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How good is Higuain? How are Napoli different this year? | FIFespresso
How good is Higuain? How are Napoli different this year?…
Gonzalo Higuain is the club of those who scored 100 goals in Serie A, but how does he rank amongst the best? And have Napoli learnt how to win scrappy games? This, and more, will be analysed in Vieri Capretta’s Espresso reaction, as Higuain is compared to David Trezeguet and Gabriel Omar Batistuta and Napoli […]
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 11
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 11
Juventus won the big clash at the San Siro against AC Milan, while Roma, Napoli and Inter also earned victories. At the bottom, big wins for SPAL and Crotone, but yet another negative result for lowly Benevento. Our Team of the Week will see a 4-3-3 formation deployed. Let us know your thoughts! Gianluigi Buffon […]
PODCAST: Higuain doubles down on AC Milan
PODCAST: Higuain doubles down on AC Milan
On this week’s Forza Italian Football Podcast, it’s a two-man show with Vito Doria joining Conor Clancy. As always, this podcast was recorded live over on FIFTV[1]. The guys discuss AC Milan’s most recent loss against Juventus, Napoli, Inter and all the rest of the latest Serie A action. If you haven’t already, be sure […]
Spalletti: Inter have to improve on a few things
Spalletti: Inter have to improve on a few things
Following a hard win over Hellas Verona[1], Inter[2] coach Luciano Spalletti[3] felt his team have things to improve upon. A superb strike from Ivan Perisic earned the Nerazzurri a 2-1 win, after Giampaolo Pazzini’s penalty levelled Borja Valero’s first half strike. Though it did mean Inter have now made their best start to Serie A[4] […]
Perisic powers Inter past Verona
Perisic powers Inter past Verona
Inter[1] were made to work for their 2-1 win over Hellas Verona[2] at the Stadio Bentegodi on Monday night, with Ivan Perisic[3] proving to be the match winner. The last time Inter lost against Verona in a Serie A[4] fixture was in February 1992, since then the Nerazzurri have won 11 times and drawn three […]
Napoli v Sassuolo: Official Line-Ups
Napoli v Sassuolo: Official Line-Ups
As they bid to return to the top of Serie A, Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri has reshuffled his side for the visit of Sassuolo to the Stadio San Paolo. With a crucial Champions League clash against Manchester City on Wednesday, the Partenopei have rung the changes in central midfield. Having sat out the midweek win […]
Mertens enjoying greatest spell of his career
Mertens enjoying greatest spell of his career
After helping Napoli overcome Sassuolo with a 3-1 victory to return to the top of Serie A, Dries Mertens admitted that he was experiencing the best moments of his career. The Belgian netted the final goal of the game to take his league tally into double figures for the season, and ensure Napoli stretched their […]
Sloppy Sassuolo gift Napoli comfortable victory
Sloppy Sassuolo gift Napoli comfortable victory
Napoli returned to the top of the Serie A table with a 3-1 win over Sassuolo at the Stadio San Paolo, but had a number of errors by the visitors to thank for the victory. Allan took advantage of confusion at the back to opening the scoring, and whilst Diego Falcinelli equalled matters for the […]
Chiellini: AC Milan match isn’t decisive
Chiellini: AC Milan match isn’t decisive
Ahead of Juventus’ match with AC Milan, Bianconeri defender Giorgio Chiellini has played down the importance of the game. Juventus come into Saturday’s game a whopping nine points over their opponents, and are three off Napoli who top Serie A. “Today’s game is important for both teams, but it won’t decide anything at this stage,” […]