Lazio were Celtic’s first Italian opponents when the clubs drew 0-0 in Rome in 1950 before a Celtic Park rematch a few months later when Celtic won 4-0. The next four occasions Celtic met Italian teams would all be played on neutral ground, starting with a draw against Bologna on a 1966 preseason tour of the United States, before a notable win against Inter in Lisbon at the end of that season.
Celtic then met Milan four times in 10 months starting in May 1968. It was back to the US for a 1-1 draw, before a rematch a month later in Toronto when goals from Bobby Lennox and Charlie Gallacher won the game. The teams then drew 0-0 in the San Siro before Milan won the return 0-1 at Celtic Park, the first time in eight games against Italian opposition Celtic emerged with a defeat.
Italian champions Fiorentina lost at Celtic Park in 1969 before winning the return game while a year later Celtic drew twice against Bari on a North American tour. Inter and Celtic then met in the 1972 European Cup semi-final, both games finishing goalless, before a nine year wait until the next game against Italian opponents and the first against Juventus. Celtic won at home and lost in Turin.
Three games in four days in July 1993 saw a win over US Carisolo and defeats against Atalanta and Napoli. Four years later Parma and Roma visited Celtic Park, with the home team achieving a draw and win. 2001 saw Celtic’s first Champions League group games and two memorable games against Juventus, losing controversially in Turin before recording a 4-3 win in Glasgow.
Parma lost at Celtic Park in 2002 with Roma beating Celtic in Toronto in 2004. Celtic then embarked on a familiarity drive with Milan, drawing twice at home and losing the corresponding away fixtures in 2004 and 2007. A home win over Parma in summer 2007 briefly interrupted Celtic’s run of Italian fixtures against Milan but the teams met another twice in 2007, Celtic winning at home and losing away.
Celtic lost to Inter in Dublin in 2011 before drawing home and away to Udinese in the same year. Kris Commons scored Celtic’s goal in their most recent match against Italian opponents in a Celtic Park draw last July.
36 games in 63 years, 11 wins, 11 defeats and 14 draws. The team in green and white won the most important one!
Early notice, the CQN Charity Golf Day will take place on Friday, 14 June. More details to follow.
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Back in contact on Cape Cod. Had 2′ -3′ feet of snow and wind gusts of up to 80 mph. That meant no power, no heat, no game on Sarturday. Everything back to normal today after a lot of shovelling. Hopefully still on Tueasday.
Estorilbhoy,
do you wish to borrow my time zone for the start of Lent? That would give you an extra 5 hours before the start of Lent.
You could give it back to me at the end of Lent.
Getyourticketsforwemburley.csc
Sorry,
Should obviously be Tuesday.
Mungogrammarparoinedcsc
Tom McLaughlin
02:28 on 11 February, 2013
I think Sevco are in administration
Could be Nimmo but like you I doubt that
Could be some integrity out of the SFA but like you I doubt that too
Bought flight tickets over the weekend for me and my gal. Flying into Glasgow from Brisbane via Dubai, landing lunch time Saturday 13 April for a 2 week visit.
Looking forward to seeing my family, friends and of course, the Celtic, although the primary reason for the visit is not a happy one. We had initially planned a 4 or 5 week trip in September/October, but my wee mother is approaching 85 and has dementia and, according to my brother, is deteriorating by the day, so we decided we’d better make the trip sooner rather than later, and are looking upon it as a last goodbye in many ways.
Painful as that thought is, I was looking up the fixture list, but the split happens just as we arrive, so don’t yet know which games we will be able to take in.
I’ll miss Wembley on May 25 though. Pity.
Hail Hail
Tom McLaughlin
02:42 on 11 February, 2013
Sorry to hear that Tom. All the best!
Margaret –
I hope you are right.
Thanks Margaret.
From what I am hearing it will be a bittersweet experience.
OG Rafferty
Since Lent starts Wednesday, can you please ensure we all know prior to then?
Since we have Juve on Tuesday, can you let us all know before that?
Tomorrow it is then?
.
Tom
All the Best for Your trip Tom..Say Hi to that Big Nephew of Yours..
001Bhoy
Summa of Sammi –
Thanks. I sure will.
TheOriginalSadiesBhoy..
Thanks for Your Words the other Day..
Cheers..
001
morning bhoys and ghirls.
glasgow-london-coventry-london-parkhead-london-coventry over the next few days. cant wait , feels like christmas.
taking my boss to his first celtic game.arrive 6:30 on tuesday.
fingers crossed.
sanna
Morning Celts que pasa?
001 Bhoy
Excuse my ignorance but what’s happened?
Away to work.
V
Sannabhoy some travelling pal, safe journeys.
V
Hail! Hail! Celts.
Not long to go now.
