Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has given the world another clue regarding his plans for Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena, indicating that a move could take place.
De Laurentiis, who is in Milan for the Lega Calcio general assembly, has uncovered part of his agenda for the January transfer window. Click to continue reading...

Il calciomercato impazza. Mentre ci avviciniamo al mese di gennaio e alla riapertura delle liste, circolano già indiscrezioni su alcune interessanti operazioni di mercato che potrebbero prendere piede tra qualche mese. Una delle società pronte ad investire è il Chelsea di Abramovic. Finita la sospensione del mercato, il club londinese è pronto a mettere mano al portafoglio e a tentare l'assalto a qualche pezzo pregiato. Click to continue reading...

Have Napoli turned a corner? Many people, including myself, think they have indeed. It wasn't so...
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The difference in the Partenopei's performances since Walter Mazzarri replaced Donadoni has been like night and day.
Unshackled Napoli prosper with Walter Mazzarri's fresh approach.
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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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New coach Walter Mazzarri (left), and ex coach Roberto Donadoni (right)

After Napoli's disappointing start to the season, president Aurelio De Laurentis has decided to "dismiss" Roberto Donadoni as head coach, and has now hired Walter Mazzarri.

Napoli were looking forward to a successful season, with new signings such as Quagliarella, De Sanctis, and Cigarini.

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L'esperienza in Serie A, alla guida del Napoli, è già finita. I deludenti risultati ottenuti, in quest'inizio di Serie A hanno convinto De Laurentiis a dare una svolta alla situazione. Roberto Donadoni è stato esonerato dal presidentissimo De Laurentiis che lo ha sostituito con Walter Mazzarri (in passato sulla panchina della Sampdoria in Serie A). Click to continue reading...

Napoli's head coach Roberto Donadoni has been sacked by president De Laurentis after a disappointing start to the season, two won, one drawn, and four lost, Napoli is now 15th in the Serie A. The club was looking to have a powerful start to the season with new players like Quagliarella, De Sanctis, and Cigarini, but the team was not producing results under Donadoni. Click to continue reading...

"SSC Napoli would like to communicate that Roberto Donadoni has been relieved of his duties as first team coach. We have given the technical duties to Walter Mazzarri. Click to continue reading...

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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(Genoa-Sampdoria 3-1)
GENOA (3-4-3) - Rubinho; Biava (83' Papastathopoulos), Ferrari, Bocchetti; Rossi (61' Mesto), Thiago Motta, Juric, Criscito; Palladino, Milito, Sculli (78' Milanetto). All.: Gianpiero Gasperini. SAMPDORIA (3-5-2) - Castellazzi; Campagnaro, Lucchini (60' Gastaldello), Accardi; Raggi (78' Padalino), Sammarco (57' Delvecchio), Palombo, Franceschini, Pieri; Pazzini, Cassano. Click to continue reading...

As far as entertainment goes, today's Sampdoria vs. Roma had all the ingredients required of a soccer match: goals, cards (of various colours), and... oh yes, this is Serie A after all, reffing mistakes. For a Sunday morning, it certainly beats waking up to watch Chelsea vs. Manchester City I think. Click to continue reading...

"A big Blucerchiati slap in the face": there's little more to be added for José Mourinho after Coppa Italia's Sampdoria vs. Inter Semi-Finals match. Thanks to the goal by Cassano, the brace by Pazzini, and the saves of Castellazzi, Sampdoria walked all over their Nerazzurri opponents Wednesday, virtually putting one foot and a half into [. Click to continue reading...

February just isn't AC Milan's month. With the exception of a (valuable, but unconvincing) victory obtained against Cagliari, the Rossoneri's performances since their 3-0 thumping of Lazio have been punctuated by mediocrity. They tied to Reggina, lost the Derby della Madonnina to Inter, and got eliminated from the UEFA Cup. Click to continue reading...

