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The draw for the Serie A fixture calendar will be held on Wednesday, 5 July, at 1200 (local time) in Milan.

It will be broadcast on the official Serie A YouTube channel.

Tazmania wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 13:53 The draw for the Serie A fixture calendar will be held on Wednesday, 5 July, at 1200 (local time) in Milan.

It will be broadcast on the official Serie A YouTube channel.

How exactly does this draw work?

It is usually performed by a computer program and is subject to various rules governing the formation of the fixture calendar, for example each club usually plays two home and two games games in its last four fixtures.

Tazmania wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 20:53 It is usually performed by a computer program and is subject to various rules governing the formation of the fixture calendar, for example each club usually plays two home and two games games in its last four fixtures.

So it's not an actual draw out of a bowl?

No; nowadays there are too many rules to enforce for that!

Tazmania wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 23:06 No; nowadays there are too many rules to enforce for that!

Did they used to?

Probably many years ago, like in all countries.

Here is the result of the draw.

https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/64a56 ... 3-2024.pdf

Tazmania wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 20:18 Probably many years ago, like in all countries.

Here is the result of the draw.

https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/64a56 ... 3-2024.pdf

Not in England I don't think!

July 18th and it's still unknown which and how many teams will play in Serie B

Jackson Harrison wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 22:24

Tazmania wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 20:18 Probably many years ago, like in all countries.

Here is the result of the draw.

https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/64a56 ... 3-2024.pdf

Not in England I don't think!

If I remember well, the first time of serie A computer-based draw was in 1973.
I assume that before Alan Turing and computers, England had a manual "draw" or fixtures too.

fabiomh wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 22:58

Jackson Harrison wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 22:24

Tazmania wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 20:18 Probably many years ago, like in all countries.

Here is the result of the draw.

https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/64a56 ... 3-2024.pdf

Not in England I don't think!

If I remember well, the first time of serie A computer-based draw was in 1973.
I assume that before Alan Turing and computers, England had a manual "draw" or fixtures too.

How did manual draw work?

Jackson Harrison wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 23:07

fabiomh wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 22:58

Jackson Harrison wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 22:24

Not in England I don't think!

If I remember well, the first time of serie A computer-based draw was in 1973.
I assume that before Alan Turing and computers, England had a manual "draw" or fixtures too.

How did manual draw work?

I read somewhere that the secretary of the Italian Football Association, filled manually the fixtures, taking into account some constraints: i.e. two clubs sharing the same stadium means one playing home and the other one away; big match and derby cannot happen in the first and in the last matchdays; and so on.
Of course doing manually it was a huge work, and it took one week of manual work.
The first time they used the computer, in the 70s, it took eight minutes "only".

fabiomh wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 22:58

Jackson Harrison wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 22:24

Tazmania wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 20:18 Probably many years ago, like in all countries.

Here is the result of the draw.

https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/64a56 ... 3-2024.pdf

Not in England I don't think!

If I remember well, the first time of serie A computer-based draw was in 1973.
I assume that before Alan Turing and computers, England had a manual "draw" or fixtures too.

In soccerkid999 world, England used computer draw even before computers being invented. He is a visionary. He sees everything, even nazi salutes in Australia

Buffon retires at 45:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66378584

One of the best to ever put on the gloves.

Lorric wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2023 18:16 Buffon retires at 45:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66378584

One of the best to ever put on the gloves.

it's over.

Playing in the National Team from 1997 (he was 19) to 2018 (he was 40).
He missed only Euro2000 due to injury got in a friendly match just few days before.

from wikipedia:
"Buffon was awarded his first cap for Italy's senior team under Cesare Maldini on 29 October 1997, at the age of 19 years and 9 months (19 years, 274 days), as an injury replacement for Gianluca Pagliuca during the first leg of the 1998 World Cup qualification play-off against Russia, in Moscow... Buffon came on in the 31st minute and made notable saves under snowy conditions in a 1–1 away draw"