Re: The 2013/14 Calcio Saga: Episode III

by M99 Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:44 am

Livaja

by Arquitecto Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:31 pm

Ciro Immobile goals this season.
Right Foot: 11.
Left Foot: 6.
Head: 3.
Inside Area: 18.
Outside: 2.
NO PENALTY.

Stats aside its screamingly obvious he deserves a call-up by Cesare.

by BusterLfc Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:36 pm

What a goal by Leto :bow:

by ARIARAIDEN Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:05 pm

Ciro must be a starter at the WC.He is by far the best Striker Italy has to offer right now!

by Robespierre Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:29 pm

Arquitescu wrote:Ciro Immobile goals this season.
Right Foot: 11.
Left Foot: 6.
Head: 3.
Inside Area: 18.
Outside: 2.
NO PENALTY.

Stats aside its screamingly obvious he deserves a call-up by Cesare.

just in Italy, always wary on young players , there are doubts on take him to World Cup .. in other countries it would be a certainty considering his performances this year .
Walcott called up for World Cup 2006 would have been absolutely impossible in Italy

by M99 Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:45 am

CONI president Giovanni Malago has described this season's Serie A championship as "below par", claiming that something has to be done to restore the Italian game to its former glory.

Roma have pushed Juventus all the way in this season's title race but the Bianconeri are still poised to claim their third consecutive Scudetto as they sit eight points clear of Rudi Garcia's resurgent Giallorossi with just four rounds remaining.

Malago has been impressed by the pair's consistency but he feels that the rest of the league are lagging far too far behind.

"What is coming to an end has not been a great championship, even if Juventus have been monstrous and Roma fantastic,” he told Radio Anch’io Lo Sport.

“For too many months the positions in the League have been locked in a season which has been below par, as has also been shown by the Italian clubs’ path in Europe.

“This year clubs do not need 40 points to avoid relegation, they can achieve survival with a lot less.

“There have been so many games that haven’t been pretty, topped with a spectacle in front of quiet stadia.

“Certainly compliments should be made to Juve and I wish them luck to win the Europa League. Roma have been great, but with those numbers they had to win a championship. We must do something."

Indeed, Malago, whose CONI organisation is charged with the development and running of sport in Italy, feels that it is high time that there was proper investment in Italian football stadia.

“You have to wonder why a few years ago the league was the best in the world and now we have slipped back," he stated.

“We do not have the money of the sheikhs who have bought big clubs abroad, so we need to find alternatives, with an intelligent policy.

“If I think back to years ago, when our football was at the top, instead of squandering nefarious amounts on signings, Presidents could have invested a few million in stadiums. It was a scandalous choice.”

by dostoevsky Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:06 pm

Napoli defender Henrique has been involved in a car accident this afternoon, but is thought to be unhurt.

The Brazil international was driving in Castel Volturno after training on Wednesday, when his Porsche lost control.

The car was completely written off after colliding with the central reservation, but the player luckily walked away with bruising.

The 27-year-old centre-back arrived at the Partenopei from Palmeiras in January, and since gone on to make 14 appearances in all competitions for Rafa Benitez’s men.

It is unclear whether his injuries will keep him out of action.

by Tomwin Lannister Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:09 pm

RIP car

My thoughts are with you. Sad

by DeviAngel Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:42 pm

Tomwin Lannister wrote:RIP car

My thoughts are with you.

hahaha you are crazy haha

by Tomwin Lannister Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:43 pm

Main man devi

by iftikhar Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:52 pm

how much the car was worth!!!

by M99 Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:35 am

Giuseppe Rossi's agent has revealed that the Fiorentina forward will be available for selection for next month's Coppa Italia final against Napoli.

Rossi's representative Andrea Pastorello, says that his client is already fit to play some part in the May 3 meeting with Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico, claiming that the 26-year-old could, at a push, even make his eagerly-awaited comeback in Fiorentina's Serie A clash with Bologna this weekend.

"If we're talking about him being available for Saturday, it'd honestly be rushed but not impossible," the agent told the Gazzetta dello Sport.

"I see him more likely being called up for the Coppa Italia final. Indeed, that was the fixed target after the injury and that target will be met.

"Giuseppe will be ready for Rome. But then it will fall on him and [Fiorentina boss Vicenzo] Montella to determine the amount of time he can play.

"Right now, he has 30 minutes in his legs; in 10 days, it will be 45. Obviously it will ultimately have to be up to Montella to decide how suitable he is for such a game, but [the coach] knows that this is a player that can give a lot even in just a few minutes."

Pastorello also dismissed doubts that Rossi will not be match fit for the World Cup, which kicks off on June 12.

"If Giuseppe's progress continues as smoothly as it has done from January until today, I'd say that he will possibly arrive at the World Cup in a better physical condition than many others; better rested and with very high motivation," he argued.

by M99 Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:49 pm

Milan vs Roma has started.

AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Abbiati; Bonera, Rami, Mexes, Constant; Montolivo, Muntari; Honda, Kakà, Taarabt; Balotelli.

ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Toloi, Castan, Dodo; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Pjanic; Gervinho, Totti, Ljajic.