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Napoli: ‘Historic ruling’ on Juve game
Napoli: ‘Historic ruling’ on Juve game
Napoli lawyer Mattia Grassani hailed ‘an historic ruling’ that forces Juventus to play the abandoned Week 3 game and removes the point penalty. The first two appeals against the original sentence had been rejected by the Lega Serie A and FIGC, but the CONI (Italian Olympic Committee) accepted Napoli’s version of events. The club argued […]
Official: Napoli have points deduction overturned, Juventus game to be replayed
Official: Napoli have points deduction overturned, Juventus…
Napoli’s appeal against the decision to award Juventus a walkover win for their cancelled Serie A fixture has been successful, meaning the game will be replayed. The Partenopei hadn’t been able to travel to Turin for the game on October 4, leading to its suspension. Napoli were then handed a walkover defeat and deducted a […]
Former Inter player has legs amputated
Former Inter player has legs amputated
Former Inter Scudetto winner Mauro Bellugi had both his legs amputated following complications due to COVID. ‘I lost the leg I used to score against Borussia Monchengladbach…” The 70-year-old has not lost his sense of humour despite the serious health problems that brought him to this point. During his career as a defender, Bellugi had […]
Everton officials working on January transfer as ‘gift’ for Ancelotti
Everton officials working on January transfer as ‘gift’…
Everton officials are working on a January deal to sign Germany international Sami Khedira, according to a report. Italian paper Corriere dello Sport claim that a January transfer of the veteran midfielder would be a “gift” for Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian coach worked with the 33-year-old at Real Madrid and the pair combined to win the 2014 […]
DeLa: ‘I expect the decision to be reversed’
DeLa: ‘I expect the decision to be reversed’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis said he ‘expects that the unfair decision will be reversed’, after the Partenopei’s hearing at CONI. The Azzurri appealed the 3-0 defeat by default and the one-point deduction after the match against Juventus that never took place on October 4. Juventus were given the win by the Sporting Judge, but […]
Napoli ordered campaign against ref?
Napoli ordered campaign against ref?
Napoli’s Head of Communication Nicola Lombardo appeared to tell Lorenzo Insigne he ordered a journalist to start a campaign on Twitter against Inter-Napoli referee Davide Massa using the hashtag #ControlliamoMassa. Lombardo was speaking to Insigne prior to a press conference held by Napoli on Monday. Zoom microphones had already been switched on, but neither Lombardo […]
Fonseca: ‘I’ll make changes, Pedro will play’
Fonseca: ‘I’ll make changes, Pedro will play’
Roma coach Paulo Fonseca confirmed Pedro Rodriguez will play against Cagliari tomorrow and reassured Chris Smalling can play in the current formation. The Giallorossi aim to bounce back after a 4-1 defeat to Atalanta last time and the Portuguese coach revealed he will make changes ahead of the last game in 2020. “I’ll make some […]
Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd contact exciting Serie A star with big January deal on cards; Tottenham plan huge midfielder signing
Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd contact exciting Serie A star with…
Manchester United are leading the race to sign a top Serie A star after being quoted €25m, while Tottenham have plans to bolster their midfield with a top quality signing, according to Tuesday’s Euro Paper Talk. MILENKOVIC WANTED BY MANCHESTER UNITED Manchester United have been in contact with the agent of Nikola Milenkovic as talks over […]