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Paolucci Lifts the Elephants
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Did I say Catania were looking for a striker? Juve/Udinese loaner and super-sub Michele Paolucci came off the bench to score both goals, as Catania downed newly-relegated Parma 2-1 in the Coppa Italia.
Making it look easy, Paolucci lofted a pass from Mariano Izco over the head of sleeping Parma goalie Nicola Pavarini in extra time. [...]
Category: Catania Team News
Lo Monaco to Stand Pat?
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Apparently the Rossazzurri general manager thinks the Catania attack will pack some punch this season. We had better learn some new names then: Plasmati, Antenucci and Morimoto
Category: Catania Team NewsMore Romanians Bound for Catania
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Zenga continues to snag Romanian talent in the lead up to the 2008/09 Serie A season. Central defender Sorin Ghionea looks set to don red and blue this week, once a transfer fee is negotiated.
Category: Catania Team NewsAnother day, another meaningless win
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Gli Elefanti continued their romp over second-tier Euroeean sides with a 5-0 win against Ligue 2 Bastia on Wednesday (Martinez, Antenucci, Plasmati, Izco[2]). Good play from Ledesma, who set up fellow Argentine Izco’s two goals to wrap up the game. Apparently, the match was called with 3 minutes to play; either honest clock mismanagement, or [...]
Category: Catania Team NewsCatania win in Bucharest. Yay.
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The Rossazzurri got a few good goals (Silvestre, Antenucci, Plasmati) in a 3-2 win over Progresul Bucharest, but giving up two to a Romanian second-tier squad is nothing to cheer too loudly for. Still, a tenth win in eleven matches is something.
Zenga’s best souvenir from the trip may be another goaltender: There is word that [...]
Category: Catania Team NewsWho’s For the Drop in Serie A in 2009?
By: Chris | 5 Comments
For those of us who follow Italy’s less prolific teams, the end of the year is usually interesting for a different reason: do we get to come back to Serie A next year? In my opinion, relegation is one of the things that keeps the season interesting for everyone, and something that North American sports [...]
Category: Catania Team NewsZenga Returns to his Romanian Stomping Grounds
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The Rossazzurri’s next test is against Zenga’s former team, Progresul Bucharest, in Romania. Given Catania’s current form, the result should not be in question. Nevertheless, it would be good to see the strikers rotating through. It will be a tough slog this year if they cannot improve on the paltry 33 goals tallied last season.
The [...]
Category: Catania Team NewsGli Elefanti Coverage on The Offside
By: Chris | 6 Comments
Ciao a tutti, and welcome to the Calcio Catania blog on TheOffside.com. My name is Chris, and I’m pleased to announce that I will be providing coverage of Gli Elefanti throughout the 2008/09 season.
Though I’m currently residing in New Zealand, I’m a long time fan of Serie A football, and teams in the Mezzogiorno in [...]
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