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Motta: ‘Right time to play Napoli’
Motta: ‘Right time to play Napoli’
Thiago Motta believes Genoa are facing Napoli “at the right moment” this Saturday and will go to the San Paolo with “the desire to have a great game”. Napoli haven’t won in four games across all competitions and, coupled with the continued fallout of their post-Salzburg mutiny, Motta is hoping Genoa can take advantage of […]
Suso: ‘Chose to stay at Milan’
Suso: ‘Chose to stay at Milan’
Suso “stayed at Milan because I wanted to” but has pleaded with fans to “have faith in me”, arguing “I don’t need to prove anything.” Milan supporters have given Suso a lot of stick this term, but he responded with a cheeky free kick against Lecce, which secured Stefano Pioli his first win in charge of […]
Fans insult Insigne, Allan and Callejon
Fans insult Insigne, Allan and Callejon
The Napoli training session has concluded, with Lorenzo Insigne, Allan and Jose Callejon singled out for particular abuse from angry fans, including veiled threats. The situation has exploded over the last few days, as the club ordered a training retreat in the build-up to the Champions League match with RB Salzburg and Saturday’s Serie A […]
Napoli training retreat from Friday
Napoli training retreat from Friday
Sky Sport Italia report the Napoli squad will go into a training retreat, but only for one night before Saturday’s Serie A match with Genoa. The Partenopei were supposed to be in the ‘ritiro’ all week in the build-up to crunch games against RB Salzburg and Genoa, but the players staged a mutiny following Tuesday’s […]
Angry Napoli fans stage protest
Angry Napoli fans stage protest
Around 150 Napoli ultras are protesting outside the San Paolo, demanding “respect” and branding players “mercenaries”. Napoli trained for the first time this afternoon after the debacle that ensued after their 2-2 draw with RB Salzburg in the Champions League on Tuesday. Aurelio De Laurentiis had ordered the team to go on a week-long punitive […]
‘Haaland wants Premier League’
‘Haaland wants Premier League’
Serie A clubs could miss out on RB Salzburg striker Erling Braut Haaland his father claims he would like to play in the Premier League. Juventus and Napoli have both been linked with the Norwegian, who is top goalscorer in the Champions League after four rounds of group games. However, Alf-Inge Haaland – who played […]
Allan set for Napoli exit?
Allan set for Napoli exit?
Allan could join Dries Mertens and Jose Callejon out of Napoli as it is reported the midfielder played a key role in the squad’s refusal to go in ritiro. According to Il Mattino, President Aurelio De Laurentiis intends to make a clean sweep of the players who rebelled against him in the aftermath of Napoli’s […]
Serie A Week 12 referees
Serie A Week 12 referees
The referees for Serie A Week 12 have been announced, with Fabio Maresca given Juventus-Milan on Sunday. The 38-year-old has been card-happy of late, pulling out red cards in each of his last two League matches. He will be officiating Milan for the first time this season, although they have never lost when he has […]
Probable line-ups: Gladbach-Roma
Probable line-ups: Gladbach-Roma
Javier Pastore could be dropped for Diego Perotti when Roma face Borussia Monchengladbach in the Europa League on Thursday. Monchengladbach have surprised everyone in the Bundesliga this season, taking top spot after 10 rounds played, but remain bottom of Group J in the Europa League. Leonardo Spinazzola is suffering from a muscle problem, so Paulo […]
Napoli: ‘Not a punitive retreat’
Napoli: ‘Not a punitive retreat’
Napoli have released a new statement, insisting “the training retreat was constructive and not punitive,” though players and Carlo Ancelotti don’t seem to agree. The club remains in chaos after the squad rebelled against orders to continue the training retreat at the Castelvolturno ground, known in Italy as a ‘ritiro.’ Napoli announced they would take […]