“Roma and Napoli had a superb campaign,” observed Juve boss Max Allegri in a press conference at the end of the season, “and Juventus did even better.” You have...
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Six of the best: Celebrating Batistuta’s greatest thunderbolts
Gabriel Omar Batistuta scored 200 league goals during his 13-year stint in Italy and attempting to choose his best effort is nigh-on impossible. Deft flicks, powerful headers, acrobatic volleys...
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Goal O’ The Times: Gabriel Batistuta vs. Napoli (1996)
“Batistutaaaaa!” yelled the great Peter Brackley seemingly every other Sunday afternoon. It was one of the most striking visuals in any sport of the 1990s, the Argentine front man...
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Tanti Auguri Manuel: Rui Costa at 45
On the day of his 45th birthday, this sketch celebrates the silky brilliance of Manuel Rui Costa. During his spells at Fiorentina and AC Milan, the Portuguese number 10 enchanted...
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When Calcio Ruled the World: Il Soldatino, Angelo Di Livio
Angelo Di Livio is a joke. That is harsh on a man who won three Scudetti, two Coppe Italia and the Champions League, but the former Juventus and Fiorentina...
Read MoreClassic Match: Milan vs. Fiorentina 1995/96
The San Siro was ready for a party on the afternoon of 28 April 1996—Fabio Capello’s Milan had one hand on their 15th Scudetto. Victory over Claudio Ranieri’s visiting...
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Tales from the Peninsula: The night an unrecognisable Fiorentina beat Juventus
“I stopped playing 30 years ago, but this welcome is worth one or two Scudetti,” new Fiorentina Vice President Giancarlo Antognoni told the press after Fiorentina’s home game with...
Read MoreClassic Match: Fiorentina vs. Juventus 2000/01
Fiorentina welcomed high flying Juventus to the Stadio Artemio Franchi in May 2001. With just five games of the season remaining, Carlo Ancelotti’s Juve had it all to play...
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Fiorentina vs. Juventus: A proud, fierce & enduring rivalry
Close to the historic city centre of Florence, slightly off the beaten track, there is a bar called ‘Antico Beccaria’. The local is the quintessential ‘football pub’ and distinctly...
Read MoreClassic Match: Inter vs. Fiorentina 1992/93
Fiorentina travelled to Milan in round four of the 1992-93 season in high spirits. New coach Luigi Radice’s Viola were unbeaten in the opening three rounds, including a 7-1...
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