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Napoli talks for Golovin
Napoli talks for Golovin
Napoli have set their sights on CSKA Moscow and Russia international midfielder Aleksandr Golovin. According to TV commentator Nobel Arustamian and Championat.com, the Partenopei have shown strong interest in the talent who turns 22 next month. It’s suggested Golovin’s agents were in Italy last week and already spoke to Napoli representatives about a possible transfer. […]
Benali Exclusive: ‘Serie A so difficult’
Benali Exclusive: ‘Serie A so difficult’
Crotone midfielder Ahmad Benali spoke exclusively to Football Italia’s Ramez Nathan about his time in Italy and how it all started with Joe Hart in Manchester. With the relegation battle intense on who will join Benevento in Serie B next season, one team is hoping to replicate their last great escape: Crotone. The Pitagorici performed […]
Juventus confident on Pjanic
Juventus confident on Pjanic
Juventus are reportedly confident that Miralem Pjanic will be fit to face Napoli on Sunday night. The Bosnian midfielder was forced off in the first half of the win over Sampdoria, and missed the draw with Crotone yesterday. With Sunday’s match arguably the biggest of the Serie A season, it was feared that Pjanic would […]
Cairo jabs at Mihajlovic
Cairo jabs at Mihajlovic
Torino President Urbano Cairo aims a jab at former Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic – “Walter Mazzarri’s work is bearing fruit… did you see what the team was before?” The Granata drew 1-1 with Milan last night, and still have an outside chance of qualifying for next season’s Europa League. “We played a great game against a […]
Rocchi for Juventus-Napoli
Rocchi for Juventus-Napoli
Gianluca Rocchi has been announced as the referee for this weekend’s Scudetto showdown between Juventus and Napoli. The two sides meet in Turin on Sunday night, with the Partenopei four points off the top of Serie A. Today the AIA has announced the referees for Week 34, and Rocchi will officiate the big match of […]
Hamsik: ‘Juventus could be decisive’
Hamsik: ‘Juventus could be decisive’
Napoli captain Marek Hamsik admits Sunday’s Juventus game will “significantly influence the end of the season”. The Partenopei fought back from behind twice to beat Udinese last night, and the Old Lady’s stumble at Crotone has re-opened the Scudetto race. “At one point during the match we were nine points behind Juve, at the end […]
Oddo makes unwanted history
Oddo makes unwanted history
Udinese Coach Massimo Oddo has made history, becoming only the third Serie A Coach to lose 10 games in a row with the same team. The Zebrette twice took the lead against Napoli at the San Paolo last night, but they eventually fell to a 4-2 defeat. That means Oddo has become only the third […]
Champions League race to the wire
Champions League race to the wire
Just one point separates Roma and Lazio from Inter, with all three sides going for just two Champions League places. With Napoli and Juventus having long secured the top two spots and Milan cut adrift from the top four, it’s a three-way fight for Champions League qualification. All three sides won in midweek, and Football […]
Tonelli: ‘Stop looking at Juventus’
Tonelli: ‘Stop looking at Juventus’
Napoli defender Lorenzo Tonelli insists “the only mistake we’ve made is looking too much at Juventus”. The Partenopei fell behind twice in their clash with Udinese last night, but they fought back to win 4-2. At the same time, Juve were held to a 1-1 draw by Crotone, reducing the gap to four points ahead […]
Player Ratings: Napoli 4-2 Udinese
Player Ratings: Napoli 4-2 Udinese
Napoli played a six-goal thriller to push past Udinese, but who stood out for good and bad reasons in the Football Italia ratings? Words: Ciro Di Brita – @Ciruzzo36 Pepe Reina – 6 Left sprawling on the ground when the cross came in for Jakub Jankto to tap in from close range. Expertly tipped the […]