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Celta Vigo star nearing Napoli switch
Celta Vigo star nearing Napoli switch
Stanislav Lobotka’s time with Celta Vigo looks to be coming to a close, with coach Oscar Garcia stating he will drop him if he isn’t focused as a move to Napoli inches closer. The Partenopei have been in talks with Celta for the midfielder for days, with their latest offer of €3 million for a […]
Napoli without defender for Inter clash
Napoli without defender for Inter clash
If Napoli are to get a result from their big clash with Inter on Monday, they’ll have to do so without Kalidou Koulibaly. The 28-year-old picked up a muscle injury during the Partenopei’s 2-1 defeat at home against Parma on December 14 and has been training away from his teammates since then. Despite following a […]
Zeman: Sarri can’t replicate his Napoli at Juventus
Zeman: Sarri can’t replicate his Napoli at Juventus
Zdenek Zeman doesn’t believe Maurizio Sarri can replicate his Napoli side at Juventus. Sarri’s Partenopei reached an unprecedented 91 points under his guidance, becoming the first side to hit such a high total and not win the Scudetto. “Even at Chelsea it wasn’t possible to reproduce the Napoli model,” Zeman told Corriere dello Sport. “That […]
Diawara: Fonseca has helped me a lot at Roma, I don’t want to disappoint him
Diawara: Fonseca has helped me a lot at Roma, I don’t…
Roma midfielder Amadou Diawara has praised his coach Paulo Fonseca for showing confidence in him and helping him to settle in the Italian capital. Diawara, who joined the Giallorossi from Napoli in the summer, had a tough start to life at the Stadio Olimpico with a knee injury ruling the 22-year-old out of six games […]
Di Lorenzo thankful to Ancelotti, but will give his all for Gattuso and Napoli
Di Lorenzo thankful to Ancelotti, but will give his all…
Napoli defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo has offered his thoughts on how the Partenopei are working under new coach Gennaro Gattuso. Off-field turmoil between the club’s players and its president Aurelio De Laurentiis led to a disastrous run of form for the Partenopei which would ultimately lead to the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti, with Gattuso coming […]
Napoli v Inter: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Napoli v Inter: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
The first blockbuster clash of 2020 in Serie A takes place on Monday night at the Stadio San Paolo where Napoli welcome Inter to town. PROBABLE LINE-UPS Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Maksimovic, Mario Rui; Fabian Ruiz, Allan, Zielinski; Callejon, Milik, Insigne. Unavailable: Luperto, Malcuit, Koulibaly. Inter (3-5-2): Handanovic; Godin, de Vrij, Skriniar; Candreva, Vecino, Brozovic, […]
Kulusevski: Juventus are one of the biggest clubs in the world
Kulusevski: Juventus are one of the biggest clubs in the world
New Juventus[1] signings Dejan Kulusevki is delighted to have signed for one of the biggest clubs in the world after completing his move to the Bianconeri. The 19-year-old completed his move for €35 million plus €9m in bonuses from Atalanta[2], though he will spend the remainder of the season on loan at Parma. “I am […]
OPTA compile Serie A Team of the Decade
OPTA compile Serie A Team of the Decade
It’s been quite a decade of Italian football, one which has been heavily dominated by Juventus, but the imminent arrival of 2020 allows us to reflect on the last ten years. Some players have shone more than others, and it’s no surprise that most of the standouts have come from the Bianconeri. OPTA have put […]
AC Milan to present Ibrahimovic on January 3
AC Milan to present Ibrahimovic on January 3
The stage is set for Zlatan Ibrahimovic to be reintroduced as an AC Milan player, with an official presentation set for January 3. Despite reported interest from Bologna and Napoli, the Swede opted for a return to the Rossoneri, where he enjoyed a successful spell from 2010 to 2012. Both Milan and Ibrahimovic have made […]
Serie A leads Europe’s sacking table: Nine coaches have fallen already
Serie A leads Europe’s sacking table: Nine coaches have…
The 2019/20 season has seen its fair share of coaching casualties already with their having been 28 sackings across Europe’s top five leagues before the calendar has even turned to January. At this point last season just 23 coaches had lost their jobs, a tally that’s 18 percent less than this term’s. Perhaps unsurprisingly it’s […]