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Osimhen: ‘Napoli were ready for Juve’
Osimhen: ‘Napoli were ready for Juve’
Victor Osimhen said ‘it’s a dream come true’ to play for Napoli and said the Partenopei were ready to play against Juventus. ‘The decision is a bit unfair’. The Nigerian forward has admitted he feared moving to Italy but reiterated that coach Gennaro Gattuso and President Aurelio De Laurentiis convinced him, as well as the […]
Europa League Rd 2 referees
Europa League Rd 2 referees
UEFA has announced the referees for Thursday’s matches in the Europa League, involving Roma, Milan and Napoli. Turkish referee Halis Ozkahya has been given Milan-Sparta Prague, the first of the Italian games in the second round of the group stage scheduled for Thursday, October 29. Belarusian Aleksei Kulbakov will lead Roma and CSKA Sofia out […]
Report: No clause for Gattuso
Report: No clause for Gattuso
Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso has reportedly convinced President Aurelio De Laurentiis to renew his contract without the usual clause. The Partenopei patron usually inserts a onerous clause in the agreement with his coaches should the deal be terminated early, but the Calabrian will, according to Il Giornale, not renew unless the clause is evicted from […]
Hysaj’s agent: ‘Tired of waiting for Napoli’
Hysaj’s agent: ‘Tired of waiting for Napoli’
Elseid Hysaj’s agent Mario Giuffredi says he is ‘tired of waiting for Napoli’ and has left open the possibility of his client leaving as a free agent at the end of the season. “Since [Gennaro] Gattuso arrived, Hysaj is doing very well,” Giuffredi told Radio Punto Nuovo. “He only had a drop with [Carlo] Ancelotti.” […]
Cuadrado not worried about Juventus start
Cuadrado not worried about Juventus start
Juan Cuadrado is not worried about Juventus’ start of the season and warns Barcelona ahead of their Champions League meeting on Wednesday. The Old Lady sit fifth in the Serie A table with nine points in the opening five games, including a 3-0 win by default against Napoli. “Comparing with the last few seasons this […]
Probable line-ups: Milan-Roma
Probable line-ups: Milan-Roma
San Siro offers an exciting battle between the two veteran forwards Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edin Dzeko, as Milan host Roma in Serie A tonight. The match kicks off at 19.45 UK time. Stefano Pioli’s men sit top of Serie A ahead of the visit from the Giallorossi and should have Turkey international Hakan Calhanoglu back […]
R. Insigne: ‘Napoli didn’t believe in me’
R. Insigne: ‘Napoli didn’t believe in me’
Benevento forward Roberto Insigne said it was ‘an immense joy to score’ against the Napoli side ‘who didn’t believe in me’. Roberto and Lorenzo Insigne grabbed one each as the latter scored for Napoli, who ran out 2-1 winners against the newly promoted side. “It’s an immense joy to score against Napoli,” Insigne told Otto […]
Pirlo: ‘Juve shouldn’t need slap to wake up’
Pirlo: ‘Juve shouldn’t need slap to wake up’
Andrea Pirlo warns Juventus ‘shouldn’t need a slap in the face to wake up and play with intensity’ after their 1-1 draw with Hellas Verona. The fact remains, the Bianconeri have won only one Serie A match on the field this season, their first 3-0 against Sampdoria. They drew with Roma, Crotone and Verona, while […]
Line-ups: Juventus v Verona
Line-ups: Juventus v Verona
Juventus give Paulo Dybala his first start in three months, partnering Alvaro Morata, Federico Bernardeschi and Aaron Ramsey against Nikola Kalinic’s Hellas Verona. It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, you can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG. The Bianconeri have stuttered in Serie A so far under coach Andrea […]
Petagna: ‘Napoli the chance of a lifetime’
Petagna: ‘Napoli the chance of a lifetime’
Andrea Petagna says he has the ‘chance of a lifetime’ at Napoli and reveals how he managed to lose 10 kilos during the lockdown. “This is a team of great players. Finally I scored, we brought home these three points that are fundamental and give us strength for the match on Thursday in Europa League,” […]