Ronaldo had become the world’s most expensive player when he signed for Inter from Barcelona and Roberto Baggio was trying to resurrect his career at Bologna. When they met...
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Tales from the Peninsula: A European semi-Final in Florence
On 24th April 2015, UEFA pulled a mouth-watering semi-final draw out of the bag when Fiorentina were drawn against La Liga side Sevilla. I decided that a Europa League...
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The 1985 Scudetto: A Season With Osvaldo Bagnoli’s Verona
May 12, 1985. It’s a date indelibly marked in the minds of all Hellas Verona fans. The tactical nous of coach Osvaldo Bagnoli coupled with the stewardship of president...
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Torino, Mondonico and the 1992 UEFA Cup
The remarkable story of Torino and their journey to the UEFA cup final of 1991/92 surprisingly begins in Serie B. Il Toro started the 1989/90 season in Italy’s second...
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The Derby del Veneto: Verona vs. Vicenza, one of Italy’s forgotten rivalries
On a Friday night back in April, Davide Di Gennaro calmly dispatched a 92nd minute penalty to earn Vicenza a 1-0 victory away to Cittadella. The travelling Vicentini erupted....
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Arturo Lupoli: The forgotten prodigy
In the early years of the new millennium, two prodigious young attacking talents were blazing a trail through the Parma and Italian youth system. One would go on to...
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Atalanta: The Alternative Club Guide
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia, Bergamo, capacity 24,642 Atalanta play in the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia and the atmosphere is one of the most heated in Italy. The ground...
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Enrico Chiesa: The complete forward
Enrico Chiesa was a Serie A icon throughout the ‘glory days’ of Calcio. In a career that spanned over 20-years, he played for 10 different clubs and most importantly, Chiesa...
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Remembering Fiorentina’s last European semi-final
Stadio Artemio Franchi, 1st May 2008. Almost 40,000 fans collectively held their breath as Rangers’ striker Nacho Novo stepped up to take his penalty in the semi-final of the...
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Vittorio Pozzo and the Italian Assertion of Power (Part II)
In the second and final instalment of Neil’s two-part article, he looks at how Vittorio Pozzo’s Italy – regarded as an expression of Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Italy – managed...
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