The economics of the game in South America demand that the region's best players spend the prime of their careers in Europe.

Fans of even the most prestigious clubs such as Boca Juniors and Flamengo must savour watching their young prospects because as soon as they demonstrate an ounce of class they will be snapped up and shipped out.

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If he were an opera star, he would be il divo. If he were an American sports star, he would be called a prima dona (yes, Americans don't speak other languages well) and be compared to Terrell Owens or various NBA figures. If he was a politician, he would rise to stratospheric heights only to quickly fall to the ground.

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Up and coming talent linked with Anfield move.

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Liverpool are reportedly lining up a move for young Hungarian midfielder Vladimir Koman.

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A few nice goals this week, but nothing extraordinary. Giuseppe Mascara scored one of his trademark wonder-goals, and Marco Borriello got back on the scoresheet with 2 goals (the second a nice scissor kick) after almost a year. Diego Milito got back to his scoring ways as well after being absent through injury, and Mirko Vucinic finally scored his first goal of the season.

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Napoli won vs. Juventus in Torino for the first time since November 20, 1988, when Maradona's Napoli won 5-3. Since then, there had been 11 wins and 5 ties, and Napoli hadn't scored in Torino since March of 1998. This Napoli side has been rejuvenated under Walter Mazzarri, and they have shown they have a never say die attitude that keeps them working for the full 90 minutes.

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(video gol highlights di Sampdoria-Bari)
SAMPDORIA: Castellazzi, Cacciatore (Zauri 20′ s.t.), Gastaldello, Rossi, Ziegler, Mannini, Palombo, Poli (Tissone 32′ s.t.), Franceschini (Accardi 9′ s.t.), Pazzini, Cassano. A disposizione: Fiorillo, Lucchini, Pozzi, Bellucci. All.: Del Neri. Click to continue reading...

A Halloween weekend for the 11th matchday saw tricks and treats for various clubs, players and managers. In honor of the holiday, we will take a look at those who got their candy this weekend and those who got toilet papered.

Treat: Inter Milan on Top

An expected win by Inter over Lavorno coupled with a Juventus loss to Napoli and Sampdoria tie with Bari has left the Nerazzurri seven points up on the top of the table.

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After disappointing performances in Sampdoria's 5-1 thrashing by Juventus and 0-0 draw with newly promoted giant tripper uppers Bari not to mention the fact that he only has one goal in 10 league matches this season Antonio Cassano was jeered by a section of his home supporters on Sunday and as you might have expected, he has severely overreacted.

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Goal video highlights from the Juventus vs Napoli Serie A game on Saturday, October 31, 2009. Game kicks off at 17.00 UK time from Stadio Olimpico, Turin. Juve go into this game on a high having thrashed Sampdoria 5-1 on Wednesday. Napoli, on the other hand, came from behind to draw 2-2 with AC Milan. Click to continue reading...

Grande sfida a Torino, nel primo dei due anticipi del sabato di Serie A. I bianconeri, reduci dalla goleada (5 a 1) rifilata alla Sampdoria nell'ultimo turno di campionato, incontrano un Napoli rinvigorito dalla cura Mazzari e galvanizzato dal pareggio (insperato) ottenuto, contro il Milan, grazie a dei minuti finali di gara fantastici e ad un cuore ed una grinta immensi. Click to continue reading...

Midweek matches see some excitement and some scoring that has been absent in many match days. The top of the table also has a familiar look with Inter, Juventus, and Sampdoria in the lead, but watch for an approaching AC Milan in the rearview mirror.

AC Milan is Rolling, but Defense is a Concern

AC Milan blitzed Napoli for two goals in the first five minutes.

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Although we are only 10 games into the season, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is starting to look more and more like a big flop. 15 million euro were spent on the Dutch striker, and even if he reaches 5 goals this season it would seem like a big achievement. Sure you can say that he needs time to adapt to a new style of play, new language, new culture, but it's already November almost and we still have not seen Huntelaar's name on the score sheet.

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Highlights and goal videos from the Inter Milan ( Internazionale) vs Palermo Serie A game on Thursday, October 29, 2009. Match kicks off at the San Siro at 19.45 UK time. Because of Sampdoria's loss to Juventus, Inter can increase their lead at the top of Serie A if they beat Palermo. Related posts:Inter Milan v [. Click to continue reading...

Juventus moved up to second in Serie A after thrashing Sampdoria as AC Milan were denied three points by a dramatic comeback from Napoli.
CLUB PWDLGDPts Internazionale97111522Juventus106311021Sampdoria10622520Parma10523017AC Milan10442-116Genoa10514-216Palermo9432315Fiorentina10433115Bari10352314Chievo Verona10424214Udinese10424014Napoli10424-214Cagliari10415-113AS Roma10325-211Lazio10244-410Atalanta10235-39Bologna10235-69Livorno10235-69Catania10145-57Siena10127-75 Click to continue reading...

(video gol, 1-0. Amauri)
(video gol, 2-0. Chiellini)
(video gol, 3-0. Camoranesi)
(video gol, 4-0. Amauri)
(video gol, 4-1. Pazzini)
(video gol, 5-1. Trezeguet)
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What a tumultuous ten weeks it has been. When the season kicked off, even the most Italian-friendly pundits were predicting that this season, dubbed 'Year Zero' by the AC Milan fans, would be the dullest season in Italian history.

