What the Serie A clubs want for Christmas!
Christmas is a big deal for the Italians. Nativity scenes, La Befana, Babbo Natale, pesce, panettone and spumante, midnight mass, the Pope's Christmas Day address - it's the biggest family occasion of the year. For a few days, football talk on the peninsula will grind to a halt. But that doesn't mean that every Serie A president, player, staff member and supporter won't be hoping that Father Christmas can help them moving into 2012. So, with Mariah Carey's classic song playing in the background, here are what Italy's 20 clubs are wishing for from Santa: All ATALANTA want for Christmas is: Cristiano Doni ... minus the handcuffs All BOLOGNA want for Christmas is: A time-machine back to the 1930s when they won three Scudetti and Marco Di Vaio was banging in the goals All CAGLIARI want for Christmas is: Radja Nainggolan to turn down Manchester....




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Carlo Garganese is the Deputy Editor of Goal.com International, and has been at Goal.com since 2007. He is best known for his controversial and outspoken writing style that continues to divide opinion. His main areas of expertise are Italian football, and football from the past. Carlo is a staunch critic of "plastic" modern footballs, which he believes are ruining the game. He has been published and quoted in many top publications and regularly can be heard on radio.



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