Calcio Correction: In this episode, we mentioned that Roma had sold Matías Soulé. The transfer was reported as completed at the time, but the deal ultimately fell through. We wanted to clarify that the move did not go through. The mercato moves fast — thanks for following along with us!
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Paolo Maldini is gone — 17 days after taking the FIGC technical director job — and the way it fell apart tells you everything about the state of Italian football. Vos, Motts, and Logs break down Maldini Gate from the top: the agreed deal for Pep Guardiola that the Federation refused to fund, the pivot to Andrea Pirlo, and the political pushback over Pirlo's Russian betting sponsorship that blew the whole thing up. Maldini's parting shot at president Malagò says the quiet part out loud — the problem isn't the players, it's the people running the game.
Then we get back to Serie A: the full managerial carousel (Amorim to Milan, Grosso to Fiorentina, Sarri to Atalanta, Gattuso to Lazio, Allegri to Napoli), the biggest transfers of the window so far — Gonzalo Ramos, Nico Paz's Como saga, the Dovbyk–Castro swap, Soulé to Sunderland — and why Como might be building the smartest project in Italy.
New to Serie A? This is a great place to jump in. Don't be a gagootz. Forza Calcio Culture.
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