Napoli closed the gap on Serie A leaders Juventus back to six points with a crushing 6-0 victory over Bologna. Any hopes Napoli had of pipping Juve to the title surely disappeared with their loss to Inter Milan at the weekend but once again they were untouchable at home. Manolo Gabbiadini's first-half double, a second-half hat-trick from Dries Mertens and one from David Lopez made it 14 wins a...Full Story »

Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain believes they can win the Scudetto if the Partenopei can maintain the form that saw them beat Lazio 5-0 at Stadio San Paolo on Sunday. The Argentine striker helped himself to a brace to compliment goals from Allan, Lorenzo Insigne and Manolo Gabbiadini to secure their second 5-0 result of the week after beating Club Brugge by the same margin in the Europa League...Full Story »

Gonzalo Higuain scored twice as Napoli strengthened their claim for a Champions League place with a 4-2 come-from-behind victory over Sampdoria in Serie A. Raul Albiol's early own goal gave Samp a shock lead but fourth-placed Napoli wrested back control before half-time thanks to strikes from Manolo Gabbiadini and Higuain. A superb third from Lorenzo Insigne put the Azzurri firmly in control a...Full Story »

Manolo Gabbiadini scored the winner as Napoli edged Chievo 2-1 in Verona on Sunday afternoon to cement their grip on third place in Serie A. The game was level at 1-1 after each team benefited from own goals. Napoli took a 1-0 lead when the ball ricocheted off Chievo defender Bostjan Cesar and went into the back of the net in the 18th minute. Just seven minutes later and the Flying Donkeys we...Full Story »

Sampdoria are on the lookout for a new striker to sign in the winter transfer market heading into Sunday's home match against Empoli. Samp sold their top scorer Manolo Gabbiadini to Napoli earlier this week and loaned Italian striker Gianluca Sansone to Bologna. Media speculation in Italy has linked Everton forward Samuel Eto'o with a surprise move to Samp while the Genoa outfit is in advanced...Full Story »

Manolo Gabbiadini came off the bench to score a second-half equaliser as Sampdoria ended Juventus' perfect home run in Serie A on Sunday. Patrice Evra put the hosts ahead with his first goal for Juve in the 12th minute but the Bianconeri were unable to extend their lead despite having chances to do so and were made to pay. Gabbiadini struck the equaliser six minutes into the second half to ear...Full Story »

Cagliari came from two goals behind to grab a point against Sampdoria, who ended the game with only 10 men. Manolo Gabbiadini and Pedro Obiang had Sampdoria on course for their fifth win of the season, but a red card to Fabrizio Cacciatore and a penalty just shy of the hour mark proved to be the turning point in the game. Danilo Avelar converted from the spot before Marco Sau earned Zdenek Zem...Full Story »

Sampdoria may be punching well above their weight in Serie A but head coach Sinisa Mihajlovic is demanding a better goal return from striker Manolo Gabbiadini. After six games of the new season Samp are riding high in third place, having won four and drawn two of their games, but Italy international Gabbiadini has only notched three times. The Genoa club travel to Cagliari on Sunday and goals ...Full Story »

Sampdoria extended their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 win over Atalanta at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris - a result which lifts them to third in Serie A. Manolo Gabbiadini was their match-winner for the second week running, scoring the only goal of the game 10 minutes before half-time to earn Sinisa Mihajlovic's men their fourth win of the season. Not even six minutes of stoppage time w...Full Story »

Confidence is soaring in the Sampdoria camp as they head into Sunday's clash against Atalanta on the back of last weekend's 1-0 triumph in the Genoa derby. Manolo Gabbiadini's goal downed fierce rivals Genoa and handed unbeaten Samp their third win of the season. Samp are fourth in the Serie A standings, four points adrift of league leaders Juventus and Roma after five games played. "We deser...Full Story »