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Empoli boost survival hopes with surprise Napoli win
Empoli boost survival hopes with surprise Napoli win
A second half Giovanni Di Lorenzo winner secured Empoli a massive 2-1 victory over Napoli which is a big boost to their hopes of beating the drop. Diego Farias had put the Azzurri in front in the first half but an old face came back to haunt them when Piotr Zielinski equalised shortly before half-time, […]
Empoli v Napoli: Official Line-Ups
Empoli v Napoli: Official Line-Ups
After taking on Serie A champions Juventus on Saturday night, the games don’t get any easier for Empoli as they host Napoli in Serie A action. The only fresh injury concerns for coach Aurelio Andreazzoli are around Levan Mchedlidze and Kevin Diks, who both failed fitness tests. Napoli are still without Raul Albiol, Lorenzo Insigne, […]
Serie A Round 30 Preview: April fools or full of the joys of spring?
Serie A Round 30 Preview: April fools or full of the joys…
With the interest in the Scudetto race slowly ebbing away, there are plenty of unresolved issues left in Serie A as we enter April. We begin with Champions League hopefuls AC Milan who are looking to defeat Udinese twice in a single campaign for the first time since 2007/08. The visitors have scored the fewest […]
PODCAST: Donnarumma and Olsen flop while Papu makes second Ballon d’Or push
PODCAST: Donnarumma and Olsen flop while Papu makes second…
It was an error and goal-filled weekend of Serie A in round 29, and the FIFpod is back to talk through all that happened. Conor Clancy is back from his two games to discuss the lot with Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria. Papu Gomez put on a show in Parma, Gianluigi Donnarumma gifted Sampdoria maximum […]
Serie A Player of the Week | Round 29
Serie A Player of the Week | Round 29
Another week of Serie A action has passed and with it brings another Player of the Week award for Napoli hitman Arkadiusz Milik. In Napoli’s 4-1 win over Roma, he got the scoring started with his quickest ever Serie A goal and was a nuisance for the Giallorossi defence throughout, who never found a way […]
Ranieri: I can only apologise to Roma fans after Napoli rout
Ranieri: I can only apologise to Roma fans after Napoli rout
Roma coach Claudio Ranieri issued an apology to disgruntled supporters following their 4-1 defeat to Napoli in Serie A on Sunday. The Lupi fell behind after only two minutes and despite Diego Perotti drawing level from the penalty spot, a second half capitulation gave Napoli an easy victory. It was the latest disappointment in an […]
Rampant Napoli brush woeful Roma aside
Rampant Napoli brush woeful Roma aside
Napoli made light work of an out-of-sorts Roma, as they ran out 4-1 winners at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday in Serie A. Arkadiusz Milik set the tone with a goal in just the second minute and despite Diego Perotti’s penalty levelling matters, the Partenopei took control in the second half. An awful mistake by […]
Juventus Player Ratings: Clever Kean keeps scoring streak going
Juventus Player Ratings: Clever Kean keeps scoring streak going
Juventus scraped a 1-0 victory against Empoli at the Allianz Stadium despite some recent injury troubles thanks to a goal from Moise Kean. The Old Lady entered the match missing Cristiano Ronaldo, Juan Cuadrado, Douglas Costa and Paulo Dybala among others but predictably came away with all three points. Massimiliano Allegri’s men now sit 18 […]