Starting this week 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. First up for your selection is the Goalkeeper. Read on, leave a comment and remember to vote. Morgan De Sanctis – Napoli (Nominated by Paolo Mancini) Its an old adage that goalkeepers only get better [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Scot Munroe is taking a look at the team of the week for week 34. Formation is 3-4-1-2 Goalkeeper: Christian Abbiati (AC Milan) The veteran Italian keeper kept his side in the game in the second half as he made crucial saves to deny the Brescia front line. Made a brilliant save to deny Diamanti at 0-0. Centre Back: Thiago Silva (AC Milan) One of the best defenders in Serie A and once again he showed his class. Silva was [...]
Six things that the weekend taught us, including one player’s demise, one team’s redemption, and many giant question marks. Maybe there’s something to the Vucinic rumors… In news that most Romanisti don’t want to hear but surely must be thinking, Mirko Vucinic has looked rather off in recent weeks. ‘Big Game Mirko’ used to be the moniker of the Montenegrin as he scored goals against the likes of Real Madrid, Inter, and Milan with ease, although his record against the [...]
Decrepit or unsuitable stadia are major problem in Serie A, from the outdated Olimpico in Rome to the oversized San Nicola in Bari but most clubs have a plan – on paper at least – to move to a modern, purpose-built home. Many of these utopian ideals, such as the Cittadella Viola proposal by Fiorentina, are struggling to go ahead, whether through a lack of funding or assistance from local governments. In failing to secure any of the recent International [...]
“Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena Que tu cuerpo es pa’ darle alegria cosa buena…”
Here we go again with Serie A Weekly giving you a list of five stories to read this lunchtime that we have seen from around the web and enjoyed ourselves. Many of these will be about Italian football of course but there is always room for something different and those will be here too. Take a look at our recommendations, pass them on and be sure to leave a comment on these great articles. See you at the same time tomorrow for [...]
Ahead of the sixth European Cup Final at Wembley, Michel Platini delivers the trophy. Italian clubs have mixed fortunes there, Sampdoria losing to Barcelona in 1992, unable to match the 1963 triumph of Milan
Palermo had not experienced a successful run like the one that transpired over the past seven days in quite some time. The Rosanero had two difficult matches with both coming away from home. First up was a Roma team fresh off an American takeover still with ambitions of the Champions League. After that, Palermo would play Milan at the San Siro in a crucial Coppa Italia semifinal. The Sicilians were without a win away from the friendly confines of the [...]
Three Goalscorers Though perhaps technically cheating since the first three are all goalscorers associated with the number twelve, this point (these points?) still stand. Giampaolo Pazzini, affectionately known as “Il Pazzo” due to a combination of his last name plus his often crazy antics, looks to feature for Inter this weekend in a massive clash. The Nerazzurri battle for third against Lazio, who are a mere four points below them- a number which, should be noted, is a divisor of [...]
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. Brilliance and bruises down at the Meazza It was supposed to be the “trampoline to the top”. League-leading Fiorentina had suffered their first defeat of the season away to Roma, leaving the door open to Gigi Simoni’s Inter to move ahead of the pack. The only obstacle on [...]
Here we go again with Serie A Weekly giving you a list of five stories to read this lunchtime that we have seen from around the web and enjoyed ourselves. Many of these will be about Italian football of course but there is always room for something different and those will be here too. Take a look at our recommendations, pass them on and be sure to leave a comment on these great articles. The feature will return tomorrow for more of [...]
‘I cannot guarantee Mazzarri will stay at Napoli, I do think it’s something he’ll have to consider long and hard before committing to a decision’ Those are the words of Walter Mazzarri’s attorney Simone Canovi, spoken at the end of March. With Napoli riding so high in the league and on course for the best finish in two decades why would Mazzarri consider moving on? Well maybe it’s not a surprise if you consider this… This season has been a [...]
