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Throwback Thursday: The Lazio Playout on the Edge of Serie C

November 12, 2020 Matteo Carnevale Lazio, Serie A, Serie B, Throwback Thursday

Sometimes, even a narrow escape can become part of a fan base’s collective memory – especially when it ends up becoming a turning point in the history of a club. That is the case with Lazio, whose memories from the 1980s are tied to an episode that likely altered the course of the Biancocelesti’s history: The 1987 Serie B relegation playout against Campobasso.

The Calcio Parody: Conte Leads Anti-Mancini Coalition

November 11, 2020 Michel Sakr Italian Football, Italy, Serie A, The Calcio Parody, Uncategorized One comment

The Calcio Parody makes its triumphant return with its 5th edition. Serie A coaches rarely agree on anything at all, though they mostly share the same feelings of loathe towards the referees, their crazy presidents, and most of all the international break. We take you inside a secret meeting attended by all Serie A managers after receiving invitations from Antonio Conte...

Both Arsenal and Manchester United are being linked with Inter midfielder Nicolò Barella, over a possible January transfer to the Premier League

Inter Must Not Worry About Arsenal, Man United Interest in Barella

November 11, 2020 Luke Phelps Arsenal, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Manchester United, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market

Both Arsenal and Manchester United are being linked with Inter midfielder Nicolò Barella, over a possible January transfer to the Premier League. Now aged 23 and playing his seventh season as a professional footballer, Barella is already looking to take the next step in his footballing career. But he might be foolish to swap what he has now for a spot on a premier League bench.

IQUII Sport recently released their first report dedicated to the social media presence of the women's clubs and players of the Italian Serie A Femminile

Finance Corner: A Social Media Analysis of Women’s Serie A Clubs

November 11, 2020 Marco Perrotta Finance Corner, Fiorentina Women, Florentia San Gimignano, Inter Women, Italian Football, Juventus Women, Milan Women, Napoli Femminile, Roma Women, Serie A, Serie A Femminile, Serie A Femminile 2020-2021, Women Football, Women's Football

IQUII Sport recently released their first report dedicated to the social media presence of the women's clubs of the Italian Serie A Femminile. Interestingly, the 12 teams have quite different approaches. Napoli choose to devote themselves to all the main social platforms with their own accounts. Other teams like Juventus and Inter prefer to focus only on some channels.

Staying with our series in collaboration with The Scouting App, we move towards the last episode of our Under-20 data analysis by looking at goalkeepers

Scouting the Best Under-20 Serie A Talent: Goalkeepers

November 11, 2020 Taimoor Khan AC Milan, Atalanta, Fiorentina, Italian Football, Player Analysis, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, The Scouting App

Staying with our data analysis series in collaboration with The Scouting App, we move towards the last installment of our Under-20 data series by taking a look at four young goalkeepers with the potential to become regular starters in the Serie A and possibly beyond, bearing in mind that the role of a goalkeeper has gone through a lot of changes over the past few years.

With an ever-growing Juvetus squad size and a sky-high wage bill, Pirlo needs to offload to finance any incoming: Here we look at 3 players he must sell

Three Juventus Players Andrea Pirlo Needs to Sell in January

November 10, 2020 Luke Phelps Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Transfer Market 5 comments

The European transfer window will reopen on January 4th and for Juventus, that date probably couldn’t come any quicker. Andrea Pirlo hasn’t got off to the best of starts as manager of his former club. With an ever-growing squad size and a sky-high wage bill, Pirlo will needs to offload to finance any incoming. Here we take a look at three players he must sell in January.

Prandelli has no doubt in his mind as to who the Scudetto favorites are, as Inter thrashed Milan 5-1 in the first Derby della Madonnina of the season.

Prandelli Is Back to Fiorentina but Troubles Are Far From Over

November 10, 2020 Taimoor Khan Fiorentina, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021 2 comments

In one of the most non-shocking moves, Fiorentina summed up the courage to relieve Beppe Iachini of his services and name Cesare Prandelli in his place. After naming him the new La Viola manager last season, club owner Rocco Commisso must have thought that Iachini would help the team scale new heights. Little did he know that Iachini would be unable to turn things around.

This tactical analysis will look at how the game between Lazio and Juventus panned out and what tactics both sides used to gain dominance on the pitch

Lazio – Juventus Tactical Analysis: Juve Unable to Preserve Early Lead

November 9, 2020 Taimoor Khan Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Tactical Analysis

Today's tactical analysis will look at how the game between Lazio and Juventus panned out and what tactics they used to gain dominance on the pitch. In Sunday's encounter from Serie A Round 7, the Biancocelesti made Juventus pay the price for their inability to preserve an early lead. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring but Felipe Caicedo broke Juventus' hearts right at the death.

There were some impressive goals in Serie A Round 7 and we had our work cut out despite the lack of options: Our top 5 goals list is as follows

Top 5 Goals of Serie A Round 7: Mkhitaryan Volleys Roma Home

November 9, 2020 Awais Khan Cagliari, Genoa, Italian Football, Lazio, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Spezia, Top 5

With the final international break coming in and clubs taking a step back to regroup, it was solidarity at the back that was a high priority. In terms of goals scored, Round 7 had the fewest in the 2020-21 Serie A season. Despite this, there were some impressive goals scored, and we had our work cut out despite the lack of options. Our top-five goals list from Round 7 are as follows.

Verona Scare Milan, Ibrahimovic Late Header Saves the Day

November 8, 2020 Matteo Carnevale AC Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021 2 comments

Milan and Verona shared the spoils at the San Siro in the last match of Serie A Round 7 at the end of a game that offered plenty of emotions and drama. The Rossoneri found themselves trailing by two goals after 20 minutes, but managed to come back thanks to a late header from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and despite a missed penalty on the part of their giant striker.

Atalanta – Inter Player Ratings: Romero Defensive Class

November 8, 2020 Michel Sakr Atalanta, Inter Milan, Player Ratings, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

After a horrible Tuesday night which saw both teams lose their Champions League encounters, Atalanta hosted Inter as the two Lombardy sides were hoping to bounce back with a league victory. And yet the match ended up being mostly a disappointment with Aleksey Miranchuk's equalizer nullifying Lautaro's opener. So here are the player ratings for 1-1 draw between Atalanta and Inter.

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