ALL POSTS TAGGED "Chievo"

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/ 5582 days ago

Five Things To Note From Serie A This Weekend; December 2010

1. Juventus in second after 2-1 win over Lazio A fantastic match between two sides which battled for the win. Juventus took the lead in the first minutes with Chiellini powering his way through a weak Lazio defence on a corner, heading in a temporary lead for the bianconeri. But Lazio fought back, and about […]

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/ 5604 days ago

Five Things To Note From Serie A This Weekend; November 2010

The Serie A continues with much of the same; Benitez loses his second game in a row, Krasic cuts through defenders like a hot knife through butter, and Ibrahimovic provides a fantastic goal for us all to enjoy. This slate of Serie A games saw many players play brilliantly, like Menez for Roma, Krasic for […]

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/ 5606 days ago

Cagliari And Genoa's New Coaches Will Be Tested

In this preview of the upcoming Serie A matches, I'll be looking at the interesting matches, and the two teams which recently got new coaches, Genoa and Cagliari. Regarding Italy's game against Romania, I was unable to watch it, and therefore I didn't write a match report. The match finished 1-1, with Marica scoring against […]

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/ 5632 days ago

Five Things To Note From Serie A This Weekend; October 24 2010

Although not all of the Serie A matches have been played, I've still decided to write about the nine matches which were played. Tomorrow AC Milan will face Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo, and it'll be interesting if they can take advantage of Inter Milan's draw against Sampdoria. But first, here's five things to […]

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/ 5641 days ago

Preview Of The Serie A Return

With the international break over, we can now focus back to this interesting title race in the works called Serie A. While the Azzurri have had a relatively disappointing international break with their 0-0 draw against Northern Ireland, their match against Serbia cancelled, and the fact that they won't be part of the 2012 olympics, […]

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/ 5666 days ago

Why Serie A is better than the English Premier League

Like most soccer fans, I am a soccer league polygamist. Because I live less than 20 minutes from an MLS club, I root for and follow Major League Soccer in the U.S. However, I am also a passionate Arsenal fan who lives and dies in every match they play throughout the year. And of course, […]

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/ 5674 days ago

Five Things To Note From Serie A This Weekend; September 2010

The second matchday of Serie A was exciting, that's pretty much the only way to describe it. It was full of upsets, goals, and action. At the top of the table you have Chievo in first place with six points, at the bottom you have Udinese last with zero points, and Roma second last with […]

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/ 5693 days ago

Serie A Preview – Sampdoria Adjusts to Life At the Top

Last season was a special one for the Blucerchiati, as they finished the season in fourth place in Serie A and qualified for the Champions League. The club also unveiled a striker-duo that could not only lead Sampdoria to further success but form the basis of a more potent attack on the Italian national team. […]

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/ 5701 days ago

Serie A Preview – Genoa Aims for European Success

Italy's oldest soccer club finished a disappointing ninth last season, and the management has made it clear this offseason that such a result is unacceptable. Disappointing play by a number of key players left the club outside the top six, one year after qualifying for the UEFA Cup and two years after returning to Serie A […]

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/ 5704 days ago

Serie A Preview – Can Chievo Verona Do It Again?

Looking back on our 2010-2011 Serie A preview to this point, it is interesting to see the number of teams that have failed to actively work the transfer market for improvements to their clubs, even though they are in danger of finishing at the bottom of the table. Whether due to money or management, some […]

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/ 5784 days ago

Di Carlo to guide Sampdoria into Champions League

Sampdoria have achieved great things under Del Neri, they were able to claim fourth spot and qualify for the qualifying rounds of the Champions League next season. Not only this, but they were competing heavily with Inter Milan for the scudetto at the beginning of the season. Now Del Neri is gone, and two names […]

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/ 5923 days ago

Manchester City Signing Patrick Vieira Is A Risky Business

Well when your side is screaming out for a centre half, why not simply go out and sign a centre midfielder who's lost his pace and has struggled with injuries for 3 seasons. Yes, Roberto Mancini seems to think that by signing a creaky Patrick Vieira, it'll help shore up a leaky defence. 5 years […]

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/ 6219 days ago

Serie A Team Of The Week – Giornata 28

There are only 10 weeks left in the Serie A and now is the time where teams who want to move into a European spot must make their move. Same goes for teams that want to avoid relegation. This week's winner made a big move to avoid relegation. Remember that the Serie A Team Of […]

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/ 6258 days ago

Three Serie A Players Get Colombia Call-Up

Mario Yepes, Camilo Zúñiga, and Cristian Zapata make their respective returns to the Colombian national team. All three players were part of Eduardo Lara's call up for the Colombian's upcoming friendly against Haiti in the city of Pereira. Zapata has become one of the young defensive stars in Serie A as he has esatblished himself […]

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/ 6320 days ago

Match Day 15 – Derby Della Laterna

Interesting pairings on matchday 15 and the punters are going to have a tough time picking winners. Inter, Juventus and Roma have midweek Champions League matches after this one. Roma must win against Bordeaux if they hope to continue and the other clubs will require points if they hope to maintain their first place standing in each group. […]
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