
Monthly Archives: November 2021


Napoli winger returns after negative COVID-19 result
Napoli winger returns after negative COVID-19 result
Matteo Politano will return to the Napoli squad after he received a negative result from his latest COVID-19 test. The 28-year-old has missed out on the Partenopei’s last two Serie A[1] matches as well as their 2-1 defeat to Russian giants Spartak Moscow in the Europa League on Wednesday evening due to the virus, but […]
Serie A Player of the Week | Round 14
Serie A Player of the Week | Round 14
On a night in which Napoli paid tribute to Diego Maradona by unveiling a statue of the Partenopei legend, it was fitting that a brace from Dries Mertens during a 4-0 win over Lazio took them clear at the top of Serie A and won him Player of the Week for Round 14. Had the […]
PODCAST: Napoli pull clear as Sassuolo slay AC Milan
PODCAST: Napoli pull clear as Sassuolo slay AC Milan
Napoli top Serie A[1] outright as they thumped Lazio to pull clear of Milan, with the Rossoneri having fallen to Sassuolo earlier in Round 14. The Forza Italian Football Podcast is here to chat through all of the weekend’s action, which also saw Atalanta win at Juventus for the first time since 1989. Conor Clancy […]


Napoli Player Ratings vs Lazio: Mertens at the double
Napoli Player Ratings vs Lazio: Mertens at the double
Dries Mertens was instrumental as Napoli celebrated the life of club legend Diego Maradona, unveiling a statue a year on from his death, and thrashing Lazio 4-0 on Sunday[1] night in Serie A[2] to go clear at the top of the league ahead of AC Milan. After the Rossoneri lost earlier in the day against […]
Lazio Player Ratings vs Napoli: Luis Alberto nullified
Lazio Player Ratings vs Napoli: Luis Alberto nullified
Lazio continue to struggle away from home, after being thrashed 4-0 by Napoli[1] at the Stadio Armando Maradona in Serie A[2] on Sunday night. First-half goals from Piotr Zielinski and Dries Mertens gave the Biancocelesti a mountain to climb in Naples, before Fabian Ruiz added a fourth, and the Romans have now won just once […]