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Fabian doubt for Napoli
Fabian doubt for Napoli
Fabian Ruiz is in doubt with flu symptoms, so injuries are piling up on Napoli as they host Udinese this evening. It kicks off at 17.00 GMT, click here for a match preview. Carlo Ancelotti’s squad is decimated after Thursday’s 3-1 Europa League defeat to RB Salzburg, a result that nonetheless allowed them to qualify […]
Mertens: ‘If Napoli don’t beat Arsenal…’
Mertens: ‘If Napoli don’t beat Arsenal…’
Dries Mertens is glad Napoli picked Arsenal in the Europa League quarter-final. “If you don’t win games like this, you don’t deserve to lift the trophy.” The first leg will be in London on April 11, with the decider at the Stadio San Paolo on April 18. “We are happy with the draw, as it’ll […]
Allegri: ‘Same Juve script, different actors’
Allegri: ‘Same Juve script, different actors’
Max Allegri hinted at many changes when Juventus visit Genoa tomorrow, resting Cristiano Ronaldo, and warned against underestimating Ajax. It kicks off on Sunday at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview. The Bianconeri are still shaking off the celebrations after beating Atletico Madrid 3-0 to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. “We need balance […]
Allegri: ‘Juve script the same, different actors’
Allegri: ‘Juve script the same, different actors’
Max Allegri hinted at many changes when Juventus visit Genoa tomorrow, resting Cristiano Ronaldo, and warned against underestimating Ajax. It kicks off on Sunday at 11.30 GMT, click here for a match preview. The Bianconeri are still shaking off the celebrations after beating Atletico Madrid 3-0 to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. “We need balance […]
Gattuso: ‘Inter aren’t dead and buried’
Gattuso: ‘Inter aren’t dead and buried’
Gennaro Gattuso warns “Inter aren’t dead and buried, as recent form doesn’t exist in the derby,” while giving tips on Milan man-management. It kicks off on Sunday at 19.30 GMT, click here for a match preview. “Every derby has its own story. We mustn’t think about the meeting earlier this season, because it will be […]
Wenger: ‘Arsenal tough for Napoli’
Wenger: ‘Arsenal tough for Napoli’
Arsene Wenger praised Carlo Ancelotti, but warned “it’ll be a very difficult task for Napoli to get past Arsenal” in the Europa League. The two clubs will face off in the quarter-finals on April 11 in London and April 18 at the Stadio San Paolo. “I will be an Arsenal supporter on the night of […]
Italy: Pavoletti & Quag in, Balotelli out
Italy: Pavoletti & Quag in, Balotelli out
Leonardo Spinazzola, Leonardo Pavoletti and Fabio Quagliarella are all in Italy’s first squad of 2019, but Mario Balotelli and Andrea Belotti miss out. Quagliarella was called up for Italy’s training camp last month and is in an Azzurri squad for the first time since October 2015, while his last cap came five years before that. […]
Milan pair in U21 squad
Milan pair in U21 squad
Sandro Tonali, Alex Meret, Davide Calabria and Patrick Cutrone join new boy Luiz Felipe in Italy’s Under-21 squad for games against Austria and Croatia. Tonali and Meret trained with Italy last month but stick with the Azzurrini ahead of this summer’s European Under-21 Championship, as do Calabria and Cutrone. Defender Luiz Felipe, meanwhile, switches allegiance […]
New Club World Cup faces boycott
New Club World Cup faces boycott
All of Italy’s top sides have vowed to boycott a revised Club World Cup with 24 teams. FIFA wants the Club World Cup to be expanded from just the champions of its confederations to 24 sides, starting from 2021, and run from June 17 to June 4. The proposal would also see the tournament sandwiched […]
Ronaldo back in Portugal squad
Ronaldo back in Portugal squad
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is back in Portugal’s squad after almost a year of no call-ups. Ronaldo last played for Portugal at the 2018 World Cup but, like Lionel Messi, returns for the upcoming international break. Juve right-back Joao Cancelo, Napoli left-back Mario Rui and Inter midfielder Joao Mario are also selected, but there is […]