Sarri: ‘Lazio don’t fully understand my ideas’
Maurizio Sarri concedes the Lazio players are not entirely suited to his system and ‘don’t fully understand my ideas yet,’ so expects a tough test from Cagliari on Walter Mazzarri’s…
Mazzarri mulling over huge Cagliari proposal
Walter Mazzarri is reportedly considering a proposal worth €2m per season to take over at Cagliari after Leonardo Semplici was sacked. The Sardinians made the change this morning, after starting…
Maresca and Mazzarri up for Samp job
Sampdoria need a new coach after Claudio Ranieri’s departure, with candidates including Enzo Maresca, Walter Mazzarri and Fabio Liverani. Ranieri announced he would be walking away after securing a comfortable…
ADL and the difficult relationships with coaches
With the current icy front between Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis and coach Gennaro Gattuso, Football Italia takes a look at the patron’s relationship with previous tacticians. Sky Sport Italia…
Mazzarri voted Napoli coach of decade
Walter Mazzarri thanked fans after they voted him the best Napoli coach of the last 10 years. ‘I’m glad I left good memories.’ The tactician was at the Stadio San…
Sarri and Mazzarri among Viola options
There are reports Beppe Iachini will be fired by Fiorentina, with options including Maurizio Sarri, Walter Mazzarri or even the return of Vincenzo Montella. The Viola have struggled so far…
Belotti: ‘Giampaolo’s totally different Torino’
Andrea Belotti admits new Torino coach Marco Giampaolo ‘as a totally different idea of football’ compared to Walter Mazzarri and Moreno Longo. The Granata make their Serie A season debut…
Serie A 2019-20 Season Review: Torino
Torino’s season was on a downward slide from the moment they lost the Europa League play-off and never recovered, writes Owen Diana. Granata gutted Hope abounded for Torino when their…
Ansaldi: ‘I want to play until 40’
Torino defender Cristian Ansaldi believes his performances develop with every season at the Granata and intends to ‘keep playing until I’m 40’. The Argentine left-back initially arrived on a two-year…
Ansaldi: ‘Get back Torino spirit’
Cristian Ansaldi urged Torino to “play with determination, grit and heart” in order to end their crisis against Milan this evening. It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up…
Longo: ‘Torino threw it away’
Moreno Longo insists he hasn’t had enough time to resolve the same old Torino problems after a 3-1 defeat to Sampdoria. “We can’t be exhausted after an hour.” The Granata…
Cairo: ‘I understand the fans’
President Urbano Cairo has said that he can “understand” the angry Torino fans and expected a “completely different season, with better results”. After another disappointing weekend, ending in a 4-0…
Longo: ‘I know the fans’
New Torino coach Moreno Longo has pledged to reconnect with the fans at the Grande Torino and insisted he knows "how much they can help the players". Walter Mazzarri left…
Official: Longo in for Mazzarri at Torino
Torino have officially parted ways with Walter Mazzarri and appointed Moreno Longo on a contract to the end of the 2019-20 season. Longo is no stranger to Toro, having been…
Torino hire Longo, line up EDF
Walter Mazzarri will be fired and replaced until the end of the season at Torino by Moreno Longo, but Eusebio Di Francesco is reportedly lined up for next season. Multiple…
Torino to fire Mazzarri
Torino have decided to sack Walter Mazzarri after a series of disastrous defeats, claim reports, culminating in a 4-0 loss to Lecce. The situation had become increasingly untenable following three…
Torino: ‘Unacceptable defeats’
Torino are locked in talks over the future of Walter Mazzarri after “unacceptable” defeats, with reports Moreno Longo is the favourite to take over. It is becoming an untenable situation…
Mazzarri slams ‘bad refereeing’
Torino coach Walter Mazzarri has claimed “it was a game to be won” and slammed the refereeing decisions after the Coppa Italia exit against Milan. The Granata eventually lost 4-2…