Scott McTominay’s brace against Torino allowed Napoli to return to the top of the Serie A table with four games remaining, and the Scotsman celebrated the achievement with a club icon in the dressing room.
Scott McTominay reveals his favourite new nickname at Napoli after two goals sent them clear at the top of the Serie A table. ‘We’ve got to keep calm and
Paolo Di Canio questions Simone Inzaghi’s ability to motivate the team, but feels Francesco Acerbi is the only Inter player who ‘still believes’ as the others ‘just turn their backs.’ The Nerazzurri suffered their third consecutive defeat across all competitions on Sunday, losing 1-0 to Roma at San Siro.
Fabio Capello believes Napoli are now the favourites to win the Scudetto, although Antonio Conte’s latest claims left him ‘perplexed.’ The Serie A title race is heating up as Napoli and Inter are level on 71 points with just five games remaining.
Ivan Ilic thought he had scored a late equaliser for Torino against Como, but his goal was disallowed due to Cristiano Biraghi’s double touch on a corner kick.
Liverpool and Manchester City have had some great battles in the Premier League but now they could be about to fight to sign a player. Both the Premier League clubs have an extensive scouting network and most of the times, their signings have worked.
Alessandro Buongiorno has picked three Italians and two former Milan players in his list of all-time favourite defenders, and has revealed that Napoli’s
Juventus defender Gleison Bremer has opened up on his struggles after moving to Turin in 2018 and has outlined his targets ahead of his Bianconeri return, following a torrid year on the sidelines recovering from a cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic has been one of the best-performing Serie A goalies this season, and a few big clubs like Chelsea, Manchester City, and Napoli are keeping tabs on him.
Tuttosport reports Enzo Maresca is unhappy with Chelsea’s goalkeepers, so the Blues are keeping a close eye on Torino star Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, who is available for €20m.
Igor Tudor’s appointment as new Juventus head coach had an immediate effect on Kenan Yildiz, who scored the winner to give his side all three points against Genoa in the Croatian manager’s first game in charge.
Former Torino coach Giancarlo Camolese admits he was surprised by Scotland international Che Adams: ‘I didn’t know him.’ The Scottish striker joined the Granata on a free transfer last summer and has netted eight goals in 27 Serie A matches.
Samuele Ricci explains where Italy went wrong against Germany and how they aim to turn the Nations League quarter-final around tonight. ‘The game is within our reach.’ It kicks off at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund at 19.45 GMT.
Luciano Spalletti insists Italy must treat this Nations League quarter-final against Germany as ‘the chance to prove what we are made of.’ It kicks off at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund at 19.45 GMT.
Roma and Italy legend Daniele De Rossi praises Claudio Ranieri, saying he’s been doing a fantastic job at the Stadio Olimpico. De Rossi started the season as Roma’s coach but was suddenly sacked in September and replaced by Ivan Juric.
Napoli boss Antonio Conte has earmarked Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic as a concrete transfer target for the summer. According to Sky Sport Italia, the title-bidding Partenopei boss holds the Serbia international in high esteem and could launch an assault to bring him to Naples at the end of the season.
Alessandro Buongiorno admits that the Italy players were left disappointed by the 2-1 defeat at home against Germany on Thursday night, but insists that the squad have turned their ‘bitterness’ into ‘focus’ ahead of the return leg in Dortmund on Sunday. Italy trail 2-1 at the halfway stage of their Nations League quarter-final against Germany.
They didn’t know that that was going to be their last Derby, those brave, maroon-dressed players from the Grande Torino who took the field against Juventus at the legendary Filadelfia Stadium on February 13, 1949.