Serie A: Napoli appeal 3-0 loss, one-point deduction for Juventus coronavirus no-show
4 years, 2 months ago

Serie A: Napoli appeal 3-0 loss, one-point deduction for Juventus coronavirus no-show

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Gennaro Gattuso’s Napoli side remained in isolation on the instructions of health authorities in the Campania region after Eljif Elmas and Piotr Zielinski tested positive, and they did not travel to Turin on 4 October. Milan: Napoli are to appeal the 3-0 defeat and one-point deduction imposed by the Italian league on Wednesday for failing to turn up for their Serie A clash at Juventus earlier this month because of two coronavirus cases. The Serie A disciplinary commission ruled that there had been no “force majeure” preventing Napoli from travelling despite two players testing positive and the team in isolation. “ confidently awaits the outcome of the appeal, firmly believing in justice.” Gennaro Gattuso’s side maintained they had to remain in Naples on local health authority instructions after Eljif Elmas and Piotr Zielinski tested positive, and could not travel to Turin on 4 October.

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Serie A 2024-25: Roma thrashes Parma 5-0, Dybala scores brace
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2 days, 15 hours ago

Serie A 2024-25: Roma thrashes Parma 5-0, Dybala scores brace

The Hindu  

Paulo Dybala scored twice and set up another goal to get Roma back on track in Serie A with a comfortable 5-0 win over Parma on Sunday. The Argentine playmaker scored an early penalty and pounced on a rebound from Alexis Saelemaekers’ initial shot early in the second half to steer Roma to just its fifth league win of the …

Serie A 2024-25: Napoli denied top spot after second consecutive loss to Lazio
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Serie A 2024-25: Napoli denied top spot after second consecutive loss to Lazio

The Hindu  

Lazio denied Napoli the chance to return to the top of the Serie A standings with a 1-0 away win on Sunday, its second victory this week over Napoli, following its midweek Coppa Italia success. Napoli remains second on 32 points, two behind leader Atalanta and while Lazio stays fifth, the win moved it level on 31 points with Inter …

Serie A 2024-25: Inter Milan cruises past Parma with goals from Thuram, Barella and Dimarco
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Serie A 2024-25: Inter Milan cruises past Parma with goals from Thuram, Barella and Dimarco

The Hindu  

Inter Milan eased to a 3-1 win at home against Parma in Friday’s Serie A clash, with Federico Dimarco, Nicolo Barella, and Marcus Thuram all finding the back of the net. MORE FROM SERIE A 2024-25: Lookman nets winner as Atalanta goes top in standings; Pulisic limps off with injury Parma ‘keeper Zion Suzuki saved his side going further behind …

Serie A 2024-25: Reijnders brace at foggy San Siro helps Milan beat Empoli 3-0
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Serie A 2024-25: Reijnders brace at foggy San Siro helps Milan beat Empoli 3-0

The Hindu  

Tijjani Reijnders scored twice and helped AC Milan get back to winning ways in Serie A by 3-0 against visiting Empoli on Saturday. The Netherlands midfielder netted either side of halftime at a foggy San Siro after Álvaro Morata opened the scoring. Milan doubled its tally on the stroke of halftime when a cross was flicked on by Christian Pulisic …

Serie A 2024-25: Inter smashes Verona to go two points clear at the top
1 month ago

Serie A 2024-25: Inter smashes Verona to go two points clear at the top

The Hindu  

Inter Milan moved top of Serie A on Saturday after a first-half blitz led to the Italian champion sweeping sorry Verona aside 5-0 and going two points clear. Atalanta will claim top spot from Inter on goal difference when it takes on promoted Parma in Saturday’s late match, while on Sunday Napoli hosts Roma on Claudio Ranieri’s return to top-flight …

Serie A 2024-25: Milan held to 3-3 draw at Cagliari despite Leao double in thriller
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Serie A 2024-25: Milan held to 3-3 draw at Cagliari despite Leao double in thriller

The Hindu  

AC Milan had to settle for a 3-3 draw at Cagliari after Rafael Leao’s first-half brace was matched by Gabriele Zappa’s double for the host after the break in a Serie A thriller on Saturday. The high-paced match saw numerous chances from both sides, with Milan registering 16 shots and Cagliari 13, as the two teams had clear opportunities to …

Stunning Goal by Lukaku Sends Napoli 2-0 at AC Milan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Stunning Goal by Lukaku Sends Napoli 2-0 at AC Milan

