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Napoli Player Ratings: Fabian Ruiz wins the day
Napoli Player Ratings: Fabian Ruiz wins the day
Dries Mertens fired home a late penalty to put Napoli into the lead before Llorente’s poachers finish in the dying minutes secured the victory over Liverpool at the Stadio San Paolo. They struggled for much of the match to break through Liverpool’s tight defense, but Robertson’s rash tackled on Callejon gave them just the opportunity […]
Liverpool Player Ratings: Made to rue mistakes
Liverpool Player Ratings: Made to rue mistakes
Mistakes from Andrew Robertson and Virgil van Dijk proved costly as the reigning European champions fell short to Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo. This is their first loss over 90 minutes this season as the other defeat came at the hands of Manchester City on penalties during the Community Shield. Jurgen Klopp has his […]
Magic Mertens nears Maradona but Sampdoria will struggle
Magic Mertens nears Maradona but Sampdoria will struggle
Dries Mertens scored twice on Saturday night as Napoli overcame Sampdoria with relative ease to pick up a comfortable 2-0 win on their return to the Stadio San Paolo. The Partenopei were on the road for their opening two games due to construction work taking place on home soil, which ultimately proved to be unsatisfactory. […]
SPAL v Lazio: Probable Formations and Key Statistics
SPAL v Lazio: Probable Formations and Key Statistics
Lazio travel to Ferrara to take on SPAL with kick off of their Serie A fixture scheduled for 15:00 local time on Sunday afternoon. Probable Line-Ups SPAL (3-5-2): Berisha E.; Cionek, Vicari, Felipe; D’Alessandro, Valoti, Missiroli, Kurtic, Igor; Petagna, Di Francesco Unavailable: Fares Lazio (3-4-1-2): Strakosha; Patric, Acerbi, Radu; Lazzari, Lucas Leiva, Milinkovic-Savic, Lulic; Luis Alberto; Caicedo, Immobile Unavailable: Luiz Felipe Key Statistics – Lazio have won 12 […]
Conte keeps Inter’s feet on the ground
Conte keeps Inter’s feet on the ground
After a 1-0 win over Udinese, Inter are top of Serie A, but coach Antonio Conte is not getting too carried away with potential Scudetto talk. Victories over Lecce, Cagliari and the Zebrette have the Nerazzurri two points clear of title favourites Juventus, though Conte pointed to the improvements Inter still have to make. “We […]
Ancelotti urges Napoli to tie Mertens down to new deal
Ancelotti urges Napoli to tie Mertens down to new deal
After his goalscoring heroics against Sampdoria, Dries Mertens must receive a new Napoli contract, according to his coach Carlo Ancelotti. There is growing concern around the Belgian’s situation, with his current deal set to expire at the end of the season. After he netted both goals in a 2-0 win over Sampdoria on Saturday evening, […]
Mertens makes it a happy homecoming for Napoli
Mertens makes it a happy homecoming for Napoli
Napoli marked their first game at the Stadio San Paolo of the new campaign with a 2-0 win as they overcame struggling Sampdoria in comfortable fashion. Having spent the first few weeks of the season on road due to stadium construction works (which didn’t go as planned!), the Partenopei were welcomed back by a buoyant […]
Commisso: Ribery was better than Cristiano Ronaldo
Commisso: Ribery was better than Cristiano Ronaldo
STADIO ARTEMIO FRANCHI (Florence) – Fiorentina[1] owner Rocco Commisso[2] was very happy about his team’s performance, as the Viola drew against Juventus[3] praising Franck Ribery[4] who made his first start for the club. The American entrepreneur also underlined that looking at the value of the two squads, the Viola should have been beaten, but instead […]
Sarri: It would have been unfair for Juventus to beat Fiorentina
Sarri: It would have been unfair for Juventus to beat Fiorentina
STADIO ARTEMIO FRANCHI (Florence) – Maurizio Sarri was happy with how Juventus showed character in coming out of the Franchi with a point against Fiorentina, but admitted his side struggled. The Bianconeri had just eight shots on goal over the 90 minutes, and Sarri blamed the three injuries as a crucial part of Juventus’ problems. […]