Articles tagged with "lucarelli"
Lazio - Parma
By salvatore | April 5th, 2008Well, after a truly hellish stretch of schedule in March, Lazio look to have a relatively easier run in the next few weeks, provided they don't shoot themselves in the feet. The worst thing we can do is taken anyone for granted, especially with Parma ...
Lucarelli’s Back for a 6 pointer
By Marco | March 15th, 2008What ?: Serie A - Matchday 28 Who ?: Livorno (16th, 26 points) vs Parma (17th, 25 points) When ?: Sunday 16 March 2008, 15:00 CET Where ?: Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno Why ?: So we can show Cristiano all the fun he’s missing playing for the wro
Livorno-Parma, a relegation battle with Lucarelli returning home
By Francesco | March 15th, 2008This is a new ad Parma did for famous Italian car maker Fiat. Lucarelli looks a little overjoyed to be in a Fiat. More after the jump. This game is three things: 1) Cuper's first game in charge of the Gialloblu'. Let's see what affect he has on
Cuper's First Day
By Francesco | March 13th, 2008It's like a new day in Parma. Well, it is a new day. All Parma fans are enthusiastic about the hiring of Hector Cuper. Today was his official presentation and first training session. In the interview he said that he was confident Parma could save
Luciano Spalletti knows about Turnover ?!?
By Marco | March 1st, 2008This will be short and sweet (ok maybe not sweet, but definitely short) seeing how the game starts in about 27 minutes as of…now. Roma start their crucial month of March with a game in Parma, If you don’t believe me ask Francesco! You’d think
Roma-Parma, if we can learn anything from history, this will not end well
By Francesco | February 29th, 2008You see this picture? That's when it ended. "What ended?" you ask. Well, basically, Parma ever getting a result vs. Roma. On that hot summer day in Rome on June 17, 2001, Totti and Company came out to win the game. Why? Because if they won they would
Parma-Udinese 2-0, Di Carlo saved by win
By Francesco | February 28th, 2008Domenico Di Carlo went into this game facing the chop, but came out of the game being confirmed as the Parma boss for the rest of the season. More on the game after the jump. Di Carlo started the game with a surprise. He knew Udinese would attack,
Relegation battle in Torino
By Francesco | February 22nd, 2008So tomorrow the Gialloblu' travel to the Stadio Olimpico in Torino and take on the Granata in a relegation battle. Parma need points and need to get back on a positive run, while Torino have just been inconsistent all season, and are the draw speciali
Parma's Weekend- Good and Bad
By Francesco | February 19th, 2008Parma drew Milan 0-0 at home, but this good and bad. More after the jump. The Good- We put in a good performance against Milan. (Highlights) The squad played well, they defended well, the midfield held their own, and the attack did what they could
Sorry for the Absence- But I'm back in full force with some more Parma News
By Francesco | February 14th, 2008I want to apologize to my loyal readers (if I have any) for not being around over the last week and updating everyone on all news Gialloblu'. I've just been really busy but I'm back and ready to post in full force. In case you haven't noticed
Parma, Last Train to Salvation
By Francesco | February 5th, 2008Probably the best thing from the weekend was Cristiano Lucarelli scoring his first goal in a Gialloblu' shirt, but the game was a bad loss to Atalanta (3-2). More after the jump. Here are the highlights: Poor marking on the first goal, how
News Round-Up As Donadoni Keeps Talking
By Martha | January 24th, 2008•In case you missed it, Atalanta beat Milan 2-1 yesterday despite, as often happens with Milan's opponents, having much less of the ball, and the worse of the play. (La Gazzetta gave Pato a 4.5. Nico Burdisso, who was lasted less than eight minutes befo
Enthusiasm for Lucarelli as Parma take on Inter
By Francesco | January 18th, 2008The arrival of Cristiano Lucarelli couldn't have come any sooner, as he can now help the Gialloblu' take on the "Mighty" Inter (I still can't get past the fact that Inter are actually a great team now. I grew up watching the Inter we all felt bad for
Communist Cristiano Lucarelli Back in Italy !
By Marco | January 15th, 2008So Aldo was bullshitting about having a verbal agreement with Donetsk for Cristiano’s return. Ain’t that surprising ! Cristiano Lucarelli is back in the peninsula. Francesco has the lowdown on his move to the Tardini. ( And no, Selva
Maniche, Lucarelli Deals Finally Finished
By Martha | January 15th, 2008Both Cristiano Lucarelli and Maniche are, at long last, expected to complete their moves to Italy today, news that finally relieves us of the duty to keep talking about them. The Maniche deal, apart from the stutter last week when Inter and Atletico Ma
BREAKING NEWS! LUCARELLI SIGNS 3 YEAR DEAL WITH PARMA!
