admin5811 Antonio Vergara represents one of the most technically refined midfield prospects emerging from Napoli’s ecosystem in recent seasons. A left-footed attacking midfielder shaped by the club’s academy, his trajectory has been marked by patience, a serious injury setback, and gradual reintegration into senior football. Under Antonio Conte’s management, Vergara appears positioned at a critical developmental … Read more
Competition: Serie AHead Coach: Alberto Gilardino > Oscar Hiljemark Structural Premise Pisa enters the 2025–26 Serie A season with continuity in ambition but recalibration in approach: after promotion under Pippo Inzaghi’s direct style, Alberto Gilardino has arrived with the goal of establishing a hybrid identity between controlled play and vertical progression, adapting tactical principles to … Read more
Competition: Serie AHead Coach: Paolo Zanetti (Paolo Sammarco ad interim) Structural Premise Hellas Verona’s identity in 2025–26 is a reactive, low-block counter-progression profile rather than a controlled build-up model. Statistically, they were among the teams with the lowest median line and highest PPDA (least aggressive press) in the previous Serie A season, reflecting a priority … Read more
Competition: Serie AHead Coach: Maurizio Sarri Structural Premise Lazio enters 2025–26 under Maurizio Sarri after a season under a contrasting, more aggressive coach. Sarri’s task is embedding a possession-oriented, structured build-up philosophy into a squad largely unchanged due to market constraints, while reconciling this approach with defensive coherence. System Logic In Possession — Controlled Build-Up … Read more
Competition: Serie AHead Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco Structural Premise Lecce’s 2025–26 season under Eusebio Di Francesco represents an attempt to shift from survival-oriented reactivity toward a more proactive positional identity, without losing the defensive pragmatism required by their squad profile.The central structural question is whether Di Francesco can layer controlled attacking principles onto a team … Read more
Competition: Serie AHead Coach: Davide Nicola Structural Premise Cremonese’s structural identity in 2025–26 is rooted in the classic promoted-team paradigm: defensive balance, transitional discipline, and opportunistic progression rather than territorial dominance. After securing promotion via the play-offs, the club has embraced Davide Nicola’s pragmatic philosophy, aiming to navigate Serie A survival through compact organisation and … Read more
Competition: Serie AHead Coach: Kosta Runjaic Structural Premise After a 12th-place finish in 2024–25 under Runjaic, Udinese’s 2025–26 identity is shaped by a hybrid approach that prioritises situational aggression, disciplined structure, and aerial/physical progression options, rather than pure possession control. The foundational question is how Udinese can sustain and refine their structural balance despite key … Read more
Competition: Serie AHead Coach: Domenico Pisacane Structural Premise Cagliari’s planned 2025–26 identity reflects the pragmatic realities of a newly promoted side seeking Serie A survival. Under Pisacane, the structural framework emphasises compact organisation, reactive progression triggers, and controlled forward ventures rather than sustained possession dominance. The core structural question for this season is how Cagliari … Read more
Competition: Serie AHead Coach: Carlos Cuesta — appointed with the task of establishing a competitive and coherent identity for a newly promoted side Structural Premise Parma’s identity for the 2025–26 Serie A season revolves around integrating a stable defensive framework with dynamic forward progression moments. Under Carlos Cuesta, the structural focus is on building a … Read more
Competition: Serie AHead Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini Structural Premise Gian Piero Gasperini’s arrival marks a pivot from average possession maintenance toward an aggressive, high-intensity, vertical model rooted in man-oriented pressure and forward triggers. The structural question for Roma this season is whether Gasperini can embed his complex positional principles and pressing triggers quickly enough to … Read more
