Brian Lee

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Milan in London and Roma on Merseyside – Where to Get Your Calcio Fix in the UK This Summer

Calcio fans in the UK are in for a treat this summer with a host of Serie A clubs in action against Premier League opposition as they prepare for the new campaign. ... Read More

Udine Planning Massive Party for PSG and Tottenham at Historic European Super Cup

All eyes will be on Udine next month as the city puts on a festival of football for the European Super Cup at the Bluenergy Stadium. ... Read More

Sampdoria Survive the Chaos: Timeline of how the Serie B Drama Unfolded

Sampdoria live to fight another day in Serie B after a month of drama including court hearings, bankruptcies and food poisoning. ... Read More

Serie B Relegation Play-Out Between Sampdoria and Salernitana Postponed After Food Poisoning Outbreak

The second leg of the Serie B play-out has been pushed back 48 hours to Sunday, June 22 due to an outbreak of food poisoning. Salernitana against Sampdoria was due to be played on Friday night (June 20) but the Salerno outfit asked for the game to be moved after players and staff became ill ... Read More

Spezia and Cremonese Braced for Final Showdown with a Ticket to Serie A Just 90 Minutes Away

Spezia boss Luca D’Angelo will not be playing for a draw in the play-off final against Cremonese even though it would be enough to send his side to Serie A. After Thursday’s goalless stalemate in the first leg at the Giovanni Zini, Spezia would be promoted if the teams finish level after another 90 minutes, ... Read More

Giovanni Stroppa and Luca D’Angelo Prepare for Play-Off Duel Again as Cremonese Host Spezia

Spezia boss Luca D’Angelo will be hoping history does not repeat itself as he prepares to lock horns with Cremonese coach Giovanni Stroppa in the Serie B play-off final once again. The pair will square up on Thursday, three years to the day since Stroppa’s Monza came from behind to beat D’Angelo’s Pisa 4-3 in ... Read More

Spezia Determined to Finish the Job Against Catanzaro and Reach Serie B Play-Off Final

Francesco Pio Esposito fired Spezia to within touching distance of the Serie B promotion play-off final but the young striker was quick to urge caution ahead of Sunday’s second leg against Catanzaro. Esposito’s stunning free-kick sealed a 2-0 win for his side in Calabria after Giuseppe Di Serio broke the deadlock early in the second ... Read More

Pressure is on for Juve Stabia and Cremonese Ahead of Play-Off Semi-final

Cremonese boss Giovanni Stroppa believes Juve Stabia could be starting to feel pressure for the first time ahead of their Serie B play-off semi-final. The Stabians have been punching above their weight since the start of the campaign and remain in with a chance of a second successive promotion having escaped Serie C this time ... Read More

Boss Luca D’Angelo Demands Focus as Spezia Enter the Play-Off Picture at Catanzaro

Luca D’Angelo is taking nothing for granted as his well-rested Spezia side enter the Serie B play-off mix with a long trip south to face Catanzaro. ... Read More

Salernitana and Frosinone Set for Scrap to Avoid a Second Straight Relegation

Salernitana held their nerve in one do-or-die shootout to extend their stay in Serie B - and now head straight into another fight for survival, this time against Frosinone. ... Read More

Brescia Braced for Final Survival Battle Against Flying Reggiana

Brescia's hopes of staying in Serie B remain in their own hands, as ahead of kick-off against Reggiana they sit in 15th, one place above the relegation play-out. ... Read More

Bari’s Bid to Stay in Play-Off Race Could Signal the End for Cittadella in Serie B

Bari will be aiming to strengthen their grip on a Serie B play-off spot on Friday night with a victory that could finally put Cittadella out of their misery. The Granata’s days in the second tier have looked numbered for a couple of months, with their last win at Juve Stabia nothing more than a ... Read More