Thursday, October 27, 2016

Napoli treating Higuain as a traitor after record transfer (The Associated Press)

AC Milan coach Vincenzo Montella, right comforts Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain after Milan won 1 - 0 during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Juventus, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Napoli fans have no shortage of insulting words when it comes to describing Gonzalo Higuain, the striker who transferred to rival Juventus for an Italian-record 90 million euros ($100 million) after scoring 36 goals last season to break a 66-year-old Serie A record. ''I'll greet him like a father does with a son who has really (ticked) him off,'' Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri said. Napoli forward Dries Mertens, one of Higuain's best friends when they played together, was asked if he would prepare a ''trick'' for his former teammate to celebrate Halloween.


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