Monthly Archives: October 2019
Juve’s plan to convince Haaland; Ronaldo involved
Juve’s plan to convince Haaland; Ronaldo involved
31 October at 18:00 Juventus are ready to play the Cristiano Ronaldo card to beat the likes of Napoli, Real Madrid and Liverpool in the race for Erling Haaland. In fact, the Portuguese striker will try to convince the Norweigan youngster to join the Bianconeri next summer. However, as a result of the competition mentioned, […]
Ancelotti given one-match ban
Ancelotti given one-match ban
Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti has been given a one-match ban for his dismissal against Atalanta last night. Ancelotti was sent straight down the tunnel during Napoli’s protests for not being awarded a penalty in the 2-2 draw. Although the Coach defended his actions, the FIGC’s Giudice Sportivo argued he “entered the pitch, disputing a refereeing […]
Lazio, Immobile snubs AC Milan in the top four race
Lazio, Immobile snubs AC Milan in the top four race
31 October at 17:15 Lazio’s star striker, Ciro Immobile, snubbed Milan in the race for a top-four finish this season. Speaking to Sky Italia, the Italian international explained who he thinks will be in the runnings, as the top two spots are pretty much locked down already. “I would like to work and fight to […]
Napoli-Atalanta ends up in parliament
Napoli-Atalanta ends up in parliament
A group of Napoli-supporting politicians have demanded answers in parliament following their side’s controversial draw with Atalanta. The refusal to award Napoli a penalty and subsequent Atalanta equaliser in last night’s 2-2 draw has provoked anger amongst the San Paolo faithful. Earlier today, a group of 12 politicians with allegiances to the Partenopei submitted a […]
Hamsik rues ‘stonewall’ penalty
Hamsik rues ‘stonewall’ penalty
Marek Hamsik found it “great and exciting” to return to Napoli for their match against Atalanta but rued the “stonewall” penalty not given to his former club. Hamsik made his first appearance at the San Siro last night since leaving Napoli for Chinese side Dalian Yifang in February. However, some of the gloss was wiped […]
Photo: AIA tweet sparks social media attack amid recent controversy
Photo: AIA tweet sparks social media attack amid recent…
31 October at 15:30 Timing means everything sometimes. If you want to get this confirmed, ask the AIA (Italian referees’ association). On Twitter, they announced the possibility of signing up for the next national referee course, which perhaps wasn’t the best move. In recent days, there has been great controversy in Serie A. From the […]
Pjanic spared against Torino
Pjanic spared against Torino
Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic will not be risked against Torino, as Gonzalo Higuain returns to training before the Derby della Mole this weekend. Both players picked up injuries against Lecce and were forced to miss the 2-1 win over Genoa this week. Pjanic is still sore from a muscle problem in his thigh and will […]
Napoli, official: Allan suffers injury setback
Napoli, official: Allan suffers injury setback
31 October at 14:15 Earlier today, Napoli announced that Allan has suffered from an injury setback, following the knock that he received against Atalanta yesterday evening. The midfielder left the game after just 11 minutes and it remains to be seen for how long he will be out. According to the official report, he’s sustained […]
VIDEO: Napoli Halloween trick
VIDEO: Napoli Halloween trick
Napoli played a Halloween trick on Fernando Llorente, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Mario Rui and Eljif Elmas, but who was the masked man? The Azzurri decided to tease their star players by first making them dress up as giant pumpkins for a club photoshoot, then having a shadowy figure in a horror mask lurch out from […]