Many Milan fans are very excited that Galliani and Berluscni have finally heard their pleas and cries and signed players who could win them trophies. There is no doubt that the Rossoneri are looking very strong on all fronts this season, however, before writing off other teams, it is important to note that Inter Milan, Juventus, AS Roma and the chasing pack of Napoli, Palermo, Sampdoria Fiorentina, Genoa and Lazio won’t yield the title to Milan or any other team for that matter without a fight.
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Genoa
Well, i have to say, this was one result i did not expect. If anyone told me that newly promoted Cesena would snatch a point from the Giallorosso on opening day of the Serie A season at the Stadio Olimpico, i would not have believed it. However, in football anything is possible and Cesena proved that they truly deserve their place in Italian top flight football.
A barren draw for last season’s league runners up is not the perfect start we all expected from Roma. But if it is any comfort, the Giallorosso did not have the best of starts last season either. In fact, up until January, nobody even consider Roma a threat.
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.
According to most people, Roma is still the only team that can challenge Inter for the scudetto. Sure,Inter are the favourites to defend the Serie A title again, however, Milan, Juventus, Fiorentina, Sampdoria Napoli and Genoa cannot be ruled out.
The Giallorosso threw away their comfortable lead in the dying stages of last season to see rivals Inter pip them to their record breaking 5th straight scudetto. The Romans have been largely quiet in the transfer market with only the signings of a few players and if reports emerging from the capital are to be believed, then Roma fans have reason to smile as their towering striker Julio Baptista has apparently turned down a 14 million Euro transfer to Turkish club Galatasary.
Inter Milan’s plan in acquiring Giuseppe Sculli, who has been touted as Mario Balotelli’s replacement, reportedly is facing a slight delay after Genoa refuses Inter’s latest offer.
According to La Gazzeta dello sport, the Griffone doesn’t feel that the Nerazzuri’s proposal of 5 Million Euro plus the ownership of midfielder Victor Obinna is something profitable for them.
After getting involved in some transfer deals early in the season, it looks like Ac Milan and Genoa are setting themselves up for another marketing agreement very soon.
The reports from Italy stated that the two teams are lining up an interesting transfer strategy that could see the moves of some players to both sides.
Genoa seems set to be one of must watch teams for serie A’s big guns this season as they have been making some heavy re-enforcement this season and another surprising addition to The Grifone’s lines up for the upcoming season is Brazilian right back, Rafinha.
The young defender’s signing was announced by the club’s president, Enrico Preziosi, who revealed that the former Schalke player will be official confirmed as Genoa player as soon as he pass the medical test being that’s currently being done.
Serie A outfit Genoa have apparently cooled down their pursuit of Ghana midfielder Kevin Prince-Boateng. Now this may come as a surprise to many, considering the fact that Genoa coach Gian Piero Gasperini had singled out the Portsmouth player as one of his prime targets this summer after the 23 year old inspired his adopted nation to a historic quartefinal berth.
Prince (as he is commonly referred to), Scored his first goal for the Black Stars in their 2-1 win over the USA and continued to impress right up to their quarter final exist. Gasperini was quoted as saying a move for Boateng was highly unlikely.
Previously there were reports from Italy stating that there has been an illegal approach regarding the transfer done by Inter Milan and Genoa regarding two Inter new players’ last season, Diego Milito and Thiago Motta. The news revealed that the Nerazzuri’s boss, Massimo Moratti and the Grifone’s president, Enrico Preziosi have committed an irregular transfer method that allows those two players switch sides.
An interesting development regarding the future keeper for Juventus, who are keen in looking for Buffon’s deputy, is getting into an advanced stage as they reportedly will indeed sign Milan’s Marco Storari after the Italian press stated that both parties have agreed on the fee around 5 million Euro. With Storari leaving, surely the Rossoneri will need a new keeper and the latest rumors about this immediately emerged suggesting that the red and black squad is preparing to take Genoa’s Marco Amelia as their new keeper.
