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Higuain + Sarri = Goals
Higuain + Sarri = Goals
Gonzalo Higuain has a remarkable record working under Maurizio Sarri, as with today’s brace it’s 40 goals in 45 games. The Coach was determined to reunite with Pipita at Stamford Bridge, insisting the Argentine would help resolve Chelsea’s goal problem. It seems to have worked, because Higuain bagged a brace in today’s 5-0 Premier League […]
Higuain opens Chelsea account
Higuain opens Chelsea account
Gonzalo Higuain has scored his first Premier League goal for Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea in the match against Huddersfield. The former Napoli, Juventus and Milan striker made the move on loan with option to extend during the January transfer window. It didn’t take him long to find the back of the net, as Pipita was on […]
Line-ups: Napoli v Sampdoria
Line-ups: Napoli v Sampdoria
Napoli have Marek Hamsik and Allan back in the starting XI, but Sampdoria hitman Fabio Quagliarella tries to set a new all-time Serie A record. It kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo at 17.00 GMT. You can follow all the action as it happens from today’s three Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. The […]
Quagliarella can make history today
Quagliarella can make history today
Fabio Quagliarella is hoping to set a new all-time record by finding the net in 12 consecutive Serie A appearances, just two days after his 36th birthday. It kicks off at 17.00 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. This could be an historic occasion at the Stadio San Paolo, as Quagliarella has already […]
Gattuso: ‘Bakayoko key, Paqueta surprise’
Gattuso: ‘Bakayoko key, Paqueta surprise’
Gennaro Gattuso warned Milan not to underestimate Roma, while praising Tiemoue Bakayoko, Lucas Paquetá and Krzysztof Piatek. It kicks off on Sunday at 19.30 GMT, click here for a match preview. “Roma might not be going through a good period of form, but they are still a very strong team, they score many goals from […]
Line-ups: Empoli v Chievo
Line-ups: Empoli v Chievo
Empoli immediately throw new striker Diego Farias into the starting XI for their relegation dogfight with Chievo. It kicks off at the Stadio Castellani at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview. You’ll can follow all the action as it happens from this game, Napoli v Sampdoria and Juventus-Parma on the LIVEBLOG. This is […]
EDF: ‘Roma solutions, not blame’
EDF: ‘Roma solutions, not blame’
Eusebio Di Francesco was defiant against “idle chatter and pessimism” in the media, insisting opinions can change quickly for Roma, as they did for Milan. The two sides meet on Sunday at 19.30 GMT, click here for a match preview. Just days after an historic 7-1 drubbing against Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia quarter-final, Di […]
Hamsik could still go to China
Hamsik could still go to China
Napoli avoided selling Allan to Paris Saint-Germain, but could still lose captain Marek Hamsik to clubs in China. The transfer window is still open for the Chinese Super League and that means there can still be a transfer out of Europe. It had already been reported that Guangzhou Evergrande, coached by former Napoli hero Fabio […]
Gabbiadini: ‘Emotional return to Napoli’
Gabbiadini: ‘Emotional return to Napoli’
Manolo Gabbiadini is sure he’ll experience “strong emotions” against his old club Napoli today and praised Sampdoria teammate Fabio Quagliarella. It kicks off at 17.00 GMT, click here for a match preview. “This meeting with Napoli means a lot to me and there will be strong emotions, because I was here for two years, scored […]
Four-match ban for Radu
Four-match ban for Radu
Lazio defender Stefan Radu has been banned for four Coppa Italia games after his show of dissent to the referee against Inter on Thursday. The FIGC’s sporting judiciary ruled on Friday that Radu was befitting of the punishment as ‘after the penalty was awarded to the opposing team, he vehemently contested the decision of the […]