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Highlights: Napoli 2-1 Sampdoria
Highlights: Napoli 2-1 Sampdoria
Napoli substitutions made the difference against Sampdoria, as Chucky Lozano scored one and created the other for Andrea Petagna. Jakub Jankto had given Samp the deserved lead at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, sent clear by a Valerio Verre assist. Mexico international Lozano transformed the game after the break, as he scored with a rare […]
Petagna: ‘Thought about quitting’
Petagna: ‘Thought about quitting’
Andrea Petagna claims he ‘thought about quitting’ after he left Milan and reveals why he hugged Gennaro Gattuso after he had scored. The Italian striker scored the winner for Napoli in the Azzurri’s 2-1 win over Sampdoria. “It’s a nice day for me, I want to thank everyone, especially my parents,” he told Sky Sport. […]
Napoli 2-1 Sampdoria: Lozano inspires fightback
Napoli 2-1 Sampdoria: Lozano inspires fightback
Napoli came back from an early Jakub Jankto goal to beat Sampdoria 2-1, as Hirving Lozano scored one and created another for Andrea Petagna. Click here for the full match report. OR See how all today’s Serie A games unfold on the LIVEBLOG.
Fienga: ‘Respect Roma’
Fienga: ‘Respect Roma’
Roma CEO Guido Fienga demands ‘respect’ for Roma players: ‘They can’t be criticised on a human level.’ The Giallorossi have not won any of the last three games in all competitions although Thursday’s defeat against CSKA Sofia came with no consequences as Roma had already won their Europa League group. “We are firmly convinced of […]
Vieri reveals Milan’s ‘secrets’
Vieri reveals Milan’s ‘secrets’
In the second part of his interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Vieri said Napoli will fight for the Scudetto and revealed the secrets of Milan’s success. “Milan proved to be solid, also without [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic,” Vieri said. “They feel well. physically and mentally. They won many games also without Ibrahimovic, but the lion will […]
Liveblog: Serie A Wk11 Super Sunday
Liveblog: Serie A Wk11 Super Sunday
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s six Serie A games, including Cagliari-Inter, Napoli-Sampdoria, Genoa-Juventus and Milan-Parma. If you are on a mobile device or tablet, then follow the Liveblog HERE. We begin at 11.30 GMT at the Sardegna Arena, where Inter intend to get over their Champions League […]
Van der Vaart: ‘Maradona better than Messi’
Van der Vaart: ‘Maradona better than Messi’
Rafael van der Vaart has revealed he ‘didn’t get along’ with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and explained why Diego Armando Maradona was better than Leo Messi. The ex Real Madrid star played with Ibrahimovic at Ajax, in the early 2000s. “We were young, he wanted to be the no 1 and I wanted the same, we were […]
Vieri: ‘I think Eriksen will leave Inter, Dybala…’
Vieri: ‘I think Eriksen will leave Inter, Dybala…’
Former Italy striker Bobo Vieri thinks Christian Eriksen will leave Inter in January and says Paulo Dybala is ‘a problem’ Andrea Pirlo must solve. The 47-year-old spoke about the Serie A title race in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport. “There is a lot of time left before the end of the League, 28 […]
Sampdoria ask for Llorente
Sampdoria ask for Llorente
Sampdoria have asked Napoli for striker Fernando Llorente on loan with a contribution to pay for his salary, claim Sky Sport Italia. According to transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio, the initial approach has been made and more details can be discussed when the two teams face off in Serie A on Sunday. Llorente is 35 […]
Ranieri: ‘Asked Maradona for Napoli return’
Ranieri: ‘Asked Maradona for Napoli return’
Sampdoria coach Claudio Ranieri reveals he tried to bring Diego Maradona back to Napoli in 1991, ‘but he had already decided to retire.’ It kicks off on Sunday at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview. The Stadio San Paolo was officially renamed the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona this week and it will be […]