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Manu Koné believes VAR should’ve allowed the referee to evaluate the incident that led up to the Napoli winner against Roma. ‘It would’ve been opportune.’

David Neres gave a dryly comical response after his third goal in two Serie A games and unusual Napoli celebration, much to the amusement of teammate Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.

Antonio Conte said Napoli ‘sent a message to ourselves’ with their 1-0 victory away to Roma in the Scudetto race, but revealed he will ‘always’ take time off in future to give everyone breathing room.

Gian Piero Gasperini had his say on what went wrong in the Napoli goal to defeat Roma, admitting they ‘didn’t play the way we wanted to’ in this Scudetto battle.

West Ham fans have been left fuming after their star player Lucas Paqueta picked up a ‘ridiculous’ red card against Liverpool.

Napoli’s 1-0 victory away against Roma on Sunday evening means that there are currently four teams separated by just one point at the top of the Serie A table, which could become five teams if the in-form Bologna beat newly-promoted Cremonese on Monday night. 

David Neres scored the only goal as Napoli beat Roma 1-0 to move into second place in Serie A, meaning that there are now four teams separated by just one point at the top of the league standings. 

David Neres completed a rapid counter-attack to give Napoli a massive victory away to Roma, leapfrogging them to go joint top of the table with AC Milan.

West Ham star Lucas Paqueta has slammed the FA following his recent sending-off, claiming his “ridiculous behaviour” on the pitch was a direct reflection of the emotional and psychological strain caused by the governing body’s lengthy investigation into his conduct.

Roma are hosting Napoli in a top-of-the-table six-pointer in Serie A on Sunday evening, but Giallorossi head coach Gian Piero Gasperini is not in the dugout and is watching. 

Paolo Vanoli insists Fiorentina have to ‘think positive’ after their 2-0 defeat to Atalanta, but also recognise they are now in a relegation battle this season.

Raffaele Palladino insists he ‘doesn’t have a magic wand’ after transforming Atalanta in their 2-0 victory over Fiorentina.

Black Queens have arrived in Southampton as preparations enter the final stage ahead of their international friendly against the Lionesses of England on Tuesday at St Mary's Stadium. The team made the trip from Birmingham on Sunday morning and arrived around midday, ready to conclude their build-up to what is expected to be one of their most challenging matches in recent years.Kim Lars Bjorkegren have been based in Birmingham over the past few days, training at Aston Villa’s Bodymoor Heath Training Ground. They secured a 3-1 victory against Aston Villa Women in a closed-door friendly to fine-tune tactics and assess their sharpness.The squad received a warm welcome from members of the Ghanaian community in Southampton before settling in at the Hilton Hotel inside the Utilita Bowl facility, where they will continue preparations.They are scheduled to hold their first training session in Southampton later on Sunday as they focus on final details ahead of the match on December 2. The encounter will serve as an important test for the Black Queens as they build toward next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

Roma director Ricky Massara notes they will use tonight’s Scudetto battle against Napoli to ‘test where we are right now against the reigning Champions of Italy.’

Napoli director Giovanni Manna confirms they ‘will evaluate opportunities’ for midfielders in January, but insists there is no approach for free agent Lorenzo Insigne.