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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!”

Gigi Meroni: La Farfalla Granata

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There has always been something romantic about seeing a footballer playing the beautiful game, seemingly on another planet, […]

thegentlemanultra July 15, 2015 Gazzetta

Jesse Carver: Juve’s Scouse Scudetto Hero

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As a football player, Jesse Carver was somewhat unremarkable. In fact, his main claim to fame during his […]

Neil Morris July 13, 2015 Gazzetta

Argentinians and Serie A (Part II): Omar Sívori – leading the ‘Trio of Death’

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In 1957, Juventus opened their cheque book and signed Argentinian inside forward Omar Sívori for a world record […]

thegentlemanultra June 23, 2015 Gazzetta, Series

Filippo Savi: For the love of Calcio

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It’s the final day of the 2014-15 season in the Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna Girone A. In front of a […]

kevnolan91 June 18, 2015 Gazzetta, The Author's 15

Torino, Mondonico and the 1992 UEFA Cup

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The remarkable story of Torino and their journey to the UEFA cup final of 1991/92 surprisingly begins in […]

Mark May 21, 2015 Gazzetta

The Derby del Veneto: Verona vs. Vicenza, one of Italy’s forgotten rivalries

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On a Friday night back in April, Davide Di Gennaro calmly dispatched a 92nd minute penalty to earn […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon May 20, 2015 Gazzetta

Arturo Lupoli: The forgotten prodigy

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In the early years of the new millennium, two prodigious young attacking talents were blazing a trail through […]

kevnolan91 May 18, 2015 Gazzetta

Enrico Chiesa: The complete forward

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Enrico Chiesa was a Serie A icon throughout the ‘glory days’ of Calcio. In a career that spanned over […]

giovd86 May 11, 2015 Gazzetta

Vittorio Pozzo and the Italian Assertion of  Power (Part II)

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In the second and final instalment of Neil’s two-part article, he looks at how Vittorio Pozzo’s Italy – […]

Neil Morris May 6, 2015 Gazzetta

Vittorio Pozzo and the Italian assertion of power (Part I)

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In the first instalment of this two part article, Neil maps out the political backdrop to which the […]

Neil Morris May 5, 2015 Gazzetta

The story of Leandro Arpinati and his chequered history in Italian football

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Italian football has had its fair share of scandals over the years, from the Totonero betting scandal that […]

giovd86 April 30, 2015 Gazzetta

Alessandro: The other Lucarelli

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“I have always been framed as the brother of Lucarelli (Cristiano). But I have always been Alessandro Lucarelli […]

kevnolan91 April 27, 2015 Gazzetta

What’s gone wrong at Brescia?

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Brescia is situated at the foot of the Alps in the Lombardy region, and has had a football […]

thegentlemanultra April 23, 2015 Gazzetta

Carpi FC 1909: Yes Claudio Lotito, they do exist

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Football outside of the top flight is usually where you can find some real ‘diehard’ supporters, the supporters […]

thegentlemanultra April 14, 2015 Gazzetta

The demise of Padova Calcio

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On July 15, 2014, Calcio Padova 1910 disappeared from Italian football after failing to register for the upcoming […]

thegentlemanultra April 9, 2015 Gazzetta

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