In order to overcome Spezia’s resistance and pass Atalanta in the Serie A table, moving Milan second with a six-point gap from Napoli, Milan had to survive Daniel Maldini’s attempted parricide on Saturday night. To do this, Milan turned to an Olivier Giroud masterpiece goal. Stefano Pioli’s team led 1-0 at the break thanks to … Read more
On Sunday night, a lacklustre performance cost AC Milan a 2-1 loss at Torino, snapping their league-leading unbeaten road streak. Milan had missed early opportunities, and in a disastrous two-minute span in the first half, they ultimately paid the price. Unmarked Djidji scored Torino’s first goal from a free kick, beating Ciprian Tatarusanu, and Aleksei … Read more
Despite Teun Koopmeiners’ penalty being saved by Empoli goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, Atalanta got back on track with goals from Hans Hateboer and an outstanding Ademola Lookman solo effort. Luis Muriel was suspended, Marten de Roon and Davide Zappacosta were injured, Duvan Zapata wasn’t fully fit, and La Dea had just suffered their season’s first defeat. … Read more
AC Milan will travel to mid-table Torino on Sunday looking to build on their recent string of four straight Serie A victories and current lead in the Champions League. The Rossoneri finished the week with a crushing victory in Zagreb, adding to their 4-1 victory over nearby Monza to move into second place in Group … Read more
Stefan de Vrij’s header, a spectacular Nicol Barella goal, and a solo effort from Joaquin Correa helped Inter defeat Dejan Stankovic’s Sampdoria for their fourth straight Serie A victory. The Nerazzurri were full of confidence upon obtaining Champions League qualification for the knockout round and compiling three straight Serie A victories; Marcelo Brozovic was the only … Read more
On Saturday, Juventus struggled mightily to dismantle recently promoted Lecce, but they eventually prevailed 1-0. It appeared at times that Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus wouldn’t be able to respond emphatically to their Champions League elimination. With the exception of the away team’s surprisingly high number of fouls, who were piling up the yellow cards and preventing … Read more
The team celebrated Diego Maradona’s birthday and the club’s greatest player, who would have turned 62 on Sunday, on the day of Napoli’s most recent victory. In 1987 and 1990, Maradona, who passed away in 2020, guided Napoli to its only two Serie A championships. The southern club now appears to be within reach of … Read more
In-demand Napoli striker Victor Osimhen scored an outstanding goal to defeat Roma and Jose Mourinho, who once again lost to a top six rival. The fact that Roma failed to produce a single shot on target throughout the game highlighted their hesitant approach. The visitors were the stronger team throughout the game and created all … Read more
With a 2-0 victory over Atalanta on Sunday, Lazio broke their opponents’ unbeaten streak in Italy’s top division and climbed into the top four. Inflicting La Dea’s first loss of the year thanks to well-executed team goals from Mattia Zaccagni and Felipe Anderson, Lazio has overtaken Atalanta on 24 points despite being without Ciro Immobile. … Read more
Torino shocked Udinese at home, winning all three points at the Dacia Arena behind Ola Aina and Pietro Pellegri. The Friulani were undefeated in 9 Serie A games, but they had just been eliminated from the Coppa Italia by Monza the previous week. Adam Masina was injured, Rodrigo Becao was serving a suspension, and Torino … Read more
