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‘Serie A can be the world’s best league again’
‘Serie A can be the world’s best league again’
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said that he enjoys watching Italian football and he believes that Serie A[1] can become the best league in the world again. The Swiss-Italian was present at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples on Sunday evening as Napoli marked one year since the passing of the legendary Diego Maradona […]
Insigne: I had fun against Sarri’s Lazio
Insigne: I had fun against Sarri’s Lazio
Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne said that he had fun against former coach Maurizio Sarri in the 4-0 victory against Lazio[1] on Sunday evening. Despite losing star striker Victor Osimhen in the 3-2 defeat away to Inter in Round 13, the Partenopei were able to bring Dries Mertens into the starting line-up and he scored twice […]
Gasperini named Serie A November Coach of the Month
Gasperini named Serie A November Coach of the Month
Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini has been named Serie A[1] Coach of the Month for November after an impressive few weeks with La Dea. The Nerazzurri won each of their three Serie A games in November, beating Cagliari 2-1 away, Spezia 5-2 at home, and ending the month with a historic 1-0 win away to […]
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 […]
Napoli demolish Lazio to go clear at summit
Napoli demolish Lazio to go clear at summit
Napoli went clear at the top of Serie A[1] after demolishing Lazio 4-0 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday night, with a stunning team performance reminiscent of those under returning former coach Maurizio Sarri. Shortly after Piotr Zielinski had fired powerfully past Pepe Reina on seven minutes, a wonderful one-touch passing move eventually […]
Sassuolo stun AC Milan with comeback win
Sassuolo stun AC Milan with comeback win
STADIO SAN SIRO (Milan) – AC Milan were caught off guard by a lively Sassuolo, who came back from behind to win 3-1 at the Stadio San Siro on Sunday afternoon. The Rossoneri fell to their second straight Serie A[1] defeat for the first time since last April when it was again the Neroverdi who […]