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Soccer News / Football Italia / August 13

Fiorentina buy Pellegrino, send Piccoli to Bologna

Fiorentina have officially purchased Mateo Pellegrino from Parma for €24.5m, and in turn sent Roberto Piccoli to Bologna on loan with obligation for €18m plus bonus.

Soccer News / Football Italia / August 12

Piccoli agreement with Bologna at €18m plus bonus sparks Serie A domino effect

The domino effect is in progress, with Mateo Pellegrino joining Fiorentina for €25m, Roberto Piccoli to Bologna for €18m plus add-ons, and Thijs Dallinga to FC Koln.

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Soccer News / Football Italia / August 11

Domino effect has Pellegrino to Fiorentina, Piccoli to Bologna, Dallinga to FC Koln

There is a domino effect in the transfer market, with Parma’s Mateo Pellegrino to Fiorentina, Roberto Piccoli to Bologna, and Thijs Dallinga heading to FC Koln.

Soccer News / Football Italia / August 8

Fiorentina eager for Pellegrino after Juventus drop Parma striker

Fiorentina are reportedly ready to push Parma for €30m-rated striker Mateo Pellegrino, who is seen as the replacement for Roberto Piccoli, after Juventus backed away.

Soccer News / Football Italia / August 6

Bologna targeting Piccoli to replace Castro after €35m Roma move

Bologna are on the lookout for a new centre-forward after selling Santiago Castro to Roma for a fee believed to be worth €35m, and the latest reports indicate

Soccer News / Football Italia / July 25

Atta and Piccoli on target as Fiorentina fall to 3-2 friendly defeat against QPR

Goals from Arthur Atta and Roberto Piccoli were not enough for Fiorentina to avoid defeat against EFL Championship side QPR in a pre-season friendly at Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon.  The Viola were in London for a pre-season test against QPR: Their first real test under recently-appointed head coach Fabio Grosso.

SS Lazio News / The Laziali / July 6

Lazio Identify Fiorentina Man as Primary Attacking Target

Lazio are searching the market for a new striker, as Fiorentina’s Roberto Piccoli is now at the top of the shortlist. The Biancocelesti parted ways with Taty Castellanos in January and replaced him with Petar Ratkov, who has yet to open his goalscoring account.

SS Lazio News / The Laziali / July 1

Lazio Prepare Meeting With Fiorentina for Italian Attacker

In their quest to sign a new striker, Lazio have turned their attention to unsettled Fiorentina man Roberto Piccoli. The Biancocelesti are coming off their worst campaigns in terms of goalscoring, only registering 41 strikes in 38 Serie A fixtures.

Soccer News / Football Italia / June 27

Lazio interest in Lucca after Nottingham Forest spell and Fiorentina’s Piccoli

Lazio are hoping to get a new striker, but only offering loan deals for Napoli’s Lorenzo Lucca after Nottingham Forest, and Fiorentina’s Roberto Piccoli.

Soccer News / Football Italia / May 22

Fiorentina 1-1 Atalanta – Honours even as teams split points in final game

Fiorentina and Atalanta shared the spoils in an entertaining final game of the season at the Artemio Franchi, with Roberto Piccoli’s first-half opener cancelled out by a Pietro Comuzzo own goal ten minutes from time to leave both sides with a point apiece.

Soccer News / Football Italia / March 16

Vanoli: ‘Fiorentina needed shift to new objective, Piccoli diamond in the rough’

Paolo Vanoli recognises Fiorentina took some time to ‘focus around what is a new objective’ of Serie A safety and calls Roberto Piccoli ‘a diamond in the rough’ after the 4-1 win over Cremonese.

Soccer News / Football Italia / February 26

UECL | Fiorentina 2-4 Jagiellonia (5-4 agg): Dismal Viola survive scare

Fiorentina threw away a 3-0 first leg lead to Bartosz Mazurek’s hat-trick, but eventually squeezed past Jagiellonia in extra time to reach the Conference League last 16.

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Soccer News / Football Italia / January 27

Coppa Italia quarter final schedule kicks off February 4

The Coppa Italia quarter-final schedule is now set, starting with Inter-Torino, then Atalanta-Juventus, Napoli-Como and Bologna-Lazio. The Round of 16 concluded this evening with the final fixture, as Como came back from a Roberto Piccoli opener to win 3-1 away to Fiorentina.

Soccer News / Football Italia / January 27

Fresh injury problems for Fiorentina and Como in Coppa Italia

There were fresh injury problems for both Fiorentina and Como in this evening’s Coppa Italia game, as Roberto Piccoli and Tasos Douvikas were forced off the field.

Soccer News / Football Italia / January 5

VAR was ‘correct’ to revoke Fiorentina 1-0 Cremonese penalty, insist AIA

Although practically everyone was critical of the decision, the AIA (Italian Referees Association) insist it was correct to revoke the penalty in Fiorentina 1-0 Cremonese.

Empoli News / The Cult of Calcio / March 6, 2025

Piccoli Thriving at Cagliari, Names Top Serie A Striker

Roberto Piccoli is having his most consistent season yet after dealing with a few injuries in the past. He has appeared in every match so far and has hit the net seven times, which is a personal best.

Soccer News / SempreInter.com / December 29, 2024

Netherlands Star Praised For Impeccable Marking Job On Atalanta Owned Striker In Cagliari 0-3 Inter Milan Serie A Clash

Inter Milan defender Stefan de Vrij has won praise for his impeccable marking job on Cagliari striker Roberto Piccoli. Today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via FCInterNews, hail the Dutchman’s vital efforts.

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