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

Lecce and Luca Gotti Are Facing Third Season Jinx After 6-0 Fiorentina Drubbing

Lecce are attempting to break their third-season curse, but despite tremendous support, the 6-0 defeat to Fiorentina is an ominous sign ... Read More
Udinese v Lecce - Serie A

Napoli’s Slender Empoli Victory Is the Kind Antonio Conte Loves Most

Napoli's slender 1-0 away win against Empoli is the sort of victory Antonio Conte loves the most, and Napoli are becoming title contenders. ... Read More
Napoli v Parma - Serie A

Inside Lecce: Gotti’s Tactics, Transfer Window and Best Players

Lecce's start to the season has been slow, and the Puglia outfit will hope to avoid history and survive the cursed third season in Serie A. ... Read More
Lecce team ahead of Udinese match.

Bari: Stadio San Nicola

Bari's Stadio San Nicola is one of Italy's most aesthetic stadiums, but also a giant white elephant. Here's all the key info. ... Read More
Bari's Stadio San Nicola

Serie A’s Surprise Packages: Newly-Promoted Upstarts, a New Force in the North and a Turnaround in Tuscany

The Serie A season is only two months old, but there have been some surprise packages already, and we take a look at them. ... Read More
Empoli have been one of the surprise packages of the season.

Inside Catanzaro: Caserta’s Tactics, Transfer Window and Best Players

Catanzaro were Serie B's surprise package last season, but can they emulate it again this campaign? ... Read More
Catanzaro score against Sassuolo

Riccardo Calafiori is a Vision of What Might Have Been for Serie A after assured Azzurri display

Riccardo Calafiori has shone for Italy and Arsenal, leaving many Serie A sides wondering 'what if'. ... Read More
Riccardo Calafiori for Italy.

Why Mateo Retegui Can Solve Luciano Spalletti’s Striker Issues

Mateo Retegui has hit the ground running at Atalanta, and he could solve Italy striker issue. ... Read More
Mateo Retegui at Atalanta.

Daniel Maldini Becomes Italy’s First Third-Generation Player, but Does He Deserve It?

Daniel Maldini's Italy call-up makes him Italy's first third-generation player, and it's been duly warranted. ... Read More
Daniel Maldini Italy

Como Can Take Positives From Napoli Defeat as Duo Sparkle

Como boss Cesc Fabregas can take the positives from the defeat to Napoli, as two players sparkled for the Lariani. ... Read More
Nico Paz for Como

Lazio Thriving under Marco Baroni Following Consecutive European Thrashing

Lazio have made an impressive start to the season under new coach Marco Baroni, and the Roman club demolished Nice in the Europa League. ... Read More
Boulaye Dia of SS Lazio (r) celebrates with team mates after scoring the goal of 1-0 during the Serie A football match between SS Lazio and Hellas Verona at Olimpico stadium in Rome (Italy), September 16, 2024. (Photo by Elianton/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

Can Damian Pizarro Emulate David as Namesake Arrives in Udine

When it comes to underrated midfielders, there is perhaps no player that epitomises the term better than David Pizarro. ‘Pek’, as he was commonly known among teammates due to his small stature and ‘Pek’ being abbreviated from the Spanish word pequeno (little), played for Udinese, Inter Milan, Roma and Fiorentina in a 19-year career and ... Read More
UDINE, ITALY - MARCH 20: Udinese players David Pizarro , Antonio Di Natale and Vincenzo Iaquinta celebrate after scoring during the Serie A match between Udinese and Lecce on March 20, 2005 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by New Press/Getty Images)