Author: The Cult of Calcio Staff

Lazio Shock Juventus To Cement Serie A Third Place

Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
A sparkling, ruthless Lazio side forced Juventus to suffer their first seasonal league loss as they prevailed 3-1 in a Stadio Olimpico showdown on Saturday night. Goals by Luiz Felipe, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, and Felipe Caicedo cemented the Biancocelesti’s third place in the table, while Maurizio Sarri’s squad missed a chance to regain the top spot in the league.
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Sassuolo Hold Juventus, Bianconeri Surrender Top Spot

Italian Football, Juventus, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Sassuolo’s first point ever at the Allianz Stadium has the face of 18-year-old goalkeeper Stefano Turati. His brilliant debut, which helped Roberto De Zerbi’s side to preserve a precious 2-2 tie against Juventus, reminded the one made by Gianluigi Buffon in 1995. Today at 41, Buffon was still playing, but a blunder of his forced the Bianconeri to surrended the Serie A top spot to Inter.
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San Siro Stalemate Leaves Milan, Napoli Problems Unsolved

AC Milan, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
A 1-1 stalemate didn’t heal either contender’s wounds as Milan and Napoli split the ante in the match clou of Serie A Round 13. Saturday’s clash at the San Siro Stadium confirmed that both Stefano Pioli and Carlo Ancelotti have still much to work on, at the end of a game where Giacomo Bonaventura answered to Hirving Lozano's opener in the space of five minutes.
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Higuain Brace Pushes Juventus Forward In Bergamo Battle

Atalanta, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Juventus switched to HD (Higuain-Dybala) mode in the second half of a complicated game to come from behind and wrap a 1-3 win in Bergamo. The Bianconeri’s recipe is always the same: A poor start, Maurizio Sarri’s mark failing to catch on the Zebras’ game, then the stroke of genius of a single individual to pull his side’s chestnuts out of the fire.
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Dybala Punishes Keen Milan to Keep Juventus On Top

AC Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Juventus, what a Joya! The Bianconeri resorted to Argentinian striker Paulo Dybala to bend Milan’s strenuous resistance and retain their top spot in the Serie A table, one point ahead of Inter. The Old Lady danced a dangerous waltz with the Devil, but eventually came out as winner thanks to their cynicism, making the best out of one of their few scoring chances.  
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Magic Moment Roma! Wolves Oust Napoli to Catch Third Win

Italian Football, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Roma caught their third win in a row as they topped Napoli 2-1 in Serie A Round 11 on Saturday. Niccoló Zaniolo wrapped his third seasonal goal to push the Giallorossi ahead before Jordan Veretout could double the lead from the penalty spot. Arkadiusz Milik made it to the scorecard for the fifth time in four games to reduce the gap for the Partenopei. 
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Atalanta Seize Away Point as Napoli Foam With Rage

Atalanta, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Atalanta left the San Paolo Stadium unscathed as they held Napoli onto a 2-2 tie to consolidate their third place in the Serie A table. The Partenopei took the lead twice, but failed to capitalize and ultimately left the pitch furious at referee Piero Giacomelli, guilty in their eyes of not having sanctioned with a penalty a contact in the box between Simon Kjaer and Fernando Llorente.
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Milan Crisis Continues, Roma Chase Champions League Train

AC Milan, Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Milan’s psychodrama continued today at the Stadio Olimpico as the Rossoneri left three more points on the road losing 1-2 to Roma. Stefano Pioli’s side’s awful defending offered Edin Dzeko and Nicoló Zaniolo two easy chances to make it to the scorecard, frustrating Theo Hernandez’s equalizer. Roma thus lifted themselves up to the 5th place in the table.
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Throwback Thursday: Totti’s Ballistic Prodigy (One of The Many)

Roma, Sampdoria, Serie A, Throwback Thursday
There are many reasons why Francesco Totti has gained an unparalleled place of honor in the Roma supporters’ pantheon, as well as in any good calcio lover’s. The most simple is that perhaps he was just an awesomely talented football player, capable of scoring such unique goals as the one by which he stunned the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in a 2-4 win against Sampdoria.
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Hope-Green Azzurri Beat Greece, Claim Seat at Euro 2020 Table

Euro 2020, Greece, Italian Football, Italy, The Azzurri
Mission accomplished. Roberto Mancini and the Azzurri booked their ticket to Euro 2020 as they trailed Greece 2-0 in Rome on Saturday. It was a tougher match than expected for the Italian side, but winning was the only thing that mattered. The Azzurri did so by means of a penalty by Jorginho and a sharp conversion by Federico Bernardeschi.
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Sarri’s Risk Pays Off: Juve Edge Out Inter to Catch Derby d’Italia

Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Juventus won the Derby d’Italia, and what a strong statement they made. The Bianconeri are once again the number one pretender to the title as they raided San Siro to regain the solitary lead of the Serie A league table. It was mostly a victory of Maurizio Sarri, who started with Paulo Dybala and finished with Gonzalo Higuain. Both strikers made it to the scorecard.
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Reina Ruins, Then Saves Giampaolo as Milan Beat Genoa

AC Milan, Genoa, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Marco Giampaolo is safe. Milan’s coach found a last-minute ally in goalkeeper Juan Manuel Reina, who stopped a late penalty to preserve his side’s 1-2 win at Genoa. That’s the least the Spaniard could do to redeem himself after a blunder of his had put the Rossoblu ahead, before Theo Hernandez and Frank Kessié could turn the tables in favor of the Rossoneri.
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