Football-italia
City name strong Shakhtar squad
City name strong Shakhtar squad
Napoli have been handed a boost as Manchester City have named a strong squad for their Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk. Napoli are relying on City to beat Shakhtar on Wednesday, and only David Silva and Kevin de Bruyne have been spared for the trip to Ukraine. That means several of the Premier League […]
Ghoulam: ‘Napoli will come back stronger!’
Ghoulam: ‘Napoli will come back stronger!’
Faouzi Ghoulam assures Napoli “will come back even stronger” after the loss to Juventus, but won’t discuss his future. The full-back is out with a cruciate ligament injury, so was forced to watch from the stands as his teammates lost 1-0 to the Old Lady on Friday night. “I’m sorry to have moved from an […]
Milik expects Napoli stay
Milik expects Napoli stay
Arkadiusz Milik says he is expecting to stay at Napoli in January, despite speculation that he could be loaned out. Milik is not due back until the New Year after damaging knee ligaments again, but the striker made it clear he was hoping to help Napoli end their 28-year-old wait for a Scudetto, as opposed […]
Juve: Chiellini out, Mandzukic in
Juve: Chiellini out, Mandzukic in
Mario Mandzukic is back in Juventus’ squad for their Champions League clash with Olympiakos on Tuesday, but Giorgio Chiellini misses out. Mandzukic returns after being ruled out of Juve’s 1-0 win at Napoli with a calf strain, but Juve have confirmed that Chiellini will not travel to Greece due to a stomach bug. The Bianconeri […]
Dave Taylor
Dave Taylor
Football Italia has lost a member of its founding family following the death of Dave Taylor. Dave passed away this weekend after a long fight with cancer and will be sorely missed by Italia staff and readers. Returning to live in Middlesbrough after a spell in Naples, where he fell in love first with Diego […]
Report: Insigne out of Feyenoord
Report: Insigne out of Feyenoord
Lorenzo Insigne will reportedly miss Napoli’s crunch Champions League encounter with Feyenoord on Wednesday. According to Sport Mediaset, Insigne did not train with Napoli on Sunday, leaving his chances of playing at Feyenoord “practically zero”. The forward limped off towards the end of the Partenopei’s 1-0 defeat to Juventus on Friday, with Radio Kiss Kiss […]
Napoli ‘face Vrsaljko competition’
Napoli ‘face Vrsaljko competition’
Napoli could miss out on Sime Vrsajlko as they reportedly face competition from Juventus and Roma for the Atletico Madrid full-back. According to Tuttosport, Juve are ready to offer around €20-25m for Vrsajlko in January, having already tried to sign him last year. Such a bid would eclipse the reported €14m Napoli have proposed and […]
Perotti: If Spalletti stayed at Roma…
Perotti: If Spalletti stayed at Roma…
Diego Perotti admits he ‘probably’ would have left Roma if Luciano Spalletti was still Coach and ranks Napoli as the best team in Serie A. Perotti has become one of Roma’s most important players since Eusebio Di Francesco replaced Spalletti over the summer, while Napoli are many’s tip for the Scudetto, despite their 1-0 defeat […]
Simeone: ‘Viola must believe’
Simeone: ‘Viola must believe’
Giovanni Simeone says Fiorentina must believe they can beat Napoli after scoring in a 3-0 win over Sassuolo. Today’s victory, their first in five Serie A matches, moved the Viola up to seventh in the table ahead of their trip to the San Paolo next week. “My personal aim is to develop and to play,” […]
Matuidi: ‘We sent clear message’
Matuidi: ‘We sent clear message’
Juventus’ Blaise Matuidi says his side’s win over Napoli sent out ‘a clear message’ to their Serie A title rivals. Gonzalo Higuain’s goal gave the Old Lady a vital victory over Maurizio Sarri’s team on Friday, hauling the defending champions back to within one point of the then-League leaders. Speaking to Sky Sport, the French […]