The lunchtime kick-off in Serie A took place in Rome, where a win for either Lazio or Napoli would take them top of the table ahead of AC Milan, who play in the Derby della Madonnina at San Siro…Read More
For Napoli supporters of Scudetto-winning vintage, matches against AC Milan will always occupy a very special place in the heart. The Partenopei’s first title in 1986/87 came at the start of a late 80s purple patch which came to…Read More
Walter Mazzarri’s Vesuviani appear to have set their stall out for a rollercoaster of a season, already embarking upon classic comebacks in both Serie A and the Europa League. On Sunday they faced a Roma side revitalised by a…Read More
Europe is the main focus of this week’s Six Picks, where there were so many good fixtures, we couldn’t fit them all in. But this wouldn’t be our usual net-casting of the world of football without a look into…Read More
When a recently transferred footballer addresses the reasons behind his choice of club it is almost inevitably little more than a barrage of platitudes and pleasantries. The fans are great here, some say. I supported this club as a…Read More
The final game of the weekend in Serie A saw Napoli visit Genoa to play a Sampdoria side who’d started relatively well with a win over Lazio and an entertaining draw with Juventus. The visitors had drawn with Fiorentina…Read More