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The messages behind Dybala’s celebration
The messages behind Dybala’s celebration
Paulo Dybala proved decisive against Napoli on Wednesday and celebrated in the same way as when he was linked with a move away from Juventus in 2019. La Gazzetta dello Sport and Tuttosport highlighted that all the players on the pitch and the reserves embraced Dybala after his match-winning goal against the Partenopei, showing their […]
Media watch: ‘Infinite Buffon’
Media watch: ‘Infinite Buffon’
The Italian sports pages say Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon ‘confirms his eternal youth’ in the 2-1 win over Napoli on Wednesday. The veteran goalkeeper continues to provide security at 43 and Il Corriere dello Sport highlights he stopped every attempt except for the penalty. “Giovani Di Lorenzo, Lorenzo Insigne and Fabian Ruiz put him to […]
Media watch: Juventus, Napoli and Sassuolo denied penalties
Media watch: Juventus, Napoli and Sassuolo denied penalties
The Italian sports pages are pointing at three controversial penalty decisions during Inter-Sassuolo and Juventus-Napoli. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims Maurizio Mariani missed two penalties in Juventus’ 2-1 win over Napoli on Wednesday, with the first coming in the 34th minute. Federico Chiesa was knocked down by Hirving Lozano and claim that by the regulations, […]
Jorginho: ‘Napoli a wonderful experience’
Jorginho: ‘Napoli a wonderful experience’
Italy midfielder Jorginho said he had a ‘wonderful experience’ at Napoli and ‘would like to’ return one day, but stressed he’s fully focused on Chelsea. The Brazilian-born Italy international played the full 90 minutes when Chelsea beat FC Porto 2-0 in the first leg of the quarter-finals in the Champions League on Wednesday. Jorginho, who […]
Report: Insigne’s agent met with Milan
Report: Insigne’s agent met with Milan
Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne’s agent Vincenzo Pisacane reportedly visited Milan’s headquarters. The Italy international has scored 15 goals in 26 Serie A games this term and the 29-year-old continues to play an important part at the Stadio Diego Maradona. However, the Partenopei captain’s contract expires in June 2022 and his agent meeting with other clubs […]
Highlights: Juventus 2-1 Napoli
Highlights: Juventus 2-1 Napoli
Paulo Dybala made a spectacular comeback for Juventus, his left-foot curler securing the victory over Napoli after a Cristiano Ronaldo opener. La Joya has been largely absent this season through injuries, illness and disciplinary reasons, but he came off the bench to fire in the winner at the Allianz Juventus Stadium in this rescheduled Week […]
Pirlo explains Szczesny snub
Pirlo explains Szczesny snub
Andrea Pirlo clarifies Wojciech Szczęsny hasn’t lost his starting role insisting he only needed to rest. In his pre-match press conference on Tuesday, the Juventus coach had claimed Szczesny would start against Napoli, but it was Gigi Buffon to start in place of the former Arsenal man against the Azzurri. “It was something I had […]
De Laurentiis: ‘Napoli heads held high’
De Laurentiis: ‘Napoli heads held high’
Napoli continue their media silence, but President Aurelio De Laurentiis broke his silence on Twitter after the 2-1 defeat to Juventus. The Partenopei were beaten by Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala goals, despite a late Lorenzo Insigne penalty in the rescheduled Week 3 fixture. The club is still refusing to let any of its players […]
Juventus 2-1 Napoli: Dybala decides head-to-head
Juventus 2-1 Napoli: Dybala decides head-to-head
Paulo Dybala made his comeback with a bang, scoring the winner for Juventus against Napoli in a head-to-head for fourth place. Click here for the full match report. OR See how all today’s Serie A games unfolded on the LIVEBLOG.
Danilo: ‘Juve battling for fourth’
Danilo: ‘Juve battling for fourth’
Danilo urges Juventus to build on the victory over Napoli and find some consistency, but admits their target now is to ‘fight for a Champions League place.’ This was a head-to-head for fourth spot, decided by Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala, despite a late Lorenzo Insigne penalty. “We knew how important this game was. We […]