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Suso: ‘Delicate moment for Milan’
Suso: ‘Delicate moment for Milan’
Suso admits “it was a delicate moment for the Coach and for us,” as Milan won 2-0 at Sassuolo to keep Vincenzo Montella on the bench. Alessio Romagnoli’s header just before the break and a Suso trademark left-foot curler earned the victory at the Mapei Stadium. “I think it was a very important game for […]
Mirabelli: ‘Milan faith in Montella’
Mirabelli: ‘Milan faith in Montella’
Milan director Massimiliano Mirabelli insists “Vincenzo Montella has our faith” and shrugged off questions about Antonio Conte. The trip to Sassuolo kicks off a the Mapei Stadium at 19.45 GMT, click here for the line-ups and Liveblog. “Montella has our faith. We work daily to ensure this project continues the way we started it. We […]
Rui: ‘Not the debut I wanted’
Rui: ‘Not the debut I wanted’
Mario Rui admits Napoli’s goalless draw with Chievo was not the full debut for the club he wanted. The left back made his first start of the season as Maurizio Sarri’s team dropped points in Serie A for just the second time this season. “It certainly wasn’t the match I was hoping for,” the left-back, […]
Allegri: ‘Juventus too hasty’
Allegri: ‘Juventus too hasty’
Max Allegri both complimented and criticised Juventus for being “too hasty” in the 2-1 victory over Benevento. Amato Ciciretti’s free kick had given the lead to bottom of the table Benevento in the first half, but Gonzalo Higuain and Juan Cuadrado turned it around. “I have to compliment the lads today, because we went behind […]
Maran: ‘Chievo neutralised Napoli’
Maran: ‘Chievo neutralised Napoli’
Rolando Maran explains how Chievo managed to “neutralise” Serie A leaders Napoli in a goalless draw at the Bentegodi. The Partenopei had steamrollered everyone in Italy except for Inter this season, but were pegged back by the Flying Donkeys. “We really needed a smile today. The good thing about this match, other than the result, […]
Sarri: ‘Napoli lacking sharpness’
Sarri: ‘Napoli lacking sharpness’
Maurizio Sarri admits Napoli “were lacking sharpness” in the goalless draw with Chievo, but defends the performance at the Bentegodi. This was only the second time in Serie A this season that the Partenopei failed to win, along with another 0-0 draw with Inter. “I am not angry with the performance. In tactical terms, we […]
Napoli frustrated by Chievo
Napoli frustrated by Chievo
Napoli kept a clean sheet despite missing Pepe Reina, but were unable to break down an organised and rugged Chievo. The Partenopei are glad Inter were also held to a draw by Torino today, but Juventus climb into second place, just one point shy of the leaders. Stefano Sorrentino kept Lorenzo Insigne, Marek Hamsik and […]
Line-ups: Chievo-Napoli
Line-ups: Chievo-Napoli
Pepe Reina is on the bench for Serie A leaders Napoli against Chievo, but Dries Mertens and Mario Rui are in the starting XI. It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the build-up and action from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. There were concerns over Reina, who was suffering from back pain, […]
Torino peg Inter back
Torino peg Inter back
Inter had to fight back from a Iago Falque opener to snatch a point against Torino at San Siro, though Matias Vecino rattled the woodwork. The Nerazzurri were unbeaten this season, dropping points only against Napoli and Bologna, sitting in second place with a perfect home record. Iago Falque broke the deadlock with a wonderful […]
Insigne: ‘Make up for City loss’
Insigne: ‘Make up for City loss’
Lorenzo Insigne said Napoli have to “make up” for the 4-2 defeat to Manchester City, but visit Chievo with fitness problems. It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the build-up and action from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. “We know that this has never been an easy arena for us, but we […]