La Prima Volta… a brand-new series, bringing to life the maiden goals that catalysed the careers of Serie A’s greatest forwards. … More
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La Prima Volta…Gianluca Vialli
La Prima Volta… a brand-new series, bringing to life the maiden goals that catalysed the careers of Serie A’s greatest forwards. … More
La Prima Volta…Francesco Totti
La Prima Volta… a brand-new series, bringing to life the maiden goals that catalysed the careers of Serie A’s greatest forwards. … More
Burnley’s Tour of Italy…And A Brush With Fascism
There was once a time when the rest of the footballing world looked up to Great Britain with great reverence. … More
Empoli’s Lucky 13: The Art Of Low-Budget Catenaccio
Catenaccio is perhaps the most misunderstood and misused term in the tactical lexicon. First coming to prominence in Italian football … More
Norman Adcock: The Forgotten Italian Football Trailblazer
From the bleak adversity of war sprang the most unexpected of opportunities for one pioneering footballer. As Europe was emerging … More
Once Upon A Time In Padova: The Making Of Alessandro Del Piero
The verdant slopes to the north of Treviso are dressed with orderly rows of vines. In this idyllic rural landscape, … More
Classic Encounters: Padova 2-1 Inter, 10th December 1995
Emerging against the backdrop of the Balkan conflict, Goran Vlaovic was a precocious young talent. The teenager’s midas touch in front … More
Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise: The Forgotten Chapter of Batistuta’s Florentine Story
“Florence has not forgotten Batistuta”, declared the city’s Mayor as he conferred honourary citizenship upon the Argentinian in 2016. Over … More
Classic Encounters: Padova 2-0 Milan, 16 October 1994
Newly-promoted Padova were enduring a torrid start to their 1994/95 campaign. Anchored to the bottom of Serie A with a … More
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