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Out Of The Blue: Italy Continue To Overlook Antonio Di Natale

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Out Of The Blue: Italy Continue To Overlook Antonio Di Natale With injury and illness robbing Cesare Prandelli of two players who were quickly establishing themselves as Italy's first choice pairing under the former Fiorentina coach, it has quickly become necessary to look for alternative options in attack for the Azzurri. Such is the gravity of the situation ...

The Wide Angle: Stephan Lichtsteiner, Giorgio Chiellini & Christian Maggio

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The Wide Angle: Stephan Lichtsteiner, Giorgio Chiellini & Christian Maggio The problems Juventus have endured over the past few seasons, through a string of poor quality fullbacks, has been well documented and earlier in the season this blog focused on the investments made by the club in that position over the summer. It looked specifically at the arrival of Swiss internat...

Derby d'Italia: Inter Not As Bad As Advertised

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Derby d'Italia: Inter Not As Bad As Advertised It is the one fixture many Juventus fans look for before any other, particularly with Torino struggling in Serie B, the so called Derby of Italy between Inter and Juventus. The term, like most in Italian football, was coined by the great Gianni Brera to note the two teams never relegated from Serie ...

Cagliari-Napoli: Closer Than You Think

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Cagliari-Napoli: Closer Than You Think While this season is rapidly developing into an unpredictable and tumultuous one for many, the sustained and impressive progress of SSC Napoli stands in stark contrast to the usual status quo beneath the shadow of Vesuvius. Their outstanding forward trio of Edinson Cavani, Marek Hamšík...

Daniele De Rossi: Leader Of The Revolution

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Daniele De Rossi: Leader Of The Revolution Juventus sit proudly, as Serie A resumes following what is already the third International break of the season, atop the league standings and the club's players, management and supporters revel in the seemingly successful operation to restore prestige and honour to the Old Lady. Her reputation has t...

Serie A's Surprise Package? It's Black and White

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Serie A's Surprise Package? It's Black and White Top of the table, playing great football despite a summer transfer campaign that was questioned by many, the team in black and white striped shirts are once again slicing through opponents with relative ease and look assured in possession of the ball. Their talismanic captain and number ten is both ...

AC Milan's Dominant Defence Underperforming in 2011/12

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AC Milan's Dominant Defence Underperforming in 2011/12 Serie A last season was one of the closest fought and interesting campaigns in recent memory. From a position of seemingly unassailable dominance Inter were brought crashing back down through a combination of terrible luck with injuries, poor form and the ill-judged appointment of Rafael Benitez. Th...

Lazio-Palermo: Unpredictable Clubs Serve Up Interesting Battle

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Lazio-Palermo: Unpredictable Clubs Serve Up Interesting Battle Just three games into the new season and Palermo have already undergone a coaching change as Maurizio Zamparini's mission to outdo himself saw Stefano Pioli fired before the campaign even began. However a disastrous exit from the Europa League combined with a poor relationship with the leaders among...

Milan-Udinese: We'll Call You Right Back

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Milan-Udinese: We'll Call You Right Back Since taking over as coach of the Italian national team in the aftermath of Italy's horrific showing at the World Cup in South Africa, Cesare Prandelli has had an incredible impact on the Azzurri. Six wins and a draw - added to the default victory over Serbia - is a remarkable return given the previ...

Inter-Roma: Golden Gloves?

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Inter-Roma: Golden Gloves? The opening weekend of Serie A saw an incredible thirty-five goals and featured some wonderfully open attacking football, quite at odds with the tactical and methodical reputation of Italy's top flight. Even the first match, a marquee match-up between two of last seasons best teams saw Milan and Laz...