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Manolas: ‘Napoli can stop Messi’
Manolas: ‘Napoli can stop Messi’
Greece international Kostas Manolas has claimed Napoli must stop Lionel Messi ‘as a team’ when the Partenopei travel to Barcelona on Saturday. The former Roma defender was on the scoresheet when the Giallorossi famously eliminated the Blaugrana from the competition in 2017-18, and he revealed Francesco Totti encouraged him to do it again. “I met […]
Cakir to officiate Barca-Napoli
Cakir to officiate Barca-Napoli
UEFA has announced that Cuneyt Cakir will oversee Barcelona-Napoli at Camp Nou on Saturday and both clubs have bad history with the Turkish referee. Cakir was at the whistle when Barcelona were eliminated by a 4-0 defeat to Liverpool in last year’s semi-finals and on Saturday he’s back in charge when the Blaugrana host the […]
Serie A 2019-20 Season Review: Cagliari
Serie A 2019-20 Season Review: Cagliari
It was an extraordinary start to the season for Cagliari after investing heavily for their Centenary year, but it all petered out, writes Martin Mork. Cagliari couldn’t keep it up Rolando Maran’s Cagliari threatened to be the surprise of 2019-20 as they started the season in remarkable fashion and seemed highly inspired from a productive […]
Braida: ‘Won’t rule out Messi to Inter’
Braida: ‘Won’t rule out Messi to Inter’
Former Milan and Barcelona director Ariedo Braida would ‘not rule out’ Lionel Messi joining Inter, while giving Napoli advice on how to beat Barca. Braida spent decades at San Siro, while he was also director of sport and then chief scout at Camp Nou from 2015 to 2019. Naturally, he was therefore asked about the […]
Barcelona-Napoli all-clear despite COVID spike
Barcelona-Napoli all-clear despite COVID spike
The local government insists the Champions League encounter between Barcelona and Napoli can go ahead at Camp Nou, despite spiking coronavirus rates. The second leg of this Round of 16 tie is set to be played on Saturday evening, after the first leg ended 1-1 in Naples back in February. “It is able to be […]
Insigne ‘optimistic’ he can face Barcelona
Insigne ‘optimistic’ he can face Barcelona
Lorenzo Insigne is ‘optimistic’ he’ll recover from injury in time to face Barcelona on Saturday, said the Napoli captain’s agent. ‘If he feels he’s at 80 per cent, he’ll play.’ The forward was distraught after pulling up in the final minutes of the 3-1 win over Lazio, their last Serie A game of the season, […]
Napoli want Pellegrini?
Napoli want Pellegrini?
Agent Mino Raiola will reportedly meet with Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici regarding the future of full-back Luca Pellegrini, who could be on his way to Napoli. Pellegrini, signed from Roma last summer and immediately loaned back out to Cagliari, has, according to Calciomercato.com, decided he wants to play regularly next season and could push […]
Report: Udinese want €40m for De Paul
Report: Udinese want €40m for De Paul
Udinese midfielder Rodrigo de Paul has been linked with several top clubs in Italy, and the Friuli are reportedly willing to let the Argentine depart for €40m this summer. Reports in Italy claimed Juventus approached Udinese about the creative midfielder yesterday and the 26-year-old has previously been linked with Napoli, Inter and Milan. Tuttosport reveals […]
Report: Napoli offer €25m for Boga
Report: Napoli offer €25m for Boga
Napoli have reportedly offered €25m for Sassuolo attacker Jeremie Boga, but the Neroverdi want €40m to allow a move for the Ivorian. Tuttomercatoweb claims the Partenopei have tested the water at Sassuolo with an offer of €25m for the former Chelsea player. The outlet writes that the Neroverdi have rejected the offer and will only […]
Serie A 2019-20 Season Review: Napoli
Serie A 2019-20 Season Review: Napoli
Napoli strayed too far from their identity under Carlo Ancelotti, a mutiny tore the club apart and Gennaro Gattuso steered the ship to a Coppa Italia triumph, writes Ciro Di Brita. Gattuso gets Napoli back on track The Azzurri began the season with the idea of going one step further than the previous campaign and lifting […]