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
olive s5 e4Sebastiano Esposito’s ‘Group Consciousness’The Sassuolo striker is one of eleven; he feels part of a team and knows that his joy can only exist if it is shared by everyonebyGiovanni Battistuzzi14 SEP 26
Olive s5 e3Francisco Conceição got the era wrongThe Juventus player finds himself in an era that no longer labels wingers as such, preferring the term "wide forwards," and the word "forward" inevitably conjures images of goals.byGiovanni Battistuzzi7 SEP 26
Olive s5 e2Davide Frattesi and the trains to RomeAt Inter, he had become a bit-part player. Gennaro Gattuso had other plans for him: to give him centre stage. And he took centre stage straight away: first match, first goal; second match, second goal. Both were decisive.byGiovanni Battistuzzi31 AUG 26
olive s5 e1The storm Alphadjo CissèThe Milan striker storms across the pitch, overwhelming his opponents, both when he has the ball at his feet and when he’s trying to win it back. He made his debut for Milan against Torino, scoring his first goalbyGiovanni Battistuzzi24 AUG 26