Tag Archives: Napoli

  Pope Leo XIV meets with Naples’ football club, which is celebrating its fourth-ever league victory, and stresses that “it’s the team,” not the individual players, which wins a championship.   Rome, Italy | VATICAN NEWS | Pope Leo XIV met on Tuesday morning with members of SSC Napoli, the …

MADRID, SPAIN | THE INDEPENDENT | Atalanta and Napoli have established themselves as genuine Serie A title contenders this season, and their meeting at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo on Saturday 18 January 2025 could play a key role in deciding the destination of the Scudetto. Match background Both La …

Rome, Italy | Xinhua | Napoli were forced to slam the brakes on their winning streak as they fell to Lazio 1-0 on Monday, their first home defeat in Serie A this season. The Partenopei were a sensation since the start of the season, as they only conceded one defeat in the …

Rome, Italy | Xinhua | Napoli turned a showdown into a lop-sided one as the Serie A leaders tore Juventus apart 5-1 on Friday, with Victor Osimhen bagging a brace while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia contributing to three goals. Napoli led 2-1 at halftime, but Juve collapsed after the break to concede another …

Rome, Italy | XINHUA |     It was a good day for both Milan teams on Sunday, as AC Milan conquered Napoli 3-1 while Inter Milan came from behind to defeat Torino 4-2 in Italy’s Serie A championship. In a highly-anticipated fixture, AC Milan went ahead in the 20th minute as …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  FC Barcelona coach Quique Setien said he doesn’t fear for his job if his side fails to get past Napoli and into the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Saturday. Barca have a slight advantage after a 1-1 draw in the first leg, but their …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | It is make or break time for FC Barcelona and coach Quique Setien when Barca take on Napoli in the Camp Nou Stadium on Saturday night for a place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Defeat for Setien’s men will bring Barca’s season to …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Italian Serie A outfit Napoli have finished the signing of Victor Osimhen from French Ligue 1 side Lille with a reported transfer fee up to 80 million euros, as both clubs confirmed on Friday. The Nigerian international, who scored 18 goals in 38 appearances for …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | There was good news for FC Barcelona on Monday when tests showed that central defender Clement Lenglet has only suffered a minor groin injury and will be fit for their Champions League return leg game against Napoli on August 8. Lenglet was forced out of Barca’s …

Rome, Italy | AFP |  Gennaro Gattuso hailed the ‘God of football’ after he lifted his first coaching trophy as Napoli beat Juventus 4-2 on penalties to win the Italian Cup for the sixth time on Wednesday. The final had ended 0-0 in an empty Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Paulo Dybala …