Breaking News

09:00 Breaking news out of the City of Genoa today (31/05/2022): We understand that Sampdoria manager Alessio Burdese has today resigned with immediate effect. More information to follow… 13:00 Alessio has released a statement which I will translate into English:  “Today I made one of the most difficult choices I’ll ever have to make and

Season 4: A Review

Pre-Season Transfers Following last seasons second place and Europa League victory, many thought the majority of Sampdorias transfer business would be completed with the permanent signing of Ajer and Mayoral. Both of whom had agreed contracts prior to the start of the summer transfer window. The main point of worry for La Sampa’s fans was

The Diamond: Napoli

Melting like a Neapolitan ice-cream left in the sun? As the 2019/20 season curtain drew the faithful inside a packed San Paolo roared in defiance to those who said they wouldn’t that they couldn’t. The Neapolitans were in a three-way fight for their first Scudetto since 1990 and their team were leading Lazio 2-0 with

Season 3: A Review

Sampdoria came into the 2020/21 season as defending Serie A champions, with Alessio Burdese stating to media that he wanted more flexibility in his team the Italian public waited to see if this was going to prove costly for the highly touted manager. Outlined below is how the Blucerchiati fared in that season. January Window

The Diamond: Three stars of Serie A

Serie A has reached its midpoint and with the season firmly underway, I thought I would write about some of this season’s high achievers. I have picked out a summer signing, a summer loanee and an existing Serie A star to examine further. Unfortunately, there is no mention of any players currently playing in Florence