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Juventus register worst record in nine seasons
Juventus register worst record in nine seasons
Andrea Pirlo has picked up nine fewer points than Maurizio Sarri after 21 games with Juventus posting their worst record in Serie A for nine seasons. The Old Lady suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Napoli last weekend and sit fourth in Serie A, eight points behind League leaders Inter, but with a game in […]
Juve injury news: star duo out of Porto clash
Juve injury news: star duo out of Porto clash
Arthur and Juan Cuadrado will sit out Juventus’ Champions League clash against Porto, while Paulo Dybala and Aaron Ramsey could return to the Old Lady’s squad list. Juventus trained at the Continassa this morning with Dybala and Ramsey who partially trained with the rest of the group. “This morning, the team focused on tactical drills […]
Agent: ‘Insigne silenced critics’
Agent: ‘Insigne silenced critics’
“The love for Napoli gave Insigne the courage to take that penalty kick against Juventus,” claims the player’s agent Vincenzo Pisacane. The 29-year-old converted a spot-kick in Napoli-Juventus on Saturday, two weeks after missing a key penalty kick in the final minutes of the Italian Super Cup Final against the Old Lady. “The love for […]
Gattuso’s attacking crisis continues
Gattuso’s attacking crisis continues
Gennaro Gattuso’s attacking crisis continues, as Napoli ruled out Hirving Lozano for a month. ‘I never had the strikers available’. The attacking crisis continues for the Partenopei, who are already coping without star striker Dries Mertens. Lorenzo Insigne, who scored his 100th goal for the Partenopei against Juventus, struggled at the start of the season […]
Lippi reveals his two favourites to win the Champions League
Lippi reveals his two favourites to win the Champions League
Former Italy coach Marcello Lippi says Manchester City and Bayern Munich are the favourites to win the Champions League and insists five clubs can still be crowned Serie A champions. “I think Bayern Munich and Manchester City are slightly ahead of the others. Bayern have the best team in Europe, City have won 16 Premier […]
Napoli: Lozano out for a month
Napoli: Lozano out for a month
Napoli have confirmed Hirving Lozano has suffered a second-degree hamstring injury and that David Ospina has an adductor problem. The goalkeeper was injured during the warm-up ahead of the 1-0 win against Juventus and the instrumental tests have revealed a first-degree adductor injury. The Colombian will not play against Granada in the Europa League and […]
UCL: Carvajal to miss Atalanta match?
UCL: Carvajal to miss Atalanta match?
Real Madrid full-back Dani Carvajal reportedly risks missing the first leg against Atalanta in the Champions League. Carvajal’s muscle injury during the 2-0 win against Valencia added to the growing list of absentees in the Spanish capital. SportItalia claims the 29-year-old full-back risks missing the first leg against La Dea in the last 16 of […]
Further injury problems for Gattuso?
Further injury problems for Gattuso?
Napoli risk losing more players to injuries ahead of the match against Granada, as they assess David Ospina, Alex Meret and Hirving Lozano today. The Partenopei are currently without several key members, as Kalidou Koulibaly and Faouzi Ghoulam are out with coronavirus. Diego Demme, Elseid Hysaj, Dries Mertens and Kostas Manolas are injured and the […]
Report: Napoli and Atalanta chase Bastoni
Report: Napoli and Atalanta chase Bastoni
Last summer Simone Bastoni seemed set for a move to Juve Stabia, now the Spezia left-back has been targeted by Napoli and Atalanta. Vincenzo Italiano decided to keep the 24-year-old in Liguria and has transformed him into a defender, as he struggled to find space as a midfielder at Spezia. La Gazzetta dello Sport, who […]
Highlights: Crotone 1-2 Sassuolo
Highlights: Crotone 1-2 Sassuolo
Sassuolo ended their five-round winless streak with a 2-1 victory away to Crotone, who remain rock bottom despite the Adam Ounas strike. Domenico Berardi returned to the starting XI after injury concerns and immediately made his mark with a shot going through the defender’s legs. Ounas, on loan from Napoli, turned Federico Peluso inside out […]