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‘Napoli nothing to envy Juventus’
‘Napoli nothing to envy Juventus’
Roberto Insigne insists his parent club Napoli “have nothing to envy” Juventus, ahead of their meeting tomorrow. The two sides were locked in a titanic battle for the Scudetto last season, with the Partenopei reaching 91 points but ultimately falling short. After six rounds of Serie A the teams are once again first and second, […]
ADL: ‘Won’t discuss Juventus’
ADL: ‘Won’t discuss Juventus’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis says Carlo Ancelotti is like “an old friend”, but won’t discuss the Juventus game as “I’m superstitious”. The Partenopei travel to Turin tomorrow to take on the champions, having beaten them on their last meeting thanks to Kalidou Koulibaly’s header. “I’m superstitious, I won’t talk about Juventus,” De Laurentiis told […]
Jorginho: Sarri convinced me
Jorginho: Sarri convinced me
Former Napoli midfielder Jorginho has confessed that Maurizio Sarri convinced him to reject Manchester City and similarly join Chelsea. Jorginho appeared to be all set for City until he opted to follow Sarri to Chelsea, and the Italy international admits the 58-year-old played a ‘big’ part in his decision. “There are a lot of things […]
Serie A Week 7 referees
Serie A Week 7 referees
Luca Banti has been selected as the referee for Saturday’s Serie A showdown between Juventus and Napoli. Banti was also in charge when Napoli beat Lazio 2-1 on the opening day of the season. Elsewhere, Gianluca Rocchi takes the Derby della Capitale between Roma and Lazio, Davide Massa will officiate Inter’s visit of Cagliari and […]
Allegri demands ‘tough’ Juve
Allegri demands ‘tough’ Juve
Max Allegri has warned Juventus that ‘we’ll have to be tough and physical’ if they want to beat Napoli on Saturday. The match kicks off at 17:00 BST tomorrow – click here for a preview. “We’ll have to be tough and physical tomorrow and play as we know,” he said at a Press conference. “It […]
Ancelotti: Not here to ‘dillydally’
Ancelotti: Not here to ‘dillydally’
Carlo Ancelotti has made it clear that he is not at Napoli to ‘dillydally’ ahead of Saturday’s Serie A showdown with Juventus. The match kicks off at 17:00 BST tomorrow – click here for a preview. “Some who played on Wednesday will also play tomorrow,” he said at a Press conference. “There have been some […]
‘Napoli Juve’s biggest rivals, but…’
‘Napoli Juve’s biggest rivals, but…’
Wojciech Szczesny says that while Napoli are Juventus’ ‘main challengers’ for the Scudetto, he has ‘more confidence in my defence’ on Saturday. Juve have kept clean sheets in each of their last three games but face arguably their toughest test of the season so far against a resurgent Napoli side. “I think Inter haven’t started […]
Hazard: Sarri for Belgium!
Hazard: Sarri for Belgium!
Eden Hazard has heaped more praise on Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri, whom ‘Belgium should think about after Roberto Martinez leaves’. Hazard had already hailed Sarri for ‘making a big difference’ at Chelsea, and the No 10 took his admiration a step further as former Napoli Coach ‘takes the best out of every player’. “Sarri is […]
Hazard hails Sarri style
Hazard hails Sarri style
Chelsea star Eden Hazard has hailed former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri for making ‘a big difference’ at Stamford Bridge. Hazard scored his sixth goal of the season during Chelsea’s 2-1 win at Liverpool in the League Cup on Wednesday, which was the Reds’ first defeat of the season. “You see it on the pitch,” he […]
Lippi impressed by Ancelotti & Ronaldo
Lippi impressed by Ancelotti & Ronaldo
Marcello Lippi claims Napoli are a better team under the ‘fantastic’ Carlo Ancelotti and that Cristiano Ronaldo ‘can only help Juventus’. Ancelotti’s rotation policy and refusal to budge on a single system has so far yielded five Napoli wins and just one defeat this season, while some believe Juve’s signing of Ronaldo has come at […]