Dan Cancian

Dan Cancian is a senior writer for Destination Calcio, who covers Serie A and Italian football. Previously he worked at the Daily Mail and freelanced for The Guardian and These Football Times, where he covered all things Calcio. Read More

Latest posts by Dan Cancian

Sampdoria Turn To the 12th Man at Marassi as They Bid to Stop Sassuolo

Sampdoria are in desperate need of three points as they host Serie B runaway league leaders Sassuolo on Friday night. ... Read More

Ademola Lookman’s Spat With Gian Piero Gasperini Threatens to Sour Atalanta Fairytale

Ademola Lookman's future at Atalanta looks over after he was singled out by Gian Piero Gasperini for his penalty miss against Club Bruges. ... Read More

How Sassuolo Are Delivering the Most Relentless Promotion Push in Europe This Season

Sassuolo have set a relentless pace in Serie B this season and are the best side across the second divisions of Europe's top-5 leagues. ... Read More

Fabio Pecchia Is Gone but Parma Face Near-Impossible Task to Avoid Relegation

Less than a year after winning promotion to Serie A, Fabio Pecchia's reign at Parma is over with the Ducali in the relegation zone. ... Read More

Derby d’Italia Defeat Shines Unforgiving Light on Inter Milan’s Dismal Rival Record

Inter Milan's frailties against their direct rivals were on display again as they lost 1-0 to Juventus in the Derby d'Italia ... Read More

Palermo Captain Matteo Brunori Wants New-Look Rosanero to Be Ruthless in Play-Off Chase

Palermo host Mantova on Sunday as they desperately seek to find some consistency to boost their play-offs hopes. ... Read More

Marco Baroni Was Napoli’s Scudetto Hero 25 Years Ago, Now He’s Out to Turn Villain

Marco Baroni scored the goal that sealed Napoli's title in 1990, but could derail the Azzurri's Scudetto charge on Saturday. ... Read More

Bari Out to Banish Last Season’s Demons as They Approach Familiar Fork in the Road

Bari welcome Cremonese on Saturday afternoon as they look to rebound from a disappointing defeat away at Juve Stabia. ... Read More
Kevin Lasagna

AC Milan’s Fab Four Fail to Hit the Right Notes as Champions League Hopes Hang by a Thread

Sergio Conceicao's decision to start Santiago Gimenez, Rafael Leao, Joao Felix and Christian Pulisic backfired in a 1-0 loss to Feyenoord. ... Read More

Booming Serie A Attendances Paint Calcio in a Picture of Rude Health

Serie A ranks third across Europe's five big leagues in terms of average attendance, but new investment is needed ahead of Euro 2032. ... Read More

Inter Milan Come Off the Ropes to Give Serie A Title Race Fresh Twist

The Serie A title race took another twist as Inter Milan closed the gap from Napoli to one point on Monday night. ... Read More

Serie A’s Battle for Survival: The Six Teams Desperate to Avoid the Drop

Monza and Venezia face a nigh-on impossible task to remain in Serie A, with Parma, Empoli and Verona also fighting to avoid the drop. ... Read More