Sunday's Serie A program closes out at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza as leaders Inter take on surprise package Frosinone. Let's look at our match preview for this contest.
Juventus have rekindled their interest in Emil Holm. Atalanta haven’t struck a complete agreement with Spezia just yet. The Bianconeri are keen on adding him, but they’ll need to trim their squad before making an addition. Samuel Iling and Matias Soulé, who could use some more playing time, could be loaned out.
Union Berlin is making progress in their pursuit of Leonardo Bonucci. Negotiating with Juventus won’t be an issue, but they need to finalize the agreement with the player first. Lazio appear to have dropped out of the race. The parties are in advanced talks and could shake hands during the weeknds.
Al-Hilal have vigorously set sights on Victor Osimhen after getting rejected by Kylian Mbappé. Their chase has yet to break through, but it’s unrelenting. Their latest offer to the player was €40M per year. He’d reunite with Kalidou Koulibaly and join Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. The striker isn’t wobbling yet.
It is the defense that Inter need to replenish, notwithstanding the fact that Skriniar might stay put. Their transfer market shortcomings have forced them to look towards Tuscany, aiming at Fiorentina stopper Nikola Milenkovic.
Juventus' pursuit of Real Madrid outcast Marco Asensio has received a massive boost as the player reportedly looks to leave Spain. According to Catalan news outlet El Nacional, the highly-rated winger is keen to leave the Spanish capital, with the Bianconeri credited with an interest.
As part of The Cult of Calcio's journey in the world of women's football in Italy, our last chat of the year was with Chanté-Mary Dompig of Empoli Femminile. Chanté is a 19-year-old striker from the Netherlands who currently spearheads Empoli's attack in the Serie A Femminile. She showed to have very clear ideas despite her young age and also gave us some nice sample of her Italian speaking skills!
Sassuolo Femminile are one of the most interesting sensations in the Italian women's football season and Swedish defender Sophie Brundin is playing no small part in it. Aged 23, Sophie is at her first season with Sassuolo after playing for four years at college level in the U.S. On top of being a professional footballer, Sophie is also a sports entrepreneur.
The Cult of Calcio continues its journey in the world of women's football meeting some of the protagonists of the Serie A Femminile: This week, we had a talk with Karin Muya of San Marino Academy. Aged 25, Karin has already had multiple playing experiences in several countries before joining the representative of San Marino as they made their debut in the Italian women's top-flight.
IQUII Sport recently released their first report dedicated to the social media presence of the women's clubs of the Italian Serie A Femminile. Interestingly, the 12 teams have quite different approaches. Napoli choose to devote themselves to all the main social platforms with their own accounts. Other teams like Juventus and Inter prefer to focus only on some channels.
Despite putting much heart, determination, and grit, Napoli collected yet another defeat in Serie A Femminile - this time at the hands of a Milan side who had to sweat a lot to bring home the three points on offer. Napoli had five players still unavailable due to Covid-19 and Federica Cafferata serving a one-match ban. Milan's Maurizio Ganz could rely on the experience of Valentina Giacinti.
In our journey across the Italian peninsula looking for talents and stories of women players who are making their way in the world of calcio, this week we had a chat with Swedish striker Sara Nilsson of Florentia San Gimignano. Sara just started her second season with the Tuscany outfit that conquered three promotions in a row to finally reach the Italian Serie A Femminile.