

match previews
Napoli-Lazio (Giornata 38)…that’s all folks!
By: Joe |The last match of the season is always tinged with a somber note. No more Sunday mornings spent watching La Giostra dei Gol on RAI International. No more wondering just high up Francesca Calligaro’s skirts are going to go or how many times Simona Cantoni will wistfully pull off her glasses and stare into the [...]
Napoli-Rossonero (Giornata 37)
By: Joe |Napoli will at last play a meaningful match this Sunday. With any relegation doubts long since removed since the late March victory against Palermo, Napoli has had little motivation the last few months. The match presents some unique opportunities for the Azzurri.
Napoli-Siena Giornata 35
By: Joe |Siena’s campaign really has been a tale of two halves. In the andata Siena managed only three victories (Palermo, Empoli & Genoa), were outscored 22 to 30 and finished up rooted at 17th. They appeared like a side that’d have to fight very hard not to get relegated. Coach Andrea Mandorlini left by mutual consent [...]
Napoli - Parma preview
By: Joe |Former La Liga veteran and Inter Milan coach Héctor Cúper look to stave off relegation this weekend as they host Napoli at the Stadio Ennio Tardini. For a variety of reasons the match means everything to the Gialloblu as they look to stay afloat and avoid the darkness and
anonymity of Serie B. A combination of [...]
Napoli-Palermo
By: Joe |Napoli host Palermo on Sunday night for the posticipo match of Giornata 31. The rosanero come up north winless in their last five and losers of three consecutive matches. The stretch cost coach Francesco Guidolin his job for the 39th time and Palermo President Maurizio Zamperini rehired Stefano Colantuano. All Guidolin did was oversee the [...]
Napoli-Fiorentina (match preview)
By: Joe |Napoli welcome EUFA Cup quarterfinalists Fiorentina to the Stadio San Paolo on Wednesday evening. The Viola are sitting pretty in fourth place and it’ll take a near collapse at this point for them to fall out of that last Champions League qualification spot.
Fiorentina signed 143 forwards this off season including everyone’s favorite club hopping man-skank Christian [...]
Napoli-Cagliari or trust me we need the points more than you
By: Joe |In one corner: Six consecutive defeats. Fewest home points in Serie A. Outscored 14-2 in
their last six matches and winless in four months. Owner of the fewest goals scored and most goals allowed in Serie A. Cagliari are a long, long way from being good. Or respectable. The Rossoblu would have to nearly double their [...]
Napoli-Milan or ‘let’s not embarrass ourselves boys’
By: Joe |Napoli travel to the San Siro for the second time this season to take on the stuffed, self-absorbed and, quite possibly, the best ‘cup competition’ team this side of…. well, Milan
don’t play second fiddle to anyone.
All the talk has centered around 18-year old phenom Alexandre Pato making his long awaited Serie A debut. I [...]
Napoli-Torino
By: Joe |The good sister of Turin come to the Stadio San Paolo in the closing match before the winter break. Torino coach, Walter Novellino, will have to watch from the stands after getting ejected from last week’s match against Roma. The Italian draw specialists have had a disappointing
campaign thus far as they sit two points away [...]
Napoli-Parma (or let’s get that taste out of our mouths, shall we?)
By: Joe |38
That is the number of matches in Serie A. On paper and during the pre-season, it sure sounds like an eternity. Plenty of time to turn things around and work through the slumps, right? I mean if you hit a rough patch, there’s always a game next week to reverse your fortunes and right the [...]







