by Dewa Nugraha on October 16, 2011
Serie A Saturday fixtures yesterday left a bitter experience for two Serie A top teams, Inter Milan and Napoli, as both picked up a defeat while in the other hand, Ac Milan revived themselves by getting a convincing victory.
The Nerazzurri didn’t share the same result as their their city rival this weekend after being pinned back by Catania 2-1, while Napoli surprisingly were beaten by struggling Parma at San Paolo. Milan, who looked to finally found their best suited formation trashed Palermo 3-0 in San Siro, with former Rossanero man, Antonio Nocerino played an important part. Read more... (582 words, 2 images, estimated 2:20 mins reading time)
by Dewa Nugraha on June 10, 2011
Failing to keep his place as a coach at As Roma, didn’t stop Vincenzo Montella in pursuing his career in Serie A as the former striker has been officially announced as the new coach of Catania, replacing Diego Simeone, who resign after the season ended.
Catania beat the competition of Chievo Verona, who reportedly also keen on acquiring Montella to lead the Flying Donkey, after their previous coach, Stefano Pioli, took Palermo’s offer recently.
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by David on June 10, 2011
The coaching carousel in Serie A continues with the news that Chievo have hired Domenico Di Carlo for a second time and that Catania have hired Vincenzo Montella.
Di Carlo returns to Chievo after a difficult time at Sampdoria last season.
Di Carlo won plenty of acclaim when he guided low-budget Chievo to mid-table finishes between 2008 and 2010. But his stint at Sampdoria got off to a bad start then Samp were beaten by Werder Bremen in the UEFA Champions League play-offs. After failing to get Sampdoria out of the group stages in the Europa League, Di Carlo’s was on borrowed time. So it was no surprise when he was fired in March. Read more... (190 words, 2 images, estimated 46 secs reading time)
The coaching carousel in Serie A continues with one coach leaving and two new ones being hired.
Leaving is Diego Simeone from Catania after just four and a half months in charge. Simeone kept the Sicilian side up in style and a club statement said he had achieved “brilliant results” but he has departed with his staff because of “international ambitions”.
Arriving is Stefano Pioli who has been named the new manager at Palermo following the departure of Delio Rossi. Pioli who guided Chievo to 11th place in Serie A before leaving the club earlier this week. Read more... (214 words, 1 image, estimated 51 secs reading time)
by Dewa Nugraha on January 29, 2011
Two current Serie A top teams, Lazio and Ac Milan earned themselves a hard fought victory in the early matches in the league despite taking a rather comfortable scoreline in the bag.
The Biancolesti fans need to thanked their young striker Libor Kozak, who scored a brace to bring down Fiorentina. Meanwhile, 10 men Milan not only survive a very difficult and provocative night in Sicily but they also grabbed all three points against Catania in a controversial match.
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by Dewa Nugraha on January 9, 2011
Inter Milan are looking to show their true path as one of the Scudetto contender after grabbing another important victory under the new coach, Leonardo, who hasn’t even been in the club for more than two months.
After beating Napoli 3-1 in midweek, the Nerazzurri successfully see off Catania’s challenge at stadio Massimino despite trailing a goal down first before Esteban Cambiasso rescued the team with his two goals. Read more... (337 words, 2 images, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)
by David on January 9, 2011
AC Milan extended their lead to six points in Serie A despite a 4-4 home draw with Udinese, though SSC Napoli will be hoping to close in on the Rossoneri when they host Juventus later.
Fans at San Siro were treated to an eight-goal thriller as Milan came from behind three times to force a 4-4 draw. Pato cancelled out Antonio Di Natale’s 35th-minute opener on the stroke of half-time only for Alexis Sánchez (53) and Di Natale (66) to put the visitors 3-1 up, but the hosts rallied through a Medhi Benatia own goal (78) and a second Pato strike (82). Germán Denis (89) then grabbed what looked to be the winner with a minute remaining, yet the league leaders salvaged a point via Zlatan Ibrahimović in added time. Read more... (254 words, 2 images, estimated 1:01 mins reading time)
by Dewa Nugraha on September 18, 2010
Making a late reinforcement to the squad really gives some problems for Ac Milan lately as after thumping Lecce in their opening match, the Rossoneri have to slow down their step in the league.
After a surprising defeat against Cesena last week, today the Red and Black squad were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw at home against another mediocre side, Catania. Read more... (423 words, 2 images, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)
by Philip Mboya on August 27, 2010
The Italian Serie A season gets underway this weekend after a 3 month break with some very mouth watering fixtures key among them being the Udinese v Genoa, Fiorentina v Napoli and Sampdoria v Lazio matches.
This will however not be like any other previous season as the strategic buying that most clubs employed means that the league will be more competitive than previously thought. A good example would have to be Juventus.
While Inter still remain as favourites to repeat their epic treble, the Bianconeri cannot be ruled out especially after acquiring some very talented players. Milos Krasic, Simone Pepe and Leonardo Bonucci are just a few of these players. Read more... (381 words, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)
by Philip Mboya on June 18, 2010
A phone call between Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani and Catania President Massimo Cellino ended a protracted battle that almost saw Massimiliano Allegri’s eminent move to the Rossoneri collapse.
“Despite the disappointment left to us by Massimiliano Allegri following his behaviour towards the end of the season, president Massimo Cellino has released him following a request from Milan”.
The above statement was posted on Catania’s official website. This news is bound to be a breath of fresh air to the Rossoneri faithful who are desperately in need of some good news after a topsy turvy 2009/2010 campaign. Read more... (204 words, 1 image, estimated 49 secs reading time)
