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Spain want Italian teams behind closed doors
Spain want Italian teams behind closed doors
The Spanish Minister of Health confirmed Valencia-Atalanta, Barcelona-Napoli, Sevilla-Roma and Getafe-Inter should be played behind closed doors due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Minister of Health Salvador Illa made the announcement this evening, although at this stage it is only a recommendation. The first leg of Atalanta’s Champions League tie ended 4-1 at San Siro and […]
Koulibaly back in Napoli training
Koulibaly back in Napoli training
Kalidou Koulibaly is back in training with the Napoli squad, so could make his comeback in the Coppa Italia against Inter on Thursday. The Senegal international managed only one appearance since suffering a serious thigh strain in the 2-1 defeat to Parma on December 14. He returned and played 90 minutes in a 3-2 loss […]
Athletic Bilbao target Higuain
Athletic Bilbao target Higuain
Athletic Bilbao are interested in signing Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain for next season, claim reports in Spanish paper Marca. The 32-year-old is under contract with Juve until June 2021 and has contributed eight goals with eight assists in 33 competitive games this season. According to Marca, Higuain would be able to pass the strict Athletic […]
Inter and Napoli reject March 9 date?
Inter and Napoli reject March 9 date?
According to the latest reports, 18 Serie A clubs agreed to play Juventus-Inter on Monday March 9, but Inter and Napoli blocked the move. The decision to postpone the games affected by the Coronavirus outbreak just hours after it had been announced they’d be played behind closed doors caused immense controversy and confusion. Now they […]
Muscle injury for Moses
Muscle injury for Moses
Inter have confirmed that Victor Moses is out with a muscle injury in the left thigh and will most likely sit out of the Coppa Italia match against Napoli. The Nigerian full-back underwent tests today and a muscle injury will have to be assessed through further tests in the coming days. The extent of the […]
Lazio climb into top 10 in all-time list
Lazio climb into top 10 in all-time list
Lazio are currently on the longest unbeaten streak across the continent’s top 5 leagues and enter the top 10 of runs in the history of Serie A. After finishing 2019 with both Coppa Italia and a Supercoppa Italiana in their trophy cabinet, Lazio haven’t looked back and are currently top of the League with one […]
Coppa Italia semi-finals referees
Coppa Italia semi-finals referees
The Coppa Italia referees have been announced, when Gianluca Rocchi will oversee Juventus-Milan and Daniele Doveri has been handed Napoli-Inter. The second leg of the semi-finals have arrived and Doveri will officiate the Partenopei for the 27th time, the team he has overseen the most so far in his career. Napoli have won 15 out […]
Milik out of Coppa Italia match?
Milik out of Coppa Italia match?
Napoli have announced that Arkadiusz Milik did not train with the rest of the team and is doubtful ahead of the Coppa Italia game against Inter. The club wrote through their own channels that the Azzurri “prepare for the match against Inter at the San Paolo” and concluded with a list of injured players only […]
Moses out of Coppa Italia match
Moses out of Coppa Italia match
Inter have confirmed that Victor Moses is out with a muscle injury in the left thigh and will most likely sit out of the Coppa Italia match against Napoli. The Nigerian full-back underwent tests today and a muscle injury will have to be assessed through further tests in the coming days. The extent of the […]
Marotta: ‘Almost provocative’
Marotta: ‘Almost provocative’
Beppe Moratta has explained why Inter reacted to the decision made by Serie A and claims that there are “three reasons” to not play Juventus on Monday. “Playing Juve-Inter tonight was impracticable, almost provocative hypothesis,” he told La Repubblica. “They aired it informally on Friday evening, but we didn’t want to take it into consideration […]