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Maldini: ‘Spoke to Ancelotti’
Maldini: ‘Spoke to Ancelotti’
Milan technical co-ordinator Paolo Maldini confirms he spoke to Napoli Coach Carlo Ancelotti ahead of tomorrow’s match. Carletto will face the Rossoneri for the first time since leaving, and as well as Gennaro Gattuso on the other bench, he’ll meet another of his stalwarts in Maldini at the Stadio San Paolo. “It’ll be my first […]
Ancelotti: ‘Scudetto not utopian’
Ancelotti: ‘Scudetto not utopian’
Napoli Coach Carlo Ancelotti doesn’t believe aiming for the Scudetto is utopian – “it’s a dream that comes from what was done last year”. The Partenopei fell four points short under Maurizio Sarri last season, despite setting a club record points total of 91. “There are dreams and then there are utopias,” Ancelotti explained in […]
Gattuso delighted with Milan buys
Gattuso delighted with Milan buys
Gennaro Gattuso says he is ‘happy with all the players Milan have signed’ this summer as Pepe Reina has ‘already’ improved Gianluigi Donnarumma. Milan’s match against Napoli kicks off at 19:30 BST on Saturday – click here for a preview. “Yesterday morning I heard from Carlo. You all know the relationship we shared,” the Coach […]
Sarri: I don’t miss ADL!
Sarri: I don’t miss ADL!
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri ‘doesn’t miss’ Aurelio De Laurentiis claims it is the other way round because the Napoli chief ‘talks about me’. De Laurentiis took his latest swipe at Sarri on Friday morning, claiming the Coach won nothing despite being given ‘everything’ at the San Paolo, and the Coach responded to his former employer. […]
Inzaghi ‘laughs off’ Lotito call
Inzaghi ‘laughs off’ Lotito call
Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi insists he has ‘laughed off’ his heated phone call with Claudio Lotito, which ‘happens every day in business’. A video of Lotito seemingly telling off Inzaghi went viral earlier in the week, prompting Lazio to threaten legal action, but the Coach made it clear he had ‘everything he wanted’ at the […]
Sarri: Prem over Serie A!
Sarri: Prem over Serie A!
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri admits he prefers the Premier League to Serie A as ‘at 2-0 after 20 minutes, the match is finished’ in Italy. Sarri has led Chelsea to consecutive victories after opening with a defeat in the Community Shield, and the Coach was asked about the differences between the two Leagues. “In Italy […]
Milan: New boys for Napoli
Milan: New boys for Napoli
Mattia Caldara, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Diego Laxalt aand Gonzalo Higuain are all in Milan’s squad to face Napoli on Saturday. The quartet join fellow new recruit Alen Halilovic and the returning Andrea Bertolacci in Milan’s squad. However, Andrea Conti remains sidelined, Ivan Strinic is out with a heart condition and Hakan Calhanoglu is suspended. Milan squad […]
Report: Halilovic stays – for now
Report: Halilovic stays – for now
Milan are reportedly unwilling to sell Alen Halilovic so early into his spell but could reconsider in January. Halilovic had been linked with a shock exit only two days ago, but Corriere dello Sport claims Milan boss Gennaro Gattuso has blocked his departure. However, the newspaper notes the Croat could leave in January, when the Rossoneri […]
Ancelotti: Napoli haven’t peaked
Ancelotti: Napoli haven’t peaked
Carlo Ancelotti has warned Napoli’s rivals that his side ‘haven’t peaked yet, but I hope they can with me’. Napoli suffered heavy defeats to Liverpool and Wolfsburg during preseason but bounced back with an opening-day victory over Lazio, and Ancelotti made it clear the criticism at the start of his reign ‘didn’t bother me’. “It […]
ADL: Ancelotti ‘extraordinary’, Sarri…
ADL: Ancelotti ‘extraordinary’, Sarri…
Aurelio De Laurentiis believes Carlo Ancelotti is an ‘extraordinary’ Napoli Coach but rues how ‘we gave Maurizio Sarri everything and didn’t win anything’. Speaking to L’Equipe on Friday, De Laurentiis took yet another swipe at Sarri for not winning Serie A in his three years with Napoli and praised Ancelotti for his ‘lovely’ demeanour. “There […]