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Canna: ‘Juve and Napoli have more’
Canna: ‘Juve and Napoli have more’
Fabio Cannavaro sees four potential Scudetto contenders, but “Juventus and Napoli have something more”. The former centre-back is a Neapolitan and his hometown side currently lead Serie A with a perfect record after seven games. “Juve, Napoli, Inter and Roma can fight until the end,” Cannavaro told Premium Sport. “Juventus and Napoli have something more […]
Napoli take 5,000 to Manchester
Napoli take 5,000 to Manchester
Reports in Italy suggest around 5,000 Napoli fans will head to Manchester for their game with Manchester City. The Partenopei face Pep Guaradiola’s side at the Etihad on October 17, the first part of a Champions League double-header. The Serie A side have been given an allocation of around 3,000, but Il Mattino reports that […]
Sacchi: ‘Napoli will be attacked’
Sacchi: ‘Napoli will be attacked’
Arrigo Sacchi hit out at VAR, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Milan, but warned Maurizio Sarri’s Napoli “masterpiece will be attacked by the Press.” The Grande Milan Coach, who also took Italy to the 1994 World Cup Final, spoke at the Festival del Calcio event in Florence. The big novelty of this season in Serie A […]
Perinetti new Genoa director
Perinetti new Genoa director
Genoa President Enrico Preziosi confirmed he intends to sell the club and Venezia’s Giorgio Perinetti will be the new director general. The sale of the oldest football club in Italy fell through last week when negotiations hit problems with Giulio Gallazzi’s SRI Group. Preziosi spoke to television station Telenord this evening and announced Perinetti will […]
Brazil consider Jorginho call
Brazil consider Jorginho call
According to Brazilian media, Napoli midfielder Jorginho could receive a call-up from the Seleçao if Italy don’t give him a chance. Despite shattering records every week for his passing accuracy and frequency with the Serie A leaders, Jorginho has been ignored by Antonio Conte first and Giampiero Ventura now. The 25-year-old has made two senior […]
Milik paid for Polish operation
Milik paid for Polish operation
Polish media report Arkadiusz Milik paid €20,000 to ensure his fellow countryman Konrad Nowak got the best knee treatment available. Milik is all too familiar with knee issues, having ruptured one ACL in October 2016 and damaging the other knee just under a year later. The Napoli striker underwent both operations at the world-renowned Villa […]
Adjapong ‘proposed to Napoli’
Adjapong ‘proposed to Napoli’
Claud Adjapong was proposed to Napoli, reveals the 19-year-old Sassuolo full-back’s agent. Born and raised in Modena and the Sassuolo youth academy, he has become a regular first team starter this season. “Claud is improving and doing really well with Sassuolo,” agent Beppe Galli told Radio CRC. “There are several clubs following his progress. I […]
Pellegrini: ‘Back for Napoli’
Pellegrini: ‘Back for Napoli’
Lorenzo Pellegrini assured “I’ll be there for the Napoli match” as he and Roma teammate Kevin Strootman arrived for scans. The pair have both been ruled out of international duty this week, and this afternoon they’re being subjected to tests at Villa Stuart in Rome. “I’ll be there for the Napoli match,” Pellegrini told reporters […]
Pellegrini out for 10 days
Pellegrini out for 10 days
Roma have confirmed that Lorenzo Pellegrini can return to action in 10 days after a muscular injury. The midfielder was forced to pull out of the Italy squad this week, but he assured today that he’d be available for the Napoli match. “Today Lorenzo Pellegrini was subjected to to tests which confirmed the presence of […]
Darmian: ‘No negativity in Italy camp’
Darmian: ‘No negativity in Italy camp’
Matteo Darmian assures there’s no negativity in the Italy camp – “we’re calm, we’re working well”. The Azzurri face Macedonia and Albania over the international break, but will almost certainly have to go through the play-offs to reach the World Cup in Russia. “We’re lacking a number of important players, like [Daniele] De Rossi, [Marco] […]