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After bagging a brace in a 3-1 win over Atalanta, Lacatus netted his last Serie A goal on November 18, 1990, as he helped Fiorentina tie 1-1 to Cagliari

On This Day – November 18, 1990: The Last Serie A Goal of Marius Lacatus

Cagliari, Fiorentina, Italian Football, On This Day, Serie A
In its golden age between the 1980s and 1990s, the Serie A was so competitive that many players with an international pedigree would struggle to find their edge in a mid-table top-flight side. That was the case, among many others, with Romania international Marius Lacatus, who spent a single season at Fiorentina in the 1990/91 campaign.
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The Nazionale Lega Serie A was a short-lived experiment consisting in putting together the best Italian top-flight players regardless of their nationality 

On This Day – November 12, 1988: The “Best Serie A Players” Squad Fiasco

AC Milan, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Napoli, On This Day, Sampdoria, Serie A
Diego Maradona of Napoli and Inter's Lothar Matthaus playing together? When on earth did this happen??? Introducing the Nazionale Lega Serie A, a short-lived experiment that consisted in putting together a selection of the best players featuring in the Italian top-flight regardless of their nationality. 
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The first team to violate the Juventus Allianz Stadium was Inter, who on November 3, 2012 defeated the Bianconeri at home for the first time after 49 games

On This Day – November 3, 2012: The First Juventus Loss at the Allianz Stadium

AC Milan, Italian Football, Modena, On This Day, Serie A
Since they moved from playing at the never-loved Stadio Delle Alpi to the Allianz Stadium in 2011, Juventus put together a fantastic non-losing streak at home. Their brand new venue, which was still called Juventus Stadium, seemed an impregnable fort. It was Inter to finally violate the black-and-white arena on November 3, 2012.
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