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Max Allegri Parts Ways With Juventus As Absolute Winner

May 18, 2019 Matteo Carnevale Champions League, Coppa Italia, European Cups, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Serie A

In a month of May that is reshaping the geography of Serie A, Juventus decided to part ways with Massimiliano Allegri. The separation between the league title holders and their winning coach was made official yesterday in a sober press conference. Allegri leaves Juventus after five years in which he won five Scudetto, four Coppa Italia, and two Supercups.

De Rossi, Roma’s Future Captain Who Soon Became Past

May 14, 2019 Matteo Carnevale Italian Football, Italy, Roma, Serie A

They called him Capitan Futuro ("Captain Future"), as Daniele De Rossi was meant to be Roma's new captain after Francesco Totti's retirement. But he ended up wearing the Giallorossi captain band for two years only, as the club’s board communicated today their decision not to renew the 35-year-old midfielder’s contract for the next season.

Stronger Than a Stalker: Quagliarella’s Return from Hell

March 31, 2019 Matteo Carnevale Italian Football, Italy, Serie A

Fabio Quagliarella was in his athletic prime when in 2009 he signed a dream deal to play for his hometown club Napoli. But his honeymoon would last only one year, as the following summer he abruptly moved to Juventus. The reality behind his transfer would emerge only years later, when he could finally reveal that he had to leave Napoli due to a stalker.

Better Than Barcelona: The Remuntada of Pianura

February 3, 2019 Matteo Carnevale Carpi, Italian Football, Serie D

On March 8, 2017, Barcelona overturned a four-goal deficit in the second leg of a Champions League match. But only few people know that, years earlier, Napoli-based club Pianura had performed an even more incredible remuntada as they beat Carpi 8-2 in the retour match of a Serie D play-off Semi Final after losing 0-5 the first act.

Losing Grip! The Top 5 Brawls in Italian Football

October 14, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Italian Football, Serie A, The Grass Is Greener

Sometimes people just lose it. All actors in the football circus – players, coaches, presidents – are human after all. Now and then, it happens that they just lose their grip. Words escalate, hands touch, and the fight is on. So put your boxing gloves on, and follow us in a journey across the Top 5 “losing grip” moments in the recent history of Italian football.

Odissea Milan, dalle scatole cinesi alla rinascita americana

August 10, 2018 Antonio Guarini AC Milan, Calciomercato, Serie A, Transfer Market

Winning at home, in Europe, and in the world, and collect all sort of star players. That was the credo of Silvio Berlusconi’s Milan since 1986 to 2012. However, the Rossoneri have been through quite a few troubled seasons recently, passing in the hands of a somewhat mysterious Chinese management before being taken over by U.S. investment fund Elliot.

A Milan Odyssey, from Chinese Boxes to U.S. Renaissance

August 9, 2018 Antonio Guarini AC Milan, Calciomercato, Serie A, Transfer Market

Cavani al Napoli, e se fosse tutto vero?

August 5, 2018 Diego Ottaviano Calciomercato, Napoli, Serie A, Transfer Market

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Rumor, una parola dal latino accolta dalle lingue anglofone con la grafia di rumour. Una sorta di notizia che circola senza riscontri e direzione. Un passaparola, una diceria o …

Cavani Back to Napoli, What If That Was True?

August 5, 2018 Diego Ottaviano Calciomercato, Napoli, Serie A, Transfer Market

Rumor is a Latin word that made it to the English-speaking world, to indicate those speculations or alleged pieces of news with no official confirmation. For Napoli and their supporters, the Summer of 2018 has been characterized by a very insistent and fascinating one: President Aurelio De Laurentiis is allegedly negotiating Edinson Cavani’s come back from PSG.

Goalkeeper Waltz Keeps Summer Transfer Market Hot

August 1, 2018 Carlos Molano Calciomercato, Liga, Premier League, Serie A, Transfer Market

The role of goalkeeper has always been pretty much on the sideline of football news and stories, especially when it comes to the summer transfer market session. But since the last Champions League Final, and the World Cup in Russia 2018, it looks like things may be about to change, starting with the record transfer deal of Alisson Becker from Roma to Liverpool.

Roma Face Fan Base Distrust at Questionable Market Campaign

July 31, 2018 Diego Ottaviano Calciomercato, Italy, Roma, Serie A, Transfer Market

The purchase of Javier Pastore from Paris Saint Germain, and of young prospect Justin Kluivert from Ajax were not enough to put a smile on Roma supporters' faces, as they were rather disappointed at the sales of some of their top stars like Radja Nainggolan and Alisson Becker, replaced by second-choice or mostly unknown players.

Inter Chasing Vidal, Vrsaljko to Complete Roster

July 28, 2018 Diego Ottaviano Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italy, Serie A, Transfer Market

Their roster is still incomplete. This is what their transfer market session is showing, with Inter still looking for at least one defender and one midfielder - Sime Vrsaljko and Arturo Vidal being the top names. But comparing to the last season, the impression is that the Nerazzurri have already reduced their gap versus top Scudetto contenders Juventus and Napoli.

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