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June 2007
On sale from May 30
What a month for Italian football! Milan net the Champions League, Inter celebrate the Scudetto, Roma lift the Coppa Italia and Juventus stomp back into Serie A. We dedicate pages galore to all four.
But, as always, we look further down the table too. We have exclusive chats with Cristiano Lucarelli and Toto Di Natale. We say goodbye to Angelo Peruzzi and give you a chance to vote for the Player of the Season.
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SPECIAL FEATURES
8 MILAN RULE EUROPE (Cover Feature)
Against all the odds, Milan are the champions of Europe for an incredible seventh time. Susy Campanale reports from Athens on another incredible Rossoneri adventure
24 BIANCONERI BACK! (Cover Feature)
After spending a year in purgatory, Juventus are back where they belong. But Serafino Ingardia wonders if they can regain their Scudetto crown from Inter
28 OLD & NEW
Juventus’ successful Serie B campaign has owed much to the experience of Pavel Nedved and the youthful exploits of Raffaele Palladino
31 DD POSER
Didier Deschamps might have earned Juventus promotion back to Serie A but, as Antonio Labbate explains, his future on the bench is far from certain
32 GUARDIAN ANGELO (Cover Feature)
Lazio ‘keeper Angelo Peruzzi has opted to wave goodbye to a game that still loves him. We pay homage to ‘Tyson’, while Antonio Labbate ponders who will replace him
38 LITTLEST TOTO
Udinese ace Antonio Di Natale has had a season to remember. Steve Wilson profiles the only man to have broken into the post-World Cup Italy team
40 CAMPIONI D’ITALIA (Cover Feature)
Inter are celebrating their first on-the-pitch Scudetto in almost two decades. Dominque Antognoni brings you the reaction from Milan
42 CAPTAIN’S QUARTERS (Exclusive)
Skipper Javier Zanetti spoke exclusively with Dominque Antognoni after enduring over a decade of despair at Inter before winning Lo Scudetto
44 GOLD RUN
The key to Inter’s Scudetto success this term was their record-breaking 17-match winning streak. James Sugrue followed the run game-by-game
54 BACKROOM BOYS (Special Report)
Massimo Moratti and Roberto Mancini are an Inter match made in heaven. Find out why, plus get the inside track on the rest of the Nerazzurri’s backroom boys
58 ODD COUPLE
Luis Figo is heading out of Inter, while Alvaro Recoba remains – should it be the other way around?
62 BEST OF THE BEST
With the campaign drawing to a close, we highlight eight players who have really made a difference. Who has been the best? You decide the Player of the Season
66 ROMA PARTY TIME
Roma are preparing to celebrate their 80th birthday in June. Lara Mezzanotte reveals their party plans, while also taking a peak back at their illustrious history
68 CRIS CROSS (Exclusive)
The love affair between Cristiano Lucarelli and Livorno looks set to end. Susy Campanale caught up with the outspoken star in London
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PICTURE SPECIALS
49 PULL-OUT POSTERS
Scudetto special featuring Inter’s team group and a montage of their celebrations as they toasted their 15th League triumph
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NEWS
6 LA GAZZETTA
With the transfer window about to open, we reveal all the latest regarding the futures of Luca Toni, Gigi Buffon and a number of Serie A Coaches
16 CHAMPS SEMI-FINAL
Some English clubs will be glad to see the back of Milan after this season. Before taking on Liverpool in the Final, Susy Campanale saw them teach Man Utd a footballing lesson
18 COPPA ITALIA
Inter went into the Coppa Italia Final looking to beat Roma for a third straight year. But it didn’t exactly go to plan as James Sugrue reveals
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REGULAR FEATURES
36 AROUND THE PENINSULA
Our popular feature highlighting the humorous and the off-beat lurking behind the headlines
53 BLAST FROM THE PAST
Turning back time with a hero of old. This month featuring Giuseppe ‘The Uncle’ Bergomi, Inter’s legendary former stopper and captain
60 OFFSIDE
Our sideways look at the Italian scene featuring weird characters, odd events plus Things We Have Learned & Circle of Calcio
73 CALCIO ARCHIVES
Remembering classic Calcio Italia editions and stories of the past, this month spotlighting Issue 22 from June 1997, when Juventus celebrated their centenary with mixed results
74 SCUDETTO SCRAPBOOK
In the last of the series, Giancarlo Rinaldi sums up his time as a calcio lover with a look back at both the best and worst that Italian football has had to offer
79 FLORENCE POSTCARD
Calcio’s clean-up job has been a success, according to John Pitonzo. But our man in Florence isn’t happy at the comments made by Steven Gerrard about Rino Gattuso
80 IN OFF THE POST
Your views on everything Italia plus Corrispondente and Web Chat
96 LAST WORD
Inter’s title triumph would have been well received by Milan fan Susy Campanale, but the Nerazzurri’s whingeing has rubbed her up the wrong way
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INTERNATIONAL SCENE
20 BID FAREWELL
Italy lost out to Poland and the Ukraine in the bid to host the 2012 European Championship. Giancarlo Rinaldi analyses why, while also looking ahead to the vital upcoming qualifying clashes
22 SIXTH SENSE
We take a glance ahead to the European Under-21 Championship in Holland, with the Azzurrini aiming to win their sixth title. Steve Wilson reports
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RESULTS SERVICE
86 SERIE A REVIEW
With just 90 minutes of the season left, Giancarlo Rinaldi looks at what has and hasn’t been settled
88 SERIE A RESULTS
All the stats including results, scorers, tables, attendances, red & yellow cards and referees
92 SERIE B REVIEW
Juventus are back in Serie A. But who will join them? Paul Watson reports
94 SERIE B RESULTS
Your complete guide to every result and fixture, plus tables and scorers
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