Never underestimate Inzaghi, who once scored four goals in a Champions League preliminary. While not as prolific as brother Pippo on the pitch, he knows his way to goal and, after losing his first cup final as coach, has won seven in a row.

With foresight, the Società must plan for next season. Here lies within the most exciting opportunity for Cristiano Giuntoli and Luciano Spalletti.

Here we’ll take a look at painful home defeats of Italy’s strongest clubs. These are the Calcio carcasses of Juve, Milan, Inter, Roma, Lazio and Napoli that were left smouldering on display in their own cities.

I’m not so sure that Lazio or Roma fans expected to defeat Napoli and Juventus. But here they are. It’s their week.

The clear affinity is undeniable. Apart from operating as deep-lying central midfielders, both won a Serie B title with Brescia as teenagers, both were recognised as senior players of the Azzurrini, and both won the Scudetto with Milan soon after transferring over.

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Let’s take a look at Franck’s innings: a career that spanned 22 years which began in 2000 and consisted of 25 trophies with Galatasaray, Marseille and Bayern Munich, including 9 Bundesliga titles and the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.

From losing Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne to signing some of the League’s best strikers in the final weeks of the transfer market, let’s dissect Luciano Spalletti’s options in the attacking half.

One thing in particular that Serie B is renowned for is a solid defence. Lecce won the league in 2021/22 boasting the lowest total of goals conceded and was thus duly awarded top-flight status for 2022/23.

Matteo Brunori converted a 25th-minute penalty at the Stadio Renzo Barbera — his 29th of the season — which doubled Palermo’s advantage following Roberto Floriano’s first-leg winner seven days earlier in Padova.

Until now, only Gigi Buffon (176), Fabio Cannavaro (136) and Paolo Maldini (126) have played more times for Italy than Chiellini (117). Perhaps King Kong would have surpassed Maldini if he were not denied attending those elusive World Cups in Russia and Qatar.

Episode 1 of Lega Football is all about Monza, the Serie B PlayOff Final, Carlo Ancelotti becoming the most decorated coach in the UEFA Champions League, Napoli and the Serie C PlayOff Final.

There’s also a clip from my interview with FC Sudtirol coach, Ivan Javorčić.

Coming into the second leg with a 2–1 deficit, Pisa quickly took an aggregate lead in the opening ten minutes, however, a late Christian Gytkjær brace ensured that Silvio Berlusconi and Adriano Galliani return to the Italian top flight for the first time since 2017.

The 2021/22 Serie A title belongs to Milan and Junior Messias. While there were more important pieces on Pioli’s chessboard, the contribution of the former Crotone winger can not be understated.

Richard is joined by David Ferrini to discuss Bari's greatest team of the 1990s.

The decade was a good one for the team from Puglia, with multiple seasons in Serie A and signing a certain David Platt in the summer of 1991 from Aston Villa.

The likes of Igor Protti, Gianluca Zambrotta, Kennet Andersson, Zvonimir Boban and of course, Antonio Cassano, all lined out for the southern Italian side during the 1990s.

But who made the best XI?

Conceptualise technical ability blended with a big splash of high-speed grunt and tenacity to boot.

Unshaken and unstirred, meet Fiorentina’s new No.9, Arthur Cabral.

Serie A: 104 Goals scored, 33 conceded

Not even a gung-ho Atalanta, who fell one short of a century of goals - could match it with Inter’s attacking dynamics of Lukaku-Martinez-Eriksen (under Conte) and then Dzeko-Martinez-Calhanoglu.

A tale of triumphs and temporary setbacks, his playing career can only be defined as elite. Read on with me today to see how Pablito won Serie A silverware, European titles and the World Cup in the space of just 36 months.