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PSG and Valencia ask after Icardi
PSG and Valencia ask after Icardi
Paris Saint-Germain and Valencia have sent representatives to discuss a possible loan deal for Inter outcast Mauro Icardi. The striker is suing the club for €1.5m in damages and demanding to be allowed back into full training sessions, even though he is not part of Coach Antonio Conte’s plans for this season. He has rejected […]
Italy: D’Ambrosio in for De Sciglio
Italy: D’Ambrosio in for De Sciglio
After Giorgio Chiellini, now his Juventus teammate Mattia De Sciglio has also pulled out of the Italy squad, replaced by Inter’s Danilo D’Ambrosio. The Azzurri go into Euro 2020 qualifiers against Armenia and Finland. Coach Roberto Mancini has already been forced into one change after Chiellini tore his ACL in training, an injury that will […]
Juve talks for Boateng?
Juve talks for Boateng?
Juventus are reportedly in talks with Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng after Giorgio Chiellini’s serious knee injury. There are even reports in Bild that Boateng skipped training and a photoshoot today, so could fly out to Turin within hours. Chiellini tore his anterior cruciate ligament in training and is expected to be out for around […]
Valencia latest Icardi candidates
Valencia latest Icardi candidates
Valencia are the latest club interested in Mauro Icardi, but the striker’s legal action against Inter has scared off most other contenders. The striker is formally suing the club for €1.5m in damages and demanding to be let back into full training sessions, including the tactical lectures and video analysis that he has so far […]
Chiellini: ‘Thank you, destiny’
Chiellini: ‘Thank you, destiny’
Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini took a positive approach to his devastating knee injury. “It will remain a memory of another challenge won!” The defender tore his anterior cruciate ligament during training on Friday and will require surgery, which is likely to keep the 35-year-old out of action for six months. He attended Juve’s 4-3 thriller […]
Highlights: Juventus 4-3 Napoli
Highlights: Juventus 4-3 Napoli
The Scudetto showdown between Juventus and Napoli was simply astonishing, with a fightback from 3-0 down to 3-3 and dramatic stoppage-time twist. Serie A continues to provide remarkable matches and many of them involving Carlo Ancelotti’s men, who won a 4-3 rollercoaster at Fiorentina last week. This time, they were on the receiving end of […]
Danilo: ‘Didn’t know what was happening!’
Danilo: ‘Didn’t know what was happening!’
Danilo “didn’t have time to realise what was going on” when he scored 26 seconds into his Serie A debut for Juventus in a 4-3 thriller with Napoli. The Brazilian was rushed off the bench only 11 minutes in when Mattia De Sciglio limped off with a muscular problem. “I couldn’t be more happy, to […]
Juventus beat Napoli in 4-3 thriller!
Juventus beat Napoli in 4-3 thriller!
Napoli fought back from 3-0 down with three goals in 16 minutes only for Juventus to win it in stoppages with a Kalidou Koulibaly own goal. Click here for the full match report. OR Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG.
Higuain: ‘That was a rollercoaster!’
Higuain: ‘That was a rollercoaster!’
Gonzalo Higuain admits the 4-3 win over Napoli was “a rollercoaster” and expressed his determination to earn his place at Juventus. “Wow. That was a rollercoaster,” Pipita told Sky Sport Italia. “They scored two goals very quickly and that shouldn’t be allowed to happen. We lost control of the game and got distracted, so they […]
Ancelotti: ‘Wasted Napoli opportunity’
Ancelotti: ‘Wasted Napoli opportunity’
Carlo Ancelotti insists he would’ve been “disappointed” even if Napoli had drawn with Juventus rather than lose 4-3. “We wasted an opportunity.” The Partenopei fought back from 3-0 down in the space of 16 minutes, but were beaten in stoppages by a bizarre Kalidou Koulibaly own goal. “It was not a positive test, as we […]