Italy head into the playoff semi-final against Northern Ireland as favorites, but first they must overcome the toughest opponent of all: their own past Italy go again: after the failures against Sweden in 2017 and North Macedonia in 2022, the Azzurri are once more chasing a World Cup berth, once again through the dreaded playoff […]
The analysis of the matchday’s goalkeepers, from the Champions League race to the Scudetto battle: the comparison between Stefano Sorrentino and Matteo Blasimme in the double interview, exclusively for SMIT. The goalkeeper’s role is often the most unforgiving in football: a great save can go unnoticed, a mistake becomes decisive. That’s where the conversation with
Daniele De Rossi’s outburst in yesterday’s press conference brings to light an aspect of the football debate that is typically Italian. Daniele De Rossi has opened Pandora’s box, publicly tackling an issue that has always hovered beneath the surface of Italian football: the culture of suspicion. The Genoa head coach’s remarks during the press conference
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Six Premier League clubs, zero wins in the Round of 16 first legs — English media call it a “total disaster” Across Italy, the conversation around European competitions often centers on the supposed decline of Serie A clubs. But after the first legs of the Round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League, the real
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The Milan head coach is like King Midas: whatever he touches turns to gold, or almost. The Rossoneri still rule the Derby, Champions League qualification now within reach. Massimiliano Allegri is a winner: his résumé says so, and that’s history. He’s proving it again today with Milan, and that’s a present strongly oriented toward the
Head-to-head clashes count double: with the late comeback, Spalletti’s side halved the gap to the Giallorossi. Roma-Juventus was, first and foremost, a spectacular match: six goals, waves of emotion, right down to the final whistle. Roma are objectively the side with more regrets. Two goals up with less than fifteen minutes to play, they allowed
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The former goalkeeper opens up about the national team, diving, locker rooms, infrastructure and his new role as a pundit: “I always say what I think. Even when it annoys people” Emiliano Viviano hasn’t lost his trademark bluntness. From long-time Serie A goalkeeper to TV pundit, the transition was natural for someone who, as he
The former Roma sporting director is ready to get back in the game and fires up the week leading to Roma-Juventus: “That Juventus-Roma 3-2…” A visionary executive, a talent scout, and a total football man, Walter Sabatini spoke at length to SMIT – Soccer Made in Italy. From his confidence about Italy’s participation in the
Matchday 26 delivered the fall of the giants… and of the referees’ association. Juventus, Milan and Napoli all went down, and once again refereeing controversy took center stage. It was a staggering Serie A weekend, or close to it. On paper, very few could have predicted that Milan, Napoli and Juventus would all slip up
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From Chivu’s words after Bodø–Inter to Mourinho’s lesson in 2022: when the surface matters, but the story can still change. There is a pitch in Bodø that seems to have a memory of its own.A synthetic surface that shows no mercy to those who are not used to it, and that inevitably becomes part of
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