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Iachini: ‘What Callejon brings to Fiorentina’
Iachini: ‘What Callejon brings to Fiorentina’
Beppe Iachini reveals he ‘asked for Jose Callejon’ to join Fiorentina due to his tactical versatility, but is concerned at facing Spezia tomorrow. It kicks off on Sunday at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), click here for a match preview. We could see the debut of former Napoli hero Callejon, who arrived as a free […]
Napoli opponents AZ hit by COVID
Napoli opponents AZ hit by COVID
COVID-19 is back on the horizon for Napoli, as their next Europa League opponents AZ Alkmaar register nine cases between players and staff. The Partenopei are still furious at the Lega Serie A decision to give Juventus a 3-0 victory and dock them a point for not fulfilling the Week 3 fixture. They pulled out […]
Probable line-ups: Napoli v Atalanta
Probable line-ups: Napoli v Atalanta
Napoli could throw Tiemoue Bakayoko in from the start, while Victor Osimhen depends on the tactical choices against Atalanta. It kicks off at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), click here for a match preview. The Partenopei are still missing Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas after their COVID-19 tests, while Arkadiusz Milik has been left out […]
Ancelotti: ‘Premier League best in the world’
Ancelotti: ‘Premier League best in the world’
Everton coach Carlo Ancelotti thinks the Premier League ‘is the best League in the world’. The former Napoli coach, who returned to England last December, has helped Everton to the top in England after four rounds in 2020-21 and was named Manager of the Month in September. Ancelotti has previously coached Parma, Milan and Juventus […]
Gasp: ‘Papu could play for Inter or Juve’
Gasp: ‘Papu could play for Inter or Juve’
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini has praised captain Papu Gomez and claimed the Argentine ‘could play in any team in Europe’. The 32-year-old has established himself as an important member of the Orobici since he arrived from Metalis in September 2014. After four successful seasons under Gasperini, he has started the fifth with four goals […]
Genoa: Pjaca and Pellegrini recover from COVID
Genoa: Pjaca and Pellegrini recover from COVID
Genoa have announced Marko Pjaca and Luca Pellegrini have recovered from coronavirus to have 10 of 17 back in training. The Grifoni have gone through two difficult weeks but are finally announcing negative tests and the return of their first-team players. Pjaca and Pellegrini have already carried out the required fitness tests and are back […]
Gasp: ‘Ilicic travels to Napoli’
Gasp: ‘Ilicic travels to Napoli’
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini has confirmed Josip Ilicic will travel to Naples but has not decided if the Slovenian will start. La Dea prepare for a busy schedule with games coming thick and fast and before opening the Champions League group stage, they start with a trip to play Napoli in Serie A this […]
Juve-Napoli: appeal trial at the end of the month
Juve-Napoli: appeal trial at the end of the month
Napoli are about to submit a formal appeal against the decision of the FIGC judge to give the Azzurri a 3-0 defeat by default against Juventus and one-point deduction. The appeal trial could take place by the end of the month. As La Gazzetta dello Sport reports, the formal ‘declaration of complaint’ will be sumbitted […]
Perin: ‘Covid created in a lab’
Perin: ‘Covid created in a lab’
‘I am convinced Covid was created in a lab,’ says Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin who has recovered from the virus and insists he is not the ‘infector of Italian football.’ Perin was the first of 22 confirmed Covid-19 cases at Genoa. “It was the week before Napoli-Genoa, on September 21. I went to Turin to see […]
EDF: ‘Ounas unique at Cagliari’
EDF: ‘Ounas unique at Cagliari’
Eusebio Di Francesco is not ‘angry’ Cagliari missed out on Radja Nainggolan and explains what Adam Ounas brings to the side. The coach discussed a flurry of summer transfer activity after he took charge, although there were some moves that didn’t go through. “I am not angry that Nainggolan didn’t arrive, there were various situations […]