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Monthly Archives: June 2020
Man City pushing for Koulibaly
Man City pushing for Koulibaly
Manchester City and not Liverpool are pushing Napoli for Kalidou Koulibaly, claim Italian reports, although the price-tag remains €100m. According to Calciomercato.it, Pep Guardiola is determined to bring the Senegal international to the Etihad for next season. Liverpool had long been linked, but Sky Sports UK claimed today that they are cutting down their transfer […]
Mixed reports on Liverpool and Koulibaly
Mixed reports on Liverpool and Koulibaly
There are very different reports coming out of England on Liverpool interest in Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly. Today’s edition of The Sun maintains that the Premier League champions are ‘confident’ of signing the Senegal international, whose price-tag has been set at €100m. They would try to include Dejan Lovren as part of an exchange deal […]
Kessie agent praises Gattuso
Kessie agent praises Gattuso
Franck Kessie’s agent is ‘still in contact with Gennaro Gattuso for various reasons,’ but there hasn’t been a Napoli offer for the Milan midfielder. Former Rossoneri coach Gattuso is now flying high at Napoli and fresh from winning the Coppa Italia, while closing in on fifth place in Serie A after five consecutive victories. “Gattuso […]
Di Biagio didn’t expect points from Napoli
Di Biagio didn’t expect points from Napoli
SPAL coach Luigi Di Biagio has claimed he ‘tried to put Napoli in difficulty’ and was happy with his players reaction: “It was a good test to continue hoping.” Napoli won 3-1 on Sunday and the SPAL tactician confessed he didn’t expect points against Gennaro Gattuso’s men at the San Paolo. “I tried to put […]
Medel: ‘Everyone dreams of Europe’
Medel: ‘Everyone dreams of Europe’
Bologna midfielder Gary Medel admitted the Rossoblu ‘dream of Europe’ but agreed with coach Sinisa Mihajlovic: “We need more precision.” The Rossoblu picked up three points away to Sampdoria on Sunday and currently sit five points Milan at seventh and a possible route to Europe this term. “This win was very important for us,” he […]
Referees Torino-Lazio and Genoa-Juventus
Referees Torino-Lazio and Genoa-Juventus
AIA has announced that Davide Massa will oversee Torino-Lazio and Gianpaolo Calvarese has been handed Genoa-Juventus on Tuesday. Tuesday’s matches involve the top two, who are both playing away from home against teams in the bottom half of the table. Lazio travel to Turin and a familiar name to the hosts will be the match […]
PODCAST: Lazio back on track and Inter fluke a win at Parma
PODCAST: Lazio back on track and Inter fluke a win at Parma
We told you that new releases would be coming thick and fast, so we have another Forza Italian Football Podcast after Serie A’s latest round. Conor Clancy, fresh back from an actual football stadium for Parma-Inter, was joined by Vito Doria and Kev Pogorzelski to talk about all of the latest Serie A action, while […]
Gattuso: ‘I see football differently now’
Gattuso: ‘I see football differently now’
Gennaro Gattuso won’t rule out Napoli pushing Atalanta for a top four finish and admits he would’ve hated playing against his current squad. ‘I see football differently now.’ The Partenopei continued their impressive march up the table with a 3-1 win over SPAL, decided by Dries Mertens, Jose Callejon and Amin Younes. “We cannot do […]
Highlights: Napoli 3-1 SPAL
Highlights: Napoli 3-1 SPAL
A delightful Dries Mertens dink set the tone for Napoli’s 3-1 victory over SPAL, although Andrea Petagna did give his future club a taste of what he can do. There could’ve been even more goals along with Jose Callejon and Amin Younes efforts, as Lorenzo Insigne was denied by the woodwork and had another goal […]