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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

Sampdoria’s Crunch Clash With Juve Stabia to be Shown Live on Destination Calcio TV as Rearranged Matchday 34 Games are Announced

The final round of Sampdoria’s fight for Serie B survival will be shown live on Destination Calcio TV after the selected fixtures for rearranged matchday 34 were announced. The full Easter Monday schedule was postponed last month following the death of Pope Francis and Tuesday May 13 was quickly confirmed as the new date. Sampdoria ... Read More

Sassuolo Can Seal Serie B Crown but Cremonese Will Be Out to Spoil Celebrations

Sassuolo boss Fabio Grosso reflected on his side’s “amazing journey” after their latest victory – and one more small step is all that is needed to complete the Serie B march they have been on since last summer. Their immediate return to the top flight has already been confirmed but, after seeing off Carrarese on ... Read More

Sampdoria Urged to Only Look Forward Ahead of Battle With Cremonese

Sampdoria are in desperate need of another jump start when in-form Cremonese arrive at the Marassi on Thursday. ... Read More

Juve Stabia and Catanzaro Need a Quick Response to Nail Down Play-off Spot

Italy celebrates Workers’ Day on May 1 and if ever there was a time for Juve Stabia and Catanzaro to knuckle down and put in a shift, this is it. In the race for a top-eight finish, just two points separate the Stabians in fifth and their opponents on this holiday Thursday, who are seventh. ... Read More

Protests, Punks and the Unbreakable Bond Between Reggiana and Greenock Morton

Why one Morton supporter stood shoulder to shoulder with 3000 of the Reggiana fans who refused to watch their side take on Sassuolo. ... Read More

Reggiana New Recruits Need the Same Again Against High-Flying Cremonese

Reggiana have new faces in place for Friday night’s clash with Cremonese but they could do with history repeating itself to give their hopes of Serie B survival a much-needed boost. Davide Dionigi has replaced William Viali as coach and veteran Mattia Destro has been brought in to boost the strikeforce of a side third from ... Read More

Why Fans are Boycotting Reggiana’s Derby Clash with Sassuolo

Reggiana supporters are preparing to boycott Saturday’s Serie B derby against Sassuolo. The sides have shared a home since the 2013-14 season and this weekend Reggiana are the ‘away’ team at the ground they used to own. In 2013 they effectively became tenants when the company who own Sassuolo bought the stadium. This weekend, Granata ... Read More
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Genoa Release Boca Juniors-inspired Fourth Kit to Honour 120 Years of Argentinian Club Founded by ‘Xeneizes’

Genoa are releasing a fourth kit this season to celebrate their bond with Boca Juniors and mark the South Americans’ 120th anniversary. Back in 1905 it was a group of five Genoese – Esteban Baglietto, Alfredo Scarpatti, Santiago Sana and brothers Teodoro and Juan Antonio Farenga – who founded the club in the La Boca ... Read More