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Boniek: ‘Milik must play to reach Euro 2020’
Boniek: ‘Milik must play to reach Euro 2020’
Zbigniew Boniek, the President of the Polish FA, has warned Napoli forward Arek Milik he ‘must play’ regularly to get into Poland’s Euro 2020 squad. The former Juventus and Roma player, who picked up a Scudetto, two Coppa Italia and the European Cup during his time in Italy, spoke to Radio Anch’io about Milik’s situation […]
Genoa trio now negative for COVID-19
Genoa trio now negative for COVID-19
Genoa have announced that Mattia Perin, Ivan Radovanovic and Federico Marchetti are now testing negative for COVID-19. A statement confirmed the three players had twice provided negative swabs, meaning they have now recovered. They will need to have fitness tests before they are given the all-clear to return to training. Perin was the first Genoa […]
Albiol: ‘Napoli deserved Scudetto’
Albiol: ‘Napoli deserved Scudetto’
Former defender Raul Albiol felt Napoli deserved to win the Scudetto in 2018 and revealed Maurizio Sarri inspired him as he studies to become a coach. Albiol arrived for €12m in July 2013 and stayed until 2019, when he moved back to Spain to play for Villarreal in La Liga. The 35-year-old helped Napoli win […]
Insigne back in training
Insigne back in training
Napoli have revealed captain Lorenzo Insigne was back for the morning session in Castel Volturno. The Italy international is recovering from a first-degree injury in the left hamstring he suffered at the end of September. Insigne was replaced by Eljif Elmas after 22 minutes and the North Macedonian scored in the 69th minute of the […]
Marchisio: ‘Juve-Napoli had to be postponed’
Marchisio: ‘Juve-Napoli had to be postponed’
Former Juventus hero Claudio Marchisio claims the Old Lady’s match against Napoli should have been postponed in advance. The former Italy international believes the ‘decisions’ should have arrived before the scheduled match last Sunday, when Juventus turned up to play against a Partenopei side blocked from travelling. A verdict and an outcome of the controversial […]
Serie A coaches’ wages
Serie A coaches’ wages
Inter tactician Antonio Conte’s €12m is by far the highest salary among the Serie A coaches, ranging all the way to Spezia’s Vincenzo Italiano on €500,000. The Nerazzurri coach has been asked to bring back the Scudetto to San Siro and La Gazzetta dello Sport, who analysed the wage bills of all the Italian top […]
Report: Napoli will not accept sanctions
Report: Napoli will not accept sanctions
Napoli are reportedly convinced they acted according to the regulations and will not accept any sanctions, since the stop came from a local authority. Il Corriere dello Sport writes about phone calls between leaders and ministers, discussing possible alternatives to play the game immediately. The Partenopei never turned up at the Allianz Stadium ahead of […]
Napoli use quarantine for tactics and abs
Napoli use quarantine for tactics and abs
Napoli have been in quarantine for a week now and while Dries Mertens jokes about spending their time getting ripped, Gennaro Gattuso is working on tactics. The Partenopei were ordered to self-isolate in a group after positive COVID-19 tests for Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas, but none of the others have so far been diagnosed. […]
Mertens out of England-Belgium
Mertens out of England-Belgium
Napoli star Dries Mertens will not be part of the Belgium squad for tomorrow’s Nations League match against England. The forward had to remain in quarantine with the rest of his club teammates following a travel order ban from the local health authority last week. Although only Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas tested positive for […]
Brzeczek: ‘Can’t wait for Poland-Italy’
Brzeczek: ‘Can’t wait for Poland-Italy’
Poland coach Jerzy Brzeczek ‘can’t wait’ to face Italy in the Nations League, as despite assuring the Azzurri deserve praise for their run, his team ‘can beat even the best.’ The match kicks off at 19.45 UK time in Gdansk on Sunday. “Without doubt, Italy deserve praise, as they have won 14 of their last […]