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Yahoo
21-03-2025
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- Yahoo
Rrahmani clarifies claims about Napoli ‘pressure' on Kosovo
Amir Rrahmani clarifies that Napoli didn't pressure the Kosovo national team to rest him and insists he's 'always ready' for his club and country. Rrahmani had made headlines after Kosovo's 2-1 win over Iceland in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday as he appeared to suggest Napoli didn't want him to take part in the game. The Kosovo international had sustained a minor injury in Napoli's latest Serie A game against Venezia. 'I had a lot of doubts about whether to play or not because I left the last match four days ago, and I also had some pressure from the club not to play, but I decided to step onto the field, and it was worth it,' the defender told local media after the match last night, as quoted by TMW. The 31-year-old is a regular starter under Antonio Conte, having already accumulated over 2,600 minutes of football across all competitions at a club level. The Partenopei defender clarified his claims with an Instagram story on Friday, insisting that his words were misinterpreted. 'The word 'pressure' depends on how you say it and in which language,' he wrote. 'In Italian, it would mean worry. Worry, because four days ago, I left the field. After deciding together with the doctors from both sides, we agreed that I would play, and it was worth it because we won. Always ready for Napoli and Kosovo.' Rrahmani has scored one goal and provided two assists across all competitions this season. He's been a Napoli player since the summer of 2020 when he completed a €14m transfer from Hellas Verona.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Napoli's winless streak reaches 4 matches with a 2-1 loss at promoted Como
ROME (AP) — Napoli's winless streak reached four matches with a 2-1 loss at promoted Como in the Italian league on Sunday. Amir Rrahmani set the tone of the match for Napoli with an own-goal seven minutes in. Giacomo Raspadori equalized for Napoli 10 minutes later but 19-year-old Spanish winger Assane Diao won it for Como after being set up by Nico Paz late in the second half. Antonio Conte's Napoli had a chance to reclaim the Serie A lead from defending champion Inter Milan, which moved ahead by beating Genoa on Saturday, but will instead be in second for a matchup with Inter next weekend. Napoli had drawn its three previous matches. Cesc Fabregas' Como moved up to 13th. Also, Hellas Verona beat Fiorentina 1-0 with a goal five minutes into second-half injury time from Antoine Bernede. Fiorentina striker Moise Kean was diagnosed with a head injury after collapsing on the field during the second half. Juventus visited Cagliari later Sunday, and Atalanta played at Empoli. ___ AP soccer: The Associated Press
Associated Press
23-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Napoli's winless streak reaches 4 matches with a 2-1 loss at promoted Como
ROME (AP) — Napoli's winless streak reached four matches with a 2-1 loss at promoted Como in the Italian league on Sunday. Amir Rrahmani set the tone of the match for Napoli with an own-goal seven minutes in. Giacomo Raspadori equalized for Napoli 10 minutes later but 19-year-old Spanish winger Assane Diao won it for Como after being set up by Nico Paz late in the second half. Antonio Conte's Napoli had a chance to reclaim the Serie A lead from defending champion Inter Milan, which moved ahead by beating Genoa on Saturday, but will instead be in second for a matchup with Inter next weekend. Napoli had drawn its three previous matches. Cesc Fabregas' Como moved up to 13th. Also, Hellas Verona beat Fiorentina 1-0 with a goal five minutes into second-half injury time from Antoine Bernede. Juventus visited Cagliari later Sunday, and Atalanta played at Empoli.
Reuters
23-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Title-chasing Napoli fall to shock 2-1 defeat at Como
COMO, Italy, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Napoli missed the chance to return to the top of Serie A after suffering a stunning 2-1 loss against Como at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on Sunday, as the title-chasing visitors' winless streak extended to four matches. Napoli got off to a nightmare start when Kosovan centre back Amir Rrahmani gifted the lead to Como in the seventh minute by sending Matteo Politano's throw-in into his own net, with goalkeeper Alex Meret well off his line, to the despair of manager Antonio Conte. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Ten minutes later, forward Giacomo Raspadori pounced on some sloppy defending to slot the ball past Como keeper Jean Butez and level things up for Napoli. However, winger Assane Diao netted a 77th-minute winner for Como with a stunning finish after picking up Nico Paz's precise pass. Napoli remain second with 56 points from 26 matches, one point behind reigning champions Inter Milan. Promoted Como are 13th on 28 points.
