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Serie A Transfer Market Session Ratings – Part One

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The Italian transfer market has just shut its doors. Although this was an unusual transfer session sandwiched between two awkward seasons, some things remain the same, as some clubs were able to successfully strengthen their squads, others spent the last two months chasing unlikely targets. So here's Part One of our Serie A Transfer Ratings.  
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The new Serie A season has kicked off to an exciting start and today we’ll take a look at the most underrated players in each of the Top 7 Italian clubs

The Most Underrated Players from The Top Seven Serie A Clubs

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The new Serie A season kicked off as the old familiar names returned to our screens along with some new fresh ones. And although we’ve already listed the 10 top players to look out for, some less prestigious names deserve a certain recognition as well. Today we’ll take a look at the most underrated players from each of the Top 7 Italian clubs basing on the last season's table.
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The Serie A matchday of October 4, 1992, saw 48 goals scored: That's the most in an Italian top-flight featuring 18 teams and an average of 5,33 per game

Throwback Thursday: The Serie A Matchday with the Most Goals Ever

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The second match-day of Serie A 2020-21 played last week saw an impressive total of 43 goals scored. But despite such exploits as the Inter-Fiorentina goal-fest, the total scoring tally for the weekend is not a record for the Italian top-flight. The match-day of October 4, 1992, saw 48 goals scored divided among 18 teams - which makes an average of 5,33 goals scored per game.
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To understand more about the women’s football in Italy, one cannot but take a look at the career of the legendary Carolina Morace

How Carolina Morace Helped Women Football Coaching Evolve

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Despite the large number of male-managed clubs in the Serie A Femminile, things appear to be changing following Milena Bertolini's successes with the Azzurre. But to understand more about the women’s game in Italy, we must to take a look at the career of Carolina Morace, who not only has made a difference as a coach, but also knows how it is like to play on the field.
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Fans were once again treated to another weekend which included everything that makes the Calcio unique. Here are the top 5 stories from Serie A Matchday 3

The Top 5 Stories from Serie A Round 3: Loopholes and Taboos

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Fans of Italian football were once again treated to another compelling weekend which included everything that makes the calcio world such a unique concept. From the good to the bad, the ugly and the beautiful, here are the top 5 major stories from Serie A Matchday 3, from the Juventus - Napoli controversial incident to the S-word no longer being a taboo for Atalanta.
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oals of Serie A Round 3 was not easy. There were some excellent strikes that made us stand up from our sofas

The Top 5 Goals of Serie A Round 3: Lammers Bedazzles in Bergamo

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It was another interesting weekend of football in the Italian top flight, with the sporting angle taking a back foot to the coronavirus scare. Despite this, our job of rounding up the five best strikes of Round 3 was not easy. There were some excellent strikes that made us stand up from our sofas. So, without further ado, here is our list of top five goals from Serie A Round 3.
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Serie A action is set for another twist in the plot with Juventus - Napoli promising to be a mouthwatering encounter, so here our matchday preview

Serie A Matchday Preview: Napoli Eager to Get on With Juventus

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Serie A action is set for another twist in the plot with Juventus versus Napoli promising to be a mouthwatering encounter. Napoli would be eager to get one over Juventus this time around but it is not as if the other teams don’t have their own things to sort and beefs to settle. While Roma managed to expose Juventus last week, Napoli might be able to go further than that.
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The Europa League Group Stage draw delivered a tough group to Milan but Napoli and Roma will also need to be careful if they want to avoid any bad surprise

Europa League Draw: Tough Groups for Milan and Napoli

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Following Thursday night's thriller in Portugal, which saw Milan sneaking into the Europa League main stage at the very last breath, the Rossoneri took part in the Group Stage draw alongside Napoli and Roma for Italy. Milan and Napoli were delivered some tough contenders, whereas the Giallorossi appear to have a slightly easier task at hand.
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Inter midfielder Radja Nainggolan is set to end his underwhelming stint in Milano and complete a return to Cagliari on a permanent basis

Should Inter Allow Radja Nainggolan to Rejoin Cagliari?

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Inter midfielder Radja Nainggolan is set to end his underwhelming stint in Milano and complete a return to Cagliari on a permanent basis where he'll be reunited with his former Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco as well as his Sardinian fanbase. So is Antonio Conte right to sanction Nainggolan's exit from Inter? And what should we then expect from Cagliari this season?
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The Coppa Italia Femminile (Italian Women's Cup) is back and we already have six games from this weekend to report about

The Italian Women’s Cup First Match Weekend as It Happened

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The Coppa Italia Femminile (Italian Women's Cup) is back and we already have six games from this weekend to report. At The Cult of Calcio, we cover all faucets of football and the women's games are not left out as well - especially when you can witness such games as Riozzese Como - San Marino, where the visitors recovered a three-goal gap to claim the three points!
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In this tactical analysis we will show how Roma shook off their administrative blunder from last week and held Juventus to a 2-2 draw at home

Tactical Analysis: How Paulo Fonseca Exposed Juventus Limits

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Roma registered their first point of the new Serie A campaign after holding Juventus to a 2-2 draw at home. It is evident that Paulo Fonseca is quietly going about his business in training, coaching his charges to become more composed at the back. Andrea Pirlo is still testing things out but it is abundantly clear that Juventus do have some issues in defense.
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Roma – Juventus Player Ratings: Ronaldo Saves the Day Again

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In the Weekend's big match, an unconvincing 10-man Juventus side were able to avoid their first defeat of the season and drew 2-2 against Roma thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's brace: Here are our player ratings of the Olimpico clash between Roma and Juventus. Jordan Veretout and, obviously, the Portuguese were the men of the match on both sides.
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