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Juve-Napoli player ratings: Old Lady must thank Szczesny and Ronaldo
Juve-Napoli player ratings: Old Lady must thank Szczesny…
Juventus lifted the first trophy of the season and the Old Lady must thank Wojciech Szczęsny and Cristiano Ronaldo for their 2-0 win against Napoli. Player ratings from the Mapei Stadium: Juventus Szczesny 8 – Made two crucial saves on Lozano: showed cat-like reflexes to deny the Mexican in the first half and stuck out […]
Gattuso: ‘Insigne mustn’t feel responsible’
Gattuso: ‘Insigne mustn’t feel responsible’
Gennaro Gattuso tells Lorenzo Insigne not to think Napoli lost the Supercoppa because of the penalty miss. ‘Juventus had more chances in the Coppa Italia Final.’ It was a heart-breaking evening at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia, as Lorenzo Insigne had the opportunity to equalise after Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal, but the captain fired a […]
HT: Lozano comes closest in the Supercoppa
HT: Lozano comes closest in the Supercoppa
Wojciech Szczesny made an exceptional save on Chucky Lozano, but Juventus and Napoli are still goalless at half-time in the Supercoppa. 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 of the Coppa Italia […]
Mancini: ‘Insigne covers too much ground’
Mancini: ‘Insigne covers too much ground’
Italy coach Roberto Mancini explains why Lorenzo Insigne isn’t quite as effective this evening for Napoli against Juventus. ‘He has too much ground to cover.’ The CT spoke to RAI Sport at half-time, when it was 0-0 in the Supercoppa at the Mapei Stadium. “Juve have more possession, but aren’t finding the spaces to get […]
Juve: Chiesa picks up ankle injury
Juve: Chiesa picks up ankle injury
Juventus winger Federico Chiesa reportedly picked up an ankle injury in the first half of the Italian Super Cup Final against Napoli and was replaced with Federico Bernardeschi during the half time break. Chiesa started in the Juventus’ attacking trident alongside Dejan Kulusevski and Cristiano Ronaldo. According to Rai Sport, he picked up an ankle […]
Giuntoli revives Napoli-Juve rivalry
Giuntoli revives Napoli-Juve rivalry
Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli pointed to the fact they beat Juventus in the Coppa Italia Final to set up tonight’s Supercoppa clash. It kicks off at 20.00 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. “It’s a very important match, there’s a trophy up for grabs, we come here because we won the Coppa Italia […]
Paratici has ‘faith in Pirlo’
Paratici has ‘faith in Pirlo’
Juventus director Fabio Paratici insists they have ‘great faith’ in coach Andrea Pirlo ahead of the Supercoppa with Napoli. It kicks off at 20.00 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. Juan Cuadrado was only given the all-clear from COVID-19 this morning, was rushed through a medical and now starts at the Mapei Stadium. […]
Chiesa: ‘Trophy best Juve response’
Chiesa: ‘Trophy best Juve response’
Federico Chiesa believes facing Napoli in the Supercoppa and ‘bringing home the first trophy of the season’ is the best Juventus response. It kicks off at 20.00 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. The fixture comes just days after their embarrassing 2-0 Serie A defeat to Inter at San Siro. “Obviously we want […]
Mario Rui ‘studied Juve carefully’
Mario Rui ‘studied Juve carefully’
Napoli full-back Mario Rui assures they have ‘studied Juventus carefully and hope it all goes to plan’ in the Supercoppa. It kicks off at 20.00 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. “Juve are one of the most important clubs in the world. We have studied our opponents carefully and hope it all goes […]
Supercoppa line-ups: Juventus v Napoli
Supercoppa line-ups: Juventus v Napoli
Juan Cuadrado is rushed back into the starting XI after recovering from COVID-19, helping a decimated Juventus defence with Dejan Kulusevski upfront, while Napoli look to Chucky Lozano, Lorenzo Insigne and Andrea Petagna. The Supercoppa Italiana kicks off at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia at 20.00 GMT. You can follow all the build-up and […]