In October 1999, Sven Goran Eriksson’s Lazio welcomed reigning champions AC Milan to the Stadio Olimpico. The Biancocelesti were unbeaten at the time and had recorded an impressive 2-1...
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Italian football fans didn’t have to wait long for the much anticipated first Derby d’Italia of the 1996-97 campaign. Roy Hodgson’s Inter would travel to Turin in week six...
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Atalanta’s Franck Kessie: The ultimate modern midfielder
To claim that Franck Kessie is the epitome of the modern midfielder is not an overstatement. And whilst it might be too early to deem him the ‘new Yaya...
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Celebrating the stereotypical brilliance of Billy Costacurta
The idea that Italian football is all about defending is a well-worn cliché. Any regular viewer of contemporary calcio will tell you that this is no longer the case...
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Tales from the Peninsula: The night an unrecognisable Fiorentina beat Juventus
“I stopped playing 30 years ago, but this welcome is worth one or two Scudetti,” new Fiorentina Vice President Giancarlo Antognoni told the press after Fiorentina’s home game with...
Read MoreClassic Match: Fiorentina vs. Juventus 2000/01
Fiorentina welcomed high flying Juventus to the Stadio Artemio Franchi in May 2001. With just five games of the season remaining, Carlo Ancelotti’s Juve had it all to play...
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Fiorentina vs. Juventus: A proud, fierce & enduring rivalry
Close to the historic city centre of Florence, slightly off the beaten track, there is a bar called ‘Antico Beccaria’. The local is the quintessential ‘football pub’ and distinctly...
Read MoreClassic Match: Juventus vs. Bologna 1997/98
Match day 33 of the 1997/98 Serie A season would be one of the most dramatic in the leagues history. Title favourites Juventus welcomed Renzo Ulivieri’s Bologna to the...
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Edinson Cavani: The fire in Napoli’s renaissance
It was the end of 2009/10 Serie A season and opinions were divided regarding the success of Napoli’s campaign. At the season’s inception, great optimism had surrounded the San...
Read MoreClassic Match: Torino vs. Juventus 2001/02
In the week leading up to match day 24 of the 2001-02 Serie A season, all the talk was of the Derby di Torino. Quite rightly so, as back...
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