
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Liverpool or Napoli extension: what does the future hold for Zieliński?
Liverpool or Napoli extension: what does the future hold…
14 April at 14:35 Yesterday, Calciomercato.com (via La Gazzetta dello Sport) brought you the news that Piotr Zieliński is on the verge of signing a new contract with Napoli, keeping him at the club until June 30th 2022. Indeed, Maurizio Sarri rates him very highly and is determined to keep him at the Stadio […]
Allegri offers no guarantees on Juventus future
Allegri offers no guarantees on Juventus future
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri admits he does not know whether he will remain at the club beyond the end of the season, but insisted that no discussions had been held yet. The former AC Milan tactician has enjoyed a hugely successful spell at the Allianz Stadium since replacing Antonio Conte in 2014, having won the […]
Serie A basement battle
Serie A basement battle
With eight teams all facing the very real prospect of sliding in to Serie B, Football Italia analyses a fierce relegation battle. Words: Elio Salerno The 2017-2018 edition of Serie A is proving to be one the most intriguing and intense the peninsula has observed in a number of years. It is arguably the most […]
Official: Bigon extends at Bologna
Official: Bigon extends at Bologna
Bologna have officially extended their contract with director of sport Riccardo Bigon to June 2019. The deal had been due to expire this summer, but a decision to sign on for another year had been in the air. Along with Bigon, Bologna also gave new contracts to his staff Maurizio Micheli, Leonardo Mantovani and Marco […]
Juventus: Allegri makes huge claim about Real Madrid penalty and Buffon’s accusations
Juventus: Allegri makes huge claim about Real Madrid penalty…
14 April at 12:30 Massimiliano Allegri has been speaking to the media ahead of his side’s crucial Serie A match at home to Sampdoria, which kicks off at 17:00 CET tomorrow evening. Here is what he had to say: “Full credit to my players for their extraordinary performance in Madrid. It was an incredible […]
Allegri: ‘Buffon an example for 20 years’
Allegri: ‘Buffon an example for 20 years’
Juventus Coach Max Allegri defended captain Gigi Buffon for his furious rant at referee Michael Oliver. “I challenge anyone not to react in that situation.” The goalkeeper was sent off for dissent in the Champions League quarter-final with Real Madrid, as the referee awarded a debatable penalty with 30 seconds to go. “It’s always easy […]
Juve, Allegri makes huge claims about Real Madrid penalty and Buffon’s accusations
Juve, Allegri makes huge claims about Real Madrid penalty…
14 April at 12:30 Massimiliano Allegri has been speaking to the media ahead of his side’s crucial Serie A match at home to Sampdoria, which kicks off at 17:00 CET tomorrow evening. Here is what he had to say: “Full credit to my players for their extraordinary performance in Madrid. It was an incredible […]
AC Milan: Donnarumma to break Serie A record against Napoli
AC Milan: Donnarumma to break Serie A record against Napoli
14 April at 11:10 Gianluigi Donnarumma has enjoyed a whirlwind few years since being given his Serie A debut by Serbian coach Siniša Mihajlović. Indeed, he has gone from being hailed as one of the best prospects Italian football has seen in a generation to being derided for his part in an unsavoury war of […]
Gasperini’s ill-fated Inter spell
Gasperini’s ill-fated Inter spell
Cast your minds back to 2006, Italy had just won the World Cup and calcio was rocked by by the infamous Calciopoli scandal. Words: Tom Scholes The whole of Italian football was under a dark cloud but amongst the scandals and controversy, a little club by the name of Genoa had just appointed Gian Piero […]