By Francesco | January 15th, 2008While everyone in the peninsula predicted a loan deal, Parma surprised everyone and went ahead and signed striker Cristiano Lucarelli permanently on a 3 year contract. Lucarelli was presented at around 7 PM Italian time to the press with Parma pre
News Roundup Featuring Most of the Same Old Names
By Martha | January 14th, 2008•The Maniche deal -- now done enough to be officially address by Inter functionaries -- keeps getting pushed back. For a while, he as arriving last night and having his medical today. Now, while he's supposedly in Milan, the medical and contract won't h
Torino Vs Livorno Preview as Camolese Returns To Toro
By Marco | January 12th, 2008On January 13th 1968 , Johnny Cash recorded his landmark album At Folsom Prison live, 40 years later ; Livorno will be traveling to the Olimpico in Turin to take on Torino. After a nice long (too long if you ask Aldo Spinelli) winter break, Serie
Two Strikers Desperate to Move
By Martha | January 10th, 2008As of this morning, Christian Riganò is still in Spain. He's stuck on the bottom of La Liga with the hapless Levante -- nine points behind their nearest rivals with a goal difference of -22, twice that of the next-worst -- losing week after week, and not
Livorno for Sale or Aldo Spinelli is Cranky
By Marco | January 9th, 2008During the Italian winter holiday, Mr. Spinelli took in the soothing breezes that the beautiful Republic of Mauritius had to offer. From his vacation hideout, Mr. Spliffs declared that his Livorno adventure will come to terms at the end of the curren
Transfer News and Rumors as Parma prepare for the Salvezza Battle
By Francesco | January 9th, 2008That picture is of Igor Budan, who may very well be Parma's best signing during the transfer window. But isn't he already a Parma player you ask? Well yes, he is, but he suffered a terrible injury that kept him out for the whole first half of the seas
A Little Dose of Reality & Then Some Fantasy
By chris | December 20th, 2007Torino 3 - Roma 1 Can't really say anything other than after the game was over I let out a big sigh of relief like a teenager after the pregnancy test shows up with one line (a teenager not in the Spears family, anyway). Or pink or blue or whatever. Ho
A Pair of Dubious Roma Rumors
By Martha | December 19th, 2007Hot on the heels of the growing reports of the possibility of Levante Christian Riganò returning to Serie A with Roma in January, a story has suddenly emerged about Cristiano Lucarelli doing the same. Of course, since the story comes entirely from Lucare
Milan vs Livorno Preview, Uhh Maybe Not…
By Marco | December 15th, 2007As we all know, Milan is in Japan. The Rossoneri will try to prove they are the best Football Club in the World. This basically means that Livorno get the week off and can solely concentrate on the December 23rd pre Kwanza bash (or whatever holiday
News Roundup as He-Man Rages at the Foreigners
By Martha | December 11th, 2007•Bayern Munich's resident crotchety old man, Oliver Kahn, recently gave an interview in which he ripped the team's unnamed new arrivals, saying they need to "learn that two or three good games aren’t enough" and, oh yeah, learn to speak freaking Germa
Lucarelli Ready to Move?
By Martha | December 5th, 2007Shakhtar Donetsk's shocking Champions League collapse (six points from their first two matches, none from their last four) has dumped them out of all European competitions; in addition to the revenue the lost matches will cost the club, the collapse might
Is Tavano Back?
By Marco | November 28th, 2007Francesco Tavano Born: March 2, 1979 Birthplace: Caserta Height: 5-10 Weight: 161 lbs He’s played for Empoli, Pisa, Fiorentina and Livorno. With a stint in Siena he would have officially hit for the Tuscan Caroussel The 6 million doll
The Rumor Mill: Old Men Edition
By Martha | November 21st, 2007A far, far cry from the internationally adored youngsters who were all over the news yesterday (and will continue to be so until the transfer windows slams firmly shut) are rickety old men like Francesco Coco, Cristiano Lucarelli and Ricardo Zampagna. Not
Friday News Roundup Before the International Frenzy Hits Fever Pitch
By Martha | November 16th, 2007•Bobo Vieri is either right on the verge of agreeing to stay with Fiorentina for one more year, or he's not. Since the denial comes from the man himself -- who says he prefers one-year contracts at this point in his life so he can quit if he's just not
Pre-Champions League News Roundup
By Martha | November 7th, 2007•Pippo Inzaghi's two goals yesterday moved him into a tie with Gerd Muller's record of 62 goals in UEFA matches, though it's taken him more matches than it took Muller. High five for Super Pippo. (I have this idea that Muller and Inzaghi are kindred spi
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