Manager Roberto Mancini’s team played as a unit and, for at least fifty minutes (not consecutive), performed very well. The question is: is it all down to the Azzurri, or is this Turkish side simply a modest one that was poorly organised on the pitch?

The manager has decided that it is time to start trusting those he had deemed worthy of the Azzurri shirt. Against Turkey, Italy are looking for the enthusiasm and desire to play that they have been lacking for years.

The unexpected departure following the victory over Genoa brings the Spaniard’s time in Serie A to an end. Last year, he secured the club’s survival with four matches to spare and won over Parma with his humanity and technical expertise. 

At the Palaeur, in their first Serie A match, Paul Matiasic’s team suffered a 75–94 defeat. Setting aside the points lost in the league table, what is missing is a sense of belonging – something that is not created by dance performances, light shows and epic music, but only through time

A sporting triumph for the Italian yacht and a huge turnout in Naples: as many as 250,000 people turned out to watch the regattas along the Caracciolo seafront

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