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The Ballard of Francesco Totti

By Wayne Girard for @gentlemanultra.bsky.social 🇮🇹

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April 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Two of the best coaches in Europe face each other again as Napoli take on Inter today.
Here's Antonio Conte and Simone Inzaghi in the early stages of their football careers.
March 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Roberto Baggio is 58 today.
An Italian football icon.
What is your favourite Baggio goal?
February 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Del Piero and Baggio. Two of Italy's greatest ever players.
February 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The Inter squad from 1983-1984.
February 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Some legends in these team photos from 1983-1984.

Here's the Milan squad.
February 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Plans for the renovation of the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa were unveiled this week. Both Genoa and Sampdoria will continue to play at the stadium in the future.

Pic from Passione Stadi.
January 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
One more. Name the current top flight coach. The prize? Self-satisfaction that you're a Serie A aficionado.
January 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Quick quiz. Name the current Serie A coach from his playing career.
January 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Lazio face Fiorentina at Stadio Olimpico today with Marco Baroni (Lecce, Napoli, Bologna, Hellas Verona among others) and Raffaele Palladino (Juventus, Genoa, Parma, Crotone) going head to head.
January 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Plenty of Serie A coaches played at the top level in Italy.

Milan take on Parma today with Sergio Conceição (Lazio, Parma, Inter) and Fabio Pecchia (Napoli, Juventus, Sampdoria and Bologna among others) in the dugouts.
January 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM
When Serie A ruled the world: Maradona and Platini.

#Napoli #Juventus
January 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Juventus play Club Brugge in Belgium today as the new Champions League group stage nears its conclusion.

The great Alessandro Del Piero scored the winner when the teams last met in the Champions League group stages in November 2005.

#Juventus #UCL
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Alexis Sanchez in his first spell at Udinese.
January 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Parma face Venezia today at Stadio Ennio Tardini in a crucial game for both clubs.

Let's go back in time to look at Parma's 1994-1995 squad which finished third in Serie A and won the UEFA Cup. So many fantastic players in the picture below.

#Parma #SerieA
January 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Rest in peace the great Denis Law.

The Scottish striker starred for Torino in the 1961-62 Serie A season, scoring 10 goals in 27 games.
January 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Inter meet Bologna at San Siro tonight as the race for the Scudetto intensifies.

The incomparable Roberto Baggio starred for both clubs in Serie A.

#Baggio #Inter #Bologna #SerieA
January 15, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Como welcome Milan to Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia today.

The Lombardy club played in the top flight from 1984 to 1989.

A Como team featuring Luca Fusi, Hansi Muller, Gianfranco Matteoli, Dan Corneliusso and Giovanni Invernizzi placed 11th in the 1984-1985 Serie A season under coach Ottavio Bianchi.
January 14, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Napoli take on Hellas Verona at Stadio Diego Maradona today.

Once upon a time two Argentina team-mates went head to head when the clubs met in Serie A.

#Napoli #HellasVerona #SerieA 🇮🇹
January 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Lazio host Como in the opening fixture of the 20th round of Serie A fixtures today.

The Biancocelesti last won the Scudetto in the 1999-2000 season. Here is their Champions League squad from that historic campaign.

#Lazio #SerieA 🇮🇹
January 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Milan derby in the Supercoppa Italiana tonight.

Few better club captains than Paolo Maldini and Javier Zanetti.

#Inter #Milan #Supercoppa 🇮🇹
January 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
All-time greats Ronaldo (Inter) and Paolo Maldini (Milan) go head to head in the Derby della Madonnina.

#Inter #Milan #Supercoppa 🇮🇹
January 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Giuseppe Giannini (Roma) and Cristiano Bergodi (Lazio) share a frosty handshake ahead of the November 1994 Derby della Capitale.
January 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Gianluca Vialli. One of the greatest Italian forwards. A legend. It's been two years since his passing.
January 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Merry Christmas from everyone at TGU.
December 24, 2024 at 4:55 PM