Author Archives: James Grundy
Ronaldo: ‘Trophy gives Juve confidence’
Ronaldo: ‘Trophy gives Juve confidence’
Cristiano Ronaldo hopes Juventus winning the Supercoppa by beating Napoli 2-0 can ‘give us more confidence going into the future.’ CR7 opened the scoring and Alvaro Morata sealed it on the counter with the last kick of the game after Lorenzo Insigne had fired a penalty wide. “We are very happy with the win, it […]
Petagna reassures Insigne
Petagna reassures Insigne
Andrea Petagna insists ‘we’d be talking about a different game’ without Wojciech Szczesny’s incredible saves for Juventus, but Lorenzo Insigne is distraught after missing the Napoli penalty. The Bianconeri won the Supercoppa 2-0 in Reggio Emilia this evening. “It was a game decided by incidents. We had the chances with Chucky Lozano, Szczesny did really […]
Juve-Napoli player ratings: Old Lady must thank Szczesny and Ronaldo
Juve-Napoli player ratings: Old Lady must thank Szczesny…
Juventus lifted the first trophy of the season and the Old Lady must thank Wojciech Szczęsny and Cristiano Ronaldo for their 2-0 win against Napoli. Player ratings from the Mapei Stadium: Juventus Szczesny 8 – Made two crucial saves on Lozano: showed cat-like reflexes to deny the Mexican in the first half and stuck out […]
Gattuso: ‘Insigne mustn’t feel responsible’
Gattuso: ‘Insigne mustn’t feel responsible’
Gennaro Gattuso tells Lorenzo Insigne not to think Napoli lost the Supercoppa because of the penalty miss. ‘Juventus had more chances in the Coppa Italia Final.’ It was a heart-breaking evening at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia, as Lorenzo Insigne had the opportunity to equalise after Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal, but the captain fired a […]
Juventus edge Napoli to triumph in Supercoppa Italiana
Juventus edge Napoli to triumph in Supercoppa Italiana
Andrea Pirlo claimed his first piece of silverware as Juventus coach on Wednesday evening as they beat Napoli 2-0 in Reggio Emilia to win the Supercoppa Italiana. Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata got La Vecchia Signora’s two goals on the night, with the Spaniard killing the game off with the final kick of the night, […]
HT: Lozano comes closest in the Supercoppa
HT: Lozano comes closest in the Supercoppa
Wojciech Szczesny made an exceptional save on Chucky Lozano, but Juventus and Napoli are still goalless at half-time in the Supercoppa. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. This was the traditional clash between the Scudetto and Coppa Italia holders, but also a replay of the Coppa Italia […]
Mancini: ‘Insigne covers too much ground’
Mancini: ‘Insigne covers too much ground’
Italy coach Roberto Mancini explains why Lorenzo Insigne isn’t quite as effective this evening for Napoli against Juventus. ‘He has too much ground to cover.’ The CT spoke to RAI Sport at half-time, when it was 0-0 in the Supercoppa at the Mapei Stadium. “Juve have more possession, but aren’t finding the spaces to get […]