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Di Francesco: Only results will rescue Roma from inconsistency
Di Francesco: Only results will rescue Roma from inconsistency
While Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco has acknowledged that there is a sense of frustration with his side’s inconsistent season, he believes they will only get back to their best by winning important games. Wednesday evening gives them the ideal chance to do just that as they have the opportunity to pick up three big […]
Serie A Player of the Week | Round 11
Serie A Player of the Week | Round 11
Dries Mertens was back to his goalscoring best on Friday night and he put Empoli to the sword by bagging three in Napoli’s 5-1 win over their fellow Azzurri. It looked as though his performance would be head and shoulders above any other in Serie A this weekend, that was until Inter took Genoa apart […]
PODCAST: Inter and Napoli run riot as Romagnoli becomes AC Milan’s new star striker
PODCAST: Inter and Napoli run riot as Romagnoli becomes…
Another round of Serie A has come and gone and Forza Italian Football’s writers were, as ever, scattered all over Italy to take in the action and we were present at six of the ten games played. Conor Clancy was joined by Vito Doria for the recording, but he caught up with both Vieri Capretta […]
Monchi: I want to defend the use of VAR to protect referees
Monchi: I want to defend the use of VAR to protect referees
Roma sporting director Monchi demanded respect and a better use of the Video Assistant Referee after the Giallorossi drew 1-1 against Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. A controversial decision led to the penalty that broke the deadlock and put Fiorentina ahead, and the Giallorossi were not happy about the decision. “First of all we […]
Cagliari swept aside as Juventus warm up for Manchester United with victory
Cagliari swept aside as Juventus warm up for Manchester…
The second quickest goal of this Serie A season put Juventus on the road to a 3-1 victory over Cagliari in front of 40,000 fans at the Allianz Stadium. It took Juventus just 43 seconds to get their first, their fastest in Serie A since Arturo Vidal scored against Inter in 2012, also on November […]
Fiorentina v Roma: Official Line-Ups
Fiorentina v Roma: Official Line-Ups
Fiorentina host Roma at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in one of the most interesting games of Round 11 in Serie A. The Giallorossi come from the defeat to SPAL and the draw at Napoli, whilst the Viola haven’t won in three matches. Stefano Pioli has gone with Kevin Mirallas and Federico Chiesa up front either […]
Ancelotti: I had to get angry with Mertens during game
Ancelotti: I had to get angry with Mertens during game
Following Napoli’s 5-1 thrashing of Empoli on Friday night, coach Carlo Ancelotti revealed that he had to frustratedly remind Dries Mertens of his task during his stellar display The striker hit a hat-trick to move ahead of Careca in the Partenopei’s all-time leading goalscorer rankings for Serie A and also provided an assist for substitute […]
Magic Mertens ensures rotation system keeps paying off for Napoli
Magic Mertens ensures rotation system keeps paying off for…
Carlo Ancelotti rang in the changes yet again this season for Napoli but it didn’t deter them in the slightest as they cruised to a 5-1 win over Empoli at the Stadio San Paolo, spearheaded by a Dries Mertens hat-trick. During Sunday’s 1-1 draw at home to Roma, the Partenopei boss fielded his 13th different […]
Official Line-Ups: Napoli v Empoli
Official Line-Ups: Napoli v Empoli
As he promised beforehand, Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti has rang in the changes for Empoli’s visit to the Stadio San Paolo in Serie A action on Friday night. With a crucial Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain looming on the horizon, the former Real Madrid coach has shaken things up by freshening the legs for […]