From the category archives:

Catania

Another bad result from Juventus on Sunday left their coach Ciro Ferrara with more questions than answers. The Turin outfit are now 9 points of the pace set by their rivals Inter Milan and their hopes of lifting the scudetto this season are getting dimmer with every game they play.

You would have thought that after losing their last fixture to Bari, Juventus would up their game and win against Catania who by the way are 2nd last in the league. To make matters worse for the Bianconerri, they were beaten in their own stadium. Juventus are no longer the dominant force in Italian  football even their fans are not happy with their performances.

Nickname(s): The Elephants

All-Time Ranking: 33rd

2007/2008 Finish: 17th

2008/2009 Position (as of 04/07): 13th

Coach: Walter Zenga

Key Players: Davide Baiocca, Albano Bizarri, Giuseppe Mascara

History:

Catania was founded way back in 1908, but it has spent most of the last century in Serie B, hence their poor overall ranking. In fact, Catania has never been above 8th place on the Serie A table, and it hasn’t even been that high up since the 1960s. To be bluntly honest, the team has never had any real success and never hoisted a major trophy.