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‘Parma motivated for Napoli’
‘Parma motivated for Napoli’
Parma Coach Roberto D’Aversa acknowledges Napoli are “one of the best teams in Serie A” but “we’ll try to bring home a result”. The Ducali travel to the Stadio San Paolo tomorrow to face Carlo Ancelotti’s men, and the tactician spoke in the pre-match Press conference this afternoon. “After a good win with a very […]
Allegri: ‘Ronaldo and Dybala will play’
Allegri: ‘Ronaldo and Dybala will play’
Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri confirms Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala will both play against Bologna tomorrow. The Bianconeri have a busy schedule coming up, with Napoli to come on Saturday evening before Young Boys visit the Old Lady in the Champions League. In recent seasons with Real Madrid, CR7 was rested at the beginning of […]
Allegri: ‘Juventus have to win’
Allegri: ‘Juventus have to win’
Massimiliano Allegri warns Juventus “have to win” against Bologna tomorrow, not least because they face Napoli at the weekend. The Bianconeri have taken maximum points from their first five Serie A games, but the Coach won’t allow any slip-ups tomorrow. “Juve have to get used to winning continuously,” Allegri said in his pre-match Press conference. […]
‘When Hamsik plays, Napoli win’
‘When Hamsik plays, Napoli win’
A member of Marek Hamsik’s entourage points out that when the midfielder plays, Napoli tend to win. The Partenopei captain played a key role in the win at Torino this weekend, whereas he was left out for the loss to Sampdoria before the international break. “It was indubitably the best game since Ancelotti came in,” […]
‘No Meret complications, but…’
‘No Meret complications, but…’
The man who operated on Alex Meret’s arm injury insists ‘there are no complications’ but cannot give a recovery date for the Napoli goalkeeper. It had been speculated that Meret was still a month away from returning, but Domenico Falco assured only ‘bone healing’ stood in the way of the starlet making his Napoli debut. […]
‘Fiorentina will try to outscore Inter’
‘Fiorentina will try to outscore Inter’
Fiorentina boss Stefano Pioli insists his side will not change their style of ‘trying to outscore our opponents’ against Inter on Tuesday. Fiorentina are Serie A’s second-highest scorers after five matchdays but face an Inter side who recorded last-gasp wins against Tottenham Hotspur and Sampdoria in their last two games. “Every game is a test […]
‘Napoli are Juve’s biggest rivals’
‘Napoli are Juve’s biggest rivals’
Kevin Malcuit’s agent believes Napoli are ‘where they deserve to be’ in Serie A and will be ‘Juventus’ biggest rivals’ this season. Malcuit has yet to make an official appearance for Napoli since arriving from Lille over the summer, but Bruno Satin assured the right-back was ready to grab his chance. “Will he debut against […]
Sarri slams Premier League scheduling
Sarri slams Premier League scheduling
Maurizio Sarri slammed the Premier League for not letting Chelsea play out their goalless draw with West Ham United on Monday. Chelsea’s run of five straight wins under Sarri came to a halt on Sunday, but the Blues had only one full day to recover as they returned from Greece, where they beat PAOK 1-0 […]
Confirmed: Serie A Week 6 referees
Confirmed: Serie A Week 6 referees
The referees for Serie A Week 6 are announced as Paolo Mazzoleni will take charge of Tuesday’s clash between Inter and Fiorentina. Week 6 is a midweek round, with matches scattered over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Elsewhere, Daniele Doveri will oversee Napoli’s visit of Parma, Michael Fabbri will officiate Milan’s trip to Empoli and Maurizio […]
Belotti: Napoli ‘outclassed’ Toro
Belotti: Napoli ‘outclassed’ Toro
Andrea Belotti has apologised to Torino fans after Napoli ‘outclassed’ his side during their 3-1 defeat on Sunday. Toro only got the scoreboard through Belotti’s penalty, and the striker confessed his team were ‘very bad’ and played with the ‘wrong’ attitude. “I apologise to all the fans as captain,” the club captain told Torino Channel […]