Born in Trieste in 1922, Romeo Anconetani was the hugely popular, charismatic and superstitious president of Pisa throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. Conscripted into the infantry in...
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Paolo Mantovani: Sampdoria and the unforgettable years
Paolo Mantovani didn’t fit the traditional mould for Italian football presidents. Self-effacing, quiet and open, he controlled Sampdoria with thought and love. His time in charge of the Blucerchiati...
Read MoreClassic Match: Juventus vs. Milan 1999/00
Alberto Zaccheroni’s Milan side swaggered into Turin for the tie of the round on match day ten of the 1999-00 Serie A season. Not only were the Rossoneri defending...
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Dissecting the Great Feast: AC Milan vs. Atalanta 1972/73
If you were to ask most people to choose one game with which to showcase the philosophy and mentality of Italian football, they probably wouldn’t pick a 12-goal thriller....
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Sassuolo: The Alternative Club Guide
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, capacity 21,584 The Mapei Stadium is a multi-purpose venue in Reggio-Emilia. It was christened “Stadio Città Del Tricolore” but was renamed in...
Read MoreClassic Match: Bologna vs. Lazio 2000/01
Francesco Guidolin’s Bologna played host to Dino Zoff’s entertaining Lazio in week 22 of the 2000-01 Serie A campaign. Zoff’s star-studded side made the trip north to the Emilia-Romagna...
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Goal O’ The Times: Francesco Totti vs. Sampdoria (2006)
“My greatest ever goal? The left-footed volley against Sampdoria,” Francesco Totti told The New York Times recently. In an extraordinary career that has stretched over three different decades and...
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Goal O’ The Times: David Trezeguet vs. Milan (2005)
Juventus vs. Milan; it may seem strange that despite both clubs historically being Italy’s two most successful and important sides, in the past 25 years there hasn’t been many...
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Marcello Melani: Pistoiese and the impossible dream
“The old town sleeps while waiting for the emergence of the right sun. By the way, the sun that circulates in these parts, at sunrise and at sunset, it’s...
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Tales from the Peninsula: Me, my Father & AC Milan
It would be not only a cliché, but also a fat lie, if I said that I’ve been a football aficionado since day one. During my kindergarten days, some of which...
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