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The Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 33: Thuram Crowns Inter, Napoli Disintegrate

April 24, 2024 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends Leave a comment

Despite the Derby fever, we're still determined to recap all the events of the weekend while also shedding some light on the most intriguing action, whether it involves the big clubs or the smaller ones. So here are our Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 33.

The Return of the Prince – How De Rossi Restored Roma’s True Identity

April 21, 2024 Michel Sakr Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends Leave a comment

While we can't attribute the club's revival to a single aspect, it has certainly been a combination of factors that can be credited to De Rossi and his fabulous work in the training ground, the dugout and the dressing room. So we'll try to summarize it under the banner of the four following points,

Gianluca Scamacca has been productive when healthy since transferring to Atalanta. He detailed why he picked La Dea and more after the Sturm Graz game.

Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 32: Magical Week for Scamacca, Draw Galore

April 16, 2024 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends Leave a comment

In case you glimpsed at the Serie A table and felt that hardly anything has changed from the previous round, this is because seven out of the nine matches that reached their conclusion ended with draws in a rare occurrence that preserved the status quo. Even the encounter between Udinese and Roma that was interrupted was heading towards a 1-1 draw.

Gianluca Mancini, Roma vs Lazio, Serie A Round 31

The Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 31: Mancini the Hero and Villain in Roman Derby

April 9, 2024 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends Leave a comment

This weekend, five Serie A fixtures yielded dramatic come-from-behind victories, something you surely don't witness every day. So let's review the most thrilling action from Serie A Round 31 in a special edition mainly dominated by Tops, but also features a few Flops here and there.

It was not just points that Milan lost against Lecce, with Rafael Leao and Calabria also picking up knocks that is bound to lay them off for a short period.

Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 30: Sensational Leao, Perplexed Allegri

April 2, 2024 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Atalanta, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends Leave a comment

Milan are attempting to play catchup, with a hard-fought victory in Florence confirming their revival. As for Juventus, they continue to sink deeper and deeper, setting negative records with every passing week. So let's look back on the action of the exciting weekend while enlisting the Tops and Flops from Serie A Round 30.

The Top 15 Serie A Magicians Ranked – Kvaratskhelia, Leao, Dybala and more

March 26, 2024 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Atalanta, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends

Even in these challenging times, the Italian peninsula hasn't truly been deserted of talent, with a host of superb footballers still plying their trade in Serie A. In this piece, we aim to pay homage to the most captivating individuals in the Italian top flight by ranking the most 15 elegant players in Serie A based on their magical prowess.

Juan Jesus, Lautaro Martinez, Inter vs Napoli

Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 29: Jesus Rises Above Hate, Maldini Stuns Cagliari

March 19, 2024 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Serie A, Tactical Trends

While the clash between Inter and Napoli was supposed to be a top showdown between the champions-elect and their predecessors, the double Champions League elimination reduced it to a battle of the wounded. To make matters worse, the match was blemished by a controversial incident which we will discuss later on.

Lautaro Martinez has been magnificent this season and carried Inter, but Simone Inzaghi has created a machine that operates just fine even when he doesn't.

Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 28: Inter Tame Bologna, D’Aversa Loses Temper

March 12, 2024 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends

Too bad we have nothing regarding a thrilling title race on display, as this one is getting even duller with every passing week. Nevertheless, let's recall the action from the Italian peninsula by identifying the Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 28.

Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 27: Chaos in the Capital, Roma Flying High

March 5, 2024 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends

Despite Inter's ever-growing gap on top of the table, there are still several intriguing stories to discuss from a genuinely chaotic weekend that only Italian football can produce. So let's recap the action while identifying the Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 27.

A Career Apocalypse – The Exceptional Rise and Brutal Fall of Paul Pogba

March 2, 2024 Michel Sakr Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Tactical Trends

For a footballer, a lengthy ban is a devastating blow they may or may not recover from, mostly depending on age and desire. But in Pogba's case, it is slightly different. Rather than being a sudden blast that halted his momentum, this one felt like the final nail in the coffin, succeeding other similarly calamitous occurrences.

Paulo Dybala is improving and is likely to be present against Empoli after the break. He didn’t leave for international duties

Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 26: Astonishing Dybala, Unstoppable Inter

February 28, 2024 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Atalanta, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends

While Inter continue to march towards an inevitable Scudetto triumph, their supposed challengers are still faltering, putting a premature end to a title race that peaked way too early. So let's recap the most captivating action of Serie A Round 26 in our latest edition of the Tops and Flops series.

Simone Inzaghi rotates his men routinely, but that’s rarely the case for three stars, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Lautaro Martinez.

Why Inzaghi Is the Main Catalyst in the Superb Inter Campaign

February 25, 2024 Michel Sakr Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Tactical Trends

Even though we're still in February, we can already tell which clubs made the right decision in the summer, and which ones got it spectacularly wrong. When the dust settled, it was quite obvious that Inter acted wisely when deciding to entrust Simone Inzaghi with the mission to guide the team in the long run.

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