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Sky: Milik travels to Marseille for medical
Sky: Milik travels to Marseille for medical
Napoli have reportedly reached an agreement with Olympique Marseille over Arkadiusz Milik, who travels for his medical today. Sky Sport Italia reports the Poland international travels to Marseille for his medical and the Ligue side seem to have unlocked the operation that has seemed impossible for some time. Milik has renewed with Napoli for two […]
Koulibaly vows to bounce back
Koulibaly vows to bounce back
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly looks ahead after the Supercoppa Italiana defeat to Juventus. ‘The desire to fight for new wins is stronger’. Cristiano Ronaldo gave the Old Lady the lead after 64 minutes, before Lorenzo Insigne missed a penalty when Napoli had the chance to equalise. Alvaro Morata sealed a 2-0 win for the Bianconeri […]
Insigne in tears after penalty miss against Juventus
Insigne in tears after penalty miss against Juventus
Lorenzo Insigne was in tears after missing a penalty kick against Juventus, but Rino Gattuso said he ‘should not feel responsible for the defeat.’ The winger took a penalty kick Dries Mertens had earned for a Weston McKennie foul after 80 minutes. He sent Szczesny the wrong way,but put the spot-kick wide. The Old Lady […]
Pirlo ‘joy’ at first coaching trophy
Pirlo ‘joy’ at first coaching trophy
Andrea Pirlo celebrates his first trophy as a coach, beating Napoli to the Supercoppa, explains why Juan Cuadrado was in such good shape and shrugging off Juventus criticism. This is the first piece of silverware in his coaching career, even if he’s won it all as a player, beating former teammate Gennaro Gattuso’s Napoli 2-0. […]
Chiellini explains Juve teamwork
Chiellini explains Juve teamwork
Giorgio Chiellini explains why Juventus teamwork neutralised Napoli and even his teammates are amazed by Juan Cuadrado’s ‘incredible’ recovery. The captain lifted the Supercoppa at the Mapei Stadium after a 2-0 win over Napoli, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata goals. “I am not tired of winning! It’s a trophy, but we also wanted to […]
Agnelli marks 10th year with a Juventus trophy
Agnelli marks 10th year with a Juventus trophy
Juventus President Andrea Agnelli was not present for the Supercoppa victory, but did celebrate. ‘We’ve won for 10 years in a row.’ The Bianconeri beat Napoli 2-0 on neutral turf at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia this evening, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata on target. This was the first trophy to be assigned […]
Ronaldo becomes top goal scorer of all time
Ronaldo becomes top goal scorer of all time
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 760th career goal during the Italian Supercup Final becoming the top goal scorer of all time. The Portuguese star had equalled Josef Bican’s record for goals scored for club and country during Juventus’ 3-1 win over Sassuolo on January 10. He then overtook the former Czech striker in the Italian Supercup […]
Supercoppa: Napoli capitulate to Juventus
Supercoppa: Napoli capitulate to Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo made history and won the Supercoppa for Juventus, along with a last-gasp Alvaro Morata goal, but Lorenzo Insigne fired a Napoli penalty wide. 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 […]
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 […]