Midway through the Serie A season Napoli sit proudly in second place only three points behind leaders Milan. Who would have thought the Partenopei would have reached such heights after a fairly quiet summer transfer campaign. The only high profile signing made by Napoli was Edinson Cavani and with a few other additions to the squad it seemed likely Napoli would be challenging for the European spots once more. It took Walter Mazzarri’s side three games to find their feet [...]
Archive for December, 2010
Palermo have reached the halfway stage and currently lie in sixth place, well placed to make an assault on the Champions League spots, maybe even a cheeky Scudetto challenge if they are lucky. Starting the season bringing in the likes of Armin Bačinović, Ezequiel Muñoz, Josip Iličić, Mauricio Pinilla and Massimo Maccarone to replace Edinson Cavani, Simon Kjær, Mark Bresciano and Fábio Simplício. So with many changes among the playing staff, hopes were still high about the team making a [...]
Newly installed Leonardo is up to the challenge he faces after being introduced as Inter Milan’s new manager on Wednesday. The 41-year-old Brazilian, a former manager of city rivals AC Milan, was appointed by club officials as Rafa Benitez’s successor last Friday. Under Benitez, the reigning European and Serie A champions had slumped to seventh place in their domestic play, 13 points behind leaders Milan. “This challenge is so tremendous, so exciting, so unexpected, so surprising, I couldn’t refuse,” Leonardo [...]
Welcome back to Roma Review. I decided while we are tearing open gifts and look forward to the new year, time was right to recognize a player who has had a fantastic year in 2010. Jeremy Menez started the year a little rough, but has ended it as a key playmaker at the capital. Without Menez the Giallorossi would not be in fifth place, looking to reclaim a Champions League position. The Frenchman has not scored buckets of goals for [...]
You’ll notice immediately a majority of the best are sightings from the Brazilian Serie A league and Spain’s La Liga. Both leagues just happen to be the ones carried at the network. Goals 100 to 81 [jwplayer file="http://cdnbakmi.kaltura.com/p/33138/sp/3313800/serveFlavor/flavorId/1_0e697s72/name/1_0e697s72.flv" image="http://www.serieaweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/serieaweekly.top_.goal_.01.jpg"/] Goals 60 to 51 [jwplayer file="http://cdnbakmi.kaltura.com/p/33138/sp/3313800/serveFlavor/flavorId/1_e7ir4kpa/name/1_e7ir4kpa.flv" image="http://www.serieaweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/serieaweekly.top_.goal_.01.jpg"/] Goals 50 to 31 [jwplayer file="http://cdnbakmi.kaltura.com/p/33138/sp/3313800/serveFlavor/flavorId/1_woyhchtl/name/1_woyhchtl.flv" image="http://www.serieaweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/serieaweekly.top_.goal_.01.jpg"/] Goals 30 to 11 [jwplayer file="http://cdnbakmi.kaltura.com/p/33138/sp/3313800/serveFlavor/flavorId/1_ehp5gz87/name/1_ehp5gz87.flv" image="http://www.serieaweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/serieaweekly.top_.goal_.01.jpg"/] Goals 10 to 01 [jwplayer file="http://cdnbakmi.kaltura.com/p/33138/sp/3313800/serveFlavor/flavorId/1_reft0avc/name/1_reft0avc.flv" image="http://www.serieaweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/serieaweekly.top_.goal_.01.jpg"/] DISCLAIMER: SERIEAWEEKLY.COM DOES NOT HOST ANY VIDEO CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE, PLEASE CONTACT [...]
Once a player, scout and manger for Milan the unthinkable has occurred over the Christmas break after Leonardo agreed to become Inter’s new manager in the New Year. It is unthinkable because after thirteen years with the Rossoneri Leonardo was a Milanista in every sense of the word. Leonardo’s defection to the blue and black half of Milan is nothing short of traitorous. After a successful career as both a player and then later as a scout for Milan, this [...]
There isn’t many days left in 2010 and that can only mean one thing… a massive New Year party is in the offing, no wait, something much more important than that! The January transfer window. Even the Christmas festivities hasn’t stopped the rumour mill from producing a never ending batch of transfer stories and here at Serie A Weekly we pick through a selection of them, so you have an idea of the name likely to arrive at your club. [...]
During the mid-to-late 1990′s Inter were synonymous with bad management, poor planning and generally being a shambolically run football club. Their President Massimo Moratti was obsessed with emulating his father and making the Nerazzurri the dominant force in Italian, European and indeed World football. Yet despite spending far more money than any other club, having a squad that was the envy of Serie A in terms of star-quality, depth and excitement, it just never seemed to happen for them. Even [...]
It’s that time of the year again. With the days fast approaching December 31, awards for the “Best XI” of 2010 are being handed left and right. The biggest one (at least as far as us Europeans are concerned) probably being UEFA’s Team of the Year. FCINTERNEWS: A little consolation for Wesley Sneijder, after he had been excluded from the raise for the golden baal. In fact the French daily newspaper L’Equipe has inserted him in the ideal formation of [...]
Last season Roma lost their opening two fixtures and sat bottom of Serie A. The extremely talented & innovative Luciano Spalletti resigned and the club appointed Claudio Ranieri to his dream job. The Roman coach did what he was seemingly incapable of elsewhere and inspired his home-town team to an incredible 24 game unbeaten run during which his every move seemed perfect. He took decisions that could have seen him seriously criticised had they not paid off. Indeed the final [...]
Adam and Kevin discuss the final match day of 2010 from the SerieAWeekly skype studio. All the favorites from Benitez to Borriello, Cavani to Cassano, and AC Milan to AS Roma are covered. This is not only the final episode for the 2010 calendar year, but also the final Minute+10 as the podcast will be re-branded SerieAWeekly podcast in the new year. sit back and listen as the boys wish all the listeners a very Merry Christmas and Happy New [...]
Serie A Weekly is taking a look at the team of the week. 4-2-3-1 formation Goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino (Chievo) Until going off injured Sorrentino was in brilliant form and was alert to any danger that went before him. He denied Quagliarella, Iaquinta and Pepe. Sadly he could stop Quagliarella wonderful overhead kick Defence Ignazio Abate(Ac Milan) Was very industrious on the right hand side for Milan, he also helped out at the back by blocking a Marco Borriello attempt which [...]
