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Crisis-Club Napoli Held By Genoa Ahead Of Barcelona Visit | Football News
17Feb By adminNo Comments
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Crisis-Club Napoli Held By Genoa Ahead Of Barcelona Visit | Football News

[ad_1] Napoli's crisis deepened on Saturday after being held to a 1-1 home draw by Genoa, another heavy blow for the ailing Serie A champions ahead of the midweek visit of Barcelona. Cyril Ngonge saved a home point for Napoli in the final minute after Morten Frendrup had given Genoa the lead with a powerful first-time finish just after half-time. Napoli ran away with the league title last season but are now 27 points behind current leaders Inter Milan in ninth spot meaning their chances of a place in next season's revamped Champions League are increasingly slim. Six points separate Napol...
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Serie A: In-Form AC Milan Make Sure Napoli’s Troubles Continue | Football News
12Feb By adminNo Comments
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Serie A: In-Form AC Milan Make Sure Napoli’s Troubles Continue | Football News

[ad_1] AC Milan continued their pursuit of Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Sunday by beating Napoli 1-0 and dealing another huge blow to the troubled champions. Theo Hernandez scored the only goal of an engrossing game in the 25th minute at the San Siro, rolling home the winner after collecting a brilliant Rafael Leao pass. Milan stay eight points behind local rivals Inter in third after stretching their unbeaten league streak to nine matches, of which they have won seven. "We've done really well in the last month or so, we're almost going at Inter's pace, and they're having an incredible...
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Lautaro Martinez Strikes Again As Inter Milan Reclaim Top Spot From Juventus | Football News
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Lautaro Martinez Strikes Again As Inter Milan Reclaim Top Spot From Juventus | Football News

[ad_1] Lautaro Martinez fired Inter Milan back to the top of Serie A with the only goal in Sunday's dramatic 1-0 win at Fiorentina, as depleted Napoli played out an uneventful goalless draw at Lazio. Argentina forward Martinez glanced home the decisive goal in the 14th minute of an action-packed contest in Florence in which Nicolas Gonzalez wasted a late penalty for the hosts, who had Inter on the back foot for much of the game. However it was a clash which ended with Inter one point ahead of Juventus, who were held by Empoli on Saturday, with a game in hand ahead of the two title rivals ...
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Inter Milan Breeze Past Lazio And Into Italian Super Cup Final | Football News
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Inter Milan Breeze Past Lazio And Into Italian Super Cup Final | Football News

[ad_1] Inter Milan will face Napoli in the Italian Super Cup final after comfortably beating Lazio 3-0 in Friday's clash in Riyadh. Goals in each half from Marcus Thuram and Davide Frattesi and Hakan Calhanoglu's penalty four minutes after the break were enough for Serie A leaders Inter to get past Lazio at Al-Awwal Park. Simone Inzaghi's team, the current holders, will now face Napoli on Monday night at the same stadium after the Italian champions beat Fiorentina 3-0 on Thursday. "It was a great performance, we had a lot of fun out there, like we haven't for a while," said Nicolo Barell...
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Alessio Zerbin Hits Brace As Napoli See Off Fiorentina To Reach Italian Super Cup Final | Football News
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Alessio Zerbin Hits Brace As Napoli See Off Fiorentina To Reach Italian Super Cup Final | Football News

[ad_1] Napoli put aside their recent troubles on Thursday by reaching the Italian Super Cup final with a convincing 3-0 win over Fiorentina in Riyadh. Giovanni Simeone opened the scoring in the 22nd minute at a sparsely-populated Al-Awwal Park before Alessio Zerbin ensured Napoli's passage with two late goals, his first for the Italian champions. Napoli will face the winner of Friday's other semi-final, between Inter Milan and Lazio, in the final at the same stadium on Monday night. Thursday's success was a rare bright moment in what has been a disastrous season for Napoli, who are 20 po...
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Juventus Playing ‘Cops And Robbers’ With Inter As Roma Begin Daniele De Rossi Era | Football News
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Juventus Playing ‘Cops And Robbers’ With Inter As Roma Begin Daniele De Rossi Era | Football News

[ad_1] Juventus have the chance to claim top spot in Serie A on Sunday with leaders Inter Milan contesting the Italian Super Cup, while Roma idol Daniele De Rossi takes the reigns at his boyhood club. Massimiliano Allegri's Juve can put pressure on Inter with a win at Lecce in a title race the coach inelegantly described as "cops and robbers". "The robbers runaway and the cops give chase. If there is someone in front there has to be someone behind them," said Allegri after last weekend's 3-0 thumping of Sassuolo. That was a remark which did not go down well with Inter fans, whose team ar...
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Dusan Vlahovic Keeps Juventus In Touch With Leaders Inter Milan As Napoli’s Nightmare Continues | Football News
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Dusan Vlahovic Keeps Juventus In Touch With Leaders Inter Milan As Napoli’s Nightmare Continues | Football News

[ad_1] Dusan Vlahovic made sure that Juventus stayed two points behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan with the decisive late goal in Sunday's 2-1 win at 10-man Salernitana, as troubled Napoli crashed to a 3-0 defeat at Torino. Serbia striker Vlahovic thumped home a perfect header in the first minute of stoppage time to snatch the points for Juve, completing a fine comeback from a goal down at the Stadio Arechi. "We gave everything tonight and we deserved to win. We never give up, we give everything right to the end," said Vlahovic to DAZN."Our aim is to get back into the Champions League, after that we'll take each game as it comes and see where we end up."The 23-year-old's seventh goal of the season came at the end of a battle in soaking Salerno, where the hosts fought bravely even after l...
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Crisis-Club Napoli Crumble At Torino As AC Milan Strengthen Top Four Credentials | Football News
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Crisis-Club Napoli Crumble At Torino As AC Milan Strengthen Top Four Credentials | Football News

[ad_1] Napoli's nightmare season continued on Sunday after crashing to a 3-0 defeat at Torino, while AC Milan consolidated their place in Serie A's Champions League positions with a 3-0 win at Empoli. Livid Napoli fans launched flares onto the pitch at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino during a humiliating loss for the troubled champions, who have sunk down to ninth place. Last season's historic Scudetto has now been forgotten as Napoli plunge deeper into crisis with each passing week, their third defeat in four matches in all competitions fully deserved after a shambolic display in Turin.Without Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, Walter Mazzerri's side failed to score for the fourth straight match and are completely unrecognisable from the team which cruised to title glory last term.Napoli...
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Napoli Held To Goalless Draw By Monza; Leaders Inter Milan Also Drop Points | Football News
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Napoli Held To Goalless Draw By Monza; Leaders Inter Milan Also Drop Points | Football News

[ad_1] Monza's Matteo Pessina had a penalty saved by Mario Rui, guilty of handball.© AFPDefending Serie A champions Napoli saw their non-winning league ways continue Friday with a goalless draw against mid-table Monza. The result left Walter Mazzarri's team, missing banned strikers Matteo Politano and Victor Osimhen, in seventh place in the table on 28 points. Inter Milan are currently top on 45 points, with Juventus in second on 40. Mazzarri's frustrations boiled over with his misfiring side, and the coach was shown a yellow card in the 82nd minute. His Monza counterpart Raffaele Palladino was also sent off from the sidelines late in the game.Monza's Matteo Pessina had a penalty saved by Mario Rui, guilty of handball, in the 65th minute, while Napoli's best chance came from a first-half...
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