Official: Palermo sign Brignoli
Palermo have officially confirmed the signing of Juventus goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli on a permanent transfer. The 26-year-old spent last season on loan at Benevento, famously scoring against Milan to earn…
Vigorito: ‘Benevento David and Goliath’
Benevento President Oreste Vigorito welcomes Bacary Sagna and admits their fight for safety is “like breaking into a fort armed with water pistols.” Former Manchester City, Arsenal and France defender…
Oddo: ‘We have to be perfect’
Massimo Oddo insists Udinese will ‘have to be perfect’ to beat Benevento, who have just one point from 15 matches. After 14 successive defeats to open the Serie A campaign,…
Brignoli: ‘Benevento can stay up’
Benevento’s goalscoring goalkeeper discusses his equaliser against Milan and insists “we still believe we can stay up”. The Stregoni had lost all 14 of their opening Serie A fixtures, but…
Benevento fans ‘predict’ Brignoli goal
A video has emerged of Benevento fans predicting goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli’s last-gasp equaliser against Milan. The Stregoni were staring down the barrel of a 15th Serie A defeat in a…
Brignoli: Knew I’d score, Gattuso…
Benevento hero Alberto Brignoli claims his goal against Milan “flashed before me” and that Gennaro Gattuso was ‘gutted’ by his exploits. Brignoli earned Benevento their first-ever point on Sunday, thanks…
Italy’s goalscoring goalkeepers
Benevento goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli drew the attention of the entire footballing world when he scored a 95th-minute equaliser against Milan on Sunday. The Juventus loanee earned the Stregoni their first…
‘Could Brignoli return to Juve…’
Alberto Brignoli’s agent warns “it’s too early to talk about” the goalkeeper possibly returning to Juventus after his exploits with Benevento. Polo Dattola’s response comes after he was asked by…
‘All of Italy were with Brignoli’
Francesco Toldo claims “all of Italian football were with Alberto Brignoli and Benevento” when the goalkeeper stunned Milan on Sunday. Brignoli’s 95th-minute header earned Benevento a historic 2-2 draw with…
Player Ratings: Benevento 2-2 Milan
Who escaped the wrath of Gennaro Gattuso and who should’ve been marking the goalkeeper in the 2-2 draw? Check our Football Italia Milan ratings. Words: Ciro Di Brita - @Ciruzzo36 Gianluigi Donnarumma…
De Zerbi: ‘Benevento never gave up’
Benevento Coach Roberto De Zerbi feels a 95th-minute goal from their ‘keeper against Milan made up for earlier setbacks. “We never gave up.” Le Streghe thought they were going towards…
Gattuso: ‘Stabbing less painful…’
Gennaro Gattuso admits “a stabbing would’ve been less painful” than Milan conceding a 95th-minute equaliser from the Benevento goalkeeper. The 2-2 draw on his debut came just days after replacing…
Gattuso: ‘Cannot reproach Milan’
Gennaro Gattuso “cannot reproach Milan players for anything today” after a shock 2-2 draw with Benevento, earned by a goalkeeper’s goal. Jack Bonaventura’s opener was cancelled out by George Puscas…
Brignoli: ‘Closed my eyes and jumped’
Benevento goalkeeper admits he “just closed my eyes and jumped” when scoring the last-gasp equaliser against Milan for their first ever Serie A point. He is the first goalkeeper to…
Historic Benevento 2-2 Milan!
Benevento made history with their first ever Serie A point, earned by a last-gasp header from goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli on Gennaro Gattuso’s Milan debut. It was an unbelievable situation at…
Official: Goalkeeper leaves Juve
Juventus goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli has joined Serie A new boys Benevento on a season-long loan. The loan marks Brignoli’s fourth since joining Juve in 2015, having spent time at Sampdoria,…
Juventus loan keeper to Leganes
Juventus have officially loaned goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli to Spanish side Leganes. He turns 25 next month and spent last term on loan at Sampdoria. Brignoli has been training with the…