Emmet Gates

Emmet is an Irish/Argentine football journalist who lives in London. Emmet has been writing about the Italian game for more than a decade with a host of publications. Read More

Latest posts by Emmet Gates

Inter Milan Produce Statement Performance as Lazio Suffer Biggest Ever Home Defeat

Inter Milan produced a masterclass in their 6-0 demolition of Lazio in the capital, and it could be a turning point in the title race. ... Read More
Inter 6-0 Lazio

AC Milan’s Moneyball Approach Angering Fans As 125th Birthday Celebrations Fall Flat

AC Milan's draw against Genoa angered fans as frustrations begin to mount with the club hierarchy over percieved lack of ambition. ... Read More
Morata Milan

Pressure is Building for Alessio Dionisi at Palermo as Catanzaro Come to Town

Catanzaro left it late. Very late. The Giallorossi had come from a goal down at home to Brescia and were hammering on the away side’s door seeking a winner. They’d already had a goal disallowed for offside, and time was fast running out when the clocked ticked into the 98th minute. Following a corner that ... Read More
Palermo v Sampdoria - Serie B Playoffs

Lazio and Roma Prove Days of Neglecting Europa League Are Over for Serie A Giants

Lazio are top of the Europa League table, and Italian sides are finally treating the competition seriously after neglecting it for years. ... Read More
Lazio Ajax

Juventus Roll Back the Years with Vintage European Performance

Juventus rolled back the years with a vintage European performance against Man City that will give Thiago Motta some breathing room. ... Read More
Juventus City win

Golazzo: Alessandro Del Piero, Lazio vs Juventus, 1994

Bernardino di Betto was a renaissance-era painter born in Perugia in the middle of the 15th century.  Famous for his works in the Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome and Siena Cathedral, Di Betto is better known to the world as Pinturicchio (The Little Painter). Pinturicchio, who died in 1513, has always been closely associated ... Read More
Del Piero Lazio 1995

Palermo: Stadio Renzo Barbera

Palermo play in the Stadio Renzo Barbera, one of the most atmospheric grounds in the country. ... Read More
Aerial Views Of Italian Coastlines During Summertime

Why Unbeaten Start Isn’t Protecting Thiago Motta at Juventus

Juventus are drawing more games than they're winning, and Thiago Motta needs to find the right solution, and quickly. ... Read More
Juve Vlahovic

Inside Udinese: Runjaic’s Tactics, Transfers and Best Players

Udinese have had a good start to the season, but their poor form recently has seen them slide down the table. Can they turn things around? ... Read More
Udinese v Lecce - Serie A

Five of Calcio’s Best Special Edition Shirts as Milan Celebrate 125th Anniversary

AC Milan's 125th anniversary shirt won plaudits across social media for its simplicity, Destination Calcio takes a look at some other gems. ... Read More
Marchisio Juve 2017

Inside Palermo: Dionisi’s Tactics, Transfers and Best Players

Palermo are one of the biggest sides in Serie B, but their season has been marred with inconsistency at this stage. ... Read More

Classic Calcio: Juventus 3-2 Fiorentina, December 1994

December 4th marks the 30th anniversary of a Serie A classic between Juventus and Fiorentina, and the birth of a modern superstar. ... Read More
Juve Fiorentina 1995