Football Italiano

Italy will take on the Netherlands and Sweden in two friendly fixtures, and Marcello Lippi is expected to call up a mostly experimental squad for the aforementioned encounters. Palermo defender Mattia Cassani is one of the players rumoured to be on Lippi’s list for the two matches. ...

Juventus talisman Alessandro Del Piero is closing in on a return to full duty after recovering from injury, and is said to be working hard to regain full fitness...

Another interesting week passes us by, as we the trot of the Serie A has turned into a steady gallop. Roma earned a 1-1 draw to Inter at the San Siro, despite the fact that their captain Daniele De Rossi had to be substituted in the first-half owing to injury...

If Roma have performed badly this season, their cross town rivals have taken the sympathies to another level, as they have performed even worse...

Inter take on an ailing Roma at the San Siro after the capital club lost three on the trot only to come back from behind and win the game against a struggling Bologna side last time out...

Siena roll into the Marassi to face a consistently inconsistent Genoa side, who are looking to get their season back on the right track...

Week 13 of the Serie B season features a number of intriguing clashes, particularly the encounters between Torino & Lecce and Sassuolo & Modena. Torino currently lie sixth in the table while Lecce are second, yet a mere three points separate both teams...

Atalanta were looking like they would make the jump from the lower order to a respectable mid-table position, but have succumbed to two consecutive losses, which puts them in a position that they have been in all along this season...

Catania are on a poor run of form, as they have lost three on the trot, though it must be said that two of those defeats came against Inter and Fiorentina...

Luciano Spalletti has spoken of his desire to takeover the national team job once Marcello Lippi decides to quit. The former Roma coach told La Repubblica that it would be a dream come true if he coaches the Azzurri, or takes on a foreign national team...

Marco Borriello, the hero of the match against Parma after scoring a brace, admitted that he was close to quitting the game due to injury. The Rossoneri striker is gradually returning to shape, but insisted he will only be fully fit after the winter break...

Juventus midfielder Mauro Camoranesi had to come off in the 30th minute against Napoli, after experiencing some discomfort following a strong challenge. According to ANSA, the Italy international received four stitches but the positive news is that scans revealed no fractures or other damages...

Fiorentina go into this game with the hope of making it three consecutive wins in the Champions League. Viola boss Cesare Prandelli has expressed his anxiety ahead of this encounter, but hopes that his side can come out on top...

Halfway through the group stage, Inter are at the bottom of Group F, but only a point separates them from top placed Barcelona. This makes the fixture in question take on a lot more significance than would usually be the case, as the Nerazurri will want to get the right result against Dynamo Kyiv...