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Nainggolan: Roma built to win
Nainggolan: Roma built to win
Radja Nainggolan claims Roma are “built to win something” after they beat Torino but admits “I’m afraid of missing another World Cup.” Aleksandar Kolarov’s free kick moved Roma to within seven points of Napoli at the Serie A summit, having played a game less than the leaders, and Nainggolan praised his ‘ambitious’ teammates, while reflecting […]
Brazil confirm Jorginho desire
Brazil confirm Jorginho desire
Brazil boss Tite reveals he has spoken to Jorginho about the Napoli midfielder playing for the Selecao and “watched him for a long time.” Jorginho has yet to play a competitive match for Italy, with both of his caps coming in friendlies under Antonio Conte, leaving the 25-year-old still open to the possibility of turning […]
Reja linked with Slovenia job
Reja linked with Slovenia job
Former Lazio and Napoli boss Edy Reja has reportedly held talks about becoming Slovenia’s next Coach. According to Calciomercato.it, Reja is one of three candidates to replace Srecko Katanec, alongside Rijeka Coach Matjaz Kek and Azerbaijan’s Robert Prosinecki. The 72-year-old was born near the Italo-Slovene border, to a Slovene father, and speaks the language, while […]
Capello: No Milan return, owners…
Capello: No Milan return, owners…
Fabio Capello has ruled out coaching Milan for a third spell and warned “there’s nothing certain about their future.” Capello guided Milan to four Scudetti and a Champions League in his first stint at the club, but the veteran made it clear his time at San Siro had finished long ago, while confessing more was […]
De Vrij hopeful of Lazio renewal
De Vrij hopeful of Lazio renewal
Stefan de Vrij says “I hope to find an agreement” with Lazio over a new contract but admits “I can’t promise anything.” De Vrij’s contract expires next summer, leaving him free to talk to other clubs in January, but the defender made it clear staying at Lazio was his priority. “You can lose in football […]
Nainggolan: Roma built to win, Belgium…
Nainggolan: Roma built to win, Belgium…
Radja Nainggolan claims Roma are “built to win something” after they beat Torino but admits “I’m afraid of missing another World Cup.” Aleksandar Kolarov’s free kick moved Roma to within seven points of Napoli at the Serie A summit, having played a game less than the leaders, and Nainggolan praised his ‘ambitious’ teammates, while reflecting […]
Inzaghi: ‘Lazio aiming high’
Inzaghi: ‘Lazio aiming high’
Simone Inzaghi acknowledges “people expect to see Lazio up there in the top spots and we hope to maintain that expectation.” The Aquile notched up a sixth straight competitive victory, sweeping Cagliari aside 3-0 with a Ciro Immobile brace and Bastos volley. “It wasn’t a simple game, we knew that Cagliari had just changed their […]
Immobile double downs Cagliari
Immobile double downs Cagliari
Ciro Immobile bagged a first-half brace as Lazio swept Cagliari and new Coach Diego Lopez aside 3-0, moving within three points of leaders Napoli. The centre-forward now has a remarkable 13 Serie A goals in just nine games this season. He earned and converted a penalty past 19-year-old goalkeeper Luca Crosta, who was forced to […]
Immobile: ‘Lazio won’t stop now’
Immobile: ‘Lazio won’t stop now’
Ciro Immobile thanked Lazio for his contract extension and warned they “don’t want to stop now” after a sixth straight win over Cagliari. The striker bagged a first half brace in the 3-0 victory this evening, their sixth in a row between all competition. “It was important to keep the winning run going and continue […]
Line-ups: Lazio-Cagliari
Line-ups: Lazio-Cagliari
Lazio can close within a point of Inter in second place if they beat Cagliari, but the Sardinians make their debut under new Coach Diego Lopez. It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action on the LIVEBLOG. The Biancocelesti have been sensational this season, losing only one match in […]