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Maradona congratulates Hamsik
Maradona congratulates Hamsik
Diego Armando Maradona sent a message of congratulations to Marek Hamsik for matching his Napoli goals record. “I hope you score many more!” The Slovakia international was on target in last night’s 3-1 victory over Torino. That took his total tally to 115 competitive goals for Napoli, equalling the all-time club record set by Maradona. […]
Allegri defends decision to drop Dybala in Juventus win
Allegri defends decision to drop Dybala in Juventus win
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri stood by his decision to continue to leave star forward Paulo Dybala on the bench, as his side defeated Bologna 3-0 on Sunday. The Argentina international was dropped for last weekend’s goalless draw against Inter after a run of poor form, and was left out once more at the Stadio Renato […]
Allegri on Dybala: ‘It’s a team sport’
Allegri on Dybala: ‘It’s a team sport’
Max Allegri defended his decision to drop Paulo Dybala after Juventus crushed Bologna 3-0. “Football is a team sport, you take away the I.” The Bianconeri leapfrogged Inter to go into second place with their 3-0 victory away to Bologna, but Dybala was dropped for the second game running. “The lads are putting in good […]
Allegri reveals why Dybala can’t replace Ronaldo
Allegri reveals why Dybala can’t replace Ronaldo
17 December at 17:30 Following his side’s relatively smooth victory over Bologna, Juventus manager Max Allegri spoke to Premium Sport. With the 3-0 victory, the Bianconeri sit just one point behind Napoli for the Serie A lead. “The guys are having good performances, growing physically and staying compact as they did not concede today. These […]
Pjanic inspires Juventus past poor Bologna
Pjanic inspires Juventus past poor Bologna
A dominant display from Miralem Pjanic[1] saw Juventus[2] secure an easy 3-0 win over Bologna[3] at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara and move into second place in Serie A[4]. After building up an early spell of dominance, Juventus put the game beyond doubt during a 10 minute period midway through the first half. A superb Pjanic […]
Here’s what Di Francesco must do for Roma to win the Scudetto
Here’s what Di Francesco must do for Roma to win the…
17 December at 15:00 By: Matthew Klimberg (@KlimbergCalcio) Despite losing last season’s MVP Mohamed Salah, star goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, manager Luciano Spalletti, and Roman god Francesco Totti, AS Roma shockingly only find themselves four points off the Serie A lead, despite one less match than leaders Napoli. While grizzled veteran Aleksander Kolarov has been […]
Liverpool join Juve and Napoli in race for €20m Atletico defender
Liverpool join Juve and Napoli in race for €20m Atletico…
17 December at 13:50 No secret Juventus and Napoli are long time admirers of Atletico Madrid defender Sime Vrsaljko who moved to Spain in summer 2016 for a fee close to € 20 million. The Croatia International, however, is being struggling with game time at the Wanda Metropolitano and according to several reports in Italy […]
Line-ups: Bologna-Juventus
Line-ups: Bologna-Juventus
Juventus have the chance to leapfrog Inter into second place, but drop Paulo Dybala again and have a decimated squad against Bologna. It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the build-up and action from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. The Bianconeri can take advantage of Inter’s surprise 3-1 home defeat to Udinese, […]
Hamsik: ‘Maradona was unique’
Hamsik: ‘Maradona was unique’
Marek Hamsik celebrates matching Diego Armando Maradona’s Napoli goal-scoring record, but “that’s the only thing we have in common.” The Slovakia international was on target in yesterday’s 3-1 victory away to Torino, taking his tally up to 115 goals in 477 competitive appearances for the club. This matched the all-time record set by Maradona from […]
‘I’d take Juve CL win if…’
‘I’d take Juve CL win if…’
Daniele De Rossi admits he would accept Juventus winning the Champions League if it meant Roma lifting the Scudetto. The Giallorossi moved to within four points of the top of Serie A with a dramatic late victory over Cagliari yesterday evening. Speaking following the decision to allow Federico Fazio’s last gasp winner to stand, the […]