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‘Tolisso is Napoli’s biggest regret’
‘Tolisso is Napoli’s biggest regret’
Napoli sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli admits his ‘biggest regret’ is not signing Corentin Tolisso in the summer of 2016. Napoli were heavily linked with a €26m swoop for Tolisso, but the France midfielder ended up staying at Lyon for one more season and joined Bayern Munich the following year. “Fabian Ruiz? We already wanted him last January, […]
Buon anno from Football Italia!
Buon anno from Football Italia!
Football Italia would like to wish all of our readers a happy New Year, and thank you for your support across 2018. It’s been a big year for calcio, with Roma reaching the Champions League semi-final, Juventus winning a record-breaking seventh Scudetto and Cristiano Ronaldo arriving in Serie A. Maurizio Sarri’s Napoli thrilled us, achieving […]
‘Piatek won’t move in January’
‘Piatek won’t move in January’
Genoa President Enrico Preziosi insists “no-one will move until June”, and that includes Krzysztof Piątek. The Polish striker is behind only Cristiano Ronaldo in the Serie A scoring charts, and has been attracting interest from Napoli, among others. “No-one will move until June,” Preziosi told Il Secolo XIX. “We need [Christian] Kouame, Piątek and [Gaston] […]
Thuram: ‘Serie A should stop’
Thuram: ‘Serie A should stop’
Former Parma and Juventus defender Lilian Thuram “would close all Serie A stadiums for a weekend” when incidents of racism occur. The issue has reared its head in Italy again in recent days, as Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly was racially abused by a section of Inter fans. “When I played in Italy these things were […]
Official: Rodrigo Caio joins Flamengo
Official: Rodrigo Caio joins Flamengo
Rodrigo Caio was linked with Milan, Roma, Lazio and Napoli, but the Sao Paulo defender has officially joined Flamengo. The 25-year-old centre-back has been on the radar of several Serie A clubs over the last couple of years. It was believed January would be the right moment for him to finally make the switch to […]
FIGC: ‘Can’t interrupt for racist abuse’
FIGC: ‘Can’t interrupt for racist abuse’
FIGC President Gabriele Gravina continues to insist the referee “could not interrupt” Inter-Napoli due to racist abuse. “He perfectly followed procedure.” Official Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni was criticised, including by UEFA and FIFPro, for not suspending the Serie A match when there was repeated racist abuse aimed at Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly. “Mazzoleni could not interrupt […]
Maradona: ‘I too suffered racist abuse’
Maradona: ‘I too suffered racist abuse’
Diego Armando Maradona showed solidarity with Kalidou Koulibaly, claiming he too was “subjected to racist chants” while at Napoli. Koulibaly was sent off during the 1-0 defeat to Inter on Boxing Day, although the referee was criticised for not suspending play for repeated racist abuse from the stands throughout the match. Napoli fans wore Koulibaly […]
Bologna fans promise protest
Bologna fans promise protest
Bologna fans have announced they will go on strike until the club fires director Marco Di Vaio. “The time of talk and statements is over.” The Rossoblu remain in the bottom three after their 3-2 defeat to Napoli on Saturday. The club publicly backed Coach Pippo Inzaghi, despite rumours of Roberto Donadoni’s return. However, the […]
Napoli snub Piatek for Kouame
Napoli snub Piatek for Kouame
Multiple reports suggest Napoli are going in strong for Genoa striker Christian Kouame in January, preferring him to Krzysztof Piatek. According to Rai Sport and Mediaset, Piatek is considered too expensive at €30m, especially as Napoli are already have Poland international Arkadiusz Milik finally finding his fitness. Instead, Kouame would be closer to €20m plus […]
‘Napoli can still win Scudetto’
‘Napoli can still win Scudetto’
Marek Hamsik insists Napoli can still win the Scudetto this season and ‘will always remember’ the reception they received after beating Juventus. Napoli lost the Serie A title to Juve in the final two rounds of last season and dropped into the Europa League after they crashed out of the Champions League, but Hamsik made […]