Serie B: Reggina call Zarate too
Serie B: Reggina call Zarate too
Reggina are celebrating promotion into Serie B with German Denis and soon Jeremy Menez, but could also try to sign Mauro Zarate. The club from Reggio-Calabria will be in Serie B for the 2020-21 season after winning their Serie C group. They already have former Napoli and Atalanta striker ‘Tanque’ Denis in their squad, while […]
Coppa probable line-ups: Napoli-Juventus
Coppa probable line-ups: Napoli-Juventus
Napoli are forced into at least one change for the Coppa Italia Final and have a trident doubt, while Juventus keep Miralem Pjanic and Douglas Costa on edge. It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Wednesday at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT). If they are all-square after 90 minutes, the trophy will […]
Gattuso: ‘Respect Juve, use Napoli strengths’
Gattuso: ‘Respect Juve, use Napoli strengths’
Gennaro Gattuso wants Napoli to ‘respect Juventus, but play to our strengths’ in the Coppa Italia Final, though he won’t let Hirving Lozano ‘ruin’ training with a bad attitude. It kicks off in Rome tomorrow at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT) behind closed doors. If the result is not decided after 90 minutes, the teams […]
Buffon: ‘More fired up than ever’
Buffon: ‘More fired up than ever’
Gigi Buffon maintains he is ‘more fired up than ever’ precisely because he gets fewer opportunities to play for Juventus, as he could make Coppa Italia history. The 42-year-old goalkeeper has won five editions of this trophy, so a sixth would enable him to equal Roberto Mancini’s record. Juve face Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico […]
Lozano looking for Premier option
Lozano looking for Premier option
Reports in Mexico suggest Hirving Lozano is looking for a Premier League move after Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso accused him of ‘ruining a training session.’ The Partenopei play Juventus for the Coppa Italia Final tomorrow evening, but it’s very unlikely Lozano will feature, and he might even be left off the bench. That’s because he […]
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 […]
Napoli-Juve: Old foes meet again
Napoli-Juve: Old foes meet again
Juventus and Napoli have met 11 times in the Coppa Italia prior to this week’s Final in Rome and the historic clash goes down in history as a tight affair. Only once have the two sides previously met in a Coppa Italia Final, with Napoli winning the 2011-12 edition in Rome, thanks to goals by […]
Juventus squad for Coppa Final
Juventus squad for Coppa Final
Juventus have named their squad for the Coppa Italia Final against Napoli, including Giorgio Chiellini and Gonzalo Higuain, although they aren’t expected to play. It kicks off in Rome tomorrow at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT) behind closed doors. If the tie is level after 90 minutes, they will skip extra time and go straight […]
Coppa Italia Final 2012: Juventus-Napoli
Coppa Italia Final 2012: Juventus-Napoli
The last time Napoli and Juventus met in a Coppa Italia Final was May 20, 2012, also the Partenopei’s first piece of silverware since the Diego Maradona era. It was Aurelio De Laurentiis who could celebrate after the final whistle, as Edinson Cavani and Marek Hamsik provided a 2-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico. Cavani […]