Passioni. Il mondo di Andrea Meccia

He scored 3 goals in qualifying matches against Vardar Skopje and Legia Warszawa. Steaua fans fell in love with him. In these days, Italian media celebrate him as a case of brain drain, saying: " No one is a prophet in his own land ". They look ready to kill the fattened calf if he returned home, describing his biography as the metaphor of contemporary Italy, a country that doesn't invest in its talents.  And yet, until yesterday, only seriously addicted football fans knew that some years ago (2010-2011) - in Cittadella, small football club in Northern Italy - there was the Serie B Top Goalscorer (23 goals in 39 matches). We are talking about il pifferaio ( the Piper ) Federico Piovaccari, football player that travelled around Italy, playing for 10 different clubs (Vittoria, San Marino, Triestina, Treviso, Ravenna, Cittadella, Sampdoria, Brescia, Novara, Grosseto). In his youth career, he played an unforgettable season (2003) with Inter's primavera...

  When the rossoneri visited the Bentegodi, the Milanese side found themselves on the wrong side of history Saturday afternoon. In the first act of Serie A Tim, Milan loses 2-1 to Hellas Verona. For the gialloblu - one Scudetto in their history (1984-1985) - it was the first match in Serie A after eleven years of hardship between the second and third division. Notwithstanding this unforgettable debut, the main objective of Mandorlini's team will be to stay in Serie A. Luca Toni - 36 years old striker, World Champion in Germany 2006 - scored a double against the rossoneri and will represent the ace up their sleeve. At the same time, we know that Massimiliano Allegri's teams usually have a hard time in the first part of the season. Apart from that, can Milan supporters smile after this defeat? This could in fact be the odd paradox of the first Serie A Tim match day. Yes, because matchups between H. Verona and Milan have a special place in the history of Italia...

The Spaniard coach has a great chance in Napoli after the bad experience at Inter Marca , spanish Daily paper, said: "He was born to sit on the bench". In his career, he achieved significant national and international honors with Valencia , Liverpool and Chelsea . But now, Rafael "Rafa" Benítez wants to make history in Italy, in Serie A league. This will be his second italian experience, this time as manager of Napoli. He replaces Walter Mazzarri, who won the Italian Cup against Juventus (2012) and in the last season took Napoli to the second place in Serie A. In the 2013-2014 season, Mazzarri will guide Internazionale, the first italian team of Rafa. Crossed fate. The Spaniard joined Internazionale after the departure of José Mourinho, winner of the first "treble" in Italian history (season 2009–2010). It was an hard experience to replace the unforgettable "Special one". In seven months, as coach of Nerazzurri, Rafa ...

From Sivori to el Pipita. Higuain is the last heir of the Argentinian dinasty Between Napoli and Buenos Aires there is a special feeling. We know that and probably  it's no coincidence. The I talians immigrants in Argentina were called tanos , diminutive of napolitanos . By this verbal expression it was "possible" to indicate indiscriminately all southern Italians that populated the streets of Argentinean cities. While tanos carried with them the sounds and the words of Neapolitan song , on the banks of Río de la Plata, the Tango Music took origin. Goodness knows if it's a " musical matter ". For sure  the Argentinean football players have an important places in the history of SSC Napoli. BRUNO PESAOLA - Nicknamed Petisso for his small stature, he was a very speed left winger. He was born in 1925 in Buenos Aires. His parents were immigrants from Italy. In Argentine he played for River Plate and Dock Sud. In Italy for Roma, Novara and Ge...

Ok, this is not the Serie A of Platini, Maradona, Falcao and Van Basten anymore. But we love it anyway. And, furthermore, we are optimistic. After years of decadence the Italian championship is starting see the light at the end of the tunnel. Top players are coming back, people have never ceased to support, season tickets as well as revenues are going up. And we want to tell you this story. Italian football has often been somewhat protectionist: for a supporter from abroad, it is hard to read analysis, details, stories of Serie A in English. Italian is not an easy language, and life, for foreign tifosi, is sometimes hard. Serieaddicted wants to be a safe refuge for them. Italian football is still competitive. And it has strong roots and a long tradition. Its story is full of beloved players, damned talents, great coaches, crazy and wise chairmen, picturesque characters. Our goal is to spread this 'heritage' as far as possible. But we want your contribution as well. We have...