A footballer in this era showing some loyalty is unheard of but there is seemingly a few
exceptions. As Roberto Martinez showed by staying at Wigan when Aston Villa came calling, Angelo
Palombo is now doing the same by staying with Sampodria after their relegation to Serie B. The
scenes of him crying at the end of the Palermo game as he asked for the fans forgiveness behind
both goals as.
A footballer in this era showing some loyalty is unheard of but there is seemingly a few
exceptions. As Roberto Martinez showed by staying at Wigan when Aston Villa came calling, Angelo
Palombo is now doing the same by staying with Sampodria after their relegation to Serie B. The
scenes of him crying at the end of the Palermo game as he asked for the fans forgiveness behind
both goals as.
Cesare Prandelli has a big test coming up, when the Italian national team faces Germany in
Dortmund on February 8th. His list of 23 called up players features some new faces, along with a
few returning veterans. Yet the squad which has been called up is missing some important players
who are injured.
A fact of the day for Wednesday about Nigel De Jong. I've borrowed this one from Inside
futbol ...
'Not only did he give Xabi Alonso a nasty kick in the chest at the WC, but he has also broken Hatem
Ben Arfa leg and fractured Stuart Holden's for good measure.
In a match that saw three red cards, Sampdoria battled back from going down a goal in the first
half to win and pick up three points.
Mirko Vucinic scored the match's first goal in the 17th minute:
Sampdoria got the equalizer in the 58th minute after Roma Keeper Julio Sergio fouled Angelo Palombo
in the box giving a penalty kick to Sampdoria, which was converted by Nicola Pozzi:
Former Roma player, Stefano Guberti picked up the game winner for Sampdoria in the 83rd minute:
Despite seeing Sampdoria go down to nine men after Stefano Lucchini received a red card in the 86th
minute and Daniele Gastaldello received a red card in the 90th minute, Roma was unable to pick up a
second goal.
Just another day in calcio- schedule changes, loving coaches, and new ideas.
1.Inter are so impressed with Leonardo that general manager Ernesto Paolillo believes he will be
at the club for a long time to come:
Leonardo will be the Coach of the future. He came to us for a long-term project and we want to
introduce more young players.
The crisis at Sampdoria continues after Sunday action at home to Lecce where they were embarrassed
to defeat 2-1 at the Stadio Ferraris. This was a massive six pointer that had new Sampdoria manager
Alberto Cavasin against his old club. Just six minutes before half time Lecce managed to grab the
opener of the game and it was David Di Michele with the goal and it was due to Angelo Palombo poor.
When Sampdoria sealed its relegation from Serie A with a loss against Palermo, captain Angelo
Palombo was so distraught that he wept on the pitch like he just put down Old Yeller. It was a
disastrous season -- going from fourth place last year to finishing 18th and being dropped down to
Serie B -- and one that will hurt Sampdoria fans for some time.
