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Ancelotti: Facing Atalanta will be more difficult than Liverpool
Ancelotti: Facing Atalanta will be more difficult than Liverpool
After Napoli’s 3-1 Champions League win over Red Star, Partenopei coach Carlo Ancelotti was quick to bat away the permutations going into the final Group C match with Liverpool. A rampant Napoli made light work of Red Star at the Stadio San Paolo, Marek Hamsik opened the scoring after just 11 minutes as Napoli set […]
Magical Mertens Helps Napoli to Red Star win
Magical Mertens Helps Napoli to Red Star win
A rampant Napoli made light work of Red Star at the Stadio San Paolo with a 3-1 win to put themselves on the brink of qualification from Champions League Group C, and maintain their unbeaten record in Europe. Marek Hamsik opened the scoring after just 11 minutes as Napoli set the tone for the game, […]
Napoli v Red Star: Official Line-Ups
Napoli v Red Star: Official Line-Ups
Napoli welcome Red Star to the Stadio San Paolo with the Partenopei looking to strengthen their grip on Champions League Group C. There is the faint hope that Napoli could make the knockout stages by the end of Wednesday evening, but only if they win and PSG don’t beat Liverpool. Napoli are unbeaten in this […]
Serie A clubs hoping for €250 million Champions League payday
Serie A clubs hoping for €250 million Champions League payday
Juventus, Roma, Inter and Napoli could be line for as much as €250 million should all four clubs make it through to the knockout round of the Champions League. The Giallorossi have already booked their place in the next round, while Juventus only need a draw against Valencia on Tuesday night to secure their spot. Meanwhile, […]
Ancelotti: Napoli lacked intensity in Chievo draw
Ancelotti: Napoli lacked intensity in Chievo draw
Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti lamented his side’s slow start, as they stuttered to a goalless draw against bottom of the table Chievo in Serie A on Sunday. Despite dominating proceedings, the Partenopei struggled to break through and had to settle for a point at home, with Ancelotti pinning the blame on a poor first half. […]
Napoli slip as spirited Chievo move off zero points
Napoli slip as spirited Chievo move off zero points
Chievo moved on to one point for the season after a valiant rearguard effort saw them hold Napoli to a 0-0 draw at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday afternoon. A points deduction has left the Gialloblu playing catch-up for the campaign but they earned a bonus share of the spoils few would have expected […]
Parma rule Emilia-Romagna and go sixth with win over Sassuolo
Parma rule Emilia-Romagna and go sixth with win over Sassuolo
Unbeaten in their last five early Sunday afternoon kick-offs before this weekend, the slot continued to be kind to Parma[1] as they welcomed Serie A[2] back from its third international break of the season by beating Sassuolo[3] in the latest Emilia-Romagna[4] derby and, as a result, have climbed into sixth place. European football might still […]
AC Milan look to Napoli for midfield reinforcement
AC Milan look to Napoli for midfield reinforcement
AC Milan[1] could turn to Napoli[2] midfielder Amadou Diawara[3] as a replacement for the injured Lucas Biglia, having featured sparingly under former Rossoneri coach Carlo Ancelotti[4]. The 21-year-old is still considered one of the more promising young players in Italy, but has made just six league appearances so far and only played ninety minutes twice. […]
Serie A Round 13 Preview: One third down, two thirds to go!
Serie A Round 13 Preview: One third down, two thirds to go!
After another international break it is good to get back to domestic action as we are already a third of the way through the Serie A campaign. We begin in Udine where visitors Roma have won each of their last 10 matches against Udinese in Serie A, scoring 22 goals in that period. The hosts […]