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.
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Lecce are attempting to break their third-season curse, but despite tremendous support, the 6-0 defeat to Fiorentina is an ominous sign
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Serie A season is only two months old, but there have been some surprise packages already, and we take a look at them.
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Catanzaro were Serie B's surprise package last season, but can they emulate it again this campaign?
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Riccardo Calafiori has shone for Italy and Arsenal, leaving many Serie A sides wondering 'what if'.
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Mateo Retegui has hit the ground running at Atalanta, and he could solve Italy striker issue.
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Daniel Maldini's Italy call-up makes him Italy's first third-generation player, and it's been duly warranted.
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Como boss Cesc Fabregas can take the positives from the defeat to Napoli, as two players sparkled for the Lariani.
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Lazio have made an impressive start to the season under new coach Marco Baroni, and the Roman club demolished Nice in the Europa League.
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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
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