Author: Matteo Carnevale

Luciano Spalletti addressed several topics related to the Azzurri and Serie A in a lengthy interview: “President Gravina convinced me in one afternoon."

Spalletti Announces He Will Leave Italy Job in Emotional Press Conference

Italian Football, Italy, Norway, Serie A, World Cup
Luciano Spalletti will no longer be Italy's coach after tomorrow's World Cup Qualifiers game against Moldova. He announced it himself during today's press conference ahead of the match, highlighting that he was relieved of his duties by the Italian Football Association (FIGC) President Gabriele Gravina. A few minutes later, Spalletti almost broke in tears and left the press conference room.
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Italy’s Shameful Loss to Norway Calls for Drastic Changes

International Football, Italian Football, Italy, Norway, Serie A, Tactical Trends, World Cup
The bad omens materialized, and it went even worse than expected. As Italy approached their opening World Cup qualifier against Norway, the atmosphere in the Azzurri camp was tense. You looked in our players’ eyes, and you sensed it. And, if a team like Italy approach such a game with fear and tension, that already tells a great deal about what we have become. The pitch doesn’t lie and, inevitably, confirmed all those ominous presages.
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Paolo Pulici’s diving header on May 16, 1976, sealed Torino’s seventh – and, to date, last-  Scudetto, the first since the Tragedy of Superga     

Today in Serie A – May 16, 1976: Pulici’s Header Sealed Torino’s Last Scudetto

Italian Football, Juventus, On This Day, Serie A, Torino
Some gestures have become part of Italian football’s collective aesthetics. For Torino, one of these iconic gestures is their captain Paolo Pulici’s diving header on May 16, 1976, to open the scoring in a game against Cesena that would seal the Granata’s seventh – and, to date, last - Scudetto, the first they won since the Tragedy of Superga.     
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On May 15, 2016, Antonio "Totò" Di Natale, the best Serie A striker from the 2010s, hung his boots after 12 seasons with Udinese

Today in Serie A – May 15, 2016: Totò Di Natale Bid Farewell to Football

Carpi, Italian Football, On This Day, Serie A, Udinese
On May 15, 2016, the best Serie A striker from the 2010s hung his boots. And, if the name Antonio “Totò” Di Natale doesn’t ring much of a bell, it’s only because he chose to spend most of his career at Udinese and enjoyed relatively little visibility outside of the Belpaese. A gifted, fast-paced, versatile striker, Di Natale was an absolute goal machine.
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If the "5th of May" is Inter’s worst nightmare, the equivalent for Juventus is the “Downpour in Perugia”, which took place on May 14, 2000

Today in Serie A – May 14, 2000: Calori’s Goal That Cost Juventus the Scudetto

Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Lazio, On This Day, Serie A
If the "Cinque Maggio" is Inter’s worst Serie A nightmare, the equivalent for Juventus is the infamous Diluvio di Perugia (“Downpour in Perugia”), which took place on May 14, 2000. That was the day when the Bianconeri lost 0-1 to Perugia in the last matchday of the 1999/2000 campaign and saw Lazio pass them in the last lap to win their second Scudetto.
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