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Zaniolo’s father: It’ll take time to see the real Nicolo at Roma
Zaniolo’s father: It’ll take time to see the real Nicolo…
The father of Roma starlet Nicolo Zaniolo has said that it will take time for the Giallorossi midfielder to return to the form he was in before he suffered a knee injury. On Sunday night, the 21-year-old came off the bench in the 2-1 defeat to Napoli, and it was his first Serie A appearance […]
Napoli could land Lille striker in coming days
Napoli could land Lille striker in coming days
Lille striker Victor Osimhen is closing in on a move to Napoli, with reports suggesting a deal could be wrapped up in the coming days. Talks between the two sides have been ongoing for quite some time, with the Nigerian landing in Naples for a tour last week. Although reports at that time suggested the […]
Roma Player Ratings: Pau Lopez heroics not enough
Roma Player Ratings: Pau Lopez heroics not enough
Roma[1] suffered a third straight Serie A[2] defeat on Sunday night, as Napoli[3] secured a late 2-1 victory over the Giallorossi at the Stadio San Paolo despite goalkeeper Pau Lopez making a string of saves in Naples. The performance of the Spaniard was key to first half ending goalless, but was powerless to stop a […]
Napoli Player Ratings: Insigne with a stunner
Napoli Player Ratings: Insigne with a stunner
The misery continues for Roma, as Napoli inflicted a third straight Serie A defeat on the Giallorossi, with a 2-1 victory at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday night with goals from Jose Callejon and Lorenzo Insigne either side of a Henrik Mkhitaryan equaliser. However, it was the first time the Partenopei had triumphed over […]
Insigne stunner wins Derby del Sole for Napoli as Roma crisis continues
Insigne stunner wins Derby del Sole for Napoli as Roma crisis…
A spectacular winner from Lorenzo Insigne earned Napoli a 2-1 home victory over Roma in the Derby del Sole on Sunday to send them level on points with the capital club in the Serie A table. Jose Callejon opened the scoring for the hosts in the second half, only for Henrikh Mkhitaryan to instantly reply, […]
Napoli v Roma: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Napoli v Roma: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Sunday’s Serie A action concludes with an intriguing Derby del Sole between Napoli and Roma at the Stadio San Paolo (kick-off 21:45). PROBABLE LINE-UPS Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Fabian Ruiz, Demme, Zielinski; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne. Unavailable: Opsina. Roma (4-2-3-1): Mirante; Zappacosta, Mancini, Smalling, Kolarov; Cristante, Veretout; Kluivert, Lo. Pellegrini, Mkhitaryan; Dzeko. Suspended: Perotti. […]
AC Milan tear down Olimpico fortress to put damaging dent in Lazio’s Scudetto dream
AC Milan tear down Olimpico fortress to put damaging dent…
Lazio’s hopes of landing a first Serie A title in 20 years took a major blow on Saturday as AC Milan ended the capital club’s unbeaten home record with a thumping 3-0 victory at the Stadio Olimpico. A Hakan Calhanoglu strike and Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty gave the visitors a comfortable lead at the break, before […]
Cravero on Gosens: The Atalanta defender is better than Liverpool’s Alexander-Arnold
Cravero on Gosens: The Atalanta defender is better than…
Former Torino and Lazio defender Roberto Cravero has said that Atalanta wing-back Robin Gosens has been a better player than Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold during the 2019/20 campaign. The now television pundit praised the German wing-back after he scored La Dea’s second goal in the 2-0 victory against Napoli on Thursday evening and he claimed […]
PODCAST: This is getting hard to keep up with…
PODCAST: This is getting hard to keep up with…
Somehow, another round of Serie A fixtures has come and gone since we last spoke, so we’re back with yet another Forza Italian Football Podcast. It’s just Conor Clancy and Kev Pogorzelski this week, as Vito Doria was clearly too overwhelmed by Sampdoria winning a crucial six-pointer against Lecce to join. The Champions League places […]