Napoli will be hoping to bounce back from an unlikely midweek Italian Cup exit when it makes a short trip on Saturday to Salernitana, which sacked and then brought back its manager within the space of two days. Runaway league leader thanks to its whirlwind, five-goal destruction of Juventus on Friday, Napoli was then dumped […]
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Napoli showdown puts Juve's title credentials under microscope
Juventus’ unexpected entry into the Serie A title discussion will undergo its toughest test yet on Friday when the league’s form team travels to runaway leaders Napoli. Seven points back in second, Juve has bounced back from an atrocious start to the campaign to emerge as one of the two leading candidates to stop Napoli’s […]
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Serie A: Napoli moves seven clear to ruin Sampdoria's Vialli and Mihajlovic send-off
Napoli moved seven points clear at the top of Serie A after Sunday’s 2-0 win at 10-man Sampdoria, which paid tribute to deceased greats Gianluca Vialli and Sinisa Mihajlovic. Victor Osimhen poked Napoli ahead in the 19th minute before Eljif Elmas sealed the points with a perfectly-place penalty with eight minutes remaining at a soaking […]
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Serie A: Edin Dzeko hands Napoli its first defeat to crack open title race
Edin Dzeko bust open the Serie A title race on Wednesday with the only goal in Inter Milan’s 1-0 win over Napoli which cut the leaders’ advantage at the top of the league to five points. The Bosnia captain’s powerful header from Federico Dimarco‘s cross 10 minutes after the break was […]
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Serie A: Napoli relaunches charge towards history with tough Inter test
Napoli recommences its bid for a first Italian title in over three decades when it faces rival Inter Milan on Wednesday as Serie A gets back underway with one of the league’s most hotly-anticipated fixtures. Luciano Spalletti‘s team has already won once this season at the San Siro, claiming the points in […]
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Cameroon keeps World Cup hopes alive with 3-3 with against Serbia
Cameroon kept its hopes of making the last 16 of the World Cup alive on Monday after fighting back from two goals down to draw a thrilling Group G encounter with Serbia 3-3. Rigobert Song‘s team looked almost dead and buried after goals from Strahinja Pavlovic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Aleksandar Mitrovic gave Serbia a 3-1 […]
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Serie A: Napoli eyes Christmas lead as bumper weekend offers derby delights
Napoli has the chance to further extend its lead at the top of Serie A on Saturday when it travels to Bergamo for a top-of-the-table clash with Atalanta in a bumper weekend in Italy’s top flight. An all-competitions winning streak for Luciano Spalletti’s team ended at 13 matches with Tuesday’s defeat at Liverpool that didn’t […]