Juventus, a club accustomed to winning, yet starved of that unique flavour in recent times, roared back to everyone’s attention in the European realm as they clinched their 30th (detractors would contest that number) Scudetto, or Italian league title, on Sunday evening. Juventus win the Scudetto to the jubilation of their fans. […]
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Napoli missed out on the Champions League final, but what does that matter?
No one really cares about where the Coppa Italia goes so long as the Scudetto is up for grabs. That has been the sad reality of recent edition as Italy’s domestic cup competition plays second-fiddle to its league counterpart, as is common place in so many other European football landscapes. Not this […]
Could Prandelli have hurt Italy’s chances at Euro 2012 with his squad selection?
For the first time since 2006, the Italian national team can stake a major claim of having a reasonable chance of winning the European finals. Coach Cesare Prandelli has worked wonders with the Azzuri, incorporating a meritocratic squad selection process as well as balancing out experience and vitality by mixing the […]
Italy vs. Croatia Match Preview
Possible Lineups: Italy: G: Buffon D: Bonucci, De Rossi, Chiellini MF: Maggio, Nocerino, Pirlo, Marchisio, Balzaretti F: Cassano, Balotelli Croatia: G: Pletikosa D: Strinic, Corluka, Schildenfeld, Simunic MF: Rakitic, Vukojevic, Modric, Perisic, Mandzukic F: Jelavic Tactical analysis. For Italy, their job will be to focus on dictating play rather than containing it, contrary to […]
Edinson Cavani’s Excellent Defensive Work
The Italian football season began with the Super Cup between defending league champions Juventus and Cup winners Napoli. The game was played at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing and featured the use of extra officials. Juventus took home the trophy with a 4-2 win after extra time. The game […]
The Start of Something Beautiful
On Sunday night we witnessed the awakening of something spectacular. Roma travelled to the San Siro to face Inter Milan. And, in one of the most electrifying performances you will see all season, Roma routed Inter Milan in a 1-3 away victory. The performance was characteristic of all that is […]
Francesco Totti becomes joint-second all time scorer in Serie A
With a goal and two assists against Genoa on Sunday night, Francesco Totti became the joint second top goalscorer in the history of Serie A – sitting in second place with Swedish legend Gunnar Nordahl on 225 goals. The Roma captain is the only player of the modern era to […]
Where Does Paul Pogba Go From Now?
Paul Pogba transferred to Manchester United in the summer of 2009, but the young Frenchman quickly became forgotten about at the club. In the summer of 2012 when his contract was coming to an end he decided it was the right decision for him to move to the Italian giants […]
Incredible Fan View of Pogba’s goal against Udinese
This is a perfect video a fan caught of Paul Pogba’s screamer against Udinese earlier in the Serie A season. The angle of the camera, the silence of the crowd as they realise how good the strike is, the swerve and ferocity on the ball and the explosion of noise […]
Toni Brace Helps Verona Past Lacklustre Milan
In the city where Shakespeare set his famous play, Romeo and Juliet, there was little romance in the Rossoneri’s performance as Max Allegri’s Milan began their league campaign just as they had done last season, with a loss. Andrea Mandorlini’s Hellas Verona side were making a return to Serie A after […]