Tag: Serie A

Hernandez Saves Rossoneri Christmas as Milan Beat Lazio

AC Milan, Italian Football, Lazio, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021 4 comments
At the end of 3-2 thriller against Lazio in Serie A Round 14, Milan ended their year on a high note, wrapping their 16th consecutive match with two or more goals, their 15th consecutive seasonal Serie A game without a defeat. Milan’s winning run was close to come to an end multiple times this season, but the motto on the red and black side of the Navigli rivers seems to be “Not today.”
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Sampdoria and Sassuolo came into their Serie A Round 14 fixture on different notes but it was the Neroverdi to come out with a 2-3 away win

Sassuolo Continue Unbeaten Away Run After 2-3 Win at Sampdoria

Italian Football, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021 One comment
Sampdoria and Sassuolo came into their Serie A Round 14 fixture on different notes. Claudio Ranieri has managed to bring some order to La Samp’s Serie A campaign with successive wins over Hellas Verona and Crotone. Meanwhile, the Neroverdi have seen their top-four hopes dashed with losses to Inter and Milan, and draws to Fiorentina and Roma.
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Despite Verona enormous defensive efforts trying to nullify the attacking threats from Inter, the Nerazzurri secured their seventh league win in a row

Lautaro and Skriniar Goals Secure Inter 7th Consecutive Serie A Win

Hellas Verona, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021 2 comments
In Round 14 of Serie A, second-placed Inter traveled to Verona in the hope of climbing above their fierce cross-city rivals Milan in the league table. The Nerazzurri were looking for their seventh consecutive league win, while Verona hoped to maintain the second-best defensive record in the Serie A. Despite Verona’s enormous defensive efforts, Inter managed to get the three points.
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Serie A Round 14: Milan – Lazio Preview and Expected Lineups

AC Milan, Italian Football, Lazio, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021
The final Serie A matchday of 2020 offers all the Italian football fans one of the most intriguing matches in the last few weeks. In Round 14, the league leaders Milan will be seeking to finish the year top of the league by beating Simone Inzaghi’s Lazio at the Stadio San Siro. The Cult of Calcio is here to preview the main match of Round 14, with an eye on the expected lineups of both clubs.
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In Serie A Round 14, Inter travel to Verona in pursuit of another three points that could potentially take them to the top the Serie A standings

Serie A Round 14: Verona – Inter Preview and Expected Lineups

Hellas Verona, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021
It has been a joyful first part of the 2020-21 Serie A season, with three serious title contenders going neck and neck until the final match-day of 2020. In Round 14, Inter travel to Verona in pursuit of another three points that could potentially take them to the top the Serie A standings going into the new year. Here is our preview of the game, with an eye on the probable lineups of both sides.
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Juventus – Fiorentina Player Ratings: A Brilliant Ribery!

Fiorentina, Italian Football, Juventus, Player Ratings, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021
In their last match in the year 2020, Juventus hosted their bitter rivals Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. The visitors took an early lead through a Vlahović, before Cuadrado made things even worse for the hosts with a silly red card, and La Viola added two late goals to seal a historic 3-0 victory. Here are our player ratings for the clash between Juventus and Fiorentina. 
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Shock at the Allianz Stadium as Fiorentina Stun Juventus

Fiorentina, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021 8 comments
From seeing their 3-0 win to Napoli cancelled by an appeal court to conceding their first Serie A loss this season, that's hardly what you would call a good day for Juventus. The Bianconeri were unexpectedly crushed by Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in the Serie A Round 14 opener as they had to play with one man less for 70 minutes due to Juan Cuadrado's early send-off.
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Serie A Round 14: Juventus – Fiorentina Preview and Expected Lineups

Fiorentina, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021
After an intriguing round of fixtures last weekend, the Serie A teams are back in action this week for the last time in 2020. In Round 14, Juventus will be looking to finish the year on a high note, with the reigning champions hosting Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. Here is our preview of the game, with an eye on the potential lineups of both sides.
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As part of our interview series at The Cult of Calcio we talked with Sophie Brundin of Sassuolo about how her life as a football player and an entrepreneur

Women and Football: Interview with Sophie Brundin of Sassuolo

Interviews, Italian Football, Sassuolo, Sassuolo Femminile, Serie A, Serie A Femminile, Serie A Femminile 2020-2021, Women's Football One comment
Sassuolo Femminile are one of the most interesting sensations in the Italian women's football season and Swedish defender Sophie Brundin is playing no small part in it. Aged 23, Sophie is at her first season with Sassuolo after playing for four years at college level in the U.S. On top of being a professional footballer, Sophie is also a sports entrepreneur.
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Three Top Serie A Teams and PSG Keeping Tabs on Papu Gomez

AC Milan, Atalanta, Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market One comment
Alejandro Gomez is poised to leave Atalanta in January and few top teams, including Milan, Inter, Roma and PSG are monitoring the situation. However, first the player will have to come to agree a way out with his club, as the two sides have different ideas about what route to take.
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