US Triestina are a famous old Italian club, although its best years were a good number of decades ago now. That said, with a magnificent stadium to host matches in the city, at the 32,454 capacity Nereo Rocco Stadio, as well as being the only "big" team in a Greater Trieste area with a population … Continue reading Trieste Calcio; US Triestina + ASD Ponziana →

I am sure just about everyone who reads Football Weekends has at some point in life attended two games in a day, or indeed, judging by tales of ground-hopping both here and in Serbia, some may even have eeked out three in a day, or more! I am a member of three game club from … Continue reading Una Lombardia Sud-Est doppio →

  The Campania seaside town of Salerno is home to yet another maroon kitted Italian outfit, Salernitana. Some English readers may have come across them in the Anglo Italian Cup of yesteryear, or indeed found themselves visiting this marvellous Italian city. I recollect being in Stoke on Trent when Ancona were playing at Vale Park … Continue reading US Salernitana →

Tucked away in the North West corner of Tuscany, Lucca is a real jewel of Italy, just a wee jewel with a population of 95,000. Once the Republic of Lucca, Independent for nearly 500 years from 1160, and believe me, with the most amazing, intact city walls of the renaissance era, it is a thing … Continue reading Lucca in the sky →

The name Empoli is one that you might regularly see in the Serie A results and league tables, but who knows exactly where it is? Empoli is tucked just South West of the Tuscan capital, Firenze, a mere 12 miles away! The train to Pisa and Livorno will stop in Empoli soon after pulling out … Continue reading Empoli →