Category Archives: Seria A

Alcantara will play for Napoli

on August 25, 2011 None comments

Although with a humiliating loss, Napoli did not go in vain to the match which presented the lot of Barcelona for 2011-2012 season. Italian bosses struck a deal for a midfielder from Spain’s champions.

The two clubs reached an understanding to a loan for Barcelona’s young player, Thiago Alcantara. He has no chance to catch the team after coming of Cesc Fabregas, despite the fact that it was the best man of Catalans in preparation and this move to Italy looks like the best place for Alcantara’s talent.

Thiago Alcantara is the son of a Brazilian world champion, but was born in Italy and has passport and has an Italian passport. The loan is expected to formalize the following days. Napoli and Barcelona negotiated this loan on Monday night after the presentation match of the Catalans.

Napoli is awaiting now the start of the new season. The first game is set on Sunday with Genoa, a match awaited with confidence after their last meeting ended with a 1-0 victory for them. Even overall, they are in front with 22 victories and 65 goals scored.

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Juventus battle for 2006 title

on August 11, 2011 None comments

Juventus announced that they appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to the National Federal Council decision of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to not withdraw Inter Milan’s team title in 2006, awarded after Calciopoli case.

Juventus won the national title in 2006 on the groundlike that of 2005, but the trophies were taken after the group was relegated to Serie B for the role played in Calciopoli scandal. After those events the title was assigned to Internazionale Milano. At that time, teams AC Milan, Lazio, Fiorentina and Reggina were penalized also.

Juventus asked FIGC to reconsider the case and the Federal Council of the Italian court decided on July 18,the title of 2006 remain in the club record of Inter.

Juve’s request was motivated by new discoveries appeared in the Calciopoli. Thus, the indictment in th appeal process for Calciopoli, written by the federal prosecutor Stefano Palazzi, incriminates Inter Milan group also. According to Palazzi, Inter Milan, “was also in an irregular network of relations” with the referees and could have been sanctioned since 2006.

Juventus announced Wednesday about the complaint and informed the Executive Committee of UEFA, the Ministry of Interior from Italy, Prefecture of Rome and the Italian Olympic Committee.

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Inter with problems

on August 5, 2011 None comments

There is something fishy in Inter’s backyard. After a disastrous season last year, the top players want to fly away. And just right there, the rich clubs want to take advantage of that situation.

Manchester City is on alert after Samuel Eto’o quarreled with the new coach of Inter, Gianpiero Gasperin. City is willing to offer an exchange even on Carlito Tevez, a player that Inter showed lot of interest in the past.

The conflict between Eto’o and Gasperin started from the game system that coach wants to use it for Italian Super Cup against rival AC Milan. Media reveals that Eto’o was upset when he found out how Gasperin will use him in this system and asked to talk about a transfer with Massimo Moratti.

Another player with problems for Inter is Sneijder. The midfielder wanted of Manchester United avoid giving a clear answer regarding the future and the current indirect, talking about the team coach: “I had many coaches, each different from each other, but Mourinho remains the one I liked most, as a coach and as a man” said the Dutchman.

Can the things solve out before Serie A will start? Keep close!

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Serie A sustained by corruption?

on July 26, 2011 None comments

A new scandal regarding bets continues to hold the front page in the Italia. Two clubs in Serie A are involved in faked games under bets mafia.

Two clubs in Serie A, Atalanta Bergamo and Verona Chievo, three from Serie B, 11 in the third league and 26 other people will be sued for involvement in cases of rigged matches.

Federal prosecutor Stefano Palazzi has taken this decision on Monday, based on evidence gathered by the Prosecutor of Cremona. Among the 26 people who will be judged in this case are former Italian international striker Giuseppe Signori and the current Atalanta Bergamo striker, Cristiano Doni. If he will be found guilty, Doni risk a suspension of three years and Atalanta Bergamo could be relegated in an inferior division.

In early June, the ex- Italian striker, Giuseppe Signori and 15 other people were arrested by Italian police, being under investigation in the “Calcioscommette” case.

Among those arrested were included former players from Serie A, players in activity from Serie B and C, and leaders of clubs in lower divisions. The investigation is led by police in Cremona, in collaboration with units in Rome, Naples and Turin. Employees of sportsbooks are also considered suspects: the total inquiry is around 30 people.

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AS Roma went fishing

on July 22, 2011 None comments

On the final run to the start of the championship, AS Roma makes an interesting move, after some negotiations with Barcelona.

Spanish striker Bojan Krkic has been given from FC Barcelona to AS Roma in exchange of the “small amount” of 12 million euros, but with a clause in the contract between the clubs that Catalans can redeem the player with 13 million at the end of season 2012 / 2013.

“I am very sad, I hoped I will have here a chance to play, but I have not. Guardiola was not right with me, but I am not able to judge him. They remained queries things between us, but if so he thought. … Anyway, he’s the best coach for Barcelona. I hope to play in Rome, because I love football, I want to show it on the ground, how much I love it. Barcelona will remain in my heart all of my life!” Bojan said at a press conference in tears.

Bojan Krkic, 20, with Serbian father and Catalan mother, debuted in the Primera Division in October 2007, at age 17 became the youngest player in the history of FC Barcelona who scores a goal in the league.

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