Monthly Archives: December 2017
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 18
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 18
Juventus beat Roma in Saturday’s big Serie A clash, as Napoli retained their place atop of Serie A thanks to Marek Hamsik’s record-breaking goal against Sampdoria. For the second week in a row, both Inter and AC Milan lost, while Lazio crushed Crotone, with Udinese got their fourth win in succession. Our Team of the […]
Napoli skipper reveals joy after overtaking Maradona
Napoli skipper reveals joy after overtaking Maradona
24 December at 14:30 Napoli skipper Marek Hamsik expressed his delight after having overtaken Diego Maradona’s goalscoring tally at the partenopei.Hamsik found himself on the scoresheet in Napoli’s 3-2 win over Sampdoria yesterday and that goal meant that Slovakian has now overtaken Diego Maradona as the highest goalscorer in the history of Napoli. The strike […]
Juventus Player Ratings: Szczesny crucial, Pjanic enlightening
Juventus Player Ratings: Szczesny crucial, Pjanic enlightening
A Mehdi Benatia goal was the difference between Juventus and Roma at the Allianz Stadium. The Bianconeri continue their chase at the top behind Napoli, as the Giallorossi yet again lose in a direct clash with a top team, although overall the performance was decent. Here are the Bianconeri’s Player Ratings, as Wojciech Szczesny stars […]
What we learned in Week 18
What we learned in Week 18
With the winter break coming later in Serie A this year, some sides appear to be struggling with the furious pace at the top. In a weekend which may come to be seen as crucial in the Scudetto race, Napoli and Juventus pulled away in the top two positions. At the bottom too things are […]
‘Verdi staying at Bologna’
‘Verdi staying at Bologna’
Simone Verdi’s agent insists his client will stay at Bologna despite “interest from big clubs”. The forward has been linked with both Inter and Napoli, but he won’t be leaving the Rossoblu in January. “The lad’s intention is to stay in Emilia,” Donato Orgnoni insisted, speaking to Il Resto del Carlino. “We’ll stay, we won’t […]
Roma, Monchi: “We would have deserved the draw against Juventus, Napoli and Inter. Mercato? The solutions won’t come from the outside but from our team”
Roma, Monchi: “We would have deserved the draw against…
The only way to get to Juventus’ level is working for it. This is how Monchi sees it, as despite the loss, he saw a great Roma mostly before the end of the game: “The only way I know is the work, we must keep training to improve. In the last games we’ve created so […]
Napoli v Sampdoria: Official Line-Ups
Napoli v Sampdoria: Official Line-Ups
Napoli welcome Sampdoria to the Stadio San Paolo for their penultimate Serie A fixture of 2017, safe in the knowledge that they unbeaten in their last 12 league games against the Blucerchiati. Furthering the cause for a Napoli win, Sampdoria are in something of a slump, picking up just one point from their last four […]
Monchi reveals Roma transfer plans
Monchi reveals Roma transfer plans
24 December at 11:30 AS Roma sporting director Monchi has revealed the club’s transfer plans for the upcoming winter transfer window.The giallorossi sustained a rather painful 1-0 loss at the hands of Scudetto rivals Juventus yesterday in the Serie A as an early Medhi Benatia goal proved enough for the Old Lady pick up all […]
ADL: ‘Inglese yes, Younes maybe’
ADL: ‘Inglese yes, Younes maybe’
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis reiterates Roberto Inglese will arrive in January, but “nothing is certain” on Amin Younes and Zinédine Machach. The Partenopei are top of Serie A, and it’s expected they’ll make investments in the January transfer window to strengthen Maurizio Sarri’s squad. The first new arrival will be Chievo striker Inglese, who […]