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Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin is targeting a call-up to the Italy squad. ‘The CT knows what I can give.’ Perin spoke to DAZN after Genoa’s 2-1 win over Napoli. “We are demonstrating on the pitch the responsibility we have given ourselves. It is nice to see my teammates sacrifice so much, and the results are […]

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Highlights: Genoa 2-1 Napoli

Goran Pandev and Mattia Perin were the Genoa heroes, along with the woodwork, as Napoli capitulated at Marassi. The 37-year-old refused to celebrate against his former club, even though it was his first Serie A brace since 2013. He pounced on an error playing out from the back for the first goal, then the second […]

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Gattuso rues same old Napoli errors

Gennaro Gattuso admits Napoli ‘shot ourselves in the foot’ during their 2-1 defeat to Genoa. ‘Our losses are basically photocopies of each other.’ The Partenopei are now in a full-blown crisis and have lost seven of their 20 Serie A matches this season, with the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final against Atalanta coming […]

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Ballardini: ‘Genoa can play better’

Davide Ballardini has transformed Genoa and earned another big win against Napoli this evening, but the coach wasn’t entirely happy with their performance. Goran Pandev bagged an early brace against his former club and refused to celebrate, while Mattia Perin and the woodwork rescued them other than a Matteo Politano goal. Since replacing Rolando Maran, […]

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Pandev still unsure on retirement plans

Goran Pandev admits he hasn’t quite decided whether he’s going to retire this summer after bagging a brace in Genoa’s 2-1 win over Napoli. The veteran is 37 years old and has said he’ll retire after he plays with Macedonia in the postponed Euro 2020 tournament. Will the brace against his old club change his […]

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Italiano explains Spezia adjustments

Vincenzo Italiano explains the tactical adjustments he made to get Sassuolo out of their comfort zone in the surprise 2-1 Spezia win. This was just the latest coup from Spezia, who also earned surprise away wins at Napoli, Udinese and Benevento. “We wanted to make Sassuolo feel uncertain by pressing them all over the pitch […]

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Genoa 2-1 Napoli: Pandev double dooms Napoli

Goran Pandev scored his first Serie A brace since 2013 and doomed his former club, as Genoa shocked Gennaro Gattuso’s Napoli 2-1. Click here for the full match report. OR Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG.

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