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Slick Napoli brush SPAL aside
Slick Napoli brush SPAL aside
Napoli secured a 3-1 win over struggling SPAL at the Stadio San Paolo in Serie A on Sunday to continue their excellent form since the return from the enforced break. The Azzurri went ahead with almost their first attack courtesy of a clever chipped finish from Dries Mertens, although SPAL responded with a first half […]
Napoli v SPAL: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Napoli v SPAL: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Napoli[1] aim to inflict further damage on SPAL[2]’s fading hopes of Serie A[3] survival when they welcome the Ferrara outfit to the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday night. PROBABLE LINE-UPS Napoli (4-3-3): Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Fabian, Lobotka, Zielinksi; Politano, Mertens, Insigne. SPAL (4-3-3): Letica; Cionek, Vicari, Bonifazi, Reca; Missiroli, Valdifiori, Dabo; Valoti, Petagna, […]
Pietro Puzone, Maradona’s former Napoli teammate, now homeless
Pietro Puzone, Maradona’s former Napoli teammate, now homeless
Despite sharing a pitch with Diego Maradona at Napoli, Pietro Puzone’s life has gone in an unfortunate direction since his playing days. The former Italian footballer is now homeless and sleeps on the street in Acerra, about 14 kilometres northeast of Naples. His situation came to light when Napoli players from his generation created a […]
Di Canio critical of Everton boss Ancelotti: He has found his level
Di Canio critical of Everton boss Ancelotti: He has found…
Former Lazio hero and English Premier League star Paolo Di Canio has said that Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has only won at clubs where has great players to work with. Ancelotti was sacked by Napoli in December 2019 and he took the place of Portuguese tactician Marco Silva at the Toffees later that month, but […]
The leading candidates to replace Iachini at Fiorentina
The leading candidates to replace Iachini at Fiorentina
Fiorentina[1] are reportedly looking to replace Beppe Iachini[2] at the end of the 2019/20 Serie A season, with Maurizio Sarri[3] and Luciano Spalletti the preferred choices to take over as coach. Iachini was brought in to replace Vincenzo Montella as Gigliati tactician in December 2019, but they are still in the bottom half of the […]
Inter v Sassuolo: Official Line-Ups
Inter v Sassuolo: Official Line-Ups
Inter[1] will resume their pursuit of Serie A[2] leaders Juventus when they welcome Sassuolo[3] to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Wednesday. Antonio Conte’s side bounced back from the disappointment of elimination on away goals against Napoli in the Coppa Italia semi-finals when they beat Sampdoria 2-1 over the weekend. Strike partners Lautaro Martinez and Romelu […]
Milik heads Napoli beyond dogged Hellas Verona
Milik heads Napoli beyond dogged Hellas Verona
An Arkadiusz Milik header helped Napoli secure a hard-fought 2-0 win over Hellas Verona at the Stadio Bentegodi in Serie A on Tuesday. The Pole rose highest from a corner to set the Coppa Italia champions on their way to a fifth away victory in six matches. Deep into stoppage time Hirving Lozano met a […]
Atalanta v Lazio: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Atalanta v Lazio: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Lazio will face one of the toughest tests in their bid to end Juventus’ Scudetto stranglehold when they take on Atalanta in Bergamo on Wednesday night. PROBABLE LINE-UPS Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Gollini; Toloi, Palomino, Djimsiti; Hateboer, De Roon, Freuler, Gosens; Gomez, Malinovskyi; Zapata. Suspended: Pasalic. Unavailable: Czyborra. Lazio (3-5-1-1): Strakosha; Patric, Acerbi, Radu; Lazzari, Milinkovic-Savic, Parolo, Luis Alberto, […]