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Man City v Napoli: Official Line-Ups
Man City v Napoli: Official Line-Ups
Manchester City welcome Napoli to the Etihad Stadium for their much anticipated Champions League clash. Napoli sit joint second in Group F alongside Shakhtar Donetsk with both sides three points behind leader City. Maurizio Sarri has decided to leave both Allan and Jorginho out of the starting XI, with Piotr Zielinski and Amadou Diawara replacing […]
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 8
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 8
Napoli top Serie A as Juventus fell home to a super Lazio and Mauro Icardi gave Inter the victory in the Milan derby. Fiorentina got back to winning ways, as Sampdoria put three past Atalanta and Torino drew with Crotone. A big win at the bottom for Hellas Verona against Benevento. Our Team of the […]
Podcast: Icardiac arrest for AC Milan
Podcast: Icardiac arrest for AC Milan
The Forza Italian Football Podcast returned this week after the season’s most exciting round of action so far! As always, this podcast was recorded live over on FIFTV[1]. Inter won the season’s first Derby della Madonnina, Napoli beat Roma to pull away at the top as Juventus fell to Lazio, while Sampdoria impressed to see off […]
Can Lazio or Inter stop Napoli? | FIFespresso
Can Lazio or Inter stop Napoli? | FIFespresso
Napoli have won eight out of eight in Serie A: can anyone stop their march to the Scudetto? Whilst Juventus, Roma and AC Milan lose, Lazio and Inter also fly up high. What level can the two teams get to? The Nerazzurri won the derby, the Biancocelesti beat Juventus away, and Napoli top the table. Vieri […]
Inter have to be counted as serious Serie A contenders
Inter have to be counted as serious Serie A contenders
A last-gasp derby victory is always something to savour for any team, however Sunday’s Derby della Madonnina should certainly get Inter’s support salivating at the prospect of a potential 19th Scudetto. Dramatically overcoming AC Milan 3-2 thanks to a match-winning Mauro Icardi hat-trick, Luciano Spalletti’s side demonstrated an alternative and effective attacking style of play […]
Vecino: Nothing like winning a derby
Vecino: Nothing like winning a derby
Inter midfielder Matias Vecino says a derby win means more than other matches after a dramatic 3-2 victory over AC Milan on Sunday. Mauro Icardi netted from the penalty spot in the 90th minute – his third of the day – to continue the Nerazzurri’s unbeaten run in Serie A so far. Vecino played the […]
Inter fans go crazy on Social Media
Inter fans go crazy on Social Media
Su #InterMilan[1] si racconterà una barzelletta: c’erano Musacchio Bonucci Romagnoli e solo Icardi da marcare. Indovina chi ha segnato 3 gol? — Rambo De Napoli (@RamboDeNa) October 15, 2017[2] On #InterMilan, I will tell you a joke. There was Musacchio Bonucci Romagnoli and only Icardi to be marked… guess who scored 3 goals .@MauroIcardi è […]
Icardi keeping hold of derby ball after Inter heroics
Icardi keeping hold of derby ball after Inter heroics
Inter captain Mauro Icardi couldn’t hide his delight after netting a famous hat-trick in the Nerazzurri’s 3-2 victory over AC Milan on Sunday[1]. The season’s first Derby della Madonnina was decided by the Argentine in the 90th minute, as he netted from the penalty spot after Danilo D’Ambrosio was taken down in the box by […]
Montella: The referee might have made a mistake
Montella: The referee might have made a mistake
AC Milan[1] coach Vincenzo Montella[2] indicated the referee made a mistake in awarding Inter[3] a penalty in the final moments of the Derby della Madonnina, which ultimately resulted in a 3-2 loss for his side. Inter went ahead twice as Mauro Icardi scored a goal midway through each half, but a sensational Suso strike then […]
Napoli player ratings: Insigne halts the Roman march
Napoli player ratings: Insigne halts the Roman march
Lorenzo Insigne scored his third Serie A goal of the season to help continue Napoli’s perfect start to Serie A with 1-0 win over Roma on Saturday evening. The pint-sized Italian international was involved in many of the Azzurri’s movements forward however the goal itself came from a fortunate rebound off Roma captain Daniele De […]