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Mario Rui suffers thigh strain
Mario Rui suffers thigh strain
Napoli left-back Mario Rui could miss Sunday’s Serie A trip to Torino with a thigh strain. Mario Rui lasted just 33 minutes against Racing Genk on Wednesday, and Napoli announced he had picked up a problem in his left thigh. Furthermore, his condition will be “assessed gradually when training resumes.” Although it does not seem […]
Mertens: ‘Napoli didn’t play our football’
Mertens: ‘Napoli didn’t play our football’
Dries Mertens feels Napoli failed to get the victory against KRC Genk and didn’t “play our football. It’s a pity.” The Belgian had provided 72 tickets to friends and family for the game, including his parents, as Genk is only 70km from his hometown. However, he only came off the bench in the second half […]
Mazzu: ‘Genk set the template’
Mazzu: ‘Genk set the template’
Genk Coach Felice Mazzù believes their performance against Napoli “must set the template for what we need to do in future,” but thinks Fabian Ruiz should’ve seen red. The game ended 0-0, despite the visitors hitting the woodwork three times and only a goal-line clearance denying Kalidou Koulibaly. However, it was still a vast improvement […]
Ancelotti: ‘Still a positive result’
Ancelotti: ‘Still a positive result’
Carlo Ancelotti assured Napoli’s 0-0 draw with Genk was “not a slip-up at all and remains a positive result,” while explaining why Lorenzo Insigne was in the stands. The Partenopei hit the woodwork three times and saw Kalidou Koulibaly’s effort cleared off the line at the Luminus Arena. “It was a good performance and we […]
CL: Napoli fire blanks in Genk
CL: Napoli fire blanks in Genk
Napoli paid the price for wasteful finishing, as they hit the woodwork three times and had Kalidou Koulibaly’s shot cleared off the line in a 0-0 with Genk. Follow all the action as it happens from this game and Barcelona-Inter on the LIVEBLOG. The Partenopei surprisingly dropped Dries Mertens and sent Lorenzo Insigne and Faouzi […]
HT: Napoli only rattle Genk
HT: Napoli only rattle Genk
Napoli hit the woodwork three times and had Kalidou Koulibaly’s shot cleared off the line, but it’s still 0-0 with Champions of Belgium Genk. Follow all the action as it happens from this game and Barcelona-Inter on the LIVEBLOG. The Partenopei surprisingly dropped Dries Mertens and sent Lorenzo Insigne and Faouzi Ghoulam to the stands, […]
Line-ups: Genk v Napoli
Line-ups: Genk v Napoli
Napoli revolutionise the squad with Hirving Lozano and Arkadiusz Milik, sending Dries Mertens to the bench and Lorenzo Insigne the stands against KRC Genk. It kicks off at the Luminus Arena at 17.55 UK time (16.55 GMT). You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from that game and Barcleona-Inter on the […]
Mario Rui: ‘Need the real Napoli’
Mario Rui: ‘Need the real Napoli’
Mario Rui warned “we need the real Napoli” against KRC Genk in the Champions League, as they cannot take this fixture for granted. It kicks off at the Luminus Arena at 17.55 UK time (16.55 GMT). Click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. “We need the real Napoli, because we are facing a difficult team,” […]
Giuntoli: ‘No Insigne surprise’
Giuntoli: ‘No Insigne surprise’
Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli insists Lorenzo Insigne in the stands for a Champions League trip to Genk “shouldn’t cause all this surprise.” It kicks off at the Luminus Arena at 17.55 UK time (16.55 GMT). Click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. “Honestly, there shouldn’t be all this surprise, as we have a large squad […]
Liveblog: Genk-Napoli, Barca-Inter
Liveblog: Genk-Napoli, Barca-Inter
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Champions League, as Napoli visit Belgian title holders KRC Genk and Inter face Barcelona at Camp Nou. If you are on a mobile device or tablet, then follow the Liveblog HERE. We begin at 17.55 UK time (16.55 GMT) in Genk, where […]