Tag: Supercoppa Italiana

Pellegrini Last-Gasp Winner Saves Roma in 4-3 Thriller with Spezia

Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Spezia
It would seem that when Roma and Spezia meet this season, it always ends in a goal-fest. In Serie A Round 19, the two sides squared off again at the Stadio Olimpico four days after the mid-week Coppa Italia match-up that saw the Aquilotti prevail 2-4 on the pitch. Today, it was Roma to come on top at the end of a spectacular 4-3 drama.
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Simone Zaza Brace Sweetens Davide Nicola Debut on Torino Bench

Benevento, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Torino
The takeaway from Friday night's Serie A game at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito in Benevento is that Torino are still alive, as the Granata grabbed one point with a late goal from Simone Zaza that set the score at 2-2. It was not the perfect start for Torino's new coach Davide Nicola but, given that his side was down 2-0, he can consider his debut an encouraging one.
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Ronaldo Breaks Scoring Drought as Juventus Conquer Italian Super Cup

Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Super Cup
It took so long to see Napoli and Juventus facing each other this season - following the notorious drama of their cancelled Serie A game in September. The long wait didn't necessarily produce a spectacular match in the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday night, though Juventus legitimized their 2-0 win with a dominating second period after a dull and goalless first half.
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