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/ 4268 days agoSerie A Matchday Six Preview
Serie A day six is the day of league leaders Juventus against AS Roma. The two major contenders for the Italian title are finally ready to battle face-to-face and provide us with more answers about who should be considered the favorite. Bianconeri and Giallorossi are the only two Italian teams playing in Champions League this […]

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/ 4271 days agoWhat We Learned From Week 5 Of The Serie A
FC Juventus and AS Roma keep marching unstopped toward the big match of next Sunday at Juventus Stadium – five victories in five games for both team, which on Saturday defeated respectively Atalanta and Verona. The Giallorossi won against one of the surprises packets of this term, the Verona side trained by Andrea Mandorlini, but […]

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/ 4303 days agoStevan Jovetic Beginning To Prove His Worth For Manchester City
After a debut season riddled by injury, Stevan Jovetic appears to have found his feet at Manchester City, and with the Montenegrin striker in fine form, the football community can only expect more from the player. It’s not always been smooth sailing at City for Jovetic. The striker suffered a series of injury setbacks following […]
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/ 5656 days agoCrespo Puts Fiorentina Out Of Coppa Italia
The eternal Hernan Crespo has struck again, ending Fiorentina's Coppa Italia run. While the Coppa Italia isn't too interesting in the early stages, I really do enjoy it when it reaches the round of eight, like it has now. Maybe it's due to the different mentality teams have when they play knockout football, and it […]
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/ 5657 days agoJuventus emerging as title contenders
Juventus suffered last season following one of the worst campaigns in their glorious history. There were multiple reasons behind their collapse such as instability due to coaching changes, a number of injuries to key players, the management's bad decisions in the transfer market and the age factor catching up with star players among other factors. […]
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/ 5659 days agoNapoli In Second Place After Win Over Genoa
The Serie A is getting more and more exciting, especially after these recent results, and the matches which will be played this Sunday. Napoli got an important 1-0 win away against Genoa, Palermo came back to beat Parma 3-1 at the Renzo Barbera, and Udinese also completed a comeback win at home, 2-1 over Fiorentina. […]
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/ 5693 days ago5 Things From Serie A: Nov. 7, 2010
1. Bari was on the brink of returning to form Bari have been going through some tough times recently, and although they lost 3-2 at home to AC Milan, they showed signs of promise. Bari are currently at the bottom of the table with 8 points, and while the situation looks bleak, if Bari can […]
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/ 5700 days agoFive Things To Note From Serie A This Weekend; October 31, 2010
Serie A is becoming more and more interesting, and with Lazio continuing their winning streak, could we see a surprise winner for the scudetto? Lazio are currently first in the table with a four point lead on second placed Inter Milan. While we're just nine games into the season, maybe Lazio can manage second place? […]
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/ 5708 days agoFiorentina Win Against Lifeless Bari
The Serie A this weekend started with Fiorentina vs. Bari at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. And while I expected Bari to take advantage of Fiorentina's bad form, it was the Viola who took the game to Bari. The final result was a 2-1 win for the home side which dominated the game. Here's what happened […]
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/ 5726 days agoVote – What Was the Goal of the Week
Niccolo brings up an interesting debate in his weekend review post that I wanted to put to a vote. This weekend we saw two incredible goals in Serie A, and I will throw it out to the readership to vote on which one was the best. Contender #1 – Ilicic's Opening Goal Against Fiorentina Josip […]
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/ 5743 days agoCatania Draw With Milan And Fiorentina Fall To Lazio
AC Milan seemed to have found the right combination in the Champions League against Auxerre. A simple 2-0 win with Ibrahimovic scoring both goals supposedly solved all the problems around the rossoneri. But after the match, Ibrahimovic decided to insult Milan legend Arrigo Sacchi, and show everyone what a difficult character he is to deal […]
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/ 5772 days agoSerie A Preview – Will the Lecce Yo-Yo Stop This Season?
Serie B champions Lecce have once again made the jump to Serie A, two years after finishing nineteenth and being relegated. Prior to that they spent two years in Serie B, preceded by three years in Serie A. As you can see, Lecce has made a habit of bouncing up and down the ranks, making […]
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/ 5777 days agoSerie A preview – Fiorentina might suffer
Prandelli led Fiorentina to a very important point, but this season there will be no Champions League, and no Europa League for the Viola. While Mihajlovic has taken over, things don't look very different with Fiorentina for this upcoming season, only two players were bought and only two players were sold/released. Probably the biggest factor […]
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/ 5780 days agoSerie A Preview – Can Catania Take The Next Step?
The other Sicilian club in Serie A last season, the Elefanti finished in the bottom half of the standings but avoided relegation by mid-April. Since their return to Serie A in 2006, this has been a trend for the club – struggle at the beginning of the year only to secure enough points to avoid relegation […]
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/ 5782 days agoSerie A Preview – Brescia Falling Behind Early
For a club that has had an unimpressive record in Serie A over the years, Brescia has a proud soccer history. Home of Andrea Pirlo and the last club for the legendary Roberto Baggio, the Rondinelle return to Serie A for the first time since the 2004-2005 season. Unlike most clubs that spend their first […]