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Adem Ljajić is one of the most divisive footballers of his generation. After making waves as a wonderkid in his native Serbia at Partizan...

Miralem Pjanić joined Juventus last summer in a big money move from rivals AS Roma. The Bosnian attacking midfielder had just enjoyed a...

SS Lazio tightened their grip on fourth place in Serie A and all but secured Europa League-football for next season by beating their city...

Most of the talk in Serie A this weekend was about Gonzalo Higuain’s homecoming to Napoli as a Juventus player following his move last...

Every once in a while, a new young player bursts on to the scene and gains widespread acclaim for their quality and promise. It’s not...

Vincenzo Montella’s Milan were a last minute penalty away from remaining undefeated in Serie A against reigning champions Juventus after...

Dries Mertens scored twice in a thrilling second versus third clash in Serie A when Roma hosted Napoli at the Olimpico. Here we take a...

The long-awaited clash of Stefano Pioli’s revitalised Inter and Luciano Spalletti’s in form Roma didn’t disappoint on Sunday night. The...

Zdenek Zeman is a famous coach in Europe in general but in Italy in particular. The chain smoking Czech has taken charge of some of the...

Atalanta has enjoyed a superb season so far, currently placed in sixth in Serie A. After Sunday’s impressive 2-0 win over Cagliari we...

As frequent readers of this site might have figured out by now, I love Italian football. The tactics, the clubs, the stadiums, the...

Sassuolo has been a disappointment this season after high hopes going into the campaign. A huge injury crisis hasn’t helped the club, of...

Fiorentina beat their huge rivals from Turin in an absolutely brilliant game of football in Florence. The rivalry is well documented at...

Juventus have been very consistent under the first half of the Serie A season and lead the table with four points ahead of Roma and also...

Christmas has come and passed, just like the Serie A andata. The first half of the season, or rather the first 18 rounds of matches as...

Fiorentina have had an indifferent season so far and came into this game on the back of successive defeats against Genoa and Lazio....

Napoli endured a tough spell in October and the first part of November but has now really started to hit their stride in the Serie A....

Stefano Pioli has endured a baptism of fire after replacing Frank De Boer as Inter coach in November. A derby draw against Milan was an...

Derbies are usually tense and tight affairs between rival clubs. Sunday proved no different in Rome as Lazio and Roma played out a tight,...

After a poor run of form Ivan Juric’ Genoa overpowered Max Allegri’s Juventus at Marassi when the energetic and aggressive home side ran...