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Ancelotti encouraged by Napoli’s Llorente-MIlik partnership
Ancelotti encouraged by Napoli’s Llorente-MIlik partnership
After Napoli left the Stadio Via del Mare with a 4-1 win over Lecce, Partenopei coach Carlo Ancelotti was impressed by the partnership formed by Fernando Llorente and Arkadiusz Milik. Napoli were three goals up before the hour mark after Llorente, Lorenzo Insigne and Fabian Ruiz scored, before Lecce gave themselves a lifeline thanks to […]
Dominant Napoli ease to victory over Lecce
Dominant Napoli ease to victory over Lecce
Napoli ran out comfortable 4-1 winners over Lecce at the Stadio Via del Mare in Serie A on Sunday afternoon. VAR and two penalties provided plenty of drama as Napoli moved third in the Serie A table thanks to a double form Fernando Llorente, a Lorenzo Insigne penalty and Fabian Ruiz strike Napoli went ahead […]
Dzeko gives Roma dramatic win over Bologna
Dzeko gives Roma dramatic win over Bologna
Edin Dzeko was the hero Roma as they gallantly fought to a 2-1 win with Bologna at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on Sunday afternoon, scoring with the last kick of the game. Aleksander Kolarov initially put the Giallorossi ahead with a sublime freekick 49 minutes in, but that didn’t last long as his foul led […]
Lecce v Napoli: Official Line-Ups
Lecce v Napoli: Official Line-Ups
Lecce will host Napoli at the Via del Mare as they look to add to the positive performance against Torino on their last outing. Lecce last won back-to-back games in Serie A in April 2012 and three of their last four wins against Napoli in Serie A have come in home matches. Napoli, however, has […]
Sassuolo v SPAL: Official Line-Ups
Sassuolo v SPAL: Official Line-Ups
Sassuolo will be hoping to continue their impressive recent run at the Mapei Stadium when they welcome fellow Emilia-Romagna side SPAL in Serie A’s lunchtime game on Sunday. The Neroverdi are unbeaten in five in Reggio Emilia but they haven’t managed six in a row without defeat since January 2016. Both previous meetings between the […]
Fragile backline should concern Juventus
Fragile backline should concern Juventus
The top of the Serie A standings doesn’t offer much in terms of surprises so far, but a closer look does reveal some concerns when it comes to Juventus – especially with regards to their backline. While conceding four goals after four matches and dropping points in Florence isn’t anything to panic over, you can’t […]
Klopp: Liverpool paid price for Napoli penalty that should not have been given
Klopp: Liverpool paid price for Napoli penalty that should…
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp insisted that a late penalty awarded against his side in their 2-0 Champions League defeat against Napoli should not have been awarded. The Premier League leaders fell to defeat courtesy of a Dries Mertens spotkick with 10 minutes remaining, whilst Fernando Llorente pounced on a Virgil Van Dyke error to seal […]
Ancelotti: Napoli’s victory over Liverpool came when all seemed lost
Ancelotti: Napoli’s victory over Liverpool came when all…
Carlo Ancelotti praised his Napoli side for a complete performance as they snatched a late 2-0 win over Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday. The Partenopei weathered a storm of attacks from the Reds before Dries Mertens dispatched a late penalty and Fernando Llorente struck in stoppage time to seal an opening day victory. […]
Late double earns Napoli stunning Champions League win over Liverpool
Late double earns Napoli stunning Champions League win over…
Fernando Llorente became an instant Napoli hero as he came off the bench to seal a 2-0 win over holders Liverpool at the Stadio San Paolo in the Champions League on Tuesday. Dries Mertens put the home side in front from the penalty spot with 10 minutes remaining after Jose Callejon was tripped by Andy […]