It all started with an away game in Naples half a decade ago. Juventus travelled south to face Napoli on a chilly November night aiming to retain their unbeaten...
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Classic Match: Napoli vs. Lazio 1984/85
In February 1985 struggling Lazio made the trip south to face the Diego Maradona fanfare in Naples. I Biancocelesti had mustered a point the week before at home to Ascoli going...
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Juventus vs. Napoli: A tale of Italy’s regional divide
Juventus versus Napoli is one of Italian football’s classic rivalries. On the field, it has pitted some of Serie A’s finest players against each other; the goal-scoring genius of...
Read MoreClassic Match: Juventus vs. Napoli 1997/98
Napoli travelled north to Turin back in March 1998 with the Partenopei desperately trying to hang on to their Serie A status, having won only two games and with...
Read MoreClassic Match: AC Milan vs. Juventus 2000/01
Serie A didn’t have to wait long for its first real blockbuster of the 2000/01 season. Matchday three would see Carlo Ancelotti’s unbeaten Juventus travel to the red hot...
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Avanti ragazzi: Why Lazio supporters chant about the Hungarian revolution
‘Blood and Honour’ is a name that invokes images of Neo-Nazi Rock groups, those who spew out lyrics idolising an Aryan race and denouncing the Jewish parasite as they...
Read MoreClassic Match: Napoli vs. Roma 2007/08
After a two week hiatus for the international break, Serie A returns with the season’s first Derby del Sole as Roma travel to the Stadio San Paolo to face...
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The Derby del Veneto: Verona vs. Vicenza, one of Italy’s forgotten rivalries
On a Friday night back in April, Davide Di Gennaro calmly dispatched a 92nd minute penalty to earn Vicenza a 1-0 victory away to Cittadella. The travelling Vicentini erupted....
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Carpi FC 1909: Yes Claudio Lotito, they do exist
Football outside of the top flight is usually where you can find some real ‘diehard’ supporters, the supporters who follow their club through thick and thin, and more often...
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Pierluigi Collina: Celebrating the world’s greatest referee
As the saying goes ‘Italians Do It Better’. The cuisine, the cars, the fashion and some of the world’s most innovative architecture; it’s all in Italy. As for the...
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