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

Mateo Retegui Looks Unstoppable in Serie A Capocannoniere Race… but who will be the Serie B Top Scorer?

Destination Calcio examines who's in the race for the Serie A Capocannoniere and Serie B Pablito awards, as the season nears its end. ... Read More
Mateo Retegui at Atalanta.

Matias Soule’s Rise at Roma Will Have Juventus Looking On with Regret

Juventus sold Matias Soule to Roma last summer, and now the Argentine is now showing why former Juve coach Thiago Motta wanted to keep him. ... Read More

Catanzaro Welcome Play-off Rivals Palermo in Battle of the Serie B Hotshots

Catanzaro take on Palermo at the Stadio Nicola Ceravolo on Sunday, and it's a game that'll see two of Serie B's best strikers square off. ... Read More

Golazzo: Youri Djorkaeff, Inter Milan vs. Roma, 1997

Youri Djorkaeff scored the goal of his career against Roma in 1997, a goal so good Inter president Massimo Moratti wanted to make a statue. ... Read More
Youri Djorkaeff Inter Roma 1997

Atalanta’s Ederson Fast Becoming Serie A’s Shining Light as European Giants Circle

Atalanta midfielder Ederson has quietly emerged as one of the best players in Serie A, and his form hasn't gone unnoticed. ... Read More

AC Milan’s Latest Victory Over Inter Inspired by Italy’s Most Prolific Midfielder

AC Milan saw off cousins Inter to reach the Coppa Italia final, and midfielder Tijjani Reijnders played a major role in the win. ... Read More

Pisa Can Take Huge Step Towards Top Flight With Cremonese Victory

The Nerazzurri got back on track with a 2-0 away win against struggling Reggiana last weekend and are seven points clear in second. ... Read More

Spezia Looking to Channel Their Fury as Automatic Promotion Hopes Dwindle

Spezia welcome Cosenza on Easter Monday knowing that their hopes of automatic promotion to Serie A are dwindling. ... Read More

Classic Calcio: Bologna 2-4 Inter, September 1997

Bologna, featuring Roberto Baggio, took on Ronaldo's Inter Milan in a classic match from September 1997 at the Stadio Dall'Ara. ... Read More

Lautaro Martinez Becomes the Symbol For Simone Inzaghi’s Inter on Record-Breaking European Night

Lautaro Martinez played a pivotal part in Inter Milan reaching the final four of the Champions League, and proving the doubters wrong. ... Read More

Classic Calcio: Lazio 1-5 Roma, March 2002

For a fleeting moment in time Rome wasn’t just the capital of Italy, but the football capital of the nation. The turn of the millennium feels a long time ago now, but to those of us who lived through it, the era when both Roma and Lazio sat atop the calcio summit feels merely a ... Read More

Cremonese and Juve Stabia Meet in a Massive Six-Pointer Between Serie B Form Sides

Cremonese and Juve Stabia square off in a massive six-pointer that could shape the promotion playoff places in the final weeks of the season. ... Read More
Cremonese v Juve Stabia