February just isn't AC Milan's month. With the exception of a (valuable, but unconvincing) victory obtained against Cagliari, the Rossoneri's performances since their 3-0 thumping of Lazio have been punctuated by mediocrity. They tied to Reggina, lost the Derby della Madonnina to Inter, and got eliminated from the UEFA Cup. Click to continue reading...

Motivation. A determining factor in sports games, and one that can often turn the tide of insurmountable odds in your favor. A factor that was also completely absent from the minds of Sampdoria's players Wednesday, as they travelled to Ukraine's Metalist in the hopes of overturning a 0-1 first leg deficit. Click to continue reading...

Motivation. A determining factor in sports games, and one that can often turn the tide of insurmountable odds in your favor. A factor that was also completely absent from the minds of Sampdoria's players Wednesday, as they travelled to Ukraine's Metalist in the hopes of overturning a 0-1 first leg deficit. Click to continue reading...

As top mediocre decent-but-not-quite-decent-enough clubs of Europe gathered to play UEFA Cup's Round of 32 Wednesday night, Sampdoria vs. Metalist Kharkiv stood out like the a bad note during a melodious symphony. For a team who had not lost at home for 12 consecutive European games and who eliminated clubs like FC Sevilla to get [. Click to continue reading...

As top mediocre decent-but-not-quite-decent-enough clubs of Europe gathered to play UEFA Cup's Round of 32 Wednesday night, Sampdoria vs. Metalist Kharkiv stood out like the a bad note during a melodious symphony. For a team who had not lost at home for 12 consecutive European games and who eliminated clubs like FC Sevilla to get [. Click to continue reading...

Before Sunday, one of the main reasons for Juventus to complain this season was their injury situation. After today's match against Sampdoria Bianconeri fans can add another item to the list, one which is just another manifestation of that darned bad luck persecuting the team all year long. That item is woodwork. Click to continue reading...

Before Sunday, one of the main reasons for Juventus to complain this season was their injury situation. After today's match against Sampdoria Bianconeri fans can add another item to the list, one which is just another manifestation of that darned bad luck persecuting the team all year long. That item is woodwork. Click to continue reading...

In two days where (once again) the spotlight was focalized on bad officiating, Serie A's evening match Inter vs. Samdporia was the final cherry on a week-end gone wrong for Italian referees. Those who thought that Roberto Rosetti's "Best Referee" award (bestowed by the IFFHS last month) was an indication for optimism, now have to [. Click to continue reading...

In two days where (once again) the spotlight was focalized on bad officiating, Serie A's evening match Inter vs. Samdporia was the final cherry on a week-end gone wrong for Italian referees. Those who thought that Roberto Rosetti's "Best Referee" award (bestowed by the IFFHS last month) was an indication for optimism, now have to [. Click to continue reading...

11 yellow cards and 58 fouls committed. Derbies can be a hard-fought affair, but one has to wonder after how many fouls a game stops being a soccer match and turns into a boxing competition. The 99th edition of the Derby della Lanterna, opposing the two main teams from Liguria and one which had been [. Click to continue reading...

After AC Milan on Matchday 3, Serie A made two out of three Wednesday by adding yet another name to the UEFA Cup playoffs Round. With only one day left in the Group Stage, only a certain club from Genoa has yet to join the Round of 32 party. Indeed, Sampdoria must have had their minds [...] Click to continue reading...

Good operation for Italy on Matchday 1 of the UEFA Cup Group Stage. Indeed, out of the three Serie A teams still left in the competition, all of AC Milan, Udinese, and Sampdoria were victorious, achieving wins over Heerenveen (3-1), Tottenham (2-0), and Partizan Belgrade (2-1) respectively. Not only that, but Thursday night was special [. Click to continue reading...

"If the game ends in a draw, it won't be dramatic". Those were the words of the 'Special One' before Sampdoria-Inter. And a draw it was, thus somewhat spoiling the debut of José's Serie A adventure. The culprit in this occasion? Gennaro Delvecchio, author of the Sampdoria equalizer at the 68 minute mark, who rendered [. Click to continue reading...