Football-italia
COVID shadow looms over Milan Derby
COVID shadow looms over Milan Derby
After four COVID-19 cases at Inter and two at Milan, a professor at the Sacco Hospital in Milan claims both teams ought to be quarantined and the football protocol is ‘ridiculous.’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Leo Duarte tested positive for Coronavirus last week and have still not shaken off the illness, while over the last 24 […]
Gravina: ‘Everyone must apply protocol’
Gravina: ‘Everyone must apply protocol’
There are 26 Serie A players who are currently positive for COVID-19 and FIGC President Gabriele Gravina urged everyone to ‘rigorously apply the protocol.’ Genoa are the epicentre with 17 cases, along with five members of staff, while the number of positives at Inter has climbed to four. Meanwhile, the controversy over Napoli’s refusal to […]
‘Genoa to Verona with the youth team’
‘Genoa to Verona with the youth team’
Genoa sporting director Daniele Faggiano said the Rossoblu must travel with the youth team if they are playing against Hellas Verona on October 18. There are still 17 players positive for coronavirus at the Grifoni and sporting director Faggiano spoke to Radio Punto Nuovo about the current situation at Genoa. He stressed they are still […]
Juve-Napoli: Verdict next week
Juve-Napoli: Verdict next week
The verdict for Juventus-Napoli was expected today, but Sky Sport Italia reports the decision has been postponed until next week. The broadcaster reports sports judge Mastrandrea will decide on the Juventus-Napoli case next week, as he has chosen to take a few more days to study the case in more depth. The outcome of the […]
Faggiano: ‘Genoa to Verona with the youth team’
Faggiano: ‘Genoa to Verona with the youth team’
Genoa sporting director Daniele Faggiano said the Rossoblu must travel with the youth team if they are playing against Hellas Verona on October 18. There are still 17 players positive for coronavirus at the Grifoni and sporting director Faggiano spoke to Radio Punto Nuovo about the current situation at Genoa. He stressed they are still […]
Three days off at Juventus
Three days off at Juventus
The Juventus players remaining at Continassa during the national break have been given a few days rest and will report back to training on Monday morning. The club, who recently came out of an isolation bubble, reveals Andrea Pirlo has given the remaining players three days off after having completed a morning session based on […]
Napoli: Lobotka negative for COVID-19
Napoli: Lobotka negative for COVID-19
Napoli have officially announced Stanislav Lobotka has tested negative for COVID-19. The Napoli midfielder’s test had to be reprocessed and the Partenopei have officially confirmed the Slovakia international has tested negative for coronavirus. After having announced positive tests for Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas, the rest of the squad has therefore tested negative for the […]
‘Sarri in talks to free himself from Juve’
‘Sarri in talks to free himself from Juve’
Maurizio Sarri has reportedly started negotiations with Juventus to terminate his contract in Turin and could be back in a Serie A dugout ‘before Christmas’. Sarri returned to Italy after one year with Chelsea, where he helped the Blues win the Europa League, but struggled to convince the Old Lady. Despite winning the Scudetto in […]
Serie A Week 5-16 fixtures confirmed
Serie A Week 5-16 fixtures confirmed
The changes to the Serie A fixture list for Weeks 5-16 have been confirmed, so we now have the dates of games all the way up to January 6, 2021. All times listed below are in the UK, so add one hour for local time. Week 5 Fri Oct 23 Sassuolo-Torino (19.45) Sat Oct 24 […]
Ghoulam donates kit to hometown
Ghoulam donates kit to hometown
Napoli full-back Faouzi Ghoulam has sent five pallets of sporting equipment to a struggling club in his hometown of Saint-Etienne. According to L’Equipe, the kind gesture came after he had already invited 20 children from the troubled district to attend the Napoli-Inter match. The equipment for Montreunaud 42 includes a complete kit for the season, […]