Liam Henderson: the Scottish footballer who built his career in Italy
Henderson, who became the first Scot to play in Serie A for 30 years, is living in Sicily and, occasionally, missing the rain
April 2021
Guardian Sport Network
The names that grace Italian football stadiums: from the Pope to Maradona
Napoli recently renamed their stadium after Diego Maradona, but who are the other characters honoured by clubs in Italy?
March 2017
Palermo chaos continues despite Zamparini supposedly stepping back
Maurizio Zamparini has got through at least 35 managers since 2002 but even after publicly claiming to have sold the club, disarray reigns
Said and done
Said & Done: ‘He will be a serious president. I leave Palermo in safe hands’
Also featuring: Carlo Tavecchio, Dimitri Payet, and when mayors attack
Said and done
Said & Done: ‘I've had enough of football. I'm back in the seminary to serve God'
Also featuring: Maurizio Zamparini, Obese Person Tickets, and Amos Adamu starting over
January 2017
Guardian Sport Network
The 50 best young footballers in Italy
Serie A’s reputation as a slow league for older players is outdated. Italian football is developing some of the world’s most exciting players. Here are 50 of them
December 2016
Juventus’s Gonzalo Higuaín scores twice to earn derby win over Torino
Juventus, the champions, look set to end the year with a healthy lead in the Serie A title race after Gonzalo Higuaín scored twice in a 3-1 derby victory at Torino
November 2016
Ivan Perisic’s equaliser for Internazionale ruins Suso’s brace for Milan
Ivan Perisic’s stoppage-time equaliser denied Milan as Internazionale salvaged a 2-2 draw in Serie A
October 2016
Lights out for Palermo as home defeat to Torino is played out in near darkness
Palermo’s defeat to Torino finished in farcical conditions after the floodlights at the Renzo Barbera stadium had failed with the hosts 4-1 down
May 2016
Sportblog
Gonzalo Higuaín is the history man as Gunnar Nordahl's record finally falls
The Swede’s Serie A scoring record of 35 goals had stood for 66 years, but Napoli’s Argentinian surpassed it with his final-day hat-trick against Frosinone
April 2016
Palermo’s Maurizio Zamparini banned for saying Infantino bought votes
Juventus move closer to title after Paulo Dybala double sinks Lazio
Serie A roundup: Juventus power on and Francesco Totti earns Roma draw
Sportblog
Simone Inzaghi steps out of Pippo’s shadow with bright start to Lazio role
March 2016
Sportblog
Palermo are in another fine mess after yet more managerial chaos
Maurizio Zamparini has hired and fired managers so frequently there is no longer a consensus on how many he has got through. What is certain, though, is that the club are in an ugly relegation dogfight
Gonzalo Higuaín penalty at Palermo keeps Napoli hot on heels of Juventus
Gonzalo Higuaín scored his 27th goal of the season to equal his career best as Napoli defeated Palermo to keep up the pressure on the Serie A leaders, Juventus
Juventus restore three-point lead at top with win over Atalanta
Goals from Andrea Barzagli and Mario Lemina gave Juventus a 2-0 win over Atalanta while Internazionale reignited their top-three hopes with a 3-1 win over Palermo
February 2016
Edin Dzeko shrugs off horror miss to star in Roma’s Serie A win over Palermo
Juventus keep on Napoli’s heels after own goal earns victory over Genoa
January 2016
Paulo Dybala fires Juventus past Roma in 11th successive victory
Paulo Dybala unlocked a tense match with Roma in Turin, scoring the only goal to keep Juventus in close pursuit of the Serie A leaders, Napoli
