Azzurrini in Serie B? Leo Per Sempre? And Three Other Headlines

Just another day in calcio- schedule changes, loving coaches, and new ideas.

1.Inter are so impressed with Leonardo that general manager Ernesto Paolillo believes he will be at the club for a long time to come:

Leonardo will be the Coach of the future. He came to us for a long-term project and we want to introduce more young players. Aside from being a great tactician, Leonardo knows how to use psychology in football to help players overcome difficult moments and maintain team spirit.

Potentially risky. Leo has yet to really prove himself at any level, and I’m not sure many out there would agree that he is a “great tactician”. Some may go as far as to say that tactics seem to be almost irrelevant to the man. He is young and there is room for him to grow, but being a long term Inter manager may be too much too quickly. At any rate, should Inter end the season trophyless, it’ll be interesting to see what Paolillo has to say then.

2. Cesare Prandelli has a new idea that’s receiving a lot of attention: putting a youth Azzurri side into Serie B. The idea would be to have young Italians play together in the lower league in an effort to give them playing time and allow them to gel. Interesting but probably unfeasible.

3. The first two rounds of Serie A football in April have had their kickoff times adjusted. The new times are as follows:

Matchday 31

Saturday April 2
Brescia-Bologna (17.00)
Milan-Inter (19.45)

Sunday April 3
Napoli-Lazio (11.30)
Roma-Juventus (19.45)
Matchday 32
Saturday April 9
Inter-Chievo (17.00)
Udinese-Roma (19.45)

Sunday April 10
Juventus-Genoa (11.30)
Fiorentina-Milan (19.45)

The 31st gameday is massive in terms of the title race. Milan-Inter could well decide the scudetto, and Napoli-Lazio will have enormous consequences in the race for Champions’ League places. Roma’s match away to Udinese on the 9th could well be a fourth place decider, too.

4. Sampdoria captain Angelo Palombo is recovering well from a fractured rib, and will begin light training tomorrow.

5, For anyone who can read Italian, TuttoMercato has a great article on why Inter fans aren’t missing Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Hint: it’s because of Samuel Eto, who’s so good that “a comparison [to Ibra] does not even exist”.

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