But it is now clear how wrong that prediction was. In the first two games of the season, most predictions were proven true as AC Milan were pummelled 4-0 by rivals Inter Milan, while Roma slumped to two successive defeats and Genoa and Juve both played with style.

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Juventus thrashed Serie A surprise package Sampdoria.

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1-0 Amauri

2-0 Chiellini

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Rafa eyes up another Hungarian.

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Liverpool are tracking Hungarian starlet Vladimir Koman.

Sampdoria midfielder Koman, currently on loan at Bari, caught the eye during the World Under-20 championships.

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28/10/2009Catania - Chievo ore 20.45Genoa - Fiorentina ore 20.45Parma - Bari ore 20.45Bologna - Siena ore 20.45Udinese - Roma ore 20.45Napoli - Milan ore 20.45Livorno - Atalanta ore 20.45Lazio - Cagliari ore 20.45Juventus - Sampdoria ore 20.4529/10/2009Inter - Palermo ore 20.45Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Click to continue reading...

Luigi Del Neri believes Sampdoria's match at Juventus on Wednesday evening will provide a true indicator as to their potential.
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Video goal highlights from the midweek Juventus vs Sampdoria Serie A game on October 28, 2009- Wednesday. Juventus are third in the table going into this game, while Sampdoria, thanks to their impressive start to the season, are a place above the Bianconeri. Kicks off at 19.45 UK time at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin. Click to continue reading...

I didn't put up a Weekend Round-up yesterday because I figured with the midweek round tomorrow, it would be pointless to update everything twice. So we'll dive in straight to Goals of the Week. Not as great as last week, but still some good goals, especially Daniele Mannini's one-time volley vs.

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Sampdoria get the business done crushing Bologna 4-1 on Saturday. Pazzini continues to score and...
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The Top 6 Keep This Week Interesting

Inter, Sampdoria, Juventus, Palermo, Fiorentina and AC Milan all won this weekend to raise the stakes for the mid-week matches: Genoa v. Fiorentina, Napoli v. AC Milan, Juventus v. Sampdoria, and Inter V. Palermo (29th). Clear your schedule Wednesday and Thursday for some great calcio.

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Giampaolo Pazzini celebrates his goal in Sampdoria's 4-1 win over Bologna just one week after suffering a broken nose and being told he would be out for a month.

His protective mask fittingly describes him as "crazy."

Inspired by this form of injury-induced expression, Cristiano Ronaldo has already decided that if he ever breaks his nose, his mask will read: "effeminate.

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(video gol, 1-0. Pazzini)
(video gol, 2-0. Mannini)
(video gol, 3-0. Ziegler)
(video gol, 4-0. Mannini)
(video gol, 4-1. Osvaldo)
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Sampdoria continued their fine start to the season with this crushing defeat of Bologna.

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1-0 Pazzini

2-0 Mannini

3-0 Ziegler

4-0 Mannini

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This is going to be a good goals of the week post. There are many nice goals, and in particular the goals from Stankovic and Dessena are awesome to watch. Goals after the jump.

Dejan Stankovic vs. Genoa Stankovic notices that Amelia makes an error on the clearance and moves to the right, hitting the ball on the volley from way out and it sailed over Amelia and into the net.

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Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini took a vicious elbow to the nose from Lazio goalkeeper Fernando Muslera as he tried to punch the ball away during Sunday's match. Pazzini suffered a "fracture of the nasal bones" and will be out for a month.

Malicious or did Muslera's elbow jut out toward Pazzini's face in some kind of reactionary attempt to keep the flying striker from landing on him?

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The picture on the left is the photo sequence of Dejan Stankovic's 54 meter long strike vs Genoa on Saturday. Marco Amelia messed up his clearance, and Stankovic coordinated a beautiful volley that sailed over Amelia and bounced into the net. Goals from midfield are always nice to look at.

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(video gol, 0-1. Pazzini)
(video gol, 1-1. Matuzalem)
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Serie A surprise package Sampdoria manage a draw at the Stadio Olimpico.

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0-1 Pazzini

1-1 Matuzalem

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MLS on TeleFutura: Houston - Los Angeles at 3pm. EPL on Setanta: Blackburn - Burnley at 8am. On Fox Soccer Channel: Wigan - Manchester City at 11am. Russian Premier League on Setanta: Lokomotiv - Spartak Moscow at 6am. Serie A on Fox Soccer: Lazio - Sampdoria at 9am and Milan - Roma at 2:30pm. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Malaga - Almeria at 11am. Click to continue reading...

17/10/2009Juventus - Fiorentina ore 18.00Genoa - Inter ore 20.3018/10/2009Napoli - Bologna ore 15.00Parma - Siena ore 15.00Udinese - Atalanta ore 15.00Livorno - Palermo ore 15.00Lazio - Sampdoria ore 15.00Chievo - Bari ore 15.00Catania - Cagliari ore 15.00Milan - Roma ore 20.45Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Click to continue reading...

First, the international week is incredibly boring. Second, I thought I'd start a new post here on the Italy Offside: Great Serie A games. A post that will show videos of some of the greatest Serie A games of all time. For the first post I decided to stay fairly recent. We go back to the 2004/2005 season.

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