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Fiorentina 0-2 Napoli: Partenopei still in control
Fiorentina 0-2 Napoli: Partenopei still in control
Napoli were made to work hard for their 2-0 win away to Fiorentina, also hitting the woodwork twice, and a top four finish is still in their hands. Click here for the full match report. OR See how all today’s Serie A games unfold on the Liveblog.
HT: Napoli only rattle Fiorentina
HT: Napoli only rattle Fiorentina
Lorenzo Insigne rattled the frame of the goal with a trademark free kick, but Napoli have so far been unable to break Fiorentina down. Follow all the action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. The Viola had already secured their Serie A safety, but the Partenopei knew only a […]
Barone: ‘Gazzetta mortified Italian-Americans’
Barone: ‘Gazzetta mortified Italian-Americans’
Fiorentina director Joe Barone again blasted La Gazzetta dello Sport for ‘mortifying Italian-Americans with the classic stereotyping we’ve been fighting all our lives’ after President Rocco Commisso’s row. The match with Napoli kicks off at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT), click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG. The pre-match build-up was dominated by President Commisso’s […]
Pirlo: ‘Ronaldo happy to be subbed off’
Pirlo: ‘Ronaldo happy to be subbed off’
Andrea Pirlo reveals ‘it was the first time Ronaldo was happy to be subbed off’ and explains what Juventus have lacked this season. The Old Lady leapfrogged Napoli in fourth place after a 3-2 win over Inter. Napoli sit two points behind the Bianconeri, but have a game in hand as they face Fiorentina away […]
Cuadrado: ‘Juve won as a team’
Cuadrado: ‘Juve won as a team’
Juan Cuadrado says Juventus ‘won as a team’ against Inter: ‘It was a difficult game.’ The Colombian scored a brace in the Old Lady’s 3-2 win over Inter at the Allianz Stadium. The Bianconeri have leapfrogged Napoli in fourth place, but they have a match in hand. The former Chelsea man earned and converted the […]
Gasperini: ‘Now Atalanta want the Coppa’
Gasperini: ‘Now Atalanta want the Coppa’
Gian Piero Gasperini admits Atalanta ‘ground to a halt’ in the second half of a 4-3 win away to Genoa, but next they want to beat Juventus in the Coppa Italia Final. They needed a victory to be sure of Champions League football for the third year running and did the job at Marassi. “It […]
Conte and Agnelli meet again
Conte and Agnelli meet again
Antonio Conte and Andrea Agnelli meet for the first time since they exchanged insults in a Coppa Italia fixture back in February. Inter and Juventus meet at the Allianz Stadium today. It kicks off at 17.00 UK time. The Bianconeri need a win to leapfrog Napoli before the Azzurri play in Florence tomorrow, and although […]
Champions League race all over this weekend?
Champions League race all over this weekend?
It’s possible the Champions League places will be decided this weekend, as if Juventus don’t beat Inter today, the others could be beyond them. The battle for the top four had looked as if it was going down to the wire, but Juve’s 3-0 home defeat to Milan changed everything. Both Atalanta and Milan know […]
Could Napoli convince Gattuso to stay?
Could Napoli convince Gattuso to stay?
Gennaro Gattuso seems determined to leave Napoli this summer, but President Aurelio De Laurentiis could try to win him over with Jorge Mendes. The rapport between President and coach collapsed in February, when the contract extension was seemingly all agreed only to suddenly be dropped. Their Europa League exit and a series of poor Serie […]
Iachini: ‘Good to leave Fiorentina as friends’
Iachini: ‘Good to leave Fiorentina as friends’
Beppe Iachini reveals President Rocco Commisso had suggested he stay on at Fiorentina, but ‘it’s good to leave like this, as great friends.’ The coach had taken over from sacked Vincenzo Montella last term, was fired in November 2020 and brought back again in March when Cesare Prandelli walked away due to health concerns. “I […]