Football-italia
Paolo Rossi’s wife: ‘He cried for Maradona’
Paolo Rossi’s wife: ‘He cried for Maradona’
Paolo Rossi’s wife Federica Cappelletti reveals the message Maradona sent him last year and says ‘Paolo cried like a little child when I told him of Diego’s passing.’ Rossi, a 1982 Italy World Cup winner, died last week aged 64. He played against Diego Armando Maradona during his playing career in the ’80s. The Napoli legend […]
Serie A Week 12 predicted line-ups
Serie A Week 12 predicted line-ups
Atalanta captain Papu Gomez seems set for a place on the bench against Juventus tonight, whilst Inter trust Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez against Napoli. Andrea Pirlo’s Juventus kicks off today’s round at 17.30 UK time with a home game against Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta at the Allianz Stadium. Alvaro Morata and Cristiano Ronaldo are […]
Report: Zlatan back against Sassuolo
Report: Zlatan back against Sassuolo
Milan won’t risk Zlatan Ibrahimovic against Genoa tonight, but the Swede should reportedly be ready against Sassuolo this weekend. The Swede will miss his fourth Serie A match and seventh across all competitions due to the hamstring problem he suffered in the 3-1 win over Napoli. La Gazzetta dello Sport reports Ibrahimovic was told to […]
Benitez: ‘I support Napoli against Inter’
Benitez: ‘I support Napoli against Inter’
Former Inter and Napoli coach Rafael Benitez said he ‘supports the Azzurri’ ahead of the big match in Serie A Week 12. The current Dalian Professional coach spent two seasons with the Partenopei between 2013 and 2015, where he helped the Azzurri win the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana. The 60-year-old spent six months […]
Reina: ‘Lazio have to kill games’
Reina: ‘Lazio have to kill games’
Pepe Reina admits Lazio ‘should’ve killed off the game earlier’ and risked defeat in their 1-1 draw with Benevento. ‘We have to be hungrier.’ Ciro Immobile’s volley had put them in front at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito, but after dominating for the entire first half, they conceded Pasquale Schiattarella’s strike on the stroke of half-time. […]
Agent: ‘Morata only wanted Juve’
Agent: ‘Morata only wanted Juve’
Alvaro Morata’s agent confirms the striker ‘was always first choice for Juventus and Morata would only choose Juve,’ despite Milan and Napoli interest. “Morata has always been first choice for Juventus and Morata would only choose Juve,” agent Juanma Lopez told GianlucaDiMarzio.com. “The problem, at least at the start, was that Atletico Madrid were only […]
Ranieri: ‘Decided to leave out Candreva’
Ranieri: ‘Decided to leave out Candreva’
Sampdoria coach Claudio Ranieri confirms he left Antonio Candreva out of the squad against Hellas Verona after ‘talking to him in the team meeting.’ It kicks off on Wednesday at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview. “I talked to Candreva during the team meeting, I decided not to call him up and now […]
Conte: ‘Only one team wins the Scudetto’
Conte: ‘Only one team wins the Scudetto’
Inter coach Antonio Conte says there are ‘many teams’ fighting to win the Scudetto ahead of the big match against Napoli. ‘Then, only one wins’. The Nerazzurri are second, three points behind Milan in Serie A, but Napoli are breathing down their necks and could surpass them with a win at San Siro. Conte said […]
Report: Osimhen out until after Christmas
Report: Osimhen out until after Christmas
Sky Sport Italia reports Napoli striker Victor Osimhen will be out until after Christmas, as the Nigerian travelled to Belgium for further therapies. The Nigeria international returned from international duty with a shoulder injury and the Partenopei have coped without the young centre-forward. He has been absent since November 8 and the broadcaster reports he […]
Vigorito ready to invest in Benevento
Vigorito ready to invest in Benevento
Benevento President Oreste Vigorito underlined the seasonal target of salvation in Serie A but is ready to invest if the right players are available. The Streghe are currently 15th in the table but the patron won’t get carried away, expecting a long path to survival in the top flight this term. “It the season ended […]