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Sarri: ‘Harder to follow Conte’
Sarri: ‘Harder to follow Conte’
Maurizio Sarri believes it’s harder for him to follow Antonio Conte at Chelsea than for Carlo Ancelotti succeed him at Napoli – “I didn’t win anything…” The tactician left the Partenopei this summer to take over at Stamford Bridge, though it took some time for a deal to be finalised. Ancelotti was announced in May, […]
Sarri: ‘Napoli deserve Scudetto’
Sarri: ‘Napoli deserve Scudetto’
Former Napoli Coach Maurizio Sarri will be cheering on his former side to win the Scudetto this season – “for the city and for the fans”. The Chelsea boss took the Partenopei to 91 points last season, but it still wasn’t enough to overhaul Juventus. Now Carlo Ancelotti is looking to bring the title to […]
Sarri: ‘Napoli sack via the TV’
Sarri: ‘Napoli sack via the TV’
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri confirms he only learned Napoli had sacked him “by seeing it on television” and insists Gonzalo Higuain “isn’t a traitor.” The Coach registered a new points record and was leading the Serie A table for most of last season before a late capitulation saw Juventus grab their seventh consecutive Scudetto. Sarri […]
Perisic stalls Portugal
Perisic stalls Portugal
Portugal, who face Italy in the Nations League on Monday, played a 1-1 friendly draw with Croatia in which Ivan Perisic scored. The Azzurri begin their UEFA Nations League campaign tomorrow evening against Poland at the Stadio Dall’Ara, then travel to Lisbon to face Portugal on Monday. Meanwhile, the Euro 2016 winners took on 2018 […]
Maradona job in Mexico
Maradona job in Mexico
Former Napoli legend Diego Armando Maradona is on the move again, as he has officially been appointed Coach of Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa. The Argentina hero was only given the role of President of Belarus side Dinamo Brest on July 1, but has taken on another role already. Mexican second division team Dorados de […]
Bereszynski: ‘Watch Insigne’
Bereszynski: ‘Watch Insigne’
Poland and Sampdoria defender Bartosz Bereszynski warned teammates to “pay particular attention to Lorenzo Insigne” in the Nations League clash. It kicks off in Bologna on Friday at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), in the same group as Portugal. “I do know a lot about our opponents, but this mustn’t mean that I lower my […]
Mertens: ‘I talked to Ancelotti’
Mertens: ‘I talked to Ancelotti’
Dries Mertens assures Carlo Ancelotti confirmed he will “play more regularly” for Napoli as the season wears on. Since taking over from Maurizio Sarri, Ancelotti has largely dropped Mertens to the bench, preferring Arkadiusz Milik as a more traditional centre-forward. “It’s quite simple. I came back late from the World Cup, I spoke to the […]
Brzeczek: ‘Italy and Poland reboot’
Brzeczek: ‘Italy and Poland reboot’
Poland Coach Jerzy Brzeczek makes his debut against Italy in the Nations League and feels “both are in a similar situation.” The opening game of a group that also includes Portugal will kick off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT) in Bologna on Friday. “It is my first game and we will start a new […]
Roma lose to Benevento
Roma lose to Benevento
A revamped Roma suffered a surprise 2-1 friendly defeat to Serie B outfit Benevento, with Roberto Insigne on target. The Giallorossi were missing 13 players on international duty, while Daniele De Rossi was rested, but they could still count on Javier Pastore, Federico Fazio and Stephan El Shaarawy. Riccardo Improta had a goal disallowed for […]
Jorginho agent: ‘All done with City but…’
Jorginho agent: ‘All done with City but…’
The agent of Chelsea midfielder Jorginho confirms “it was all done” with Manchester City, but they couldn’t agree with Napoli. The Italian international followed Maurizio Sarri from San Paolo to Stamford Bridge this summer, despite being in talks with the Citizens for weeks. “It was all done with Jorginho,” Joao Santos confirmed on Radio Kiss […]