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Who is Atalanta’s new signing Joakim Maehle?
Who is Atalanta’s new signing Joakim Maehle?
Last year, Joakim Maehle faced Napoli and Liverpool in the Champions League group stage and scored two goals during the U21 European Championship played in Italy: here’s who is the new Atalanta signing. Born in Østervrå, a small town in North Denmark, Maehle comes from the academy of Aalborg with whom he made his senior debut […]
Mancini: ‘Juve and Inter on the same level’
Mancini: ‘Juve and Inter on the same level’
Italy CT Roberto Mancini believes ‘Juventus and Inter are on the same level’ and praises Ciro Immobile: ‘He is scoring incredible goals.’ Mancini commented on the Scudetto race during a press conference held by the FIGC on Monday. “It’s a nice championship, with many teams within a few points. Juventus remain very strong, Milan are […]
Di Canio slams Napoli for wrong attitude
Di Canio slams Napoli for wrong attitude
Former striker Paolo Di Canio criticises the attitude of Napoli players against Lazio: ‘They did nothing, Gattuso must be disappointed.’ The Partenopei lost their second Serie A game in a row with a 2-0 away defeat at Lazio on Sunday evening. Even if Napoli found themselves without the likes of Dries Mertens and Victor Osimhen, […]
Roma’s dismal record against top Serie A teams
Roma’s dismal record against top Serie A teams
Roma haven’t won a game against any other top Serie A sides so far this season, scoring six goals and conceding 13. The Giallorossi lost 4-1 away at Atalanta yesterday despite taking an early lead in the first half through an Edin Dzeko goal. Roma have failed to win any of their six games played […]
Petagna: ‘Worst game of the year’
Petagna: ‘Worst game of the year’
Napoli forward Andrea Petagna said the Lazio defeat was the ‘worst game of the year’ and claimed the Azzurri ‘must claim three points’ against Torino. After the 2-0 defeat against Simone Inzaghi’s Biancocelesti on Sunday, Petagna said the Partenopei must react and ‘make the Christmas peaceful’ for the fans. “It was the worst game of […]
Insigne: ‘A captain shouldn’t do that…’
Insigne: ‘A captain shouldn’t do that…’
Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne admitted he ‘felt bad’ after the sending off against Inter, as he made life hard for coach Gennaro Gattuso against Lazio too. The Partenopei captain was sent off after protesting a penalty at San Siro, when Romelu Lukaku safely converted the spot kick and secured a 1-0 win for the Nerazzurri. […]
Allan: ‘It’s great to work with Ancelotti’
Allan: ‘It’s great to work with Ancelotti’
Brazilian midfielder Allan admitted he ‘didn’t think twice’ about moving to Everton from Napoli and said ‘it’s great’ to play for Carlo Ancelotti. The midfielder left the Partenopei after a turbulent season and followed former Azzurri coach Ancelotti to Goodison Park. He said the Toffees ‘great history’ and ‘sporting project’ convinced him. “First of all, […]
Media Watch: Ilicic dominates, Theo and Calha…
Media Watch: Ilicic dominates, Theo and Calha…
Josip Ilicic was the best Serie A player on Sunday, according to Italian sports papers, with an average rating of 8.1/10, while Pedro (Roma), Mario Rui (Napoli) and Angelo Da Costa (Bologna) were among the worst. Ilicic was subbed on in the second half of La Dea’s 4-1 win against Roma, and he scored once […]
Serie A Week 14 referees
Serie A Week 14 referees
The AIA has announced the referees for Serie A Week 14 and Marco Di Bello has been given Milan-Lazio at San Siro on Wednesday. Serie A Week 14 kicks off with Crotone-Parma and Juventus-Fiorentina on Tuesday, before the eight remaining games will be carried out on Wednesday. Marco Di Bello has been given the big […]
Napoli wait for injury update on Lozano
Napoli wait for injury update on Lozano
Napoli forward Hirving Lozano will carry out tests on his ankle today, but the match against Torino seems highly unlikely for the Mexican. Il Mattino reports the attacker will be examined by the medical staff today, as he injured his ankle during the match against Lazio on Sunday and was replaced by Kevin Malcuit in […]