Category: Serie A

CR7 At Last! Juve See Off Sassuolo With Ronaldo Brace

Juventus, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2018-2019
It finally happened in his fourth game. It took 344 minutes for Cristiano Ronaldo to score his first Italian goals - a double at the Allianz Stadium to help Juventus overcome Sassuolo’s resistance in Serie A Round 4. He had probably imagined this moment to be different, likely more exciting than the easy tap in from no distance with which he broke his drought.
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Cutrone Sends Diavoli Into Paradiso With Extra Time Goal

AC Milan, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2018-2019
Higuain? No, Cutrone. Better, both. Milan’s 2-1 win over Roma in Serie A Round 2 bears the mark of the 20-year-old home grown striker, but his extra time goal wouldn’t have been possible without a providential filtering pass by El Pipita. Gennaro Gattuso’s side thus collected their first three seasonal points, in a game which saw two goals disallowed by the VAR.
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Throwback Thursday: Quando lo Scudetto si decise allo spareggio

Bologna, Inter Milan, Serie A, Throwback Thursday
In the long history of the Serie A league championship, there was one single occasion where a playoff was necessary to determine the Scudetto winner. It happened at the end of the 1963-64 season, when Fulvio Bernardini’s Bologna found themselves at top of the league with 54 points, together with the title holder – Helenio Herrera’s legendary Inter squad.
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Throwback Thursday: When A Play-off Decided Serie A

Bologna, Inter Milan, Serie A, Throwback Thursday
In the long history of the Serie A league championship, there was one single occasion where a playoff was necessary to determine the Scudetto winner. It happened at the end of the 1963-64 season, when Fulvio Bernardini’s Bologna found themselves at top of the league with 54 points, together with the title holder – Helenio Herrera’s legendary Inter squad.
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Top 5 Goals: Antenucci Pushes SPAL, Pastore Plays Subbuteo

Serie A, Serie A 2018-2019, Top 5
Roma's Javier Pastore conquered our hearts this week with a delicious heel kick shot - precision and execution to give Roma an early lead in the Stadio Olimpico's goal fest. In our selection of the Top 5 Serie A goals, the Argentinian preceded a lobber by Fiorentina's Nikola Milenkovic, and a volley by Mirco Antenucci that propelled SPAL to the top of the league!
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Rifinitura: Milan Debut at Napoli, Tension Grows At Lazio

AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Cagliari, Chievo Verona, Empoli, Fiorentina, Frosinone, Genoa, Inter Milan, Juventus, Napoli, Parma, Rifinitura, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Spal, Torino, Udinese
It’s still summer football, but whoever decided the fixtures of these initial Serie A rounds knows how to capture people’s attention. The second campionato matchday sees Juventus facing a Lazio side shaken by some alleged tension between President Claudio Lotito and coach Simone Inzaghi, while Milan make their seasonal debut at Napoli.
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Throwback Thursday: Così il Cholo Simeone stese la Juve

Juventus, Lazio, Serie A, Throwback Thursday
On April 1st, 2000, the Delle Alpi Stadium in Turin hosted a match that could determine the Scudetto winner, between capolista Juventus and pursuer Lazio. Both clubs lined up an impressive collection of star players, including Zinedine Zidane and Alex Del Piero on the part of Juve, Diego Simeone and Pavel Nedved for Lazio, and the Inzaghi brothers on different sides.
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Serie A Top 5 Goals: Paura e delirio allo stadio

Serie A, Serie A 2018-2019
Finally! We just couldn’t wait anymore. For almost two months, we felt lonely, and deprived of the most thrilling pleasure in a Sunday afternoon: Calcio. But now it’s back, in its most exquisite form of the Italian Serie A. And so, directly from the Temple where supporters’ dreams come true, here is our Top 5 of the best goals scored in this opening round of Serie A 2018-19.
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Serie A Top 5 Goals: Fear and Loathing In the Stadium

Serie A, Serie A 2018-2019
Finally! We just couldn’t wait anymore. For almost two months, we felt lonely, and deprived of the most thrilling pleasure in a Sunday afternoon: Calcio. But now it’s back, in its most exquisite form of the Italian Serie A. And so, directly from the Temple where supporters’ dreams come true, here is our Top 5 of the best goals scored in this opening round of Serie A 2018-19.
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