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Report: Vidal hopes to make Napoli
Report: Vidal hopes to make Napoli
Inter midfielder Arturo Vidal has reportedly recovered from the thigh injury and the Chilean hopes to be in the squad against Napoli. The former Juventus midfielder has been out injured since the 3-1 win over Bologna in Serie A, when he suffered a problem in his right thigh. But the Corriere dello Sport reports he […]
UEL Round of 32: fixture list, schedule and dates
UEL Round of 32: fixture list, schedule and dates
The round of 32 of the Europa League has been decided and Milan will face Red Star Belgrade, Roma travel to Sporting Braga and Napoli face Granada. Find out the dates of each match. First leg: Thursday February 18 5.55pm UK time Wolfsberger-Tottenham Dynamo Kiev-Club Brugge Real Sociedad-Manchester United Red Star-Milan Slavia Praha-Leicester Braga-Roma Krasnodar-Dynamo […]
Maldini the only Italian in France Football’s all time XI
Maldini the only Italian in France Football’s all time XI
Paolo Maldini is the only Italian to be included in France Football’s all-time dream team. With the Ballon d’Or that was not awarded for the year 2020 as a result of the COVID pandemic, the publication has presented its all-time dream team. Paolo Maldini is the only Italian to feature in the XI even though […]
Napoli doctor provides Osimhen injury update
Napoli doctor provides Osimhen injury update
Napoli doctor Raffaele Canonico confirms Victor Osimhen doesn’t need surgery and reveals when he could return to action. The Nigerian striker picked up a shoulder injury while on international duty in November. A report of Tuttosport, denied by the player, had claimed Nigeria medics made his shoulder injury worse. “My colleagues deserve to be praised,” […]
Report: Zlatan returns to training
Report: Zlatan returns to training
Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reportedly returned to group training and Alexis Saelemaekers participated too. The Swede has been out since the 3-1 win over Napoli, when he suffered a muscle injury in his hamstring against the Partenopei. Sky Sport Italia reports the veteran was back in group training for the first time since the […]
Napoli: Osimhen continues therapy
Napoli: Osimhen continues therapy
Napoli have confirmed that Victor Osimhen is still training separately and seems set to miss out against Inter this week. The Nigerian has been out since he dislocated his shoulder during international duty last month and the Partenopei revealed the centre-forward is still out. “Therapy, work on the pitch and in the gym for Osimhen,” […]
UEL Draw Round of 32
UEL Draw Round of 32
The round of 32 of the Europa League has been decided and Milan will face Red Star Belgrade, Roma travel to Sporting Braga and Napoli face Granada. All of the Italian teams went through as group winners and Milan were the first Italian side to be fished out of the bowl, facing Red Star in […]
Maldini: ‘Milan calculations are different’
Maldini: ‘Milan calculations are different’
Paolo Maldini assures Milan are not thinking about their five-point lead at the top of the Serie A table, but about ‘how far we are from fifth place.’ The game with Parma kicks off at 19.45 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. A victory is needed to maintain the five-point gap, as the […]
Ranieri: ‘Petagna and Lozano decisive’
Ranieri: ‘Petagna and Lozano decisive’
Sampdoria coach Claudio Ranieri believes Andrea Petagna and Hirving Lozano ‘changed the game’ but insists he liked his team. The Italian striker and the Mexican winger came off the bench in the second half and scored one goal each to allow Napoli claim a 2-1 win over Sampdoria. “It’s a pity, we should have closed […]
Gattuso: ‘Napoli changes made difference’
Gattuso: ‘Napoli changes made difference’
Gennaro Gattuso admits Napoli ‘were awful and deserved to lose in the first half,’ but changes allowed them to overturn Sampdoria 2-1. The coach was wearing glasses today due to a recurring eye problem, but there was nothing wrong with his vision of the game, as substitutes Hirving Lozano and Andrea Petagna both scored to […]