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

Spezia See Off Sampdoria to Keep Pressure on Pisa in Promotion Race

Gianluca Lapadula's double secured a 2-0 win that took Spezia one step closer to catching Pisa in second, and Sampdoria nearer to Serie C. ... Read More

Palermo Welcome Promotion-Chasing Sassuolo to Sicily as Serie B’s Hottest Strikers Converge

The Sassuolo train continues at full steam. Fabio Grosso’s men demolished poor Reggiana 5-1 in the Reggio Emilia derby last weekend in a show of ruthless efficiency. Goals from Samuele Mulattieri, Armand Lauriente, Daniel Boloca and Simone Verdi secured a resounding win, and took the Neroverdi one step closer to the promotion most expected at ... Read More

Roma’s €32m Hitman Artem Dovbyk Finally Finding his Feet in the Capital

Roma striker Artem Dovbyk struggled in the first few months of the season, but his form is picking up at just the right time. ... Read More
Dovbyk

Napoli Pay Homage to Antonio Careca, Alemao and Ezequiel Lavezzi Before Crucial Win Against AC Milan

In the lead up to the titanic clash with AC Milan, three Napoli heroes were honoured by the club they starred for back in the day. ... Read More

Five of the Best Goals from Napoli and AC Milan’s Epic 1987-92 Rivalry

Napoli and AC Milan had an epic rivalry in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and we've taken a look at some of the best goals of the era. ... Read More
Napoli Milan

Salernitana and Palermo Both Needing A Victory For Very Different Reasons

Salernitana and Palermo meet at the Stadio Arechi on Sunday, and both need a victory for very different reasons. ... Read More
Salernitana vs Palermo

Catania: The Sicilan Giants That Warrant Serie A Football

Catania haven't been in Serie A for 11 years, nor Serie B for 10, but the club deserve better. Under new ownership, they're going places. ... Read More

Giuseppe Mascara – The Sicilian Quagliarella who Made the Impossible Possible

Giuseppe Mascara played for Palermo and Catania, but is best remembered for his time at the latter, and his catalogue of wonder goals. ... Read More

Classic Calcio: Germany vs Italy, Euro 2012

Italy and Germany have played out many a classic game down the years, and the Euro 2012 semi final delivered the best of Mario Balotelli. ... Read More
Balotelli

Udinese’s Lorenzo Lucca Finally Giving Luciano Spalletti What He Hasn’t Had as Italy Coach

Udinese's Lorenzo Lucca is in the middle of a breakout season in Serie A. His inclusion in the Italy squad gives Luciano Spalletti options. ... Read More
Lucca Udinese

Fiorentina, Juventus and the Rivalry Inflamed by Calcio’s Most Controversial Transfer

The rivalry between Fiorentina and Juventus is well-known to those who know their calcio history. The hatred, more one-sided in truth, began in earnest in 1982. ... Read More
Baggio Fiorentina

Beppe Signori – the Pint-sized Predator who Exploded as Serie A’s Sharpest Shooter of the 1990s

Beppe Signori's legacy has been somewhat forgotten in recent years, but it should be remembered just how good a strike he was in the 1990s. ... Read More