Christian Maggio is close to signing a new contract with Serie A giants Napoli, his agent has suggested.
The wing-back is only tied to the Stadio San Paolo outfit until June 2013, but it seems as if he'll soon commit his long-term future to the outfit.
Napoli defender Miguel Britos has revealed his frustration at seeing his teammates win without him.
The Uruguayan joined the Naples outfit in the summer, but sustained a broken foot in the team's pre-season friendly at Barcelona five weeks ago.
Napoli, meanwhile, have begun the season in strong form and find themselves comfortably in second place in their Champions League group and in joint-third place in Serie A after their weekend 3-0 win at Inter.
Arrigo Sacchi has revealed he once recommended Carlo Ancelotti to sign Edinson Cavani for Milan.
Sacchi was talking to Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli about Napoli's strong start to the season when revealing this.
Debate over the referee rages on, but surely nobody can disagree with Napoli's Scudetto contender status, says Susy Campanale.
The victory at San Siro was a controversial one undoubtedly affected by referee Gianluca Rocchi's mistakes, having incorrectly booked Joel Obi for a clean tackle and then awarded the penalty – with second yellow card – for a foul outside the box. Inter lost their heads at that stage and were torn apart. However, regardless of all that, Napoli still emerged looking like genuine champions.
Marek Hamsik is still trying to calm the Napoli fans after their San Siro triumph. “It's too early to talk about the Scudetto.”
The Partenopei earned a 3-0 win over Inter in an arena they hadn't conquered since 1994.
Aurelio De Laurentiis dedicated Napoli's victory over Inter to the fans. “It crowns the hard work we all started in 2004.”
The President was in the stands at San Siro for last night's 3-0 win that definitively labels them Scudetto contenders.
Gigi Simoni has been on the bench of both Inter and Napoli, but predicts the Partenopei will win tonight. “They are hungrier.”
A diplomatic incident is on the horizon after Uruguay called Napoli's injured striker Edinson Cavani for international duty.
The hitman is out of tonight's Serie A showdown with Inter because he sprained his ankle in the 2-0 Champions League win over Villarreal on Tuesday.
Goran Pandev leads Napoli against his former teammates, as Inter start Giampaolo Pazzini and Douglas Maicon.
Ezequiel Lavezzi will not shy away from Scudetto talk after Napoli conquered Inter. “We are growing and must continue to get better.”
