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
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
Lecce surprised everyone by winning at home for the first time this year, and Atalanta paid for perhaps too much squad rotation. With a win, La Dea could pass Milan for second place, but they were feeling the effects of two losses in their previous three games—both coming at home to Lazio and Napoli. Despite … Read more
The oldest Serie A supporters will recall that Milan has never had it easy playing at the Giovanni Zini Stadium in Cremona. The trend was in fact confirmed on Tuesday night when the Rossoneri were unable to overcome Cremonese in Serie A Round 14. Few clear-cut opportunities were created during the game, and Stefano Pioli … Read more
On Sunday night, Adrien Rabiot and Nicolo Fagioli led Juventus to a decisive 2-0 victory over Inter at home. A tentative beginning to such a historic match began to open up after about 20 minutes, with Inter’s Lautaro Martinez and Juve’s unlikely Gleison Bremer at the back post both going close. Juventus was the team … Read more
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
At the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday night, Paris Saint-Germain defeated a determined Juventus team, but the victory was insufficient to give them the group’s top spot. Although Leonardo Bonucci’s goal and goals from Kylian Mbappe and Nuno Mendes secured the victory, Benfica’s 6-1 victory over Maccabi Haifa ensures that team will finish first in the … Read more
Milan defeated Salzburg 4-0 in the final game of Champions League Group Stage to advance to the Round of 16. Milan manager Stefano Pioli started with an 11-man starting lineup that was nearly full strength after resting several starters over the weekend. Ante Rebic started on the right wing in the 4-2-3-1 formation, and Mike … Read more
Napoli succeeded in their goal at Anfield Road on Tuesday night, losing 0-2 to Liverpool while maintaining the top spot in Group A of the Champions League. The Reds needed to defeat the Partenopei by at least four goals, but they didn’t score until the very end of the contest. In a game with few … Read more
Bayern Munich defeated Inter Milan 2-0 to finish the Champions League group stage with an undefeated record as Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting maintained his deadly form up front for the German powerhouses. With a spectacular long-range goal in the second half, Choupo-Moting managed to score for the 6th game in a row to give Bayern a convincing … Read more
