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Line-ups: Inter v Lazio
Line-ups: Inter v Lazio
Christian Eriksen starts with Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez, as Inter can go top with a victory, but Lazio have won six in a row with Ciro Immobile and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. It kicks off at 19.45 GMT at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens and give […]
Juventus: Cuadrado to sit out Porto clash
Juventus: Cuadrado to sit out Porto clash
uan Cuadrado will reportedly sit out Juventus’ Champions League clash against Porto with a muscle injury. Juventus trained today at the Continassa after yeterday’s defeat against Napoli. Cuadrado picked up a muscle injury and was replaced during the half-time break. The former Chelsea and Fiorentina winger underwent medical examinations today and according to Goal.com’ Romeo Agresti, […]
Gasperini keeps lid on Muriel
Gasperini keeps lid on Muriel
Gian Piero Gasperini won’t commit to starting Luis Muriel more regularly after the winner against Cagliari, but Atalanta can start preparing for Real Madrid now. It was a close game in Sardinia, as Muriel came off the bench to score the winner, then in stoppages a penalty was awarded to Cagliari, only to be revoked […]
Ravanelli: ‘Scandalous’ Napoli penalty
Ravanelli: ‘Scandalous’ Napoli penalty
Former Juventus striker Fabrizio Ravanelli claimed the penalty kick awarded to Napoli against the Old Lady was ‘scandalous.’ The Azzurri claimed all three points at the Stadio Maradona against Juventus making the most of a spot-kick converted by Lorenzo Insigne in the first half. The penalty kick was caused by a Giorgio Chiellini foul on […]
ADL sent ‘sign of peace’ to Gattuso
ADL sent ‘sign of peace’ to Gattuso
According to Il Corriere della Sera, Aurelio De Laurentiis congratulated Gennaro Gattuso after Napoli’s victory against Juventus to send a ‘sign of peace’ to his coach. Gattuso was reportedly at risk of being sacked if he had lost against Juventus on Saturday. De Laurentiis was reported to have already contacted Rafa Benitez and was considering […]
Cuadrado in doubt for Juventus’ UCL trip
Cuadrado in doubt for Juventus’ UCL trip
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus will assess the extent of Juan Cuadrado’s injury today. The Colombian was replaced by Alex Sandro during the half time break of Napoli-Juventus last night, due to a muscle injury. Juventus travel to Porto on Wednesday for the first leg clash of the last 16 stage of the Champions […]
Video: ‘Shame on you’, Paratici shouts at ref
Video: ‘Shame on you’, Paratici shouts at ref
A video circulating on social media shows Juventus’ director Fabio Paratici and Pavel Nedved screaming ‘shame on you’ at the referee of Napoli-Juventus. The Old Lady faced a 1-0 defeat at the Stadio Maradona last night, with Andrea Pirlo who complained for a decisive spot-kick awarded to the Azzurri and a possible second yellow card […]
Milik sends Valentine’s Day message to ADL
Milik sends Valentine’s Day message to ADL
Former Napoli striker Arek Milik sent a sarcastic message to Aurelio De Laurentiis on Valentine’s day. The Poland joined Marseille in the January transfer window after four seasons and a half in Naples. The striker was frozen out of the Napoli squad as he had refused to extend his expiring contract with the Azzurri. His […]
Media watch: Meret MOTM, Chiellini and Ronaldo flop
Media watch: Meret MOTM, Chiellini and Ronaldo flop
Italian sports papers named Alex Meret MOTM in Napoli-Juventus and hit out at Giorgio Chiellini who ‘forgot about VAR.’ Meret replaced David Ospina who picked up an injury in the warm-up and made “four crucial saves,” according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. “Those to deny Morata and Ronaldo from point-blank range were impressive,” the pink […]
Social media reactions: Napoli-Juve
Social media reactions: Napoli-Juve
Leonardo Bonucci says Juventus are ‘angry’ after their 1-0 defeat against Napoli, while Lorenzo Insigne celebrated a ‘special evening.’ Napoli beat Juve 1-0 at the Stadio Maradona thanks to a spot-kick converted by the Azzurri captain in the first half. Insigne dedicated the goal and the victory to his wife, both on the pitch and […]