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Giampaolo satisfied with Samp effort
Giampaolo satisfied with Samp effort
Marco Giampaolo declared himself satisfied with Sampdoria’s effort in their 3-2 defeat at Napoli. The Blucerchiati twice took the lead at the San Paolo but were pegged back before Marek Hamsik netted the winner before half time. “I asked the boys to show courage to go out and evade the first period of pressure, because […]
Sarri: ‘Samp tried to play’
Sarri: ‘Samp tried to play’
Maurizio Sarri praised both the Napoli comeback in a 3-2 victory and Sampdoria for taking the lead twice. “They’re the only team who tried to play football.” The Partenopei twice came back from a goal down at the Stadio San Paolo to snatch it with Marek Hamsik. “It was a game packed with incidents that […]
Hamsik: ‘Napoli win worth double’
Hamsik: ‘Napoli win worth double’
Marek Hamsik said the 3-2 victory over Sampdoria was “a six-pointer as Inter lost to Sassuolo,” so Napoli can break away with his record-breaking goal. “The important thing is that we won while suffering, as it’s a victory that counts for even more, because Inter lost today as well,” Hamsik told Mediaset Premium and Sky […]
Wk18: Napoli soar, Inter slide
Wk18: Napoli soar, Inter slide
Napoli fought back twice to beat Sampdoria in a 3-2 thriller, but Inter fell to a second straight defeat at Sassuolo and Benevento crumbled again. Click here for all the individual match reports. Or see how they all unfolded on the LIVEBLOG. The Partenopei were behind after just two minutes to a stunning Gaston Ramirez […]
Record-breaking Hamsik gives Napoli win over Sampdoria
Record-breaking Hamsik gives Napoli win over Sampdoria
Napoli made it 13 Serie A games unbeaten against Sampdoria, after a thrilling 3-2 win at the Stadio San Paolo on Saturday afternoon. Gaston Ramirez gave the visitors a shock lead just two minutes in with a stunning freekick, before Allan bagged the equaliser 14 minutes later. Fabio Quagliarella put Samp back in the lead […]
HT: Napoli lead Sampdoria thriller
HT: Napoli lead Sampdoria thriller
Napoli fought back twice to lead Sampdoria 3-2 after a fast and furious half of football, including Marek Hamsik’s historic goal. Follow all the action as it happens from all eight Serie A games and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. The Serie A leaders welcomed back Lorenzo Insigne from a groin injury, leaving only […]
Napoli-Sampdoria 3-2 live
Napoli-Sampdoria 3-2 live
23 December at 15:34 Napoli are unbeaten in their last 12 Serie A games against Sampdoria (W9 D3). Napoli have won seven of their last nine games at the San Paolo against the Blucerchiati. Napoli have collected 42 points this season – their joint-best in a single Serie A campaign after 17 games since 1987/88 (when they finished second). Sampdoria have picked-up only one point from their last four games, conceding eight goals in the process. Sampdoria have conceded seven goals in the last 15 minutes of play – more than any other side. Napoli instead have scored the most goals following a corner situation (6). […]
El Clasico: Real Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo is worst striker in Europe – Guillem Balague
El Clasico: Real Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo is worst striker…
CRISTIANO RONALDO could be described as the worst striker in Europe, according to Guillem Balague. GETTY El Clasico: Real Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo has been criticised by Guillem Balague The Real Madrid superstar has struggled so far this season which has allowed Barcelona to open up an 11-point gap on their rivals. Ronaldo has netted […]
Napoli-Sassuolo 1-1 live
Napoli-Sassuolo 1-1 live
23 December at 15:07 Napoli are unbeaten in their last 12 Serie A games against Sampdoria (W9 D3). Napoli have won seven of their last nine games at the San Paolo against the Blucerchiati. Napoli have collected 42 points this season – their joint-best in a single Serie A campaign after 17 games […]
Albiol: ‘Napoli back to our level’
Albiol: ‘Napoli back to our level’
Raul Albiol believes Napoli are well on the way to “returning to our level” ahead of their meeting with Sampdoria. It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, click here for the line-ups and Liveblog. “I think that after the victories over Torino and Udinese, we rediscovered our positive values,” the defender told Sky Sport Italia. “We […]