Football-italia
Montella: ‘Don’t know when I’ll return’
Montella: ‘Don’t know when I’ll return’
Vincenzo Montella admits “I don’t know when I’ll return to the bench”, and confesses to viewing Milan “with a bit of melancholy”. The former striker was sacked by the Rossoneri last season, and was then also given the bullet by Sevilla after a brief spell there. “I don’t know when I’ll return to the bench,” […]
What we learned in Week 4
What we learned in Week 4
Serie A returned with a bang after the international break, with several of the top teams dropping points. Roma, Inter and Milan all failed to win, but Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain both broke their ducks. Add in some VAR controversy and it’s like the Italian top flight was never away. Here’s what we learned […]
Gattuso: ‘Embarrassing start’
Gattuso: ‘Embarrassing start’
Gennaro Gattuso felt Milan’s opening 20 minutes in the 1-1 draw with Cagliari were “embarrassing” and the idea of challenging for second place is “laughable.” The Rossoneri went behind after four minutes to a Joao Pedro goal, but Gonzalo Higuain snatched an equaliser in the second half. “Starting the game the way we did with […]
Napoli take Meret to Belgrade
Napoli take Meret to Belgrade
Goalkeeper Alex Meret is included in the Napoli squad for their Champions League opener against Red Star Belgrade. They face Crvena Zvezda on Tuesday at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT), while Liverpool take on Paris Saint-Germain. “We are not going there looking for a draw, but as always trying to win,” Coach Carlo Ancelotti told […]
Douglas Costa faces spitting ban
Douglas Costa faces spitting ban
Juventus winger Douglas Costa risks at least a three-match ban, possibly closer to five, after spitting at a Sassuolo player. The Brazilian was a substitute in today’s 2-1 win over Sassuolo at the Juventus Stadium. There was a tussle with Federico Di Francesco (the son of Roma Coach Eusebio) in the build-up to the Sassuolo […]
Marciniak ref for Red Star-Napoli
Marciniak ref for Red Star-Napoli
Polish referee Szymon Marciniak will officiate Napoli’s Champions League trip to Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday. It kicks off on Tuesday at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT) and they are in the same group as Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain. Marciniak will be aided by assistant referees Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz, with Pawel Raczkowski and […]
Sarri makes Premier League history
Sarri makes Premier League history
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is only the fourth manager in the Premier League era to win his first five games – and the second Italian after Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian arrived after a lengthy legal battle with Napoli and when pre-season training had already begun, but is already proving why the Stamford Bridge hierarchy were […]
Defrel: ‘I lacked confidence’
Defrel: ‘I lacked confidence’
Gregoire Defrel said he had been “just lacking confidence” at Roma, as he spearheaded Sampdoria’s 5-0 demolition of Frosinone. The Blucerchiati followed up the 3-0 win over Napoli by thrashing Frosinone 5-0 for their biggest ever Serie A away victory. “There are no easy games in Serie A,” insisted Defrel on DAZN. “We struggled in […]
Giampaolo: ‘Not easy at all’
Giampaolo: ‘Not easy at all’
Marco Giampaolo insists Sampdoria “didn’t have an easy game at all” against Frosinone, despite the 5-0 final result. The Blucerchiati are on a roll, as after thumping Napoli 3-0, they tore Frosinone apart 5-0 at the Stadio Benito Stirpe. “There’s no time to enjoy it, because we immediately have another game coming up against Fiorentina,” […]
Pioli: ‘Fiorentina regrets’
Pioli: ‘Fiorentina regrets’
Stefano Pioli and Fiorentina “leave with the regret that we could’ve done more” and paid for an error after the 1-0 defeat to Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne scored the only goal late on, making the most of an Arkadiusz Milik through ball. “We had a good performance overall, but also have the quality to do far […]