For the very first occasion in their history, Croatia will compete in a World Cup where winning it all would be the only way for them to improve on their previous performance. When Zlatko Dalic’s team advanced to the 2018 final in Moscow, losing to a strong France team, they stunned everyone. The Vatreni will … Read more
Mexico is returning to the World Cup for the fourth time in a row in an effort to snap a disappointing streak of last-sixteen exits. Only Brazil, Germany, Italy, and Mexico’s group opponents Argentina have participated in more World Cups. Mexico will be playing in their 17th World Cup, and their elimination from the first … Read more
In this five-goal thriller, Inter came back from Ademola Lookman’s penalty thanks to an outstanding Edin Dzeko brace and a Jose Luis Palomino own goal, but it’s Atalanta’s third straight loss. In the final game of 2022, both teams were tied for fifth place with 27 points. After rotating the team for a midweek loss … Read more
After Udinese scored twice to create a tense situation in Naples, Napoli had to work hard for their 3-2 victory over the visitors to maintain their Serie A lead. Ilija Nestorovski and Lazar Samardzic both found the back of the net in the dying moments, but Victor Osimhen, Piotr Zielinski, and Elif Elmas’ goals were … Read more
Lecce earned a surprise victory at Marassi to further move Sampdoria towards Serie B. Lorenzo Colombo scored one goal and provided an assist for Lameck Banda. With the Blucerchiati in last place, one point above the relegation zone in Verona, and newly promoted Lecce in sixteenth, this was a relegation dogfight. With Omar Colley suspended, … Read more
Roma will host Torino on Sunday in an effort to end their Serie A schedule for 2022 on a high note after earning just a point in each of their previous two games. The Giallorossi take on a team that, after a midweek victory over Sampdoria, moved within two spots of them in the table … Read more
By defeating Spezia on Sunday, Hellas Verona will try to avoid finishing at the bottom of Serie A’s standings going into the World Cup. In contrast, if the visitors win, they will be assured of staying out of the bottom three. Verona lost 1-0 to Juventus at home on Thursday, marking their ninth straight league … Read more
Atalanta BC and Inter Milan square off on Sunday in the final Serie A match of 2022. The teams are tied in the standings and are separated only by goal differential. Midweek saw very different outcomes for the Lombardy rivals as Inter crushed Bologna 6-1 and La Dea limped to defeat in Lecce. Inter took … Read more
Napoli, which has won 10 straight games in the Serie A, is 8 points clear atop the standings and will play host to Udinese at the Stadio Maradona on Saturday in an attempt to continue their remarkable run. Luciano Spalletti’s team is assured to be in first place in the standings going into 2023 after … Read more
Tammy Abraham ended a two-month goal drought in Serie A, but Sassuolo’s Andrea Pinamonti snatched a point to further dent Roma’s recent form. Although Tammy Abraham and Andrea Belotti were dropped, Lorenzo Pellegrini joined Paulo Dybala, Leonardo Spinazzola, and Georginio Wijnaldum on the injured list. Jose Mourinho also had to get over his Derby della … Read more
