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Michael Kayode: Fiorentina’s Teenage Prodigy at Right Back
Club: Fiorentina Nationality: Italy Position(s): RB, LB, RWB, LWB Preferred Foot: Right Height: 5’10”/179cm Age: 19 Strengths: defending 1v1s, duels, tackling, physicality, athleticism, dribbling Areas for Development: attacking decision making, experience Fiorentina haven’t won a trophy since the 2000/01 Coppa Italia, but that could be set to change sooner rather than later. La Viola…
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Hakan Çalhanoğlu: Inter’s Turkish Orchestrator in Midfield
It has been two years since Hakan Çalhanoğlu suffered the rare fate of back-to-back runners-up finishes with two different clubs from the same city. Having finished 12 points adrift Inter, who thrashed the competition en route to their first Scudetto in 11 years, Çalhanoğlu opted to leave Milan and joined their crosstown rivals on a…
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Daniele De Rossi: The Club Icon Leading Roma’s Resurgence
On January 16, 2024, José Mourinho was relieved of his duties as Roma manager after back-to-back defeats to Lazio in the Coppa Italia quarterfinal and Milan in the league. Two wins in seven games was enough for Roma’s owners to cut tie with the ‘Special One’, with the club hierarchy appointing Daniele De Rossi until…
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What Can Filippo Terracciano Bring to Milan’s Defense?
Club: Milan Nationality: Italy Position(s): RB, RWB, DM, CM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 5’11”/181cm Age: 21 Strengths: crossing, vision, weak-foot, technical ability, defensive intelligence, passing, 1v1 defending, timing of tackles, athleticism, speed Areas for Development: physical strength It was a fairly quiet January transfer window in Italian football, but one team that saw plenty…
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Daniel Boloca: Sassuolo’s Hidden Gem in Midfield
Club: Sassuolo Nationality: Romania / Italy Position(s): CM, DM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’2”/188cm Age: 25 Strengths: passing, technical security, spatial awareness, press resistance, dribbling, distance shooting Areas for Development: goal output, defensive ability Sassuolo played their first-ever Serie A season in 2013/14, narrowly staving off the drop by two points. In the following…
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Michael Kayode: Italy’s Future Starter at Right Back?
It has been nothing short of a meteoric rise for Michael Olabode Kayode. Born in Borgomanero, Italy to Nigerian parents, Kayode developed at Juventus’ youth ranks before polishing his skills at Serie D side Gozzano. After two years at Gozzano, he joined Fiorentina’s academy in 2021, winning one Coppa Italia Primavera and one Supercoppa Italiana…
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Analyzing the Fight for Survival in Serie A
The last international break has been and gone and top-flight football is back during the Easter holidays in Italy. The race for survival is getting interesting with just five points separating Sassuolo in 19th to Lecce in 13th in the Serie A standings. Sitting rock bottom is Salernitana who have just appointed their fourth coach…
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Inter Milan: The Best Broke Club in World Football?
Since about 2020, you could argue that Serie A was the most exciting and unpredictable of the top 5 leagues. Whilst the Premier League was dominated by Manchester City, the Bundesliga was in the clutches of Bayern München and La Liga’s big sides continued to do as they pleased, Italy has seen Juventus’ dominance ended…
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Patrick Dorgu: Lecce’s Next Big Sale?
Club: Lecce Nationality: Denmark Position(s): LB, LWB, LM Preferred Foot: Left Height: 6’2”/187cm Age: 19 Strengths: physicality, dribbling, press resistance, 1v1s, Areas for Development: decision making, weak foot usage & ability After narrowly staving off the drop in their return to Serie A, Lecce were heavily favored to go down following a summer that…
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Lewis Ferguson: The Scottish Bagpipe in Thiago Motta’s Orchestra
There are currently two Scottish players in Serie A: Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) and Josh Doig (Hellas Verona). The recent increase in Scottish players in Serie A has been a story of intrigue, including the success of Aaron Hickey at Bologna (who was later sold to Brentford for a significant profit) and indicates a shift in…
