Coppa Italia

August 2nd, 2009

Vacation Time.

By: Francesco | Comments 1 Comment

Well, it’s that time of the summer again. I’m off to the old country tomorrow, so the blog will be inactive for a couple of weeks. However I will be back right before the start of the Serie A season so I’ll be able to maybe get a mega-preview up like last season and we’ll [...]



July 9th, 2009

Serie A and Coppa Italia 2009/2010 dates announced

By: Francesco | Comments 4 Comments

Yesterday the Lega Calcio announced the dates for the 2009/2010 Serie A season. Serie A begins the weekend of August 23rd and will end on May 16th to give the national team enough time to prepare for the World Cup. There will be 4 midweek rounds (September 23, October 28, January 6, and March 24). [...]

June 30th, 2009

Nike unveils new Serie A match ball

By: Francesco | Comments 7 Comments

This is the new Nike ball that you will see being kicked around next season. It’s called the Nike Total 90 Ascente and will also be used in the EPL and in Spain’s La Liga. The ball will be used in all Serie A, Serie B, and Coppa Italia matches as well as the [...]

May 14th, 2009

Lazio triumph on penalties and win Coppa Italia

By: Francesco | Comments 1 Comment

Both sides went into this game knowing it would define their season. Both sides basically had the exact situation. They both performed under expectations this season, and both have managers that don’t really look like they will be in charge next season. Also, because of their poor season, both clubs were looking for a backdoor [...]

May 12th, 2009

Coppa Italia final tomorrow: Lazio and Samp looking to win some silverware.

By: Francesco | Comments 1 Comment

Tomorrow is a big day for Lazio and Sampdoria. Two sides who have performed under expectations throughout the season have a chance to salvage their season by winning a trophy, and more importantly, a place in the Europa League (I think the new name is so stupid) next season. Both sides have not won the [...]



April 24th, 2009

Finally, a Coppa Italia final that’s interesting!

By: Francesco | Comments 5 Comments

For the last 4 years it was the same thing. Roma-Inter, Inter-Roma, Roma-Inter, Inter-Roma. It was starting to get boring and predictable. Finally, the Lega gave us a break this year. They put Inter and Roma on the same side of the bracket and therefore eliminated the chance of having another year of Giallorossi vs. [...]

April 20th, 2009

Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 32

By: Francesco | Comments 5 Comments

Atalanta-Reggina 0-1
Scorers: 40´ Ceravolo (Reg)
Report. Player Ratings. Highlights.
Cagliari-Napoli 2-0
Scorers: 5´ Jeda (Cag); 92´ Lazzari (Cag)
Report. Player Ratings. Highlights.
Catania-Sampdoria 2-0
Scorers: 39´ rig. Mascara (Cat); 48´ Martinez (Cat)
Report. Player Ratings. Highlights.

March 3rd, 2009

Coppa Italia – Lazio come back to beat Juve

By: Francesco | Comments 1 Comment

Today Lazio and Juventus went head to head at the Stadio Olimpico in the Coppa Italia semi-final 1st leg. Marcello Lippi was on hand to witness the match, and both sides were for the most part first choice (Del Piero and Buffon were rested for Juve). Lazio started with: Muslera, Lichtsteiner, Siviglia, Cribari, Kolarov; Foggia, [...]

January 21st, 2009

Coppa Italia: Inter and Sampdoria book a semi-final date

By: Francesco | Comments 6 Comments

The quarter-final round of the Coppa Italia kicked off today, with Udinese-Sampdoria and Inter-Roma in action. Tomorrow Lazio takes on Torino while on February 4th Juventus will face Napoli. Today the left side of the bracket was decided as the winners of Udinese-Samp and Inter-Roma would face off in the semi-final. Summaries and highlights after [...]

January 19th, 2009

Serie A Weekend Round-up: Giornata 19 + Oscar Del Calcio Winners

By: Francesco | Comments 4 Comments

After a day full of tension, Berlusconi announced late today that Kaka will be staying at Milan and that he closed the deal himself. So Milan fans everywhere can now breathe a sigh of relief (unless you were in favor of him leaving). We’ll see what happens over the next few days though. Regarding Serie [...]






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