Udine Planning Massive Party for PSG and Tottenham at Historic European Super Cup
All eyes will be on Udine next month as the city puts on a festival of football for the European Super Cup at the Bluenergy Stadium. ... Read More
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Sampdoria Survive the Chaos: Timeline of how the Serie B Drama Unfolded
Sampdoria live to fight another day in Serie B after a month of drama including court hearings, bankruptcies and food poisoning. ... Read More
Serie B Relegation Play-Out Between Sampdoria and Salernitana Postponed After Food Poisoning Outbreak
The second leg of the Serie B play-out has been pushed back 48 hours to Sunday, June 22 due to an outbreak of food poisoning. Salernitana against Sampdoria was due to be played on Friday night (June 20) but the Salerno outfit asked for the game to be moved after players and staff became ill ... Read More
Torino: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Mention the Stadio Olimpico and the majority of Italian football fans would think of Rome’s iconic – if somewhat dated – ground that is home to the Eternal City’s two clubs, Roma and Lazio. Since hosting the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, Turin has had its own Stadio Olimpico and five years later Torino returned to ... Read More
Cremonese: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Cremona, in northern Italy about a 90-minute drive from Milan, is home to Cremonese. Known as La Cremo, the club has spent much of its existence in Serie B, and went some 26 years without playing top-level football. But they are back in Serie A after winning promotion via the play-offs, beating Spezia in the ... Read More
Spezia and Cremonese Braced for Final Showdown with a Ticket to Serie A Just 90 Minutes Away
Spezia boss Luca D’Angelo will not be playing for a draw in the play-off final against Cremonese even though it would be enough to send his side to Serie A. After Thursday’s goalless stalemate in the first leg at the Giovanni Zini, Spezia would be promoted if the teams finish level after another 90 minutes, ... Read More
Giovanni Stroppa and Luca D’Angelo Prepare for Play-Off Duel Again as Cremonese Host Spezia
Spezia boss Luca D’Angelo will be hoping history does not repeat itself as he prepares to lock horns with Cremonese coach Giovanni Stroppa in the Serie B play-off final once again. The pair will square up on Thursday, three years to the day since Stroppa’s Monza came from behind to beat D’Angelo’s Pisa 4-3 in ... Read More
Spezia Determined to Finish the Job Against Catanzaro and Reach Serie B Play-Off Final
Francesco Pio Esposito fired Spezia to within touching distance of the Serie B promotion play-off final but the young striker was quick to urge caution ahead of Sunday’s second leg against Catanzaro. Esposito’s stunning free-kick sealed a 2-0 win for his side in Calabria after Giuseppe Di Serio broke the deadlock early in the second ... Read More
Pressure is on for Juve Stabia and Cremonese Ahead of Play-Off Semi-final
Cremonese boss Giovanni Stroppa believes Juve Stabia could be starting to feel pressure for the first time ahead of their Serie B play-off semi-final. The Stabians have been punching above their weight since the start of the campaign and remain in with a chance of a second successive promotion having escaped Serie C this time ... Read More
Boss Luca D’Angelo Demands Focus as Spezia Enter the Play-Off Picture at Catanzaro
Luca D’Angelo is taking nothing for granted as his well-rested Spezia side enter the Serie B play-off mix with a long trip south to face Catanzaro. ... Read More
Salernitana and Frosinone Set for Scrap to Avoid a Second Straight Relegation
Salernitana held their nerve in one do-or-die shootout to extend their stay in Serie B - and now head straight into another fight for survival, this time against Frosinone. ... Read More
Brescia Braced for Final Survival Battle Against Flying Reggiana
Brescia's hopes of staying in Serie B remain in their own hands, as ahead of kick-off against Reggiana they sit in 15th, one place above the relegation play-out. ... Read More