The Hindu  

Napoli secured a 2-0 victory over AC Milan on Tuesday, extending their lead at the top of Serie A to seven points. The hosts struck first through Romelu Lukaku's fourth goal of the season in the fifth minute, finding a second goal two minutes later through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Milan fought hard to equalise but were unable to find an equaliser …

Conte's Napoli shines brightly in Milan test
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Conte's Napoli shines brightly in Milan test

Associated Press  

Napoli secures a crucial 2-0 win against AC Milan, extending their lead in the Serie A standings. The Partenopei dominated the match, with goals from Lukaku and Kvaratskhelia securing the victory. This result strengthens Napoli's position to secure a second consecutive title, while Milan's defeat moves them further down the table.

Miserable runs continue for Juventus and injury-hit Milan in 0-0 draw in Serie A
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Miserable runs continue for Juventus and injury-hit Milan in 0-0 draw in Serie A

Associated Press  

MILAN — AC Milan and Juventus prolonged mediocre runs as they played out a 0-0 draw in Serie A on Saturday. Lazio moved into sixth and within three points of fifth-placed Roma — which plays Napoli on Sunday — with a 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Hellas Verona. Behind the decimated defense, stand-in Marco Sportiello was definitely the busier of the …

Serie A 2023-24: Juventus back on form with 1-0 win over Fiorentina
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Serie A 2023-24: Juventus back on form with 1-0 win over Fiorentina

The Hindu  

Juventus returned to winning ways after four league games without a victory thanks to a 1-0 success against Fiorentina with a first-half goal from Federico Gatti to consolidate its hold on third place in Serie A on Sunday. Juventus was pushed harder after the break but held on for a second victory in 10 league games after it won its …

Juventus snaps 4-match winless run in Serie A by beating Fiorentina. Bologna blows last-gasp chance
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Juventus snaps 4-match winless run in Serie A by beating Fiorentina. Bologna blows last-gasp chance

Associated Press  

MILAN — Juventus snapped a four-match winless run in the league to beat Fiorentina 1-0 and consolidate third spot in Serie A on Sunday. Juventus moved four points above fourth-place Bologna, which missed an easy chance right at the end of a 0-0 draw at relegation-threatened Frosinone. Piotr Zieliński then fired in off the crossbar in the 61st minute and, …

Juventus’ Serie A title hopes fading after draw. Napoli winless in 5 matches with Barca next
10 months, 1 week ago

Juventus’ Serie A title hopes fading after draw. Napoli winless in 5 matches with Barca next

Associated Press  

ROME — Juventus’ chances of catching Serie A leader Inter Milan have been fading match by match over the last month. The Turin club’s winless streak in the league extended to four matches on Saturday when it twice had to come back from a goal down to draw at relegation-threatened Hellas Verona 2-2. NAPOLI DRAW Defending champion Napoli needed a …

Serie A: Milan ends negative Napoli streak with 1-0 win to pile pressure on 2nd-place Juventus
10 months, 1 week ago

Serie A: Milan ends negative Napoli streak with 1-0 win to pile pressure on 2nd-place Juventus

The Hindu  

AC Milan piled the pressure on second-place Juventus with its first Serie A victory over Napoli at San Siro in almost a decade. Milan hadn’t beaten Napoli in the league at home since 2014, although it had earned victories in the Italian Cup and last year in the Champions League. It was end-to-end action at San Siro and Napoli almost …

Late Vlahovic goal earns Juventus narrow win at 10-man Salernitana
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Late Vlahovic goal earns Juventus narrow win at 10-man Salernitana

The Hindu  

A stoppage-time header by Dusan Vlahovic helped Juventus come from behind to grab a 2-1 win at Salernitana in Serie A on Sunday after the hosts were reduced to 10 men early in the second half. The win allowed Juventus to keep pace with leader Inter Milan in the title race as it reached the halfway mark in the campaign …

Napoli says Mazzarri’s job is not at risk after horror 3-0 loss at Torino. Juventus and Milan win
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Napoli says Mazzarri’s job is not at risk after horror 3-0 loss at Torino. Juventus and Milan win

Associated Press  

MILAN — Barely a year ago, Napoli fans were singing in Turin that their team was going to win the Serie A title following a 4-0 victory. A horror show for Napoli — that included defender Pasquale Mazzocchi being sent off just four minutes into his debut — left the team ninth in Serie A, 20 points behind league leader …

