Fabrizio Miccoli has really become the undisputed leader of Palermo. The diminutive fantasista, or il Romario del Salento as he is so aptly nicknamed, has been putting in great performances this season and had a great year last season, and it looks like he has finally found a place to show all of his talent.

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The Great Serie A Game posts continue with Roma-Juve 2003/2004. The 2003/2004 season was an interesting one. Milan, fresh from a Champions League victory and with some new young Brazilian player named Kaka, were dominating Serie A. While Marcello Lippi's Juve looked to be favorites to combat the Rossoneri to the Scudetto, it was not the case.

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At the end of last season news filtered out of Italy the Serie A was following the lead of the English Premier League by voting to split away from Serie B. This move was officially approved today and Serie A will now operate as its own separate entity, no longer having to share revenue with Serie B. Click to continue reading...

After new Palermo manager Walter Zenga announced that his goal this season was to win the Scudetto, it was hard to hold back the chuckles. Not because they're that bad they finished 8th last season and have a strong side but because, well, they're not exactly Inter Milan now, are they?

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After Amauri's departure to Juventus a year ago, Uruguayan international Edinson Cavani was looked upon to team with Fabrizio Miccoli in the front of the Palermo attack. The 22-year-old had a solid Serie A season with stats to follow -- 34 starts, 1 substitution, 14 goals, 4 assists, 103 shots, and 39 shots on goal. Click to continue reading...

Some surprises in Marcello Lippi's squad.Vincenzo Iaquinta was called up despite his playing time with Juve.Which is almost nil.As was Alberto Aquilani who also got the call up despite his limited time in Roma's starting eleven.Roma will send only two to England Danielle DeRossi and Aquilani.Udinese star duo of DiNatale and Quagliarella earned another cap. Click to continue reading...

Some surprises in Marcello Lippi's squad.Vincenzo Iaquinta was called up despite his playing time with Juve.Which is almost nil.As was Alberto Aquilani who also got the call up despite his limited time in Roma's starting eleven.Roma will send only two to England Danielle DeRossi and Aquilani.Udinese star duo of DiNatale and Quagliarella earned another cap. Click to continue reading...

Some surprises in Marcello Lippi's squad.Vincenzo Iaquinta was called up despite his playing time with Juve.Which is almost nil.As was Alberto Aquilani who also got the call up despite his limited time in Roma's starting eleven.Roma will send only two to England Danielle DeRossi and Aquilani.Udinese star duo of DiNatale and Quagliarella earned another cap. Click to continue reading...

In the present state of modern football with the physical nature of the game becoming more important than the technical nature, there seems to be less and less room for the fantasista, a player that has always been the focal point in the Italian game. The fantasista is the player with sublime technique, the player that you pay to watch, the one that can change the game at any second.

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Carlo Ancelotti has a plan for December. His plan is to catch up to Inter before the Christmas break, so that his team can go on holiday with a good psychological advantage. After the events on Sunday evening, it seems like Carlo should think of a "plan B". AC Milan got litterally trampled on Sunday, [. Click to continue reading...

After tonight's display between Juventus and Palermo, the (Bianconero) cynic in me has this to say: at least we didn't tie. Indeed, after three consecutive draws against Catania, Sampdoria, and Bate Borisov, Claudio Ranieri can finally get rid of the "Mr. X" tag that was bestowed upon him this past week. Click to continue reading...

Week-End Reviews Sure was a busy week-end in Serie A this week. The Derby della Madonnina may not have provided a lot of goals, but excitement definitely wasn't absent from San Siro on Sunday. . Italian Calcio Blog week 5 review . Gazzetta in English week 5 review . Serie A started with Bianconeri and Viola involved on Saturday, on account of [. Click to continue reading...

Week-End Reviews After the Summer wait, Serie A continues. Here are the results and summaries for matchday 2. Full Video Highlights here. . Italy.TheOffside.com week 2 review . Italian Calcio Blog week 2 review . Gazzetta in English week 2 review . AC Milan's poor early-season form continued on Sunnday when they lost 2-0 at Genoa for their second consecutive defeat. Click to continue reading...

This week's winner was scored by Fabrizio Miccoli. Miccoli bagged two goals on Sunday against Roma but it was the first one which was particularly nice and helped set tempo for the rest of the match.  Sadly Miccoli left the match after experiencing a musclar injury in the second half and Palermo are currently awaiting results on the extent of hero's problem. Click to continue reading...

Who knows? Maybe Maurizio Zamparini's never-ending "I love you... no I hate you, you're fired" attitude might be working to some degree. The Palermo president probably surely holds he record for most manager terminations in the entire Serie A, and this season's debut was no exception to that reputation (Stefano Colantuono's head was the first [. Click to continue reading...