Let's start by saying that Roberto Baronio isn't exactly a household name in Italian calcio. The casual fan may not even know who Roberto Baronio is or what position he plays (Baronio is a classic regista that plays in front of the defense and dictates the play. His passing skills are excellent, especially his long passing, and he is good at set pieces).

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A Los Angeles per questioni cinematografiche, il presidente del Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis torna sulla sconfitta rimediata dall'undici di Donadoni in Serie A (la seconda su tre gare di calcio) contro i rossoblu di Gasperini. C'è tanta rabbia nelle parole del numero uno partenopeo. Le colpe? Degli arbitri. Click to continue reading...

Lazio coach Davide Ballardini has called on his players to show they are worthy of their lofty league position when they play Juventus on Saturday.

Two consecutive victories have placed the Roman side as joint Serie A leaders with the Bianconeri, Sampdoria and Genoa.

But this weekend's encounter in Rome should prove if Lazio have what it takes to remain in the higher echelons of the top flight having so far come up against Atalanta and Chievo, who did not really test Ballardini's men.

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Claudio Lotito is without a doubt one of the more entertaining owners in Serie A. He talks a mile a minute, his press conferences and interviews last forever because he likes to hear himself talk, and also he always likes to make it known that he constructed a very good side for very little money.

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Alla fine, la scelta del patron granata, Urbano Cairo, è caduta su Stefano Colantuono, graditissimo soprattutto a Rino Foschi, ds del Torino, il quale ha lavorato con lui nell'esperienza palermitana. Niente Giampaolo, nemmeno Delio Rossi, che ha rifiutato di scendere di categoria, è lui il mister chiamato alla risalita in A, nel calcio che conta, dopo la disastrosa stagione appena conclusa dal Toro, con la retrocessione nella serie cadetta. Click to continue reading...

Delio Rossi appartiene già al passato. Ora, dopo l'ufficializzazione dell'ingaggio da parte della società biancoceleste, il presente e il futuro della Lazio, almeno per i prossimi due anni, si chiama Davide Ballardini. Ottimo colpo, quello messo a segno da Claudio Lotito, visto che, il ravennate, classe 1964, che ha appena concluso la stagione alla guida dei rosanero, era uno dei mister più preparati ed appetiti sulla piazza. Click to continue reading...

Delio Rossi, Pandev, e ora Christian Ledesma. La Lazio perde un altro pezzo. Il centrocampista argentino (dal 2006 alla Lazio, 97 gare disputate e sette reti segnate) è l'altro aquilotto a lasciare la capitale per tuffarsi in una nuova avventura, magari con una big della Serie A (Juventus ?). Stamattina, a Formello, c'è stato l'incontro decisivo: il presidente biancoceleste Claudio Lotito e il procuratore dell'argentino Vincenzo D'Ippolito hanno parlato della situazione attuale del calciatore sudamericano, optando per l'interruzione consensuale del rapporto: "Ledesma nella prossima stagione non giocherà nella Lazio - ha spiegato D'Ippolito -. Click to continue reading...

Da Catania a Palermo, dopo una notte rovente. Sembrava destinato alla Lazio, al posto di Delio Rossi, ma invece sarà il Barbera il suo stadio. Walter Zenga lascia l'Etna, ma non la bella terra sicula, e inizia la sua avventura con i rosanero di Zamparini.
Trasferimento clamoroso e alquanto inaspettato, che sicuramente i rossocelesti non prenderanno bene, ma il calcio è questo e il blitz di Zamparini, nella notte, ha conquistato Zenga. Click to continue reading...

Big day for football in CONCACAF, the United States plays Costa Rica tonight at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Ayma in San Juan. Like Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, the US National team has not been successful at Saprissa. Kartik Krishnayier wrote an article about Estadio Saprissa for MLS Talk. Click to continue reading...

Se Pandev ha comunicato, già da parecchio tempo, la volontà di cambiare aria, e di trovare nuovi stimoli da un'altra parte, ma è ancora in stand by, a scuotere ancora di più Formello e dintorni è l'addio annunciato da Delio Rossi: "Il prossimo anno non sarò più l'allenatore della Lazio". Si conclude dunque l'avventura in biancoceleste del tecnico romagnolo ma finisce, soprattutto, nel peggiore dei modi, il braccio di ferro tra tecnico e presidente. Click to continue reading...

