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ADL: Refs have no respect!
ADL: Refs have no respect!
A furious Aurelio De Laurentiis claims referees would be “peeling potatoes” if it was not for Serie A owners after Napoli’s controversial 2-2 draw with Atalanta. Napoli were denied a penalty by VAR late on against Atalanta, who in turn equalised for a dramatic point, prompting De Laurentiis to take aim at the state of […]
Ancelotti: Ref attacked my character
Ancelotti: Ref attacked my character
Carlo Ancelotti slammed referee Piero Giacomelli after Napoli’s 2-2 draw with Atalanta for sending him off without just cause. “I feel under attack…” Ancelotti was sent to the stands as tempers frayed towards the end of the match, when Napoli controversially had a penalty denied by VAR and Atalanta in turn were able to equalise. […]
Atalanta comeback angers Napoli
Atalanta comeback angers Napoli
Atalanta came back from behind to draw 2-2 with Napoli, angering the Partenopei who felt they should have been awarded a late penalty. Click here for the full match report. Watch Serie A live in the UK on Premier Sports for just £11.99 per month including live LaLiga, Eredivisie, Scottish Cup Football and more. Visit: […]
HT: Napoli 1-1 Atalanta
HT: Napoli 1-1 Atalanta
A frantic first half at the San Paolo saw Napoli lead Atalanta, Allan go off with an injury, Arkadiusz Milik miss from a yard out and Alex Meret nutmegged. Follow all the action as it happens from today’s SEVEN Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. This was a head-to-head for third place, with the Partenopei […]
Line-ups: Napoli-Atalanta
Line-ups: Napoli-Atalanta
Napoli rely on Hirving Lozano, Arkadiusz Milik and Lorenzo Insigne in the face-off for third place with Atalanta, who have Josip Ilicic as a False 9. It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 18.00 GMT. You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this evening’s SEVEN Serie A games […]
Koulibaly: ‘Proud of Ballon d’Or nod’
Koulibaly: ‘Proud of Ballon d’Or nod’
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly is proud at his 2019 Ballon d’Or nomination and African football’s progress. “We’ve dreamed about it for years.” Koulibaly, 28, spoke to Algerian website Le Buteur about his close friend Faouzi Ghoulam, charity work and his presence in the 50-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or award. “The fact that there are […]
Semplici: ‘SPAL can hurt Milan’
Semplici: ‘SPAL can hurt Milan’
SPAL boss Leonardo Semplici is confident of getting a positive result against a Milan team in crisis. “We can take advantage of their difficult situation.” Speaking at the Milan-SPAL press conference, Semplici believes that his side, who earned a 1-1 draw with Napoli last weekend, can do the same against the Rossoneri. “I hope their […]
Napoli’s Malcuit has surgery
Napoli’s Malcuit has surgery
Napoli confirm full-back Kevin Malcuit has gone under the knife for a torn anterior cruciate ligament and is expected to be out for six months. The 28-year-old sustained the injury during Sunday’s 1-1 Serie A draw with SPAL. He had surgery at the Villa Stuart clinic in Rome this morning to reconstruct the anterior cruciate […]
Napoli lose Ghoulam for Atalanta
Napoli lose Ghoulam for Atalanta
Napoli will be without Faouzi Ghoulam against Atalanta tomorrow after the left-back picked up a muscle injury. Napoli confirmed on the eve of Atalanta’s visit to the San Paolo that Ghoulam suffered “a muscular problem” in training and was therefore unavailable. The Algerian recovered from two serious knee injuries in October 2018 and had played […]
‘Grounded’ Atalanta ready for Napoli test
‘Grounded’ Atalanta ready for Napoli test
Gian Piero Gasperini says his Atalanta remain “grounded” and see the showdown for third place with Napoli as “an advantage rather than a difficulty.” After a 7-1 haul at home to Udinese and another convincing performance leaving them within three points of league leaders Juventus, Gasperini understandably needs to address questions about the possibilities of […]