2:02 PM ET ROME, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Two goals from Arkadiusz Milik helped Napoli return to winning ways in Serie A with a 2-0 home victory over Hellas Verona on Saturday. The Poland international had not scored this season going into the game, but struck in either half to end his drought. Napoli’s form
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3:01 PM ET Napoli paid the price for playing a weakened side as they dropped Champions League points in 0-0 draw away at Racing Genk on Wednesday. After beating holders Liverpool in their opening Group E game, coach Carlo Ancelotti left out Lorenzo Insigne and dropped Dries Mertens to the bench against the Belgian champions,
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too late to look forward to January! Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. All the major completed transfers | European transfer review Napoli’s Fabian a man in demand Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz has
2:15 PM ET A Dries Mertens double helped Napoli return to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Sampdoria on Saturday that continued the visitors’ miserable start to the Serie A season. Before the international break, Carlo Ancelotti’s side fought back from three goals down against Juventus only for Kalidou Koulibaly to score a stoppage
TURIN, Italy — Maurizio Sarri’s predecessor at Juventus, Massimiliano Allegri, liked to say, “If you want to be entertained, go to the circus.” To him, the result tended to be all that mattered. How Juventus arrived at it obviously held an importance. Allegri never wanted the team to put in a bad performance, as those
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol recaps Juventus’ extraordinary 4-3 win over Napoli in Turin. Kalidou Koulibaly scored a calamitous own goal in injury time as Napoli lost 4-3 at Juventus. To watch Serie A, sign up for ESPN+. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti reacts to the news that Juventus’ talisman Giorgio Chiellini has a torn ACL and
Fernando Llorente helped Tottenham reach the Champions League final. Fernando Llorente has signed for Napoli on a free transfer. Sources told ESPN FC last week that the former Tottenham striker would move to Serie A on a two-year deal. – ESPN fantasy: Sign up now!– When does the transfer window close? He said on Twitter:
TURIN, Italy — Maurizio Sarri’s predecessor at Juventus, Massimiliano Allegri, liked to say “if you want to be entertained, go to the circus.” To him, the result tended to be all that mattered. How Juventus arrived at it obviously held an importance. Allegri never wanted the team to put in a bad performance as they
Real Madrid will face Paris Saint-Germain while defending champions Liverpool have been paired with Napoli, Salzburg and Genk in the Champions League group stage this season. Madrid eliminated the Parisians in the round of 16 in the 2017-18 edition of the competition and have been linked to PSG’s biggest stars — Neymar and Kylian Mbappe
With Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano close to joining Napoli from PSV, ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno goes to his highlight reel to show what he’ll bring to Serie A. Napoli came out on top of a pulsating 4-3 win against Fiorentina to kick off their Serie A season with a victory. To watch Serie A sign up
4:51 PM ET Napoli, last season’s runners-up, hit back from conceding a contentious early penalty to win 4-3 at new-look Fiorentina in a hugely entertaining start to their Serie A campaign on Saturday. – ESPN fantasy: Sign up now! Fiorentina’s new signing Erick Pulgar scored in the ninth minute from a penalty awarded with the
ESPN FC’s Serie A correspondents Gab Marcotti and Mina Rzouki discuss the teams who have the best shot at stopping Juventus this season. Alejandro Moreno says Juventus need more from Cristiano Ronaldo in both the Champions League and Serie A this season. Gab Marcotti and Mina Rzouki are at odds about how far Carlo Ancelotti
7:00 PM ET Sam Marsden Barcelona tore Napoli apart in 15 second-half minutes as they won 4-0 at Michigan Stadium on Saturday in front of an attendance of just over 60,000. Luis Suarez scored twice to take his pre-season tally to three, while there was also a first Barca goal for Antoine Griezmann since his
9:31 PM ET Sam Marsden Ivan Rakitic‘s second-half goal earned Barcelona a 2-1 win against Napoli on Wednesday as the Italians were made to pay for missing a string of chances at the Hard Rock Stadium. Rakitic fired home from the edge of the box with 10 minutes remaining to give Barca the advantage in
Diego Maradona led Argentina to World Cup glory and was a hero in Naples, but there is far more to his story. Diego Maradona is in Naples. Judging by the vacant expression on his face in that scene, he could be a million miles away, though. A party goes on around him. The other guests
ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens explains why a return to Barcelona would make the most sense for Neymar, should he decide to leave PSG this summer. Barcelona will return to the United States this summer after confirming they will play two friendlies against Italian side Napoli in Miami and Michigan. The two sides will meet at
Gab Marcotti points to the performances of Angel Di Maria, Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi while examining where Argentina fell short against Colombia. Relive the spectacular individual effort from James Rodriguez, who opened the scoring for Colombia with this strike from the edge of the penalty area. To watch 2019 Copa America, sign up for
Gab Marcotti explains what is happening in Juventus’ search for a new manager after Maurizio Sarri reportedly told Chelsea he might want to leave. Chelsea prove too strong for Arsenal in the second half, running away with a 4-1 victory to claim the Europa League trophy. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti answers the burning question at
Napoli cruised to a 2-0 victory at Frosinone to leave the Serie A strugglers 10 points from safety. Napoli midfielder Adam Ounas suffered a cut knee during an attempted mugging following his side’s 2-0 victory away at Frosinone. Ounas was reportedly approached by a group of Frosinone supporters outside the Benito Stirpe stadium, who unsuccessfully
3:30 PM ET MADRID, April 22 (Reuters) – Atalanta surged into contention for a top four finish in Serie A with a 2-1 victory at Napoli on Monday. While second-placed Napoli have 67 points and are six clear of third-placed Inter Milan, Atalanta climbed to fifth with 56 points. They are level on points with