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CL refs for Inter and Napoli
CL refs for Inter and Napoli
Danny Makkelie will officiate Borussia Dortmund-Inter, while Szymon Marciniak is assigned to Napoli-RB Salzburg. UEFA have announced the referees for Tuesday’s Champions League fixtures. Inter face a direct showdown with Borussia Dortmund in Germany following the 2-0 win at San Siro. Dutch official Makkelie will be in charge of the whistle, supported by Mario Diks, […]
Line-ups: Atalanta v Cagliari
Line-ups: Atalanta v Cagliari
Atalanta bring Luis Muriel back into the starting XI with Josip Ilicic and Papu Gomez against Cagliari’s Radja Nainggolan and Giovanni Simeone. It kicks off at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo at 11.30 GMT. You can follow the build-up and action as it happens from today’s SIX Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. Gian Piero […]
Highlights: Roma 2-1 Napoli
Highlights: Roma 2-1 Napoli
Roma consolidated their status with a 2-1 victory over Napoli in a game packed with goalmouth incidents, saves and the woodwork. Nicolò Zaniolo celebrated his fourth competitive game in a row on target, while Alex Meret’s heroics were only able to keep the scoreline down for so long, including his save on an Aleksandar Kolarov […]
Ranieri: ‘Samp will fight to the end’
Ranieri: ‘Samp will fight to the end’
Sampdoria coach Claudio Ranieri insists his team will “fight to the end, beyond the result,” as they visit SPAL on Monday night. It kicks off at 19.45 GMT on Monday, click here for a match preview. “The fans need to know that we will always fight, all the way, beyond the result, like we did […]
Insigne: ‘Napoli apologise to fans’
Insigne: ‘Napoli apologise to fans’
Lorenzo Insigne apologised to Napoli fans after their 2-1 defeat to Roma. “We know that we can do better,” but continued to protest VAR decisions. The Partenopei are sliding further away from the top spots and even the Champions League places with a run of poor results. “We apologise to the fans, as we know […]
Ref halts Roma-Napoli for offensive chants
Ref halts Roma-Napoli for offensive chants
Referee Gianluca Rocchi put the new protocols into action when briefly suspending Roma-Napoli due to offensive chants. The rules were changed a few weeks ago, giving officials in Italy the power to stop play if racist chants continue after an initial warning is read over the speaker system. That was the case this afternoon at […]
Line-ups: Bologna v Inter
Line-ups: Bologna v Inter
Inter will try again to recapture the top spot with Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez leading the way against Rodrigo Palacio’s Bologna. It kicks off at the Stadio Dall’Ara at 17.00 GMT. You can follow all the build-up and action from this game, Roma-Napoli and Torino-Juventus on the LIVEBLOG. The Nerazzurri can at least temporarily […]
Roma ride luck to roll Napoli over
Roma ride luck to roll Napoli over
Nicolò Zaniolo and Jordan Veretout gave Roma a precious victory, despite Alex Meret saving an Aleksandar Kolarov penalty and Napoli rattling the woodwork. Click here for the full match report. OR Follow all the action as it happens from this game, Bologna-Inter and Torino-Juventus on the LIVEBLOG. Watch Serie A live in the UK on […]
Zaniolo: ‘Roma had to win’
Zaniolo: ‘Roma had to win’
Nicolò Zaniolo felt the 2-1 victory over Napoli was a six-pointer to consolidate Roma’s position. “It was a head-to-head we needed to win.” Zaniolo and a Jordan Veretout penalty proved decisive, despite Alex Meret parrying the Aleksandar Kolarov spot-kick, with Arkadiusz Milik getting one back. “We are very happy with this victory, it was a […]
Ancelotti: ‘Inconsistent Napoli’
Ancelotti: ‘Inconsistent Napoli’
Davide Ancelotti admits Napoli only played well for 20 minutes in their 2-1 defeat to Roma. “We’ve been inconsistent, even during a single match.” Carlo Ancelotti sat out a touchline ban today, so his son and assistant manager Davide was on the bench and spoke to the media afterwards. “We played well in the 20 […]