The big news of the night was that allegedly Napoli have reached a deal with Chelsea to sell Edinson Cavani for a mere pittance of £49m. Early this morning Cavani’s agent denied that a deal was done, but with the amount of detail coming out and from where, all everyone needs to do is sign on the dotted line Story here Congratulations Toronto fans, you’re getting a Serie A friendly! Waking the Red is reporting that the team will announce […]
Quite a wild one yesterday, as Italy survives to defeat Japan in the Confederations Cup 4-3 attacking battle. With a spot secured in the semifinals, this weekend’s hyped Brazil match will be for the top spot in the group, not a small prize. Two of my favorite writers summarized this one: Richard Farley and Gabe Marcotti Ahead of their match-up, Brazil’s Thiago Silva shares that he misses playing professionally in Italy. Napoli is acting proactively to lock-up young up and […]
Bloomberg Sports yesterday released their “Football Power Index”, a ranking system they created that uses a 100 point scale to identify the 50 best players in the world. For Serie A fans, Andrea Pirlo comes in at #5 with Giorgio Chiellini (#7) and Marek Hamsik (#8) also in the top ten. All told, eleven Serie A players made the list. See the list HERE and explanation HERE AS Roma confirmed yesterday that Rudi Garcia will be their manager next season, […]
Roma’s American owner Thomas DiBenedetto came out a few weeks ago and discussed his dreams to bring an American player onto the squad. The tycoon sees the rapid rise of the sport within his homeland as an untapped resource. After signing a deal to use Disney’s Orlando facilities for the winter, an American player would further help enhance Roma’s popularity within the United States. There are a few names names that have been mentioned and not only would their American […]
A young star who had the world at his feet; Alberto Aquilani was viewed as one of the best players to come through the AS Roma academy. He went on to feature for the Giallorossi before injuries curtailed his involvement. English side, Liverpool FC, gambled upon Aquilani’s fitness when they signed him in August 2009. A disappointing season entailed and the Italian was loaned to Juventus. Whilst playing for the Bianconeri, he displayed an ability to dictate a match’s tempo […]
Roma head into the Derby Della Capitale in a state of flux. Last week’s limp 4-1 defeat to Atalanta has seen coach Luis Enrique’s authority over the club once more coming into question. His position has not been aided by a poor away form and constant off-field concerns surrounding his vice-captain, Daniele De Rossi. Despite the issues there is optimism for the future and belief that Enrique is still the right man to lead Roma. Roma’s home form has been […]
Palermo Swedish striker Agon Mehmeti was one of Palermo’s marquee signings in this window. The striker has been hailed as both the new Cavani and Ibrahimovic before signing from Malmo. Mehmeti was quick to quash such hyperbole insisting he isn’t Ibrahimovic and emphasised that his versatility by suggesting he could play anywhere along the front line. (+ve) Franco Vazquez is a signing that has excited the Palermo fans. Parallels have been drawn with Javier Pastore, and Vazquez has admitted his best position is […]
On October 11 last year in the provincial city of Pescara, Italy ended their qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win over Northern Ireland. It was the perfect ending as Italy finished top of their group. It was also just reward for coach Cesare Prandelli who managed to rebuild a strong Azzurri from the wreckage of the 2010 World Cup disaster. The undoubted star man for Prandelli’s new look Azzurri was Milan’s Antonio Cassano. A player who came to prominence at […]
Sunday, July 18 A round-up of training events and friendly The Giallorossi march down the field for the afternoon session on day two at Reischach Brunico. Having made the leg slightly in the morning the following day the team will play the first season friendly against a local selection. At the end of the challenge was a scheduled press conference with Ranieri, the next one to follow on Tuesday, with captain Francesco Totti. Club faithful waved a banner which reads […]
AS Roma officially announced today that they aquired Palermo midfielder, Fabio Simplicio. Fabio’s contract with Palermo expired this past season, and he was linked with a move to Roma. Fabio signed a 3 year deal with the capitol club. It will be interesting to see where he fits into the team next season, as Roma are looking to win the Scudetto and make a strong appearance in the Champions League. So far this is Roma’s first big signing since the […]
Luca Toni (Roma) Toni will not return to Bayern Munich next season according to Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Gigi Buffon (Juventus) Buffon linked to English league transfer. According to Tuttosport Arsenal of London are look at the Juventus keeper as a possible signing this summer. A portion of the Italian media believe this is likely to finance Juve’s summer spending spree. Offers would start at €25m Tiberio Guarente (Atalanta) Napoli is now being linked with making a move for the […]
Guest Writer/Jay Scardina - Coppa Italia final hurrah as this may be Roma’s only chance at some silverware this season, unless Inter lose or tie a game in the next two weeks. What does Roma need to do to win? The Nerazzurri squad is a tough team, no doubt about it, they are in the Champions League final for a good reason. Roma will need to keep first half momentum going after the interval, because It seems the second half […]
