Ahead of a highly anticipated derby, the manager of one of the teams, ‘the Poirot of football’, asks an artificial intelligence programme to draw up a sort of match plan. The story of a true event

Italian women’s teams in Europe lack self-confidence; they get nervous even before the match begins. And if they start strongly – as Roma did when they literally dominated Real Madrid – at a certain point they almost feel guilty, and they slip back into the depths of despair.

The manager of the Under-21 national team has always been held in high regard by fellow coaches, but opposed by politicians. He is a forward-thinking manager, a trailblazer in his day. He has a rare talent for working with young players. He has demonstrated this once again with the Azzurri

He filled our lives with his victories, to the point where we came to think that winning was the norm, leaving no room for doubt. Then he retired, rather suddenly, leaving us suspended in a void. And in that void, we will find ourselves

According to Silvio Baldini, his Frosinone side “embodies Italian football”. Following the failures with Cremonese, Spezia and Cosenza, the Tuscan manager has realised that he wants to dominate the game

Whilst the Milan manager accepts the challenge without losing his composure, refraining from becoming hostile in the face of the inevitable thorny questions, the Juventus manager, when faced with difficulties, digs his heels in, becoming someone other than himself. I would suggest cultivating the art of suspension

Como won, Roma drew, whilst Inter and Napoli lost. From Fàbregas’s entanglement to Allegri’s reverse ‘cortomusismo’

Orsato is changing his approach and putting the referee back at the centre: VAR will have to intervene far less, leaving the burden of decision-making – and of any mistakes – to the referee. This marks a shift in the opposite direction to that of Rocchi, who had tried to make the system virtually infallible

Moise Kean is leaving Fiorentina after a surreal week, marked by his refusal to train, a fine and his desire to join Como. An undeniable talent, but also yet another example of a football world where multi-million contracts, tantrums and the transfer market seem to have wiped out any rules of conduct

Despite the family tragedy he suffered at a young age and the illness he lives with, Rino has never held a grudge against anyone. That is why he deserves so much, as a coach, a player and a human being