Serie B

November 29th, 2007

News Roundup As We Take a Deep, Post-European Breath

By: Martha | Comments 2 Comments

•Because of their participation in the Club World Cup next month, Milan’s Serie A matches against Reggina and Livorno have been postponed; the new dates have not yet been announced.
•Giorgio Chinaglia has been fined €4.2 million for market manipulation, related to his attempted takeover of Lazio in 2005. Just guessing here, but I have a […]



July 16th, 2007

Everybody Loves Juve

By: Martha | Comments 38 Comments

This weekend, La Gazzetta dello Sport published the results of a poll (print-only, as far as I can tell) in which they ask Italians which football team they support.* The runaway winners, not surprisingly, were Juve, who were loved by over 17% of participants despite that humiliating stint in Serie B. Juve have long been […]

June 11th, 2007

Welcome Back, Genoa and Napoli!

By: Martha | Comments 9 Comments

As Daryl reported yesterday, the old guard is finally back in Serie A. Thanks to typically bizarre Italian rules, both Napoli and Genoa were automatically promoted yesterday after Piacenza and Triestina drew, a result which left the gap between the third and fourth at 10 points — and, magically, the playoffs were canceled.
So Napoli and […]

May 28th, 2007

Week 38: And That’s a Wrap

By: Martha | Comments No Comments

With the top of the table and European qualification decided last weekend, all eyes this week were on the five teams still not safe from the drop. Ascoli and Messina were already in Serie B though to their credit both played their hearts out yesterday, with Ascoli beating Cagliari for their fifth win of the […]

April 6th, 2007

Emerson: Who Needs Logic When You Have Irrational Rage?

By: Martha | Comments 2 Comments

In an interview on Italian TV yesterday, Real Madrid’s Brazilian midfielder Emerson — who, you may recall, fled from Turin when Juve were relegated last summer — launched a completely bizarre attack on a pair of his former teammates who also left Juve for greener pastures over the summer.
In Emerson’s mind, you see, when he […]



March 10th, 2007

Newsie Bits For a Sleepy Saturday

By: Martha | Comments 3 Comments

Does anyone else get the feeling that calcio is resting, trying to prepare itself for the derby tomorrow? Well, it’s what I’m doing, anyway.
•Adriano, not surprisingly, won’t be playing tomorrow. Remember, though — it’s because he’s not fit, not because he’s taken up permanent residence into Mancini’s doghouse. No, really.
•I don’t want to spoil anything […]

February 14th, 2007

Tonis and Gilas and (a) Frenchman, Oh My!

By: Martha | Comments 2 Comments

Apart from those about Figo and Zidane coming to New York, this is definitely the best rumor I’ve read in months: Tuttosport (which, you may recall, is the Turin-based paper that likes to make up deals that are good for Juventus) reported this week on possible talks between Milan and Juve … and Palermo Fiorentina. […]

February 14th, 2007

Catching Up, Or: So Much News, So Little Time!

By: Martha | Comments 1 Comment

• You may not have heard, but Kaka is now Italian. This is good for Milan because it means he’s no longer and non-EU player, and good for Kaka because the “Welcome to your new life as an Italian” gift basket includes some killer wines and dried meats.
• Despite the best efforts (Read: Whining and […]

February 7th, 2007

Toni to Turin? (Insert Further Alliteration Here)

By: Martha | Comments 3 Comments

I’m so relieved the end of the transfer period didn’t mean the end of the rumor madness. Where would we be if Juve wasn’t linked to a high-profile player on a daily basis? I ask you. Today’s target? Why, Luca Toni, of course.
According to Tuttosport (a Turin-based paper which just happens to be the source […]

February 7th, 2007

And the Whining Begins

By: Martha | Comments No Comments

Among the less politically savvy club bosses, opposition to the government’s planned crackdown on below-par stadiums is on the rise. While high-profile folks like Massimo Moratti and Juve’s Didier Deschamps are heartily endorsing the plans, others are noisily unhappy. Take, for example, Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis, who is essentially threatening to go on strike […]






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