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Top 5 Stories of Serie A Round 11: Inter Chasing Milan

Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Top 5 Stories
It's been an extremely exciting weekend in Serie A. Although no major clubs went head-to-head in this matchday, Juventus, Milan, Inter and Napoli all had to fight hard to come out with the best possible result. On the other, Roma only needed 45 minutes to destroy Bologna, and Verona provided the upset with their away win over Lazio. So here are the Top 5 stories for Serie A round 11.
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Juventus pulled it off again and they are still the undisputed champions in the city of Turin, but seriously risked losing the bragging rights to Torino

McKennie and Bonucci Save Juventus in Derby della Mole

Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Torino 2 comments
Juventus seriously risked losing the bragging rights in Turin on Saturday afternoon after going down 0-1 to Torino in the Derby della Mole. In the end, they managed to come from behind with substitute Weston McKennie and captain Leonardo Bonucci, though their comeback seemed more a product of Torino’s inability to preserve their lead than of the Old Lady's pressure. 
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Reina Ruins, Then Saves Giampaolo as Milan Beat Genoa

AC Milan, Genoa, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Marco Giampaolo is safe. Milan’s coach found a last-minute ally in goalkeeper Juan Manuel Reina, who stopped a late penalty to preserve his side’s 1-2 win at Genoa. That’s the least the Spaniard could do to redeem himself after a blunder of his had put the Rossoblu ahead, before Theo Hernandez and Frank Kessié could turn the tables in favor of the Rossoneri.
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Calhanoglu Helps Giampaolo Pull Off San Siro Winning Debut

AC Milan, Brescia, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Marco Giampaolo debuted at San Siro with a win as Milan beat Brescia 1-0 on Saturday. A lone goal by Hakan Calhanoglu after 12 minutes saved the day for the Rossoneri’s new coach after his shocking loss in Udine. However, the way is still long for the Milanese side before they can think of achieving something more than a fourth place in the table.
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