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Faggiano: ‘We are all quarantined’
Faggiano: ‘We are all quarantined’
Genoa sporting director Daniele Faggiano said the Rossoblu are ‘all in quarantine and can’t play against Torino on Saturday’. The UEFA protocol says 13 players are the minimum needed for the match to go ahead as planned, but Faggiano said it wouldn’t help the Grifoni, who are all quarantined after having discovered 14 cases of […]
ADL negative for COVID-19
ADL negative for COVID-19
Napoli have announced that President Aurelio De Laurentiis has tested negative for coronavirus and can return to work. The Partenopei patron tested positive for COVID-19 after having attended the Lega Serie A meeting and has been quarantined since September 10. Napoli, through a short statement on their official website, have confirmed De Laurentiis has recovered […]
Sky: West Ham offer €25m for Maksimovic
Sky: West Ham offer €25m for Maksimovic
West Ham United have reportedly offered €25m for Napoli defender Nikola Maksimovic. Sky Sport Italia claims the Hammers are in for the Serbian defender, who has yet to renew his deal with the Azzurri. Maksimovic’s contract at the San Paolo expires in June 2021, the deal he signed upon his arrival from Torino for €21m […]
Preziosi: ‘Genoa followed the protocol’
Preziosi: ‘Genoa followed the protocol’
Genoa patron Enrico Preziosi said the Grifoni ‘respected all the procedures imposed by the protocol’ ahead of their trip to Napoli. Rossoblu goalkeeper Mattia Perin was replaced by Federico Marchetti after testing positive for COVID-19 ahead of the match against the Partenopei, and the club has since confirmed 14 cases of coronavirus in the matchday […]
Report: Spartak Moscow bid for Hysaj
Report: Spartak Moscow bid for Hysaj
Spartak Moscow have reportedly offered €7m for Napoli full-back Elseid Hysaj. Sky Sport Italia reports the Russian Premier League side are hoping to sign the Albanian this season, one year before his deal in Naples expires. The 26-year-old has been linked with a move away from Napoli in recent months and Spartak Moscow have prepared […]
Napoli struggle to organise for the weekend
Napoli struggle to organise for the weekend
Napoli medic Vincenzo Mirone said it will be ‘difficult to organise the away trip’ to play Juventus on Sunday, due to the necessary swab tests for coronavirus. The Azzurri are currently going through tests for COVID-19 after the 6-0 win against Genoa last weekend, as the Grifoni confirmed 14 cases in the matchday group. Mirone, […]
‘Only Genoa-Torino should be postponed’
‘Only Genoa-Torino should be postponed’
Lega Serie A doctor Gianni Nanni has claimed ‘only Genoa-Torino’ should have to be postponed after the confirmation of 14 positive tests at the Grifoni. Italian football waits for the consequences after the revelation at Genoa, who confirmed 14 members of their matchday group had contracted coronavirus. Napoli won 6-0 against the Rossoblu last weekend […]
Gasp: ‘Scudetto talk for Inter and Juve only’
Gasp: ‘Scudetto talk for Inter and Juve only’
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini has claimed ‘only Juventus and Inter can speak about the Scudetto’ ahead of their big match against Lazio. Both Atalanta and Lazio impressed in 2019-20, finishing third and fourth respectively, but the latter seemed like Juventus’ closest rivals for the Scudetto until March. Gasperini, who helped Atalanta reach the quarter-finals […]
Genoa hope to postpone Torino match
Genoa hope to postpone Torino match
Genoa sporting director Daniele Faggiano said the Grifone will ask to postpone the match against Torino, after 14 positive tests for coronavirus in three days. The Rossoblu confirmed there are 14 members of the matchday group – which includes members of staff – testing positive for coronavirus. The news came after the 6-0 defeat to Napoli at […]
Report: 11 Genoa players have COVID
Report: 11 Genoa players have COVID
It’s now reported 11 Genoa players and three members of staff tested positive for COVID-19, perhaps including six who played against Napoli yesterday. The Grifone already had Mattia Perin test positive on Saturday, so the rest of the squad had swabs that found only Lasse Schone to also be positive on Sunday morning. The squad […]