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Pirlo: ‘De Jong most like me’
Pirlo: ‘De Jong most like me’
Andrea Pirlo tips Juventus for yet another Scudetto and names the player most likely to follow in his footsteps – Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong. The now retired midfielder spoke to Radio Bianconera about his time in Turin and the many players who have been compared to him ever since. “When I came to Juve, I […]
‘Cagliari will make Napoli worry’
‘Cagliari will make Napoli worry’
Cagliari boss Rolando Maran believes his side have what it takes to give Napoli “cause for concern” tomorrow. Cagliari have won their last two games on the trot and only narrowly lost to Napoli in their two Serie A fixtures last season, going down 2-1 to a stoppage-time Lorenzo Insigne penalty. “We’re facing the most […]
Report: Barca tabs on Fabian
Report: Barca tabs on Fabian
Barcelona are reportedly keeping close tabs on Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz. Barca were linked with Fabian over the summer, as were their arch-rivals Real Madrid. Although no move bore fruition, Mundo Deportivo and Gazzetta dello Sport both report sporting director Eric Abidal was at Lecce’s stadium yesterday to watch the Spaniard. It comes despite the […]
Ancelotti: Madrid ‘resisted’ James sale
Ancelotti: Madrid ‘resisted’ James sale
Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Real Madrid put up “too much resistance” for James Rodriguez and urged Milan to give Marco Giampaolo time. Napoli were heavily linked with James throughout the summer, but a deal never took off as Madrid were not willing to send the Colombian back out on loan. “With James, […]
Serie A Week 5 referees
Serie A Week 5 referees
The Serie A Week 5 referees are announced as Fabrizio Pasqua will officiate Mario Balotelli’s comeback for Brescia against Juventus. Balotelli missed Brescia’s first four games of the season due to a ban from his time at Olympique Marseille, but the Italy striker is set to make his bow against Juve tomorrow. Elsewhere, Maresca is […]
Serie C: Bari sack Cornacchini
Serie C: Bari sack Cornacchini
Serie C side Bari have sacked Coach Giovanni Cornacchini after a poor start to the season. Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis bankrolled the resurrection of Bari in the summer of 2018, entrusting his son Luigi to run them. Cornacchini was handed the reins to get the Biancorossi out of Serie D last season, and he […]
Montella: ‘I won’t sleep tonight’
Montella: ‘I won’t sleep tonight’
Vincenzo Montella “won’t sleep tonight” after a 2-2 draw with Atalanta, but feels Fiorentina have done well in a tough fixture list. The Viola are propping up the Serie A table with just two points and are without a win in 18 Serie A rounds. They had been 2-0 up against Atalanta, but allowed a […]
Liverani contests penalty retake
Liverani contests penalty retake
Lecce boss Fabio Liverani was critical of his own players after a 4-1 defeat to Napoli, but above all the referee for a retaken penalty. The Salentini were fresh from a 2-1 win away to Torino, but fell at the Stadio Via del Mare, not without controversy. Gabriel had saved Lorenzo Insigne’s penalty, but the […]
Ancelotti: ‘Rotation works for Napoli’
Ancelotti: ‘Rotation works for Napoli’
Carlo Ancelotti saw Napoli’s 4-1 victory at Lecce as a perfect example of squad rotation, while explaining the Arkadiusz Milik-Fernando Llorente partnership. The Partenopei made eight changes to the side that beat Liverpool midweek, but still earned a relatively comfortable 4-1 victory at the Stadio Via del Mare. “We were a little lazy in the […]
Llorente double conquers Lecce
Llorente double conquers Lecce
Fernando Llorente bagged a brace of tap-ins, Fabian Ruiz scored a great curler, but Lecce were furious when Lorenzo Insigne was told to retake his Napoli penalty. Click here for the full match report. OR Follow all the action as it happens from today’s SIX Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.