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WhoScored Serie A All Star XI - Gameweeks 3-4

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WhoScored Serie A All Star XI - Gameweeks 3-4 The previous week saw two rounds of Serie A matches as Italy catches up following a belated start to the season. Inter began the first batch of fixtures with one manager and finished them with another, as Claudio Ranieri made the perfect start to his tenure with a 3-1 win at Bologna. Rodrigo Palacio...

Serie A Player, Performance & Young Player of the Month (September)

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Serie A Player, Performance & Young Player of the Month (September) The Serie A finally got under way this month after player protection arguments had delayed its initial kick-off, and there have been some interesting developments already; none more so than the quick turnaround of coaches at a faltering Inter Milan.Having only been employed as a replacement to Leona...

WhoScored Serie A All Star XI - Gameweek 2

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WhoScored Serie A All Star XI - Gameweek 2 With two rounds of fixtures completed, both Inter and Milan sit on one point apiece. It’s been an unexpected start to Serie A, with Massimo Allegri’s champions doing their best to take the heat off Gian Piero Gasperini with an equally shocking start, though Milan at least have the luxury...

WhoScored Serie A All Star XI for Gameweek 1

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WhoScored Serie A All Star XI for Gameweek 1 Serie A finally opened for business this weekend after a players strike had delayed the initial set of fixtures. It was a tricky start for last season’s top two- Milan managed just a point at the San Siro against Lazio, while Gian Gasperini’s first league game as Inter boss ended in a su...

Riccardo Montolivo: Can He Help The Good Become Great?

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Riccardo Montolivo: Can He Help The Good Become Great? To watch Italy overcome World and European champions Spain in their latest friendly was to almost see a team come of age. Since replacing Marcello Lippi in the aftermath of last summers South African disaster, Cesare Prandelli spent little time searching for a style of play. He instantly ended the A...

All Change At Lazio, But Is It For The Better?

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Last season was an enjoyable one for everyone connected with SS Lazio. Despite the disappointment on not pipping Udinese to the coveted fourth spot - and the accompanying Champions League Playoff berth that comes with it - the Biancocelesti were largely impressive and a vast improvement on the previ...

Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Serie A

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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Serie A The second article in our series focusing on goal scoring centre halves sees Serie A come under the microscope. Three of our top five proved crucial to their clubs in the bottom half of Italy’s top division, while just one player- Udinese’s Mehdi Benatia- starred for any of the top seven...

The Best Wingers for Crossing & Dribbling Across Europe

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The Best Wingers for Crossing & Dribbling Across Europe As a round-up of WhoScored.com's feature on Europe's best attacking wingers from each of the top 5 divisions, we have collated the leading 5 players per category based on crossing and dribbling levels from each of the leagues, with some interesting conclusions to be drawn.As a reminder, all players ...

Serie A's Top 5 Attacking Full-Backs for 2010/11

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Serie A's Top 5 Attacking Full-Backs for 2010/11 Continuing our series of articles on attacking full-backs, we turn our attentions to Serie A. Highlighting the top five for key passes and successful dribbles combined, we look at the performances of Ignazio Abate and Maicon at the two Milan clubs as they finished first and second in Serie A respect...

Serie A's Top 5 Wingers for Defensive Contribution

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Serie A's Top 5 Wingers for Defensive Contribution In the reverse of our feature studying the world's leading wingers for their attacking threat from wide, we continue our look at the leading players in the same positions for their defensive contribution to their respective sides. Having analysed the Premier League yesterday, once again we move onto...