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“I think back to our season: we can be proud”. This is the short message from Kalidou Koulibaly, launched on the social accounts of the Franco-Senegalese defender. Kalidou, called by the national team for the next African Cup of Nations, is in retreat with his Senegal but the Champions League final won last night by Liverpool must have brought back memories from his memory that are not too far away….

His name has been approached several times in Napoli, present on the market list of Ancelotti and the Azzurri, but the fate of Theo Hernandez could not being in Serie A. The French full-back is looking for a placement for next year, Real Madrid will not hold it and would like to sell it to the highest bidder after last season the player managed to show off with Real’s jersey…

New Neapolitan for forty-eight hours, for Giovanni Di Lorenzo the official investiture in the city comes with a pizza. The ex ex Empoli exterior has been caught by its new fans in a well-known pizzeria in the center along with ex-partner Alfredo Donnarumma, fresh Serie A top scorer in the Serie A with Brescia, and has not refused to take a few selfies I remember, the first real Neapolitan bath…

Aurelio De Laurentiis knows everything, really everything, about James Rodriguez and of his contractual situation. And he knows his salary would be a dream that would make his coach, Carlo, happy, and not a little Ancelotti. That never, without the presidential go-ahead, would one be moved with Jorge Mendes to understand the appreciation of the Colombian who dreams of redemption after two years of light and shadow at Bayern di…

At Maradona you expect everything. But this comes from Buenos Aires is shocking: they put him to sleep for four days and four nights. In theory to find an effective remedy insomnia that has haunted him for years, in practice to be studied from the neurological point of view. The story is sensational, but at the same time sad. A nice day Diego realizes that the family quarrel with the…

Liverpool are European champions and raise the big-eared cup for the sixth time in history, having beaten Tottenham in the final 2 -0. But many could not help but notice that for the third time since Napoli returned to the Champions League to win the title is the team that eliminates the Azzurri. “But what have they done to us, a curse?” Exclaims someone from the web. “If it hadn’t…

Lapo Elkann spent Saturday evening for dinner at Mim alla Ferrovia, his grandfather’s favorite restaurant when he came to Napoli. Greeted by the patron, the Giugliano cousins, and by chef Salvatore Giugliano, he also spoke about the future of the beloved Juve, who in these hours will decide whether to hire Sarri, the former Napoli coach. Then congratulations to his friend De Laurentiis and the Azzurri for the last season….

The blue rule. This could be called the “winning” statistic of Napoli, which this year also sees the most aggressive opponents triumph in the Champions League, those who have thrown the Azzurri out of the competition. To celebrate, this time, is Liverpool: the Reds, last December 11th, beat Ancelotti’s team at Anfield 1-0, effectively sanctioning the elimination of Napoli in the group with Paris Saint Germain. The shadows of the…

Weekend of celebrations in Italy’s Most Vip Taverna, where last night was toasted for Carlo Ancelotti’s party. The Napoli coach chose Capri to celebrate his 60th birthday a few days early, in the company of friends and colleagues from the sports world. Among these the president De Laurentiis and Gennaro Gattuso, who toasted together with Mr. Ancelotti on the live notes of the Anema e Core. From: Il Mattino. DISCLAIMER:…

It has become one of the benchmarks of Neapolitan fans in recent years, as well as having been appreciated by half of Europe for performance to the limit . Allan Marques Loureiro has taken his revenge, after a career all racing to pursue the space that most deserved. The Italian midfielder has also taken the national team, a dream for those who have always seen Brazil’s top footballer as a…