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Why Andrea Belotti is the most sought after striker in Europe

by James Horncastle at Jumanne, Mac 7 2017 12:35
Why Andrea Belotti is the most sought after striker in Europe This year's European Golden Boot was already a topic of discussion at Saturday’s press conference at Torino's Sisport training ground. “If you do win it, asked one of the local reporters, willyou buy your teammates a present to say: Thanks?” “Yes, of course,” Torino str...
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The Expert: Caldara the rightful heir to Chiellini's Juventus throne

by James Horncastle at Jumanne, Feb 28 2017 13:30
The Expert: Caldara the rightful heir to Chiellini's Juventus throne As Mattia Caldara spoke to journalists in the mixed zone at the San Paolo on Saturday night, his teammate Andrea Petagna walked past and shouted: “What a player!” Leonardo Spinazzola also stopped by and asked one of the reporters: “You do know you are interviewing a fenomeno?&rdquo...
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Will Gabigol follow in Ronaldo's footsteps to become Inter hero?

by James Horncastle at Jumatano, Feb 22 2017 16:00
Will Gabigol follow in Ronaldo's footsteps to become Inter hero? Part ofthe problem could be found in the name. After six months at Inter, Gabigol had still yet to score. Rather cruelly, people had taken to calling him Gabighost because, other than on Instagram, they barely saw him. The 20-year-old has barely played since moving to Italy in the summer. Sunday&rsq...
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The Expert: Napoli well equipped to ruin Real Madrid title defence

by James Horncastle at Jumanne, Feb 14 2017 17:56
The Expert: Napoli well equipped to ruin Real Madrid title defence Napoli will not train at the Bernabeu tonight. They will conduct their final walkthrough training session elsewhere. Maurizio Sarri has his reasons for doing so. He doesn’t want his players to think too much about where they are playing and stress out about it. Anxiety can cause a sleepless ni...
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The Expert: Papu Gomez is Atalanta's gem in their stellar season

by James Horncastle at Jumanne, Feb 7 2017 13:00
The Expert: Papu Gomez is Atalanta's gem in their stellar season Shortly before kick-off on Sunday, Atalanta welcomed veteran talent scout Mino Favini onto the pitch to wish him a Happy Birthday. Favini turned 81 last week. A place in the calcio hall of fame surely awaits. Atalanta are known as the Nursery of Italy because of him. Favini has an extraordinary eye ...
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Reimagined Mandzukic can make the difference in Sunday's Derby d'Italia

by James Horncastle at Alhamisi, Feb 2 2017 17:45
Reimagined Mandzukic can make the difference in Sunday's Derby d'Italia So much of the focus in the build-up to Sunday’s Derby d’Italia will be on the Argentine tango up front. Gonzalo Higuain has scored in each of his last six games for Juventus. The last Bianconero to go on such a run, believe it or not, was David Trezeguet more than a decade ago. El Pipit...
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Can Federico Chiesa follow father Enrico to make Fiorentina impact?

by James Horncastle at Ijumaa, Jan 27 2017 12:00
Can Federico Chiesa follow father Enrico to make Fiorentina impact? There’s an old photograph that Federico Chiesa likes to look at every now again. It was taken in Parma when he was just two years old. Chiesa is kicking a ball around what looks like Piazza Garibaldi, scattering a kit of pigeons. “My career as a footballer started there,” he likes ...
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Title hopefuls Roma proving harder to beat without star man Salah

by James Horncastle at Jumatano, Jan 18 2017 12:00
Title hopefuls Roma proving harder to beat without star man Salah A month ago the line of questioning Luciano Spalletti faced implied that if he was to win anything at Roma this season and end a near decade long wait for a trophy, it would have to be the Coppa Italia or the Europa League. Roma had just lost to Juventus in Turin and the title race already looked ov...
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Are late goals proving Serie A is Europe's most exciting league?

by James Horncastle at Jumatano, Jan 11 2017 16:00
Are late goals proving Serie A is Europe's most exciting league? The seven sisters are breaking away. Their heads are down, they’re pedalling hard and the rest of Serie A can’t keep up. Last weekend a five-point gap emerged between Inter in seventh and Torino in eighth. Unlike in previous years when the race to claim the final Europa League spot has b...
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The reasons behind Inter’s rush to recruit €28m Gagliardini

by James Horncastle at Jumatano, Jan 4 2017 18:15
The reasons behind Inter’s rush to recruit €28m Gagliardini If everything goes to plan, Inter will organise a car to take Roberto Gagliardini from Malaga airport to their winter training camp in Marbella. The Nerazzurri simply can’t wait to have him. While everyone else got to open their presents on Christmas day, it's as if they have been told to be p...
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