When Francesco Guidolin left Parma to manage Udinese, I was disappointed. Guidolin had united a set of strong individuals, managing Parma all the way up to eighth in the table last season. Udinese finished 15th this past season, yet Guidolin saw something in the club and decided to join them. After a disappointing start of four […]
With a new year upon us, the January transfer window will be opening up soon. While normally we don’t see super-stars switch allegiances in this period, but 2011 could be different. The names of Klose, Toni, Gilardino, and Kaka have been circulating, but can we really expect these players to move in January? Starting at […]
by Niccolo Conte on December 12, 2010 · 2 comments
The Serie A is getting more and more exciting, especially after these recent results, and the matches which will be played this Sunday. Napoli got an important 1–0 win away against Genoa, Palermo came back to beat Parma 3–1 at the Renzo Barbera, and Udinese also completed a comeback win at home, 2–1 over Fiorentina. […]
by Niccolo Conte on November 28, 2010 · 9 comments
This weekend in the Serie A, among the results there were plenty of 1–1 draws, a goalless draw, a couple of 3–1 wins, and then a 5–2! Yes, a 5–2 win took place in the Serie A this weekend, and it was Inter Milan which defeated Parma in the seven goal thriller. This weekend there […]
by Niccolo Conte on November 19, 2010 · 3 comments
In this preview of the upcoming Serie A matches, I’ll be looking at the interesting matches, and the two teams which recently got new coaches, Genoa and Cagliari. Regarding Italy’s game against Romania, I was unable to watch it, and therefore I didn’t write a match report. The match finished 1–1, with Marica scoring against […]
by Niccolo Conte on September 26, 2010 · 4 comments
Things have been shaken up this weekend, mostly thanks to Roma. And although the giallorossi won 1–0 against Inter Milan, they’re still down at the bottom of the table in 18th place, while Inter is at the very top of the table sharing first with Lazio. While this last-gasp win might help Roma gain a […]
by Niccolo Conte on September 12, 2010 · 2 comments
An extremely interesting few games were played out, and they show a few things about the team which might win the scudetto. Inter Milan, Roma, and AC Milan all played out their second match-day games, and while the nerazzurri won, the other two title contenders lost. Inter Milan didn’t have too much difficulty against Udinese, […]