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De Laurentiis values Napoli at €800 million amidst sale speculation
De Laurentiis values Napoli at €800 million amidst sale…
Reports out of England suggest Al-Thani of Qatar is ready to buy Napoli, with President Aurelio De Laurentiis valuing the club at €800 million. Things have been anything but smooth at the Partenopei recently, with the players and coach Carlo Ancelotti going against the club and breaking a training retreat. Although there has been no […]
Napoli targeting Red Bull Salzburg and Genk’s young standouts
Napoli targeting Red Bull Salzburg and Genk’s young standouts
Napoli are already looking towards the summer transfer window and they are planning for the long term with interest in Norwegian starlets Erling Braut Haaland and Sander Berge. Haaland is a 19-year-old striker who plays for Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg whereas Berge is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder at Belgian club Genk and both players […]
PODCAST: Cristiano sulks but Juventus march on
PODCAST: Cristiano sulks but Juventus march on
There’s a lot to talk about as we hit the season’s third international break, in no small part thanks to a sulking Cristiano Ronaldo, an erupting changing room at Napoli and AC Milan’s misery continuing. Thankfully, the Forza Italian Football is here for you and Conor Clancy, Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria have been chatting […]
Ten-man Atalanta leave Sampdoria with a point
Ten-man Atalanta leave Sampdoria with a point
Atalanta dropped more points in Serie A this Sunday afternoon as their ten men drew 0-0 away at Sampdoria. La Dea have collected just two points from their last three domestic matches, having drawn with Napoli and lost to Cagliari in their last two outings. The opening exchanges were pretty end-to-end but without many clear-cut […]
Out of sync Napoli held by Genoa
Out of sync Napoli held by Genoa
A tumultuous week didn’t get much better for Napoli[1] as they failed to get past a well organized and confident Genoa[2] side with the match finishing 0–0 on a rainy evening at the Stadio San Paolo. The Partenopei are now winless in their last four Serie A[3] matches, the club’s longest such streak in over […]
Napoli v Genoa: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Napoli v Genoa: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
The Stadio San Paolo plays host to struggling Genoa[1] on Saturday night as they travel south to take on Napoli[2] (kick off 20:45). PROBABLE LINE-UPS Napoli (4-4-2): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Callejon, Ruiz, Zielinski, Insigne; Lozano, Milik. Unavailable: Malcuit, Allan, Ghoulam, Manolas. Genoa (4-2-3-1): Radu; Ghiglione, Romero, Zapata, Ankersen; Schone, Radovanovic; Gumus, Agudelo, Pandev; […]
Mancini’s latest Italy squad includes three new faces
Mancini’s latest Italy squad includes three new faces
Riccardo Orsolini, Gaetano Castrovilli and Andrea Cistana have all been named to the Italy squad for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Armenia. The Azzurri have already booked their place at Euro 2020, and it appears Roberto Mancini has used to opportunity to test out the trio after impressing for Bologna, Fiorentina and Brescia respectively […]
Napoli mutineers could be fined 25 percent of monthly wage
Napoli mutineers could be fined 25 percent of monthly wage
The unrest at Napoli continues to show no sign of calming despite the squad agreeing to undertake a one-night ritiro prior to their game with Genoa on Saturday evening. Club president Aurelio De Laurentiis had ordered the squad to a five-day ritiro after Tuesday’s disappointing draw with Salzburg in the Champions League. Both Carlo Ancelotti […]
Napoli set for one night training retreat
Napoli set for one night training retreat
It looks as though Napoli will take part in a training retreat ahead of Saturday’s match with Genoa, though it will last for one night. The original plan was for the Azzurri to stay in ‘ritiro’ all week in preparation for matches against RB Salzburg and Genoa, but they were thrown out the window when […]