So Lorenzo and Alessio had a good idea for a post, we are going to crown Serie A's Ugliest Footballer. There are quite a few of them, and this is the post where we'll nominate footballers. I'll list some here, and if you have a nomination state it in the comments section and I'll add him to the running.

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Palermo and Italy goalkeeper Marco Amelia said saving Ronaldinho's penalty kick was "like playing Playstation". Now I bet tons of clubs will be getting calls from FIFA '09 addicts saying they should get a trial because they are good at saving penalties on Playstation. Roundup after the jump.

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Del Piero salutes Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a fake smile thinking "You kept me on the damn bench all that time you were with us..."

Results after the jump.

Bologna-Palermo 1-1
Scorers: 20´ Di Vaio (Bol); 92´ Succi (Pal)
Report.

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Roma, languishing in the relegation zone before the derby, took on Lazio, who are flying high in the upper echelons of the table. Roma needed a victory over their rivals to kick-start their season and boost morale, while Lazio were looking to confirm themselves as a side to be reckoned with this season.

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Instead of trying his luck in Italian soccer, something he has been exploring for some time, Colorado Rapids captain Pablo Mastroeni has decided to stay on in Denver. He had been previously linked to Serie A side Cagliari plus a handful of Serie B teams before deciding to stay with his current club. His decision seems in part to do with the signing of interim coach Gary Smith to a three year deal. Click to continue reading...

Since retiring from the calcio world, Roberto Baggio has dedicated himself to his family and has stepped out of the limelight, preferring to live the normal life. Every now and again he'll give the odd interview, and when he does it's always interesting to see what the most skillful player Italy has produced in the last 25 years has to say about the current state of the calcio world.

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Can anyone tell me what type of performance enhancing drug Alessandro Del Piero is taking right now? (Juventus fans don't jump on my back, that was my attempt at humor). Another inch perfect free kick, and on his 34th birthday to boot. Serie A results after "il salto" (the jump).

Bologna-Roma 1-1
Scorers: 68´ Totti (Rom); 92´ aut.

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Want to keep up with all of the latest news and info on your favorite Serie A club? Want to read up on your club's opponent ahead of a big league clash? We've compiled links to the official club sites and news, squad, fixtures/results, and NewsNow sections for each Serie A club so that you [...] Click to continue reading...

Here's what I found interesting after reading various calcio news sites today:

-First, we have another managerial change in Serie A. Chievo haven't won since the first week of the season and manager Beppe Iachini has been sacked. Taking his place will be Domenico Di Carlo, who was in charge of Parma until March of last season.

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Wow can you believe we're already at Giornata 10? I feel like Serie A was just starting just yesterday. The highlight of the weekend was undoubtedly Milan-Napoli. Napoli have been the surprise of the campaign so far, led by young starlets Ezequiel Lavezzi, Marek Hamsik, and Fabiano Santacroce, and playing excellent, attractive football.

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I'd like to extend a warm welcome to the new Bologna and Siena blogs here at the Italy Offside. Every Serie A club now has it's own blog here at the Offside, and that's really great! Round-up of Giornata 7 after the jump. But before you go there, just analyze this picture of Mourinho. Saturday Night Fever?

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At the end of the 6th Giornata we still saw surprises. Inter is top of the table, but they share a place with Lazio and Udinese, two squads who have been impressing in this start of the season. Both clubs are putting in good performances and don't look like calming down any time soon. Inter beat Bologna (with a splendid goal from Ibrahimovic), while Lazio needed a late equalizer from Simone Inzaghi (his first goal in Serie A in 4 years) to draw with Lecce.

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Good form comes and goes at AC Milan lately. One week, the Rossoneri get beaten by teams like Bologna and Genoa. Later, they rebound nicely with a whopping 4-1 against Lazio and derby win over Inter Milan. Then later still, we get back to abysmal displays against modest teams, such as Sunday's 0-0 draw vs. Click to continue reading...

When looking at the schedule of the 5th Giornata, all eyes had to be on Milan-Inter. The Derby was important not only for fans of those teams but for fans of other teams, as everyone had to hope Inter were stopped. And they were stopped, as the Rossoneri prevailed with a thunderous header from Ronaldinho, who scored his first goal in a Milan jersey.