Serie A: Adrien Rabiot pushes Juventus to within two points of leaders Inter Milan
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Serie A: Adrien Rabiot pushes Juventus to within two points of leaders Inter Milan

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Juventus’ 1-0 win over AS Roma leaves them on 43 points, just two behind Inter Milan, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Genoa Adrien Rabiot scored to hand Juventus a 1-0 victory over Roma on Saturday that saw the Turin club move within two points of Serie A leaders Inter Milan. The victory leaves Juve on 43 points, …

Serie A: Juventus beats Roma to close on leader Inter; Pulisic helps Milan win
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Serie A: Juventus beats Roma to close on leader Inter; Pulisic helps Milan win

The Hindu  

Juventus ended a troubled year on a positive note after beating Roma 1-0 to close in on Serie A leader Inter Milan on Saturday. Former Juventus striker Paulo Dybala recovered from injury to surprisingly start and his team almost took an early lead but Bryan Cristante’s shot came off the right post. SURPRISE LOSS ALSO | Voting lines now open …

Serie A: Lorenzo Pellegrini and Romelu Lukaku Fire Roma to 2-0 Win Over Nine-Man Napoli
1 year ago

Serie A: Lorenzo Pellegrini and Romelu Lukaku Fire Roma to 2-0 Win Over Nine-Man Napoli

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Lorenzo Pellegrini and Romelu Lukaku scored to give AS Roma a 2-0 home win over Napoli in Serie A on Saturday as Matteo Politano and Victor Osimhen were sent off for the visitors. Romelu Lukaku and Nicola Zalewski returned from suspension, but Paulo Dybala, Houssem Aouar, Chris Smalling, Marash Kumbulla and Tammy Abraham were still injured after one point from …

Juventus back on top of Serie A after clinical win against wasteful Napoli
1 year ago

Juventus back on top of Serie A after clinical win against wasteful Napoli

The Hindu  

Juventus delivered an efficient performance as it moved back to provisional top spot in Serie A on Friday, securing a 1-0 home win against a wasteful Napoli thanks to a header from Federico Gatti. Napoli had numerous opportunities but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia missed a huge chance, while Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny made several saves to thwart the visitor’s clear scoring chances. …

Serie A: Napoli drops points in 1-0 home upset to Empoli after VAR rules out opening goal
1 year, 1 month ago

Serie A: Napoli drops points in 1-0 home upset to Empoli after VAR rules out opening goal

The Hindu  

A last-gasp goal by Empoli midfielder Viktor Kovalenko condemned champion Napoli to a 1-0 home loss in Serie A on Sunday as it squandered the chance to move up to third in the standings. Napoli, was still without injured striker Victor Osimhen, thought they had moved in front through Giovanni Simeone in the 27th minute, only to see his goal …

Embattled Juventus moves atop Serie A for 1st time in more than 3 years with 1-0 win over Verona
1 year, 1 month ago

Embattled Juventus moves atop Serie A for 1st time in more than 3 years with 1-0 win over Verona

Associated Press  

ROME — Embattled Juventus is back atop Serie A for the first time in more than three years. Substitute Andrea Cambiaso scored seven minutes into stoppage time for his first goal with Juventus to earn the record 36-time Italian champion a 1-0 win over visiting Hellas Verona on Saturday. “These are three important points that add continuity after the game …

Napoli off to slow start to Serie A title defence
1 year, 2 months ago

Napoli off to slow start to Serie A title defence

The Hindu  

There are still blue-and-white streamers hanging over alleyways and banners all over the city celebrating Napoli’s first Serie A title since the days when Diego Maradona played for the club. So it’s plain to see why new Napoli coach Rudi Garcia is already under pressure, with club president Aurelio De Laurentiis meeting several times with the coach recently amid speculation …

Serie A: Lazio beats champions Napoli 2-1 for first win of the season
1 year, 3 months ago

Serie A: Lazio beats champions Napoli 2-1 for first win of the season

The Hindu  

Lazio’s Luis Alberto and Daichi Kamada secured a 2-1 win for last season’s runners-up at champions Napoli in Serie A on Saturday to earn Maurizio Sarri’s side their first points of the season, while the hosts suffered their first defeat. Napoli tested Lazio’s defence with a flurry of shots in the opening half hour as Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia …

Serie A: Vlahovic to the rescue as Juventus snatches 1-1 draw against Bologna amid jeers, Napoli wins again
1 year, 3 months ago

