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

Cigars and Silverware help Sergio Conceicao Announce His AC Milan Arrival in Style

Sergio Conceicao lifted his first trophy with AC Milan just seven days after replacing Paulo Fonseca in charge of the Rossoneri. ... Read More

Claudio Ranieri’s Derby Masterclass Hints Roma’s Nightmare Season Can Still Have Fairytale Ending

Roma reignited their season with a win in the Derby della Capitale as their mini-revival under Claudio Ranieri continues. ... Read More

Sergio Conceicao Faces Weight of History as AC Milan’s Interim Manager

Sergio Conceicao is AC Milan's ninth interim manager in the past 38 years and his predecessors have found life hard at the San Siro. ... Read More

Paulo Fonseca Pays the Price for Milan’s Lack of Identity, but Rossoneri Woes Run Much Deeper

Paulo Fonseca was sacked by Milan on Monday after an inconsistent six months in charge left the Rossoneri eighth in Serie A. ... Read More

Bari Must Forget Christmas Misery in a Hurry Against Promotion-Chasing Spezia

Bari host Spezia in a fixture with crucial play-off implications as they look to halt a three-game losing run. ... Read More
Kevin Lasagna

Serie A Winter Champions: Why a Title That ‘Counts for Nothing’ Means So Much

There is no trophy awarded for the title of Campioni d'Inverno and yet history show why it matters so much for Serie A clubs. ... Read More

Palermo and Bari Hope for Some Christmas Cheer On Boxing Day

The Rosanero's defeat against league leaders Sassuolo on Saturday was their third in a row and left them 12th heading into Christmas, 22 points adrift of Neroverdi. ... Read More

Pisa Hope to Spoil Sassuolo’s Christmas in Boxing Day Clash

Pisa host Sassuolo on Boxing Day in the biggest game of the Serie B season so far as they look to cut the gap from the league leaders. ... Read More

Palermo Need Form Reversal as Alessio Dionisi Faces Daunting Return to Sassuolo

Alessio Dionisi returns to Sassuolo to face his former team on Saturday, with Palermo struggling to live up to the hype. ... Read More

Torrential Rain Can’t Dampen Catanzaro’s Party in Palermo

Catanzaro fans endured a biblical downpour in Palermo on Sunday, but were rewarded by a late winner at the Renzo Barbera. ... Read More

Rome: Stadio Olimpico

Italy's second-biggest stadium, the Stadio Olimpico remains an iconic ground even though Roma and Lazio are desperate to leave it. ... Read More

Bari’s 14-Game Unbeaten Run Faces Crucial Test in Pisa

After a slow start to the season, Bari have forced their way into the promotion fight on the back of a 14-game unbeaten run. ... Read More