Author Archives: James Grundy
Pecchia unhappy with Koulibaly opener
Pecchia unhappy with Koulibaly opener
Fabio Pecchia was unhappy that Kalidou Koulibaly’s opening goal for Napoli against Verona was allowed to stand. The struggling Scaligeri were holding the Serie A leaders in the second half of their match at the San Paolo. Defender Koulibaly finally broke the deadlock by nodding in a corner, but Pecchia believes goalkeeper Antonio Caracciolo was […]
Sarri dares to dream of the Scudetto
Sarri dares to dream of the Scudetto
06 January at 18:00 In the aftermath of his side’s 2-0 victory at home to Verona, Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri expressed his delight at clinching another three points: “We believe in ourselves and be aware that the best place to respond to critics is on the pitch. We did just that. We all dream of […]
Africa Stars Watch: 06 January 2018 – As It Happened
Africa Stars Watch: 06 January 2018 – As It Happened
by Phumzile Ngcatshe Saturday Jan 06, 2018. 18:43 We have come to the end of this Saturday’s Africa Stars Watch, we thank you for joining us. We give you an update of African players’ performances across Europe on Saturday, January 06 2018.Commentary:19:00 – Girona are yet to find an equaliser and the game has entered […]
Wk20: Napoli, Lazio and Milan celebrate
Wk20: Napoli, Lazio and Milan celebrate
Napoli fought their way past Verona and Ciro Immobile hit four in Lazio’s seven-goal thriller at SPAL, while Milan, Benevento and Genoa scraped wins. The Partenopei took their time to eventually knock Hellas down, with a Kalidou Koulibaly header and Jose Callejon’s first goal since October 29. The most entertaining match was easily in Ferrara, […]
Mazzarri delight at Toro ‘response’
Mazzarri delight at Toro ‘response’
Walter Mazzarri hailed the ‘response’ shown by Torino after his first game in charge ended in a 3-0 win over Bologna. Goals by Lorenzo De Silvestri, M’Baye Niang and Iago Falque ensured the former Inter, Napoli and Watford boss tasted victory in his first match since replacing the sacked Sinisa Mihajlovic. “Everything was great, there […]
Line-ups: Roma-Atalanta
Line-ups: Roma-Atalanta
Roma drop Radja Nainggolan due to excessive partying and transform their midfield against Papu Gomez and giant-killers Atalanta. It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 17.00 GMT, follow the build-up and action on the LIVEBLOG. The Giallorossi have lost their way of late and ended the year with a 1-1 draw at home to […]
Bologna set to announce return of midfielder from MLS adventure
Bologna set to announce return of midfielder from MLS adventure
06 January at 16:25 According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Blerim Džemaili’s MLS adventure is coming to an end, with the Swiss midfielder set to be announced as Bologna’s latest signing. He left the Rossoblu in December 2016 in order to join Montreal Impact, but is now set to head back in the opposite direction. The return […]
Serie A return on the cards for Criscito?
Serie A return on the cards for Criscito?
06 January at 16:30 Domenico Criscito surprised everyone by attending this afternoon’s match between Genoa and Sassuolo at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. The left-back, whose contract is set to expire with Russian Premier League side Zenit, is looking to secure his future and would like to return to Italy. His preference would be to join […]
Argentinos Abroad: Gio Simeone strikes late to cancel out Icardi’s opener as Fiorentina earn point from Inter visit (VIDEO)
Argentinos Abroad: Gio Simeone strikes late to cancel out…
Giovanni Simeone struck a dramatic injury time equaliser as Fiorentina fought to a well deserved point against Inter Milan after Mauro Icardi had looked to have given the visitors the points. Inter’s recent slump that has now seen the Nerazzurri go five without a win and lose ground on Napoli and Juventus at the top […]
HT: Wasteful Napoli fire blanks
HT: Wasteful Napoli fire blanks
Napoli have dominated their match with Verona, but so far failed to make it count with a goal, as Lorenzo Insigne missed a sitter. Follow all the action from today’s eight Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. The Partenopei ended 2017 and the first half of the season as Winter Champions, but crashed out of […]