Bologna have been dealt a huge blow after announcing that star forward Joshua Zirkzee has suffered a muscle injury. The 22-year-old Dutch-Nigerian forward was taken off in the Rossoblu’s 1-0 loss at home to Serie A leaders Inter Milan due to some discomfort and was replaced by Argentine teenager Santiago Castro. Medical tests were carried out on Zirkzee on Monday morning and it was revealed he...
Salernitana manager Filippo Inzaghi praised Simy Nwankwo's performance despite their 2-1 Serie A home loss to Bologna on Sunday. The 31-year-old Nigerian scored in the 75th minute off an assist from Antonio Candreva after Dutch-Nigerian forward Joshua Zirkzee netted a brace in the first half. Simy has had very limited playing time this season, failing to make the Serie A matchday squad on 11 occasions and...
Napoli manager Rudi Garcia has stated that the club did not intend to hurt Victor Osimhen over the offensive video posted on the club's TikTok account after his penalty miss against Bologna. The reigning Serie A champions became the centre of global attention on the video with social media reaction deeming it racist and Osimhen's agent threatening legal action over the incident. All of that was...
Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo has labelled Victor Osimhen's reaction to being substituted in Sunday's Serie A goalless draw with Bologna as "unnecessary". The Nigeria international was far from his best at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, missing a couple of big chances including a penalty in the 72nd minute which he played wide. The 24-year-old was taken off in the 86th minute and replaced by Giovanni...
Samuel Chukwueze made his AC Milan debut as the Rossoneri claimed a comfortable 2-0 win over Bologna to conclude the opening round of fixtures of the 2023-24 season on Monday night. The Nigeria international was a summer signing from Villarreal but started from bench at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Stefano Pioli's side had the tie settled in the opening 21 minutes with former Chelsea men Olivier Giroud...
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