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No COVID fears for Milan Derby
No COVID fears for Milan Derby
The local health authority in Milan insists the Derby della Madonnina will go ahead as long as Inter and Milan ‘stick scrupulously to the COVID protocol.’ There are fears the clash could be called off, as it is due to be played next Saturday, but Inter have five players out with COVID-19 and Milan two. […]
Bonucci top-earning Italian in Serie A
Bonucci top-earning Italian in Serie A
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Leonardo Bonucci is the highest-paid Italian in Serie A, followed by Gianluigi Donnarumma and new Juventus buy Federico Chiesa. The newspaper drew up a list of all the various net salaries in the Italian top flight and found some intriguing results. Bonucci is the top-earning Italian at Juve on […]
CTS: ‘Napoli travel ban is valid’
CTS: ‘Napoli travel ban is valid’
The Juventus-Napoli row drags on, as members of the CTS (technical scientific committee) confirm local health authorities could block the Partenopei from travelling due to COVID-19 fears. Napoli did not make the journey to Turin for last week’s Serie A match, so after 45 minutes, the game was officially called off. In theory, they face […]
CTS: ‘Protocol is strong if it’s followed’
CTS: ‘Protocol is strong if it’s followed’
Chief medic Gianni Nanni assures the COVID-19 protocol can be ‘updated’ during the pandemic, but there’s no reason to cancel games. ‘We need everyone to stick to the protocol rigorously.’ The number of cases among the Calcio community is climbing fast and the reliability of the existing protocol has been called into question, especially after […]
Preziosi: ‘Genoa risk Serie B with COVID outbreak’
Preziosi: ‘Genoa risk Serie B with COVID outbreak’
Genoa President Enrico Preziosi warns his club ‘risks losing many games by default and relegation to Serie B’ if the COVID-19 outbreak doesn’t ease its grip soon. They have been the Serie A club by far worst affected by the virus, with 17 players and five members of staff testing positive. “I still have 15 […]
Dzeko ready to extend with Roma?
Dzeko ready to extend with Roma?
After being on the verge of a transfer to Juventus, Edin Dzeko is now said to be negotiating a contract extension at Roma. The 34-year-old has been in the Capital since 2015 and only signed a new deal in August 2019, following weeks of negotiations with Inter. That situation repeated itself this summer, with Juve […]
Only four Serie A clubs made profit over 10 years
Only four Serie A clubs made profit over 10 years
An analysis of the balance sheets presented by Serie A clubs found only Atalanta, Sassuolo, Napoli and Crotone made a profit over the last decade. Of the sides in the top flight during the 2020-21 campaign, just four had made more than they lost over the last 10 years. Napoli are by far the most […]
Maggio: ‘Inter can do well’
Maggio: ‘Inter can do well’
Benevento captain Christian Maggio was ‘shocked’ by the quality on the Inter bench and felt ‘everything went wrong’ against the Nerazzurri. The newly promoted Streghe have picked up two wins in three games since their return to Serie A, but against the Nerazzurri it ended in a 5-2 defeat at the Ciro Vigorito. “No one […]
Napoli: No new positive for COVID
Napoli: No new positive for COVID
Napoli have announced no new positive cases after today’s swab tests for coronavirus. The Partenopei keep testing and continue to announce good news regarding the COVID situation in the Azzurri camp. “The swabs performed this morning to the team group members are all negative to COVID-19,” the statement read. “Only one swab remains for a […]
Osimhen: ‘Napoli a dream come true’
Osimhen: ‘Napoli a dream come true’
Victor Osimhen believed it was ‘impossible’ for him to sign with a club like Napoli. ‘It’s a dream come true. I was selling water on the streets of Lagos’. The Partenopei forward has contributed one assist in his first two games, but his presence helped the team secure a 2-0 win against Parma in the […]