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Osimhen denies shoulder injury story
Osimhen denies shoulder injury story
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen denied Tuttosport claims that the Nigerian medics made his shoulder injury worse. ‘Not true.’ The report had emerged in today’s edition of the Turin-based sports paper, suggesting the dislocation was healed, but that there was an inflammation to the tendon caused by an incorrect procedure to pop it back into place. […]
Naples metro station named after Maradona
Naples metro station named after Maradona
Not only was the Stadio San Paolo renamed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona today, but a metro station also became part of a Napoli Museum. The local council rushed through the plans to call the stadium after Maradona just days after his death last month at the age of 60. That wasn’t the only tribute, though, […]
Napoli file new Juventus appeal
Napoli file new Juventus appeal
Napoli have filed another appeal against the 3-0 default loss to Juventus and points penalty, expecting a verdict before Christmas. The Partenopei were penalised with an automatic 3-0 defat and also docked a point for not attending their Week 3 trip to Turin. The club argued they had been given a travel ban by the […]
Official: AZ Alkmaar sack Slot
Official: AZ Alkmaar sack Slot
Napoli’s Europa League opponents AZ Alkmaar have suddenly sacked coach Arne Slot, just days before the decisive final group games. Napoli drew 1-1 away to AZ on Thursday evening, meaning qualification for the Round of 32 all goes down to the wire. The Italians top the group with 10 points, followed by Real Sociedad and […]
Report: Nigeria made Osimhen injury worse
Report: Nigeria made Osimhen injury worse
According to Tuttosport, Napoli medics believe Nigerian doctors did more damage to Victor Osimhen’s shoulder while trying to put it back into place. The striker dislocated his shoulder during Nigeria’s 4-4 draw with Sierra Leone on November 13. Medical staff from the Nigeria squad tried to pop it back into place on the field, then […]
Napoli: Individual training and therapy for Osimhen
Napoli: Individual training and therapy for Osimhen
Victor Osimhen continues to train individually, as Napoli prepare to face Crotone in Serie A on Sunday. After the 1-1 draw with AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday, Gattuso’s men are back at the training centre in Naples. The Azzurri prepare for the League game against Crotone on Sunday but the players who […]
Ghoulam: ‘We talk too much about Sarri’
Ghoulam: ‘We talk too much about Sarri’
Napoli full-back Faouzi Ghoulam has praised coach Gennaro Gattuso. ‘We talk too much about Maurizio Sarri, Gattuso did a great job’. The 29-year-old has played six competitive games in 2020-21 and has yet to start in Serie A this term. Despite the lack of playing time under Gattuso, the Algeria international has praised the new […]
Priests against Stadio Maradona
Priests against Stadio Maradona
A group of priests has written a letter to Naples’ archbishop Crescenzio Sepe asking to stand against the decision to name the Stadio San Paolo after Diego Armando Maradona. The Napoli legend died aged 60 after a cardiac arrest last week. Napoli’s mayor Luigi De Magistris immediately decided to name the Stadio San Paolo after the […]
Mertens: ‘New signings still settling in’
Mertens: ‘New signings still settling in’
Dries Mertens believes new signings are still settling in and says it’s ‘difficult’ to compare the current squad with Maurizio Sarri’s Napoli side. The Tuscan tactician came close to winning the 2017-18 Serie A title but the Belgian striker believes it’s hard to compare the current Napoli squad with Sarri’s team. “It’s hard, newcomers are […]
Fonseca: ‘I trust all Roma players’
Fonseca: ‘I trust all Roma players’
Paulo Fonseca is impressed with Roma’s Europa League success, despite rotating the squad against Young Boys. ‘I had full trust in all of them.’ The Giallorossi were already qualified for the Round of 32, but the 3-1 win over Young Boys confirms they have won the group. “It was important to get back to winning […]