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Milan coach Pioli has Covid-19
Milan coach Pioli has Covid-19
Milan announced that coach Stefano Pioli has tested positive for Covid-19 and is quarantining at home, so today’s training session is cancelled. “AC Milan announces that Stefano Pioli has tested positive following a quick test carried out this morning,” read a statement. “The health authorities have been informed, and the Coach, who is currently showing no symptoms, has […]
Udinese only Serie A club to avoid Covid
Udinese only Serie A club to avoid Covid
There have so far been 104 Serie A players diagnosed with COVID-19, but the only club to have avoided the virus entirely is Udinese. Marcelo Brozovic was the latest addition to the list, as he tested positive while on international duty with Croatia last night. It means there have now been seven cases at Inter, […]
Agent: ‘Insigne not affected by critics’
Agent: ‘Insigne not affected by critics’
Agent Vincenzo Pisacane said critics would go easier on Lorenzo Insigne if he didn’t play at Napoli and was ‘disgusted’ by the 3-0 defeat by default to Juventus. Napoli’s appeal against the 3-0 defeat over the table was rejected, as they argued the local authorities stopped them from playing the match that was scheduled to […]
Nigeria: Osimhen injured
Nigeria: Osimhen injured
Napoli forward Victor Osimhen ‘appears to have hurt his wrist’, as he was forced to leave the pitch during Nigeria’s 4-4 draw with Sierra Leone. The Super Eagle’s official Twitter account announced the Partenopei striker ‘appears to have hurt his wrist’ in the African Cup of Nations qualifier. Osimhen, who scored the 2-0 goal after […]
Fiorentina: Piatek texts Prandelli, Pedro return possible
Fiorentina: Piatek texts Prandelli, Pedro return possible
Fiorentina are reportedly considering a return of Brazilian striker Pedro while Arek Milik and Krzysztof Piątek remain on La Viola’s radars. The 23-year-old Brazilian striker is on loan at Flamengo until the end of December. His current club can make his move permanent for €12m but Fiorentina have an option to re-sign the player if […]
Inter: Kozminski fuels Milik transfer speculations
Inter: Kozminski fuels Milik transfer speculations
Polish FA Vice-President Marek Kozminski claims Arek Milik is ‘not happy’ and fuels transfer speculations linking the Napoli striker with a move to Inter. “Everyone has lost in this story, both Napoli and the footballer,” Kozminski told Radio Kiss Kiss. “Poland need to have Milik at the peak of his form. Just look at him, […]
Euro play-offs: Scotland, Slovakia, Hungary through
Euro play-offs: Scotland, Slovakia, Hungary through
Scotland eliminated Serbia on penalties, Juraj Kucka scored to send Slovakia to Euro 2020, despite a Milan Skriniar own goal, and Hungary completed a stoppage-time turnaround against Iceland. The play-offs were certainly dramatic today, as the calendar is completed for next summer’s European Championship. Genoa forward Goran Pandev had already found the only goal of […]
Pandev sends Macedonia to Euro 2020
Pandev sends Macedonia to Euro 2020
Genoa striker Goran Pandev has made history by scoring the goal that allows North Macedonia to beat Georgia in the play-offs and qualify for Euro 2020. The 37-year-old was on target 56 minutes into the one-off clash at the Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi. Georgia had the better of the first half, but Macedonia took control […]
Bennacer ‘was set for Napoli’
Bennacer ‘was set for Napoli’
Empoli President Fabrizio Corsi reveals that before Milan made their swoop, Ismael Bennacer ‘was ready to join Napoli’ until the club pulled out. The Algeria international was a bargain in the summer of 2019 for €16m plus up to €2m in bonuses, as his transfer value is now considered closer to €40-50m. “I enjoy seeing […]
De Paul: ‘I want Champions League football’
De Paul: ‘I want Champions League football’
Rodrigo De Paul sends a warning to Udinese, as he would ‘like to play in the Champions League and the World Cup,’ so could move on soon. The Argentina international had already been close to an exit over the summer with Leeds United in advanced negotiations, but the €40m asking price proved an obstacle. Now […]