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

Classic Calcio: AC Milan 3-4 Inter Milan, October 2006

There have been some brilliant battles between AC Milan and Inter Milan down the years, but it’s hard to beat the October 2006 fixture. ... Read More
Derby della Madonnina 2006

Bari Out to Break Their Cycle of Stalemates Against Frosinone

Bari welcome Frosinone to the Stadio San Nicola needing a victory after a run of draws, while the away side need a win of their own. ... Read More
Longo Bari

Palermo Craving Consistency as They Aim to Halt Pisa’s March to Promotion

Palermo welcome high-flying Pisa to the Renzo Barbera on Friday night in what is arguably the game of the round. ... Read More

Roma Finally End Away-Day Voodoo Against Udinese as Derby del Sole Looms

Roma ended their nine-month drought for an away win against Udinese, and Claudio Ranieri is slowly bringing his side up the Serie A table. ... Read More
Pellegrini Roma

Cremonese Aim to Keep Pace With Serie B’s Breakaway Pack as They Host Modena

Cremonese are keeping the pressure on Spezia in third spot in Serie B, and they welcome a Modena side in need of a victory. ... Read More
Vazquez Cremonese

Why Napoli Fans Loathe Juventus as Antonio Conte Prepares His Side for War

Napoli against Juventus is a game of hatred for Neapolitans, and more fuel has been put on the fire with the addition of Antonio Conte. ... Read More
Conte napoli

Atalanta Left Licking Wounds After Napoli Cracker Delivers Scudetto Blow

Atalanta and Napoli produced a barnburner of a game that will arguably go down as one of the best games of the Serie A season. But it likely spelt the end of La Dea's title hopes. ... Read More

Stakes Are High as Napoli Begin Post-Kvaratskhelia Era With Seismic Atalanta Trip

Napoli travel north to face Atalanta after a very difficult week, while La Dea need a victory following three consecutive draws. ... Read More
Napoli Atalanta

Kvicha Kvaratskhelia’s Napoli Exit Leaves Both Facing Fears of Regret

Napoli sold Kvicha Kvaratskhelia to PSG for a figure close to €80m, and his decision to leave mid-season is a strange choice. ... Read More

Sampdoria Praying for Lucky 13 as They Aim to Break Winless Streak Against Cesena

Sampdoria welcome Cesena to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, and it's a game where both sides could be doing with victory. ... Read More

Atalanta’s Title Tilt in Danger of Drawing to a Close After Juventus Setback

Atalanta's draw with Juventus hurt La Dea's title challenge, and the game against Napoli could end their Scudetto dreams once and for all. ... Read More
Retegui

After Losing the Teun Koopmeiners Battle Atalanta Are Winning the War as He Returns With Juventus

Atalanta welcome Juventus to Bergamo in a game both cannot afford to lose, as Teun Koopmeiners returns to face his old club. ... Read More
Juventus v AS Roma - Serie A