Lionel Messi plays for Barcelona, and not for Juventus. That is what made the difference tonight at Camp Nou, where the Bianconeri and the Blaugrana faced each other in their Champions League seasonal debut, only a few months after their …
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Serie A: The Recap of the 3rd Round
Three sisters are leading the standings with nine points and three wins in three games. Juventus, Inter and Napoli were the teams mostly credited as contenders for the Scudetto during the pre-season, and they indeed seem to have something more …
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Match of the Week: Lazio-Milan 4-1
A thundering performance by Azzurri’s forward Ciro Immobile – who scored three goals and served one assist – lead Lazio to an astounding 4-1 victory against Milan today at Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Conversely, the Rossoneri miserably failed their …
El Dia del Partido. Ten Years of Italy-Spain Matches
It has been the “European Classic” of the last decade. Italy and Spain will square off tonight on their way to the 2018 World Cup, but this is only the last occurrence of a match and a rivalry that animated …
Serie A: The Recap of the 2nd Round
Aside from Inter’s come-from-behind win against Roma, the second round of Serie A offered multiple emotions and 32 goals, some of which – like Andrea Belotti’s overhead kick or Lazio’s Milinkovic-Savic spinner – are already potential candidates to the …
Match of the Week: Roma-Inter 1-3
How to change a game. Mauro Icardi leads his Inter to a 3-1 win at Stadio Olimpico, after Roma dominated the first half and hit the posts 3 times following an early goal by Edin Dzeko.
While the final score …
Assi di Coppe: En Plein and Clean Sheets
The summer trial of European competitions preliminary rounds is over and, for the first time in many years, the Italian contingent didn’t lose any participant along the way.
Only two teams from Belpaese had to cut their holidays short and …
Serie A: The Recap of the 1st Round
Match of the Week: Inter-Fiorentina 3-0
Attention, everybody. Inter Milan seems to be back among Serie A top clubs.
90 minutes might not be enough to sustain such a strong statement, but many teams should be at least a little bit concerned after having seen the …
Juventus and Napoli Off to a Good Start in Serie A 2017/18
Juventus and Napoli are likely going to be the top contenders in Serie A’s new season, and yesterday both teams began their run in the domestic league in the exact same way: a convincing three-goal victory against their unfortunate opponents.…
The Clash of the Titans Restarts on August 20th
It may be due to its aesthetics or maybe to the game being at its craziest. It may concern colors, chants, and rivalries. Perhaps it’s just a matter of croissant and cappuccino. Or, simply like that, it’s just a …
Assi di Coppe – 1234 Days Later…
Assi di Coppe (“Aces of Cups”) is the Cult of Calcio’s section dedicated to Italian team appearances in Champions League and Europa League. We start tonight with commenting AC Milan’s 2017-2018 debut in the second continental league.
1234 days. That’s …