Napoli supporters – and in case you haven’t figured it out, I am certainly one of those – have reason to be thrilled after Wednesday’s performance against Udinese. The zebrette had been undefeated through their first seven matches, with Samir Handanovic not having conceded in over a month, when he allowed Stephan El Shaarawy’s equalizer for Milan. But then Udinese had to play at the San Paolo – not the fortress it may have been last season, but the Partenopei [...]

“But age, with his stealing steps, Hath claw’d me in his clutch, And hath shipped me intil the land, As if I had never been such.” I don’t think the Clown in Hamlet was singing about a footballer’s career, but in the same way age steals away life’s vigour, so it diminishes the speed and skill that creates quality players. Serie A can resemble an old people home at times; Gennaro Gattuso’s failing eyes, Alessandro Del Piero constantly wrapped in [...]

Gazzetta dello Sport Juve shows heart Conte returns to the top on his own. Fiorentina in crisis Ibra, Cassano and super Boa. Parma: Crespo Di Natale dribbles Napoli again, Mazzarri with the trident Inter count on Milito again That’s why Hernanes says number# 1 in the world Simoncelli’s father: “God calls the best” Tuttosport Here is the real Juve again Ranieri: “Inter are playing for everything” Allegri warns: Keep an eye on Giovinco “Toro, get up and party” Di Natale, [...]

Seven wins, 27 goals, a comeback of the decade and only one nil-nil draw in sight: last week’s round of Serie A action was a far cry from the previous week’s stalemates. A Kevin-Prince Boateng hattrick helped Milan to a 4-goal turnaround at Lecce, Inter squeezed past Chievo and Lazio crept into second, but the real story came at the Friuli. Udinese took full advantage of Juventus’ slip against Genoa with a 3-0 walkover of Novara that sees the Zebrette [...]

Serie A returned with a bang at the weekend with some fantastic action. This week we got goals and more goals which included seven goals between Lecce and AC Milan. Udinese finished on top of the pile after a brilliant 3-0 over Novara. Here are the five top goals of the week 5. Alessandro Matri Juventus – Genoa This was Alessandro Matri 2nd goal of the game and it was a brilliant goal. Mirko Vucinic played in a ball from [...]

After the fluke round with five 0-0 draws, this weekend action was packed with several brilliant games and high scoring. AC Milan came back from three goals down to win 4-3 at Lecce. Juventus drew 2-2 at home against Genoa in a brilliant game and Udinese end top at the weekend after a brilliant home win over Novara Saturday October 23rd There were two games on Saturday evening, the first of which featured Fiorentina at home to Catania which ended [...]

Okay so the picture wasn’t taken this week yet it still embodies current love for Lazio’s summer purchase Miroslav Klose.  The German international with four goals from six starts has quickly become a fan and player favorite, turning draw results into three point victories including the win over city rivals AS Roma last match day. Of course this hasn’t all happened without certain controversy being reported by major news outfits,  A banner reading ‘Klose mit uns,’ which echoed the military [...]

Juventus host Genoa Saturday night, with both teams coming off scoreless draws last weekend against Chievo and Lecce respectively. Juventus After last week’s 0-0 draw in Verona, Juventus remain at the top of Serie A, with 12 points from their first six games; along with Udinese they are the only team in the league without a defeat. News coming out of Italy yesterday reported that Gigi Buffon suffered a shoulder injury in training on Thursday, leaving him in doubt for [...]

An interesting tie awaits at the Stadio Friuli on Saturday afternoon as Udinese play host to Novara. A quick glance at the table (Udinese are 2nd, Novara 16th) might suggest that this should be a routine victory for the home side but there are plenty of potential twists that could make the tie anything but straightforward. Few expected Udinese to match last season’s outstanding 4th-place finish this time around but they’ve made an excellent start to the season. Losing players [...]

Gazzetta dello Sport Juve relief The new stadium which opened the season is under investigation Del Piero teases: “Agnelli reminded me that my contract is expiring” What a strike from Udinese! Atletico KO Galliani-UEFA: “Risk of collapse in rankings” Inter mission, they chase goal at San Siro Hero De Sanctis: “This Napoli won’t give up anything” Tuttosport Juve Surprise inquiry into the new stadium Saturday match against Genoa was at risk inspector arrives at Juve HQ Benatia+Floro Flores, Udinese celebrate [...]

The first game of the weekend is nearly upon us in Florence where Fiorentina will take on a resurgent Catania side. After a slow start to their season southerners Catania have achieved noticeable results especially the brilliant 2-1 home victory over Inter Milan last Saturday.  Obviously manager Vincenzo Montella will be looking to have his squad continue their run by shooting for another victory in Florence.  In taking Inter to the sword, the former Roma manager-player relied upon goalscorers Sergio [...]

Serie A Weekly welcomes writer Kirsten Schlewitz to our Italian football frontpage For some reason, when gearing up for Napoli’s match last week, I was convinced that they were playing Cagliari. Perhaps I simply had a premonition that the Partenopei were about to be beaten by Parma – at the San Paolo, mind you. My brain was simply protecting my heart by fast-forwarding a week (while the internet protected me by not having any decent streams available). But now we’ve [...]