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Gattuso’s Napoli Win Post-COVID Coppa Italia On Penalties

June 17, 2020 The Cult of Calcio Staff Coppa Italia, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli

Napoli won the Coppa Italia 2020 beating Juventus on penalties after a nil-nil draw. The Partenopei won the penalty lottery scoring from all their four attempts, while Juventus missed their first two shots. The first post-COVID 19 Italian trophy is all for Gennaro Gattuso, who inherited a team on the verge of a breakdown and managed to put their pieces back together.

Assi di Coppe: Napoli Secure UCL Progression as Ancelotti Is Sacked

December 11, 2019 Din Havolli Assi di Coppe, Champions League, European Cups, Italian Football, Napoli

After a valiant performance at Anfield where Ancelotti’s men held on for a hard earned point, Napoli secured their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League in emphatic style at home to Genk. Hours later Carlo Ancelotti was out of a job, his dismissal immediately overshadowed by President Aurelio De Laurentiis' swift appointment of Gennaro Gattuso.

Ancelotti’s Napoli Storm Back to Flip Milan’s Lead

August 26, 2018 Diego Ottaviano AC Milan, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2018-2019

Emergency operators at the Antonio Cardarelli hospital in Napoli must have recorded a sudden increase in heart attack cases last night, on the wave of the Partenopei’s umpteenth come-from-behind win in Serie A Round 2. Carlo Ancelotti’s side went down 0-2 to a solid Milan trained by Ringhio Gattuso, before reaching heaven with a 3-2 comeback.

Odissea Milan, dalle scatole cinesi alla rinascita americana

August 10, 2018 Antonio Guarini AC Milan, Calciomercato, Serie A, Transfer Market

Winning at home, in Europe, and in the world, and collect all sort of star players. That was the credo of Silvio Berlusconi’s Milan since 1986 to 2012. However, the Rossoneri have been through quite a few troubled seasons recently, passing in the hands of a somewhat mysterious Chinese management before being taken over by U.S. investment fund Elliot.

A Milan Odyssey, from Chinese Boxes to U.S. Renaissance

August 9, 2018 Antonio Guarini AC Milan, Calciomercato, Serie A, Transfer Market

Benevento Don’t Give Up! Epic Win In San Siro

April 22, 2018 Matteo Carnevale AC Milan, Benevento, Serie A

The good news for Milan and Gennaro Gattuso is that they will never have to face Benevento again. The spell cast by Roberto De Zerbi’s Witches over the Rossoneri in the first leg continued to have effect, as the Giallorossi earned a stunning 0-1 win in San Siro last night, thanks to a lone goal by Pietro Iemmello. Benevento continued to fight against mathematics, and pushed relegation a few more hours away.

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