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Articles tagged with Serie A

Gian Piero Gasperini

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...

De Vrij

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...

Napoli

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...

Roma

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...

Buffon

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 ...

Ballardini

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...

Walter Mazzarri

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...

Bologna

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 ...

Verdi

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...

sergej milinkovic savic

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...