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Maradona drops seven Gimnasia players
Maradona drops seven Gimnasia players
Diego Maradona has sensationally dropped seven of his first-team players as he looks to end Gimnasia La Plata’s miserable run of form. Maradona was hired by Gimnasia to great fanfare last month, but he has so far been unable to unrest the club’s poor run of form, overseeing three straight defeats. In a bid to […]
Mazzarri available for Napoli
Mazzarri available for Napoli
Torino boss Walter Mazzarri will be in the dugout against former club Napoli on Sunday after his touchline ban was lifted. Mazzarri and his assistant Nicolo Frustalupi were due to miss the match with Napoli, having both been sent to the stands during Toro’s 3-2 defeat at Parma earlier in the week. However, the Granata […]
Inter: Lukaku in Belgium squad
Inter: Lukaku in Belgium squad
Inter striker Romelu Lukaku has joined Dries Mertens and Timothy Castagne in the Belgium squad to face San Marino and Kazakhstan. Lukaku had missed Inter’s 2-1 defeat to Barcelona with a muscular issue, but the striker should be fit for the Derby d’Italia with Juve on Sunday. He is therefore called up to the Belgium […]
Ancelotti considers Napoli exit?
Ancelotti considers Napoli exit?
Carlo Ancelotti could reportedly quit Napoli at the end of the season if the club’s fortunes do not improve. Expectations for Ancelotti’s Napoli were high coming into the season after they signed the likes of Kostas Manolas and Hirving Lozano. A 2-0 victory over Champions League holders Liverpool and three goals clawed back against Juventus, […]
Milan: Spain leave out Suso
Milan: Spain leave out Suso
Spain have called up Pau Lopez, Luis Alberto and Fabian Ruiz for upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers but left out Milan attacker Suso. Lopez, Fabian and Luis Alberto have been rewarded for their strong starts to the season, the latter earning a recall after five assists in just seven games for Lazio. However, Suso is omitted […]
Zaza likely to miss Napoli
Zaza likely to miss Napoli
Simone Zaza could miss Torino’s Serie A match with Napoli on Sunday, as he pulled out of training with a calf injury. The striker interrupted today’s session early due to a muscular problem in his right calf. It will require further tests, but he is in doubt for this weekend’s encounter with Napoli. The Granata […]
Napoli’s Malcuit to play for Morocco
Napoli’s Malcuit to play for Morocco
Napoli right-back Kevin Malcuit has pledged his international allegiance to Morocco. Malcuit was born in France and had spent his entire career in the country, prior to joining Napoli in the summer of 2018. However, the 28-year-old never represented Les Bleus and he has now accepted a call-up from Morocco. He is joined in their […]
Manolas in shock Greece exclusion
Manolas in shock Greece exclusion
Greece have surprisingly left Napoli defender Kostas Manolas out of their squad to face Italy in Euro 2020 qualifying. Manolas had been considered one of the first names on Greece’s teamsheet for the trip to his former home of the Olimpico on October 12. However, he joins fellow stalwarts Andreas Samaris, Vasilis Torosidis and Kostas […]
Mario Rui blow for Napoli, but…
Mario Rui blow for Napoli, but…
Mario Rui will miss Napoli’s Serie A match against Torino on Sunday with a muscle injury but has nonetheless been called up by Portugal. Mario Rui was taken off just 33 minutes into Napoli’s 0-0 draw with Racing Genk last night. Tests the following morning showed the left-back had suffered a thigh strain in his […]
Insigne brother hits out at Ancelotti
Insigne brother hits out at Ancelotti
Lorenzo Insigne’s brother has hit out at Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti for lacking ‘balls’ about the forward’s omission against Racing Genk. Insigne was surprisingly dropped for Napoli’s 0-0 draw with Genk last night, Ancelotti claiming after the game that the captain was “less than sharp” in training. However, the Coach’s version of events has not […]