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West Ham bid for Maksimovic
West Ham bid for Maksimovic
West Ham United have made an offer for Napoli defender Nikola Maksimovic, claim Sky Sport Italia, with Fulham also interested. The 28-year-old centre-back is only under contract until June 2021 and has not agreed a new deal. He has been on the market for several months and a proposal has now arrived from West Ham. […]
Mancini: ‘Uncertain Scudetto race’
Mancini: ‘Uncertain Scudetto race’
Roberto Mancini believes Juventus face an ‘uncertain’ and open Scudetto race from Inter, Napoli, Milan, Lazio, Roma and Atalanta. The Italy coach spoke at an awards ceremony and was asked about the 2020-21 title race. “Juve remain the most complete squad, but I believe it really will be an uncertain campaign and open to far […]
Genoa confirm 14 COVID-19 cases
Genoa confirm 14 COVID-19 cases
Genoa announce that 14 members of their match squad, believed to include 8-10 players, tested positive for COVID-19 after the game with Napoli. So far, only goalkeeper Mattia Perin and midfielder Lasse Schone have been confirmed to have Coronavirus. According to Sportitalia, the latest round of swabs following Sunday’s 6-0 defeat to Napoli found the […]
Line-ups: Bologna v Parma
Line-ups: Bologna v Parma
Bologna throw Scottish defender Aaron Hickey straight into the starting XI for his debut in the Emilia-Romagna Derby against Parma. It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG. Sinisa Mihajlovic defended his team’s performance after the 2-0 opening round defeat to Milan, decided […]
Man City end Koulibaly pursuit
Man City end Koulibaly pursuit
Manchester City have reportedly informed Napoli they are no longer interested in Kalidou Koulibaly after spending €53m plus Nicolas Otamendi on Ruben Dias. The Senegal international had been Pep Guardiola’s number one target in defence for several years, but this summer was the closest they came to a deal. Despite Napoli declaring they were open […]
Man Utd and Everton eye Milik
Man Utd and Everton eye Milik
Manchester United and Everton have joined Tottenham Hotspur in their pursuit of Napoli outcast Arkadiusz Milik. The striker has been excluded from the squad because he refused to sign a new contract, while a deal with Roma fell through at the last minute. Tottenham had therefore become the new favourites for the Poland international centre-forward. […]
Agent: ‘Insigne out against Juventus’
Agent: ‘Insigne out against Juventus’
Agent Vincenzo Pisacane has revealed Napoli winger Lorenzo Insigne will miss the match against Juventus. The Partenopei winger was replaced by Eljif Elmas after 22 minutes during the 6-0 win against Genoa on Sunday and his agent has revealed the Italy international is waiting for the necessary tests to show the extent of the injury. […]
Maran ‘hurt’ by heavy Napoli defeat
Maran ‘hurt’ by heavy Napoli defeat
Genoa coach Rolando Maran will analyse the heavy 6-0 defeat to Napoli and was coy on the proposed move for Mario Balotelli. The Grifoni started the season with a 4-1 win over Crotone but were battered by an impressive Partenopei in the second round. Maran was ‘hurt’ by the goals conceded in Naples and hopes […]
Highlights: Napoli 6-0 Genoa
Highlights: Napoli 6-0 Genoa
Napoli thrashed Genoa 6-0 at the Stadio San Paolo with five different goal-scorers, including a Chucky Lozano brace, Dries Mertens and Piotr Zielinski. The Partenopei made short work of Genoa and above all kept pushing even after locking down the three points. There were quality moves from Lozano, Mertens, Zielinski, Eljif Elmas and Matteo Politano, […]
Gattuso: ‘Napoli must improve’
Gattuso: ‘Napoli must improve’
Gennaro Gattuso insists the 6-0 result did not accurately reflect Napoli’s performance against Genoa and they ‘must improve the balance.’ The Partenopei were utterly dominant, yet the coach was eager to downplay their achievements. “This result is very harsh and does not reflect the game,” insisted Gattuso on Sky Sport Italia. “If Piotr Zielinski hadn’t […]