Milan’s Clarence Seedorf being knighted in the Netherlands is newsworthy enough, but when he & Silvio swap clogs? Serie A Weekly is all over it! *Availability of other team coloured wooden shoes is unconfirmed at this time…
Archive for April, 2011
Once again the brilliant Giancarlo Rinaldi returns to cast a nostalgic eye over one of the weekends key fixtures. Serie A Weekly is proud to present the latest in this wonderful series. Witnessing The Birth Of A Serie A Superstar There was a time, it seemed, when he could never miss. Give the boy an opening from a particular angle on the left hand edge of the penalty area and every shot would trace an inexorable arc to the top [...]
Serie A Weekly readers will be able to choose their own Team of the Year, voting for players nominated by the writing and editing team. The team will line up 4-3-1-2, the most common used formation in Serie A in recent times. Next up for your selection is right-back so read on as four of our writers give you their choice and tell you why. Please leave a comment and remember to vote. You can also go back and vote [...]
Napoli’s form The form side in the league? No it’s not Napoli, it’s leaders Milan, with 13 points out of their last 18. Napoli are second however, a mere point behind. Their game at home against Genoa will certainly be a juicy one. The port side has rather stealthily climbed to fourth in the form table, with 10 points out of their last 18 (Serie A is fantastically competitive this year). Although a Scudetto chase is all but over for [...]
Napoli and Genoa enjoy one of the strongest friendships in Serie A. When both sides meet the tifosi from both sides are known for their hospitality towards each other, however it all started with a one of the more murky affairs in Calcio history. It was 1982, and the 30th and final game of the season. Napoli needed a point to qualify for the UEFA Cup. Genoa were in serious danger of relegation as AC Milan were beating Cesena 3-2. [...]
For Roma fans, it was very much a case of ‘grazie a tutti’ following last weekend’s Serie A results. Having eased past Chievo in the weekend’s opening clash, Roma subsequently witnessed their fellow Champions League protagonists drop points as Good Friday gave way to an even better weekend. Suddenly, a highly beneficial weekend has put a different complexion on the table and once again thoughts turn to the magical fourth place quest. The prevailing air of positivity is now embellished [...]
Continuing this popular feature we are pleased to present the second and final part of Ben Shave’s in depth profile of the finest Portuguese players to grace Italian football. You can read Part One here Completing the trio is Rui Manuel César Costa, the greatest Portuguese Serie A import, and amongst the finest foreign-born players ever to grace Italy. Costa joined Fiorentina somewhat reluctantly, with his beloved Benfica beset by financial problems, but soon found his feet in Florence. Although [...]
Welcome to another episode of La Magicast at SerieAWeekly. Alex, Greg and Julian are joined by the British invasion of knowledge on everything Roma with guest star Romanista James Vass from il-road-runner @twitter. What were those topics you ask? The Inter Coppa Italia match. The Chievo match. Mirko’s misses. Sulky players and why they need to go (or do they?!). In addition to those game elements we talked a plenty about off the pitch moments such as the news about [...]
The Easter holiday held a perfect metaphor for Inter, as this past weekend saw the resurrection of something that had been severely lacking through April: a return of the Nerazzurri’s fighting spirit. An intriguing match was on the cards, pitting third place Inter versus fourth place Lazio. This was going to be a difficult test for both sides and there was definitely no chance of a Lazio rollover, as seen in Inter’s quest for the treble last season. The Roman [...]
During the months of February and March, a heavy cloud loomed over the Sicilian capitol. Gone were the days of free-spirited, entertaining football which raised the level of confidence amongst the Rosanero players to staggering heights. In its place was a team going through the motions week in and week out with each devastating loss slowly crushing the souls of each player in pink and black. The dark days have passed, though, as a bright light has burst through, bathing [...]
Sampdoria came away from Bari on Easter Saturday with a big smile and a much needed 1-0 away win. A Nicola Pozzi penalty relegated Bari to Serie B and gave Sampdoria a massive life line in their race to stay in the league. This was a do or die game for the Bluerchiati and after the week they had after the pitiful display in Milan and the fans brawl on the training ground, this was the caveat that the club [...]
Continuing this popular feature we are pleased to present an in depth profile of the finest Portuguese players to grace Italian football from one of the men behind the brilliant In Bed With Maradona and his own Cahiers du Sport site. Serie A Weekly welcomes the excellent Ben Shave; Much like Italy as a nation, the history of Serie A is a beguiling, sometimes confusing blend of tradition and forward-thinking. This becomes particularly clear when one examines the league’s complex [...]
