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…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
The Price Of Italian Football 2024/25
We’ve scoured the websites of every Serie A club to compile our annual analysis of season ticket prices. With one … More
Serie A, B & C: 2024/25 Key Dates
**This article has been superseded by the 2025/26 version, which you can find here** The fixture schedule for the 2024/25 … More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
No Such Thing As Bad Publicity? The Not-So-Supercoppa Italiana
On Thursday evening, Napoli and Fiorentina players lethargically performed before a few thousand impassive customers, in a soulless stadium thousands … More
Calcio Travel Notes: Empoli
Empoli is not typically regarded as one of the pearls of the Tuscan necklace. Located betwixt two of the region’s … 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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