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Roma: three candidates to replace Fonseca
Roma: three candidates to replace Fonseca
Paulo Fonseca will leave Roma if he fails to qualify for the Champions League and three candidates could replace the Portuguese coach monitored by Napoli. The Giallorossi lost 2-0 against Napoli on Sunday and according to several reports in Italy, Fonseca will leave if he fails to finish in the top four. His contract expires […]
Mertens’ message for Lukaku
Mertens’ message for Lukaku
Napoli striker Dries Mertens became the first Belgian to score 100 goals in Serie A and celebrated with a message for Romelu Lukaku. Mertens netted a brace in the Azzurri’s 2-0 win over Roma on Sunday. The first one came from a free-kick, while the second one was a header after a well-worked move set […]
Five games that will decide Pirlo’s future
Five games that will decide Pirlo’s future
Fabio Paratici insisted Andrea Pirlo remains part of Juventus’ future strategy, but five games will decide the coach’s future. “We have a project that we started from last season, one game will not change our views or our strategy. This line continues and we are very happy with what we’ve done, so we’ll continue working […]
Cristante leaves Italy squad
Cristante leaves Italy squad
Roma midfielder Bryan Cristante has left the Italy squad due to a groin issue. The Giallorossi player has, according to Il Corriere dello Sport, left the national retreat due to the problem and returns to the Italian capital. The medical staff of Italy and the Giallorossi have decided not to risk aggravating the problem and […]
Del Piero: ‘Pirlo needs support’
Del Piero: ‘Pirlo needs support’
Alessandro Del Piero analysed the situation at Juventus and ‘worries’ about the ‘lack of unity and concentration’ after a poor performance against Benevento. A shocking defeat to Benevento in Serie A left Juventus 10 points behind League leaders Inter and Del Piero pointed at the ‘lack of concentration’ as a concern. “A lot of things […]
De Laurentiis: ‘Bravo Gattuso’
De Laurentiis: ‘Bravo Gattuso’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis congratulated coach Gennaro Gattuso after the 2-0 win over Roma. ‘Well done, go on like this!’ The media blackout continues, but the patron sent out a message to show his support on Twitter after the sixth game unbeaten and another big win against a top four contender. “Bravo Gattuso,” he […]
Pellegrini doesn’t agree with Fonseca
Pellegrini doesn’t agree with Fonseca
Coach Paulo Fonseca said Roma had ‘no courage and the wrong mentality’ against Napoli, but captain Lorenzo Pellegrini doesn’t agree. The Portuguese coach was furious after the 2-0 defeat on Sunday night and blasted his players, but the captain defends his teammates. “I don’t feel like saying there wasn’t the right attitude,” Pellegrini told RomaTV. […]
‘Juventus have no soul, the title race is over’
‘Juventus have no soul, the title race is over’
Italian media criticise Andrea Pirlo after Juventus’ defeat against Benevento: ‘The Bianconeri have no soul, the title race is over.’ The Old Lady are now ten points off leaders Inter and only two points are dividing the defending Serie A champions with fifth-placed Napoli. Juventus fans have been criticising the coach and the management for […]
Lozano: ‘Happy to be back’
Lozano: ‘Happy to be back’
Napoli will reportedly continue the media blackout until the end of the campaign, as the silence persisted after the 2-0 win over Roma. Dries Mertens scored twice in the first half to reach a Serie A Century and give Napoli a big win against Roma at the Olimpico. Napoli, who have picked up wins against […]
Highlights: Roma 0-2 Napoli
Highlights: Roma 0-2 Napoli
Watch Dries Mertens strike twice in the first half to reach his Serie A Century and give Napoli a big victory away to Roma. This is a potentially decisive result in the race for the top four and confirms the Giallorossi’s tendency to slip up against the bigger clubs. Mertens opened the scoring with a […]