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Jorginho’s agent: The desire to return to Serie A is always there
Jorginho’s agent: The desire to return to Serie A is always…
Jorginho’s agent refused to rule out a return to Serie A for the Italy and Chelsea midfielder. The Italian international, who scored the opener as the Azzurri beat Greece to seal European Championship qualification on Saturday evening, left Napoli to follow Maurizio Sarri to London in 2018 and has since become a key player at […]
Di Lorenzo: I didn’t expect Italy call-up
Di Lorenzo: I didn’t expect Italy call-up
Napoli full-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo admits he was surprised when he found out he had been called up the Italy national team. The 26-year-old has impressed for the Partenopei since joining from Empoli in the summer, and his appearances have caught the eye of Roberto Mancini after he was named to the Azzurri side for […]
Roma lose Dzeko and Diawara for a month
Roma lose Dzeko and Diawara for a month
It looks as though Roma will be without Edin Dzeko and Amadou Diawara for a month after the duo picked up injuries during Sunday’s match against Cagliari. The Giallorossi could only manage a 1-1 draw at home against the Isolani, and the disappointing result was compounded by word of the injured duo. Dzeko underwent surgery […]
PODCAST: Normal service resumes as Juventus down Inter to top Serie A
PODCAST: Normal service resumes as Juventus down Inter to…
The Derby d’Italia closed out round seven of this Serie A season and it saw Juventus hit Inter with a reality check and climb back on top of the table. Conor Clancy was back in his host’s seat and he was joined by Kevin Pogorselski and Vito Doria to talk about the Old Lady and […]
Ancelotti: Lozano needs time to adapt to Serie A
Ancelotti: Lozano needs time to adapt to Serie A
STADIO GRANDE TORINO (Turin) – Carlo Ancelotti claimed Hirving Lozano needs time to adapt to Serie A, and asked for balance in criticism when assessing Napoli’s performances, after the Partenopei managed their second 0-0 in as many games. Ancelotti believes the Mexico international is going through the normal difficulties of playing in a new country. […]
Sarri: Juventus showed personality, and played well, which logically brought the win
Sarri: Juventus showed personality, and played well, which…
After a 2-1 win over Inter, Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri hailed his team’s personality and performance which he feels took the points to Turin. Paulo Dybala opened the scoring early on, before Lautaro Martinez bagged the equaliser from the penalty spot midway through the first half. However, Gonzalo Higuain grabbed the winner with 10 minutes […]
Early signs positive after Hysaj scare
Early signs positive after Hysaj scare
Elseid Hysaj suffered a horror fall in Napoli’s scoreless draw at Torino on Sunday evening in an incident that caused a scare for the Partenopei. The Albanian had to be stretchered off in the 34th minute at the Stadio Olimpico after coming over Cristian Ansaldi to land extremely awkwardly on his upped back and neck. […]
Sub-par Napoli fail to topple stubborn Torino
Sub-par Napoli fail to topple stubborn Torino
STADIO GRANDE TORINO (Turin) – Napoli were unable to get back-to-back wins in Serie A, being held to a draw by a solid Torino side at the Grande Torino. Napoli climb to fourth on 13 points, whilst Walter Mazzarri’s men collect just their fourth point in the past five games, struggling to find consistency. Carlo […]
Torino v Napoli: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Torino v Napoli: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Torino welcome Napoli to the Stadio Grande Torino on Sunday evening at 18:00 for Serie A action. Probable Formations Torino (3-5-2): Sirigu; Izzo, Nkoulou, Lyanco; De Silvestri, Baselli, Rincon, Meité, Ansaldi; Verdi, Belotti. Unavailable: Zaza. Suspended: Bremer. Napoli (4-4-2): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Luperto, Ghoulam; Callejon, Allan, Ruiz, Insigne; Mertens, Llorente. Unavailable: Maksimovic, Mario Rui. Suspended: Koulibaly. Key Statistics – […]