We are down to the final four of Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in this season’s Champions League semi-finals. It was a quarter-finals of surprises. Paris Saint-Germain stunned Barcelona while Borussia Dortmund surprised Atletico Madrid. Then Bayern Munich sent Arsenal packing and Real Madrid, buoyed by goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, outlasted the […]
Napoli
It’s been a rough season for Napoli fans. Their team, the defending champions, is floundering in ninth place and a whopping 27 points behind Inter Milan. No surprise then that Walter Mazzarri got the boot after the fans showed their displeasure following the Genoa draw. Taking over? Francesco Calzona. He’ll be in charge for the […]
A look ahead at the much-anticipated Serie A season, with Napoli eager to defend their Scudetto title against the likes of Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan. Saturday, 19 August Empoli vs. Verona: Empoli, aiming to better last season’s performance, kicks off at home against a Verona side that narrowly escaped relegation. Despite Verona’s past […]
We are almost twenty percent of the way through the Serie A season and as we head to the last international break before the World Cup, there is an unusual situation taking place at the top of the table. If the season ended today, neither AC Mila, Inter Milan or Juventus would be playing Champions […]
Serie A has announced that the 2020-2021 season will begin on September 12, decision that has upset Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis. With five Serie A teams still involved in Champions League and the Europa League, there is a possibility that at least one Italian team will play its last game of the 2019-2020 season […]
Dries Mertens became Napoli’s record scorer after his goal edged out Inter Milan and sent the five-time winners into the Coppa Italia final. Leading 1-0 from the first leg, Napoli’s advantage was quickly wiped out when Christian Eriksen scored direct from a corner. Belgium forward Mertens made it 2-1 on aggregate after an assist from […]
Hot on the heels of the Premier League decision to resume playing matches next month behind closed doors, it has announced that Serie A would also e resuming its season next month. Italy’s top flight is to get back underway from June 20, all being well, with the Coppa Italia semifinal second legs and final […]