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Napoli player ratings: Jeopardised by Insigne mistakes
Napoli player ratings: Jeopardised by Insigne mistakes
Inter[1] won 1-0 against Napoli[2] on Wednesday evening in Serie A[3] in what was a scrappy and dour encounter between two early contenders for the scudetto. Romelu Lukaku[4] scored the only goal of the game after Matteo Darmian was fouled and Partenopei captain Lorenzo Insigne[5] was sent off for arguing with referee Davide Massa.
Lukaku penalty secures scrappy Inter victory against Napoli
Lukaku penalty secures scrappy Inter victory against Napoli
Inter won 1-0 against Napoli on Wednesday evening in Serie A in what was a scrappy and dour encounter between two early contenders for the scudetto. Romelu Lukaku scored the only goal of the game after Matteo Darmian was fouled and Partenopei captain Lorenzo Insigne was sent-off for arguing with referee Davide Massa. Both teams […]
Inter v Napoli: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Inter v Napoli: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
A huge battle between two contenders takes place at San Siro on Wednesday night as Inter welcome Napoli north (kick-off 20:45). PROBABLE LINE-UPS Inter (3-5-2): Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Gagliardini, Brozovic, Barella, Young; Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez. Unavailable: Nainggolan, Pinamonti, Vecino, Vidal, Sanchez. Napoli (4-2-3-1): Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Fabian Ruiz, Bakayoko; […]
AC Milan, Napoli and Roma handed kind Europa League draws
AC Milan, Napoli and Roma handed kind Europa League draws
Following Monday morning’s Champions League draw that saw Lazio and Atalanta given tough tasks in the last 16, AC Milan, Napoli, and Roma followed Juventus in being handed more favourable draws in the Europa League’s Round of 32. Napoli will take on La Liga side Granada, Roma face Sporting Clube de Braga, and Milan meet […]
Napoli fight back to down Sampdoria
Napoli fight back to down Sampdoria
Napoli’s first Serie A match at the newly renamed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona ended with them taking three points despite having fallen behind to Sampdoria. The Partenopei inaugurated the stadium in midweek with a draw against Real Sociedad in the Europa League but ensured that they got off to a winning start domestically under the […]
Cagliari v Inter: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Cagliari v Inter: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
After being eliminated from Europe in midweek, Inter aim to bounce back instantly when they travel to Sardinia on Sunday to take on Cagliari (kick-off 12:30). PROBABLE LINE-UPS Cagliari (4-2-3-1): Cragno; Zappa, Walukiewicz, Carboni, Lykogiannis; Rog, Marin; Nandez, Joao Pedro, Sottil; Pavoletti. Unavailable: Klavan, Luvumbo, Ounas, Godin. Inter (3-5-2): Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Gagliardini, Brozovic, […]
PODCAST: AC Milan are so good that they’ve made Serie A boring
PODCAST: AC Milan are so good that they’ve made Serie A boring
There wasn’t much excitement on the pitch this week, but the Forza Italian Football Podcast are here to try to make your Italian football intake as entertaining as possible. Conor Clancy was joined by a grumpy Kev Pogorzelski and Vito Doria to talk through an unusually goal-shy round of action. AC Milan are still unstoppable, […]
Napoli plan January purchase of Hellas Verona forward
Napoli plan January purchase of Hellas Verona forward
Napoli are reportedly interested in signing Hellas Verona attacker Mattia Zaccagni in the January transfer window. The 25-year-old has had an impressive start to the 2020/21 season, scoring two goals and providing two assists in 10 Serie A matches so far, and he was also called up to the Italy squad by Azzurri coach Roberto […]
Ibrahimovic closing in on AC Milan return
Ibrahimovic closing in on AC Milan return
Following their 2-1 victory over Sampdoria[1], AC Milan extended their lead at top of the table to five points and set a record streak of consecutive games in which they scored in Serie A. It was also their second straight win in the league without striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, out with a muscle injury picked up […]