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Probable line-ups: Lazio-Napoli
Probable line-ups: Lazio-Napoli
Lazio are without several star players for tonight’s Serie A opener against Napoli, but Carlo Ancelotti has many big choices to make. It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome at 19.30 UK time (18.30 GMT), click here for a match preview. The Aquile narrowly missed out on a Champions League spot last season, […]
Ceferin: ‘Milan proved FFP works’
Ceferin: ‘Milan proved FFP works’
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin insists Milan’s situation “proves Financial Fair Play works” and called for new Italian stadiums. The head of football in Europe sat down with the Corriere dello Sport for an exclusive interview. Naturally, one of the main topics up for debate was Financial Fair Play, which saw Milan excluded from the Europa […]
Probable line-ups: Chievo-Juventus
Probable line-ups: Chievo-Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala, Douglas Costa and Federico Bernardeschi are expected to start as Juventus visit Chievo. The Serie A opener kicks off at the Stadio Bentegodi at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT). Click here for a match preview. You’ll be able to follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game […]
Serie A spent over €1.14bn
Serie A spent over €1.14bn
Serie A clubs spent €1.14bn on the transfer market this summer, second only to the Premier League. The 2018-19 season kicks off today with Chievo-Juventus and Lazio-Napoli, so the transfer deadline was last night. Panorama calculate that Italian top flight clubs spent €1.14bn this term, considerably more than the €907m from a year ago. These […]
Ospina ready for Napoli debut
Ospina ready for Napoli debut
Napoli have added former Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina to the match squad for tonight’s trip to Lazio. It kicks off at 19.30 UK time (18.30 GMT), click here for a match preview. The shot-stopper signed his contract in the final hour of the transfer session on Friday, completing the move on loan with option to […]
Serie A: Week 1 Previews
Serie A: Week 1 Previews
The 2018-19 Serie A season kicks off today with Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut in Chievo-Juventus and Lazio-Napoli. You can read all the individual match previews for Week 1 from our team of writers here. The action begins at the Stadio Bentegodi at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT) with Chievo hosting reigning champions Juve and above all […]
Pallotta: ‘What is ADL smoking?’
Pallotta: ‘What is ADL smoking?’
Roma President Jim Pallotta asked what Napoli chief Aurelio De Laurentiis “is smoking” after claims Liverpool owned the Giallorossi. De Laurentiis made the outlandish suggestion in an interview with the Corriere dello Sport newspaper this morning. “I always had the doubt in my mind that the real owner of Liverpool is the same that owns […]
Tonelli: ‘Thank you, Napoli’
Tonelli: ‘Thank you, Napoli’
Lorenzo Tonelli thanks “Napoli and all the Neapolitans” after completing a loan move to Sampdoria. The centre-back spent three seasons with the Partenopei, but only managed nine appearances. “THANK YOU,” Tonelli wrote on Instagram. “To my teammates from the first to the last, it was an honour to share a dressing room with you for […]
Ospina travelling with Napoli
Ospina travelling with Napoli
David Ospina hasn’t completed his Napoli transfer yet, but the Arsenal goalkeeper is already with the squad for the Lazio game. The Colombia international arrived earlier this week for his medical and to discuss the finer details of the move. It is a loan with option to buy at the end of the season. The […]
Official: Napoli sign Ospina
Official: Napoli sign Ospina
Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina has officially joined Napoli on a season-long loan deal. The Partenopei had been looking for a third goalkeeper, as Alex Meret picked up an injury in his first training session and Orestis Karnezis looked shaky in the pre-season friendly matches. Ospina arrived in Italy this week and left with the team […]