Just like many university school years are coming to an end this month and sending out grades to
all their students, it's time to grade all twenty Serie A teams on their 2009/2010 season. Who
passed? Who failed? Who's going to summer school? Who's being held back? Who's transferring to
another school (The Serie B School of Less Competitive Football)?
In this aggravating time between the end of the Serie A season and the beginning of the World
Cup, we can bide our time by looking back at the past Serie A season. As expected by many, Inter
Milan won the title. In my series of posts reviewing the season, however, I want to begin by
looking at those teams that surprised the experts.
In this aggravating time between the end of the Serie A season and the beginning of the World
Cup, we can bide our time by looking back at the past Serie A season. As expected by many, Inter
Milan won the title. In my series of posts reviewing the season, however, I want to begin by
looking at those teams that surprised the experts.
La sconfitta con il Napoli, nella prima gara del 2010 in Serie A, ha fatto traboccare il vaso.
Finisce, infatti, nel peggiore dei modi l'avventura di Antonio Conte sulla panchina dell'Atalanta.
L'ex allenatore del Bari, subentrato a Gregucci il 21 settembre scorso, ha rassegnato le
dimissioni, accolte dalla dirigenza bergamasca dopo la furiosa contestazione che ha seguito
l'ennesimo ko rimediato contro gli azzurri di Mazzarri.
After 4 months in charge, Antonio Conte's first stint as a Serie A manager is already over. This
morning the former Juventus and Italy midfielder handed in his resignation after a string of poor
results, loads of protests from fans, and sitting second from bottom of the table with only 13
points.
Like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day, Italian soccer has returned to our airwaves, and this
week's matches saw the return of David Beckham, the goal of the year, and some good calcio
as well. As reports roll in of players leaving Italy in transfers, the question is what moves
will the contenders make in the next few weeks to boost their run at the scudetto or a
European competition.
It feels so strange to see Lazio just a couple points from the relegation zone, they won the
Serie A in the 1999/2000 season, and to see them possibly relegated just ten years later seems very
strange. Imagine Manchester United fighting relegation, it's just not right. Meanwhile Bari are
really pushing their limits this year, their first in Serie A, and with ten more matches to play,
they're just two points from the magical 40 points needed to survive.
In mid-July, I posted a story on this site proposing that Bari, if they played their cards
right, could be poised for a top six finish. In the intervening four weeks, they lost a
top-flight defender and whiffed on a major signing, leaving the club in worse position than they
were just a month ago.
In mid-July, I posted a story on this site proposing that Bari, if they played their cards
right, could be poised for a top six finish. In the intervening four weeks, they lost a
top-flight defender and whiffed on a major signing, leaving the club in worse position than they
were just a month ago.
Gara senza storia al Franchi.
Con una vittoria "all'inglese", il Siena di Antonio Conte
estromette la Ternana dalla Tim Cup e si qualifica per il terzo
turno, nel quale incontrer il Lecce, club che è tornato quest'anno a vivere
l'emozione di disputare la Serie A.
