Barcelona Coach Pep Guardiola has returned to Italy to visit his former club Brescia as they encountered Ascoli in a Serie B encounter during this weekends international break.
Guardiola's decorated playing career is most closely associated with his time with the Catalan giants but he also had two spells with the Lombardy side. It was here where the most testing moment of his career in football occurred as he tested positive for an ba...More
Brescia went down fighting once again, dropping straight back into Serie B after a season that had more highs than lows for the Lombardy side. Their 12th relegation alongside Bari was one where the team impressed at times but fell short in terms of results.
The season began on a high for the Rondinelle as they recorded three wins from their opening four games, with notable victories against Roma and Palermo. But the losing cycle w...More
Luigi Corioni, Brescia’s longstanding president, has told Sky Sports Italia that he is finally standing down after nearly 20 years involvement with the club.
Speaking to reporters, the 74-year-old businessman said: “My adventure at Brescia has come to an end, whether the team survive in Serie A this season or not. I’ve always wanted to play my part, but the time has come where I have to leave.
“Brescia has become too big for a presid...More
Introducing the first ever Football Italiano podcast. David Swan is joined by Mina Rzouki and Varun Mathure to discuss the weekend’s action and Italian Champions League participation.
We start at the top of Serie A, where Inter and Milan could only manage draws against relegation-threatened sides, and drag a prediction for the Scudetto winner out of Mina and Varun.
The Rome derby and Cesena vs. Juventus matches featured three red card...More
Under a dark grey sky at the Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce came from two goals down against Brescia to claim what could prove a vital point in their struggle to stay in Serie A. Having pulled the score back to 2-2, they appeared to have succumbed to a late defeat when Brescia forward Andrea Caracciolo poked the ball home following a scramble in the penalty area. However the goal was disallowed, and Lecce were able to hang on for a point.
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Only in Italy would you see a club sack a Coach, and then less than two months later re-hire him after his successor fails miserably. That is exactly what Brescia did after their 3-0 loss at home to Chievo in Week 22, sacking Mario Beretta and bringing back Giuseppe Iachini.
Iachini, their Coach at the start of the season, was removed in December after a miserable run where he managed to win only three out of 15 games, losing nine. The...More
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