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Health authority: ‘Napoli told not to travel’
Health authority: ‘Napoli told not to travel’
A legal battle is in the offing after the local health authority confirmed it asked Napoli not to travel to Turin for the Serie A game with Juventus. The Lega Serie A released a statement this afternoon insisting Napoli had not been able to definitively prove their inability to play tonight’s match. In that sense, […]
Official: Juve-Napoli goes ahead
Official: Juve-Napoli goes ahead
The Lega Calcio Serie A confirms that tonight’s Juventus-Napoli clash is on and that the Azzurri’s request to postpone the game has been rejected. “Following Napoli’s official request [to postpone the game] the Lega Calcio states that the current rules aim to guarantee the health of everybody, the equal treatment for all clubs and the […]
Napoli: ‘Gattuso not positive for Covid’
Napoli: ‘Gattuso not positive for Covid’
Napoli came out with their first statement in almost 24 hours to deny that their coach Gennaro Gattuso has tested positive for Coronavirus. “The news of Gattuso testing positive for Covid-19 is not real. The group will undergo new Covid swab tests tomorrow,” Napoli tweeted. Napoli are not travelling to Turin where they are due […]
Marotta: ‘Marcos Alonso not joining Inter’
Marotta: ‘Marcos Alonso not joining Inter’
Inter CEO Beppe Marotta denies Marcos Alonso will move to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and hints Radja Nainggolan will soon leave the club. Marcos Alonso, who is on very good terms with Antonio Conte, had been linked with a move to Inter but Marotta denied the Nerazzurri will sign him. “His name […]
Juventus release squad list for Napoli clash
Juventus release squad list for Napoli clash
Juventus have released their squad list for tonight’s Serie A clash against Napoli even if the Partenopei are not going to travel to Turin. Meanwhile, Gennaro Gattuso’s players will undergo new Covid tests and self-isolate in Castel Volturno tomorrow. Juventus squad list is short of the injured Alex Sandro, Federico Bernardeschi and Matthijs de Ligt. […]
Juve-Napoli: Pirlo goes ahead with matchday schedule
Juve-Napoli: Pirlo goes ahead with matchday schedule
Juventus are currently training at the Continassa ahead of tonight’s match against Napoli although the Azzurri are not going to travel to Turin. Juventus are in “Fiduciary self-isolation” at the J Hotel, meters away from their training center, following two COVID cases in their staff. The club released a statement yesterday to confirm the team […]
Bakayoko arrives for Napoli medical
Bakayoko arrives for Napoli medical
Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is undergoing his medical checks with Napoli ahead of his loan move to the San Paolo. The Frenchman, a former Milan loanee, landed in Roma this morning and was taken straight to Villa Stuart Clinic to begin his medical checks with the Azzurri. According to Il Corriere dello Sport, Napoli will […]
Napoli submitted postponement request and ‘informed Juventus’
Napoli submitted postponement request and ‘informed…
According to reports in Italy, Napoli have officially requested to postpone tonight’s Serie A clash against Juventus and the lawyer of the Azzurri claims the team can’t travel to Turin or would commit “relevant criminal offences”. Mattia Grassani, one of the lawyers of the Partenopei told La Gazzetta dello Sport: “There are several documents and […]
Liveblog: Serie A Wk3 Sunday
Liveblog: Serie A Wk3 Sunday
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games, including Atalanta-Cagliari, Lazio-Inter and Milan-Spezia, plus updates on the Juventus-Napoli chaos. If you are on a mobile device or tablet, then follow the Liveblog HERE. We begin at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT) at the Gewiss Stadium, as Atalanta […]
Was there a travel ban on Napoli or not?
Was there a travel ban on Napoli or not?
News agency ANSA claims Napoli were not banned from travelling to Turin by local authorities, in which case Juventus could expect a 3-0 victory by default. There is a procedural row erupting and it’s not clear who is going to make the final decision on a game that is supposed to be played on Sunday […]