The last thing any under fire manager wants when the going gets tough is a game against their fierce rivals. While this presents an opportunity for redemption and a shot at salvation should they win, it can also spell disaster as fans and, worst of all, a club's board tend to lose patience when a bad run culminates in a derby defeat. For Gennaro Gattuso, the Italian tried to roll a double six on Sunday evening but ended up nowhere close...More

The first managerial casualties in Serie A have arrived, with just eight rounds of league fixtures played at most clubs, after Genoa and Chievo moved swiftly to make coaching changes this week, aiming to improve their respective fortunes in the Italian top flight. The most surprising dismissal when looking at the league table, is that of Genoa boss Davide Ballardini, with the team sitting relatively comfortably in 12th position in Se...More

Italy recorded an impressive 1-0 victory away to Poland in the Nations League League A match, to give the Azzurri a three point lead over the relegation spot in third. While it might have taken a last gasp set-piece goal from Cristiano Biraghi, the result of this match did not tell the full story. Instead the story of this game was that Italy under Roberto Mancini are beginning to perform like an Italy side should, and fans will use...More

This week Italy host Ukraine in a friendly, that will give coach Roberto Mancini the opportunity to make final preparations for the Nations League clash away to Poland on Sunday. But one thing is becoming clear for the Azzurri, that this week they need to get back to winning ways. Mancini came to the job on the back of the awful performances under Giampiero Ventura, that saw Italy fail to even qualify for the World Cup in Russia 2018...More

Love him or hate him, you have to respect him. Cristiano Ronaldo will quite rightly go down as one of the greatest footballers of all-time but he has failed to inspire confidence since completing his jaw-dropping move to Juventus this summer. In fact, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has yet to open his account for the Italian champions and fans are starting to have second thoughts on whether Ronaldo can cut it in Serie A. First of a...More

AC Milan head coach Gennaro Gattuso have once again claimed that he has the backing of the club’s management in his current position. The former Milan midfielder did a good job last season following his appointment in the hot seat in November. Due to his immediate impact, Gattuso was handed a three-year contract in April. The Rossoneri have big ambitions this season and that has been reflected in their summer business. As a result, ...More