Late Tackle

SUPER SAMPDORIA!

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
8 November 2018

STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN AN UNHERALDED ITALIAN CLUB SHOCKED THE TRADITIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS…
LOOKING BACK

Double act: Roberto Mancini, left, and Gianluca Vialli celebrate another goal

SERIE A isn’t always about the Milan clubs, Napoli or Juventus.
Sometimes, a club will make a run, or become very good for a moment in time. In the late 80s and early 90s Sampdoria was that side who reached the summit.
To completely understand this, you have to know what Serie A was at the time. This was the league that had all the stars, and it had what the kids say today – ‘swag&r...

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