dirty gloves s2 e4Those two seconds by Vladimiro FalconeLecce’s defence leaves a lot to be desired, but their goalkeeper (apart from the odd mistake) is keeping Di Francesco’s side afloat. Against Monza, two saves in quick succession allowed the Salento side to celebrate the three points byGiovanni Battistuzzi15 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
Serie APaulo Dybala’s new lease of lifeAt the start of the season, the Argentine striker has been brought back to his best by Gian Piero Gasperini. It has been years since he was last seen playing like thisbyMarco Gaetani14 SEP 26
still image #4The Western-style showdown between Adzic and the Juventus defenceA year on from the match-winning goal against Inter, September is once again a decisive month for the fortunes of Juventus and the Montenegrin footballer, who this year, however, is playing for SassuolobyEnrico Veronese14 SEP 26
Il Foglio SportIt’s an American Serie AWhy are our clubs so popular with foreigners? Luciano Segreto, professor of the History of Italian Business at Bocconi University, and Pippo Russo, lecturer in Sociology at the University of Florence, offer their insights.byGianluca Mazzini12 SEP 26
Il Foglio SportivoRome and Lazio: the yin and yang of Roman footballTwo teams at opposite ends of the spectrum, two sets of supporters worlds apart, two almost incompatible projects. And yet there they arebyMarco Cherubini12 SEP 26
dirty gloves s2 e3Filip Stanković’s save earned him Calò’s praiseThe Venezia goalkeeper’s save was one of those that doesn’t go unnoticed, one of those for which the term ‘miracle’ is overused. A save that proved not to be decisive over the full ninety minutes, as Frosinone went on to win anyway, but here it is the individual moment that countsbyGiovanni Battistuzzi8 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
still image #3What unites Inter and Roma beyond the league tableThe Nerazzurri managed to beat Napoli at the death, thanks to their star player; a similar scenario unfolded 600 kilometres away for the Giallorossi against Atalanta. Although the goalscorer was not the most celebrated Argentine in the capitalbyEnrico Veronese7 SEP 26
Serie AFiorentina are still lost and fearful. They’re giving Vanoli’s approach another goThe manager who managed to save the Viola last season has returned following Fabio Grosso’s sacking to try once again to allay fears of another failurebyFederico Giorgetti7 SEP 26