MWD
Charliebhoy
Happy belated birthday to young Charlie. I’m sure you are all thankful of that ear to ear scar your Bhoy is wearing. Sounds like he has come through the other side. Good news.
Anyways. You want to know the stories behind names.
Moonbeams WD(Wet Dreams) – Do you remember the 700 gazillion trillion Rangers Village Sky Dome floating pitch. Well that’s when I found CQN, Jan 2007.
MWD
vmhan. cheers. be safe. not much happening, just og rafferty teasing us again. although, does it count as teasing if he/she always delivers?
you making it up on tuesday?
hh
SoS
I see now, KIK message sent.
V
MWD. Saw your message from last night. What have you done to yourself this time? In Zurich and off to Mumbai in 90 minutes so I will catch you later.
Not going Sannabhoy, I decided at the start of the season not to travel to midweek games, watching the game at home with wee Derryghirl.
HH
TimsinOhio
Nothing major buddy. Ain’t gonna keep me from Juve game or the cycle.
MWD
Six weeks aff the bevvy yesterday as part of the Kano125 dryathon,
been a dawdle tbh, but I’m not sure I can survive another zombies wake (thumbs up and smiling)
✊
V
Vmhan
How’s your 125 days going?
I busted mine. Did last out January though. Still. It has tempered my intake as I’ve only had 3 nights since 2nd of Jan on the beer. Lost almost 2 stone between that and doing circuits, spin and getting back on my bike.
Hope Derryghirl and you have a good night tomorrow night.
MWD
That answers my Q.
For those who missed OGR’s post last night……
o.g.rafferty
22:10 on 10 February, 2013
A week can be a long time in football.
We’ve had an unpaid bill and one Winding Up Order made public (more to come on that one), a PR disaster masterminded by £140k Traynor, Charlie out passing the cap for the driver in the Far East, a Celtic second team playing some Quality Street football against the second best team in Scotland and in a matter of days Juventus coming to town for a Champions League last 16 game.
Well that would be enough for most I’m sure, but well, I’m greedy.
Last year’s Valentine’s Day gift was very special indeed and I believe soon there will be another big gift coming our way which could arrive any day next week.
And when that day is upon us, it will be, I hope, a Day to Remember.
…….
V
MWD ach well at least you done January amigo!
The hardest bit for me is watching Derryghirl working away at my stash of coors/ fosters ice and vino while I have to listen to her gibberish :>)
Thankfully she’s quiet while we’re watching sons of anarchy.
V
Good morning, lying snow in the chilled Chilterns…
Well done to the squad for a great result in Inverness, always a tricky tie.
Well done to Efe, a great result for Nigeria and is another highlight in a Historic season for Celts.
As the first anniversary of the Valentine’s Day mass-defiance approaches and OGR is predicting – trouble at mill – a thought occurs.
Fool me once shame on you…
Fool me twice shame on you…
Fool me three times, shame on you……………
Morning,
One sleep to go…
chairbhoy
You got that wee saying all wrong. It is;
Fool me once shame on you…
Fool me twice shame on me…
Fool me three times, I am a stupid hun…
I wonder who will get an airing from Craig ‘bhoy’ Whyte’s wee voice recorder this week….
Good morning fellow Celts-dry but cold in W Renfrewshire
More tantalising news?
How the hell is a man meant to stay in training for cycle to Belfast? tomorrow’s game will be a big enough challenge
Can too much good news be a bad thing ..:-)
Good luck and safe journey to everyone travelling to the game
HH
Charliebhoy:
I recall how things were touch and go with your son so really pleased to hear of the tremendous improvement now.
No mystery with my name, an unimagintive moment when first signing up several years back. Far too late to change it now…
unimaginative even…
“Why don’t you get a ticket and go to the game on Tuesday” said the good lady. Family illness etc means its been 3 years since I’ve been to any gemme.
If only she knew!
Morning all from the Italian Riviera.
It’s snowing!
Thought I was dreaming when I woke up!
Congratulations to Efe – the first Celtic player to win a medal this season.
More to follow!
HH!!
Good news for Sevco at last.
Ex-stalwart and full-blooded Sevconite Ian ‘Fergie’ Ferguson has been given the bullet by Perth Glory.
Having guided ‘The Glory’ to the highly coveted bottom slot of ‘worst team in the A-league’ I am sure he is champing at the bit to head off home to Scotland and add his expert managerial skills to those of that other managerial whizz-kid, Sally McCoist.
What a team partnership they could be!
I’ll bet the whole of Scottish football are now cowering in fear at the prospect.
Mind you, best make it quick Fergie as there may not be a Sevco team in Scotland by the time you land get back….
land get back…. = land / get back…
ASonOfDan,
Quite…
I can feel your anguished anticipation… Sooper Hooper with the winner for me!!!