Lazio coach Edy Reja believes that Saturday s Serie A clash with Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico is effectively a final for both sides.
Napoli hold Italy s third and final Champions League place, but Lazio are just three points ahead of their opponents, with whom they drew 0-0 earlier in the season.
As a result, Reja feels that it is impossible to overstate the importance of the encounter for the two teams.
This is a final for both us and them, he told Lazio Style Radio.
Our destiny will be largely decided on Saturday.
However, we must also pay attention to Roma and Inter, who are both drawing closer.
Reja, a former Napoli coach, has fond memories of his time at the San Paolo.
On the Partenopei bench, I reached Serie A for the…
Borussia Moenchengladbach have confirmed interest in signing Manchester City forward John Guidetti.
The Swedish striker largely impressed while on loan at Feyenoord last season and he has since seen his name linked with top European clubs.
The player is aware he will not get enough playing time at Etihad Stadium and is, therefore, looking to leave the Citizens this summer.
German media recently revealed that Borussia Moenchengladbach could make a move on the 20-year-old, and a German club official has now confirmed those reports.
“Guidetti is a very interesting option for us,” Luuk Balkestein, Borussia M’gladbach head scout .
The highly rated Swede joined Manchester City from Brommapojkarna in 2008, but has yet to make a competitive appeara…
According to a recent report from over in Portugal, Manchester City are one of the many top European clubs believed to be interested in signing Bruno Fernandes. The 24 year old midfielder, who has been with Sporting Lisbon since back in 2017, is easily one of the most exciting young players in world football today. He has scored a massive 28 goals from the middle of the park throughout the course of the season, and as you can imagine, that’s the kind of thing that peaks the interest of the masses.
He is also a major target for Manchester United, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain, all of whom have been vocal about their interest in him. Of course, when a side with the stature of City come into the mix, it’s very difficult to ignore that.
The Premier League champions,…
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley hailed his team for achieving their dream Saturday by winning the MLS Cup.
Jozy Altidore and Victor Vazquez scored in the second half as Toronto overcame the Seattle Sounders 2-0 in the decider at BMO Field.
It came a year after the Sounders denied Toronto a first MLS Cup crown by winning the trophy on penalties.
Bradley, who joined Toronto in 2014, said finally securing the trophy was a dream come true.
This has been the dream for four years, since the day I got here. And for the last year, the dream has become an obsession, the midfielder told ESPN.
And for this group of guys to work every single day, having to remember last year, to get back here, to play that game, in this atmosphere, with that on the line,…
Philippe Coutinho is determined to achieve big things at Barcelona after being given a second chance at Camp Nou under Ronald Koeman.
The attacking midfielder scored his first goal since returning to LaLiga, netting the equaliser in Sunday s tough 1-1 home draw against Europa League winners Sevilla on Sunday.
Coutinho joined Barca from Liverpool in a reported €160million deal in January 2018 but struggled to assert himself in the first-team picture and was shipped out on loan to Bayern Munich last term.
At Bayern, Coutinho was part of the team that won a Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League treble under Hansi Flick but the Bavarians opted not to make the move permanent.
Coutinho s future was shrouded in doubt, with Arsenal and Tottenham having be…
Erik ten Hag and Ajax dedicated their first Eredivisie title in five years to Abdelhak Nouri.
Nouri, a talented young player known as Appie , was left with permanent brain damage after experiencing heart failure during Ajax s friendly against Werder Bremen in July 2017.
Ajax wore a tribute to Nouri on their shirts as Ten Hag s men won at De Graafschap on Wednesday to complete a domestic double, having already secured the KNVB Beker title.
The club s 34th league title was particularly fitting as it matches the squad number worn by Nouri.
Nouri has always been there [with Ajax]. It was terrible what happened, Ten Hag told Fox Sports.
It does something to a person. The boys were like family to him, that hurts incredibly much.
This one i…
Thomas Muller described Germany s shock World Cup defeat to Japan as ridiculous , but acknowledged Die Mannschaft s woeful defending meant they did not deserve a victory.
Germany looked set to make a positive start to their Group E campaign when Ilkay Gundogan put them ahead from the spot on Wednesday, but a remarkable comeback from Japan stunned the four-time winners.
Bundesliga pair Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano came off the bench to score in a famous win for the Samurai Blue, leaving Germany under huge pressure ahead of Sunday s meeting with Spain.
Having lost their opening game just once in their first 18 World Cup participations (W13 D4), Germany have now started with a defeat at consecutive tournaments.
Speaking to ARD after the reverse, Muller said:…
Spain suffered their first World Cup qualifying defeat since 1993 as they were beaten 2-1 by Sweden at the Friends Arena, ending La Roja s 66-match unbeaten streak in qualifiers.
The two sides drew 0-0 during Euro 2020 but in front of a vibrant home support, Sweden were far more of a threat going forward this time, with star duo Dejan Kulusevski and Alexander Isak playing decisive roles.
Isak got the swift equaliser after Carlos Soler netted a debut goal early on in a largely enjoyable but undramatic first half.
The second period was considerably more exhilarating, and it was fine work by Kulusevski that created Viktor Claesson s winner, which leaves Sweden top of the group with nine points, two clear of Spain who have also played a game more.
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Ipswich Town took a huge step to Premier League promotion after Cameron Burgess snatched a second-half winner in Tuesday s 2-1 victory over Coventry City.
Kieran McKenna s side require just one point from their final Championship game against League One-bound Huddersfield Town to go up, after a decisive victory at the Coventry Building Society Arena.
Kieffer Moore blasted in an eighth-minute opener for the visitors after Wes Burns crafty cutback pass, easing the pressure on Ipswich and dampening the top-two hopes of third-placed Leeds United.
Haji Wright levelled in the second half, only for Burgess to squeeze a winning goal past Bradley Collins five minutes later, putting Ipswich on the brink of top-flight football for the first time since their relegation in 20…
Lazio are interested in signing Hugo Lloris from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Serie A club Lazio are in talks with Premier League outfit Tottenham over a deal for French goalkeeper Lloris.
Lloris is out of contract at Tottenham at the end of next season. The Frenchman and Spurs have decided that they will part company this summer. Lazio and Tottenham are yet to agree on a fee, but the report has claimed that the goalkeeper is closing in on a deal with the Italian club.
Tottenham did not finish in the top four of the Premier League table last season and are aiming to finish in the UEFA Champion League places in the standings this time around. Meanwhile, Lazio will play in the UEFA Champions League this season…