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HT: Cagliari 0-0 Atalanta
HT: Cagliari 0-0 Atalanta
Only goals are missing from this Coppa Italia tie as Cagliari and Atalanta play out an entertaining first half but remain 0-0 at the break. Chelsea and Napoli target Nicolo Barella started for a Cagliari side who couldn’t call on Ragnar Klavan, Alberto Cerri and long-term casualty Lucas Castro, while captain Daniele Dessena had joined […]
Line-ups: Cagliari-Atalanta
Line-ups: Cagliari-Atalanta
Nicolo Barella starts as a No 10 for Cagliari against a strong Atalanta in the Coppa Italia last 16 this afternoon. Filip Bradaric and Diego Farias are only substitutes, as is new signing Valter Birsa, so Barella – who has been heavily linked with the likes of Chelsea and Napoli – plays just off Joao […]
Starlet set for Inter return
Starlet set for Inter return
Pescara President Daniele Sebastiani has confirmed that young defender Andrew Gravillon will re-join Inter. Gravillion’s performances at centre-back have earned him comparisons with Napoli star Kalidou Koulibaly, as well as being widely considered a factor in Pescara’s rise to third in Serie B this season. “Gravillon to Napoli? He has a great profile, but he’s […]
‘Napoli too slow for Pavard’
‘Napoli too slow for Pavard’
An intermediary claims Napoli were too slow for Bayern Munich-bound Benjamin Pavard as they ‘liked’ the France defender without making a move for him. Napoli appeared to be the favourites to sign Pavard as last year drew to a close, but Bayern confirmed last week that the Stuttgart stopper had agreed to join them in the […]
Koulibaly ‘to appear in court’
Koulibaly ‘to appear in court’
Napoli’s lawyer says Kalidou Koulibaly will appear in court for his ban appeal ‘to make people understand’ how it felt to be targeted by racist abuse. Koulibaly was subjected to monkey chants during Napoli’s 1-0 defeat to Inter on Boxing Day yet came away with a two-match ban after he protested a second bookable offence. […]
Capello: Inter Scudetto a ‘joke’
Capello: Inter Scudetto a ‘joke’
Former Juventus boss Fabio Capello has branded the decision to award Inter the 2005-06 Scudetto a ‘joke’. Capello’s Juve appeared to have won that season’s Serie A title on the field, before it was taken away from them due to their involvement in the Calciopoli scandal and given to their arch-rivals. “It was a joke […]
Capello: Higuain wants to leave Milan
Capello: Higuain wants to leave Milan
Fabio Capello believes Gonzalo Higuain wants to leave Milan and reunite with ‘a Coach who knows his qualities and can enhance them’ at Chelsea. Higuain reportedly handed in a transfer request late on Sunday and played his best football under Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri at Napoli, where he achieved his career-best return of 38 goals […]
Milik: Why can’t Napoli stop Juve?
Milik: Why can’t Napoli stop Juve?
Arkadiusz Milik has issued a rallying cry to his Napoli teammates. “We’re strong, so why don’t we try to stop Juventus?” Milik scored during Napoli’s 2-0 win against Sassuolo in the Coppa Italia on Sunday, and the Polish striker [pictured, right] made it clear the Partenopei were out to push Juve ‘all the way’ in […]
Coppa: Napoli push Sassuolo aside
Coppa: Napoli push Sassuolo aside
Arkadiusz Milik scored one and set up the other for Fabian Ruiz, as Napoli pushed past Sassuolo to book a Coppa Italia quarter-final with Milan. The Partenopei had to do without Dries Mertens, Marek Hamsik, Raul Albiol, Piotr Zielinski and suspended Simone Verdi, while Sassuolo missed Marlon, Gian Marco Ferrari, Federico Di Francesco, Claud Adjapong […]
Fabian Ruiz: ‘Coppa important for Napoli’
Fabian Ruiz: ‘Coppa important for Napoli’
Fabian Ruiz admits the Coppa Italia “is an important competition for Napoli and this was a difficult game” against Sassuolo. He scored the second goal in a 2-0 victory, setting up a quarter-final date with Milan. “We know this is an important competition for Napoli, that this was a difficult game, but we did well,” […]