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Thursday May 28 2020

Paredes: 'Juve wanted me in 2011'

By Football Italia staff

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Leandro Paredes has revealed Juventus tried to sign him nine years ago, but his agent rejected the move.

The Old Lady have been linked with the Argentine in recent months and the 25-year-old, who has played for Chievo, Roma and Empoli in Italy, has claimed he was close to joining Juventus as a teenager.

In an interview with TNT Sport, Paredes said: “In 2011, a Juventus director tried to buy me and told me he wanted me as back-up for [Andrea] Pirlo.

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Wednesday May 20 2020

Torino in for Krunic?

By Football Italia staff

Torino are reportedly preparing to make another attempt to sign Milan midfielder Rade Krunic this summer.

The Granata were linked with the former Empoli man last summer, when Krunic eventually moved to the Rossoneri.

Tuttosport claims the new sporting director Davide Vagnati could prepare another pursuit for the Bosnia international, who has only played nine times in Serie A with the Rossoneri.

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Monday May 18 2020

Napoli in for Empoli starlet?

By Football Italia staff

Napoli are allegedly prepared to make a move for Empoli’s 18-year-old midfielder Samuele Ricci.

The youngster has played 21 times in Serie B this term and after the impressive campaigns of Ismael Bennacer at Milan and Hamed Traore at Sassuolo, the clubs are lining up to deal with Empoli patron Fabrizio Corsi.

Journalis Nicolò Schira claims the next in line for a move to Serie A could be Ricci, who has been linked with big clubs in recent months.

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Friday May 15 2020

Football Italia calcio quiz - Serie A 2005-06

Think you know your Capocannoniere from your catenaccio? Test your Serie A knowledge with Football Italia’s calcio quiz, 2005-06 edition!

The 2005-06 Serie A season will ultimately be remembered for one thing: Calciopoli. The investigation exposed a web of contacts and undue influence, with Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi sitting at the centre of it.

Calciopoli only came to light in May 2006, at a time when Juve should have been celebrating the Scudetto. Instead they were relegated to Serie B and had two titles stripped from their record, with the fallout from that decision still causing controversy today.

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Friday May 8 2020

Football Italia calcio quiz - Serie A 1997-98

Think you know your Capocannoniere from your catenaccio? Test your Serie A knowledge with Football Italia’s calcio quiz, 1997-98 edition!

1997-98 was the year Ronaldo came to Serie A – but the Brazil star couldn’t bring the Scudetto to San Siro. Instead, after a titanic battle with Inter, it was Juventus celebrating.

The Old Lady and the Nerazzurri went toe-to-toe for the duration of the season but arguably the pivotal moment came in April, when Juve beat their Milanese rivals in a game so controversial it led to a debate – and a scuffle – in the Chamber of Deputies. It wasn’t the first or last title race to go down in infamy.

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Thursday April 30 2020

Empoli: 'Minister for Sport hates football'

By Football Italia staff

Empoli President Fabrizio Corsi reiterates Serie B wants to complete the season in August, but Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora ‘seems to hate football.’

The accusation comes after Spadafora stated again this morning that the Government is ready to declare an end to the football season unless a new medical protocol can be agreed.

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Tuesday April 21 2020

Krunic: 'I cried when I signed Milan deal'

By Football Italia staff

Milan midfielder Rade Krunic has revealed he ‘cried’ after signing with the Rossoneri and has praised the ‘extraordinary’ fans at San Siro.

The 26-year-old arrived from Empoli last summer and has played nine Serie A games for the Rossoneri this term.

Krunic has been out with injury since the start of February but revealed he has recovered and looks forward to resuming play after the forced break.

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Friday April 17 2020

Corsi talks up Bennacer potential

By Football Italia staff

Milan midfielder Ismael Bennacer ‘has the quality to become a great player’, according to his former President at Empoli, Fabrizio Corsi.

The Algeria international arrived from Napoli last summer and has played 20 Serie A games for the Rossoneri this season.

His former chief has followed the progress at San Siro and praised the 22-year-old, claiming he ‘doesn’t understand’ how Empoli were relegated with him, Sassuolo duo Francesco Caputo and Hamed Junior Traore and Napoli defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the side.

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Friday April 17 2020

Football Italia calcio quiz - Serie A 2003-04

Think you know your Capocannoniere from your catenaccio? Test your Serie A knowledge with Football Italia’s calcio quiz, 2003-04 edition!

The 2003-04 season saw Serie A say hello to one star of the future, Ricky Kaka, and goodbye to one of the greats, Roberto Baggio. As the Brazilian’s Milan lifted their 17th Scudetto at the end of it, the Divine Ponytail bowed out after a mesmerising career.

Ultimately, the Rossoneri claimed the title by 11 points, with Roma and Juventus fighting it out for second. Inter rounded off the top four while the teams doomed to Serie B – Perugia, Modena, Empoli and Ancona – were eventually settled by a relegation play-off.

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Friday April 10 2020

Football Italia calcio quiz - Serie A 2002-03

Think you know your Capocannoniere from your catenaccio? Test your Serie A knowledge with Football Italia’s calcio quiz, 2002-03 edition!

The 2002-03 Serie A season kicked off in the shadow of Italy’s controversial World Cup 2002 exit against co-hosts South Korea, and ended with Juventus crowned champions by seven points. In between saw 789 goals scored, 77 red cards shown and some of football’s greatest ever players gracing pitches up and down the peninsula.

With Fiorentina starting again from Serie C2 and the Seven Sisters era over, 2002-03 was a unique time in calcio history. But how well do you remember it? Here are 20 questions to find out!

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