Giancarlo Rinaldi

José Mourinho has made it pretty clear that he is going all-in on Europe in the closing stages of the season. Despite that, Giancarlo Rinaldi says there were a few…

Both Inter and Fiorentina played their cards close to their chests in their league matches before their cup showdown in Rome. Still, Giancarlo Rinaldi tried to sneak a peek at…

Inter took the honours in the first round of the biggest all-Italian European tie in many years. Giancarlo Rinaldi analyses what the weekend's Serie A games told us about what…

After Napoli ended a title absence of more than 30 years, could it be Fiorentina’s turn to win a trophy for the first time in over two decades? Giancarlo Rinaldi…

They say that Scudetti won outside Milan and Turin are worth at least double, so Napoli's third triumph is a truly amazing achievement: Giancarlo Rinaldi tries his best to make…

It might have been delayed for a few days but the party has now begun in Naples. Giancarlo Rinaldi looks at the other celebrations and commiserations from the latest round…

A third title will be celebrated for years to come in Naples. Giancarlo Rinaldi has a look at some of the less heralded stars of their historic Scudetto win. Surely…

The celebrations on the streets of Naples had to be put on hold at the weekend - at least a little - but there were other tales of success and…

A late strike saw Luciano Spalletti’s men close in on domestic glory at the weekend, but who were all the stars and strugglers in Serie A? Giancarlo Rinaldi gives you…

On a weekend when none of Italy's Champions League sides won, Giancarlo Rinaldi picks out the biggest successes and failures of the latest round of games. Maybe Maurizio Sarri was…

Close encounters were the order of the day over Easter weekend in Italy but, as Giancarlo Rinaldi reports, there were still plenty of brilliant moments and blunders around the peninsula.…

In the first of a new series summing up the highs and lows of each round of games, Giancarlo Rinaldi picks out the good, the bad and the ugly from…

Giancarlo Rinaldi rates Serie A clubs in their European fixtures and notes that, perhaps, rumours of Calcio’s death have been greatly exaggerated. It has been a tough time for Italian…

Everybody watching wanted to be part of that embrace. As Italy celebrated winning Euro 2020, Azzurri supporters around the world watched as Roberto Mancini sought out his old friend and…

Perhaps his most legendary moment was that towering header in the 1970 World Cup Final against Italy, securing the third trophy for both himself and Brazil, writes Giancarlo Rinaldi. He…

Argentina has been lucky to have had two players like Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi to grace its national team. After they lifted the World Cup for the third time,…

It seems like a distant dream, but the Azzurri have been regular stars of World Cup finals. In the closing part of his series, Giancarlo Rinaldi looks back at a…

The Azzurri are on an unwanted holiday this November and December but they have been World Cup stars in years gone by. In the fourth part of his series, Giancarlo…

Italy may not have made it to Qatar but they have written famous chapters in the history of international football’s biggest tournament. In the third part of his series, Giancarlo…

As Azzurri fans watch events unfolding in Qatar without their favourites there to support, Giancarlo Rinaldi looks back at past competitions. In the second of a five-part series here is…