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Sarri set for Juve return
Sarri set for Juve return
Maurizio Sarri is set to make his Serie A debut for Juventus against Fiorentina on Saturday after being pencilled in for a Press conference. Sarri missed Juve’s first two League games as he was recovering from pneumonia, so his assistant Giovanni Martusciello filled in for Press conferences and on the bench. However, it was confirmed […]
Samp: Di Francesco to avoid Press
Samp: Di Francesco to avoid Press
Sampdoria have announced that Coach Eusebio Di Francesco will not hold a Press conference before Saturday’s Serie A match against Napoli. Di Francesco is already feeling the heat at Samp after opening the season with successive League defeats and seven goals shipped. Despite that, the former Roma and Sassuolo boss has not been helped by […]
Liverpool given Napoli assurances
Liverpool given Napoli assurances
Liverpool have reportedly been given assurances that their dressing room will not be affected when they face Napoli next week. Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti hit out at the state of the San Paolo’s dressing rooms, while the club released a video showing the shoddy nature of renovation work. It comes less than a week before […]
‘Napoli dressing rooms by tomorrow’
‘Napoli dressing rooms by tomorrow’
Special commissioner Gianluca Basile has assured Napoli that their dressing rooms will be delivered by Friday. Napoli defended Carlo Ancelotti’s staunch criticism of the renovation work at the San Paolo with a video showing their dressing rooms to resemble more of a building site. However, the Partenopei have now been given guarantees by the man […]
Serie A Week 3 referees
Serie A Week 3 referees
The referees for Serie A Week 3 are announced as Massimiliano Irrati will officiate the clash between Fiorentina and Juventus. Irrati [pictured, right] is one of Italy’s most experienced referees and was the VAR for the World Cup Final last year. Elsewhere, Milan’s trip to Verona will be overseen by Gianluca Manganiello, Maurizio Mariani will […]
VIDEO: Napoli reveal shoddy dressing rooms
VIDEO: Napoli reveal shoddy dressing rooms
Napoli have released a video showing the shoddy state of the club’s dressing rooms, just two days before their match against Sampdoria. Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti expressed his fury in a strongly-worded statement on Tuesday, before the council hit back that only ‘a few doors and bits and bobs’ needed attention. That was followed by Filomena […]
Napoli-San Paolo row rumbles on
Napoli-San Paolo row rumbles on
The director in charge of reconstruction work at the Stadio San Paolo insists Napoli “complimented us” on the dressing rooms, despite a damning statement. Coach Carlo Ancelotti wrote the statement complaining he was “speechless” at the state of the locker rooms after two months of work on the arena, insisting they’d have nowhere to change […]
Naples council hits back at Ancelotti
Naples council hits back at Ancelotti
The sports councillor of Naples Ciro Borriello hit back at Carlo Ancelotti, insisting the Stadio San Paolo dressing rooms are almost finished. The Coach released a statement via the official Napoli website decrying the state of the locker rooms after months of reconstruction work. “Let me first say that the commitment was made by the […]
Ancelotti rages at San Paolo state
Ancelotti rages at San Paolo state
Napoli and Carlo Ancelotti released a shock statement blasting the local council. “In two months you haven’t done the dressing rooms? I see contempt for the club.” The Stadio San Paolo underwent extensive reconstruction work over the summer, partly because the Unversiadi athletics event was held there, but also as part of a deal with […]
Di Canio: ‘PSG natural home for Icardi’
Di Canio: ‘PSG natural home for Icardi’
Paolo Di Canio blasts Mauro Icardi for being “incapable of anything a modern striker should do” and calls PSG “the natural home of undisciplined players.” The former Lazio and West Ham star is no fan of the Inter-owned forward and made that clear in an interview with Il Mattino newspaper. “Why did Carlo Ancelotti want […]