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’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

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