‘There are ten thousand fans waiting at Fiumicino,’ announced the captain of the plane carrying the Italian team […]
Category Archive: Gazzetta
Your weekly slice of Italian football nostalgia to enjoy James Richardson-style alongside a strong caffè in your favourite piazza. You won’t find the latest transfer gossip but you will find historical reflections, classic moments, forgotten figures and incredible tales from every era of Italian football. It’s all here and more – so just sit back and enjoy.
“Scusi, cameriere!”
On 27 September 1981, at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Ascoli’s Francois Zahoui came on as a […]
A Ruud Gullit masterclass, match-winning moments of magic from Marco van Basten, a personal duel between Sebastiano Rossi […]
When Atalanta took to the field on June 2, 1963, to contest the Coppa Italia final against Torino, […]
Following the publication of our Serie A team of the 1980s and 1990s articles, it was only natural […]
All the world’s national and club teams have nicknames but the Latin countries lead the way when it […]
You can almost hear the shifting of his feet against each blade of grass, a rustle in the […]
I’ve lived all my adult life in Italy but the first time I saw an Italian team play […]
The following story explores neo-radicalism during Italy’s Years of Lead and the era’s impact on contemporary football. The […]
Stadium: Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi, 1963, capacity 38,402 The StadioMarc’Antonio Bentegodi is one of Italy’s iconic stadiums. Built in […]
It was 20 years ago that a golden goal settled the final of Euro 2000 and it went against […]
May, 1990. A momentous month in the history of Calcio. The peninsula was getting ready to host an […]
Atalanta have made a habit of defying the odds in recent years. Breaking into Serie A’s top four […]
“He first takes the ball, pulls it, pre-brakes, and then stops. It’s not easy to play against a […]
The blue and black stripes of Inter, the black and white of Juventus, the pale blue of Napoli […]
