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Atalanta hit the ground running with resounding Champions League opening day win
Atalanta hit the ground running with resounding Champions…
Atalanta were quick out of the starting blocks in this season’s Champions League as they got their European campaign underway with a 4-0 win away to Midtjylland. The conditions made for a cagey first few minutes as a downpour made the surface tricky to negotiate for both sides, but it was the Bergamaschi who ultimately […]
Atalanta’s three goals ahead of their second Champions League campaign
Atalanta’s three goals ahead of their second Champions…
Atalanta[1]’s second consecutive Champions League[2] campaign is set to start in Denmark on Wednesday evening as they take on Midtjylland. Gian Piero Gasperini[3]’s side had a disastrous start to their European adventure in 2019/20, being thumped 4-0 away to Dinamo Zagreb, and will be hoping to fare better this time out. Il Corriere di Bergamo […]
AZ Alkmaar confirm more positive coronavirus cases, Napoli game at risk
AZ Alkmaar confirm more positive coronavirus cases, Napoli…
Napoli’s Europa League fixture against AZ Alkmaar is at risk after the Dutch side confirmed new cases of the coronavirus in their squad. AZ are due to take on the Partenopei at the Stadio San Paolo at 18:55 CEST on Thursday, though their total of COVID-19 positives had already stood at nine. UEFA’s protocol, which […]
Sarri won’t go to Roma if there’s any chance of working with Paratici in the capital
Sarri won’t go to Roma if there’s any chance of working…
Maurizio Sarri does not want to work for Roma if there is any chance that he could be made to work with Fabio Paratici again. The pair were together during Sarri’s time at Juventus but the relationship has since soured to the point that Sarri doesn’t plan to work alongside the sporting director ever again. […]
Malinovskyi a doubt for Atalanta clash with Midtjylland
Malinovskyi a doubt for Atalanta clash with Midtjylland
Ruslan Malinovskyi is a doubt for Atalanta as they prepare for their Champions League match against Danish club Midtjylland. La Dea will be playing against the Ulvene on Wednesday evening in their opening Group D fixture for 2020/21, but the Ukrainian midfielder has been feeling unwell recently. According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Malinovskyi is suffering from abdominal […]
PODCAST: Ibrahimovic owns the Milan Derby
PODCAST: Ibrahimovic owns the Milan Derby
It’s 2020 but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is still bossing the Derby della Madonnina at 39 years old and after he fired AC Milan to their first victory over Inter in four years this weekend, the Forza Italian Football Podcast assembled to discuss it. Conor Clancy had Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria by his side again to […]
Napoli player ratings: Lozano lights up the San Paolo
Napoli player ratings: Lozano lights up the San Paolo
Napoli demolished Atalanta 4-1 on Saturday[1] afternoon in Serie A, and Mexican winger Hirving Lozano was in devastating form, scoring the opening two goals for the Partenopei. He tapped the ball into the net to round off an excellent team move for the opening goal and he received a pass from Dries Mertens before putting […]
Atalanta player ratings: Palomino a liability for La Dea
Atalanta player ratings: Palomino a liability for La Dea
Atalanta suffered a humiliating 4-1 defeat away to Napoli[1] on Saturday afternoon in Serie A, and it was a nightmare performance for the defence, for none more so than Jose Luis Palomino. He failed to track the runs of the Partenopei players for the first goal, was easily beaten by Victor Osimhen in an aerial […]
Atalanta run ragged by rampant Napoli
Atalanta run ragged by rampant Napoli
Napoli took out all of the anger that had built up after the debacle of their unfulfilled game at Juventus by thumping Atalanta 4-1 at the Stadio San Paolo on Saturday afternoon. The Partenopei came into Round 4 with two wins from the two games they had played so far in 2019/20, though they sat […]