Mertens: ‘We can do damage’
Napoli’s Dries Mertens said his side’s 6-0 win over Benevento showed the damage they can do to teams. The Belgian frontman scored a hat-trick in this afternoon’s thrashing of their…
Napoli’s Dries Mertens said his side’s 6-0 win over Benevento showed the damage they can do to teams. The Belgian frontman scored a hat-trick in this afternoon’s thrashing of their…
Napoli put a 6-0 tennis score past sorry Benevento with a Dries Mertens hat-trick and set a new all-time club record. The Partenopei were fresh from a 2-1 Champions League…
Jose Callejon fears the defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk shows “opponents study how Napoli play and know our systems.” The Partenopei were beaten 2-1 in Ukraine for their opening Champions League…
Arkadiusz Milik admits Napoli stepped up a gear when Dries Mertens came on, but “the first half was really, really bad” against Shakhtar Donetsk. The Poland international was a surprise…
Maurizio Sarri warns “this was the third game in a row we’ve started badly” and explained his Napoli choices against Shakhtar Donetsk. Although Dries Mertens came off the bench to…
French newspaper L’Équipe has named its best XI for Serie A, with players from Juventus, Napoli, Milan and Roma. The sports paper has released a best team for all of…
Belgium have called up Napoli forward Dries Mertens to their latest squad but left out Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan. Mertens has featured in all three of Napoli’s games so far…
Dries Mertens is only 90 per cent sure of starting for Napoli in tonight’s Champions League qualifier with Nice, while UEFA ban black armbands. It kicks off at the Allianz…
Napoli Coach Maurizio Sarri assures Dries Mertens “is not in doubt” for the Champions League game with Nice. The Belgian forward sustained a foot injury in the win over Verona,…
Napoli have named Dries Mertens in their squad to face Nice on Tuesday, but the attacker remains a doubt. Mertens was substituted just an hour into Napoli’s 3-1 win at…
Napoli have injury concerns for Dries Mertens and above all Vlad Chiriches after their 3-1 victory over Hellas Verona. The club announced before the game with Verona that they would…
Napoli make changes for this difficult opening Serie A trip to Hellas Verona, starting Arkadiusz Milik and Piotr Zielinski. It kicks off at the Bentegodi at 19.45 UK time (18.45…
Luca Toni believes Douglas Costa can inspire Gonzalo Higuain to Capocannoniere status. “He’s one of the four best centre-forwards in the world.” Former hitman Toni was a director at Hellas…
Jorginho reveals Dries Mertens left him the penalty as Napoli beat Nice 2-0 in the Champions League play-off. “I felt confident.” Mertens had already scored at the Stadio San Paolo…
Dries Mertens warns a 2-0 win over nine-man Nice “isn’t bad, but considering the game, it was too little to show” for Napoli. The first leg of the Champions League…
Dries Mertens and a Jorginho penalty gave Napoli the 2-0 victory over nine-man Nice, but they’ll regret many missed chances in the Champions League play-off. See how it all unfolded…
Arkadiusz Milik is looking towards a transfer for Olympique Marseille, claim reports in Poland, but Napoli won’t let the striker go. The 23-year-old centre-forward has now fully recovered from a…
Dries Mertens admits “now it’s up to us” for Napoli to beat Nice and reach the Champions League after their friendly win over Espanyol. The Belgian and Raul Albiol were…
Dries Mertens and Raul Albiol got the goals as Napoli beat Espanyol 2-0 in a friendly, while Adam Ounas was denied by the upright. This was the final friendly before…
Napoli saw a penalty saved and had taken the lead, but lost 2-1 to Atletico Madrid in the Audi Cup with Diego Godin sent off. The Partenopei entered the Audi…