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From Chiesa to Florenzi: Celebration Is A Family Thing

Fiorentina, Serie A, Serie A 2018-2019
From Chiesa to Florenzi, celebrating a goal is often a family thing in Serie A. We don’t have to explain what his own Famiglia means to an Italian, right? Federico Chiesa is one of the most promising talents in the depressed Italian calcio panorama and, after today’s heart-warming hug to his little ball boy brother, he is even more among our favorites.
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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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Jorginho’s Penalty Saves Italy In Nations League Debut

Italy, Nations League, Poland, The Azzurri
A controversial penalty converted by Jorginho allowed Italy to snatch one point out of their Nations League home debut with Poland. Coach Roberto Mancini’s trust in Mario Balotelli was not repaid last night in Bologna, and it took the entrance of Federico Chiesa to shake up an Azzurri side hit in the first half by Neapolitan midfielder Piotr Zielinksi.
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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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