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A Season In Review: Verona 2020/21
A Season In Review: Verona 2020/21
Hellas Verona ended the 2020/21 season with a draw that prevented Napoli from qualifying for the Champions League[1], ending what was a successful campaign for Ivan Juric and his men. An early departure from the Coppa Italia at the fourth round meant that more emphasis would be put on Serie A. Finishing 10th with 45 […]
Napoli appoint Spalletti
Napoli appoint Spalletti
Luciano Spalletti has returned to work in Serie A, taking over at Napoli. The former Inter and Roma boss takes over at the Stadio Diego[1] Armando Maradona following Gennaro Gattuso[2]’s dismissal at the end of the 2020/21 season, and it is his first[3] job since parting ways with Inter in 2019. “I am pleased to […]
Ranieri and Mazzarri tipped to replace Mihajlovic at Bologna
Ranieri and Mazzarri tipped to replace Mihajlovic at Bologna
Veteran tacticians Claudio Ranieri and Walter Mazzarri are candidates to replace Sinisa Mihajlovic at Bologna if he leaves I Felsinei in the summer. The Serbian has been in charge of I Rossoblu[1] since the summer of 2019 but he has been linked with the Lazio[2] coaching role. According to Il Resto del Carlino, Bologna have […]
A season in review: Spezia 2020/21
A season in review: Spezia 2020/21
For Spezia, the 2019/20 season’s Serie B playoff winners, reaching the top division for the first time in their 114-year history marked their greatest ever success. Defying the odds and pundits’ predictions by staying there was the challenge. Ultimately it would be another spectacular season, allowing Gli Aquilotti and their fans[1] to continue to live […]
Fiorentina appoint Gattuso
Fiorentina appoint Gattuso
Fiorentina have appointed Gennaro[1] Gattuso as their new coach after the Italian’s dismissal at Napoli. Following the Partenopei’s failure to reach the Champions League on the final day of the 2020/21 Serie A season – as they drew 1-1 with Hellas Verona – Gattuso was swiftly sacked by Aurelio De Laurentiis, not lasting more than […]
Serie A Femminile Round-Up: Napoli survive and Juventus make history
Serie A Femminile Round-Up: Napoli survive and Juventus…
San Marino[1] Academy saw their time in Serie A Femminile come to an end on the final day of the 2020/21 season as they suffered defeat at home to Fiorentina, and Juventus[2] broke yet another record. Napoli and San Marino were the two teams who had a chance of being relegated along with already down […]
Cristiano Ronaldo responds
Cristiano Ronaldo responds
Juventus[1] faced one of their most important games of the season on Sunday, and Andrea Pirlo chose to do so without giving Cristiano Ronaldo[2] a single minute on the pitch. Following on from their midweek Coppa Italia triumph over Atalanta[3], Juventus returned to Emilia-Romagna to meet Bologna on the final Matchday of the Serie A […]
PODCAST: AC Milan and Juventus reach Champions League as Napoli bottle it
PODCAST: AC Milan and Juventus reach Champions League as…
Well, well, well… The final round of Serie A fixtures served up a whole lot of drama and the Forza Italian Football Podcast[1] is here to talk about it all. Conor Clancy is, as ever, here to host Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria[2], and Euan Burns popped in to give us a round-up of the […]
Conceicao expected to take Napoli job
Conceicao expected to take Napoli job
Sergio Conceicao is expected to be Gennaro Gattuso’s successor at Napoli[1] ahead of the 2021/22 Serie A season. Gattuso was dismissed by the Partenopei[2] in somewhat controversial fashion on Sunday, mere minutes after their 1-1 draw at home to Hellas Verona[3] – a result which meant they missed out on qualifying for the Champions League[4] […]
Coppa Italia Femminile final to have fans present
Coppa Italia Femminile final to have fans present
The Coppa[1] Italia Femminile final on May 30 will be played in front of supporters at Sassuolo’s Mapei[2] Stadium. AC Milan face Roma on Sunday with silverware on the line, with each club looking to win their first-ever piece of silverware[3], and as many as 4,300 supporters will be allowed to watch on from the […]