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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

Why Defender Oumar Solet Is Udinese’s Latest Diamond and a Wanted Man in Serie A

Oumar Solet stole the show in Udinese's defeat against Inter Milan, but could the Frenchman be Serie A's next great defender? ... Read More

How Much Are Serie B Parachute Payments Worth and Do They Really Swing the Race to Serie A?

How much do Serie B teams earn in parachute payments and do they make a difference in winning promotion back to Serie A? ... Read More

Palermo Are Timing Their Play-Off Sprint to Perfection, but Can They Deliver a Grandstand Finish?

Palermo are again in control of their own destiny, but can they produce a grandstand finish to secure a play-offs spot? ... Read More

Serie B Surprise Packages Cesena and Juve Stabia Face Off With Play-Off Spots at Stake

Cesena host Juve Stabia on Sunday with a play-offs spot on the line in a battle of the Serie B surprise packages. ... Read More
Cesena vs Juventus

Sampdoria Face the First of Eight Finals as They Bid to Halt Frosinone’s Great Escape

Sampdoria host Frosinone at Marassi in a crucial relegation six-pointer as they look for a first win in almost two months. ... Read More
Sampdoria vs Frosinone

Make Mine a Treble: Can Inter Milan and Simone Inzaghi Really Repeat Jose Mourinho’s Historic Triumph?

Some 15 years after Jose Mourinho wrote himself in Inter's history, can Simone Inzaghi emulate him and win another Treble? ... Read More

Twists, Drama and Goals Galore: Breaking Down Serie B’s Race for the Play-Offs

Six teams are slugging it out for the play-offs spots in Serie B, with only Spezia certain of their place so far. ... Read More

Classic Calcio: Torino 3-2 Juventus, March 1983

Exactly 42 years ago today, Torino pulled off arguably the greatest comeback in the rich history of the Derby della Mole. ... Read More

Riccardo Orsolini and Bologna Defy Naysayers to Mount Champions League Challenge

Riccardo Orsolini has been key to Bologna's revival under Vincenzo Italiano this season, but remains overlooked for Italy. ... Read More

Too Big for Its Own Good? Why Serie C Faces Day of Reckoning Despite New TV Deal

With Taranto and Turris excluded from Serie C, the financial sustainability of Italy's third tier is back in the spotlight. ... Read More
Catania

EXCLUSIVE: Lewis Ferguson on Loving Serie A, his Champions League Target and Bringing Irn-Bru to Bologna

Lewis Ferguson tells Destination Calcio why he moved to Bologna and how he dreams of a Champions League return. ... Read More

How Panini Went From Italian Institution to British Pop-Culture Hit via Swapsies and Shinies

Here is how Panini went from humble beginnings in Modena to reshape football culture in Britain over the past six decades. ... Read More