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Serie A Round 27 Recap

April 5, 2018 The Cult of Calcio Staff AC Milan, Atalanta, Benevento, Bologna, Cagliari, Chievo Verona, Crotone, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Spal, Torino, Udinese

The saddest of Serie A rounds, the one cancelled one month ago after the shocking passing of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, was recovered between Tuesday and Wednesday. Seven matches out of ten still needed to be played. The program featured a long-awaited Derby di Milano, but the stracittadina didn’t live up to expectations and ended with no goals. Therefore, the stage was stolen by Andrea Belotti and his three goals, which came at the end of a tormented season.

Serie A Round 30: Top 5 Goals

April 3, 2018 The Cult of Calcio Staff Serie A

Our weekly selection of the Top Serie A goals inevitably picked a few samples from the goalfest in the Stadio Olimpico between Lazio and Benevento. However, even the big match Juventus-Milan featured some excellent scoring to be featured in our gallery. And while SPAL proved to be stronger that unfavorable refereeing decisions – and did it with some showmanship of bel gioco – the prize for the best goal of the week lands in Milano, and in the capable hands of Ivan Perisic.

Serie A Round 30 Recap

April 1, 2018 The Cult of Calcio Staff AC Milan, Atalanta, Benevento, Bologna, Cagliari, Chievo Verona, Crotone, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Spal, Torino, Udinese

The Serie A amusement park reopened, and saw Juventus promptly jumping back to +4 over Napoli, as the Neapolitans were held to a tie by Sassuolo. The Bianconeri, on the other hand, overcame Milan 3-1 in the partitissima of the weekend. The thrilling battle for the top scorer title between Ciro Immobile and Mauro Icardi continued, with both bombers scoring twice to lead respectively Lazio and Inter to winning their games, and reducing their distance versus third-placed Roma.

Serie A Round 29: Top 3 Goals

March 26, 2018 The Cult of Calcio Staff Serie A

It was a weekend of international football, where the top National sides in the world squared off for some friendly matches in preparation for the upcoming World Cup. Yes, even those that did not qualify. Serie A consequently took a break, but if you think you are missing your weekly dose of calcio, here is something that will ease your pain. Just sit back, relax and enjoy our selection of the Top 3 goals scored in the most recent Serie A round.

Coach Di Biagio Chooses Continuity: Buffon In, Balo Out

March 18, 2018 The Cult of Calcio Staff Di Biagio, Italy, The Azzurri

The revolution can wait. For his first convocations as interim head coach of the Italian Nazionale, Luigi Di Biagio chose to walk a conservative path. Those who were hoping for a complete cleanup among the Azzurri ranks after their shameful failure to qualify for the upcoming World Cup might be disappointed – and yet, the pool of human resources available to Di Biagio didn’t leave much room for different choices.

Fiorentina Captain Davide Astori Passes Away at 31

March 4, 2018 The Cult of Calcio Staff Astori, Fiorentina, Serie A, The Azzurri

The world of football was shocked today at the tragic news that Fiorentina captain Davide Astori suddenly passed away at 31 in Udine. Astori, who was capped 14 times by the Italian Nazionale, was found dead in his hotel room, apparently on natural causes. Lega Serie A emergency leader Giovanni Malago’ ordered the immediate cancellation of all Serie A and Serie B matches in program today.

Serie A Round 25 Recap

February 20, 2018 The Cult of Calcio Staff AC Milan, Atalanta, Benevento, Bologna, Cagliari, Chievo Verona, Crotone, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Spal, Torino, Udinese

While other major European competitions have already found a clear leader, Italian Serie A continues to offer a thrilling distance duel between Napoli and Juventus. As both Azzurri and Bianconeri passed their weekly test with a single goal, Roma stole the spotlight in Round 25 with a 0-2 win in Udine that enabled them to catch the third spot behind the leading duo. Inter left Genoa in tears, suffering a sounding setback and plummeting out of the Champions League zone.

Serie A Round 21 Recap

January 24, 2018 The Cult of Calcio Staff AC Milan, Atalanta, Benevento, Bologna, Cagliari, Chievo Verona, Crotone, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Spal, Torino, Udinese

The first Serie A Round after the break showed that Inter and Roma can’t win anymore, whereas Napoli and Juventus took the maximum result with the minimum effort. The Serie A leading duo played two specular matches last week, taking an early lead and maintaining it until the end, offering few more emotions. Not exactly a showmanship of calcio-spettacolo, but an old Italian saying goes that those are the matches on which a Scudetto is built.

Assi di Coppe: Napoli In Ruins In Rotterdam

December 6, 2017 The Cult of Calcio Staff Assi di Coppe, Champions League, Napoli

A disappointing night in Rotterdam for Napoli, which bid an early farewell to Champions League. The Partenopei’s qualification chances vanished as soon as news about Shakhtar leading 2-0 over Manchester City spread. As a victory by the Ukrainians would have automatically eliminated the azzurri, Maurizio Sarri’s squad slacked off and conceded Feyenoord their only win in their European campaign.

Meanwhile In Moscow: The World Cup 2018 Draw

December 2, 2017 The Cult of Calcio Staff Meanwhile In Moscow, World Cup 2018

We can turn our pretty Italian faces away, and pretend that nothing happened yesterday in Moscow, and nothing will happen next Summer. But it’s time to face reality. The World Cup will still take place, even without Italy. “Meanwhile In Moscow” is the tagline under which The Cult of Calcio will painfully follow the most important sport event in the world, starting from the draw for the Group Stage held yesterday at the Kremlin.

Inter King for a Night After 3-1 Win in Cagliari

November 26, 2017 The Cult of Calcio Staff Cagliari, Inter Milan, Serie A, Uncategorized

Inter captured a provisional Serie A leadership tonight, as they won 3-1 in Cagliari thanks to the goals scored by their captain Mauro Icardi (twice) and Marcelo Brozovic. But the game at the loud-cheering Sardegna Arena was all but a piece of cake for Luciano Spalletti’s band, who were dominated for the first quarter of the match. Still, since football games last 90 minutes, Inter had enough time to turn the matter in their favor.

Bari-Foggia: When Teams Don’t Switch Sides

November 26, 2017 The Cult of Calcio Staff Bari, Foggia, Serie B, Sting Like a B

Some Italian regional derbies are even more fiery than the most renown city clashes. That is the case of Bari-Foggia, aka the Derby d’Apulia, where rivalry between the fan bases from the two biggest cities in the Southern Region of Apulia is so harsh, that it once prompted the referee to order teams not to switch sides at half time – to prevent supporters from both clubs from throwing objects at their rival goalies.

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