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Roma and Inter share spoils in thrilling draw
Roma and Inter share spoils in thrilling draw
Roma[1] came from behind twice to hold Inter[2] to a 2-2 draw in a Sunday night thriller at the Stadio Olimpico. Keita Balde’s volley was cancelled out by a Cengiz Under wonder-strike before Mauro Icardi restored Inter’s lead, only for the Nerazzurri to again be pegged back by an Aleksander Kolarov penalty in an entertaining […]
Roma v Inter: Official Line-Ups
Roma v Inter: Official Line-Ups
Roma welcome Inter to the Stadio Olimpico for Sunday night’s showcase Serie A fixture, with the hosts looking to end their crisis and the Nerazzurri targeting second place. The capital club have fallen to two defeats in the last week, away to Udinese on league duty and against Real Madrid in the Champions League, and […]
Chievo v Lazio: Official Line-Ups
Chievo v Lazio: Official Line-Ups
Chievo welcome Lazio to the Stadio Bentegodi in the hope of building on achieving their first official point of the campaign last weekend. A 0-0 draw away to Napoli gave Domenico Di Carlo a good start to life back on the Chievo bench, and though they have lost nine of their 16 previous meetings against […]
Napoli turned down world-record Manchester United Koulibaly bid
Napoli turned down world-record Manchester United Koulibaly bid
Napoli have reportedly turned down a €103 million offer from Manchester United for Kalidou Koulibaly. The defender is amongst one of the best centre-backs in Europe and since he arrived in Napoli has become a technically proficient player. The Red Devils had been linked with a move for the 27-year-old in November, with Jose Mourinho […]
Allegri: Dybala has to be a ‘spell-caster’ for Juventus
Allegri: Dybala has to be a ‘spell-caster’ for Juventus
Juventus will travel to Florence on Saturday to take on Fiorentina in one of Serie A’s most heated encounters and Massimiliano Allegri has called on Paulo Dybala to play a wizard’s role for the Old Lady. Dybala has impressed this season under Allegri and the Juve boss has never been shy of showing support for […]
AC Milan, Roma and Inter contemplate Quagliarella swoop
AC Milan, Roma and Inter contemplate Quagliarella swoop
Fabio Quagliarella[1] has not yet agreed a contract to stay at Sampdoria[2] beyond the current Serie A[3] season and AC Milan[4], Roma[5] and Inter[6] are currently considering making a move for the veteran. The Napoli native has found something of a second home in Liguria but has surprisingly seen his deal at the Stadio Luigi […]
Genoa and SPAL stars spark Napoli interest
Genoa and SPAL stars spark Napoli interest
Napoli are already looking ahead to the summer transfer window and are preparing moves for both Genoa’s Krzysztof Piatek and SPAL’s Manuel Lazzari. The pair of deals, though they are being lined up for the summer, could have their negotiations opened in January as the Partenopei are keen to beat the opposition to secure the […]
Serie A Round 14 Preview: Tis the season to be jolly, for some
Serie A Round 14 Preview: Tis the season to be jolly, for some
Following Thanksgiving another action-packed weekend of Serie A is just what we all need to get the festive season going. We begin with a potential relegation six-pointer. This will be the first ever meeting between home side SPAL and Empoli in the top-flight, while the six previous meetings in the second tier see the hosts […]
AC Milan make Chelsea defender priority for January
AC Milan make Chelsea defender priority for January
AC Milan have identified Chelsea centre-back Andreas Christensen as one of their key additions to the squad in January, having already initiated negotiations with the Blues. The 22-year-old has found himself on the fringes under former Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri, limited to a handful of European and cup appearances so far this season. La Gazzetta […]
PODCAST: No SeriExit on the cards
PODCAST: No SeriExit on the cards
Another week of European action has gone by and the team at Forza Italian Football are here to reflect on quite a successful outing for the Serie A teams. Dov Schiavone is joined by Padraig Whelan, who were at Juventus v Valencia and Tottenham v Inter, respectively. While, Alasdair Mackenzie, present at Roma v Real […]