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Gasperini and Atalanta ‘know Lazio better now’
Gasperini and Atalanta ‘know Lazio better now’
Gian Piero Gasperini is excited to face Lazio again just days after their Coppa clash and wants Atalanta to ‘keep raising the bar’ of their ambitions. It kicks off on Sunday at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview. Curiously, these teams already played out a 3-1 thriller on Wednesday in the Coppa Italia […]
Lazio ‘send signal’ with early wages
Lazio ‘send signal’ with early wages
Lazio have bucked the trend by paying two months of wages in advance. ‘I did it to send a signal,’ said President Claudio Lotito. The financial crisis has hit clubs all over the world and this week an agreement was reached allowing clubs to defer payment of wages. The salaries for October, November and December […]
One-match bans for both Lukaku and Zlatan
One-match bans for both Lukaku and Zlatan
The Disciplinary Commission has suspended both Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku for one match in the Coppa Italia. The sporting judge’s decision will only be valid in the Italian Cup, now the two strikers await the verdict of the federal prosecutor. Both have been suspended for the bookings received on the pitch in the Derby […]
Liveblog: Torino vs. Fiorentina
Liveblog: Torino vs. Fiorentina
Follow the build-up and action as it happens when Torino host Fiorentina this Friday night. The match kicks off at 19.45 UK time. If you are on a mobile device or tablet, you can follow the Liveblog HERE. Torino showed some backbone on Davide Nicola’s debut and hope to build on that performance against Fiorentina […]
Llorente: ‘Udinese a fantastic organisation’
Llorente: ‘Udinese a fantastic organisation’
Fernando Llorente said the players he spoke to at Udinese ‘convinced’ him to join them at the Dacia Arena. The Spanish forward has joined the Bianconeri after one and a half years at Napoli, but he has previous stints at Athletic Bilbao, Juventus, Swansea and Tottenham. He spoke to his friends at the Friuli before […]
Kjaer wants to end his career at Milan
Kjaer wants to end his career at Milan
Simon Kjaer admits he wants to end his career at Milan and insists the Rossoneri can win the Scudetto. The Dane joined the Rossoneri in a swap deal with Atalanta involving Mattia Caldara. “I want to stay here as long as possible,” the 31-year-old said in a Q&A session with Milan fans. “I’d like to […]
FIGC to approve delay in salary payment
FIGC to approve delay in salary payment
The FIGC is reportedly going to approve a postponement of the payment of footballers’ salaries, with Napoli the only club to have already paid their players for January. According to La Repubblica newspaper, the FIGC is going to approve a measure that will allow Serie A clubs delay the payment of salaries this season. All […]
Coppa: Napoli flatten Spezia 4-2
Coppa: Napoli flatten Spezia 4-2
Napoli demolished Spezia 4-0 in the first half, then sat back and had a slight scare at 4-2, but will face Atalanta in the Coppa Italia semi-final. Follow all the action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG. The Partenopei book their appointment with Atalanta in the two-legged semi-final on February 3 and 10. Both teams […]
Gattuso vents fury at Napoli rumours
Gattuso vents fury at Napoli rumours
Gennaro Gattuso vented his irritation at the constant reports of his imminent Napoli dismissal after the 4-2 Coppa Italia win over Spezia. That result set up a two-legged semi-final with Atalanta and had really been locked down by half-time with a 4-0 lead. “We need to get Dries Mertens and Victor Osimhen into shape after […]
Italiano saw Spezia ‘dignity’ in defeat
Italiano saw Spezia ‘dignity’ in defeat
Vincenzo Italiano is glad Spezia eventually ‘lost with dignity’ after a 4-2 defeat to Napoli in the Coppa Italia quarter-final. They had been 4-0 down by half-time, making qualification practically impossible, but Spezia did get two back after the break with Emanuel Gyasi and Gennaro Acampora. “If you get the wrong approach from the start […]