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Nicolo Zaniolo to Atalanta: A Much-Needed Homecoming for a Wayward Star
Nicolo Zaniolo was hoping a return to Italy would reignite his career. But a fresh start in familiar surroundings has raised similar issues for the injury-plagued Italian. A deal to join Europa League winners Atalanta this summer looked an exciting prospect for Zaniolo. But on the eve of the new Serie A season, the former Roma…
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Why Strahinja Pavlović is a Perfect Signing for AC Milan
Strahinja Pavlović moving to AC Milan from Red Bull Salzburg for €18 million is one of those classic ‘under-the-radar’ transfers that occurs every summer. It is low-risk, high-reward, and generally just a good move for all parties involved. It sees Salzburg, yet again, flip a player for over double what they bought him for…
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No Stopping Tijjani: How Tijjani Noslin’s Surge in Success Can Bless Marco Baroni’s Lazio
After carefully building his skills in the Netherlands, Tijjani Noslin is delivering on the big scene in Serie A, and his performances have earned him a move to Lazio. The Amsterdam-born forward came from humble beginnings playing in and around his hometown with many tryouts with a range of teams before joining Eredivisie side FC…
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Charles De Ketelaere’s Resurgence at Atalanta
22 May, 2024. Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Neutral fan favorite Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio have just defeated Xabi Alonso’s seemingly unbeatable Bayer Leverkusen thanks to a hat-trick from Ademola Lookman. Not since their 1962 Coppa Italia triump did the Lombardy-based outfit lift a piece of credible silverware, adding just their second major honor in the…
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Marin Pongračić: Shining the Spotlight on Fiorentina’s New Defender
The Serie A season is just a week away, and Fiorentina have acted quickly in losing Serbian defender Nikola Milenković by replacing him in spending €15 million on German-born Croatian international Marin Pongračić from Lecce. After spending his youth career at Bayern Munich and FC Ingolstadt, Pongračić move to Bayern Munich city rivals 1860…
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Rafa Marín: Spain’s Next Top Center Back
One year after winning their first Scudetto in over three decades, Napoli languished and suffered a dismal 10th-place finish. The Partenopei went through three different managers and missed out on European football entirely, a title defense that will go down in infamy. However, club president Aurelio De Laurentiis and the team’s recruitment department has been…
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Danke Ndoye: How Dan Ndoye Balled Out for Thiago Motta’s Bologna
The emergence of the young Dan Ndoye all started out when he was lurking in the backstreets of Lausanne where his youth career kicked off and rapidly getting through the ranks during his time there where he made just under 40 appearances and amassed 23 goals. A season later, he got called up for his…
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Loum Tchaouna: What Can He Provide to Lazio’s Attack?
It has been a breakout year for Loum Tchaouna. Having left Chad for France at a young age, Tchaouna spent time at FC Kronenbourg, Schilitghelm, and Strasbourg before joining Rennes’ academy in 2014, where he would develop across the next eight years and become a France youth international at the U16, U17, U19 and U20 level.…
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Riccardo Calafiori: What Can He Provide to Arsenal’s Defense?
Club: Bologna Nationality: Italy Position: CB, LB Preferred Foot: Left Height: 6’2”/188cm Age: 22 Strengths: ball-carrying, aerial duels, physicality, anticipation, passing, front-footed defending, dynamism, wide-channel defending Areas for Development: Experience It has been a sensational year for Riccardo Calafiori. Having left Basel for Bologna on summer deadline day, Calafiori has emerged as a revelation…
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Andrea Cambiaso: The Present and Future of Juventus’ Defense
Club: Juventus Nationality: Italy Position: LB, RB, LM, RM Preferred Foot: Both Height: 5’9”/182cm Age: 24 Strengths: ambipedal, crossing, passing, dribbling, turn radius, athleticism, press resistance, 1v1 defending Areas for Development: defensive positioning At 24 years of age, Andrea Cambiaso has enjoyed a breakthrough campaign for Juventus, becoming a key figure under Massimiliano Allegri…
