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Insigne: ‘Napoli can be relied upon’
Insigne: ‘Napoli can be relied upon’
Lorenzo Insigne believes the 1-0 Coppa Italia victory over Udinese “showed everyone in the squad can be relied upon.” It was only when he and Dries Mertens came off the bench that they found the winning goal at the Stadio San Paolo, as the Belgian provided the assist. “We knew it would be difficult, as […]
HT: Udinese hold out Napoli
HT: Udinese hold out Napoli
Adam Ounas clipped the upright and Jose Callejon wasted a great chance, as Napoli and Udinese are goalless at half-time in their Coppa Italia clash. The winners of this tie will go on to face Atalanta or Sassuolo in the Quarter-Final on January 2. Maurizio Sarri rested Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne and Raul Albiol, giving […]
Cauet: ‘Inter Scudetto with VAR’
Cauet: ‘Inter Scudetto with VAR’
Benoit Cauet believes Inter “would have won the Scudetto in 1998 if there had been VAR” following their controversial loss to Juventus. The contentious campaign remains famous for one moment in Turin, when Mark Iuliano appeared to body-check Ronaldo in the box and the referee waved play on, with Juve earning a penalty on the […]
Napoli join Darmian race
Napoli join Darmian race
Napoli have joined Inter and Roma in asking Manchester United for Italy international Matteo Darmian in January. According to Sky Sport Italia, the Partenopei have already been in talks with Jose Mourinho’s club. After Atletico Madrid declared Sime Vrsaljko would most likely be staying, Napoli turned their focus towards another target to replace injured left-back […]
‘Vrsaljko staying at Atletico Madrid’
‘Vrsaljko staying at Atletico Madrid’
President Enrique Cerezo expects Napoli, Juventus and Inter transfer target Sime Vrsaljko “to be an Atletico Madrid player in 2018 too.” The full-back is struggling for playing time at the Wanda Metropolitano and repeatedly linked with a move back to Serie A, where he already represented Genoa and Sassuolo. “Vrsaljko is an Atletico Madrid player […]
Coppa line-ups: Napoli-Udinese
Coppa line-ups: Napoli-Udinese
Napoli and Udinese revamp for tonight’s Coppa Italia Round of 16 tie, but Kalidou Koulibaly, Jorginho and Jose Callejon still start. It kicks off at 20.00 GMT at the Stadio San Paolo and the winners go on to face Atalanta or Sassuolo in the Quarter-Final on January 2. Maurizio Sarri is reticent to rotate his […]
Pjanic: ‘Roma not like Juventus’
Pjanic: ‘Roma not like Juventus’
Miralem Pjanic outlined the differences between Scudetto ambitions at Roma and Juventus. “We want to win a seventh straight title.” The midfielder spoke to Undici magazine about his time in the Capital and Turin, as the two clubs go head-to-head on Saturday. “This year there are many good teams fighting for the Scudetto: Napoli, Inter, […]
Zapata could miss Napoli
Zapata could miss Napoli
Duvan Zapata could miss the trip to face his former side Napoli, as the Sampdoria striker has a thigh strain. The Blucerchiati have lost four of their last six games, and travel to face the league leaders at the San Paolo this weekend. They may have to do it without the Colombian striker though, as […]
Napoli reach Ciciretti deal?
Napoli reach Ciciretti deal?
Napoli reportedly have the basis of an agreement with Amato Ciciretti, and he could even arrive in January. It was reported earlier today that the Partenopei are keen to sign the Benevento forward, who is out of contract at the end of the season. Now Gianluca Di Marzio’s website is reporting that there is the […]
Suso, Romagnoli out for Atalanta
Suso, Romagnoli out for Atalanta
Milan will be without Suso and Alessio Romagnoli against Atalanta, as the Lega Serie A confirms their suspensions. The Rossoneri lost 3-0 to Verona at the weekend, and Suso was shown a late red card after consultation with the VAR. While the Spaniard could have been banned for three matches if found guilty of violent […]