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Sarri: ‘Juve don’t score enough’
Sarri: ‘Juve don’t score enough’
Maurizio Sarri confirmed Miralem Pjanic and Gonzalo Higuain could miss the Genoa game, but wants Juventus to “be more determined in front of goal.” It kicks off on Wednesday at 20.00 GMT, click here for a match preview. The Serie A leaders retained their spot despite a 1-1 draw at Lecce, as Inter also stalled […]
Bagnoli: ‘Atalanta could win Scudetto’
Bagnoli: ‘Atalanta could win Scudetto’
Osvaldo Bagnoli won the Scudetto as Verona Coach in 1984-85 and sees no reason why Atalanta shouldn’t be able to emulate that feat. The 84-year-old welcomes the appearance from an ‘outsider’ at the top of the standings as Atalanta are cementing their place as a force to be reckoned with in Serie A. “They could […]
Hamsik returns to Napoli for Atalanta
Hamsik returns to Napoli for Atalanta
Marek Hamsik returns to the San Paolo for the first time since he left Napoli when they play Atalanta on Wednesday, announced his agent. Representative Juri Venglos confirmed in an interview with Radio Kiss Kiss that the Slovakian will be present for the first time since moving to Chinese club Dalian Yifang when Partenopei welcome […]
Flamengo join Zlatan race?
Flamengo join Zlatan race?
Flamengo have joined the race to sign soon-to-be free agent Zlatan Ibrahimovic, claims Gazzetta dello Sport. Gabriel Barbosa is currently scoring freely for Flamengo, but his loan spell expires at the end of the calendar year and Inter may opt to bring him back. The Brazilian side tried to take Mario Balotelli over the summer, […]
Alex Sandro: Atalanta are challengers
Alex Sandro: Atalanta are challengers
Juventus left-back Alex Sandro believes Atalanta are among the four clubs who will challenge his side for the Scudetto this season. Atalanta narrowed the gap on leaders Juve to three points after they battered Udinese 7-1 on Sunday, whereas Inter and Napoli both failed to capitalise, drawing with Parma and SPAL respectively. “This year there […]
Season over for Napoli’s Malcuit
Season over for Napoli’s Malcuit
Kévin Malcuit’s season is over after the Napoli defender damaged knee ligaments during the 1-1 draw with SPAL on Sunday. It was confirmed on Monday that Malcuit had injured both the ACL and medial meniscus in his right knee against SPAL. The Frenchman, who left the field in tears, will undergo surgery tomorrow and is […]
Serie A Week 10 referees
Serie A Week 10 referees
The referees for Serie A Week 10 have been announced as Piero Giacomelli oversee Napoli’s Champions League clash with Atalanta. Although he has yet to referee any of the above this season, Giacomelli is well known to both clubs and Atalanta might need to be cautious as they are the team who have collected the […]
Commisso slams Lazio ‘scandal’
Commisso slams Lazio ‘scandal’
Fiorentina owner Rocco Commisso hit out at the handling of his club’s 2-1 defeat to Lazio. “What happened was a bit scandalous.” Lazio’s winner came despite Jordan Lukaku possibly fouling Riccardo Sottil, and Commisso was furious the referee did not refer to VAR, while sympathising with Franck Ribery who shoved one of the officials after […]
ACL tear for Malcuit?
ACL tear for Malcuit?
There are reports Napoli defender Kevin Malcuit has sustained anterior cruciate ligament damage, which may well end his season. He limped off in tears during this afternoon’s 1-1 draw with SPAL at the Stadio Mazza. The full-back fell awkwardly when his knee seemed to buckle, but after some quick tests with the medical staff and […]
Fonseca: ‘Roma deserved this’
Fonseca: ‘Roma deserved this’
Paulo Fonseca thanked his Roma players for pushing through the pain barrier to get “three very, very important points” against Milan. Edin Dzeko and Nicolò Zaniolo pounced on defensive errors around a Theo Hernandez strike to secure the 2-1 victory, despite a lengthy list of absentees. There was also added fatigue, as the Giallorossi had […]