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Candreva: ‘Inter deserve leadership’
Candreva: ‘Inter deserve leadership’
Antonio Candreva insists Inter “deserve” to be joint top of the Serie A table with Juventus and is looking forward to the showdown with Lazio. It kicks off on Sunday at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview. “It didn’t need a wizard to know we’d reach this stage of the season at the […]
Callejon: ‘Gattuso double the grit!’
Callejon: ‘Gattuso double the grit!’
Jose Callejon tries to shrug off the Maurizio Sarri era and focus on Gennaro Gattuso’s new-look Napoli. “He had grit as a player, but as a coach, it’s double!” The trip to Cagliari kicks off on Sunday at 17.00 GMT, click here for a match preview. “When Gattuso arrived, we did badly for the first […]
Juric: ‘Treat Udinese like Real Madrid’
Juric: ‘Treat Udinese like Real Madrid’
Verona coach Ivan Juric says his team must “treat Udinese like they are Real Madrid,” and warned of complacency after beating Juventus last weekend. The Gialloblu travel to Udine to take on Udinese on Sunday, with kick off at 11:30 GMT. You can read the match preview here. Verona defeated Juventus in their last match, […]
Sensi suffers hairline fracture
Sensi suffers hairline fracture
Inter midfielder Stefano Sensi underwent tests for a foot injury, which have confirmed a hairline fracture, the club has stated. Sensi has struggled for fitness all season, with the Italian only starting 12 games for the Nerazzurri. The 24-year-old suffered an injury against Napoli in the Coppa Italia semi final first leg on Wednesday. Today […]
Rocchi officiates Lazio-Inter
Rocchi officiates Lazio-Inter
Daniele Orsato will officiate the Atalanta-Roma showdown for fourth place, while Gianluca Rocchi takes the top of the table Lazio-Inter clash. The Week 24 Serie A fixtures are played this weekend, with games stretching from Saturday through to Monday. Atalanta and Roma go head-to-head for fourth place on Saturday evening and the referee for that […]
Di Biagio: ‘SPAL changes made’
Di Biagio: ‘SPAL changes made’
New SPAL coach Luigi Di Biagio makes his debut this weekend against Lecce, and states that he has already made some alterations to the side. Di Biagio was drafted in this week as a replacement for Leonardo Semplici, who was sacked after six years at the Ferrara-based club. SPAL travel to Lecce this weekend, with […]
‘Padelli was massacred’
‘Padelli was massacred’
Agent Silvano Martina has claimed Inter goalkeeper Daniele Padelli was wrongly targeted after the Derby della Madonnina. “He knows he’s not a phenomenon”. When Inter were down 0-2 at half-time in the Milan derby last weekend, the goalkeeper’s agent has claimed he was “massacred with malice” and blamed for the goals conceded. In the absence […]
Liverani: ‘Lecce developed nicely’
Liverani: ‘Lecce developed nicely’
Fabio Liverani said he his “happy” about Lecce’s recent results but claimed the Giallorossi “haven’t done anything yet”. Lecce have collected seven points from their last four fixtures in Serie A and with back-to-back wins against Torino and Napoli, the mood at the Via del Mare is confident ahead of the next game against SPAL […]
Cerri hopes to play with Petagna
Cerri hopes to play with Petagna
Alberto Cerri returned to SPAL from Cagliari last month and said he hopes to partner Andrea Petagna to “hit the target we have set” for the season. The Biancazzurri are currently bottom of the League, with a seven-point gap up to safety, but Cerri has returned to the club to help out in the fight […]
Ospina: ‘Napoli to keep it up’
Ospina: ‘Napoli to keep it up’
Goalkeeper David Ospina has admitted that the semi-final tie with Inter is still “wide open” after Napoli’s 1-0 win on Wednesday. A Fabian Ruiz goal in the 57th minute decided the game and gave the Partenopei an advantage ahead of the return leg at the San Paolo next month. The 31-year-old wants to focus on […]