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Ronaldinho shines as AC Milan take the Milan Derby 1 - 0. Match Highlights Match Day Five Results Saturday Sept. 27 Sampdoria 0 - 0 Juventus Fiorentina 1 - 0 Genoa   Sunday Sept. 28  AS Roma 2 - 0 Atalanta Bologna 0 - 1 Napoli Catania 1 - 0 Chievo Lecce 2 - 0 Cagliari Palermo 1 - 0 Reggina Torino 1 - 3 Lazio Udinese 2 - [. Click to continue reading...

Vorrei provare a fare il punto della situazione sul momento attuale della Juventus. Direi che le cose non vanno benissimo, sia per i risultati, sia per come sono maturati, sia e soprattutto per il gioco espresso dalla Squadra. Tutto sommato possiamo dire che la difesa, indicata ad inizio stagione come il reparto più debole, in realtà si sta comportando abbastanza bene, nonostante l'assenza di Buffon.

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27/09/2008

Sampdoria - Juventus 0 - 0
Fiorentina - Genoa 1 - 0

28/09/2008

Bologna - Napoli 0 - 1
Catania - Chievo 1 - 0
Lecce - Cagliari 2 - 0
Palermo - Reggina 1 - 0
Roma - Atalanta 2 - 0
Torino - Lazio 1 - 3
Udinese - Siena 2 - 1
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27/09/2008

Sampdoria - Juventus 0 - 0
Fiorentina - Genoa 1 - 0

28/09/2008

Bologna - Napoli ore 15.00
Catania - Chievo ore 15.00
Lecce - Cagliari ore 15.00
Palermo - Reggina ore 15.00
Roma - Atalanta ore 15.00
Torino - Lazio ore 15.00
Udinese - Siena ore 15. Click to continue reading...

As we've reported here before, it appears USA and Colorado Rapids midfielder Pablo Mastroeni is set for a move to Europe in January, the only question is where.

While a handful of Italian clubs (such as Cagliari, Catania, and Palermo) have been whispered to have interest, LFV friend Nick Thomas is reporting that interest is also coming from Spain's Real Betis and Malaga. Click to continue reading...

27/09/2008

Sampdoria - Juventus ore 18.00
Fiorentina - Genoa ore 20.30

28/09/2008

Bologna - Napoli ore 15.00
Catania - Chievo ore 15.00
Lecce - Cagliari ore 15.00
Palermo - Reggina ore 15.00
Roma - Atalanta ore 15.00
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For some reason whenever Serie A plays during the week I always feel like it isn't the same. I love the tradition of Serie A Sundays and Serie A on Wednesday just feels strange. But it's still Serie A, so I could care less because I love calcio. Giornata 4 was another great round of calcio: Inter took sole lead of the Serie A table after getting a result vs a tough Lecce side thanks to Julio Cruz, Juventus drew Catania at home and wasted many chances to get all 3 points, Milan keeps bouncing back after a win in Reggio Calabria, Roma continues to struggle after losing away to Genoa, and Fiorentina were outclassed by Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.

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24/09/2009

Atalanta - Cagliari 1 - 0
Bologna - Udinese 0 - 3
Chievo - Torino 1 - 1
Genoa - Roma 3 - 1
Inter - Lecce 1 - 0
Juventus - Catania 1 - 1
Lazio - Fiorentina 3 - 0
Napoli - Palermo 2 - 1
Reggina - Milan 1 - 2
Siena - Sampdoria 0 - 0

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24/09/2009

Atalanta - Cagliari ore 20.30
Bologna - Udinese ore 20.30
Chievo - Torino ore 20.30
Genoa - Roma ore 20.30
Inter - Lecce ore 20.30
Juventus - Catania ore 20.30
Lazio - Fiorentina ore 20.30
Napoli - Palermo ore ore 20.30
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The third giornata of Serie A had less drama and surprises then the last two weeks, but it was interesting and exciting nonetheless. All the big teams won (including Milan for the first time): Inter swept aside Torino, Juventus won a tricky away game vs. Cagliari, Roma ended their "crisis" by soundly defeating Reggina 3-0, Milan finally won with a 4-1 victory over Lazio, and Fiorentina keep chugging along (with Gila scoring goals) with a win vs.

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Roma and AC Milan get back on track with big wins  Saturday Sept 20th Catania 1 - 0 Atalanta Roma 3 - 0 Reggina Sunday Sept 21th  Cagliari 0 - 1 Juventus Fiorentina 1 - 0 Bologna Lecce 1 - 1 Siena Palermo 2 - 1 Genoa Sampdoria 1 - 1 Chievo Torino 1 - 3 Inter Milan Udinese 0 - 0 Napoli AC Milan 4 - 1 Lazio Bookmark [. Click to continue reading...

