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Hasenhuttl: ‘Entertaining Napoli’
Hasenhuttl: ‘Entertaining Napoli’
RB Leipzig Coach Ralph Hasenhuttl expects “an entertaining match” against Napoli in the Europa League, even without Dries Mertens. The first leg in the Europa League Round of 32 kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo tomorrow at 20.05 GMT. “I expect to see an intense match against a strong opponent, but we hope to […]
Leiva: ‘Lazio focus in Bucharest’
Leiva: ‘Lazio focus in Bucharest’
Lucas Leiva has “already scored against Steaua Bucharest” and believes Lazio can rediscover their confidence in the Europa League. The first leg in the Round of 32 kicks off in Bucharest on Thursday at 20.05 GMT. “Tomorrow Lazio must be concentrated, as if we get a good result in Romania, we’ll be in a very […]
Inzaghi: ‘Lazio all the way’
Inzaghi: ‘Lazio all the way’
Simone Inzaghi warns Lazio “want to go all the way” in the Europa League and Coppa Italia, but makes changes against Steaua Bucharest. The first leg of the Round of 32 kicks off in Bucharest on Thursday at 20.05 GMT. “We can’t wait to get back to playing again so we can put recent results […]
Ghoulam ‘back in mid-April’
Ghoulam ‘back in mid-April’
Napoli left-back Faouzi Ghoulam will be back in action “in mid-April,” confirmed his surgeon after a fractured kneecap. The unlucky Algeria international was just about ready for his comeback after a torn anterior cruciate ligament when he suffered this new injury to the same knee in training. “This was absolutely not caused by a rushed […]
Sarri: ‘I didn’t watch Juventus’
Sarri: ‘I didn’t watch Juventus’
Napoli Coach Maurizio Sarri says what Juventus do in the Champions League “doesn’t interest me at all – yesterday I watched Manchester City”. The Bianconeri are vying with the Neapolitans for the Scudetto, and blew a 2-0 lead against Tottenham Hotspur last night. It has been suggested that Juve progressing in the Champions League could […]
Sarri: ‘Europa League is madness!’
Sarri: ‘Europa League is madness!’
Napoli Coach Maurizio Sarri says the Lega Serie A “doesn’t help us” for the Europa League – “RB Leipzig played before, then they’re playing on Monday”. The Partenopei still lead Serie A by a point from Juventus, and they return to European action tomorrow night before facing Spal on Sunday afternoon. “It’s a manifestation on […]
Maggio: ‘Europa League is important’
Maggio: ‘Europa League is important’
Napoli right-back Christian Maggio insists “the Europa League is important for us”, despite Maurizio Sarri’s words. The Coach appeared to view tomorrow’s Last 32 tie with RB Leipzig as a distraction from the Scudetto race, fuming that the Lega Serie A hadn’t helped his side with scheduling. Only 6,000 tickets have been sold for the […]
Sassuolo: ‘Napoli didn’t communicate…’
Sassuolo: ‘Napoli didn’t communicate…’
Sassuolo’s CEO says Matteo Politano’s move to Napoli didn’t go through because “there was no communication” between their sporting director and President. The winger looked set to complete a move to the Partenopei on deadline day, but the paperwork wasn’t filed before the transfer window shut. “In the last hours Napoli tried to take Diego […]
Hamsik: ‘Napoli style hard to implement’
Hamsik: ‘Napoli style hard to implement’
Marek Hamsik believes “it’s our turn” to win the Scudetto and reveals the hard work that goes into Maurizio Sarri’s Napoli style. The Partenopei captain sat down with German site Sport1.de to discuss the campaign and Thursday’s Europa League meeting with RB Leipzig. “Right from the first moment I was here, I understood that football […]
Felipe Anderson: ‘Everything for Lazio’
Felipe Anderson: ‘Everything for Lazio’
Felipe Anderson puts his spat with Simone Inzaghi to bed, promising to “give everything” for Lazio. The Brazilian had a furious confrontation with the Biancocelesti Coach after the defeat to Genoa, and he was left out for Saturday’s trip to Napoli. However, it was reported yesterday that he’d be brought back into the fold for […]