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Napoli vs Frosinone Throwback: Higuain’s Season Scoring Record

April 14, 2024 Matteo Carnevale Frosinone, Napoli, Serie A, Throwback Thursday Leave a comment

Records are set to be broken, even the oldest ones. In the last round of the 2015/16 season, Gonzalo Higuain of Napoli delivered a hat-trick to poor Frosinone to bring his seasonal tally to an astonishing 36 goals – one more than Gunnar Nordahl, setting a new record for the most goals scored in a Serie A season.

On October 15, 1972, Milan beat Atalanta 9-3 as the match at the San Siro went down in history as the Serie A match with the most goals scored ever

Milan vs Atalanta Throwback: The Match With the Most Goals Ever

February 25, 2024 Matteo Carnevale AC Milan, Atalanta, Italian Football, Serie A, Throwback Thursday

People present at the San Siro Stadium on that day claim that the electronic scorecard went in tilt and lost track of the scorers. Others report that the referee Giunti run out of space in his notebook to list them. While such claims may fade into legend, one thing is for sure and it’s the score of the Serie A match with the most goals ever: On October 15, 1972, Milan beat Atalanta 9-3!

Roma vs Inter Throwback: Nine-Goal Thriller with Baggio and Ronaldo

February 10, 2024 Matteo Carnevale Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Throwback Thursday

What happens when you put against each other a star-studded Roma side, coached by an ultra-offensive manager in the name of Zdenek Zeman, and one of the most impressive Inter lineups ever seen – where Roberto Baggio had just joined the Fenomeno Ronaldo Nazario da Lima? That's easy: You get one of the craziest games in the history of Serie A.

The only team capable of temporarily halting the seemingly-unstoppable march of the "Inter dei Record" was a Fiorentina side coached by Sven Goran Eriksson

Fiorentina vs Inter Throwback: The Fall of the “Inter dei Record”

January 27, 2024 Matteo Carnevale Fiorentina, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Throwback Thursday

The only team capable of temporarily halting the seemingly-unstoppable march of the "Inter dei Record" was a Fiorentina side powered by a young Roberto Baggio and some unlucky players, Enrico Cucchi and Stefano Borgonovo, who would leave us too soon. It was February 12, 1989, when Fiorentina beat the Inter dei Record 4-3.

In the 1954/55 season, Udinese ended second in Serie A, and the game that best sums up their phenomenal run was a 3-2 triumph over Milan

Udinese vs Milan Throwback: Zebrette One Step Away from the Title

January 20, 2024 Matteo Carnevale AC Milan, Serie A, Throwback Thursday, Udinese

In the 1954/55 season, Udinese ended second in the Serie A table despite having narrowly escaped relegation in the previous year, and the game that best summed up their phenomenal run was a 3-2 triumph in a six-pointer against the future Scudetto winners Milan played with one man less.

The age of Kaká started when he came in as a sub and conjured a fantastic screamer to help Milan prevail in a tense match at Empoli

Empoli vs Milan Throwback: The Night the Serie A Discovered Kaká

January 5, 2024 Matteo Carnevale AC Milan, Empoli, Serie A, Throwback Thursday

When Milan won the 2003/04 title, Kaká was by now a top star in the Serie A. But it all had started only a few months earlier, when he had come in as a substitute and conjured a fantastic screamer to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for the Rossoneri in a tense away match at Empoli.

Few images are as representative of Italian football as that of Ronaldo dashing past Lazio goalie Luca Marchegiani in UEFA Cup Final of the 1997/98 season

Lazio vs Inter Throwback: Ronaldo and That Epic UEFA Cup Final

December 16, 2023 Matteo Carnevale Inter Milan, Lazio, Serie A, Throwback Thursday, UEFA Cup

Few images are as representative of Italian football in the 1990s as that of the Fenomeno Ronaldo Luis Nazario da Lima donning an iconic horizontal striped black and blue Inter jersey and dashing past Lazio goalie Luca Marchegiani at the Parc des Princes in the all-Italian UEFA Cup Final of the 1997/98 season.

Napoli threw a Scudetto away in the 1987/88 season and their collapse started on April 17, 1988, in Turin with a 1-3 defeat to bitter enemies Juventus

Juventus vs Napoli Throwback: The Beginning of Napoli’s Title Meltdown

December 8, 2023 Matteo Carnevale Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Throwback Thursday

The 1987/88 season is remembered for how Napoli threw a Scudetto away in an incredible fashion. Among mafia influence allegations and locker room feuds, their collapse started on April 17, 1988, at the Stadio Comunale in Turin with a 1-3 defeat to – oh, the horror – their bitter enemies Juventus.

Enzo Maresca is mostly remembered by Juventus fans for his famous celebration after scoring in a Derby della Mole against cross-town rivals Torino

Torino vs Juventus Throwback: Maresca Won the Battle of the Horns

October 7, 2023 Matteo Carnevale Juventus, Serie A, Throwback Thursday, Torino

The name of Enzo Maresca probably won’t ring any bell to most Juventus fans, especially the younger ones. After all, this journeyman midfielder collected only 37 caps for the Bianconeri across 4 seasons. Still, Maresca is mostly remembered at Juventus for his famous celebration after scoring in a Derby della Mole against cross-town rivals Torino.

This is the story of one of the most incredible set pieces taken in Serie A: It was taken by Juan Alberto Barbas of Lecce during a game vs. Genoa

Lecce vs Genoa Throwback: Beto Barbas and That Incredible Free Kick

September 22, 2023 Matteo Carnevale Genoa, Italian Football, Lecce, Serie A, Throwback Thursday

This is the story of one of the most incredible set pieces taken in Serie A and his author was not Diego Maradona, Roberto Carlos, or Sinisa Mihajlovic. The man who conjured such an unforgettable free-kick screamer that defied the laws of ballistics is Juan Alberto Barbas of Argentina, better known as “Beto” Barbas to his Lecce fans.

The Derby di Milano between Inter and Milan played on May 11, 2001, had a simply astounding outcome as the Rossoneri won 6-0

Inter vs Milan Throwback: Comandini and Sheva Slaughter the Nerazzurri

September 16, 2023 Matteo Carnevale AC Milan, Inter Milan, Serie A, Throwback Thursday

The Derby di Milano between Inter and Milan played on May 11, 2001, had a simply astounding outcome. On a Friday night when nothing extraordinary seemed bound to happen, Milan won 6-0 as Gianni Comandini scored the first two goals for the Rossoneri, which would also be his only ones in Serie A that season.

The game between Napoli and Lazio from April 3, 2011, is one of those matches that would make even an occasional viewer fall in love with Serie A

Napoli vs Lazio Throwback: A Seven-Goal Blast from the Past

September 2, 2023 Matteo Carnevale Lazio, Napoli, Serie A, Throwback Thursday

The game between Napoli and Lazio from April 3, 2011, is one of those football matches that would make even an occasional viewer fall in love with Serie A and Italian football. Ninety minutes of pure adrenaline in which the Partenopei and the Biancocelesti engaged in a spectacular goal-fest.

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