30/08/2008

Udinese - Palermo ore 18.00
Sampdoria - Inter ore 20.30

31/08/2008

Atalanta - Siena ore 15.00
Cagliari - Lazio ore 15.00
Catania - Genoa ore 15.00
Chievo - Reggina ore 15.00
Milan - Bologna ore 15.00
Roma - Napoli ore 15.00
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Week one, also known as "throw shit against the wall and see how much sticks". How will new players adapt? Which young'uns will turn into stars? Will another big club begin a rough year? Will Maurizio Zamparini fire someone before halftime? All questions we need answered which won't be answered until at the very least [. Click to continue reading...

The new Italian season is finally upon us, and Goal.com looks ahead to all the Serie A action in the opening round of the calendar...

Playing on Saturday
Udinese v Palermo
Sampdoria v Inter Milan

Playing on Sunday
AC Milan v Bologna
AS Roma v Napoli
Atalanta Bergamo v Siena
Cagliari v Lazio
Catania v Genoa
Chievo Verona v Reggina
Torino v Lecce
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Udinese-Palermo: Banti di Livorno;
Sampdoria-Inter: Rosetti di Torino;
Atalanta-Siena: Russo di Nola;
Cagliari-Lazio: Bergonzi di Genova;
Catania-Genoa: Girardi di San Dona' di Piave;
Chievo-Reggina: Celi di Campobasso;
Milan-Bologna: Orsato di Schio;
Roma-Napoli: Rizzoli di Bologna;
Torino-Lecce: Gervasoni di Mantova;
Fiorentina-Juventus: Morganti di Ascoli Piceno. Click to continue reading...

The Serie A 08-09 season kicks off this weekend with a host of tasty fixtures (the highlight of the opening weekend being the Fiorentina v Juventus game on Sunday evening). Bill from billsportsmaps.com has a map showing the 07/08 attendance figures of all 20 teams playing in the Serie A this season. Notable highlights: Attendances are low [. Click to continue reading...

The point of predictions is to say something which will cause a lot of argument and chair throwing while everyone who slams said predictions gets it wrong in the end as well. And for anyone who does get it correctly, well, they're just the luckiest son of a bitch alive. But it's still a good [...] Click to continue reading...

Ladies & gentlemen, Serie A has four out of four this year!!!! After Juventus on Tuesday, Fiorentina cleared the UEFA Champions League Preliminary Round as well, joining Inter Milan and AS Roma in the "Fantastic 4 Quartet" -something which Italian clubs had not achieved since the 2005-06 season (Chievo and Lazio failing to clear the [. Click to continue reading...

With the season having started, it's been a little while since we made mention of the transfer market, but there are a few deals being talked about at present which merit mention. Prior to this weekend's clásico with River Plate, San Lorenzo welcome a new arrival on a year-long loan, Santiago Solari, having beaten several [. Click to continue reading...

Here we go with the second installment. In this preview we'll look at Fiorentina, Genoa, Inter, Juventus, Lazio, and Lecce.

FIORENTINA

2007/2008 was a good year for Viola fans. Well, it wasn't just a good year, it was a great year. Fiorentina, led by great performances from key players like Frey, Gamberini, Montolivo, and Mutu, ended the season in 4th place, gaining Champions League qualification for the first time since the days of Batistuta and reaching the semi-final of the UEFA Cup.

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With the deadline fast approaching for players to make transfer moves in Europe, several American standouts remain in limbo with just days to go before decision day.

Oguchi Onyewu, Michael Bradley, Frank Simek and Heath Pearce have all been mentioned as potential transfer targets this summer.

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Sırp oyuncu Nikola Lazetić Fenerbahçe ortasına dinamizm katmıştı. Gattuso'ya benzetirdim kendisini, tıknaz ama son derece güçlü ve dayanıklı. Fenerbahçe'de 2 sene oynadıktan sonra Serie A'ya gitti. Tahmin edilenden uzun süre kaldı o ligte. Üstelik Como, Chiveo, Lazio, Genoa, Siena, Livorno ve Torino formaları giyerek. Click to continue reading...

