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Ronaldo tops Serie A earnings
Ronaldo tops Serie A earnings
The salary figures for Serie A have been revealed, with Cristiano Ronaldo the highest-paid player and Fabio Borini earning more than all but five Napoli players. Every season La Gazzetta dello Sport releases a list containing all of the top flight salaries, and this term the total wage bill for the league is €1.1bn. Unsurprisingly, […]
Napoli reduced Champions League squad
Napoli reduced Champions League squad
Napoli have left injured Amin Younes out of their Champions League squad, which has only 23 players. The Partenopei are in the same group as Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool and Red Star Belgrade. A club can have up to 25 players in the A List, but eight places are reserved for those who grew up on […]
Sabatini: ‘Quagliarella our champion’
Sabatini: ‘Quagliarella our champion’
Sampdoria technical director Walter Sabatini hailed Gregoire Defrel and “champion” Fabio Quagliarella after beating Napoli 3-0. The Blucerchiati emerged victorious with a brace from ex-Roma striker Defrel and a wondergoal by Quagliarella. “The real Sampdoria is the one we saw yesterday, but also the one that played and narrowly lost to Udinese. We have to […]
Napoli to drop Younes for CL
Napoli to drop Younes for CL
Amin Younes will reportedly make way for David Ospina in Napoli’s squad for the Champions League group stage. According to Sky Sport Italia, the decision to drop Younes was influenced by Napoli’s 24-man limit and his ‘physical problems’, which have prevented him from making a first-team appearance to date. Replacing him is set to be […]
Saponara out for three weeks
Saponara out for three weeks
Sampdoria midfielder Riccardo Saponara will be out of action for three weeks after a thigh strain on his debut. The former Fiorentina man limped off during the 3-0 victory over Napoli and has now been diagnosed with a lesion to the right femoral bicep. “It was a magical night,” wrote Saponara on Instagram. “The home […]
ADL apologises to Napoli fans
ADL apologises to Napoli fans
Aurelio De Laurentiis has apologised to Napoli fans for Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to Sampdoria but insisted that ‘patience is needed’. Napoli crashed to another heavy defeat under Carlo Ancelotti, albeit their first in Serie A, on the same weekend that his predecessor Maurizio Sarri guided Chelsea to a fourth straight win. “I’ve always said that […]
Inzaghi: ‘Lazio season starts now’
Inzaghi: ‘Lazio season starts now’
Simone Inzaghi believes Lazio “can start our season now” after the first hard-fought win over Frosinone. The Aquile had been unlucky in losses to Napoli and Juventus, then continued to waste several chances at the Olimpico this evening, but Luis Alberto fired in the winner. “It’s an important victory and the lads put in a […]
Giampaolo: ‘If Ronaldo scored that…’
Giampaolo: ‘If Ronaldo scored that…’
Sampdoria humiliated Napoli 3-0 and Marco Giampaolo believes “if Cristiano Ronaldo had scored Fabio Quagliarella’s goal, everyone would talk about it.” The Blucerchiati ran riot at Marassi with a Gregoire Defrel brace and Quagliarella’s astonishing back-heel flick. “It was a wonderful evening, because to beat Napoli you need to put in a great performance and […]
Ferrero: ‘I want to see ADL’s face!’
Ferrero: ‘I want to see ADL’s face!’
Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero didn’t hold back after a 3-0 win over Napoli. “I want to see Aurelio De Laurentiis’ face!” Gregoire Defrel’s brace and a stunning Fabio Quagliarella back-heel flick secured the unexpected victory over Carlo Ancelotti’s Scudetto contenders. “I am loving this! I want to see Aurelio’s face right now!” Ferrero told Sky […]
Quagliarella: ‘Not my best goal…’
Quagliarella: ‘Not my best goal…’
Fabio Quagliarella wouldn’t say the stunning back-heel flick against Napoli was his best goal. “It’s in the top three…” The 35-year-old striker has a lot of scorchers to his name over the years, but this was special, helping Sampdoria secure a 3-0 victory over his hometown club. “When I saw the cross coming in, I […]