Articles tagged with Serie A
by James Horncastle | 30 August, 2018
Will Atalanta boss Gasperini get another chance at a big Italian club?
"The squad, as it is, makes it hard to be competitive on all fronts," complained Gian Piero Gasperini. Just 72 hours of the transfer window remained i...
by James Horncastle | 17 May, 2018
With De Vrij set to join Inter, Lazio have a big decision to make in their Champions League play-off
Walter Zenga saved Inter again. His role has changed over the years. It’s a long time since the 58-year-old pulled up a pair of gloves for the N...
by James Horncastle | 10 April, 2018
Late drama against Chievo keeps Napoli in Serie A title race
One of my favourite pieces of graffiti in Italy appeals to the romantic in me. You see it daubed on walls up and down the country. “I love you l...
by James Horncastle | 02 April, 2018
Roma face pivotal few weeks in Serie A and the Champions League - don't write them off against Barcelona
If the ball had fallen on Kevin Strootman’s left foot rather than his right and not bounced too high, maybe he would have scored instead of hitt...
by James Horncastle | 09 March, 2018
Still decisive at 40, Juventus icon Gianluigi Buffon could postpone his retirement
Wednesday night at Wembley could have been Gianluigi Buffon’s last ever appearance in the Champions League. Juventus were determined for it not ...
by James Horncastle | 23 February, 2018
Davide Ballardini working wonders at Genoa - the club should offer him a longer contract soon
If Davide Ballardini can keep this up, his name will feature on a lot of ballots when the votes for Manager of the Year are cast. Genoa were ex...
by James Horncastle | 16 February, 2018
Mazzarri oversees an improvement at Torino - now can he beat Juventus in the derby?
Walter Mazzarri started the week of the Derby della Mole with a pilgrimage. The 56-year-old has been in the Torino job for little more than a month. B...
by James Horncastle | 29 January, 2018
Controversy rages in Serie A, but is VAR actually changing football for the better?
This weekend in Serie A was the most challenging for VAR since its introduction in Italy. It wasn’t just the number of mistakes but the variety ...
by James Horncastle | 16 January, 2018
Simone Verdi faces a huge decision: stay at Bologna, or join Napoli?
A manager going over to placate a group of supporters angrily demanding an explanation to some decision or other is an all too familiar scene in Italy...
by Ryan Baldi | 03 January, 2018
Tactical analysis: Midfield all-rounder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is destined for the top
Considering the sporting stock he comes from – his father, Nikola Milinković, a former footballer, and his mother, Milana Savić, a professiona...