Author: Diego Ottaviano

Serie A Round 18 from A to Z

From A to Z, Serie A
Inter's second defeat in a row, and three fundamental points for Sassuolo. A crazy first half with five goals in Napoli, with the Partenopei maintaining their lead in the match and in the league table. Gennaro Gattuso's woes, as Milan was overcome 0-2 by Atalanta at home. Juventus beating Roma 1-0 thanks to a goal del'ex by Mehdi Benatia. This, and much more, in our recap of Serie A Round 18 from A to Z.
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Serie A Round 17 from A to Z

Serie A
Three top teams in three points, and Roma ready to join them, should they win their cancelled match against Sampdoria. Milan's crisis that seems to have no end. Fundamental wins for relegation-battling teams Sassuolo, Verona, Spal, and Crotone. Marek Hamsik's 115th goal for Napoli and Andrea Belotti's return to scoring. All this, and much more, in our recap of Serie A Round 17 from A to Z.
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Serie A Round 16 from A to Z

Serie A
The key stories from Serie A Round 16 letter by letter: Stefano Sorrentino's amazing saves that stopped Roma, a disappointing Derby D'Italia between Juventus and Inter, referee Piero Giacomelli sending off Lazio's Ciro Immobile. Napoli unable to win anymore, and Walter Zenga debuting on Crotone's bench with a loss. Last but not least, Mino Raiola writing a new chapter in the saga of Gianluigi Donnarumma's contract renewal.
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Inter Retains Top Spot After Derby d’Italia Draw

Inter Milan, Juventus, Serie A
Inter remaining undefeated and maintaining the Serie A leadership was the highlight of a goalless Derby d’Italia. While Juventus initially crashed against the defensive wall organized by Lucky Luciano Spalletti, on the long run Massimiliano Allegri’s team gained courage, showed more quality, and played a perfect tactical game. Still, Inter could count on a superlative Samir Handanovic, and on a spectacular team organization.
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Serie A Round 15 From A to Z

Serie A
26 letters for 26 themes. The last Serie A round offered much food for tought. From Inter overtaking Napoli at the top of the league, to Benevento conquering their first point with a goal by goalie Alberto Brignoli. From Gonzalo Higuain deciding the partitissima in favor of Juventus, to Giuseppe Rossi signing a deal with Genoa to hopefully start playing again soon. So let the alphabet guide us through the most recent weekend of calcio.
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Bar Sport: What a Wonderful Weekend of Calcio!

AC Milan, Atalanta, Bar Sport, Benevento, Bologna, Cagliari, Chievo Verona, Crotone, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Spal, Torino, Udinese, Uncategorized
What a weekend of Calcio! On Friday night, Napoli and Juventus played the partitissima of the week. Man of the Match was Gonzalo Higuain, and the three points went to Juventus. Inter took full advantage of their chance to get to the first position by hammering Chievo Verona 5-0. But this weekend, the most difficult of tests is waiting for them: Will they be able to defeat Juventus at their home ground Allianz Stadium?
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Bar Sport: The Recap of Serie A Round 14

AC Milan, Bar Sport, Crotone, Genoa, Inter Milan, Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Serie A
The last round of Serie A didn’t offer any big match. However, it did tell us many things, and underlined once again the supremacy of the bigger teams over the weaker sides. Napoli, Inter, and Juventus all won their games. But the question of the day is: What was Daniele De Rossi thinking when he decided to slap Gianluca Lapadula, earning a red card, conceding a penalty to Genoa and leaving his mates outnumbered?
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Bar Sport: Napoli Secures Lead for One More Week

AC Milan, Bar Sport, Napoli, Serie A, Uncategorized
Napoli won again, maintaining the leadership of Serie A for at least one more week. The Partenopei beat AC Milan 2-1, showing a less shining and sparkling football than usual, due to a courageous and well-trained opponent side. As claimed by coach Maurizio Sarri, Saturday night at San Paolo Napoli played a slightly atypical game for their standards: For the first time this season, his boys finished with a less ball possession than their opponents.
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Bar Sport: What’s Going On, Mr. Ventura?

Bar Sport, Italy, The Azzurri, World Cup 2018
What’s going on, Mr. Ventura? We are talking about last night, of course, as we are not sure what happened. For the full time of our match against Sweden, the verve was missing among the Azzurri. We simply appeared weak, confused, and disorganized. Italy forgot they were Italy – and, what’s worse - it looked like they also forgot that chances to make it to World Cup 2018 were at stake.
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Bar Sport: Will Short Bench Limit Napoli Ambitions?

Bar Sport, Napoli, Serie A
Ok, we didn’t win today. Still, Napoli are on a non-losing streak in Serie A since 20 matches, with three draws and 17 wins. Today, Inter didn’t get more than a draw either, and Juventus got three points against Benevento winning only for 2-1. We go back home with one small point, but we still hold the first position with a +1 advantage versus Juventus, which are now second alone.
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