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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

Venezia: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

The second-oldest stadium in Italy behind Genoa’s Luigi Ferraris, the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo may just be the most picturesque ground in the world. It is not often, after all, that you can watch a match in a stadium nestled on one of the islands within the Venetian Lagoon. Surrounded on two sides by water, ... Read More

Bari Must Find Consistency as Race for the Play-Offs Enters Its Final Stretch

Bari travel to Sudtirol on Easter Monday looking to build on the momentum of their win against Palermo last week. ... Read More

Scott McTominay Is Everything That Napoli Had Been Missing, Their Title Hopes Rest on Him

Scott McTominay continued his fine debut season in Serie A with a brace against Empoli on Monday night in a 3-0 win. ... Read More

Record-Breakers Sassuolo Silence the Doubters to Storm Back to Serie A

Sassuolo are back in Serie A at the first time of asking after swatting aside their rivals to win promotion with five games to play. ... Read More

Sampdoria Turn to Their Past and the Marassi Crowd to Save Their Future

Alberico Evani takes charge of his first game in charge of Sampdoria as the Blucerchiati host Cittadella on Saturday. ... Read More
Sampdoria vs Cittadella

Palermo Out to Stamp Their Mark on Play-Off Race Against Bari

Palermo travel to Bari on Friday night looking to cement their play-offs credentials against a direct promotion contender. ... Read More

Alberico Evani, Roberto Mancini and Attilio Lombardo on a Mission to Save Sampdoria

Stood motionless in the technical area, Leonardo Semplici wore the look of a man resigned to his destiny on Sunday evening. The sentiment was reflected on the pitch, where there was no discernible reaction from the Sampdoria players after Spezia doubled their lead. In a sparsely populated away end, a similar scene played out.  Bar ... Read More

How Almost Half of Serie A Could be in European Competitions Next Season

It may be difficult, but Serie A could still have nine representatives in European football next season and here is how. ... Read More

Sampdoria’s Serie C Nightmare Draws Closer as they Sleepwalk Towards Relegation

Three decades on from their last trophy, Sampdoria are sleepwalking into Serie C after another dismal performance. ... Read More

Pisa Must Heed Filippo Inzaghi’s Warning as Promotion Push Falters

Pisa's 2-1 defeat at home against Modena was their third defeat in the past five fixtures and threatens to derail their promotion bid. ... Read More

Big in America: How Serie A Plans to Use Italian Culture and the World Cup to Become a Must-Watch in the States

Andy Mitchell, CEO of Serie A North America, explains how the league is planning to grow in the US ahead of the 2026 World Cup. ... Read More

Frosinone Eyeing Fifth Straight Win to Continue Escape Bid Against Sorry Cosenza

Frosinone look to continue their great escape with a fifth consecutive win when they host Serie B's bottom-dwellers on Saturday. ... Read More