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Cassano backs Inter & Balotelli
Cassano backs Inter & Balotelli
Serie A favourite Antonio Cassano says he is backing Inter for the Scudetto and Mario Balotelli to work his way back into the Italy squad. Inter appointed ex-Juventus and Chelsea boss Antonio Conte over the summer and broke their transfer record to sign Romelu Lukaku, while Balotelli is looking to re-announce himself for club and […]
Sarri: Italy ‘obsessed’ with rotation
Sarri: Italy ‘obsessed’ with rotation
Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri claims Italian football is “obsessed with rotation” and plans to turn Federico Bernardeschi into “a specialist midfielder”. Sarri has long been criticised for not utilising his squads, and he has been urged to make better use of the players available to him at Juve. “We’ll see the situation because we have […]
Juric: How Verona can beat Juve…
Juric: How Verona can beat Juve…
Ivan Juric says Verona can beat Juventus if they “play freely” and that he still sees “a lot of Max Allegri” in the Bianconeri’s game. Verona only lost to a Krzysztof Piatek penalty against Milan last weekend, and Juric believes his side have what it takes to stun Juve in Serie A tomorrow. “To pick up […]
Mancini: Napoli advice for Insigne
Mancini: Napoli advice for Insigne
Italy CT Roberto Mancini believes Giovanni Di Lorenzo will be “a future international” and that Lorenzo Insigne should defend less for Napoli. Di Lorenzo and Insigne helped Napoli beat Champions League holders Liverpool 2-0 midweek, and Mancini says the success of the Italian contingent at the San Paolo bodes well for the national team. “I […]
Juve U23 Coach banned for blasphemy
Juve U23 Coach banned for blasphemy
Juventus U23 Coach Fabio Pecchia has received a three-match Serie C ban for insulting the referee and using blasphemous phrases. The former Newcastle and Napoli assistant manager, not to mention Coach of Hellas Verona, completely lost his temper during a victory over Arezzo. A statement from the Disciplinary Commission confirms Pecchia insulted the referee and […]
Serie A Week 4 referees
Serie A Week 4 referees
The referees for Serie A Week 4 have been announced as Daniele Doveri will officiate the Derby della Madonnina between Milan and Inter. This is Doveri’s biggest game since the Derby d’Italia between Inter and Juventus in May 2015. He has overseen 12 wins, three draws and one defeat in Serie A matches involving Milan, […]
Bonucci: ‘Can’t keep conceding these’
Bonucci: ‘Can’t keep conceding these’
Leonardo Bonucci and Juventus were furious at their 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid. “We cannot keep conceding goals from set plays.” The Bianconeri had gone 2-0 up through Juan Cuadrado and Blaise Matuidi, but conceded two headers from dead ball situations. “In the first half, Atletico were pressing a lot and we were a little […]
Osvaldo: Can’t turn down Maradona
Osvaldo: Can’t turn down Maradona
Former Roma and Italy striker Dani Osvaldo admits he “can’t say ‘no’ to Diego Maradona” if the new Gimnasia La Plata boss called him. Osvaldo has been linked with coming out of retirement to play for Maradona, and the 33-year-old confessed he would be forced to reconsider his current career as a rock musician. “I […]
Maldini: Milan wanted Lozano
Maldini: Milan wanted Lozano
Paolo Maldini has revealed that Milan were interested in signing Hirving Lozano, but their change to a 4-3-1-2 formation saw them look elsewhere. Lozano ended up joining Napoli towards the end of August, but Maldini claims the former PSV attacker could have been Milan-bound if Marco Giampaolo was not their Coach. “We looked at him […]
CL: Napoli stun Champions Liverpool
CL: Napoli stun Champions Liverpool
Napoli beat Liverpool at the San Paolo for the second season running, as a Dries Mertens penalty and Fernando Llorente strike stunned the Champions League holders. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. These sides met in the group stage last season too, each winning 1-0 at home, […]