Few are as qualified to talk about the fortunes of Fiorentina and Siena ahead of Sunday’s Tuscan derby as Enrico Chiesa. The prolific striker was endeared to both fans for his brilliance at scoring every type of goal, to Fiorentina for netting 22 times the season after Batistuta left, and to Siena for leading the team to survival in its first years in Serie A.
The man Fabio Capello described as a cross between Gigi Riva and Paolo Ros...More
Chievo has set their sights on strengthening the team with the capture of two Slovenians in the January transfer window, according to tuttomercatoweb.
Domenico Di Carlo has been working with sporting director Giovanni Sartori and the duo are aiming to sign unsettled Palermo midfielder Armin Bacinovic. Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini is prepared to let the player leave, but in return Chievo are willing to offer Luca Rigoni.
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Four games into the season and Chievo were in the top half of Serie A with seven points. The Flying Donkeys had won two successive games against unlikely opponents in Napoli and Genoa, ending both sides' respective unbeaten starts to the season. This came after conceding an 85th minute equaliser at home to Serie A new boys Novara on the first day of the new campaign and succumbing to a very late winner at Parma a week later.
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Transfer deadline day saw a plethora of deals being made and it was easy to lose track with all the player movement. One transfer that seemed to go under the popularity radar was the loan transfer of Francesco Grandolfo. The 19 year-old Italian striker moved from relegated Bari back to Serie A with Chievo. It’s a move which is made all the more remarkable when looked at closer.
Grandolfo resembled a beacon of hope for the sporting futu...More
Last season: Chievo 2010-11 season review The 2010/11 season was an overwhelming success for Chievo Verona. Under the watchful eye of untried Serie A boss Stefano Pioli, ‘the flying donkeys’ had their highest league finish in five years with 11th place and reached the last sixteen of the Coppa Italia before bowing out to eventual runners-up Palermo. Along the way there were impressive home wins over Rafa Benitez’s Inter Milan and an im...More
Earlier this week, Giovanni Sartori, the sporting director at Chievo was quoted stating the club were interested in bringing an attacker or two and then proceeded, in a fashion rare in the world of football, to name the three particular strikers who Mussi Volanti were actively pursuing in the transfer market. Chievo are in need of increasing their firepower as they look to lift some of the burden of reliance from the shoulders of Sergio...More
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