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Manolas: After six years in Italy I’ve managed to win a trophy
Manolas: After six years in Italy I’ve managed to win a trophy
Kostas Manolas was left delighted to finally win a trophy in Italy on Wednesday evening as Napoli beat Juventus to lift the Coppa Italia[1]. The Greek, in his first season with the Partenopei and sixth in Italy, got his hands on silverware for the first time. “After six years in Italy I’ve been able to […]
Toni: Cristiano Ronaldo struggled like all of Juventus, Buffon was the only exception
Toni: Cristiano Ronaldo struggled like all of Juventus,…
Former Italy striker Luca Toni believes Gianluigi Buffon was the only Juventus player that put in a good performance against Napoli on Wednesday while highlighting Cristiano Ronaldo’s struggles. The Bianconeri struggled to make their mark against the Azzurri in the Coppa Italia final, with the Italian goalkeeper called into action on several occasions to keep […]
Maradona celebrates with Napoli after Coppa Italia triumph
Maradona celebrates with Napoli after Coppa Italia triumph
Napoli’s victory over Juventus in the Coppa Italia final wasn’t missed by legend Diego Maradona, who congratulated the club from Argentina. The Partenopei needed penalties to defeat the Bianconeri[1], with misses from Paulo Dybala and Danilo proving the difference. It’s Napoli’s sixth Coppa Italia in club history, bringing them level with Fiorentina for fifth all-time, […]
Napoli Player Ratings: Meret the final hero
Napoli Player Ratings: Meret the final hero
Napoli[1] clinched a first domestic trophy since 2014, after overcoming Juventus[2] 4-2 on penalties at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Wednesday night to win the Coppa Italia[3] final. Returning to the Partenopei starting line-up, goalkeeper Alex Meret[4] saved the first Bianconeri spot-kick from Paulo Dybala to send them on their way to victory, as […]
What you missed from Napoli’s Coppa Italia win over Juventus
What you missed from Napoli’s Coppa Italia win over Juventus
Napoli[1] were crowned as 2019/20’s Coppa Italia champions in Rome on Wednesday evening as they beat Juventus[2] in a penalty shootout. With extra-time done away with for the semi-finals and final of this season’s competition due to COVID-19, the game went straight to penalties after a scoreless draw, in which the Partenopei were only denied […]
Gattuso: Napoli’s Coppa Italia victory means a lot, I know the difficulties we’ve had
Gattuso: Napoli’s Coppa Italia victory means a lot, I…
Gennaro Gattuso was left beaming with pride after his Napoli side beat Juventus on penalties to be crowned Coppa Italia champions[1] on Wednesday evening. Had it not been for Gianluigi Buffon the Partenopei would surely have gotten their hands on the trophy at the end of the 90 minutes, but there was little the veteran […]
Cristiano Ronaldo sets unwanted ‘record’ in Juventus’ Coppa Italia defeat
Cristiano Ronaldo sets unwanted ‘record’ in Juventus’…
Juventus’ defeat to Napoli in the Coppa Italia Final[1] is one Cristiano Ronaldo likely won’t forget as the Portuguese ace set an unwanted record in the contest. Although the 35-year-old helped the Old Lady secure the Supercoppa Italiana and Scudetto last season, things haven’t quite gone to plan this campaign. Juventus fell 3-1 to Lazio […]
Napoli beat Juventus on penalties to win Coppa Italia final
Napoli beat Juventus on penalties to win Coppa Italia final
Gennaro Gattuso reaped the rewards of his good work with Napoli on Wednesday evening as they beat Juventus on penalties to be crowned Coppa Italia champions after playing out a scoreless draw. The 90 minutes were relatively evenly contested as far as possession is concerned but while Juventus appeared to have territorial dominance it was […]
Juventus Player Ratings: Dybala and Danilo despair
Juventus Player Ratings: Dybala and Danilo despair
There will be no domestic double for Scudetto chasing Juventus[1], after the Bianconeri were defeated 4-2 on penalties by Napoli[2] at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Wednesday night and miss out on another Coppa Italia[3] victory. The Serie A duo played out a 0-0 draw over the 90 minutes in the Italian capital, before […]
Coppa Italia Final Line-ups: Napoli v Juventus
Coppa Italia Final Line-ups: Napoli v Juventus
The Stadio Olimpico[1] in Rome welcomes Napoli[2] and Juventus[3] to the capital on Wednesday night to contest the Coppa Italia[4] final, with a new new winner guaranteed after Lazio[5]’s quarter-final exit. It was the Partenopei who knocked out the holders back in January and secured their place in the final with a narrow 2-1 aggregate […]