Serie A: Vlahovic to the rescue as Juventus snatches 1-1 draw against Bologna amid jeers, Napoli wins again

The Hindu  

Juventus needed Dusan Vlahovic’s late goal to rescue a 1-1 draw at home to Bologna in Serie A on Sunday. The visitors took the lead after Joshua Zirkzee drew two defenders towards him and managed to knock the ball forward to Ferguson, who had time to control and fire into the far bottom corner. Bologna reckoned it should have had …

Serie A: Napoli set to kick off title defence at promoted Frosinone
1 year, 5 months ago

Serie A: Napoli set to kick off title defence at promoted Frosinone

The Hindu  

MILAN Napoli will kick off its Serie A title defence at promoted Frosinone after next season’s fixture list was revealed on Wednesday. FIFA WWC 2023: South Africa women’s World Cup team pay dispute resolved Previous coach Luciano Spalletti ended Napoli’s 33-year title drought last month but left shortly afterwards, and fans are hoping that Garcia won’t have stars Victor Osimhen …

Serie A champion Napoli to kick off title defense at newly-promoted Frosinone
1 year, 5 months ago

Serie A champion Napoli to kick off title defense at newly-promoted Frosinone

Associated Press  

MILAN — Serie A champion Napoli will kick off its title defense at newly-promoted Frosinone. The first matches between the top teams come in the third round when Napoli hosts Lazio and AC Milan visits Roma. That weekend The first derby match between the Milan teams takes place the following weekend, Sept. 17, with Lazio also encountering back-to-back difficult matches …

Serie A: Juventus fails to qualify for Europa league despite win at Udinese
1 year, 6 months ago

Serie A: Juventus fails to qualify for Europa league despite win at Udinese

The Hindu  

Juventus beat Udinese 1-0 thanks to Federico Chiesa’s second-half goal in its last match of the Serie A season on Sunday but failed to secure a Europa League spot for next term. Juve’s hopes of a place in UEFA’s second-tier competition were dashed as AS Roma won 2-1 against relegation-battling Spezia and Atalanta beat Monza 5-2 to take the Europa …

Serie A: Juventus agrees to fine but won’t appeal in plea bargain over salaries probe
1 year, 6 months ago

Serie A: Juventus agrees to fine but won’t appeal in plea bargain over salaries probe

The Hindu  

Juventus will be fined 718,000 euros but will agree not to make any appeals as part of a plea bargain with the Italian soccer federation on Tuesday after the club and seven former team directors were charged with alleged fraud for the way they handled player salary cuts during the coronavirus pandemic. The only former team director who did not …

Juventus hit by 10-point penalty for false accounting, drops out of Champions League spots
1 year, 7 months ago

Juventus hit by 10-point penalty for false accounting, drops out of Champions League spots

Associated Press  

ROME — Juventus was hit with a fresh 10-point penalty on Monday, hampering its chances of qualifying for next year’s Champions League. The points deduction was suspended last month on an appeal to the country’s highest sports court within the Italian Olympic Committee and referred back to the soccer federation’s appeals court for a new trial. The prosecutors in Turin …

Juventus in more legal trouble from probe into player salaries
1 year, 7 months ago

Juventus in more legal trouble from probe into player salaries

Associated Press  

ROME — Juventus is in more legal trouble after the Italian soccer federation on Friday charged the club and seven former team directors with alleged fraud for the way they handled player salary cuts during the coronavirus pandemic. Former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, former vice president Pavel Nedved and former sports director Fabio Paratici are among those charged. The 15-point …

Juventus to stand new trial over alleged salary fraud, undue links with other Serie A teams
1 year, 7 months ago

Juventus to stand new trial over alleged salary fraud, undue links with other Serie A teams

The Hindu  

Italy’s football association said on Friday Juventus would have to stand a sport trial for alleged irregularities in the club’s payments to players as well as undue relationships with player’s agents and other clubs. The new sports trial, which could cost further sporting penalties, including more points deductions, adds to a separate one the club is already facing, for which …

Serie A: Juventus see off Cremonese as Paul Pogba injury misery continues
1 year, 7 months ago

Serie A: Juventus see off Cremonese as Paul Pogba injury misery continues

Firstpost  

Juventus consolidated second place in Serie A with Sunday’s 2-0 win over sinking Cremonese, while yet another injury forced Paul Pogba out of his first competitive start in over a year. Nicolo Fagioli and Gleison Bremer netted the crucial goals which moved Juve three points ahead of third-placed Inter Milan and strengthened their hopes of Champions League football next season. …

