Monthly Archives: June 2020
Maradona celebrates with Napoli after Coppa Italia triumph
Maradona celebrates with Napoli after Coppa Italia triumph
Napoli’s victory over Juventus in the Coppa Italia final wasn’t missed by legend Diego Maradona, who congratulated the club from Argentina. The Partenopei needed penalties to defeat the Bianconeri[1], with misses from Paulo Dybala and Danilo proving the difference. It’s Napoli’s sixth Coppa Italia in club history, bringing them level with Fiorentina for fifth all-time, […]
Napoli Player Ratings: Meret the final hero
Napoli Player Ratings: Meret the final hero
Napoli[1] clinched a first domestic trophy since 2014, after overcoming Juventus[2] 4-2 on penalties at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Wednesday night to win the Coppa Italia[3] final. Returning to the Partenopei starting line-up, goalkeeper Alex Meret[4] saved the first Bianconeri spot-kick from Paulo Dybala to send them on their way to victory, as […]
What you missed from Napoli’s Coppa Italia win over Juventus
What you missed from Napoli’s Coppa Italia win over Juventus
Napoli[1] were crowned as 2019/20’s Coppa Italia champions in Rome on Wednesday evening as they beat Juventus[2] in a penalty shootout. With extra-time done away with for the semi-finals and final of this season’s competition due to COVID-19, the game went straight to penalties after a scoreless draw, in which the Partenopei were only denied […]
Gattuso: Napoli’s Coppa Italia victory means a lot, I know the difficulties we’ve had
Gattuso: Napoli’s Coppa Italia victory means a lot, I…
Gennaro Gattuso was left beaming with pride after his Napoli side beat Juventus on penalties to be crowned Coppa Italia champions[1] on Wednesday evening. Had it not been for Gianluigi Buffon the Partenopei would surely have gotten their hands on the trophy at the end of the 90 minutes, but there was little the veteran […]
Cristiano Ronaldo sets unwanted ‘record’ in Juventus’ Coppa Italia defeat
Cristiano Ronaldo sets unwanted ‘record’ in Juventus’…
Juventus’ defeat to Napoli in the Coppa Italia Final[1] is one Cristiano Ronaldo likely won’t forget as the Portuguese ace set an unwanted record in the contest. Although the 35-year-old helped the Old Lady secure the Supercoppa Italiana and Scudetto last season, things haven’t quite gone to plan this campaign. Juventus fell 3-1 to Lazio […]
Coppa: Napoli beat Juventus on penalties
Coppa: Napoli beat Juventus on penalties
Napoli had the best scoring opportunities, Gigi Buffon performing heroics for Juventus, but he was eventually beaten in a penalty shoot-out as Gennaro Gattuso wins the trophy. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. The only previous Coppa Italia Final between these teams was in 2012, won 2-0 […]
Meret: ‘Buffon still my hero’
Meret: ‘Buffon still my hero’
Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret celebrated the first trophy of his career, especially winning the Coppa Italia against Juventus. ‘Gigi Buffon proved he’s still Number One.’ The game ended 0-0 on the night, thanks largely to Buffon heroics, and the Partenopei eventually won 4-2 on penalties. “It’s so exciting, I think we had a great journey, […]
Gattuso: ‘I believe in the God of Football’
Gattuso: ‘I believe in the God of Football’
Gennaro Gattuso praised his Napoli players for their Coppa Italia victory on penalties against Juventus. ‘I believe in the God of Football, you reap what you sow.’ This is the first piece of silverware that Gattuso has ever won as a coach, especially as he only took over from sacked Carlo Ancelotti in December. It […]
Napoli beat Juventus on penalties to win Coppa Italia final
Napoli beat Juventus on penalties to win Coppa Italia final
Gennaro Gattuso reaped the rewards of his good work with Napoli on Wednesday evening as they beat Juventus on penalties to be crowned Coppa Italia champions after playing out a scoreless draw. The 90 minutes were relatively evenly contested as far as possession is concerned but while Juventus appeared to have territorial dominance it was […]