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Udinese Face Fiorentina as Iachini Looks to Continue Resurgent Form

March 7, 2020 Luke Phelps Fiorentina, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020, Udinese

Udinese host Fiorentina in Serie A this weekend, as 13th play 14th. Luca Gotti's Udinese sit a place and two points behind Giuseppe Iachini's Fiorentina. They're winless in six in the league and are fast falling towards the relegation zone - only seven five points separate Udinese from 18th-place Genoa. The Viola, on the other hand, are in a resurgent form.

Parma Host SPAL as Di Biagio Looks For First Win as Manager

March 6, 2020 Luke Phelps Italian Football, Parma, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020, Spal

SPAL make the short trip across the north of Italy to Parma this Sunday, as they look to move off the bottom of the Serie A table. Coach Luigi Di Biagio has overseen three games in charge of SPAL and has lost them all 2-1 - the last being at home to 2nd-place Juventus. His hopes of claiming anything at Parma will mostly lie with Andrea Petagna.

Closed Doors For One Month, Here’s How The Serie A Restarts

March 5, 2020 The Cult of Calcio Staff AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Brescia, Cagliari, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Lecce, Napoli, Parma, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020, Spal, Torino, Udinese

A decision, finally. That’s what every football fan was waiting for, and what the Lega Serie A took to somehow get out of the stalemate caused by the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. Serie A games will be played behind closed doors until April 3. All the league games canceled last weekend, including Juventus-Inter, will be played between next Sunday and Monday.

Filippo and Simone Inzaghi, a Tale of Two Coaching Brothers

March 4, 2020 Avram Iclozan Benevento, Lazio, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020, Serie B, Serie B 2019-2020

Italian football has had it’s a fair share of footballing families, including the Maldini, the Baresi, the Cannavaro, and the Inzaghi. All of the above-mentioned made a name for themselves, but only the latter made history by becoming the first two coaching brothers - Simone at Lazio and Filippo at Benevento - to sit atop both the Serie A and B concurrently.

Milan’s Revolution Tainted by The Blood of Legends

March 4, 2020 Taimoor Khan AC Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020

Milan are getting closer than ever to sacking their chief football officer Zvonimir Boban, a true Milanista whether he’s on the field or in the corporate offices. The Elliot Management, who took it upon themselves to steady the eternally sinking ship that is Milan, is set to press the restart button once again and offer fans what we should now call another false dawn.

Atalanta’s Show Has No End: Seven More Goals in Lecce!

March 1, 2020 The Cult of Calcio Staff Atalanta, Italian Football, Lecce, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020

With a storming second half, Atalanta did it again, coming up with another tremendous performance which resulted in seven goals delivered to their unfortunate opponents. Gian Piero Gasperini’s Bergamaschi won 7-2 at the Via del Mare Stadium in Lecce, consolidating their fourth place in the Serie A table.

Lazio Keep Dreaming as Biancocelesti Bash Bologna

February 29, 2020 The Cult of Calcio Staff Bologna, Italian Football, Lazio, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020

As they wait for Inter and Juve to play their catch-up games, Lazio gained a solitary Serie A lead for the first time in 20 years as they dispatched of Bologna with goals by Luis Alberto and Joaquín Correa. The last time the Biancocelesti were standing alone at the top of the table was on May 14, 2000 – the day they conquered their last Scudetto.

BREAKING NEWS! Serie A Postponed Due To Coronavirus

February 29, 2020 The Cult of Calcio Staff AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Brescia, Cagliari, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Lecce, Napoli, Parma, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020, Spal, Torino, Udinese

The Lega Serie A - the governing body of the Italian football top-flight - has decided to postpone all the five games previously scheduled to be played behind closed doors this weekend due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Northern Italy. The decision applies also to the much-awaited Derby d'Italia between Juventus and Inter.

Rifinitura: Juventus Host Inter In Fan-Less Derby d’Italia

February 29, 2020 Abdullah Bashiti AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Brescia, Cagliari, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Lecce, Napoli, Parma, Rifinitura, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020, Spal, Torino, Udinese 2 comments

With the threat of the coronavirus spreading in Italy, five matches will be played without fans. The biggest of those is the Derby d'Italia between Juventus and Inter, which will be in an empty Allianz Stadium in Turin. Elsewhere, Lazio will hope to grab all three points against Brescia and wait on a slip up by Juventus, and Genoa face a tough encounter against Milan.

Milan Host Genoa As Pioli’s Side Look To Break Into Top-Six

February 28, 2020 Luke Phelps AC Milan, Genoa, Italian Football, Italy, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020

Having struggled for form throughout the first-half of the season, Milan have since turned their fortunes around having lost just one game in all competitions since New Year. The Rossoneri look a much more solid outfit under Stefano Pioli and will be looking at this game against Genoa as a banker in their push for a top-six spot.

Rifinitura: Napoli Beat Brescia, Prepare For Barca Clash

February 22, 2020 Abdullah Bashiti AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Brescia, Cagliari, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Lecce, Napoli, Parma, Rifinitura, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020, Spal, Torino, Udinese One comment

With big games looming in Europe, Italian teams must be prepared to take on the continent's best in these upcoming weeks. Napoli beat Brescia and now prepare for the visit of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, while leaders Juventus travel to Ferrara to take on bottom-of-the-league SPAL, before facing Lyon in midweek in the Champions League.

The Top 5 Goals of Serie A Round 24 – From Young To Pasalic

February 19, 2020 Avram Iclozan Atalanta, Brescia, Cagliari, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Sampdoria, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020, Top 5

Matchday 24 of Serie A witnessed another round of net busters that were absolute crackers. Ashley Young registered his first goal with the Nerazzurri, Paulo Dybala took the free-kick duties in Ronaldo's absence, and it took Mario Pasalic of Atalanta just 19 seconds to score his fifth goal of the campaign, and more importantly, his team's winner against Roma.

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