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Europa League referees
Europa League referees
UEFA has announced the referees for the first round of fixtures in the Europa League group stage, where Roma, Milan and Napoli are involved. Polish referee Daniel Stefanski has been assigned the Group F tie between Napoli and AZ Alkmaar at the San Paolo on Thursday. Meanwhile, the match between Young Boys and Roma, which […]
COVID at AZ ahead of Napoli trip
COVID at AZ ahead of Napoli trip
AZ Alkmaar have announced ‘a number of new’ cases of COVID-19 ahead of their meeting with Napoli in the Europa League. Napoli, coming from a couple of busy weeks relating to a new coronavirus outbreak culminating in a 3-0 defeat by default to Juventus in Serie A, were back in action with an impressive 4-1 […]
Higuain: ‘European media was too much’
Higuain: ‘European media was too much’
Former Napoli, Milan and Juventus forward Gonazlo Higuain said he moved away from Europe and to Inter Miami ‘with the intention of being happy again’. Higuain ended his stay at Juventus during the summer and moved to the MLS in hope of finding a place to ‘enjoy playing’ again. “I’ve always been curious about this […]
Lucescu: ‘I protected Pirlo’
Lucescu: ‘I protected Pirlo’
Dynamo Kiev coach Mircea Lucescu revealed he was fighting to introduce Andrea Pirlo to the world of football during his time at Brescia. In October 1995, Lucescu brought off Claudio Lunini and replaced him with a young Pirlo. Tonight, the former Brescia coach faces his former pupil. Lucescu recalls the time at Brescia, as Pirlo […]
Maran: ‘Not easy for Genoa’
Maran: ‘Not easy for Genoa’
Genoa coach Rolando Maran says it was not easy for the Grifone to play a game after ’20 difficult days.’ “Beyond the moment and the game today, it was not easy to play a game after 20 difficult days,” Maran told Sky Sport. “The boys were commendable. They gave everything they could. It was crucial […]
Napoli: Insigne back in full training
Napoli: Insigne back in full training
Napoli confirmed captain Lorenzo Insigne completed a training session with the group, as Gennaro Gattuso prepares for AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League. After the 4-1 win against Atalanta, the Partenopei are back in training to prepare for this week’s opener in the Europa League. The report from the training field included the good news […]
Napoli: Insigne in full training
Napoli: Insigne in full training
Napoli confirmed captain Lorenzo Insigne completed a training session with the group, as Gennaro Gattuso prepares for AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League. After the 4-1 win against Atalanta, the Partenopei are back in training to prepare for this week’s opener in the Europa League. The report from the training field included the good news […]
Report: Napoli push to play Juventus
Report: Napoli push to play Juventus
Juventus-Napoli could still go ahead, according to Il Mattino, as the Partenopei’s appeal at CONI could change the sports judge’s decision. Napoli have submitted a formal appeal against the decision of the FIGC judge to give the Azzurri a 3-0 defeat by default against Juventus and a one-point deduction. The newspaper claims it remains to […]
Napoli: Insigne partially trains with the group
Napoli: Insigne partially trains with the group
Napoli winger Lorenzo Insigne partially trained with the rest of the team this morning and gets closer to returning to action after a hamstring injury. “Gennaro Gattuso’s Napoli squad were straight back on the training pitch on Sunday morning following Saturday’s 4-1 win over Atalanta,” Napoli’s official statement reads. “Next up for the Azzurri is a […]
Roma to offer Dzeko contract extension
Roma to offer Dzeko contract extension
Roma are willing to offer their star striker Edin Dzeko a contract extension until 2023, reports in Italy claim. The former Manchester City star is on a €7.5 million-a-year deal until 2022 and the Giallorossi want to offer him a one-year contract extension, reports La Gazzetta dello Sport. As per Il Messaggero Roma want to […]