How Napoli finally won the Serie A title – 33 years AD (after Diego)
1 year, 7 months ago

How Napoli finally won the Serie A title – 33 years AD (after Diego)

New York Times  

When Paolo Sorrentino went on stage to collect the Oscar for Best Foreign Film nine years ago, he wanted to thank his sources of inspiration “Federico Fellini, J.R.R. “We bought jerseys from the shop on the corner, assembled a team late, and trained on the Ariston pitches in Paestum.” Napoli’s old training ground in the Soccavo neighbourhood of town, nicknamed …

Serie A points table: Lazio climbs to second to keep Napoli waiting for Scudetto
1 year, 7 months ago

Serie A points table: Lazio climbs to second to keep Napoli waiting for Scudetto

The Hindu  

The Serie A title race is all but over and Napoli will look to secure the Scudetto with five games running, playing against Lazio. In the previous round of play, despite Lazio losing to Inter Milan, Napoli failed to capitalise as it drew with Salernitana. In this round of games, Lazio plays Sassuolo and a draw or loss here for …

Italy sports authority cancels 15-point penalty for Juventus, orders new trial
1 year, 8 months ago

Italy sports authority cancels 15-point penalty for Juventus, orders new trial

The Hindu  

Italy’s top sports body on Thursday ordered a football court to review its previous ruling which docked Juventus 15 points in the current Serie A season, in a case centred on the club’s transfer dealings. With eight games left to play this season, the decision lifts Juventus from seventh to third in the Serie A table - with 59 points, …

Serie A preview: Stuttering Juve faces Napoli test as it looks to get back on track
1 year, 8 months ago

Serie A preview: Stuttering Juve faces Napoli test as it looks to get back on track

The Hindu  

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri will be hoping his team’s recent Serie A slump is a blip rather than a sign it is slipping out of the race for the top six when it hosts runaway leader Napoli on Sunday. Allegri’s seventh-placed side has lost ground on the European places in the last two weeks after back-to-back defeats to Lazio and …

Osimhen back for Napoli, Giroud a doubt for Milan in Champions League quarterfinal
1 year, 8 months ago

Osimhen back for Napoli, Giroud a doubt for Milan in Champions League quarterfinal

The Hindu  

AC Milan can move one step closer to reviving its past European glory. Serie A scoring leader Victor Osimhen is back from an injured abductor muscle in his left leg that kept him out of Milan’s 1-0 win in the first game last week. Milan won the last of its seven European Cup and Champions League titles in 2007, while …

Serie A: AC Milan’s struggle continues with 1-1 draw at Bologna
1 year, 8 months ago

Serie A: AC Milan’s struggle continues with 1-1 draw at Bologna

The Hindu  

Capable of beating runaway Serie A leader Napoli twice this month, AC Milan hasn’t beaten anyone else lately. Milan takes a 1-0 first-leg lead into the match at Napoli’s Diego Armando Maradona stadium on Tuesday, having also routed Napoli 4-0 in the league at the start of the month. Apart from goalkeeper Mike Maignan, Milan coach Stefano Pioli changed his …

AC Milan beats 10-man Napoli 1-0 in Champions League QF
1 year, 8 months ago

AC Milan beats 10-man Napoli 1-0 in Champions League QF

Associated Press  

MILAN — AC Milan beat Napoli for the second time in the space of less than two weeks — and this time with more at stake — as the Rossoneri won 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. It was also because of that that at a certain point we became nervous on the field.” …

Serie A: Napoli back on the winning track thanks to Lecce own goal
1 year, 8 months ago

Serie A: Napoli back on the winning track thanks to Lecce own goal

The Hindu  

Napoli took another step closer to ending its 33-year wait to win the Serie A title after it came away from Lecce with a 2-1 win on Friday thanks to a bizarre own goal from Lecce defender Antonino Gallo. Napoli, whose shock 4-0 loss to AC Milan on Sunday was only its third league defeat of the season, is within …

Napoli get Serie A title charge back on track with victory at Lecce
1 year, 8 months ago

Napoli get Serie A title charge back on track with victory at Lecce

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A bizarre 64th-minute own goal from Lecce defender Antonino Gallo, who chested …

