Fiorentina kept their promise. Before the match, Cesare Prandelli had declared “We will not simply be defending our 1-0 victory from the first leg, Rosenborg is a team which must be attacked“. Said and done: the 2-1 final scoreline (3-1 on aggregate) is witness that La Viola’s ticket to the next round was obtained through […]

“Milan Fort Apache” as titled by La Gazzetta dello Sport. Experience, character, determination: those were the Rossoneri’s winning features tonight, because yes, a draw obtained on hostile English territory can be considered a win. Especially since the majority of tonight’s match was dominated by the home team, a relentlessly attacking Arsenal which however lacked concentration […]

These past few years, one of the biggest criticisms Roma has received from ‘football experts’, is that while the Giallorossi are able to produce very seductive play, they lack the cynicism and deadly accuracy which make a team into a European giant. Today, they exhibited the exact opposite trend: dominated by their Real Madrid opponents […]

The knock-out round of the UEFA Champions League has officially begun Tuesday night, and things didn’t start in the best of ways for Internazionale. With Fabio Capello as witness (the England manager was a guest of honor tonight), the Nerazzurri have lost 2-0 in the home of the Reds, Anfield Road: the mythical stadium of […]

Everything is ready for Roma vs. Real Madrid. Merengues supporters have arrived in the Italian capital, ready to face off against their Giallorossi opponents in a battle stadium chants. Meanwhile, the two managers Luciano Spalletti and Bernd Schuster have already begun their ‘battle of the mind’, a tactical showdown which will determine who holds the […]