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Reina: ‘Special to face Napoli’
Reina: ‘Special to face Napoli’
Lazio goalkeeper Pepe Reina says it’s special to face his former club Napoli, but insists the Biancocelesti need a positive result against the Partenopei. The Spaniard played 182 games over four seasons at Napoli. “It’s going to normal game for me. Napoli are a special team. The club and the fans have always been close […]
Fonseca: ‘Men against boys’
Fonseca: ‘Men against boys’
Roma coach Paulo Fonseca was furious with his players after a 4-1 defeat to Atalanta. ‘The second half was men against boys. The attitude changed completely and that cannot happen.’ Edin Dzeko had put the Giallorossi in front in Bergamo after a couple of minutes, then Leonardo Spinazzola hit the post, but Roma slowly vanished […]
Giuntoli: ‘Milik and Llorente out in January’
Giuntoli: ‘Milik and Llorente out in January’
Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli confirms Arkadiusz Milik and Fernando Llorente will leave in January, while Victor Osimhen’s recovery is still uncertain. The game with Lazio kicks off at 19.45 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. “Every game is a moment of truth, you need to keep a cool head and we’ll see at […]
Highlights: Benevento 2-0 Genoa
Highlights: Benevento 2-0 Genoa
Benevento consolidated their mid-table status and plunged Genoa into crisis with Roberto Insigne and a Marco Sau spot-kick. This was Insigne’s second Serie A goal and Napoli captain Lorenzo’s little brother showed skill to ride a tackle, cut inside and curl into the far corner with his left foot. Sau then earned and converted a […]
Hakimi: ‘Don’t think about the future’
Hakimi: ‘Don’t think about the future’
Achraf Hakimi says many people talk about Inter’s Scudetto expectations but insists the Nerazzurri ‘focus on one game at a time.’ The former Borussia Dortmund winger scored Inter’s opener against Spezia today with the Nerazzurri who pulled off a 2-1 win. “We knew it was an important game, we had won against Napoli and we […]
Maradona ‘wanted his body embalmed and exhibited in museum’
Maradona ‘wanted his body embalmed and exhibited in museum’
A letter signed by Diego Armando Maradona on October 13 appears to prove the Napoli legend wanted his body embalmed and exhibited in a museum. Maradona expressed his will in a letter sent to his lawyer Matias Morla and published by The Sun. “After a deep analysis I want to express my wish that after […]
Why Gomez was left out of Atalanta squad
Why Gomez was left out of Atalanta squad
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Papu Gomez has been left out of the Atalanta squad to face Roma because of his ‘wrong’ attitude with his agent who will soon meet the club’s board. Atalanta’s game against Juventus on Wednesday could have been the last one of Gomez with La Dea, writes La Gazzetta dello […]
Milan transfers: new name for the attack
Milan transfers: new name for the attack
According to Tuttosport, Milan are monitoring Spezia’s M’ Bala Nzola who has scored six goals in Serie A so far this season. According to reports in Italy, the Rossoneri will try to sign a new striker in the January transfer window as Zlatan Ibrahimovic is expected to remain out of action for at least a […]
Liveblog: Serie A Wk13 Super Sunday
Liveblog: Serie A Wk13 Super Sunday
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s seven Serie A games, including Sassuolo-Milan, Inter-Spezia, Atalanta-Roma and Lazio-Napoli. If you are on a mobile device or tablet, then follow the Liveblog HERE. We begin at 11.30 GMT with two teams who seem to guarantee goals, although not always in their […]
Morata: ‘Juve dropped too many points’
Morata: ‘Juve dropped too many points’
Alvaro Morata admits Juventus ‘dropped points because of our own errors’ and have to change that with Parma, while explaining his infamous back-heel miss. It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. “It’s going to be a difficult game, that’s for sure, as the level in Serie A in general […]