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Oddo: ‘Players responded well’
Oddo: ‘Players responded well’
Massimo Oddo says Udinese have responded well to his arrival despite today’s 1-0 loss to Napoli. The Bianconeri, in their first match under their new Coach, put in a spirited display against the Serie A leaders but were beaten by Jorginho’s penalty. “Napoli are a team everyone knows well,” the former Pescara boss commented after […]
Jorginho puts Napoli on top
Jorginho puts Napoli on top
Jorginho saw his penalty saved, but turned in the rebound, and that proved enough to give Napoli a 1-0 victory on Massimo Oddo’s Udinese debut. The Partenopei recaptured top spot from Inter with a win at the Dacia Arena, though it was harder than expected against the Friulani. Gabriele Angella’s reckless tackle took down both […]
Insigne: ‘Not one of our best’
Insigne: ‘Not one of our best’
Lorenzo Insigne admits Napoli’s 1-0 win at Udinese was ‘not one of our best matches.’ The Partenopei returned to the top of Serie A with a hard-fought victory at the Stadio Friuli, courtesy of Jorginho’s penalty. “The important thing was to win and get back to the top of the table,” Insigne reflected after the […]
HT: Second chance Jorginho
HT: Second chance Jorginho
Jorginho saw his penalty parried, but turned in the rebound, as Napoli lead at half-time away to Massimo Oddo’s new-look Udinese. Follow all the action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. The Partenopei needed a victory to recapture first place after Inter beat Cagliari 3-1 last night, but missed […]
Scuffet: ‘Udinese studied Napoli’
Scuffet: ‘Udinese studied Napoli’
Udinese make their debut under new Coach Massimo Oddo and Simone Scuffet reveals they “worked all week to find counter-measures.” It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the build-up and action to all five Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. “We know Napoli are well-organised with players of immense quality. We worked all week in […]
Line-ups: Udinese-Napoli
Line-ups: Udinese-Napoli
Napoli visit revamped Udinese on new Coach Massimo Oddo’s debut and are forced to change their full-backs yet again. It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the build-up and action to all five Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. The Partenopei need at least a point at the Dacia Arena to recapture top spot from […]
Callejon: ‘Mentality is important’
Callejon: ‘Mentality is important’
Jose Callejon concedes it’s a tight race with Inter for the Scudetto, but Napoli visit Udinese seeking a win. “The mentality will be important.” It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the build-up and action to all five Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. Last night Inter won 3-1 away to Cagliari and temporarily took […]
Gomorrah early for Napoli-Juve fans
Gomorrah early for Napoli-Juve fans
Napoli fans begging for Sky Italia to move Gomorrah so as to not clash with their Juventus match have been rewarded. The Serie A showdown is on Friday at 19.45 GMT and would clash with two episodes of the hit television series. With spoilers abundant, fans called on Sky to change the scheduling so they […]
Icardi could beat Higuain record
Icardi could beat Higuain record
Mauro Icardi is on track to shatter Gonzalo Higuain’s all-time Serie A scoring record for a single season with 15 goals in 14 games, but that’s not all. The 24-year-old Argentina international has been on fire this term and bagged another brace in last night’s 3-1 win away to Cagliari. That was his sixth multiple […]
Higuain on bench for Juve?
Higuain on bench for Juve?
It is reported that Gonzalo Higuain will not start Juventus’ Serie A clash with Crotone this evening. Gazzetta dello Sport claim that the Argentine forward will begin proceedings on the bench at the Juventus Stadium, with Mario Mandzukic playing in the central role up front. The Italian daily believes Paulo Dybala and Douglas Costa will […]