After a rather short break, the Italian Serie A resumes today with a round of entertaining fixtures. In my opinion, the highlight of these fixtures will be the Parma vs Juventus Fixture. 5th place Parma host 2nd place Juvenus at the Stadio Ennio Tardini at 2145hrs local time tonight in a match that Juve have to win to keep up with both the Milan teams.
Juventus have a slim 2 point advantage over Parma and another negative result will leave club president Jean Claude Blanc with no option other than sacking head coach Ciro Ferrara. Ferrara has had a run of bad luck ever since Bayern Munich thrashed them 4-1 in Turin to bundle them out of the Champions League. Read more... (358 words, 2 images, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)
This is not the first time that Chievo Verona has deserved the honor of Serie A League’s Best New Club. In 2001/2002, when the club made their Serie A debut, the Mussi Volanti were among the best performers of the season and concluded the year with an impressive fifth place finish. The club was able to maintain strong play over the next four years remaining a top ten team for three of the four.
But the 2006/2007 season saw the club relegated to Serie B. In Serie B, Chievo Verona regained their form winning the league title and facing promotion. Read more... (272 words, 3 images, estimated 1:05 mins reading time)
Nickname(s): The Flying Donkeys (seriously)
All-Time Ranking: 38th
2007/2008 Finish: 1st (Serie B)
2008/2009 Position (as of 04/07): 16th
Coach: Domenico De Carlo
Key Players: Sergio Pellissier, Michele Marcolini, Mario Yepes
History:
Since its founding by a cake company in 1929, Chievo has not had much success other than a memorable and shocking 01/02 run during their Serie A debut. That year, the small squad managed to remarkably finish fifth in Serie A and qualify for the UEFA Cup. Unfortunately, the rest of Chievo’s long history has been full of disappointments. Read more... (222 words, 3 images, estimated 53 secs reading time)
