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Ref Watch: media’s verdict on penalty call in Napoli-Juve
Ref Watch: media’s verdict on penalty call in Napoli-Juve
According to each one of the three Italian sports papers, Daniele Doveri’s decision to award Napoli a penalty kick against Juventus was correct. The Azzurri scored the winner through a Lorenzo Insigne spot-kick in the first half of Napoli-Juve on Sunday. Chiellini jumped with his arm on Amir Rrahmani’s face and VAR did consider it […]
Line-ups: Roma v Udinese
Line-ups: Roma v Udinese
Roma have Lorenzo Pellegrini back, but again leave Edin Dzeko on the bench as they host a revamped Udinese with Gerard Deulofeu and Rodrigo De Paul. It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 11.30 GMT. You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the […]
Highlights: Spezia 2-0 Milan
Highlights: Spezia 2-0 Milan
Spezia put on a tactical and pressing masterclass to dominate Serie A leaders Milan, with two really well-worked goals. This isn’t the first upset caused by Vincenzo Italiano’s men, who already defeated Napoli and Sassuolo in recent weeks. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a sensational save on Riccardo Saponara, but could do nothing when Spezia completed the […]
Bastoni: ‘Beyond my wildest dreams’
Bastoni: ‘Beyond my wildest dreams’
Simone Bastoni admits scoring his debut Serie A goal in a 2-0 win for hometown club Spezia against Milan was ‘beyond my wildest dreams.’ Curiously, both goals this evening were scored by local lads who are products of the Spezia youth academy. It was also the first Serie A career goals for Giulio Maggiore and […]
Pioli: ‘Milan’s first deserved defeat’
Pioli: ‘Milan’s first deserved defeat’
Stefano Pioli claims this was Milan’s ‘first deserved defeat’ of the Serie A season, as they were out-played by Spezia in every way. ‘Nothing worked this evening.’ The Rossoneri suffered their first away defeat in Serie A since December 2019, 5-0 with Atalanta, and didn’t have a single shot on target at the Stadio Alberto […]
Romagnoli admits Milan ‘got it wrong’
Romagnoli admits Milan ‘got it wrong’
Alessio Romagnoli cannot deny Milan ‘got it completely wrong’ in the 2-0 defeat to Spezia. ‘Now we have to prove this isn’t really us.’ This is Spezia’s first ever Serie A season, but they have already caused upsets with wins over Napoli and Sassuolo. “We got it completely wrong and it’s our fault,” confessed Romagnoli […]
Napoli update Ospina and Lozano injuries
Napoli update Ospina and Lozano injuries
Napoli confirm David Ospina and Hirving Lozano sustained muscular injuries during tonight’s 1-0 win over Juventus. Goalkeeper Ospina pulled out during the warm-up and had to be replaced in the starting XI by Alex Meret. A statement released by the club confirms Ospina has an adductor issue in his right thigh. Lozano played for the […]
Gattuso ‘never doubted’ Napoli support
Gattuso ‘never doubted’ Napoli support
Gennaro Gattuso celebrates the victory over Juventus, assures the Napoli team was always behind him and reveals the amusing anecdote behind his new look. The game was decided by a Lorenzo Insigne penalty and the saves of Alex Meret, who only came on after David Ospina sustained an injury in the warm-up. Chucky Lozano finished […]
Highlights: Napoli 1-0 Juventus
Highlights: Napoli 1-0 Juventus
Napoli got revenge on Juventus with a Lorenzo Insigne penalty and Alex Meret went from benchwarmer to hero with some decisive saves. Having missed three penalties against the Bianconeri, including one in the Supercoppa last month, Insigne showed no nerves when stepping up to convert the spot-kick after Giorgio Chiellini’s foul on Amir Rrahmani. David […]
HT: Spezia scare Milan
HT: Spezia scare Milan
Spezia had the better of the first half, but Gianluigi Donnarumma’s reflexes on Riccardo Saponara kept Milan level going into the break. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. This was the first game for Spezia since the club was sold to American businessman Robert Platek on Thursday […]