Following the win against Cyprus, Hitzfeld has unveiled the list of gladiators who will hopefully secure the 6 points we want! Goalkeepers: BENAGLIO/Wolfsburg COLTORTI/Santander (The third keeper needs to be announced) Defenders: DJOUROU/Arsenal EGGIMANN/Hannovre GRICHTING/Auxerre LICHTSTEINER/Lazio MAGNIN/Stuttgart NEF/Udinese SENDEROS/Arsenal SPYCHER/Frankfurt VON BERGEN/Hertha Midfielders and Forwards: BARNETTA/Leverkusen BEHRAMI/West Ham GELSON/Man. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Abdoulaye Meite (West Brom), Valon Behrami (Lazio), Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson (HK Kopavogur), Georg Grasser (Grazer AK) Notable departures: Richard Wright (Ipswich Town), Bobby Zamora (Fulham), John Pantsil (Fulham), Nolberto Solano. Hammers ace reveals that there is interest in... Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Fabrizio Coloccini (Deportivo La Coruna), Sebastien Bassong (Metz), Danny Guthrie (Liverpool), Jonas Gutierrez (Real Mallorca) Notable departures: Abdoulaye Faye (Stoke City), Emre (Fenerbahce), Steven Carr, Daniel Rozehnal (Lazio). Newcastle winger could be in Villa's plans Belgian left-back Sebastien. Click to continue reading...

Since the news and rumors linking Oguchi Onyewu came out over the weekend, I've had my feelers out (and been scouring the Italian and French papers piling on my desk) to confirm them both -to no avail.

The first report linking Onyewu to Lazio came out at about 1PM (Western Europe time) on Sunday by the Lyon, France branch of Eurosport and we all did our share of speculation. Click to continue reading...

I'm back to give you all the latest top transfer news headlines, and while there are no official signings to report today, there are several potential ones to report, along with some rumors as to who could be on the move and to where. England Blackburn have reportedly made a £9.5m bid for Valencia winger Joaquin. Click to continue reading...

As each week passes Serie A gets closer and closer. This was basically the final week of the preseason, as this week there are National Team games on Wednesday and then the SuperCoppa on Sunday, and teams start there normal preparation for the start of Serie A, which will kick-off with Udinese-Palermo and Sampdoria-Inter on Saturday, August 30th.

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Now the real circus begins as news items slowly leak out about teams interested in American defender Oguchi Onyewu. After interest from PSG came out of Paris a few days ago, this afternoon Eurosport is stating that Lazio has renewed its interest in Gooch. Like a number of Serie A clubs, they are in the market for a central defender but this is the first time Onyewu has been mentioned since January. Click to continue reading...

It's the weekend again, but as always, I'm back to give you the latest top headlines from the transfers world. There is quite a lot to talk about, so before you get on with whatever your plans are for the weekend, make sure you're up to speed on who's heading where, who might be [...] Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez is backing Fernando Torres and Robbie Keane to strike terror into defences across Europe this season – starting in Belgium tonight.

Liverpool begin their campaign this evening against Standard Liege in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie.

Benitez is hopeful that Steven Gerrard will have shrugged off a thigh problem to lead his team out at the intimate Stade Maurice Dufrasne. Click to continue reading...

Striker Dirk Kuyt has reiterated how happy he is at Liverpool.

Rafael Benitez was quick to play down media speculation last week linking the player with a move elsewhere - words which came as music to the Dutch international's ears.

"I'm really happy at Liverpool and I want to stay here for as long as the club wants me," Kuyt told Liverpoolfc. Click to continue reading...

In a recent match against Lazio, Liverpool fans made it pretty clear who they like.

And it's not some overpriced holding midfielder from Aston Villa.

One of the heroes of Istanbul three years ago, Alonso was treated to a display of affection and support that the Liverpool manager could not have failed to understand.

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Non certo un giovane di belle speranze, ma un campione di indubbia esperienza internazionale e soprattutto a costo zero. L'identikit di FredrickLjungberg ha acceso gli interessi della Roma di Luciano Spalletti, in prima fila tra le squadre pronte ad assicurarsi il 31enne svedese.
Ljungberg ha ottenuto la rescissione consensuale del contratto che lo legava al West Ham, dove ha disputato la sua ultima (deludente) stagione segnando 2 reti in 28 apparizioni e chiudendo l'annata prematuramente a causa di una frattura a una costola. Click to continue reading...

Robbie Keane claims he will never forget the night he first stepped out in front of the Kop wearing a red shirt - and the Irishman now has his sights on another career landmark.

It is well-documented that the Dublin-born striker grew up dreaming of emulating the likes of Ian Rush and John Aldridge by leading Liverpool's attack at Anfield. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool FC owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have finally vetoed Rafael Benitez's, inglorious pursuit of Gareth Barry, and for the first time in their tenure I wholeheartedly agree with one of their major decisions.

Everyone in the world – except Rafa- can see that £18m is way too much for Barry, especially since the club's pressing need for quality wide players supersedes the need for yet another central midfielder. Click to continue reading...