Serie A’s Last Outsiders Part 1: Hellas Verona, 1984/1985

La Stampa’s headline, 29 June 1984: “Foreigners, a summer of negotiations, and then the blockade”

With the 2020–2021 Serie A underway, there is a general sense of uncertainty about a league that has fallen from the heights of its glory in the 1990s. Juventus are looking to make it an even 10 Scudetti in a row, yet with a new, untested manager in Andrea Pirlo, a new midfield, and arguably […]