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Club football made a superlative return in Italy after the international break, with six of the top seven Serie A clubs facing off against one another. Juventus fans were forced to remember how it felt to lose a match in the comfort of their own home, Napoli picked up their eighth consecutive win to continue […]
Serie A has a new look about it after Juventus lost their first points of the season, allowing Napoli to sit firmly at the top of the table. AC Milan endured their second consecutive loss, mounting the pressure on coach Vincenzo Montella, while Roma, Inter and Lazio continued their winning ways. Ahead of the international […]
Sampdoria produced the upset of the week in Serie A, with a convincing victory over the disappointing AC Milan, while both Juventus and Napoli continued their perfect records. Roma and Lazio strolled to victory over Udinese and Verona respectively while Inter left it late at home to Genoa to remain two points behind the leading […]
Following their 4-1 loss last weekend, AC Milan bounced back and returned to the winner’s circle while Napoli scored six in the Campania derby. The Partenopei stand on maximum points with both Inter and Juventus, while Lazio, Torino and Sampdoria remain undefeated. Here are five features from week 4 of Serie A Spalletti’s Inter can […]
Following the international break, Serie A returned with a brutal reality check for AC Milan who were grounded by the Ciro Immobile-led Lazio. Juventus, Napoli and Inter continued their 100 per cent records for the new season by moving to 9 points, while Fiorentina notched their first victory of the season in impressive fashion. Here […]
In match week two of Serie A, fans were treated to a host of goals including screamers from Napoli’s Piotr Zielinski and Torino’s Andrea Belotti, while Paulo Dybala bagged a hat-trick and Mauro Icardi collected his second brace in as many weeks. Juventus, Napoli, Inter and AC Milan have so far lived up to their […]
Serie A is up and running for another season, with fans and pundits alike excited by the possibilities that the 2017/18 competition might bring. AC Milan have benefited substantially from their new Chinese investors and have dominated the summer transfer headlines, while simultaneously looking to weaken the reigning Champions and Scudetto favourites Juventus. Meanwhile, Napoli’s […]
Victory over Crotone at Juventus Stadium confirmed a record-breaking sixth consecutive Serie A title for Juventus on Sunday. After their celebrations were delayed due to last week’s draw at Torino, the Bianconeri made no mistake taking maximum points against the Rossoblu, securing their 33rd Scudetto. Meanwhile, there were celebrations of a different kind at the […]
Roma denied Juventus the chance of confirming their sixth consecutive Serie A title by coming from behind to claim a 3-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico. The win allowed the Giallorossi to close the gap to the Bianconeri to just four points with two weeks remaining in the league. Celebrations were in full swing in […]
The Derby della Mole produced an upset result in week 35 of Serie A with Torino going within moments of securing a historic win at Juventus Stadium, eventually settling for a draw. It was a result that ended the Bianconeri’s league record of 33 consecutive wins at home, a run that began back in September […]
In week 34 of Serie A, Lazio produced an inspired performance to win their first Rome Derby in the league since 2012. The Biancocelesti finished 3-1 victors, with Keita Balde grabbing a brace, ensuring Francesco Totti’s final derby would end in disappointment for the Roma captain. Atalanta 2-2 Juventus Despite drawing against Atalanta, Juventus were […]
In a tough weekend for both sets of fans, Inter and AC Milan suffered embarrassing losses to place a further dampener on their respective seasons. The Nerazzurri experienced a second-half collapse to lose 5-4 to Fiorentina while the Rossoneri were beaten 2-1 at home by the lowly Empoli. Juventus continued their dominance at the top […]
The Derby della Madonnina headlined week 32 of Serie A where AC Milan snatched a 97th minute equaliser in a pulsating match at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Having led 2-0 at the 80th-minute mark, the Nerazzurri allowed their city rivals back into the match, replicating the 2-2 result from this season’s first Milan derby. Meanwhile, […]
Inter suffered their most embarrassing loss under Stefano Pioli at the hands of 18th-placed Crotone. The defeat saw the Nerazzurri slip further down the Serie A table into seventh. It was a second consecutive loss for the Milan giants while the Calabrese club enjoyed their first ever back-to-back victory in the top flight following on […]
Serie A returned after the international break headlined by a teasing spectacle scheduled for Sunday evening with the return of Gonzalo Higuain to the Stadio San Paolo as Napoli hosted Juventus. The Argentinian was treated to 90 minutes of whistling in a match where both teams would share the spoils, allowing Roma and Lazio to […]
To the dismay of many fans across the globe, club football took a small hiatus for another round of international fixtures, and Serie A was no exception. While it provided a chance for Davide Zappacosta to show his value at an international level and for Gianluigi Donnarumma to grab his first starting Azzurri spot, the […]
Serie A’s top three extended their lead at the top over a weekend that saw Napoli achieve two club firsts while Gianluigi Buffon broke Juventus’ record for the most league minutes played. Lazio and Inter were forced to settle for draws away to Cagliari and Torino respectively, Atalanta and AC Milan returned to the winners […]
Controversy around match officiating rocked Serie A for yet another week as Juventus extended their record-breaking run of league wins at home to 31. Napoli, Roma and Inter enjoyed comprehensive victories, with the Nerazzurri’s total of seven goals including hat-tricks for both Mauro Icardi and Ever Banega. With 32 goals scored, there was no shortage […]
