The football blog for fans of all clubs
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 […]
It is the time of the year where a fixture can confirm the success or failure of an individual team’s season. This is the case for Lazio, Napoli, Pescara and Empoli, as these squads go head to head to decide the last spot for next year’s Champions League and Survival in Serie A. Lazio, who […]
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 […]
It’s far from abnormal for exciting South American talents to make their debuts at an early age only to be whisked off to Europe before their teens are over, and economics often dictate such moves. This huge upheaval regularly occurs before the player is mature enough to handle it and therefore a transition period is […]
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 […]
Historical rivals Juventus and Napoli will face off twice in four days as the Neapolitan hosts seek to reopen the Scudetto chase and overturn a 3-1 aggregate deficit in the second leg of the Coppa Italia. Atalanta, this season’s surprise story, play away to a struggling Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. They seek to […]
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 […]
During the late 1980s and the 1990s, every kid kicking about a football in the streets would dream of playing in the Serie A. It was the best league in the world at that time. Italian clubs were then the wealthiest in Europe and most of the best players of the world used to play […]
Last Saturday’s demolition of Bologna saw Napoli move into third in Serie A and are currently the leagues in form team. They have been unbeaten over the last ten matches, scoring 24 points over that time whereas leaders Juventus have the same points but have two defeats and have scored 13 goals fewer. During the […]
Stefan Pioli had a good problem on his hands. His Inter club was in form. The doldrums of earlier in the season were gone and the Nerazzurri had climbed to within points of a Champions League place. Standing in their way to reclaiming their usual spot as a scudetto contender was their nemesis Juventus. This […]
Juventus have dominated Italian football in the last couple of years and last season’s comeback demonstrated how powerful they are. Juventus managed to win their fifth title in a row but they are not going to stop here. Back in 2005-2006 season Juventus won the title, but after the Calciopoli scandal Juventus were one of […]
In what was termed one of the biggest matches of the game week, it turned out to be a simple walk away for the German champions, Bayern Munich in Rome. It was recently disclosed that Pep Guardiola is not interested in ‘tiki-taka style of football’ without forward pressing against his opponents. The Bayern team did […]
