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Impassioned Gattuso hails spirit of players after Juve win
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON FEB 14, 2021 08:02 AM IST
The 43-year-old led Napoli to a Coppa Italia triumph last season, the club's first trophy in six years.
Napoli's Fabian Ruiz tests positive for coronavirus
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 07:35 AM IST
The Spanish midfielder will miss the league match against Fiorentina on Sunday as well as Wednesday’s Italian Super Cup final against Juventus.
Under pressure coaches battle to rival Juventus in challenge to Milan
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 10:38 PM IST
The club denied any such meeting had taken place. Three days later, they were rocked by the news of former player Diego Maradona’s death, with the whole city in mourning.
Napoli renames stadium in honor of Maradona
By Press Trust of India | Naples
UPDATED ON DEC 05, 2020 10:40 AM IST
The Naples city council unanimously approved the change of name from Stadio San Paolo to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
‘For Diego’: Napoli beat Roma 4-0 amid Maradona tributes
By Associated Press | Milan
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 10:25 AM IST
It was Napoli’s first Serie A game since Maradona died on Wednesday in his native Argentina. Maradona led Napoli to its only two Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990 and is considered a god-like figure in the southern city.
I made mistakes, and I paid for them. But the ball is still pure: Maradona the antagonist
By Aditya Iyer (Chief Cricket Writer) | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2020 12:02 PM IST
The cameras caught him in all avatars between saint and sinner, in all ages between old and young, in all sizes between fat and fit and in all emotions between darling and deplorable. But one trait remained a constant for the gaze of the ever-present lens in his life – his loneliness.
Europa League: Arsenal and Hoffenheim qualify, emotional win for Napoli
By Reuters
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2020 09:51 AM IST
Arsenal’s record signing Nicolas Pepe got back in manager Mikel Arteta’s good books with the opening goal in his club’s 3-0 win at Molde on Thursday that sealed his side’s place in the Europa League knockout stages.
Move over St. Paul: Napoli stadium to be named for Maradona
By Associated Press | Associated Press
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 06:11 PM IST
The move comes with the city in mourning for the soccer great, who died Wednesday of a heart attack at age 60, two weeks after being released from a hospital in Buenos Aires following brain surgery.
Ibrahimovic brace ends decade-long wait for AC Milan win at Napoli
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON NOV 23, 2020 06:08 AM IST
Dries Mertens pulled one back for the home side to give them hope, but a clumsy challenge by Tiemoue Bakayoko earned the Napoli midfielder a second yellow card with 25 minutes left on the clock and Jens Petter Hauge eventually notched Milan’s third in stoppage time.
Napoli handed 3-0 loss, docked a point for missing Juve game
By Press Trust of India | Milan
UPDATED ON OCT 14, 2020 10:25 PM IST
Napoli did not travel to Turin for the Oct. 4 game and local health authorities ordered the squad into quarantine after two players tested positive for the coronavirus.
Serie A: Napoli beat Parma 2-0 as fans return to stadiums
By Associated Press | MILAN
UPDATED ON SEP 20, 2020 07:13 PM IST
In Parma, fans were present for the first time since Serie A restarted during the coronavirus pandemic after the government agreed on Saturday to allow up to 1,000 fans into stadiums.
Gonzalo Higuain leaves Juventus, set for Miami switch
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON SEP 18, 2020 02:26 PM IST
Former Real Madrid striker Higuain, who joined Juventus in 2016 after a three-year stint with Napoli, scored 66 goals in 149 games in all competitions for the league champions.
Lionel Messi unstoppable as Barca beats Napoli to reach CL last 8
By Associated Press | BARCELONA, Spain
UPDATED ON AUG 09, 2020 07:18 AM IST
Messi netted Barcelona’s second goal in the 3-1 victory that sent the Spanish side past Napoli on a 4-2 aggregate score on Saturday.
Barca may need youth to get past Napoli, reach CL final 8
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON AUG 07, 2020 06:12 PM IST
Barcelona will be without midfielders Sergio Busquets, Arturo Vidal and Arthur for Saturday’s second leg of their round-of-16 tie.
Plenty of penalties helped Immobile match scoring record
By Associated Press | Rome
UPDATED ON AUG 02, 2020 01:09 PM IST
Current Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuaín also scored 36 in 2015-16 while with Napoli, improving by one goal on the previous mark set by Gunnar Nordhal 66 years earlier.
Juventus suffer first home league defeat for over two years
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON AUG 02, 2020 09:24 AM IST
The Turin side, last beaten on their own ground in a Serie A match by Napoli in April 2018, have lost both their games since clinching the title one week ago and finished the campaign with 83 points, one ahead of Inter Milan.
