Archive for April, 2008

Juventus 3-0 Parma: 3 Goals and 3 Points for the Bianconeri (Serie A Matchday 31 Catch-Up)

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

“Mission Champions League” is almost completed for Juventus. The Bianconeri, victorious 3-0 in the catch-up match vs. Parma today, have now a lead of 12 points over 5th-ranked Milan & Sampdoria and with 5 matches to go in the Serie A, the deal is pretty much sealed for La Vecchia Signora.
Now, whether the game opener […]


Felix Magath Makes Cooking Compulsory for Wolfsburg Players

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Here’s a funny story from Germany. He may not be liked in Italy (due to his famous 1983 Champions League final goal vs. Juventus) and he may not be liked in Germany (the players have nicknamed him “the torturer”), but one thing’s for sure: Felix Magath is quite the resourceful man. While still coaching Bayern […]


Amauri-Juventus, It’s Getting Close…

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

His name is Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira. He’s a target of half the big teams of Serie A, on the shortlist of many more teams in Europe (Lyon, Valencia, and Real Madrid notably), and seemingly very close to heading to Juventus next year.
At least according to Gazzetta dello Sport: the pink newspaper is reporting that […]


Italian Players Around the World (14/04)

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Continuing my weekly article inspired by Gazzetta dello Sport, here are the performances of all Italian soccer players operating in foreign European leagues.

Based on Gazzetta’s info, there are currently 22 Italians playing in first divisions abroad, and 11 of them stepped on the field this week-end.
The table below includes the team the player belongs to, […]


Serie A Matchday 33 - Week-end Review + GOALS of the Week (2007-08)

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Week-End Reviews
Here are the results and summaries for matchday 33. Full Video Highlights here.
Italian Calcio Blog week 33 review

Gazzetta in English week 33 review

MILAN, 13 April, 2008 - Inter Milan stayed four points clear in the Serie A with a 2-0 win over Fiorentina on Sunday, while chasing AS Roma scored three second-half goals to […]