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Gasperini: Atalanta have the character and ability to get results
Gasperini: Atalanta have the character and ability to get…
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini was full of praise for his players after their hard-fought 2-1 win over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday evening[1]. Following a midweek win over Napoli in the Coppa Italia by the same scoreline, Gasperini was beaming with pride as his side managed to achieve another unlikely victory on […]
Roma v Atalanta: Official Line-ups
Roma v Atalanta: Official Line-ups
Roma will be looking to take advantage of Inter’s Friday night slip-up in Florence when they welcome Atalanta to the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday afternoon, with the chance to go level with the Nerazzurri on 42 points. Eusebio Di Francesco’s side, while they have impressed this term, are enduring something of a sticky patch of […]
Allegri: Cagliari didn’t deserve to lose to Juventus
Allegri: Cagliari didn’t deserve to lose to Juventus
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has admitted that opponents Cagliari deserved more than the 1-0 defeat his side inflicted on them in Serie A on Saturday. The Bianconeri struggled to break through against a determined home side at the Stadio Sant’Elia until Federico Bernardeschi’s second half goal, although Cagliari were visibly furious that VAR was not […]
Juventus scrape past dogged Cagliari
Juventus scrape past dogged Cagliari
Federico Bernardeschi[1]’s second half goal was enough to give Juventus[2] a 1-0 win over a determined Cagliari[3] at the Stadio Sant’Elia on Saturday evening. The Italian international poked home Douglas Costa’s low cross to ensure the Bianconeri left Sardinia with all three points, but were made to work for the win. After a topsy-turvy first […]
Koulibaly and Callejon keep Napoli on top
Koulibaly and Callejon keep Napoli on top
Napoli extended their winning run at home over Hellas Verona to 10 games thanks to a 2-0 win via goals from Kalidou Koulibaly and Jose Callejon. In a game that Maurizio Sarri’s men dominated, they appeared to be heading for frustration due to missed chances, only for the centre-back to pop up with his fourth […]
New year blues or time for resolutions?
New year blues or time for resolutions?
Gameweek 20 kicks off with Udinese facing Chievo. History shows they are evenly matched as four of their last eight meetings have been draws in Serie A with two wins each in this period. Current form though is with the home side who have won each of their last five league games with Kevin Lasagna […]
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 19
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 19
Napoli ends the first half of the season top of the league, as Juventus kept up with the Partenopei. A disappointing draw for Roma, as well as that between Lazio and Inter at the top, with Milan drawing against Fiorentina and Benevento managing their first ever Serie A[1] win. Our Team of the Week[2] will […]
Hellas Verona v Juventus: Official Line-Ups
Hellas Verona v Juventus: Official Line-Ups
Paulo Dybala returns to starting line-up for Juventus for their away match with Hellas Verona on Saturday night. The Bianconeri will look to keep pace with league leaders Napoli, who secured a 1-0 victory over Crotone on Friday. A win would see Juventus close the gap to just one point, and Massimiliano Allegri has turned […]
Inter player ratings: Handanovic saves a point
Inter player ratings: Handanovic saves a point
Samir Handanovic was Inter’s standout performer in a 0-0 draw at home to Lazio on Saturday. The Nerazzurri’s difficulties in front of goal continued with Mauro Icardi left isolated for another 90 minutes, leaving the team with just one goal in four Serie A matches. Luciano Spalletti’s men now sit seven points behind league leaders […]
Allegri: Juventus waiting for Napoli slip-up
Allegri: Juventus waiting for Napoli slip-up
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri made it clear his side is ready to pounce should Napoli slip-up after securing a 3-1 victory over Hellas Verona on Saturday. The Bianconeri kept pace with the Azzurri after their 1-0 win over Crotone on Friday, thanks in large part to Paulo Dybala’s brace after the restart. Allegri was pleased […]