Football-italia
Milik joins Olympique Marseille
Milik joins Olympique Marseille
Arkadiusz Milik has finally completed his transfer to Olympique Marseille, on loan with what is effectively an obligation to buy from Napoli. He flew out to France today and already passed his medical before this evening’s announcement. It’s reported Marseille will pay €8-9m plus a further €3-4m in bonuses, with Napoli getting a 20 per […]
Udinese favourites for Llorente
Udinese favourites for Llorente
Fernando Llorente is expected to leave Napoli this month, with Udinese the favourites ahead of Benevento and Athletic Bilbao. According to Sportitalia, Llorente is lined up as the replacement for Kevin Lasagna, who is heading towards Hellas Verona. The other candidates for the veteran Spain international are Benevento and a return to his homeland for […]
Coppa Italia quarter-finals confirmed
Coppa Italia quarter-finals confirmed
The dates and kick-off times for the Coppa Italia quarter-finals are confirmed, including Inter-Milan, Juventus-SPAL and Napoli-Spezia. The last quarter-finalist will be decided this evening, when Lazio take on Parma. The winners of that fixture will face off with Atalanta on Wednesday January 27. It’s the Derby di Milano that opens the quarter-finals on January […]
Ronaldo climbing Juventus charts
Ronaldo climbing Juventus charts
The all-time record for goals might be disputed, but Cristiano Ronaldo is rapidly climbing the list of top Juventus scorers. CR7 found the net for the 760th time in his career during last night’s 2-0 Supercoppa victory over Napoli. That includes all goals scored in official matches at senior level, for both club and country. […]
Fans caught after Supercoppa fireworks
Fans caught after Supercoppa fireworks
It’s reported seven people have been stopped by police and could be fined or even banned from stadiums after setting off fireworks ahead of the Supercoppa Juventus-Napoli. The fireworks appeared over the Curva Nord of the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia just before kick-off last night. Just like the ones that delayed kick-off of Inter-Juventus […]
‘Congrats Ronaldo, but you could have spared me a couple’
‘Congrats Ronaldo, but you could have spared me a…
Gianluigi Buffon congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo for his ‘umpteenth career record’ after the Juventus talisman scored his 760th goal. The Portuguese striker scored in the 2-0 win over Napoli in the Supercoppa Italiana on Wednesday and thus broke the record of Josef Bican, who had 759 official goals, according to Opta. The Czech FA has since […]
Czech FA: Ronaldo has not broken Bican’s record
Czech FA: Ronaldo has not broken Bican’s record
The Czech football federation claims Josef Bican scored 821 official goals and not 759, meaning Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has not broken his record. The Portuguese superstar scored his 760th career goal in the 2-0 win over Napoli in the Supercoppa Italiana on Wednesday. Opta has registered 759 goals for Bican and Ronaldo thus broke […]
Juve-Napoli: social media reactions
Juve-Napoli: social media reactions
Juventus players took to Instagram to celebrate their victory in the Italian Supercup Final, while Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly said ‘a defeat it’s even harder to accept the day after.’ Juventus won the Italian Supercup Final against Napoli at the Mapei Stadium on Wednesday night. Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata allowed the Bianconeri […]
Media watch: Szczesny saves Juve, Napoli trio flop
Media watch: Szczesny saves Juve, Napoli trio flop
Italian sports papers selected Wojciech Szczęsny as the MOTM in Juventus-Napoli, while three Azzurri put in disappointing performances. Szczesny made two crucial saves to deny Hirving Lozano, allowing the Old Lady to lift their first trophy of the season. Every Italian sports paper picked out the former Arsenal goalkeeper as the MOTM in Juventus-Napoli. “Chiellini lifted […]
Probable line-ups: Lazio vs. Parma
Probable line-ups: Lazio vs. Parma
Lazio host Parma in the last match of the Coppa Italia Round of 16, where Vedat Muriqi and Andreas Pereira are expected to start up front. The match kicks off at 20.15 UK time. The winner of tonight’s tie will face Atalanta in Bergamo on January 27 and join the Orobici, Napoli, Spezia, Inter, Milan, […]