Immobile scores hat trick, nears single-season record
By Associated Press | Napoli
UPDATED ON JUL 27, 2020 10:35 AM IST
Higuain scored 36 for Napoli in 2015-16. Immobile’s second goal of the night was a thing of beauty: Set up by Jordan Lukaku on the left flank, he curled a shot into the far top corner.
Serie A: Gattuso’s Napoli draw 2-2 against AC Milan
By Associated Press | MILAN
UPDATED ON JUL 13, 2020 06:15 AM IST
Gattuso had both played for and coached Milan but had never faced the Rossoneri since leaving by mutual consent at the end of last season.
‘Reckless’: Health officials unhappy as thousands of Napoli fans swarm the street after win over Juventus
By Press Trust of India | Rome
UPDATED ON JUN 19, 2020 06:43 PM IST
World Health Organization assistant director general Ranieri Guerra said the scenes reminded him of Atalanta’s Champions League game with Valencia in February. That match, which has been labeled “Game Zero” by local media.
At 35, Cristiano Ronaldo may have lost a step during the lockdown
By Press Trust of India | Rome
UPDATED ON JUN 18, 2020 06:15 PM IST
The Juventus striker failed to make an impact in his first two matches back, making his run of 19 goals in 14 consecutive matches before the break seem like a distant memory.
Cristiano Ronaldo can only watch as Napoli win Italian Cup title
By Associated Press | ROME
UPDATED ON JUN 18, 2020 08:24 AM IST
Afterward, Ronaldo appeared on the verge of tears. “He was a little sad at the result,” explained teammate Juan Cuadrado. “It’s always a lottery when it goes to penalties.”
Mertens extends Napoli contract after setting club record
By Associated Press | NAPLES, Italy
UPDATED ON JUN 17, 2020 09:28 PM IST
The 33-year-old’s previous contract was due to expire at the end of the month. Financial details were not disclosed.
Rusty Ronaldo looking to improve in Italian Cup final
By Associated Press | Rome
UPDATED ON JUN 15, 2020 05:51 PM IST
Like almost every other player featured in the semifinal return legs — the first two matches of Italian soccer’s restart — Ronaldo showed signs of rust after being inactive for more than three months during the coronavirus pandemic
Cavani, Silva to leave, says PSG sporting director
By Reuters | PARIS
UPDATED ON JUN 14, 2020 01:19 PM IST
Cavani, who joined PSG from Napoli in 2013, is the club’s all-time top scorer with 200 goals in all competitions and has made over 300 appearances.“It was a difficult decision to make, they are players who made their mark on
Ronaldo misses penalty but Juventus reach Italian Cup final with 0-0 draw against AC Milan
By Associated Press | Turin
UPDATED ON JUN 13, 2020 12:35 PM IST
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty and Juventus dominated, although quality was clearly lacking in both teams following the lengthy hiatus.
‘We were defenseless’: Virus left its mark on Italian football
By Associated Press | ROME
UPDATED ON JUN 10, 2020 05:43 PM IST
With Inter, Juventus and Milan — plus Napoli — all in action when Italian soccer restarts with the Italian Cup semifinals this week, the effects of the pandemic will still be fresh in the minds of players, coaches and club executives.
Italy gives Serie A clubs hope with training ruling
By AFP | Rome
UPDATED ON MAY 03, 2020 08:26 PM IST
Fans banned from Barca v Napoli Champions League tie over coronavirus
By Agence France-Presse | Madrid
UPDATED ON MAR 10, 2020 05:20 PM IST
PSG’s match at the Parc des Princes was forced behind closed doors after the French government announced a ban on all gatherings of more than 1,000 people in a country where 1,412 cases of COVID-19 infections have been recorded and 25 deaths.
Gennaro Gattuso says Napoli will use ‘helmets and armour’ at Barcelona
By Reuters | Reuters
UPDATED ON FEB 26, 2020 02:17 PM IST
Tuesday’s result left the Serie A side with a huge task in the return at Camp Nou on March 18 but the famously fiery coach refused to accept his side were out of the running in the round of 16 tie.
Champions League: Griezmann rescues Barcelona first-leg draw at Napoli
By AFP | Naples
UPDATED ON FEB 26, 2020 08:55 AM IST
Barcelona ended the game with 10 men after Arturo Vidal was sent off with two minutes to go after picking up two yellow cards, following an angry clash with Napoli defender Mario Rui.
