Mario Rui has encouraged the San Paolo to give Maurizio Sarri a “very nice reception” when the former coach returns to Napoli as the Juventus coach.

Sarri brought some good times to the Neapolitans and left for Chelsea in the Premier League after 148 games at the helm of the Partenopei.

He returned to Italy last summer, to take over rivals Juventus, but Mario Rui goes a long way back with the coach and said he hopes he will be “welcome” on Sunday.

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The referees for Serie A week 21 have been announced, and Gianpaolo Calvarese has been given the derby match between Roma and Lazio.

The 43-year-old will be the match official when the Giallorossi are set to play their home game against the Biancocelesti

He has been at the helm of 21 Lazio matches so far and they have come out as winners in 15 of them, only losing three times with Calvarese in charge.

Roma also have experience with the Teramo resident, as he has led the Giallorossi out of the tunnel 17 times.

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Lorenzo Tonelli has attended his first training session after returning to Sampdoria and thanked his former employer. “I will always carry Napoli in my heart”.

The 30-year-old has returned to the Marassi after six months back with the Partenopei.

Napoli had let him go on loan to Sampdoria last season and after zero minutes in Serie A for the Azzurri this term, they have decided to part with the defender.

He arrived at the Blucerchiati’s training ground this morning and has written a goodbye message to Napoli on social media.

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Inter and Napoli are doing a great deal of business at the moment, which could include a swap between Matias Vecino and Allan.

According to Sky Sport Italia, the two clubs began talks about a potential exchange of midfielders for the January transfer window.

Vecino is reported to be on his way out of San Siro if Christian Eriksen completes his transfer from Tottenham Hotspur.

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Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri won’t take credit for Cristiano Ronaldo’s scoring run against Roma. “Give credit to his mother for creating such a specimen!”

The Bianconeri swept through to the Coppa Italia semi-finals against either Milan or Torino with a 3-1 win, decided by Cristiano Ronaldo, Rodrigo Bentancur and Leonardo Bonucci.

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Matteo Politano has reportedly accepted a €25m Napoli move, with Fernando Llorente going to Inter on loan, therefore ending Olivier Giroud interest.

According to Sky Sport Italia, Sportitalia and others, today’s meetings made immense progress in the situation between the various parties.

Politano will go to Napoli on an 18-month loan with obligation to buy for a total cost of €25m.

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Inter and Napoli have agreed terms for Matteo Politano, while today the player also reportedly gave the all-clear to working out a contract.

The wide forward is not part of Antonio Conte’s plans and had a medical with Roma last week, but Inter pulled the plug on the straight swap with Leonardo Spinazzola.

Napoli stepped in with their own proposal to take Politano on loan with obligation to buy at the end of the season for a total €25m.

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Lorenzo Tonelli is set to complete his return to Sampdoria this week, on loan with obligation to buy from Napoli for €2.5m.

According to Sky Sport Italia, Sportitalia and more, a deal has been struck and the two clubs are finalising the details.

He should have his medical with the Blucerchiati tomorrow.

It is a return to Marassi for the 30-year-old defender, who was already on loan with Samp during the 2018-19 season.

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Parma have reportedly asked after Napoli striker Fernando Llorente as well as Inter teenager Sebastiano Esposito to replace Roberto Inglese.

The Ducali need a centre-forward after news Inglese had suffered a serious muscle tear in his thigh during the 2-1 defeat to Juventus.

It means he’ll be out of action for a couple of months, potentially for the rest of the season, so Parma require reinforcements.

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Napoli and Inter have reportedly agreed a fee for Matteo Politano, but the player would still prefer a move to Roma, claims Il Corriere dello Sport.

Politano’s move to the Giallorossi broke down last week due to issues surrounding Leonardo Spinazzola in the swap deal, with little to do with the Inter winger.

The 26-year-old was visibly distraught at the breakdown of his move to the capital, and hopes that a deal can still be agreed between the two clubs.

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