COPPA ITALIA
Dries Mertens has insisted that the gap between Napoli and Juventus is ‘minimal. I’m convinced winning the Coppa Italia is a starting point’.
Juventus midfielder Simone Muratore has officially signed with Atalanta. 'This represents a great opportunity for me.'
The Juventus U23 team has won its first trophy, beating Ternana 2-1 to lift the Coppa Italia Serie C under coach Fabio Pecchia.
Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny claims the win against Bologna was ‘the turning point’, says it’s 'strange' to resume after the long break and expects having to ‘sacrifice’ to win the Scudetto.
Fiorentina are, according to Corriere Fiorentino, monitoring Maurizio Sarri’s situation at Juventus, ready to offer the Tuscan coach a job in Florence.
Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne has gifted a new moped to a fan whose vehicle was stolen during the Coppa Italia celebrations.
Former hero Alessandro Del Piero has claimed Juventus made a big mistake when they let Mario Mandzukic go: “I would have kept him all day.”
Referee Daniele Doveri has claimed it was a ‘beautiful feeling’ to be back on the pitch and revealed ‘almost nothing had changed’ during the Coppa Italia Final: “I just had to lower my voice.”
Maurizio Sarri confirms Cristiano Ronaldo asked to play in a wider role for Juventus, but he tries to put the Coppa Italia disappointment aside for the trip to Bologna.
Stefano Pioli warns Milan ‘are gambling with everything over the next 40 days,’ starting with a trip to Lecce. ‘We have 12 games left to capture a place in Europe.’
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