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Gasperini blames Atalanta ‘fatigue’
Gasperini blames Atalanta ‘fatigue’
Gian Piero Gasperini admits Atalanta ‘switched off’ when throwing away the 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Torino. ‘I think the underlying issue is fatigue.’ La Dea had been 3-0 up within 21 minutes thanks to Josip Ilicic, Robin Gosens and Luis Muriel goals, but the Granata clawed it back to 3-2 by half-time and […]
Line-ups: Atalanta v Torino
Line-ups: Atalanta v Torino
Atalanta are forced to improvise on the right, with Josip Ilicic, Ruslan Malinovskyi and Luis Muriel upfront, while Torino give Rolando Mandragora his debut. It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, as does Sassuolo-Spezia. You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s four Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. La Dea […]
Fabian Ruiz available for Napoli
Fabian Ruiz available for Napoli
Fabian Ruiz is available for Napoli after passing his fitness tests and recovering from COVID, but not in time to face Genoa. The Partenopei are at Marassi this evening at 19.45 GMT. Fabian Ruiz tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago and finally delivered two consecutive negative swabs on Thursday. After a player has been […]
Liveblog: Serie A Wk21 Super Saturday
Liveblog: Serie A Wk21 Super Saturday
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s four Serie A games, including Atalanta-Torino, Juventus-Roma and Genoa-Napoli. If you are on a mobile device or tablet, then follow the Liveblog HERE. We begin at 14.00 GMT with two matches, as Atalanta host struggling Torino and Sassuolo welcome Spezia. At 17.00 […]
Insigne doubt to face Genoa
Insigne doubt to face Genoa
Lorenzo Insigne will reportedly be on the bench for Napoli against Genoa this evening, as Gennaro Gattuso revamps again with a 4-1-4-1 formation. It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview. According to several reports, the captain is not 100 per cent fit following a bruise to his calf. With the […]
Napoli given all-clear for Genoa game
Napoli given all-clear for Genoa game
After Kalidou Koulibaly and Faouzi Ghoulam tested positive for COVID-19, the other Napoli players were given the all-clear this morning to face Genoa. It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview. The Partenopei were in another race against time to get the swabs done at midnight, because under the Italian protocol […]
Ballardini ‘happy’ Scamacca stayed
Ballardini ‘happy’ Scamacca stayed
Genoa coach Davide Ballardini was ‘happy’ Gianluca Scamacca remained in Liguria as he prepares to face Napoli. ‘The Partenopei are a European team’. Scamacca was linked with moves to Juventus and Parma this winter, but Ballardini was pleased to see him remain at the Marassi. “He has always had a nice attitude,” Ballardini said at […]
Napoli: Koulibaly positive for COVID
Napoli: Koulibaly positive for COVID
Napoli have confirmed defender Kalidou Koulibaly has tested positive for coronavirus. Coach Gennaro Gattuso has lost another fundamental players, as the latest swab tests have revealed the Senegalese defender has COVID-19. Koulibaly is asymptomatic but placed in isolation. “After the swabs carried out this morning, Kalidou Koulibaly has tested positive for COVID-19,” the statement read. […]
Juric: ‘Lasagna a signal from the President’
Juric: ‘Lasagna a signal from the President’
Ivan Juric says Nikola Kalinic ‘can be decisive’ for Hellas Verona, expects ‘a tough match’ in Udine and feels Kevin Lasagna’s arrival ‘was a signal’ of intent. Verona prepare for back-to-back away games after having picked up seven points from their last five Serie A games. The 3-1 defeat to Roma came after a 3-1 […]
Gasp: ‘Atalanta prioritise the Coppa Italia’
Gasp: ‘Atalanta prioritise the Coppa Italia’
Gian Piero Gasperini admitted the semi-final in the Coppa Italia on Wednesday will be ‘the priority’ for Atalanta, as he prepares to face Torino on Saturday. A goalless draw in the first leg means the tie is wide open when Atalanta host Napoli at the Gewiss Stadium next week. But La Dea will first play […]