Mertens agrees new Napoli contract

Mertens agrees new Napoli contract

Dries Mertens met with Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis today and it’s reported he agreed a new two-year contract. Photographs emerged this afternoon of Mertens sitting outside at lunch with the club patron. According to multiple sources, including Sky Sport Italia expert Gianluca Di Marzio, the meeting was meant to be a discussion, but proved […]

Marotta: ‘Juve-Inter on Monday unacceptable’

Marotta: ‘Juve-Inter on Monday unacceptable’

Inter chief Beppe Marotta has hit back at Lega Serie A President Paolo Dal Pino over allegations that the Nerazzurri didn’t want to play Juventus on Monday evening. “It was an unacceptable proposal for three reasons.” In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Dal Pino relayed his version of events, in which he stated […]

Napoli, meeting between Mertens and De Laurentiis to find an agreement for an extension

Napoli, meeting between Mertens and De Laurentiis to find…

Emergency Lega Serie A meeting

Emergency Lega Serie A meeting

An extraordinary meeting of the 20 Serie A clubs has been called for Wednesday March 4 to deal with the repercussions of the Coronavirus outbreak and scheduling changes. The get-together was organised after today’s conference call of Lega Serie A counsellors failed to find a common solution. Between last weekend and this round, nine Serie […]

Napoli: ‘Play Juve-Inter instead of Coppa’

Napoli: ‘Play Juve-Inter instead of Coppa’

Napoli have suggested “it would be fairer for all concerned if Juventus-Inter was played on Wednesday, postponing the Coppa Italia semi-finals to May.” The fixture list has already been thrown into chaos by the Coronavirus outbreak, with over 1,100 cases confirmed and 29 deaths. With the five Serie A games set to be played behind […]

Probable line-ups: Cagliari vs Roma

Probable line-ups: Cagliari vs Roma

Nikola Kalinic is expected to start for Roma against Cagliari, in his first league start since October. Giallorossi coach Paulo Fonseca is expected to retain the majority of the same side who earned a 1-1 draw against Gent in the Europa League on Thursday. Kalinic will play behind Edin Dzeko, and should be flanked by […]