Ivan Juric, manager of Southampton, feels Liverpool should have been given a penalty in the second half of their 3-1 loss at Anfield on Saturday. Will Smallbone gave the Saints an unexpected lead in stoppage time of the first half, but Darin Nunez quickly erased the lead. Mo Salah scored two penalty penalties in the second half to give Liverpool the victory, but Juric thought the first one was unfair. There didn't appear to be much in the area as Smallbone and Nunez collided, but referee Lewis Smith gave the penalty. Juric, the Southampton manager, is furious at Liverpool's penalty call. "They responded quite well," Juric said to BBC Sport. "We had some excellent first-half situations. The match was altered, in my opinion, by the [first] penalty, which was not a penalty. I'm happy with the way we performed today. "This can never be a punishment. Since it was 1-1 and somewhat altered the outcome, I apologize for what happened. Many of our yo...
After months of speculation, Napoli have finally sealed the permanent purchase of Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea for a sum of up to €45 million.
The Belgian striker has signed a three-year contract at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, ending his dismal second tenure at Stamford Bridge.The 31-year-old returned the Blues in the summer of 2021 for a then-club record €115 million price, seven years after his first spell with the club ended.
However, Lukaku played only 44 games (scoring 15 times), resulting in a season on loan at Inter, from whom Chelsea had purchased the striker, and he has now returned to Italy with Napoli, who will pay an initial €30 million and may owe an additional €15 million in bonuses.
He spent last season on loan at Roma, scoring 21 goals in 47 games, and his return to Serie A reunites him with former Inter manager Antonio Conte.
The 2022/23 Serie A winners will be hopeful that the signings of Conte and Lukaku will help them recover from last season's poor 10th place result.
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