Football-italia
Nice: ‘Balotelli wants to stay’
Nice: ‘Balotelli wants to stay’
“Mario Balotelli expressed his wish to stay at Nice,” said club President Jean-Pierre Rivere after an Olympique Marseille bid failed. The striker had been expected to leave this summer and even had a medical with Marseille, refusing to attend pre-season training with Nice. Last night, Les Aiglons put an end to the negotiations and it […]
Koulibaly: ‘Ancelotti is so humble’
Koulibaly: ‘Ancelotti is so humble’
Kalidou Koulibaly has “never met anyone so humble” as new Napoli Coach Carlo Ancelotti and wants to repay the fans for their support. The Senegal international began the new campaign with a 2-1 victory away to Lazio and then sat down with TV Luna. “I have grown so much over these five years at Napoli […]
ADL: ‘Most Napoli fans back me’
ADL: ‘Most Napoli fans back me’
Aurelio De Laurentiis plays down his differences with fans – “there are 40 million Napoli fans, do you want to see how many are on my side?” The patron rescued the Partenopei from bankruptcy and took them back to Serie A, and is now looking to do the same with Bari. Today was the official […]
Spalletti fined €10,000
Spalletti fined €10,000
Inter Coach Luciano Spalletti has been fined €10,000 for insulting referee Maurizio Mariani after the defeat to Sassuolo. The Nerazzurri were beaten 1-0 at the Mapei Stadium, the fourth match in a row in which they’ve been defeat by the Emilian side. After the match, Spalletti issued “gravely offensive” words to the referee, the Lega […]
San Paolo ready for Milan
San Paolo ready for Milan
The Stadio San Paolo will be ready for Napoli-Milan at the weekend, but there’s a total breakdown between the club and the city. The Partenopei had their first game of the season away from home due to renovation works on the stadium, which President Aurelio De Laurentiis has referred to as “a toilet”. There were […]
FIGC opens Lazio investigation
FIGC opens Lazio investigation
The FIGC’s prosecutor has reportedly opened an inquiry after Lazio Ultras told women not to sit at the front of the Curva Nord. The hard-line fans handed out flyers before the match with Napoli stating that the first few rows are like the trenches and “in the trenches, we do not allow women, wives and […]
Allan: ‘Too soon to think Scudetto’
Allan: ‘Too soon to think Scudetto’
Napoli midfielder Allan isn’t thinking about the Scudetto yet, but if they continue to play well it “will become one of our objectives”. The Partenopei won their first Serie A game under Carlo Ancelotti, beating Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday night. “We had a good pre-season, we worked hard,” Allan told lance.com. “We’re […]
What we learned in Serie A Week 1
What we learned in Serie A Week 1
Serie A returned with a reduced complement of eight matches this weekend, with Genoa and Sampdoria’s games postponed in light of the bridge tragedy. There were debuts for Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus and Carlo Ancelotti at Napoli, as well as a first outing for the new-look Inter. Here’s what we learned in Week 1 of […]
‘Inter still Juventus challengers’
‘Inter still Juventus challengers’
Sassuolo Coach Roberto De Zerbi believes “Inter are the real anti-Juventus”, despite his side beating them on Sunday night. The Nerazzurri have lost seven of their last eight meetings with the Emilian side, including a 1-0 defeat in their first match of the Serie A season. “It’s football in August, you can’t read too much […]
Donadoni: ‘Football not ADL’s strength’
Donadoni: ‘Football not ADL’s strength’
Former Napoli Coach Roberto Donadoni says of President Aurelio De Laurentiis “football is not his forte”, but praises his business sense. The ex Bologna Coach had 19 games on the bench at the Stadio San Paolo in 2009, and after being sacked he complained he was hired by “people who don’t know about football”. Today […]