Tag: Hellas Verona

Roma Open Season with Uninspiring Goalless Draw In Verona

Hellas Verona, Italian Football, Roma, Serie A
Roma opened their Serie A season with an uninspiring 0-0 draw against a stubborn Verona side. A clash between two top-half finishers from the previous campaign, Verona will be delighted with the point, but for Paulo Fonseca and Roma, it was a disappointing opener. The encounter could've had some fine goals but in the end nobody managed to find the back of the net.
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Our Serie A matchday preview is back! Inter and Atalanta fans will have to wait a little more to see their clubs back in actio, so all eyes will be on Juve

Serie A Matchday Preview: All Eyes on Andrea Pirlo’s New Juventus

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Serie A is back and so is our matchday preview! Unfortunately, Inter and Atalanta supporters will have to wait a little more as their matches were pushed back until the end of September as both Nerazzurri teams were involved in European competitions last month, so this weekend all eyes will be on Andrea Pirlo's official debut at the helm of Juventus.
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As a new Serie A season is about to start, it's now time to go for our Table Predictions

Serie A Table Predictions: Where Will Every Club Land This Season?

AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Cagliari, Crotone, FIGC, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Parma, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Spezia, Udinese 5 comments
As a new exciting Serie A season is about to kick off on September 19, it's now time to go for our Final Table Predictions. The Cult of Calcio is making sure that you're all set go with the latest news and analysis concerning your favorite team so let's now see where every Serie A club will land in our personal table. Do you agree with where we are placing each team?
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Verdat Muriqi joined Serie A side Lazio in this transfer market session

Serie A Transfer Market Roundup: Latest News from September 14

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The Cult of Calcio gladly welcomes you to its latest edition of the Serie A Transfer Market Roundup. While the English Premier League fans and La Liga lovers spent their weekend watching actual football, Serie A fans were more interested in tracking Spezia's or Lazio's latest deals, and luckily for you we have all the most recent Italian calciomercato news stacked in one article.
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Maradona and CR7 Both Made Their Serie A Debut In Verona

Hellas Verona, Napoli, Serie A, Throwback Thursday
There is something that Cristiano Ronaldo shares with Diego Maradona, when it comes to his Serie A debut. Just like for the Argentinian legend, CR7’s first match in Italy took place at the Bentegodi Stadium in Verona. Juventus played Chievo in their Serie A 2018-19 opening match, whereas Napoli traveled to Verona to face Hellas in the 1984-85 season.
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Rugani Positive For Coronavirus, Juve and Inter Quarantined

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Juventus defender Daniele Rugani tested positive for the COVID-19, the disease generated by the much-famed coronavirus. Rugani is the first player from a Serie A club to be infected. Juventus and Inter issued stataments announcing that their players and staff will likely need to undergo quarantine, casting further doubts on the prosecution of their football season.
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Serie A Suspended Due To Coronavirus: What Happens Now?

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Italy was placed under a total lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus. With about three to four Serie A game-weeks now set to be outstanding after the suspension, what are the possible implications this may bring to the current season? According to multiple Italian media sources, there are now four possible scenarios after the ban.
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Italy Lockdown Stops Serie A In Country’s Longest Day

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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that Italy will be in a total lockdown until at least April 3 to contain the coronavirus outbreak – extending to the whole country the extreme measures originally announced yesterday for 14 provinces only. The restriction also applies to any sports activity, including the Serie A and lower divisions.
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Closed Doors For One Month, Here’s How The Serie A Restarts

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A decision, finally. That’s what every football fan was waiting for, and what the Lega Serie A took to somehow get out of the stalemate caused by the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. Serie A games will be played behind closed doors until April 3. All the league games canceled last weekend, including Juventus-Inter, will be played between next Sunday and Monday.
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BREAKING NEWS! Serie A Postponed Due To Coronavirus

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The Lega Serie A - the governing body of the Italian football top-flight - has decided to postpone all the five games previously scheduled to be played behind closed doors this weekend due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Northern Italy. The decision applies also to the much-awaited Derby d'Italia between Juventus and Inter.
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Rifinitura: Juventus Host Inter In Fan-Less Derby d’Italia

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With the threat of the coronavirus spreading in Italy, five matches will be played without fans. The biggest of those is the Derby d'Italia between Juventus and Inter, which will be in an empty Allianz Stadium in Turin. Elsewhere, Lazio will hope to grab all three points against Brescia and wait on a slip up by Juventus, and Genoa face a tough encounter against Milan.
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Rifinitura: Napoli Beat Brescia, Prepare For Barca Clash

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With big games looming in Europe, Italian teams must be prepared to take on the continent's best in these upcoming weeks. Napoli beat Brescia and now prepare for the visit of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, while leaders Juventus travel to Ferrara to take on bottom-of-the-league SPAL, before facing Lyon in midweek in the Champions League.
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