Buongiorno Fratelli Bianconeri!!! Vittoria sofferta ieri ma importantissima. Si è vero non si è giocato benissimo ma bisogna anche riflettere su un paio di cose:Innanzitutto mancavano Del Piero e Camoranesi, cioè i due inventori di gioco, nonchè praticamente gli unici due in grado di saltare l'uomo e farci trovare in superiorità numerica, mancavano pure Grygera (Comunque uno dei migliori con lo Zenit) e Poulsen, senza calcolare i cronici Zanetti e Zebina.

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"Calcio-Champagne": noun Composite word formed by "calcio" and "champagne". Typically utilized by the Italian press to describe a free-flowing, short-passing, very technical and spectacular kind of footy. In other words, pretty far from the spectacle Cagliari and Juventus gave us Sant'Elia today. I wouldn't go as far as to call it a snooze-fest, but damn was it scrappy. Click to continue reading...

Con una mezza rovesciata di Amauri, la Juve affonda il Cagliari al Sant'Elia. Secondo gol in campionato in maglia bianconera per il brasiliano e prima presenza per il secondo portiere Manninger, entrato al posto di Buffon. - Prossimamente in questo post il video della partita.

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L'OSSERVATORIO HA DECISO: PER LA PRIMA VOLTA IN STAGIONE, IL 24 SETTEMBRE NON ANDREMO IN TRASFERTA

Alto rischio, Genova vietata

Il settore ospiti sarà chiuso ai romanisti. E niente Olimpico per gli atalantini

Di DANIELE GALLI
Alto rischio, Marassi vietato ai romanisti
il 24 settembre e Olimpico agli atalantini
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(from left to right)

-- Everton beat Stoke 3-2 thanks to a warm welcome-back by Aussie Tim Cahill who netted the game-winner in the 77th minute.

-- Dexter Blackstock had a brace for QPR (1st minute and 77th minute), which beat Southampton 4-1 in the English League Championship.

-- Siena had a nice 2-0 win over Cagliari (Emanuele Calaiò 10', Abdelkader Ghezzal 90') for its first Serie A win in the short-lived season. Click to continue reading...

Giornata 2 was another exciting week of Italian calcio. Inter and Juventus got back on track with wins, but Roma, Milan, and Fiorentina fell back a step with losses. Lazio continues to impress (Mauro Zarate especially) and Atalanta show they are a solid side. Cagliari still finds itself without any points (like Milan) and Massimiliano Allegri looks set to be on Cellino's chopping block.

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Several surprises Sunday,  including AC Milan losing to Genoa and Fiorentina losing to Napoli Saturday Sept 13th Palermo 3 - 1 Roma Inter 2 - 1 Catania Sunday Sept 14th Lazio 2 - 0 Sampdoria Genoa 2 - 0 AC Milan Seina 2 - 0 Cagliari Napoli 2 - 1 Fiorentina Bologna 0 - 1 Atalanta Reggina 1 - 1 Torino Lecce 2 - 0 Chievo Juventus 1 [. Click to continue reading...

13/09/2008

Palermo - Roma 3 - 1
Inter - Catania 2 - 1

14/09/2008

Bologna - Atalanta 0 - 1
Genoa - Milan 2 - 0
Lazio - Sampdoria 2 - 0
Lecce - Chievo 2 - 0
Napoli - Fiorentina 2 - 1
Reggina - Torino 1 - 1
Siena - Cagliari 2 - 0
Juventus - Udinese 1 - 0

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13/09/2008

Palermo - Roma 3 - 1
Inter - Catania 2 - 1

14/09/2008

Bologna - Atalanta ore 15.00
Genoa - Milan ore 15.00
Lazio - Sampdoria ore 15.00
Lecce - Chievo ore 15.00
Napoli - Fiorentina ore 15.00
Reggina - Torino ore 15.00
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I'm going out on a limb in suggesting Udinese will beat Juventus.  Di Natale is the man of the moment and Amauri will be host to his old club.  Also like Roma over Palermo and Seina to do the business at home over Cagliari. Match Day Two Pick the Score Bookmark to: Click to continue reading...