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Napoli targeting Bennacer
Napoli targeting Bennacer
Napoli are interested in signing Empoli’s Algerian midfielder Ismael Bennacer for next season, according to reports. The Partenopei have a track record of shopping at the Stadio Carlo Castellani, with current players Mario Rui and Elseid Hysaj joining from the Tuscan side. Ex-Coach Maurizio Sarri and Mirko Valdifiori were the first of the ex-Empoli contingent […]
Ghoulam: ‘Know what Ancelotti wants now’
Ghoulam: ‘Know what Ancelotti wants now’
Napoli left-back Faouzi Ghoulam warned that the “season isn’t over yet” and explained it took a while to understand Coach Carlo Ancelotti’s methods after Maurizio Sarri. They went out of the Europa League to Arsenal at the quarter-final stage and have been guilty of lacking motivation in the league in recent weeks, as they sit […]
Line-ups: Napoli v Atalanta
Line-ups: Napoli v Atalanta
Napoli drop captain Lorenzo Insigne as they host Duvan Zapata’s Atalanta, who can go joint fourth with a victory and challenge for a Champions League spot. It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 18.00 UK time (17.00 GMT). The Partenopei have nothing left to play for this season, as they crashed out of […]
Inter join Almendra chase
Inter join Almendra chase
Inter join Napoli and Manchester City in tracking Boca Juniors midfielder Agustin Almendra, who has been dubbed the new Juan Roman Riquelme. The Nerazzurri have been keeping tabs on the teenager, but no official offer has been made yet, reports Calciomercato.com. Almendra is seen as one of Boca’s prized assets and he has a release […]
Mazzoleni ref for Milan-Lazio
Mazzoleni ref for Milan-Lazio
Paolo Mazzoleni has been assigned Wednesday’s Coppa Italia semi-final second leg between Milan and Lazio. Mazzoleni caught controversy earlier in the season for sending off Kalidou Koulibaly during Napoli’s 1-0 defeat to Inter on Boxing Day, despite the defender being racially abused. He was also the referee that showed red to Gonzalo Higuain when Milan […]
Probable line-ups: Napoli-Atalanta
Probable line-ups: Napoli-Atalanta
Napoli are set to shake things up for tonight’s Serie A clash with Atalanta at the San Paolo. Sky Sport Italia is expecting a new-look defence from Napoli, with Kevin Malcuit, Mario Rui and Sebastiano Luperto all coming in. An unchanged midfield, barring a late inclusion for Simone Verdi, should support a front two of […]
Gasp: ‘Napoli can keep Atalanta focused’
Gasp: ‘Napoli can keep Atalanta focused’
Gian Piero Gasperini is glad Atalanta are facing Napoli, as “it’ll help us not to focus too much” on the Coppa Italia semi-final with Fiorentina. It kicks off on Monday at 18.00 UK time (17.00 GMT). Milan and Roma were held to 1-1 draws on Saturday, while Lazio were incredibly defeated 2-1 at home by […]
Allegri: ‘Juve target another Scudetto’
Allegri: ‘Juve target another Scudetto’
Massimiliano Allegri won’t relish his records until after he’s retired, but reiterates “next season the main Juventus objective is again the Scudetto.” The 2-1 win over Fiorentina on Saturday sealed Juve’s historic eighth consecutive Scudetto, but it also made Allegri the first Coach ever to oversee five straight Serie A titles. Adding the one he […]
Allegri: ‘Juve won it at Bologna’
Allegri: ‘Juve won it at Bologna’
Max Allegri claims Juventus “won the Scudetto at Bologna” and urged his Bianconeri to embrace a “calm state of mind” in Europe. The comeback to beat Fiorentina 2-1 means Juve match Inter’s record of securing the Scudetto with five rounds to spare. “I am very happy, because we hit an important target and won half […]
Diawara exchange with Trippier?
Diawara exchange with Trippier?
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in Napoli midfielder Amadou Diawara and could be open to the idea of a player exchange with Kieran Trippier. According to Tuttosport, Spurs Coach Mauricio Pochettino is a huge admirer of the 21-year-old and has been interested in making a move for the Guinean for some time now. Diawara is currently […]