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Coppa line-ups: Juventus v SPAL
Coppa line-ups: Juventus v SPAL
Juventus look to Dejan Kulusevski and Alvaro Morata as a new strike partnership, with Matthijs de Ligt back in defence against Serie B side SPAL in this Coppa Italia quarter-final. This tie will be decided after 90 minutes, extra time or even penalties. It kicks off in Turin at 19.45 GMT, with the winners going […]
Gasperini expects another Lazio thriller
Gasperini expects another Lazio thriller
Gian Piero Gasperini admits Atalanta’s five-goal Coppa Italia thriller with Lazio was ‘spectacular’ and he expects a similar match when they meet again on Sunday. La Dea won the quarter-final 3-2 despite having Jose Luis Palomino sent off after just 57 minutes, at which point the result was 2-2. There could even have been a […]
Napoli confirm ‘full faith’ in Gattuso
Napoli confirm ‘full faith’ in Gattuso
Napoli released a statement insisting President Aurelio De Laurentiis ‘confirmed his full faith in coach Rino Gattuso.’ It comes after growing reports on Sportitalia, Sky Sport Italia and more than President De Laurentiis had turned against Gattuso, wanting both the coach and director of sport Cristiano Giuntoli to resign. “President Aurelio De Laurentiis with Vice-President […]
Coppa Italia: 10-man Atalanta eliminate Lazio
Coppa Italia: 10-man Atalanta eliminate Lazio
Atalanta knocked Lazio out of the Coppa Italia after a thrilling 3-2 victory, despite playing a man down for over half-an-hour and seeing Duvan Zapata’s penalty saved. Follow all the action as it happens from this quarter-final and Juventus-SPAL on the LIVEBLOG. The winners of this tie go on to play Napoli or Spezia in […]
HT: Atalanta-Lazio thriller
HT: Atalanta-Lazio thriller
It’s only half-time in a simply sensational Coppa Italia quarter-final, as Atalanta and Lazio are 2-2 with numerous chances, goals and bookings. Follow all the action as it happens from this quarter-final and Juventus-SPAL on the LIVEBLOG. The winners of this tie go on to play Napoli or Spezia in the two-legged semi-final, but this […]
Coppa line-ups: Atalanta v Lazio
Coppa line-ups: Atalanta v Lazio
Luis Muriel, Ruslan Malinovskyi and Aleksei Miranchuk lead Atalanta in the Coppa Italia quarter-final with Lazio’s Andreas Pereira and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. It kicks off at 16.45 GMT, you can follow the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Juventus-SPAL on the LIVEBLOG. The tie will be decided after 90 minutes, extra time […]
Italiano expects ‘aggressive’ Napoli
Italiano expects ‘aggressive’ Napoli
Spezia coach Vincenzo Italiano expects an aggressive Napoli side in their Coppa Italia meeting tomorrow. The newly promoted Serie A side beat the Azzurri at the Stadio Diego Maradona at the beginning of January. They will once again face the Azzurri away in a Coppa Italia quarter final clash on Thursday. “We’ll face a very […]
Napoli sound out Gattuso’s replacements
Napoli sound out Gattuso’s replacements
Sky Sport Italia confirms Aurelio De Laurentiis has sounded out possible replacements for Gennaro Gattuso with Napoli set to face Spezia in Coppa Italia tomorrow. The 2006 Italy World Cup winner is on the brink after the Azzurri suffered two defeats in a row against Juventus and Hellas Verona last week. The Azzurri currently sit […]
Malcuit has Fiorentina medical
Malcuit has Fiorentina medical
Kevin Malcuit has arrived for his Fiorentina medical and should complete the move from Napoli today. The defender moves on loan with an option to buy for €6m, according to Calciomercato.com. The Viola have already confirmed Aleksandr Kokorin as a new Fiorentina player and have continued to reinforce their defence. Malcuit arrived at the Fanfani […]
‘Anything is possible’ against Juventus
‘Anything is possible’ against Juventus
SPAL coach Pasquale Marino expects Andrea Pirlo to achieve great things as a coach, but ‘anything is possible’ against Juventus in the Coppa Italia quarter-final. It kicks off on Wednesday in Turin at 19.45 GMT, with the tie decided after 90 minutes, extra time or even penalties. The winners will go on to face Inter […]