NAPOLI NEWS
Gennaro Gattuso reveals he will make three or four changes in Napoli’s XI against AZ Alkmaar and admits the Covid situation is concerning.
Dries Mertens is not sure Napoli are a stronger side compared to last season and reveals how Victor Osimhen can help the Azzurri.
Gian Piero Gasperini sees the Champions League opener with Midtjylland as ‘an opportunity’ to put the 4-1 defeat to Napoli behind Atalanta.
The number of players testing positive for COVID-19 at AZ Alkmaar has risen to 13, but Thursday’s Europa League game with Napoli should still go ahead.
Napoli are 'advised' not to play the scheduled match in the Europa League against AZ Alkmaar, who have eight positive cases of coronavirus in their squad.
Minister of Sport Vincenzo Spadafora said football has no ‘certainties’ to complete the season and urges Serie A to ‘find a Plan B and C’.
UEFA has announced the referees for the first round of fixtures in the Europa League group stage, where Roma, Milan and Napoli are involved.
Former Napoli, Milan and Juventus forward Gonazlo Higuain said he moved away from Europe and to Inter Miami ‘with the intention of being happy again’.
AZ Alkmaar have announced ‘a number of new’ cases of COVID-19 ahead of their meeting with Napoli in the Europa League.
Napoli confirmed captain Lorenzo Insigne completed a training session with the group, as Gennaro Gattuso prepares for AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League.
Juventus-Napoli could still go ahead, according to Il Mattino, as the Partenopei’s appeal at CONI could change the sports judge’s decision.
Napoli winger Lorenzo Insigne partially trained with the rest of the team this morning and gets closer to returning to action after a hamstring injury.
Nigerian Serie A strikers Victor Osimhen and Nwanwko Simy scored a goal each against Atalanta and Juventus respectively and celebrated by showing a shirt against Nigeria’s Police brutality.
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from this Serie A Super Saturday, with Napoli-Atalanta, Inter-Milan, Sampdoria-Lazio and Crotone-Juventus.
Napoli put in one of their best performances in years and Atalanta among their worst, as Chucky Lozano’s double, a Matteo Politano scorcher and Victor Osimhen’s first Serie A goal proved decisive.
Gian Piero Gasperini says Atalanta’s defeat at Napoli is a ‘wake ap call’ for his men and that Josip Ilicic’s return to the starting XI is ‘one of the few good news of the day.’
Gennaro Gattuso maintains Atalanta ‘might’ve conceded six or seven’ against Napoli today and assures he is ‘angrier than anyone’ they didn’t get to play Juventus. ‘I would’ve used this line-up.’
Napoli put on a masterclass to humiliate leaders Atalanta 4-1, Hirving Lozano bagging a brace with Matteo Politano and Victor Osimhen also on target.
Atalanta director Umberto Marino assures Josip Ilicic is ‘very happy and realised just how important he is’ for the club, as the Slovenian returns against Napoli.
Napoli director of sport Cristiano Giuntoli believes Victor Osimhen can ‘reach double figures’ in his debut Serie A season, while Arkadiusz Milik refused every offer.
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