Although the first half of the season is not yet complete, the Serie A table already reveals three clear relegation candidates. Lecce (nine), Cesena and Novara (twelve) are at least six points from safety and risk making the task of survival even harder should their form not change for the better in upcoming weeks.
Despite enjoying just two wins each, Lecce and Novara have shown some ability to find the back of the net. With 17 goal...More
Lecce midfielder Manuel Giandonato hopes to return to action within a month following knee surgery.
On loan from Juventus, Giandonato was injured during the loss to Lazio on December 10th. The Abruzzo native underwent arthroscopic surgery yesterday and told TuttoJuve.com he hopes to make a quick recovery.
“The operation went very well. I am still at the clinic, but I have made the first step back to recovery and hope to return soon. I...More
Following Lecce's 4-2 defeat to Napoli over the weekend, the club has announced, through their website, that Eusebio Di Francesco has been sacked and Serse Cosmi will take over as the new coach.
Di Francesco's Lecce suffered their third consecutive defeat in the league this weekend and this was enough for officials to decide that a change in coach was necessary. Di Francesco took over at the start of this season, but only managed to la...More
Lecce coach Eusebio Di Francesco will return to the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday for the first time as a manager. Di Francesco played for Roma from 1997 to 2001 and even won a Serie A title with the Giallorossi.
Speaking to Corriere dello Sport, the former Roma midfielder delcared: "Returning to the Olimpico as a coach is a good feeling, I have wonderful memories."
Di Francesco also spoke about his sides previous fixture at Cesena whe...More
Last weekend’s 3-0 thumping at newly-promoted Siena has capped a fairly miserable opening four league games for Lecce. Bar a surprise 2-0 victory in Bologna in week two, the Puglians have lost at home to Udinese and another newly-promoted team in Atalanta, scoring just three goals while conceding seven in the process.
The results will make grim reading for rookie Serie A Coach Eusebio Di Francesco who has been given the monumental task...More
A selection of the contributors to Football Italiano have compiled their thoughts and predictions on the upcoming season. This is what they have concluded;
Scudetto
MilanLast season’s champions Milan enter the new campaign as favourites and there are strong reasons for this - especially their summer transfer activity. The arrivals of Alberto Aquilani, Antonio Nocerino, Philippe Mexes and Taye Taiwo have strengthened the team in areas...More
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