off tomorrow at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for a match preview. “It’ll be a decisive match for Napoli, as they are forced to win,” Pirlo […]
Marchisio out of Juve-Napoli
Marchisio out of Juve-Napoli
Claudio Marchisio, Stefano Sturaro and Mattia De Sciglio are out of the Scudetto decider between Juventus and Napoli. It kicks off on Sunday at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for a match preview. The Bianconeri have Miralem Pjanic and Mario Mandzukic back in the side, while Andrea Barzagli has seemingly also recovered from […]
Juventus, Allegri’s squad for the match against Napoli: Marchisio out
Juventus, Allegri’s squad for the match against Napoli:…
A challenge not to be missed by Juventus as they must prevent Napoli closing the gap between first and second place, and also for Juventus to cancel the bad performance on Wednesday against Crotone. Just over 24 hours before the biggest game of the season for these two sides (Juventus-Napoli), the Juventus team prepares for […]
Juve-Napoli: Allegri’s latest formation change revealed
Juve-Napoli: Allegri’s latest formation change revealed
21 April at 18:55 Juventus and Napoli will be facing each other at the Allianz Stadium tomorrow night in a key clash for the scudetto race. The bianconeri are the Serie A table leaders as they are enjoying a four point lead on the partenopei with five games left to be played. Today’s reports in […]