Category: Italy
A Paulo Dybala Debate & Other Takes – The Calcio Consultant
For this instalment of The Calcio Consultant, I am likely going to draw the ire of the Juventus faithful by inconveniencing them with this hot take:
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Rolando Mandragora: The Young Stars of Italian Football
Age: 20
Place of birth: Scampia, Italy
Position: Midfielder
Current club: Crotone (on loan from Juventus)
Serie A exp: 34 games
Rolando Mandrag [...]
Rating Every Serie A Team’s Mercato – The Calcio Consultant
The silliness is over, and we can finally just focus on the football. No more who’s going where, just who’s in what team (writes Frank Crivello).
But [...]
Two-Week Takes from Serie A: The Calcio Consultant
Hopefully people will be as hesitant to be as critical of this instalment, just as Serie A officials were hesitant to use VAR (see Roma-Inter, Milan-C [...]
The Young Stars of Italian Football – Davide Calabria – AC Milan
A player from the AC Milan youth system that Italian fans will know well is Davide Calabria. At only 20 years old, he is considered a future star for [...]
The Calcio Consultant – First Impressions of the 2017/18 Serie A Season
The anticipation is over, and we have game week one in the books for the 2017/18 Serie A season, writes Frank Crivello.
Let’s use this edition of T [...]
Serie A 2017-18 Predictions: Final Edition – The Calcio Consultant
The Calcio Consultant, Frank Crivello, is back with his final instalment of Italian Serie A league predictions for the 2017/18 season. Look out for hi [...]
Audi Cup Shows International Club Friendlies Still Have A Place In Football
Friendly matches have always been part of football, and tournaments like the Audi Cup are still useful exercises.
By James Nalton in Munich
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The Calcio Consultant: Serie A Predictions – July Update
Teams are back in training just about everywhere around the world. The mercato is in full swing as Sporting Directors are hard at work shoring up the [...]
Leonardo Bonucci & Max Allegri Quarrel Leads To Shock Transfer
When tempers flared during a match against Palermo between Leonardo Bonucci and Massimiliano Allegri on February 17th, people wrote off the encounter [...]