On June 16th, Italy will play their first game of the UEFA U-21 Championship 2009 vs. Serbia. The Azzurrini find themselves in a group with Belarus, Serbia, and hosts Sweden. Italy have always been successful at this level however they have not won the U-21 Championship since 2004. Pierluigi Casiraghi has been unsuccessful with the Azzurrini so far since taking over from Claudio Gentile in 2006 and this is arguably his last chance.

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Both sides went into this game knowing it would define their season. Both sides basically had the exact situation. They both performed under expectations this season, and both have managers that don't really look like they will be in charge next season. Also, because of their poor season, both clubs were looking for a backdoor into Europe.

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La Lazio ha vinto la Coppa Italia 2008/2009 e, forse, questo successo è servito anche al tecnico capitolino Delio Rossi per confermarsi sulla panchina biancoceleste. In attesa di sapere se la nostra supposizione verrà confermata dalla voce del presidente "factotum" Claudio Lotito, ieri sera, al termine dell'ultimo atto della manifestazione nazionale, il tecnico degli "aquilotti", intervistato dai giornalisti Rai, è apparso visibilmente emozionato e con gli occhi lucidi. Click to continue reading...

La coppa Italia rimane a Roma

La Lazio batte la Sampdoria dopo i calci di rigore e si aggiudica per la quinta volta nella propria centenaria storia la Coppa Italia.

I capitolini erano passati in ventaggio con un bel gol di Zarate, che dal vertice sinistro dell'area doriana, aveva fatto partire un destro che aveva aggirato Castellazzi.

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Siamo arrivati all'ultimo atto della Coppa Italia 08/09. In attesa della finale di Champions del 27 maggio, tra Barcellona e Manchester United, un primo trofeo, tutto italiano ed anch'esso importante, sta per essere consegnato, ma occorre attendere i novanta minuti di questa sera. Gara secca, emozioni, spettacolo, una battaglia che si annuncia infuocata. Click to continue reading...

Tomorrow is a big day for Lazio and Sampdoria. Two sides who have performed under expectations throughout the season have a chance to salvage their season by winning a trophy, and more importantly, a place in the Europa League (I think the new name is so stupid) next season. Both sides have not won the Coppa in a long time (Lazio haven't lifted it since 2004, Sampdoria since 1994; both sides have won it 4 times in their history).

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(highlights di Lazio-Atalanta 0-1)
LAZIO (4-3-3) - Muslera; Lichtsteiner (64' Del Nero), Siviglia, Rozehnal, Kolarov (80' Radu); Megni (46' De Silvestri), Ledesma, Brocchi; Foggia, Zarate, Rocchi. All.: Delio Rossi. ATALANTA (4-4-1-1) - Consigli; Garics, Talamonti, Manfredini, Bellini; Defendi, Guarente, Cigarini (dal 72' De Ascentis), Padoin; Doni (44' Valdes); Floccari (90' Plasmati). Click to continue reading...

(Claudio Ranieri, tecnico della Juventus)
Se la Juventus non vuole terminare la stagione con "titoli zero", e dare, così, ragione a Mourinho e alla sua "polemica" previsione, stasera deve impegnarsi, e parecchio, all'Olimpico di Torino, per rimontare, nella semifinale di ritorno della Coppa Italia Tim, una Lazio cmpletamente rinata, dopo un periodo di appannamento e strigliate furenti del presidente Lotito, grazie ai due successi consecutivi, ottenuti nel derby e nella trasferta ligure, al Ferraris col Genoa. Click to continue reading...

La vittoria nel derby è stata una sorta di rinascita. Come la Fenice è risorta dalle proprie ceneri, così l'Aquila biancoceleste è tornata a volare grazie ai tre punti conquistati ai danni dei giallorossi, chiudendo (definitivamente?) con un passato abbastanza deludente, cominciato proprio a partire dalla sconfitta nella stracittadina d'andata. Click to continue reading...

These are dire days in Italy, as an entire nation mourns the losses from the Abruzzo earthquake earlier this week. Hundreds of casualties and thousands of homeless people in central Italy, but as they say in sporting terms, "the show must go on".

And what a show it was today at the Stadio Olimpico of Rome, really everything you could desire from a tense, heart-felt Roman derby: goals, drama, and the inevitable yellow/red cards.

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These are dire days in Italy, as an entire nation mourns the losses from the Abruzzo earthquake earlier this week. Hundreds of casualties and thousands of homeless people in central Italy, but as they say in sporting terms, "the show must go on".

And what a show it was today at the Stadio Olimpico of Rome, really everything you could desire from a tense, heart-felt Roman derby: goals, drama, and the inevitable yellow/red cards.

