ALL POSTS TAGGED "scudetto"

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/ 1070 days ago

Napoli fans erupt as club wins first Serie A title in 33 years

Napoli collected its third Serie A title, and first since 1990, on Thursday. Gli Azzurri only needed a draw against Udinese to clinch the Scudetto. Star striker Victor Osimhen scored in the 52nd minute of the match to secure the vital point for the club. The Italian champions picked up the previously elusive trophy despite the […]

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/ 1144 days ago

Dominance of Victor Osimhen taking Napoli to new heights

Across Europe's top-five leagues, Victor Osimhen is a major reason for why Napoli is the most in-form team with dominance domestically and continentally. The Nigerian striker, combining seamlessly with Georgian Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, has 18 goals. That is five better than second-place Lautaro Martínez at Inter Milan. More impressive, though, is that Osimhen has done it […]

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/ 1688 days ago

The end of an era watching Serie A in America via RAI Italia

It was just before 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning in April 1987. I entered the ‘Maroons Soccer Club,' officially known as the ‘Italo-American Soccer Club – Maroons,' through the back door. A handful of older men sipping on their morning cappuccinos greeted me. Some looked inquisitively at this stranger while most nodded a polite […]

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/ 5651 days ago

Wayne Rooney Belongs At Inter Milan

The soccer press has been buzzing about the latest Wayne Rooney press conferences, statements, and rumors. The usual suspects have been named as possible destinations: the ATMs that are Manchester City and Real Madrid, EPL rival Chelsea, and Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich. But where Wayne Rooney really belongs is in Italy, and specifically Inter Milan. […]

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/ 5653 days ago

Five Things To Note From Serie A This Weekend; October 2010

The Serie A has returned, and we're beginning to see some interesting developments regarding teams which might need a new manager sometime soon. Just looking at the bottom three teams: Fiorentina, Parma, and Udinese, you find underachievers which will need to either start winning, or be replaced. The question is, how much time will Mihajlovic […]

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/ 5689 days ago

Milan and Roma Humiliated as Inter Milan Rise

An extremely interesting few games were played out, and they show a few things about the team which might win the scudetto. Inter Milan, Roma, and AC Milan all played out their second match-day games, and while the nerazzurri won, the other two title contenders lost. Inter Milan didn't have too much difficulty against Udinese, […]

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/ 5713 days ago

Serie A Preview – The Resurrection of Juventus

Mention the 2009-2010 season to Juventus' 170 million fans and they will shake their head in disgust. Italy's most successful and beloved soccer team was a shell of itself, missing out on a European tournament spot due to poor play and aging players. It is not a coincidence that the Italian national team also failed […]

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/ 5880 days ago

Seven Keys to the AS Roma-AC Milan Match

The most anticipated match-up of the weekend is the AS Roma-AC Milan contest to decide which club can challenge Inter for the top spot in Serie A. While the loser still has an outside shot at the scudetto, an Inter victory over Genoa would make it a tough task. Rather than a traditional post rehashing […]

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/ 6044 days ago

Lessons Learned from Giornata 4

For those who spent Saturday and Sunday away from the television and internet, or were too busy watching the Manchester Derby, here are some lessons we have learned (or in some cases relearned) from this past weekend’s Serie A action: Gianluigi Buffon is the key for a Juve scudetto: Although he has some mileage between […]

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/ 6538 days ago

Inter Milan caught up in Mafia row

Telegraph UK – With only days to go until a nail-biting end to this year's Serie A, Inter Milan found itself caught up in a Mafia scandal. Read more on this breaking story here – Telegraph sports