Il Foglio Sportivo - A PORTRAIT OF BONANZAThe ‘unconventional’ madness of the new Massimiliano AlviniAccording 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 gamebyAlessandro Bonan28 SEP 26
footballIt’s time for Roberto Mancini’s ‘new old Italy’The men’s national football team makes its Nations League debut against Belgium. The restoration of the ‘Mancien Régime’ is underway – ever new and elegant, just as the manager has always been able to reinvent himself time and again throughout his many careers as a coachbyGiovanni Battistuzzi25 SEP 26
However, the Nations League has failed to capture widespread attention.The agonising international break, worse than coitus interruptusTwo whole weekends without a league match, right at the start of the season, are a real blow. Not least because nobody really cares about the national teams – the players least of all.byJack O'Malley23 SEP 26
dirty gloves s2 e5Lorenzo Palmisani’s Perfect SundayFrosinone’s goalkeeper was simply sensational against Como; he earned the applause of both his own fans and the opposition’s, saved everything he needed to save and, on two occasions, even more than could reasonably have been expectedbyGiovanni Battistuzzi22 SEP 26
Olive s5 e5Romano Schmid, the simplifierThe Frosinone attacking midfielder had been deemed too short to play football by the Red Bull Salzburg management. First at Werder Bremen and now in Serie A, the Austrian is proving that even a short forward can play football wellbyGiovanni Battistuzzi21 SEP 26
Still image #5Randal Kolo Muani’s instinct for goal (which he missed)With a burst of pace in the box, the Juventus centre-forward proved decisive in the match against Atalanta. The box was his, and the goal was not scored but prevented.byEnrico Veronese21 SEP 26
Serie AWill the international break lead to changes on the bench? It’s not necessarily the case that they’re neededDe Rossi and Stroppa face the prospect of being sacked as Genoa and Venezia remain winless. Allegri and Sarri are looking for solutions for Napoli and Atalanta. A twenty-day break amidst assessments and trainingbyFederico Giorgetti21 SEP 26
Il Foglio SportSpain has now almost got used to winning, and the celebrations are short-livedT-shirts, murals and biscuits for breakfast. A journey through Spanish football two months after the World Cup victorybyAlberto Facchinetti19 SEP 26
Football and financeSky’s moves and DAZN’s figuresComcast’s pay-TV service has announced the acquisition of the broadcasting rights for Euro 2028: it will broadcast all 51 matches of the tournament’s final stage, with 24 matches shown exclusively. Meanwhile, the streaming platform is preparing for its stock market flotationbyMarco Sacchi19 SEP 26
Il Foglio SportChivu’s Inter take on Gasperini’s Roma in a match that will decide the top spotThe managers will face off at the Olimpico in a clash that threatens to set the league alight and ignite the title race. But between the two, despite the age difference, there are more similarities than might appear at first glancebyMichele Tossani19 SEP 26