Belgium opened their Euro 2020 tournament with a bang as they easily disposed of Russia in St. Petersburg on Saturday night. The Diables Rouges put three past an inexperienced Russian side and the lion's share was grabbed by Inter striker Romelu Lukaku, who scored twice and dedicated his first winning effort to teammate Christian Eriksen.
Inter certified their Serie A domination at the end of their last game, a match-up with Udinese where there was nothing at stake and that indeed the Nerazzurri took home with a crushing 5-1 success. Just to prove, if still needed, that there's a new ruler in the Italian league.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku are arguably the two most terrifying strikers in Italy - at least if you take Cristiano Ronaldo out of the equation. On Sunday, the two giants will clash heads one again (hopefully not literally this time), when Milan ''host'' Inter in the Derby della Madonnina.
The Calcio Parody is proudly making his 2021 debut! Not only that, but in this edition, Italian Football's biggest monsters - Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku - will meet face to face inside our newly established CCF (Calcio Cage Fighting). Which of the two giants will come out on top?
In the much-anticipated Derby d'Italia, Inter hosted their historical rivals Juventus at the Guiseppe Meazza. Vidal opened the scoring for the home side against his former club which enabled Conte's of torturing the visitors for the rest of the match through counter attacks, and Barella's strike gave the Nerazzurri a deserved 2-0 victory. So here are our player ratings for top Serie A clash between Inter and Juventus.
The short vacation is over as Italian football made it's 2021 debut with an action-packed Sunday which saw all 20 Serie A teams competing for their first points of the year. No major upsets were on display, as Juventus, Milan, Inter, Roma, Napoli and Atalanta all won their respective fixtures without major trouble. So let's find out what are Top 5 stories from Serie A round 15.
Alongside Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez and Alexis Sanchez, Inter need a fourth wheel in attack, as Antonio Conte has proven that he's unwilling to trust the young Andrea Pinamonti just yet, and a more accomplished striker is expected to arrive at Appiano Gentile during the January transfer market. According to Calciomercato, four options are on the table, including Dovick Origi.
It hasn't been an ideal start of the season for Conte's side, with another Champions League elimination, and some unconvincing domestic displays. Nonetheless the Italian tactician would be forgiven if he manages to oust Milan and Juventus en route to the club's first Scudetto in 11 years. So let's take a look at the top Inter performers so far in the season, as well as their flops.
Even for the relatively high standards of Italian football, 2020 was such a crazy year for Calcio. The players and the fans all went through some unique emotional experiences. But throughout all the tears and pain, some players were still able to enjoy a successful year, and thus, it's time to recognize eleven of the best performers of the past 12 months , in our Serie A Top XI of the year 2020.
Heading into Round 9, Serie A teams are bound to be feeling the exhaustion of a highly compacted fixtures list. The top-rated clubs, in theory, should have the best resources to respond. However, surprises could be on the cards. To make sure that you avoid some unwanted revelations for your fantasy football draft, here are a few tips and tricks to help guide you.
In the second episode of The Cult of Calcio's podcast, we previewed tonight's Champions League game between Inter and Real Madrid as both teams try to recover from a not-so-exciting start of their European campaign. Live today we had Matteo Carnevale - founder of The Cult of Calcio - and our friend Carlos Molano who's an hardcore Real fan and a "socio" of the club.