Enrico Passarella, Author at The Cult of Calcio

Inter Legend Mauro Bellugi Lost Both Legs due to COVID Complications

December 22, 2020 Enrico Passarella Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A

Beloved ‘70s defender Mauro Bellugi recently had both legs amputated due to complications related to the COVID-19 infection. Now 70-year-old, Bellugi played at Inter, Bologna and Napoli and took part to two World Cups with Italy.

Napoli Win Appeal on October Match Awarded to Juventus

December 22, 2020 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021 2 comments

Juventus-Napoli will be played at a later date as CONI’s Collegio di Garanzia fully ruled in the Partenopei’s favor in the appeal against the fact that the game was awarded to the Bianconeri and also the penalty point has been removed.

Gabriele Gravina Poised to Be Re-Elected as Head of FIGC

December 22, 2020 Enrico Passarella FIGC, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, The Azzurri

FIGC, the Italian Football Association, will hold their general election on February 22nd in Rome, but it already seems likely that president Gabriele Gravina will be confirmed and will start a new four-year term.

Milan Held Meeting with Sassuolo for Promising Serie A Striker

December 22, 2020 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Genoa, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Milan are considering adding a new striker after the second injury suffered by Zlatan Ibrahimovic and they asked Sassuolo for information about Gianluca Scamacca after Sunday’s match.

PSG Ahead of Premier League Competition for Christian Eriksen

December 22, 2020 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, PSG, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Inter are working to find a new home for Christian Eriksen in January and the most concrete option at this point is PSG, as the talks between the two clubs concerning a possible swap with Leandro Paredes have ramped up in the last few days.

Roma Leading Juventus in Race for MLS Defensive Prospect

December 21, 2020 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Juventus, Roma, Transfer Market One comment

Roma have proposed a €7.5M bid for FC Dallas defender Bryan Reynolds, while Juventus are plotting a deal involving Cagliari. Also Club Brugge are reportedly interested in the 19-year-old right-back.

Genoa Ax Coach Rolando Maran and Bring Back Davide Ballardini

December 21, 2020 Enrico Passarella Genoa, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

Genoa announced on Monday that they have sacked coach Rolando Maran following their 0-2 loss to Benevento and replaced him with the returning Davide Ballardini.

Three Top Serie A Teams and PSG Keeping Tabs on Papu Gomez

December 21, 2020 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Atalanta, Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market One comment

Alejandro Gomez is poised to leave Atalanta in January and few top teams, including Milan, Inter, Roma and PSG are monitoring the situation. However, first the player will have to come to agree a way out with his club, as the two sides have different ideas about what route to take.

Suarez Admitted to Knowing Citizenship Test Questions in Advance

December 21, 2020 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

Luis Suarez was recently interrogated by the Perugia prosecutors on his bogus citizenship test and admitted that he knew the content of the exam beforehand. The player, who was questioned as a witness on a video-conference, is not under investigation.

Juventus Still Chasing After Napoli Forward

December 17, 2020 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Juventus might consider adding a striker in January under the right circumstances and are still monitoring their old target Arkadiusz Milik. However, Napoli are still asking for a substantial fee even though his contract expires at the end of the season.

Inter Identify Top Target to Bolster Midfield

December 17, 2020 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Rodrigo De Paul is atop of Inter’s list of reinforcements ahead of the January transfer market window, however a deal is currently considered difficult because of Udinese requests.

Roma Starlet Progressing in Rehab from Major Injury

December 17, 2020 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

Nicolò Zaniolo’s recovery from his ACL tear is going according to plan and, after undergoing an MRI at the Villa Stuart clinic a couple of days ago, the Roma attacker flew to Innsbruck today to be checked upon by professor Fink, who performed the surgery in September.

Author: Enrico Passarella