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Napoli v Juventus: Coppa Italia Final Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Napoli v Juventus: Coppa Italia Final Probable Line-Ups…
Napoli take on Juventus on Wednesday night at an empty Stadio Olimpico with the 2020 Coppa Italia trophy up for grabs. Lazio are the current holders, having beaten Atalanta in last year’s final. PROBABLE LINE-UPS Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Mário Rui; Elmas, Demme, Zielinski; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne. Unavailable: Manolas Suspended: Ospina Juventus (4-3-3): Buffon; […]
Sarri wants to reunite with Napoli forward at Juventus
Sarri wants to reunite with Napoli forward at Juventus
Maurizio Sarri wants Juventus to purchase Arkadiusz Milik from Napoli but La Vecchia Signora will have to offer more than €40 million to sign the 26-year-old. Milik’s contract with Partenopei expires on June 30, 2021 so they do not want to risk losing him on a free transfer and Argentinian striker Gonzalo Higuain could be […]
Final stages of Champions League set for Lisbon
Final stages of Champions League set for Lisbon
UEFA’s Executive Committee are expected to announce that the final stages of this season’s Champions League will be played in a 12-day condensed tournament in Lisbon. Istanbul were originally set to host this season’s final, but with the coronavirus pandemic throwing a wrench in the calendar, it looks as though the governing body has decided […]
PODCAST: Italian football is back!
PODCAST: Italian football is back!
Italian football is back! So, naturally, the Forza Italian Football Podcast is back as well to look back on the Coppa Italia semi-finals and forward to Serie A’s return. Conor Clancy is still here as host, with Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria helping him shake off his rustiness. The guys talked through Juventus and Napoli […]
Mertens makes history at Napoli
Mertens makes history at Napoli
Dries Mertens[1] put his name into the Napoli[2] record books after becoming their all-time top goalscorer following his goal against Inter[3] during Saturday night’s Coppa Italia semi-final. The Belgian international made it 1-1 on the night and overtook Marek Hamsik[4]’s record of 121 and put his side through to the Coppa Italia final, where they […]
No one starts matches as fast as Inter
No one starts matches as fast as Inter
Inter have now scored six goals in the opening five minutes of a game following Christian Eriksen’s strike against Napoli in the Coppa Italia semi-final second leg. The Dane put the Nerazzurri ahead in the second minute of the match at the Stadio San Paolo, when he scored directly from a corner, and put Inter […]
Inter Player Ratings: Wasteful Eriksen and wasted chances
Inter Player Ratings: Wasteful Eriksen and wasted chances
Despite avoiding defeat at the Stadio San Paolo, a 1-1 draw between Napoli and Inter in the Coppa Italia second-leg on Saturday night would ultimately result in a 2-1 aggregate loss and the end of the Nerazzurri hopes for another season. Napoli striker Dries Mertens had cancelled out an early Christian Eriksen just before half-time, […]
Napoli Player Ratings: Record-breaker Mertens and decisive Ospina
Napoli Player Ratings: Record-breaker Mertens and decisive…
Napoli[1] will face Juventus in the Coppa Italia[2] final, after a 1-1 draw with Inter[3] at the Stadio San Paolo secured a 2-1 aggregate win over the Nerazzurri on Saturday night, as Dries Mertens became the clubs all-time leading goalscorer. The Belgian attacker fired a low shot past Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic just before half-time, […]
Mertens becomes Napoli’s leading goalscorer to earn Coppa Italia final place
Mertens becomes Napoli’s leading goalscorer to earn Coppa…
There was a recurring number as Napoli fought from behind to see off Inter on Saturday and book their place in the Coppa Italia final. As many as 122 days had come and gone since the Partenopei won 1-0 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the first leg of this Coppa Italia semi-final in February, […]