Reigning African Footballer of the Year, Ademola Lookman, scored as Atalanta climbed back to the top of the Serie A standings with a 3-2 victory over Empoli at home on Sunday. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice for Atalanta in the thrilling match, with his second goal proving to be the winner in the 86th minute. … Read more
Ademola Lookman aims to help Atalanta secure a UEFA Champions League spot. Atalanta, currently in sixth place in Serie A, trail Roma by two points. They gear up for upcoming matches in the Europa League and Italian Cup. Eko Hot Blog reports that Super Nigerian forward, Ademola Lookman is aiming to help Atalanta secure a … Read more
Napoli faces Atalanta in Serie A with Osimhen and Lookman, who starred in the Africa Cup of Nations, set to clash. Osimhen returns after missing previous games, having previously been pivotal against Atalanta. Napoli aims to extend their winning streak against Atalanta and climb above them in the league standings. Eko Hot Blog reports that … Read more
Roma Legend, Totti has tagged Victor Osimhen as the best striker in Italian Serie A. EKO HOT BLOG reports that AS Roma legend, Francesco Totti has described Victor Osimhen as the number-one striker in the Italian top flight. The Nigerian forward has underlined his reputation as one of the best strikers in Serie A with … Read more
Real Madrid have confirmed their interest in signing Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen. EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Real Madrid manager, Fabio Capello has hinted that his former club are tracking Napoli forward Victor Osimhen. Osimhen has attracted the interest of Europe’s top clubs following his stellar displays since linking up with the Parthenopeans from … Read more
Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri’s return to his old club Napoli ended in defeat, although Cristiano Ronaldo extended his personal Serie A scoring run to eight games. Juve are three points clear of Inter Milan at the top of Serie A after only their second loss of the season. Piotr Zielinski gave Napoli the lead from … Read more
Leaders Inter Milan missed the chance to move three points clear at the top of Serie A as Antonio Conte’s side were held by Atalanta. Lautaro Martinez latched on to Romelu Lukaku’s pass to fire in his 17th goal of the season and put Inter ahead after just four minutes at the San Siro. Atalanta … Read more
AC Milan suffered their heaviest defeat for more than 21 years as they were thrashed 5-0 by Atalanta in Serie A. Stefano Pioli’s side are 10th in the table and could go into Christmas in the bottom half if Sassuolo or Bologna win later on Sunday. Alejandro Gomez scored a stunning opener, nutmegging Andrea Conti … Read more
Serie A has apologised after imagery of monkeys was used in artwork for an anti-racism campaign. The league received heavy criticism from Italian clubs AC Milan and Roma as well as anti-discrimination organisations for the posters. “I realised it was inappropriate,” said the league’s chief executive Luigi De Siervo in a statement. Artist Simone Fugazzotto … Read more
Gennaro Gattuso suffered defeat in his first game in charge of Napoli at home to Parma thanks to a stoppage-time winner from Gervinho. The former Arsenal striker struck three minutes into added time to secure the victory after Napoli forward Arkadiusz Milik had cancelled out Dejan Kulusevski’s early opener. Gattuso succeeded Carlo Ancelotti as Napoli … Read more
Serie A giant, Napoli have appointed Gennaro Gattuso as the Italian club’s new head coach following the dismissal of Carlo Ancelotti on Tuesday. Ancelotti was sacked just hours after taking Napoli into the Champions League last 16 with a 4-0 win over Genk. Gattuso, 41, previously managed AC Milan but left the Serie A club … Read more
Juventus may have beaten AC Milan on Sunday night but it wasn’t a great evening for a certain Cristiano Ronaldo. Last week, he was substituted during Juve’s Champions League match against Lokomotiv Moscow with the score still level at 1-1. The Old Lady went on to win 2-1. And it was a similar story against … Read more