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Ancelotti: ‘Napoli reaction surprised me’
Ancelotti: ‘Napoli reaction surprised me’
Carlo Ancelotti questioned the early red card, explained what went wrong on the Juventus goals and was “surprised how superior Napoli were with 10 v 10.” The Partenopei’s Scudetto hopes were already slim at best, but this 2-1 home defeat opened up a 16-point gap at the top of the table. Inevitably, the first question […]
Pjanic apologises for red card
Pjanic apologises for red card
Miralem Pjanic apologised for his red card during the 2-1 Juventus victory against Napoli. “From the euphoria of a goal to guilt for leaving my teammates down to 10.” The midfielder curled in a free kick to break the deadlock at the Stadio San Paolo, but received a second yellow card straight after the restart […]
Controversial and chaotic Napoli-Juve
Controversial and chaotic Napoli-Juve
Juventus emerged with a dramatic and controversial 2-1 win at the Stadio San Paolo, with Alex Meret and Miralem Pjanic sent off, Lorenzo Insigne missing a late penalty. This result opens up the gap at the top of the table to 16 points and the Scudetto race is effectively now over, but it was again […]
HT: Juventus lead, 10-man Napoli see red
HT: Juventus lead, 10-man Napoli see red
Alex Meret saw red, as 10-man Napoli trail Juventus 2-0 at half-time with a Miralem Pjanic free kick and Emre Can header. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. It was first against second, although with a 13-point gap perhaps not the same level of Scudetto showdown it […]
Paratici: ‘Allegri future about the project’
Paratici: ‘Allegri future about the project’
Juventus director Fabio Paratici wants the game with Napoli to be “an advertisement for Italian football,” but leaves Max Allegri’s future open. “It’s not about a result, but a project.” It kicks off at 19.30 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. “It’s first against second, we want it to be a great advertisement […]
Callejon: ‘Napoli self-belief’
Callejon: ‘Napoli self-belief’
Jose Callejon wants Napoli to focus on “self-belief, the awareness we are strong” as they host Serie A leaders Juventus. It kicks off at 19.30 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. “We want everything tonight. We’ve worked hard, we want to put in the performance we prepared,” the winger told Sky Sport Italia. […]
Davide Ancelotti: ‘Close to Ronaldo’
Davide Ancelotti: ‘Close to Ronaldo’
Napoli assistant manager Davide Ancelotti discussed the special rapport he and father Carlo built with Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid. It kicks off at 19.30 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. “We had some wonderful times together with Ronaldo over two years,” Davide Ancelotti told Sky Sport Italia. “The night at […]
Bonucci: ‘Juve prepared for Napoli’
Bonucci: ‘Juve prepared for Napoli’
Leonardo Bonucci assures Juventus “are well prepared for what awaits us, both physically and mentally,” in the trip to Napoli. It kicks off at 19.30 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. “I see an important and very difficult match. We’ve got to lay one more brick in the wall towards our ultimate target, […]
Line-ups: Napoli v Juventus
Line-ups: Napoli v Juventus
Paulo Dybala is dropped to the Juventus bench in favour of Federico Bernardeschi, while Napoli pick Arkadiusz Milik, Lorenzo Insigne and Elseid Hysaj. It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 19.30 GMT, follow the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG. Coach Massimiliano Allegri confirmed in his Press conference that Cristiano […]
Higuain on Chelsea, Milan and Napoli-Juve
Higuain on Chelsea, Milan and Napoli-Juve
Gonzalo Higuain gave his views on getting accustomed to Chelsea, cheering on Milan and “may the best team win” Napoli-Juventus. The Argentine scored the opener in today’s 2-1 Premier League victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage with a smart low finish at the near post, then Jorginho curled the winner in from the edge of […]