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Roma injury crisis calms down
Roma injury crisis calms down
Cengiz Under, Kostas Manolas, Aleksandar Kolarov and Daniele De Rossi are available again as Roma host Napoli tomorrow. It kicks off on Sunday at 14.00 UK time, click here for a match preview. The injury crisis is beginning to calm down for caretaker manager Claudio Ranieri. Alessandro Florenzi and Stephan El Shaarawy picked up muscular […]
Ancelotti: ‘Insigne will face Arsenal’
Ancelotti: ‘Insigne will face Arsenal’
Napoli Coach Carlo Ancelotti assures tests found no serious Lorenzo Insigne injury, so he “is not at risk against Arsenal,” but will miss Roma. The Derby del Sole kicks off on Sunday at 14.00 UK time, click here for a match preview. There were reports this morning that Insigne could be out for two to […]
Ancelotti: ‘Unpredictable Roma’
Ancelotti: ‘Unpredictable Roma’
Carlo Ancelotti warned Napoli that Roma could have an unpredictable reaction to recent problems, while he’ll “chain myself to the gates” if Allan and Kalidou Koulibaly are sold. It kicks off on Sunday at 14.00 UK time, click here for a match preview. “I had a wonderful period of my career at Roma and was […]
ADL: ‘Napoli ashamed of stadium’
ADL: ‘Napoli ashamed of stadium’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis urges more reconstruction work on the Stadio San Paolo and to follow the English model of stadiums. The patron has repeatedly referred to the arena as “a toilet” and even planned work to fix the bathrooms, dressing rooms and some of the seats represents only the start. “We want to […]
Insigne to miss both Arsenal games?
Insigne to miss both Arsenal games?
There are concerns Lorenzo Insigne could not only miss the first leg of Napoli’s Europa League quarter-final with Arsenal, but also the second. The forward already picked up a muscular injury a couple of weeks ago to skip the Round of 16 against RB Salzburg, but then pulled up again in training on Friday. More […]
Giulini: ‘Unrealistic to keep Barella’
Giulini: ‘Unrealistic to keep Barella’
Cagliari President Tommaso Giulini discussed the new stadium project, but confessed it’s “unrealistic” to keep Nicolò Barella from moving on. The Sardinians earned a 3-0 victory at Chievo on Friday evening, the first Serie A win on their travels since September 2, ending a run of five consecutive away defeats. “In my five years at […]
Batistuta: ‘Icardi can give more’
Batistuta: ‘Icardi can give more’
Gabriel Batistuta is emotional about his Fiorentina tribute and gives his views on Argentina internationals Mauro Icardi, Lautaro Martinez and Gonzalo Higuain. The iconic 1990s striker is back in the city of Florence to celebrate his 50th birthday with a special event, where his 50 greatest goals will be projected on to the buildings of […]
Cristante: ‘No room for error’
Cristante: ‘No room for error’
Bryan Cristante warns Roma have “no room for error” in the sprint for Champions League places, as they take on Napoli and Fiorentina. The Giallorossi have a very important week coming up, with Serie A clashes against Napoli and Fiorentina. “These will be two crucial matches, as we are all up there in the race […]
Milik: ‘Not seen real me at Napoli’
Milik: ‘Not seen real me at Napoli’
Arkadiusz Milik is preparing Napoli for their Europa League “final” against Arsenal, but warns they “haven’t seen me at 100 per cent.” The Poland international saw his first two seasons cut short by serious knee ligament injuries, but has remained relatively problem-free so far this term, scoring 18 goals in all competition. “The sun is […]
‘Empoli only interested in points’
‘Empoli only interested in points’
Empoli boss Aurelio Andreazzoli insists his side are only interested in picking up points against Juventus in Serie A on Saturday. Empoli won their first game back under Andreazzoli before the international break, and the Coach urged his player to look beyond Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence for the Bianconeri. “The match against Juventus is the first […]