Neither Real Madrid nor Man City will relish facing Inter in Champions League Final
Although Inter will be the underdogs in the Champions League Final on June 10, Stephen Kasiewicz argues that neither Real Madrid nor Manchester City will enjoy facing Simone Inzaghi's men…
Road to Istanbul: Inter stun Europe and overtake Man City and Real Madrid
Inter secured a 2-0 win over city rivals Milan in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday and now the Nerazzurri are surprisingly the closest team to the Istanbul…
Napoli’s Scudetto: Five key games in title-winning campaign
With Napoli winning their third Serie A title ever, Stephen Kasiewicz looks to the five key games in the Partenopei's historic campaign under Luciano Spalletti. Napoli sauntered to a momentous…
Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia near Maradona on Napoli’s throne
Although Diego Armando Maradona remains unrivalled in the history of football and Napoli, Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia have done enough this season to near the Argentinean's myth in Naples,…
Champions League: Three talking points from Napoli-Milan and Inter-Benfica
An Italian club will participate in the Champions League final for the first time in six years as Milan and Inter progressed to set up a two-legged Derby della Madonnina showdownin the…
Champions League: Three talking points from Milan-Napoli and Benfica-Inter
The probability of an all-Italian Champions League semi-final increased as Inter stunned Benfica and Milan edged in front of Napoli in the last eight of the competition this week, here…
Ferguson’s rise from Scotland to Bologna highlights Serie A transfer trend
The rise of Lewis Ferguson at Bologna proves the Scotland international can compete with the best in Serie A, but Stephen Kasiewicz also argues that the midfielder's transfer to the…
Lobotka: Napoli’s most underrated star
While Napoli stars Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen steal the headlines, Stephen Kasiewicz argues Stanis Lobotka has been the Partenopei's most underrated star this season. Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis…
What Coppa Italia exit says about Napoli’s title race
The ecstasy of Napoli’s stunning 5-1 annihilation of Juventus was tempered slightly by a wholly unexpected Coppa Italia defeat against Cremonese that somehow showed what the Partenopei need to be…
Farewell Gianluca Vialli: Hero of Two Worlds
Stephen Kasiewicz goes throughout the career of Gianluca Vialli, one of Italy's most successful players who had an outstanding impact on Italian and English football. It often feels intrusive and…
Serie A returns: 10 promising players to watch in 2023
As Serie A returns after a break of over 50 days, Stephen Kasiewicz looks to 10 promising players to watch in the second part of the campaign. The days of veterans…
Napoli: review of 2022 and New Year’s resolutions for 2023
In a year of title disappointment, shock departures, inspired captures and a stunning revival Napoli enter 2023 clear at the top of Serie A and flying high in Europe, writes…
Difference and comparison between Timothy Weah and Milan legend George
In a career of unceasing comparisons with his father, Timothy Weah made one record of his own by scoring in the World Cup, but what does he have in common…
2022 World Cup: What to expect from Napoli stars in Qatar
A quintet of players from runaway league leaders Napoli will be present at the most controversial and divisive World Cup ever staged and Stephen Kasiewicz predicts what to expect from…
World Cup – How Italy failed to qualify for Qatar 2022: the Azzurri’s key errors
Italy’s dismal failure to qualify for football’s biggest tournament marked another low point in the modern history of the national side and Stephen Kasiewicz goes through the key errors that…
Chiesa can kick-start Juventus, Giroud Milan’s Mr. Reliable and more – four things we learned from the Champions League this week
Milan emphatically booked their place in the knock-out stages in an otherwise disappointing week for Italian clubs in the Champions League. The Rossoneri crushed RB Salzburg 4-0 at San Siro…
Lukaku is back and Juventus should trust the kids – four things we learned from the Champions League this week
Serie A’s four Champions League clubs scored a total of 14 goals in a week of emphatic victories and one glaringly bad defeat. Inter joined Napoli in the round of…
Allegri survives Juve sack, Milan punished by referees again – four things we learned from the Champions League this week
Serie A’s Champions League clubs had a mixed week this week as Napoli and Inter played out goal-filled classics, Milan were let down by a controversial red card and Juventus…
Napoli on fire, Inzaghi buys time – four things we learned from the Champions League this week
It was a largely successful Champions League week for Italian clubs as three out of four claimed victories on Europe’s biggest stage. Napoli obliterated Ajax, Inter’s win against Barcelona was…