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At the end of a day dominated by controversy (post-Inter vs. Roma ripples), legal affairs (president Claudio Lotito being indicted) and managerial complaints (Mourinho's rant), it was nice to see a bit of footy action at Stadio Olimpico Tuesday. And for our greatest delight Lazio vs. Juventus ended up being a vibrant and entertaining match For [. Click to continue reading...

After nearly two months of hunger Lazio made peace with the Olimpico crowd Saturday, defeating Bologna with two goals by Mauro Zarate and obtaining their first home victory of 2009. It was a double-rebirth of sorts, with the the team collectively answering their coach's "wake-up" call and their Argentine striker (whose last goal was in [. Click to continue reading...

After nearly two months of hunger Lazio made peace with the Olimpico crowd Saturday, defeating Bologna with two goals by Mauro Zarate and obtaining their first home victory of 2009. It was a double-rebirth of sorts, with the the team collectively answering their coach's "wake-up" call and their Argentine striker (whose last goal was in [. Click to continue reading...

Lazio vs. Torino Saturday really evoked punk-rock band Greenday to me for some reason. Must be because of that song, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", which seemed to perfectly illustrate the Stadio Olimpico tonight: two teams with high expectations early in the season (Champions League for Lazio, mid-table ranking for Torino) and who now find themselves [. Click to continue reading...

Lazio vs. Torino Saturday really evoked punk-rock band Greenday to me for some reason. Must be because of that song, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", which seemed to perfectly illustrate the Stadio Olimpico tonight: two teams with high expectations early in the season (Champions League for Lazio, mid-table ranking for Torino) and who now find themselves [. Click to continue reading...

With a new round of Serie A coming up, the juiciest piece of footy action this week-end is probably the tie between Fiorentina and Lazio.  The home side have come through a rough period but are back to winning ways after two convincing victories vs. Napoli and Bologna.  Lazio on the other hand go into [. Click to continue reading...

Could this really be possible? Could David Beckham really be the missing piece of the AC Milan puzzle, the piece that so far prevented the Rossoneri from a achieving a consistent string of away victories? Sunday evening's match vs. Lazio certainly seems to indicate so, and it was only the umpteenth game in a series [. Click to continue reading...

Could this really be possible? Could David Beckham really be the missing piece of the AC Milan puzzle, the piece that so far prevented the Rossoneri from a achieving a consistent string of away victories? Sunday evening's match vs. Lazio certainly seems to indicate so, and it was only the umpteenth game in a series [. Click to continue reading...

No surprises on Thursday evening: as per pre-match expectations, favorites Lazio earned their ticket for the Coppa Italia semi-finals, beating Torino at the end of a multi-faceted 90 minutes. Indeed, the Biancocelesti were once again the stars of "a tale of two halves", a cliché-phrase in the world of sports news, but one which describes [. Click to continue reading...

No surprises on Thursday evening: as per pre-match expectations, favorites Lazio earned their ticket for the Coppa Italia semi-finals, beating Torino at the end of a multi-faceted 90 minutes. Indeed, the Biancocelesti were once again the stars of "a tale of two halves", a cliché-phrase in the world of sports news, but one which describes [. Click to continue reading...

No surprises on Thursday evening: as per pre-match expectations, favorites Lazio earned their ticket for the Coppa Italia semi-finals, beating Torino at the end of a multi-faceted 90 minutes. Indeed, the Biancocelesti were once again the stars of "a tale of two halves", a cliché-phrase in the world of sports news, but one which describes [. Click to continue reading...

I am having a debate with fellow Lazio fans at Xtratime Forums here regarding Delio Rossi, I argue that it is time that he leaves Lazio and a new coach is installed. This is more or less my first post there: You may know by now that I am the loudest voice in Lazio forums calling [...] Click to continue reading...

"Row row row your boat, Gently down the stream, Inter Milan win again, That seems to be theme." Don't applaud all at once. I admit it, I used a rhyming dictionary, but it's an awfully fitting song for the present circumstances, don't you think? I mean the guys from Gazzetta put it very eloquently on Saturday: "If anyone [. Click to continue reading...

Chalk out another "big" one. At the end of 120 minutes of intense tactical battling Lazio knocked out AC Milan out of the Coppa Italia, courtesy of goals Mauro Zarate and Goran Pandev. Shevchenko's opening tally was not enough for the Rossoneri, who exit the competition at the the Round of 16 stage. Click to continue reading...