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July 2009
On sale from June 26

With another campaign consigned to the archives, don’t miss out on our 2008-09 Season Review – your special collector’s issue – which has the lowdown on the events in Serie A over the past year. All 20 top-flight clubs are featured.

We also pay tribute to the retiring Paolo Maldini, the Milan legend who takes the final seat in our Hall of Fame. And we reveal the results of our Player of the Season competition!
NEWS
06 Confederations Cup
The Azzurri have been in South Africa getting some practice in for next summer. It hasn’t gone very well.
08 Do it like Barça
Milan and Juventus are trying to achieve ‘The Guardiola Effect’.
09 Changing Coaches
The managerial merry-go-round is already in full swing.
10 Is £56m enough?
It would probably keep us in tea and biscuits for the summer, but…
20 Around the Peninsula
Only in Italy…

SEASON REVIEW
13 Calcio Italia Goal of the Season
Ten of the best for you to choose from.
16 Inter Champions
Again. Full review.
22 Juventus
No prizes for second place.
24 Milan
Bye-bye Carletto, hello ECL.
26 Fiorentina
A return to Europe’s top table.
30 Genoa
Sparkling success story.
32 Roma
The glory days are over – for now.
35 Udinese
So near and yet so far.
36 Palermo
Inconsistently brilliant.
37 Cagliari
Miraculous recovery.
38 Lazio
10th place – and the Coppa Italia.
39 Atalanta
Impressive mid-table performers.
40 Napoli
Great in 2008, terrible in 2009.
49 Sampdoria
Took a backwards step.
50 Siena
Ingenious tactical innovations.
51 Catania
Entertaining and improving.
53 Chievo
Rescued by a change of Coach.
54 Bologna
Saved on the very last day.
55 Torino
Mismanagement and mediocrity.
56 Reggina
No great escape this time.
57 Lecce
Straight back down again.
58 Team of the Season
Our writers’ choice.
60 Calcio Italia Player of the Season
The results and the competition winner.

REGULARS
15 Taylor’s Take
John D Taylor laments the departure of Kaka to Real Madrid.
41 Posters
Luis Figo and Paolo Maldini.
44 Hall of Fame
Paolo Maldini.
62 Letters
Your end of term thoughts.
64 Azzurri Almanac
Italy’s record against the rest of the world – the final installment.
82 Last Word
Susy Campanale isn’t happy with the direction Milan are taking.

RESULTS
66 Serie A
Final results and tables.
72 Serie B
Final results and tables.
75 Lega Pro
Promotion play-offs.
All this and so much more for just £3.70. Available at all good newsagents.
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