Category: Italian Football

At Inter, the Premier League top-flight addiction of Antonio Conte was not evident at first but started to show its true form by January

Antonio Conte’s Premier League Revolution at The San Siro

Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Premier League, Serie A, Transfer Market
Wherever Conte went, trophies followed him. Inter could have been Scudetto winners this season as only a point separated them from Juventus at the final roll call. The Europa League was lost on an own goal. The margins between triumph and heartbreak have surely decreased. But one thing that has remained the same is Conte’s passion for winning.
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Player Analysis: Victor Osimhen, a Super Eagles at Napoli

Italian Football, Napoli, Nigeria, Player Analysis, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021
Napoli have struck gold after beating several European heavyweights to the signature of Victor Osimhen - a striker who is rapidly developing into a serial goal scorer, as this player analysis will show. We believe that Osimhen's arrival in Napoli could finally help the Partenopei boast that free-scoring striker they have been craving for a long time.
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Donnarumma Is On Chelsea’s Radar – What Should Milan Do?

AC Milan, Chelsea, Italian Football, Serie A, Uncategorized
In a bid to full the goalkeeping void in his Chelsea side, Frank Lampard is reportedly lining up a £50 million bid for Milan's Donnarumma. The goalkeeper is one of Europe's most underrated footballers, let alone goalkeepers. He arrived on the scene five years ago and became Milan's no.1, making his Serie A debut in the 2015/16 where he made 32 first-team appearances.
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The Rebuild of Roma and Their Place In the New Serie A Order

Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Transfer Market, Uncategorized
Roma improved on their sixth-place finish in 2018/19 with a fifth place in the last campaign. While the top four were separated by five points, Roma were eight points behind the Champions League slots. Fonseca had a tough task, and the takeover of Friedkin will add more pressure. The targets will change and a Champions League slot should be in their crosshairs.
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Atalanta and Their Testing Transfer Market Summer

Atalanta, Italian Football, Serie A, Transfer Market, Uncategorized
After achieving so much during the last campaign, Atalanta’s stable of some of the most talented players in Serie A have become the envy of Europe’s leading lights. The rise of Atalanta has been extraordinary. From Serie A minnows to Champions League’s latest giant-killers, Gasperini’s men achieved the sort of feats not many in Italy have in recent years.
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Who Are The 37 Italy Players Called-up by Roberto Mancini?

FIGC, Italian Football, Italy, Nations League, Serie A, Uncategorized
Italy CT Mancini revealed the names of the 37 players called up for the national team's upcoming fixtures against Bosnia and the Netherlands on September 4 and 7 as part of the second version of UEFA's Nation League competition. With EURO 2021 set to take place next summer, the Nations League will present an opportunity for the coach to test different ideas.
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Does Messi Want Manchester City? The Bookmakers Say So

Barcelona, Inter, Italian Football, La Liga, Manchester City, Paris Saint Germain, Serie A, Spanish Football, Transfer Market, Uncategorized
Messi's wish to leave Barcelona is now of public domain.  Manchester City, Inter, and PSG all seem willing to give a shot at signing the Argentinian. Barcelona's chances to keep Lionel Messi are decreasing. Bookmakers rate his stay in Spain at 50-50, holding open the opportunity for Blaugrana, where Messi spent his entire career.
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Four Juventus Players That Andrea Pirlo Needs To Sell

Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Uncategorized
Pirlo is the new Juventus manager, and the club could be about to undergo one of their most drastic revamps in modern times. The shift from Sarri to Pirlo signifies a new era at the club - Sarri was a stop-gap, a test to see how well the Italian would fare with the Champions. In fairness, he won the league, but only narrowly, and doing so playing rather bleak football.
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On August 29, 1926, Marquis Luigi Ridolfi funded of a good piece of history of Italian Football – the Associazione Calcio Fiorentina

The History of Fiorentina from Ridolfi da Verazzano to Commisso

Fiorentina, Italian Football, Serie A, Uncategorized
On August 29, 1926, Luigi Ridolfi – president of the Club Sportivo Firenze, mostly focused on cycling – used his charm to persuade his own club members and those of the Palestra Ginnastica Fiorentina Libertas to join forces. His idea was to merge the two clubs’ football sections into a new team. That was the birth of the Associazione Calcio Fiorentina.
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The Three Positions That Milan Should Address This Summer

AC Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021
After the disappointing start to the 2019-20 season, newly-appointed Milan manager Giampaolo was sacked by the club. His replacement Stefano Pioli was only able to bag a series of mixed results throughout the "normal" part of the season. Luckily for Pioli, his team's late charge was enough to save his job and that of the club's director Maldini.
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