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Line-ups: Barcelona-Inter
Line-ups: Barcelona-Inter
Mauro Icardi and Ivan Perisic lead the attack as Inter step into Camp Nou against Barcelona, but Lionel Messi and Radja Nainggolan miss out. It kicks off at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT). Follow the build-up and action as it happens from this game and PSG-Napoli on the LIVEBLOG. These two sides are joint top […]
Giuntoli on Cavani and Napoli tactics
Giuntoli on Cavani and Napoli tactics
Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli explained Carlo Ancelotti’s tactics against Paris Saint-Germain and appreciates “a great champion like Edinson Cavani.” It kicks off at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT), click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. President Aurelio De Laurentiis praised Cavani before the game and said he’d gladly welcome the Uruguay international back to the […]
Brazil to call Italy target Allan?
Brazil to call Italy target Allan?
Italy’s plans to call Napoli midfielder Allan could be ruined, as it’s reported Brazil Coach Tite will give him his first cap. The 27-year-old has a dual passport and spent much of his career in Italy at Udinese and then Napoli. There were reports that Italy boss Roberto Mancini was considering a call-up for Allan […]
Liveblog: Barca-Inter, PSG-Napoli
Liveblog: Barca-Inter, PSG-Napoli
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Champions League clashes, as Inter visit Barcelona and Napoli face PSG. They kick off at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT). If you are on a mobile phone or tablet, then follow the Liveblog HERE. Inter are joint top of their group with […]
Line-ups: Paris Saint-Germain-Napoli
Line-ups: Paris Saint-Germain-Napoli
Lorenzo Insigne starts with Dries Mertens as Napoli face Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Edinson Cavani and Marco Verratti. It kicks off at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT) at the Parc des Princes. Follow all the build-up and action from this game and Barcelona-Inter on the LIVEBLOG. The Partenopei are group leaders going into this […]
Agent: ‘Karnezis happy at Napoli’
Agent: ‘Karnezis happy at Napoli’
Orestis Karnezis’ agent assures the goalkeeper is “very happy” at Napoli, and has “a great relationship with David Ospina”. The 33-year-old joined the Partenopei from Udinese in the summer, and played his first game in close to a month against Udinese at the weekend. “Orestis is very happy with the city and the team, as […]
ADL: ‘Didn’t discuss Cavani’
ADL: ‘Didn’t discuss Cavani’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis insists Edinson Cavani “wasn’t mentioned” at his lunch with Paris Saint-Germain. Before each Champions League match, directors from each side meet for lunch and the Partenopei owner spoke to reporters this afternoon. “Cavani wasn’t mentioned,” De Laurentiis said. “It was a three star Michelin lunch and everyone was there. They […]
ADL hits out at PSG ‘magicians’
ADL hits out at PSG ‘magicians’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has hit out at how ‘Paris Qatar’ are financed. “They turn their budget green as if they’re magicians…” PSG’s Qatari ownership has come under mounting scrutiny after they splashed out €222m on Neymar in the summer of 2017 and signed Kylian Mbappe on a two-year loan with a €180m obligation […]
ADL: Cavani could return, if…
ADL: Cavani could return, if…
Aurelio De Laurentiis reveals Edinson Cavani could return to Napoli ‘if he doesn’t want to play for Paris Saint-Germain anymore and lowers his demands.’ Cavani scored over 100 goals in just three seasons with Napoli before joining PSG in 2013, although the striker has never ruled out a second spell at the San Paolo. “You […]
‘Verratti & Insigne are the best!’
‘Verratti & Insigne are the best!’
Zdenek Zeman claims former Pescara proteges Marco Verratti and Lorenzo Insigne are the ‘best’ in their respective positions. Verratti and Insigne rose to prominence under Zeman during the 2011-12 campaign, helping Pescara reach Serie A and Ciro Immobile score 28 goals in the second tier. With the midfielder now at Paris Saint-Germain and the forward […]