Frank Risorto continues the story of his epic two-weeks stint in Italy in November 2019 travelling around many of the country's stadia. This time taking in SPAL vs Sampdoria....
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Nine years and a day: The story of Sampdoria’s historic Scudetto
Onur Bilgic looks back on Sampdoria's seismic Scudetto win in 1990-91, which celebrates its 30th anniversary....
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Sau and Carboni: Tonara’s Sardinian poet & merchant fighting Serie A relegation
Dr. Henry Bell and Alessandra Sau examine the small Sardinian town of Tonara, and the journeys of locals Marco Sau and Andrea Carboni....
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Tales from the Peninsula: Witnessing the birth of Florentia Viola in 2002
Trevor Stynes recalls his experience of moving to Italy in 2001 and the rebirth of Fiorentina as Florentia Viola in the summer of 2002...
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Roma 2001-2022: Part I – The Glory and The Pain (2001-05)
Martin Dunlop traces Roma's last two decades, starting with their last Scudetto win in 2000/01 and ending with the disastrous 2004/05 campaign....
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Trapattoni and Conte: Student like teacher
As Inter close in on their first Scudetto in over a decade, similiarities have been drawn between Antonio Conte's side and Giovanni Trapattoni's title-winning side of 1988/89. Dan Cancian...
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Stadium Guide – Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
In our latest entry, Marco Rinaldi explores arguably Italy's most unique stadium: Venezia's Stadio Pierluigi Penzo...
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The lost decade: Italy in the 1950s
Ross Kilvington examines Gli Azzurri's struggles in the aftermath of the Superga disaster, as the 1950s became the lost decade for the Italian national side....
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Stadium Guide: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Giancarlo Rinaldi delves in the history of Fiorentina's Stadio Artemio Franchi, one of the oldest stadiums in the country....
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Fiorentina, Juventus and the penalty Roberto Baggio refused to take
Roberto Baggio didn't want to leave Fiorentina and join Juventus, but in the summer of 1990, he did. Onur Bilgic recounts his first trip back to Florence in April...
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