Tag: Tactical Trends

Diaz and Five Serie A Stars Who Are Defying the Odds This Season

AC Milan, Fiorentina, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Tactical Trends, Udinese
With every new campaign, several players fail to live up to the high expectations laid upon their shoulders. But on the other hand, some manage to overachieve and cement themselves as unlikely protagonists by exceeding all expectations. So let's identify six Serie A players who have thus far defied the odds while putting up memorable performances in the first part of the season.
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Atalanta ace Ademola Lookman explained how his move to Bergamo came to be and spoke about his season, the upcoming clash with Lazio.

Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 10: Lookman on Fire!

AC Milan, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Lazio, Napoli, Serie A, Tactical Trends
This weekend, the majority of the big boys managed to collect three points, albeit on the back of slim wins. This includes Juventus who put their recent calamities behind them as they emerged victorious in the Derby della Mole. So let's identify the best and worst performers of the Calcio weekend in our Tops and Flops from Serie A Round 10.
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Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 9: Milan Deepen Juventus Wounds

AC Milan, Atalanta, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends
With their victory in Cremona, Napoli took advantage of Atalanta's draw in Udine to become the sole leaders, but their chasers are still in a striking distance. So let's recap the most important action of the weekend while identifying the best and worst performances in our Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 9.
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Simone Inzaghi will have to wait to get an extension from Inter, even though his contract runs out in 2024. The matter isn’t a priority for the club.

Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 8: Magical Sassuolo, Unlucky Inzaghi

AC Milan, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Tactical Trends
Juventus won a match for a change, while Inter's miserable run continued with a home defeat at the hands of Roma. For their part, Milan emerged victorious following some late drama at Empoli, but Napoli and Atalanta remain untroubled on top of the standings. So let's wrap up some of the action in the Tops and Flops from Serie A Round 8.
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Following the retirement of Andrea Ranocchia, we take a look back at his playing career and compared it to his Bari teammate, Leonardo Bonucci

Bonucci and Ranocchia: The Contrasting Paths of Bari’s Fraternal Twins

Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Tactical Trends
In 2009, Antonio Conte achieved his first major accolade in his young managerial career, leading Bari towards Serie A. On their initial campaign following promotion, the southerners had some interested names within their ranks, the likes of Paulo Barreto, Sergio Almiron and Andrea Masiello just to name a few. Nonetheless, none was more intriguing than Andrea Ranocchia and Leonardo Bonucci, who were collectively nicknames "The Bari Twins".
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The Partenopei followed up from their 5-2 trashing of Verona last week with a 4-0 dismantling of Monza that propelled them to the top of the table

From Napoli to Juventus: How Deceiving Is the Current Serie A Table?

AC Milan, Atalanta, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends, Udinese
Although we're only seven rounds into the new campaign, we've already witnessed a ton of action from the opening stages, including thrilling back-and-forth contests, shocking results and some fabulous strikes. While the international break offers football fans several reasons to lament, it also provides us the opportunity to take a look back at the action and analyze the unforeseen Serie A standings. 
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José Mourinho returned to Italy Sunday night ahead of the start of the Roma pre-season and decided not to voice his opinion on the transfer market.

Tops and Flops of Serie A Round 7: Disgraceful Juventus, Vintage Mourinho

AC Milan, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Tactical Trends, Udinese
Serie A went out with bang this weekend. Top clashes, back-and-forth action, shocking results and historic occasions all culminating in an unimaginable league standings. So we'll try to wrap up some of the most interesting events of the weekend in our Tops and Flops from Serie A Round 7.
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