Scudetto Stars: Five Key Figures in Inter’s Triumph
It was not always plain sailing, but in the end, Inter emerged as worthy Serie A champions. Giancarlo Rinaldi gives out his grades to some of the vital cogs in…
Silvio Baldini: The colourful career of Italy’s interim coach
The departure of Rino Gattuso after the Azzurri's World Cup heartache has put an improbable figure in the hot seat. Giancarlo Rinaldi looks at the man in charge of La…
How Mircea Lucescu Won The Heart of Italian Football
The footballing world has said farewell to one of its best-travelled and most successful coaches. Giancarlo Rinaldi looks at why Mircea Lucescu will be so fondly remembered in Italy.
Five painful things we learned from Italy’s World Cup playoff elimination
A whole generation of Azzurri fans has never seen their nation at football's biggest competition. Giancarlo Rinaldi seeks the bitter truths from another night of defeat in Bosnia. [smartframe_images_embed customer-id="a61405551f80e72f675225f083759bb9"…
World Cup play-off: Five things learned from Italy 2-0 Northern Ireland
The Azzurri got the job done in Bergamo on Thursday night. Giancarlo Rinaldi examines what the small step towards a first World Cup finals in 12 years told us about…
Welcome back: Bove’s journey back to the field
In December 2024 fans in the Stadio Artemio Franchi and watching worldwide feared the worst for Edoardo Bove. Giancarlo Rinaldi looks at his incredible journey back to the field of…
From Tottenham to Tuscany: Fabio Paratici’s Fiorentina Mission
As Fiorentina struggle at the bottom end of Serie A, they have turned to a tried and tested sporting director to help them. Giancarlo Rinaldi examines the task in store…
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Adios Ademola: Lookman leaves after making history at Atalanta
It has been on the cards for a while, but Ademola Lookman’s departure from Bergamo is a major blow. Giancarlo Rinaldi looks back on how he wrote his way into…
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Rating every Serie A club’s winter transfer window
Every winter, Italian clubs scramble to try to find the players who can make a mid-season difference. Giancarlo Rinaldi gives out the grades for their efforts this year. Only a…
Fiorentina and Serie A will miss Rocco Commisso
Fiorentina and the wider world of Italian football has been shocked by the death of Rocco Commisso. Giancarlo Rinaldi pays tribute to the Tuscan club’s late president and looks back…
Gattuso’s Christmas wishes for Italy
It has been a tough old year for the Azzurri and an even more testing one lies in store. Giancarlo Rinaldi examines what could help the national team return to…
Fiorentina’s Nightmare – How low can the Viola go?
For a side which has been regular in Europe recently, Fiorentina’s fall to the bottom of the league has been dramatic. Giancarlo Rinaldi looks at the causes of their disastrous…
Italy’s World Cup play-off draw brings back bad memories
Every supporter of the Azzurri will hope their third consecutive shot at a World Cup play-off does not go as badly as the previous two. Giancarlo Rinaldi fears the omens…
To the hell and back: Gasperini embodies Roma’s title dream
For so long a legend in Bergamo, could Gian Piero Gasperini become the oldest coach to win Serie A with the Giallorossi? Giancarlo Rinaldi looks at his long journey to…
Nightmare in Tuscany: The reasons behind Fiorentina’s crisis
Bottom of the league without a win, and their sporting director and coach both out the door. Giancarlo Rinaldi wonders if Fiorentina can recover from an abysmal start to their…
Five things learned from Italy’s games with Estonia and Israel
Dreams of direct qualification may have all but gone, but Italy secured the next best thing with the World Cup play-offs in the bag. Giancarlo Rinaldi weighs up the successes…
Pazza Italia: Five things we learned from Gattuso’s first two Italy games
New Italy boss Gennaro Gattuso got the six points he needed from clashes with Estonia and Israel. Giancarlo Rinaldi examines two victories which could hardly have been more different. Ten…
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Making the Grade? Every Serie A side’s transfer window rated
From the reigning champions to the most humble newly-promoted team, everyone has been busy wheeling and dealing this summer. Giancarlo Rinaldi tries to assess this year's Calciomercato winners and losers.…
Serie A Preview: Favourites and underdogs in the Champions League race
Last season Italy proved one of the most competitive divisions in Europe with epic battles up and down the table. Giancarlo Rinaldi runs the rule over who might fight their…
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Serie A Preview: Coaching revolution in 2025-26
More than half of Italy’s top division teams appointed new managers in the summer. Giancarlo Rinaldi looks at the familiar faces - and fresher ones - on the benches across…