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Emmet Gates

Emmet is an Irish/Argentine football journalist who lives in London. Emmet has been writing about the Italian game for more than a decade with a host of publications. Read More

Latest posts by Emmet Gates

The Systemic Issues that Plagued Luciano Spalletti’s Disastrous Italy Reign Show No Sign of Disappearing

Luciano Spalletti's disastrous Italy spell has been plagued by calcio's systemic issues, and the new coach will face the same problems. ... Read More

It’s Not All About the Giants… Low-Key Games to Stick on Your Serie A Bucket List After 2025-26 Fixtures are Released

Destination Calcio examines the best low-key fixtures ahead of the 2025-26 season, and which games to tick off your list. ... Read More

Huge Summer Ahead for Juventus… After Being Ignored for Most of the Season, They Would Love to be Hated Again

Juventus were ignored for most of 2024-25, and the club are taking steps to ensure that doesn't happen next season. ... Read More

Gian Piero Gasperini Leaving Atalanta Ends a Perfect Marriage that Changed Serie A

Gian Piero Gasperini brought Atalanta to unimaginable heights during nine glorious years in Bergamo, but all good things come to an end. ... Read More

Inter’s Champions League Massacre by PSG Highlights Italy’s Financial Struggle

Inter Milan were massacred by PSG but the result should not have been surprising. ... Read More

Can Inter Milan’s Old Guard Emulate AC Milan’s 2007 Champions League Triumph with Time Running Out?

Inter Milan have the oldest squad in the Champions League, and for many it's 'now or never' as they search for a fourth European crown. ... Read More

How Destination Calcio Survived the Carnival of Chaos as Napoli Erupted in Scudetto Celebrations

Napoli won a fourth Scudetto on Friday, and Destination Calcio's Emmet Gates was in the heart of the city to soak it all in. ... Read More

Credit to Antonio Conte but Napoli Would Not Have Won Serie A Without Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku

Antonio Conte has guided Napoli to a fourth Scudetto, and it is a title triumph characterised by Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay. ... Read More

Classic Calcio, Juventus 4-0 Parma: A Roberto Baggio Masterclass 30 Years On

Juventus and Parma battled for domestic and European supremacy in 1994-95. The pair met for a fourth time in May with the Scudetto at stake. ... Read More

Juve Stabia Can Dream Big as Victory Over Palermo Sets Up Cremonese Semi-Final Showdown

Juve Stabia's remarkable fairytale season continues as they saw off Palermo in the first round of the playoffs thanks to a goal from Andrea Adorante ... Read More

Catanzaro Must Rally Against Flying Cesena as Play-Off Rivals Chase Ticket to Serie A

Catanzaro welcome Cesena to Calabria for the start of the Serie B play-offs, with the winner facing Spezia. ... Read More

Vincenzo Italiano a Beautiful Loser No More as he Ends Bologna’s 51-Year Wait for a Trophy

Vincenzo Italiano guided Bologna to a first trophy in 51 years, and lifted a major psychological burden in the process. ... Read More