Maicon magic helps holders Inter roll on in Coppa Italia
• Brazilian's wondergoal helps secure 2-1 win over Genoa• Andrea Poli also scored before Valter Birsa's consolationThe Italian Cup holders Internazionale's season gained more momentum when they beat Genoa 2-1 in the last 16 to secure their seventh ...
Serie A round-up: Juventus miss opportunity as Genoa come back twice
• Alessandro Matri scores twice for Juventus• Catania fight back to draw 2-2 with FiorentinaJuventus missed the opportunity to open up a three-point lead at the top of Serie A as they twice relinquished a lead to draw 2-2 at home to Genoa.Alessandr...
Milan, Napoli and Juventus drop points as Genoa go top of Serie A
• Ten-man Juventus draw 1-1 with Bologna• Milan still waiting for first win of the seasonTen-man Juventus dropped their first points of the Serie A season after being held at home by struggling Bologna. Things looked to be going to plan for Antonio...
The Question: Should a manager use tactics unsuitable for his players? | Jonathan Wilson
Internazionale appointed Gian Piero Gasperini who has a tactical outlook ill-suited to the squad. The result so far is three defeats out of threeThree games played; three games lost. Already Gian Piero Gasperini must be fearing that that distant tollin...
Serie A 2011-12 season preview | Paolo Bandini
Strike action will disrupt the opening weekend, but this could be a very open season in ItalyAnd so the new Serie A season is upon us. Or rather it isn't. After the league's owners and its players failed to reach an agreement, it was confirmed on Frid...
The Bandinis 2011: An utterly exhaustive review of the Serie A season
From misses to moonwalks, the best games and the worst gaffes, it's our end-of-season Italian football awards"Serie A is a tournament in which various teams compete," noted the Gazzetta dello Sport's Alessandra Bocci as Milan stood on the verge of thei...
Genoa sink Sampdoria in last minute thriller
Dramatic 97th minute goal by Mauro Boselli in the Genoa derby giving the home side a 2-1 win and sending a dagger into Sampdoria's efforts to keep from getting relegated. Genoa also played a man down with Giandomenico Mesto...
Luca Toni tastes sweet revenge as Juventus win lunchtime thriller | Serie A | Paolo Bandini
Luca Toni was dismissed as a flop by Genoa's president - but his winner against his old club kept Juve's European hopes aliveForget Calciopoli, Torino's missing championship of 1927 and Rodrigo Palacio's hair – Serie A's greatest scandal unfolded jus...
Rainieri resigns as Roma implode against Genoa
Manic depressive Roma implode again. Phillipe Mexes, Nicolas Burdisso, and Francesco Totti fire Roma into a seemingly unassailable 3-0 lead. But Genoa storm back through braces by Rodrigo Palacio and Alberto Paloschi to pull off a remarkable comeback as...
Japanese footballers in Serie A: A potted history (Part I)
Japanese footballers in Serie A: A potted history (Part I) is a post from: Just Football
Japanese footballers in Serie A: A potted history (Part I) is a post from: Just Football Yuto Nagatomo’s transfer to European champions Internazionale caused quite the stir in Japan. Making his debut for Just Football, Adam Cobley assesses the...Sampdoria vs Genoa: The Derby Della Lanterna
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Sampdoria vs Genoa: The Derby Della Lanterna is a post from: Just Football Serie A, after several years of Inter domination, is unusually competitive this season. However, despite some big games for the main contenders, the biggest match of the week involves...UEFA Issue Verdict for Serbia and Italy (…and Northern Ireland)
Earlier this month, the Euro 2012 qualifying match between Italy and Serbia was abandoned due to to rioting among supporters. Serbian fans threw flares on to the pitch and at Italian supporters (by climbing over a fence and cutting a hole in the netting intended to prevent objects being thrown). This was after the...
