Every Serie A club deserves its own thread, even Chievo. Website - www.chievoverona.it (and it has an English version!) New arrivals - Giuseppe Pillon (manager - Treviso), Andrea Mantovani (defender - Torino), Alberto Fontana (keeper - Cesena). Key losses - Roberto Baronio (midfielder - Lazio), Luca Marchegiani (keeper - retired), Julio Cesar (keeper - Inter) Last year's finish - 14th Prospects - Pillon worked miracles at Treviso, but Chievo faces another season-long struggle to stay above the relegation zone. Veteran keeper Marchegiani will be missed although longtime Inter backup Alberto Fontana is an experienced replacement. 17-year-old Enrico Alfonso waits in the wings but is probably just a little too young to feature. Another young player, midfielder Paolo Sammarco of the U-21 national team, should see a lot more action following the return of Roberto Baronio to Lazio. Roster - Goalkeepers 18 Squizzi Lorenzo Domodossola (Vb) 20/06/1974 Passarini Mattia Verona 29/07/1980 1 Alfonso Enrico Padova 04/05/1988 12 Fontana Alberto Cesena (Fc) 23/01/1967 Defenders 35 Pesaresi Emanuele Ancona 01/12/1976 29 Mandelli Davide Monza (Mi) 28/06/1977 17 Marchese Giovanni Caltanissetta 17/10/1984 2 Mensah John Obuasi (Ghana) 29/11/1982 23 Lanna Salvatore Carpi (Mo) 31/07/1976 4 Malagò Marco Venezia 30/12/1978 27 Moro Fabio Bassano del Grappa (Vi) 13/07/1975 20 Mantovani Andrea Torino 22/06/1984 3 D''Anna Lorenzo Oggiono (Lc) 29/01/1972 Midfielders 5 Siqueira De Oliveira Luciano Rio de Janeiro (Brasile) 03/12/1975 21 Sammarco Paolo Como 17/03/1983 7 Semioli Franco Cirié (To) 20/06/1980 14 Breviario Yuri Bergamo 01/04/1983 33 Brighi Matteo Rimini 14/02/1981 19 Franceschini Daniele Roma 13/01/1976 10 Zanchetta Andrea Biella 02/02/1975 55 Natsouras Antonios Meliki Veroias (Grecia) 18/12/1979 13 Antonelli Agomeri Filippo Chieti 13/07/1978 16 Landolina Emiliano Roma 23/07/1986 Forwards 31 Pellissier Sergio Aosta 12/04/1979 15 Nsofor Obinna Victor Jos (Nigeria) 25/03/1987 9 Tiribocchi Simone Roma 31/01/1978 11 Carvalho de Oliveira Amauri Carapiquiba (Brasile) 03/06/1980 99 Bruno Salvatore Napoli 09/11/1979 24 Cossato Federico Verona 07/08/1972
If Giuseppe Pillon isn't with a bigger club in the next year or two, I'll be shocked. He's working miracles with Chievo this year after doing the same thing at Treviso.
I'm shocked. Really. In this thread https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=228324&page=1&pp=15 I did not have them in the top 10 and, in all honesty, didn't think they'd dodge the drop by much. What can I say? I'm impressed. Still don't like them, though.
hey ppl..from wat my understanding and pics i have seen, Chievo has 3 Main Sponsors and so have 3 Home & 3 Away jerseys..but i havent seen photos of the 3rd kit and the Goalkeeper kit. has anyone seen them or have any idea where i could see these kits?? thanks
Looking at the Chievo roster their are good group of solid Italian players available. The team has a solid Italian look to their midfield:- Franco Semioli Andrea Zanchetta Matteo Brighi Daniele Franchescini Add to that bunch a few other quality players:- Salvatore Lanna Sergio Pellisier Simone Tiribocchi and seems the combination has done extremely well with a tinge of foriegn quality!