Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri hailed the “extraordinary” efforts of his side after they ended Juventus’ bid for an unbeaten campaign with a 2-0 Coppa Italia final win. An Edinson Cavani penalty put Napoli ahead after 63 minutes, with Marek Hamsik ensuring victory seven minutes from time at the Stadio Olimpico as Napoli won their first […]
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Napoli ended a 22-year wait for silverware by beating Juventus 2-0 in the Coppa Italia final on Sunday, a defeat which ruuned Juventus’s shot at an unbeaten season and domestic double. An Edinson Cavani penalty put Napoli ahead after 63 minutes, with Marek Hamsik ensuring victory seven minutes from time at the Stadio Olimpico. Juventus […]
Napoli ended a 22-year wait for silverware by beating Juventus 2-0 in the Coppa Italia final on Sunday, a defeat which ruuned Juventus’s shot at an unbeaten season and domestic double. An Edinson Cavani penalty put Napoli ahead after 63 minutes, with Marek Hamsik ensuring victory seven minutes from time at the Stadio Olimpico. Juventus […]
By winning the Champions League on Saturday, not only will Chelsea be playing in the Champions League again next season, instead of the Europa League, but they will avoid the Champions League qualification game after being given a number one seed by UEFA. Joining Chelsea as the top seeds in the August 30 draw are […]
The betting scandal in Italy just took a blockbuster twist when Siena midfielder Filippo Carobbio accused current Juventus boss Antonio Conte of being ware of match-fixing during his time in charge at Siena. According to quotes in La Gazzetta Dello Sport, Carobbio told prosecutors about two games that Conte knew that match was being fixed. The first match was […]
Bit of a surprise to hear that Lucio has decided to leave Inter. Lucio’s agent Sandro Becker is quoted as saying today: “He had three excellent years at Inter and feels it’s time to make a change,” “We have been working on this since last week and resumed talks on Wednesday. We put in a transfer request and Inter […]
AC Milan have confirmed the signings of Bakaye Traorè and Riccardo Montolivo on Bosman transfers. Both midfielders, Traorè arrives from French club Nancy and Montolivo has joined the Rossoneri after his contract at Fiorentina expired. Traore has signed a deal through June 2015, while Italian international Montolivo has signed through 2016. That Toure ended up […]
Inter boss Andrea Stramaccioni says he must try and mastermind a serious Scudetto challenge in 2012-13 because the expectation at Inter is that they are title contenders every season: “If you are called Inter then you have to aim for the Scudetto,” the 36-year-old stated in an interview with the Corriere dello Sport. “There was […]
New PSV signing Mark van Bommel will take up a coaching role at the club once he retires. The Netherlands international signed a one-year contract with the Dutch side yesterday after joining from AC Milan. The 35-year-old spent six years at PSV earlier in his career, winning four Eredivisie titles, and the club’s technical director […]