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Official: Juventus-Inter and others moved
Official: Juventus-Inter and others moved
Juventus-Inter, Udinese-Fiorentina, Milan-Genoa, Parma-SPAL and Sassuolo-Brescia have been rescheduled to May 13 due to the Coronavirus outbreak. May 13 had been set aside for the Coppa Italia Final, which of course will now have to be moved as well to May 20. These fixtures were meant to be played behind closed doors this weekend because […]
Probable line-ups: Napoli vs Torino
Probable line-ups: Napoli vs Torino
Napoli midfielder Allan could return to the starting XI for tonight’s game against Torino. Coach Rino Gattuso is likely to retain the majority of the same starting XI that held Barcelona to a draw in the Champions League Round of 16 on Tuesday. Elseid Hysaj is expected to replace Mario Rui at left back. In […]
Longo: ‘Napoli have overcome their problems’
Longo: ‘Napoli have overcome their problems’
Torino boss Moreno Longo believes Napoli “have overcome” their problems following their 1-1 draw against Barcelona in the Champions League. Longo’s side travel south to face Rino Gattuso’s Napoli, with kick off tomorrow at 19:45 GMT, and the Torino coach says he was impressed with the Partenopei’s performance against the Catalans on Tuesday. “Napoli have […]
Gattuso: ‘I hear from ADL three or four times per day!’
Gattuso: ‘I hear from ADL three or four times per…
Napoli boss Rino Gattuso says he hears from President Aurelio De Laurentiis “three or four times a day” and isn’t worried about his contract with the club. The former Milan coach has been with the Partenopei since December, and masterminded a 1-1 draw against Barcelona on Tuesday in the Champions League. “I have a contract […]
Gattuso: ‘Napoli are tired’
Gattuso: ‘Napoli are tired’
Gennaro Gattuso has revealed that his Napoli players “are tired” after the Barcelona match and expects to learn “what shape we are in” against Torino. Napoli are coming from a 1-1 draw and a great defensive display against Barcelona in the Champions League, but they will have to regroup immediately when they face the Granata […]
Floro Flores on ‘intense bond with Conte’ and ‘superstitious Sarri’
Floro Flores on ‘intense bond with Conte’ and…
Ahead of Juventus-Inter this weekend, Antonio Floro Flores has opened on his experience after working with both Maurizio Sarri and Antonio Conte at Arezzo. The all-important Derby d’Italia creates a lot of expectations in Italy and as the game will go behind closed doors, Floro Flores has opened his to talk about his past with […]
Giaccherini: ‘Sarriball impossible with CR7’
Giaccherini: ‘Sarriball impossible with CR7’
Emanuele Giaccherini insists “it is impossible to play” Maurizio Sarri’s style of football at Juventus with Cristiano Ronaldo. “Mario Mandzukic would’ve been ideal.” The Bianconeri lost the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie with Lyon and there are still precious few signs of Sarriball even after seven months. “The club made […]
Koulibaly in strong links with PSG
Koulibaly in strong links with PSG
Paris Saint-Germain’s link with Kalidou Koulibaly has been further strengthened after a report claiming that the Senegalese has bought a property in Paris. Napoli are currently trying to fend off interested clubs and have slammed a €150m price tag on the influential centre-half. But Calciomercato.com has reported that the two clubs are already negotiating and […]
Report: New hope of Mertens deal
Report: New hope of Mertens deal
Napoli are reportedly getting somewhere with Dries Mertens, as the Partenopei might have taken important steps in his contract talks. After scoring his 121st goal in the Azzurri shirt, Mertens has yet again proved his worth at the San Paolo and the club risk losing him on a free transfer this summer. Calciomercato.com claims that […]
Rakitic: ‘Napoli defended with 11 men’
Rakitic: ‘Napoli defended with 11 men’
Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic says it was hard for his side to attack Napoli because it’s hard “when a team defends with 11 men” following their 1-1 draw last night. Napoli took the lead through Dries Mertens in the first half, before Antoine Griezmann equalised for the Catalan side in the second half. Barca struggled […]