THURSDAY Fiorentina 3-3 Napoli (Bernardeschi 51 69, Zárate 82; Insigne 24, Mertens 68, Gabbiadini 90+4p)Lorenzo Insigne bent in a terrific opener from range, and Dries Mertens dispossesssed a dawdling defender for his eighth in three games, but Federico Bernardeschi twice struck back for the Viola, who led through Mauro Zárate only to concede a Manolo Gabbiadini penalty at the death. Napoli end their 2016 programme on a ten-game unbeaten run in all competitions(W5 D5).WEDNESDAYBayern München 3-0 RB Leipzig (Th... UEFA.com - News
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Real Madrid v Napoli: reaction, analysis
Dates: 15 February, 7 MarchReaction Emilio Butragueño, Real Madrid director: "We have the first game at home and we have to get a good result because we know the atmosphere that will await us over there. I remember playing Napoli in 1987 when Maradona was there. It was a very difficult game."Key facts
Milik moving forward with Napoli
Arkadiusz Milik not only accepted the task of replacing Gonzalo Higuaín at Napoli this summer, he also became the most expensive Polish player ever with his €32m move from Ajax, the fee more than ten times what the Eredivisie club had paid Bayer Leverkusen for the striker 12 months before.Still, the 22-year-old – a UEFA EURO 2016 quarter-finalist, and Poland's match winner against Northern Ireland in Nice – shows no signs of pressure. Milik scored twice on his Serie A home debut against AC Milan and repeated the trick on his UEFA Champions League bow for Napoli at Dynamo Kyiv, his first-half double earning a 2-1 comeback victory.
Gonzalo Higuain Transfer: Why Juventus Paid Ransom For Argentina, Napoli Striker
Share this: Gonzalo Higuain has played the bulk of his career in the shadow of more illustrious teammates at club and international levels, but the business of soccer has pushed him further into the limelight. Higuain on Tuesday completed a £75.3 million (€90 million/$99 million) transfer from Napoli to Juventus, the Italian clubs announced on Twitter. Juventus will pay the mammoth fee, which equals Higuain’s release clause, in two installments over the next year. La Juventus Football Club ha esercitato la clausola rescissoria per l’acquisizione delle prestazioni sportive di Gonzalo Gerardo Higuain. — Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) July 26, 2016 The transfer sets a record for highest fee paid between two teams in the same domestic league, surpassing Fernando Torres’ £50 million move from Liverpool
Higuaín heroics leave Napoli sitting pretty
Only one player, István Nyers back in 1949/50, has scored more goals than Gonzalo Higuaín's 18 at the halfway stage of a Serie A campaign.'El Pipita' finished one goal short of the Hungarian striker's all-time record after netting twice in Sunday's 5-1 success at Frosinone – his fourth brace in his last six league games. That win secured Napoli the title of 'Scudetto d'Inverno' (winter champions), with the Partenopei two-points ahead of Juventus and Inter, and on target for a first scudetto since the Diego Maradona-era triumphs of 1987 and 1990."No team has ever won the Scudetto in January," Higuaín said after the match in Frosinone. "But we are top of the league and w...
Napoli go top, Sporting and Villarreal stay strong
Napoli lead the way at the halfway point in Serie A after climbing to the top on a weekend that featured notable wins for fellow UEFA Europa League hopefuls including Villarreal, Sporting CP, Olympiacos and Manchester United.Gonzalo Higuaín struck twice as the Partenopei won 5-1 at Frosinone to leapfrog Internazionale at the Italian summit, while Islam Slimani scored late to keep Sporting four points clear in Portugal as they edged Braga 3-2. As for Villarreal, they dispatched Sporting Gijón 2-0 to post a sixth consecutive Liga victory and remain fourth.That is nothing compared to Olympiacos
Mike Napoli Finally Feeling Better Batting, Hopes Success Continues (Video)
Mike Napoli has had a difficult season, to say the least. His home run in Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves was one of the lone bright spots for the Boston Red Sox, though, and he admitted after the game he’s starting to feel a bit more comfortable. “I have been — I’ve been feeling a little better,” Napoli told reporters. “Just timing wise and seeing the ball better. I’m just trying to go up there and give a tough at bat every time. I don’t know, I still have work to do. Just going to try to keep it going.” Check out more from the first baseman in the video above.