Articles By: Ogo Sylla
A big AC Milan fan. With my passion for the Red&Black naturally came a love for Serie A. Since I can ever remember I have lived and breathed Calcio, even in these dark times for the league as a whole. Serie A has not been particularly well regarded in recent years and I hope that my writings on Calcio can paint a brighter picture of a league that still boasts of talent and great stories. I hope that you will all follow me and my writings on this Italian adventure about all the action and drama around the Peninsula.

/ September 22, 2011 10:16 pm

Celtic’s Europa League Opponents Part Two: Udinese

Celtic are set to host their first game of the Europa League group stages next week with Serie A side Udinese the visitors. After a 2-0 defeat away to Atletico Madrid, Celtic will face tough opposition in the guise of Udinese that is certain. But the need for points in their European campaign, as well as a morale boosting performance

/ May 31, 2011 6:12 pm

Internazionale Lift Coppa Italia

This weekend saw another cup clash as Internazionale took on Palermo in the Coppa Italia final. It was a lively encounter in which the Rosanero put up a very good fight but could ultimately not do enough to lift the trophy. Palermo coach, Delio Rossi, and his men will feel hard done by the defeat given the match’s proceedings. Indeed

/ May 26, 2011 9:32 am

2010-11 Serie A Season At a Close

Another long Serie A season has come to a close and a great year it has been. The 2010-11 season has been a great advert for Serie A and has been the most competitive Scudetto race since the Calciopoli scandal. Of course one could make the argument that the league has not been as competitive as I might be claiming

/ May 9, 2011 8:38 pm

Scudetto Kings Crowned

A long Serie A campaign came to a close this Saturday for AC Milan. The Rossoneri traveled to the capital to take on AS Roma, in need of a single point to seal their 18th Scudetto title and their first since 2004. Some might have considered it simply coincidence while others may have called it fate, but it was also

/ April 29, 2011 5:02 pm

Abbiati, Milan’s Savior

There’s a well know school of thought that says that big competitions are won on the back of great defenses. AC Milan are really proving this to be true this year – much like their cross-town rivals had done so last year – by being the Serie A team to have conceded the least amount of goals (23). What’s even

/ April 20, 2011 1:42 pm

Final Scudetto Sprint in Serie A

It was a weekend that proved pivotal in last weeks of the Serie A title race. It was a great weekend for AC Milan fans as many of this week’s results went the Rossoneri’s way. The main highlight was of course the Sunday clash between Napoli and Udinese, whereas the shock of the weekend was Inter Milan’s loss to Parma.

/ April 15, 2011 2:24 pm

Raul Giant Killing as Internazionale Crash Out

As the Reigning European Champions prepared for their trip to Gelsenkirchen, Argentine captain Javier Zanetti surmised his team’s task all too simply when he said: “We have to believe.” Indeed Internazionale would have needed to win by four clear goals in order to overturn the shock 5-2 home loss they had suffered at the hands of Schalke 04. There might

/ April 7, 2011 12:20 pm

Palermo Woes Persist Following Derby Humiliation

Although most of the headlines were taken up by this weekend’s penultimate and Scudetto-tilting Derby Della Madonnina, the Peninsula also saw another derby that saw a team put on an equally dominant performance as AC Milan had managed against their city rivals. It was in fact the Derby di Sicilia that grabbed most of Southern Italy’s attention on Sunday, as

/ March 31, 2011 12:59 pm

Prandelli’s Revolution

Cesare Prandelli’s new Azzurri squad has been a breath of fresh air to Calcio fans and the new coach deserves all the plaudits for it. Unlike the previous Marcello Lippi era, Italy’s play has been more positive, more inventive, and less geared towards absorbing pressure and counter-attacking. The best way to describe the two regimes would be to simply say

/ March 23, 2011 3:59 pm

Milan’s Missing Link: a Case for Pippo

This entire season has been marked with Massimiliano Allegri’s struggle’s to balance the attack. With the Derby della Madonnina against Internazionale fast approaching, the Rossoneri attack seems to still be stuttering. Last weekend’s game against Palermo was testament of that as Milan not only lost, but failed to score as well. Now of course it is not an issue that