Napoli faces new challenge: Responding to a heavy loss
1 year, 8 months ago

Napoli faces new challenge: Responding to a heavy loss

Associated Press  

ROME — Out of nowhere, Napoli is facing what might be its biggest challenge yet. “And now we know that from here on there are going to be very hard battles to bring home the scudetto.” Until the Milan defeat, Napoli fans had been casting aside superstitions and painting the city blue as if the team had already won the …

Serie A preview: Napoli looks to bounce back at Lecce with Milan showdown looming
1 year, 8 months ago

Serie A preview: Napoli looks to bounce back at Lecce with Milan showdown looming

The Hindu  

Napoli travels to Lecce on Friday trying to bounce straight back from its crushing home defeat at the hands of AC Milan with the all-Italian Champions League quarter-final between the two looming. Player to watch: Giovanni SimeoneThe Argentine has performed admirably as a deputy to Osimhen on the rare occasions that Serie A’s top scorer has been out injured this …

AC Milan routs Napoli 4-0 in Champions League warning
1 year, 8 months ago

AC Milan routs Napoli 4-0 in Champions League warning

Associated Press  

ROME — If this was just the antipasto, Napoli should be concerned about what AC Milan will serve up for the main course. In the first of three matchups between Milan and Napoli this month, the defending Serie A champion routed this season’s runaway leader 4-0 on Sunday ahead of two more clashes in the Champions League quarterfinals. That will …

Napoli and Milan prepare for 1st of 3 meetings in 17 days
1 year, 8 months ago

Napoli and Milan prepare for 1st of 3 meetings in 17 days

Associated Press  

MILAN — Over the next three weeks, AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli will have three chances to do something he’s only done once before: beat Napoli counterpart Luciano Spalletti. Milan visits runaway leader Napoli on Sunday in Serie A before taking on the southern team over two legs in the Champions League quarterfinals. While another loss is unlikely to see …

Serie A: Napoli thrashes Torino 4-0 away to extend lead
1 year, 9 months ago

Serie A: Napoli thrashes Torino 4-0 away to extend lead

The Hindu  

Serie A leaders Napoli thrashed Torino 4-0 away with a double from Victor Osimhen and goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Tanguy Ndombele on Sunday to move closer to the title. “As the Naples saying goes: he who is hungry doesn’t sleep.” Napoli took the lead after nine minutes when Piotr Zielinski’s corner found Osimhen in the centre of the box, …

Serie A: League Leaders Napoli Open up 21 Point Gap at Top With 4-0 Demolition of Torino
1 year, 9 months ago

Serie A: League Leaders Napoli Open up 21 Point Gap at Top With 4-0 Demolition of Torino

News 18  

Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia were again the heroes for Napoli as Italy’s champions-elect thumped Torino 4-0 and moved a whopping 21 points clear at the Serie A summit. Nigeria striker Osimhen took his league-leading goal tally to 21 with two towering headers in each half with Kvaratskhelia’s 35th-minute penalty sandwiched in between. Kvaratskhelia then laid on Tanguy Ndombele’s first …

UEFA Champions League: 'Napoli's Resurgence Bodes Well for Italian Football', Feels Ashley Westwood
1 year, 9 months ago

UEFA Champions League: 'Napoli's Resurgence Bodes Well for Italian Football', Feels Ashley Westwood

News 18  

The UEFA Champions League is held in high regard not just in Europe but across the globe for the multitude of storylines and perspectives it offers. Nobody would have called what’s going with Napoli in the Serie A and the Champions League”, said former footballer and manager Ashley Westwood as he expressed his delight with watching one of Italy’s culture-rich …

Serie A: Juventus Pip Sampdoria, Roma's Top Four Hopes Dented
1 year, 9 months ago

Serie A: Juventus Pip Sampdoria, Roma's Top Four Hopes Dented

News 18  

Adrien Rabiot made sure Juventus continued their charge towards European football with a decisive brace in his team’s hard-fought 4-2 Serie A win over struggling Sampdoria. They would still be a whopping 15 points behind champions-elect Napoli but given the inconsistent form of Serie A’s other top clubs they would be a strong bet to reach next season’s Champions League. …

Napoli out to show title pursuit still on track
1 year, 9 months ago

Napoli out to show title pursuit still on track

The Hindu  

Serie A’s runaway leader Napoli will face another tough test at home against Atalanta on Saturday as Luciano Spalletti’s side aims to prove that last week’s 1-0 loss against Lazio, which ended its eight-match winning run, was just a blip. While Napoli is still 15 points ahead of second-placed Inter Milan, another loss could reignite its rival’s fading hopes of …

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