Cagliari 2-0 Sampdoria

I didn't get to see this game, so can't offer anything much more than the highlights that were my Samp fix for the week. Stankevicius' sending-off ...

Flying Bari vs. Fallen Eagles

When I say fallen eagles I mean it in the sense that Lazio are not where they expected to be in the league, but they ...

Alessio's Comprehensive Calcio Dictionary

I know that a lot Juventus fans are not Italian, nor do they speak Italian. With this idea, I've written up a translation for a ...

Better Than Inter, Apparently Not Better Than Chievo

So it was the first disappointment of the season, an away loss to Chievo. I picked a 3-1 scoreline, but I thought Genoa would be the ...

The Renaissance of Roberto Baronio

Let's start by saying that Roberto Baronio isn't exactly a household name in Italian calcio. The casual fan may not even know who Roberto Baronio ...

Elfsborg, Europa League, Transfer Talk And An Injury Crisis: A Day In The Life Of Lazio

I have a lot to get through as you might have guessed from the title. Last night, we succumbed to a poor defeat against Elfsborg ...

Serie A 2009/2010 Weekend Round-up: Giornata 1

Serie A is back and so is the the weekly Serie A Weekend Round-up which will come your way every Monday wrapping up the weekend ...

A Reflection to Last Summer's Predictions-

One of my favorite part about making predictions is seeing where I was right, and yelling boo-yah, and then seeing where I was horribly, horribly ...

Vacation Time.

Well, it's that time of the summer again. I'm off to the old country tomorrow, so the blog will be inactive for a couple of ...

Juve Fixture List, Serie A 2009-2010/Coppa di Pace Photos

Schedule looks alright, to me. Roman teams back to back, and in general, the big matches are fairly spread out. Weeks 9-13 are the Scudetto ...

Serie A 2009/2010 Schedule released

Today the schedule was released for the 2009/2010 season. Lega Calcio finally decided to do the schedule EPL-style, with no seeding for teams, which meant ...

30 Italian promising players to keep an eye on

Often we see a young player explode onto the calcio scene and everyone turns heads and says "Where did this kid come from?". Well, now ...

Touchdown In Auronzo

The players are now in the small resort of Auronzo di Cadore and have begun their preparation for the season ahead. All the mercato hype ...

Serie A and Coppa Italia 2009/2010 dates announced

Yesterday the Lega Calcio announced the dates for the 2009/2010 Serie A season. Serie A begins the weekend of August 23rd and will end on ...

The Donkeys Live to Fly Another Day

They did it! They survived and avoided being sent down to the fiery depths of hell that is the Serie B. The brawl loss ...

How To Get Yourself Transferred, by Zlatan.

While everyone waits for the Cristiano Ronaldo - Madrid greasy love embrace to whip into a furor, another superstar is quietly brewing himself a nice ...

Serie A Goals of the Week: Giornata 35

Usually I just include the goals of the week into the Serie A weekend round-up but as Roberto stated in the comments this week there ...

Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 32

Atalanta-Reggina 0-1 Scorers: 40´ Ceravolo (Reg) Report. Player Ratings. Highlights. Cagliari-Napoli 2-0 Scorers: 5´ Jeda (Cag); 92´ Lazzari (Cag) Report. Player Ratings. Highlights. Catania-Sampdoria 2-0 Scorers: 39´ rig. Mascara (Ca

Chievo 0 - Milan 1

I did not have the luxury, I heard it was bad so maybe I should say hardship?, of taking in Milan’s game this weekend, and ...

Chievo v Milan

Preview: Palermo - Chievo

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 15.00 Stadio Bentegodi, Verona I warriors, brigate rosanero, siamo forti e vinceremo! Preview Palermo is taking on the other team from Verona this weekend. Both ...

Back To Black

The clouds above Rome get darker and darker. I didn't see today's game and frankly I don't mind. As a result, I'm not going to ...

Lazio - Chievo

Lazio will welcome a feisty Chievo side to the Olimpico tomorrow as both sides continue their charge up the table. The Veronese minnows will be ...

Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 25

Some of you may be looking at this picture and thinking: "What is this? Who are these players? And why does Sampdoria have a Scudetto ...

Grosseto 2-3 Livorno, Highlights and an actual Analysis!?

We are only 2 points away from Bari but Livorno definitely demonstrated serious character on the pitch today versus Grosseto, in their umpteenth Tuscan derby ...

Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 22 + Last minute Transfer Madness

After 41 years, Cagliari beat Juventus in Turin in a thrilling 3-2 come from behind victory. Buffon (pictured) could only watch as the Sardinian side ...

Make Way Makinwa

Makinwa has finally departed Lazio, at least for the timebeing as he has left to begin new adventures with relegation strugglers, Chievo. The minnows have ...

A brief look back and some favourties

As promised, here’s a quick look back on the first half of the 2008/2009 season Zlatan style. So far he’s made 25 appearances, scoring 12 goals ...

What's New?

Same old same old on the speculation front. Here's a quick round-up of the latest rumours. Cribari: Milan and Fiorentina are said to be after him ...

The Craziest Italian Football Quotes of the Year

While Italian football provides excellent quality and entertainment on the pitch, we all know that it equally provides excellent quality and entertainment off the pitch. ...