The main event on Saturday will be derby d'Italia between Inter Milan and visitors Juventus. Sunday's center stage should be highflying Lazio against a rejuventated Genoa, (thank you very much Mr. Milito) both losers match day twelve to Roma and Juventus respectively. Lazio vs. Genoa might just be chock'ful-of goals with the South American strikers Diego Milito (Genoa),  Mauro Zarate (Lazio) as well as [. Click to continue reading...

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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915 days, aka two years and a half since May 14, 2006: that's how long Juventus had to wait to breathe top-ranking air in the Serie A again. Granted, it's an ex-aequo lead for now, and too bad if those sharing 1st place with the Bianconeri are eternal rivals Inter Milan (set to clash at [...] Click to continue reading...

Because of the Italian National Rugby Team playing a game at the Stadio Olimpico in Torino on Sunday, Juventus-Genoa had to be played today. Juventus have been playing well as of late and have been led by the inspirational play of Alessandro Del Piero. Genoa have proved a tricky opponent this season and have seemed almost unbeatable at home.

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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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As intriguing as the current edition of the Champions League may be, there's a chance the 2009-2010 tournament could be one of the strangest, parity-rich events in football history. Seems someone has taken the snowglobe that is European football, given it a good shake and the flakes aren't landing where people expect. Click to continue reading...

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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1. A. Gilardino - ACF Fiorentina (7)
2. M. Zárate - SS Lazio Roma (6)
3. Amauri - Juventus FC (5)
4. G. Denis - SSC Napoli (5)
5. Z. Ibrahimovic - FC Internazionale Milano (5)
6. F. Miccoli - US Città di Palermo (5)
7. D. Milito - Genoa CFC (5)
8. G. Pandev - SS Lazio Roma (5)
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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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Olympiacos beat an offensively weak AEK yesterday in the second main Athens Derby of the season. This was the first week in the Superleague where AEK did not gain a point (AEK had two draws and two wins up to this point). Fortunately for AEK, its still early in the season, and there is still time [.. Click to continue reading...

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Sokrates Papastathopoulos has made his second appearance in a row for Genoa in their 2-1 victory over Ravenna. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you trick people into unknowingly assisting in your bank heist....... Dirk Kuyt: Air guitar champion. (The Spoiler) The best name in European football now has a rep at The Offside. (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Offside) The cruelest yellow card in history. (Bundesliga Offside) Scottish football = not very good right now. Click to continue reading...

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Francesco Guidolin who turned down QPR (before QPR turned to Luigi De Canio) has been appointed manager of Parma

Official: Parma Sack Cagni, Appoint Guidolin
Parma have sacked coach Luigi Cagni, and brought in Francesco Guidolin as his replacement.
The Gialloblu were relegated from Serie A last season after almost two decades in the top flight, and veteran tactician Gigi Cagni was handed the task of an immediate promotion from Serie B. Click to continue reading...

Two bits of news for Tuesday: Boca Juniors' quest to find a replacement for Martín Palermo during his long-term injury layoff has come to an end with the signing on loan (with a US$1.5 million fee should Boca wish to make the signing permanent) of former Central and River Plate striker Luciano Figueroa from Genoa. 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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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
Milan - Inter ore 20. Click to continue reading...

Reverse engines, full 180º, nitro boost. After his team's brutal mid-week loss to Lazio, Cesare Prandelli must have found the right words to remotivate his men Saturday. A battling and determined Fiorentina side, led by the continued moment of form of a reborn Alberto Gilardino, brushed their Genoa visitors aside and went on to take [. Click to continue reading...

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...

Sokratis Papastathopoulos, former AEK centre back, has made his Serie A debut with Genoa today. Genoa are playing Fiorentina and are currently tied 0-0 early in the second half. Papastathopoulos has apparently been playing a great game and has been marking and closing down dangerous Fiorentina striker Mutu. Click to continue reading...

Genoa striker Diego Milito is making quite an impact his second time around at Genoa.  For this type of performance Alfio Basile gave the former Zaragoza man a callup to the national team.  If there were any doubts that about his worthiness to wear his country´s colors, maybe the win last week against AC Milan [. 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
Torino - Lazio ore 15. Click to continue reading...

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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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Inter squeeze out a win, Juventus can't hold off Catania, Milan win, Roma shot down by Genoa and Lazio roll over Fiorentina...

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Serie A Table
CLUB GP W L D PTS GD Inter Milan4301104 Lazio431095 Atalanta431092 Napoli420282 Juventus420282 Udinese421174 Catania Calcio421171 Genoa422062 AC Milan422061 Palermo422060 Torino411251 Siena411251 Chievo Verona41125-1 Roma41214-1 Lecce41214-2 Fiorentina41214-3 Sampdoria40133-2 Bologna41303-4 Reggina40311-5 Cagliari40400-7 Click to continue reading...

OUCH ROMA, what are you doing?  Falling behind to Genoa in the 4th minute the Giallorossi battled back on a beautiful goal from Daniele De Rossi only to be shattered by Diego Milito with two second half goals.  Mr. Milito is certainly making an impact in the early going of this season isn't he. Click to continue reading...

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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Remember Serie A tifosi this is a short week in Italy, Match Day 4 games are being played on Wednesday, September 24th.   Tricky match for Roma away to Genoa this match day and although they've found their footing and confidence after beating Reggina 3 - 0 match day three I think this one is going to be [. Click to continue reading...

20/09/2008

Catania - Atalanta 1 - 0
Roma - Reggina 3 - 0

21/09/2008

Cagliari - Juventus ore 15.00
Fiorentina - Bologna ore 15.00
Lecce - Siena ore 15.00
Palermo - Genoa ore 15.00
Sampdoria - Chievo ore 15.00
Torino - Inter ore 15.00
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20/09/2008

Catania - Atalanta ore 18.00
Roma - Reggina ore 20.30

21/09/2008

Cagliari - Juventus ore 15.00
Fiorentina - Bologna ore 15.00
Lecce - Siena ore 15.00
Palermo - Genoa ore 15.00
Sampdoria - Chievo ore 15.00
Torino - Inter ore 15. Click to continue reading...