Football-italia
WHO medic ‘hurt’ by Napoli celebrations
WHO medic ‘hurt’ by Napoli celebrations
The Italian representative of the World Health Organisation was horrified at the ‘doomed’ street celebrations that followed Napoli’s Coppa Italia victory. The fans flocked to the streets to party after their team beat Juventus on penalties in a game played behind closed doors in Rome. They continued for hours, waiting for the squad to arrive […]
Report: Napoli get Lille defender Gabriel
Report: Napoli get Lille defender Gabriel
Napoli have reached a ‘total agreement’ with Lille for defender Gabriel Magalhaes, according to French reports, worth €22m plus bonuses. The centre-back is also targeted by Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton and Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, but the Partenopei appear to be in pole position. French site Footmercato maintain the two clubs have agreed terms on […]
Setien: ‘Napoli difficult opponents for Barca’
Setien: ‘Napoli difficult opponents for Barca’
Barcelona coach Quique Setien was impressed by Napoli’s Coppa Italia victory against Juventus. ‘They are strong opponents and it won’t be easy for us.’ The first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 ended 1-1 at the Stadio San Paolo, but the return was postponed by the COVID-19 outbreak. Now football is coming back […]
Conte: ‘I always raise the bar’
Conte: ‘I always raise the bar’
Antonio Conte has revealed he used his spare time to ‘dive deep’ into the studies of his Inter squad to look for ‘the negatives and positives’ ahead of the resumption: “I’m never satisfied.” The Nerazzurri returned from the break against Napoli in the Coppa Italia but were eliminated on aggregate after a 1-1 draw against […]
ADL: ‘Gattuso helped me forget about the fines’
ADL: ‘Gattuso helped me forget about the fines’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis claims the incident during the first half of the campaign is ‘just a bad memory’ after the Coppa Italia success. The season started turbulent for the Partenopei, who struggled to pick up the required points to fight for a place among the top four in Serie A. A retreat-non-retreat episode […]
Nandez agrees with Cagliari
Nandez agrees with Cagliari
Cagliari are reportedly close to announcing a new deal for Nahitan Nandez, after having agreed to keep a €36m release clause in the contract. The Uruguayan midfielder confirmed earlier this year that he would extend with the Rossoblu, who were trying to remove the release clause in his deal. Sky Sport Italia journalist Gianluca Di […]
Galliani: ‘I celebrated almost like in 2003’
Galliani: ‘I celebrated almost like in 2003’
Former Milan CEO Adriano Galliani applauded Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso after the Coppa Italia triumph: “I celebrated almost like in Manchester.” The Monza director was happy to have seen his former player pick up his first trophy in Italian football after Napoli beat Juventus on penalties to lift the Coppa Italia last night. “Congratulations to […]
Toni: ‘Ronaldo can’t even dribble’
Toni: ‘Ronaldo can’t even dribble’
Former Italy forward Luca Toni was disappointed with Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo’s performance against Napoli: “He can’t even dribble.” The former Capocannoniere watched as Ronaldo lost back-to-back Finals for the first time in his career and claimed he was part of the problem for Maurizio Sarri’s men in Rome. “It’s a defeat that also bears […]
Historic Ronaldo double defeat
Historic Ronaldo double defeat
This is the first time in Cristiano Ronaldo’s career that he has lost two consecutive Cup Finals at club level, as Juventus failed at both the Supercoppa and the Coppa Italia. The Bianconeri were beaten 3-1 by Lazio in December in Riyadh, with Paulo Dybala’s goal wiped out by Luis Alberto, Senad Lulic and Danilo […]
Napoli celebrate sixth Coppa Italia title
Napoli celebrate sixth Coppa Italia title
Napoli won their sixth Coppa Italia trophy, matching Fiorentina in fifth place in the all-time charts, in the first penalty shoot-out Final since 2009. The game ended 0-0 after 90 minutes against Juventus and, as per the format change, extra time was scrapped for the two teams to go direct to penalties. The Coppa Italia […]