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Pirlo: ‘New striker not a priority for Juve’
Pirlo: ‘New striker not a priority for Juve’
Andrea Pirlo insists a new striker is not a priority for Juventus even if Paulo Dybala still has knee problems. The Old Lady beat Bologna 2-0 at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday with goals from Arthur and Weston McKennie. The Italian coach said the Old Lady should have been more clinical before discussing the club’s […]
Lozano scores fastest goal in Napoli’s history
Lozano scores fastest goal in Napoli’s history
Hirving Lozano’s goal against Hellas Verona after roughly nine seconds is the fastest in the history of Napoli. Federico Dimarco completely missed the ball allowing the Mexican winger to score after just 8.9 seconds in the first half. The former PSV’s goal is fastest one in the history of the Azzurri. The previous record belonged […]
Pirlo: ‘Juve should be clinical’
Pirlo: ‘Juve should be clinical’
Andrea Pirlo believes Juventus should have been more clinical against Bologna and praises Giorgio Chiellini: ‘He hadn’t played four games in a row for a long time.’ “It was important to bring intensity to the game, which we above all did in the first half and could’ve killed the game, but if you don’t finish […]
HT: Arthur opens Juve account
HT: Arthur opens Juve account
Arthur’s deflected strike has given Juventus the half-time lead over Bologna, but both teams had penalty appeals waved away. Follow all the action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. The Bianconeri were buoyed by their midweek 2-0 Supercoppa victory over Napoli, giving Andrea Pirlo his first silverware as coach, […]
Liveblog: Serie A Wk19 Sunday
Liveblog: Serie A Wk19 Sunday
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games, including Juventus-Bologna, Verona-Napoli and Lazio-Sassuolo. If you are on a mobile device or tablet, then follow the Liveblog HERE. We begin at 11.30 GMT with Juventus trying to close the gap on Milan, Inter and Roma as they […]
Line-ups: Juventus v Bologna
Line-ups: Juventus v Bologna
Matthijs de Ligt is back on the bench, but Dejan Kulusevski again partners Cristiano Ronaldo against Bologna, who look to Musa Barrow. It kicks off in Turin at 11.30 GMT, you can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. Andrea Pirlo won his first […]
Serie A MD19: Probable line-ups
Serie A MD19: Probable line-ups
Sunday begins with an Allianz Stadium clash between Juve and Bologna in Serie A. The Old Lady’s coach Andrea Pirlo is expected to once again start Arthur in the middle of the park with Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata up front. Napoli travel to Hellas Verona, with the Bentegodi showdown that kicks off at 14.00 […]
Prandelli saw ‘more balanced’ Fiorentina
Prandelli saw ‘more balanced’ Fiorentina
Cesare Prandelli acknowledges the 3-5-2 formation makes Fiorentina ‘much more balanced and organised,’ but they were also more aggressive against Crotone. A sensational Giacomo Bonaventura volley and Dusan Vlahovic finishing a well-worked move gave them the 2-0 lead, with Nwankwo Simy pulling one back in the second half. “We played well, fought for every ball, […]
Gasperini hails ‘best Atalanta performance’
Gasperini hails ‘best Atalanta performance’
Gian Piero Gasperini calls the 3-0 win over Milan ‘one of our best performances since I’ve been’ on the Atalanta bench, but won’t start Scudetto talk. La Dea beat Milan 5-0 in Bergamo just over a year ago and it was a similarly dominant performance at San Siro, winning 3-0 with Cristian Romero’s header, a […]
De Ligt has recovered from COVID
De Ligt has recovered from COVID
Juventus confirm Matthijs de Ligt has recovered from COVID-19 and will be in the squad for tomorrow’s game with Bologna. It kicks off on Sunday at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview. The Dutch defender had been out since testing positive for the Coronavirus on January 8. He has passed all the required […]