Matchday 25 of this 2023/24 Serie A season saw even more excitement and twists, with Monza stealing the show by beating AC Milan 4-2 on Sunday night. This Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss all of the weekend's action. Bologna also picked up a memorable win by beating Lazio 2-1 in the capital, and Atalanta continued to look good in the rac…

Italian Serie A Podcast: Inter beat Juventus in the Derby d’Italia to take hold of the title race Inter beating Juventus 1-0 was the standout result on a weekend of noteworthy Serie A results, and our Italian Football Podcast is here to chat through it all. Conor Clancy and Euan Burns are together in Rome for this Italian Football Podcast recording…

There were plenty of points dropped and penalties missed during Matchday 22 of the 2023/24 Serie A season, with Inter reclaiming their place at the top of the table. The Nerazzurri were 1-0 winners away at Fiorentina with Lautaro Martinez scoring his 19th goal of the season, but Nico Gonzalez produced a truly awful penalty miss that stopped his tea…

Inter were crowned Serie A's winter champions on Matchday 19 of this 2023/24 Serie A season as they scraped a dramatic and late 2-1 win at home to Hellas Verona, with Juventus overcoming difficulty as well to come from behind to beat Salernitana by that same scoreline. Two European hopefuls lost as Fiorentina stumbled at Sassuolo and Napoli were ha…

The title of winter champions isn't quite yet in the back for Serie A table-toppers Inter after their 1-1 draw with Genoa on Matchday 18 allowed Juventus to close the gap to just two points as the Bianconeri beat AS Roma at the Allianz Stadium 24 hours later. This Italian Football Podcast is here to chat through those games and all of the rest from…

Matchday 11 of the 2023/24 Serie A season saw the possible title race take on a new complexion with the headline result being AC Milan's 1-0 home defeat against an Udinese side who were yet to win a game this season. That defeat and victories for Inter and Juventus mean that things are starting to look a little bleak for Stefano Pioli and his side,…

This 2023/24 Serie A season is wasting no time at all in throwing up excitement, and we are here to talk through a Matchday 2 that saw Juventus, AS Roma, Lazio, Atalanta and Fiorentina all slip up. Napoli and AC Milan remain the teams to beat, seeing off Sassuolo and Torino respectively. The Partenopei were again fired on by Victor Osimhen, while C…

The 2023/24 Serie A season is finally underway, and we didn't need to wait long for surprises to be sprung. We are here to talk through all of the Serie A Matchday 1 action. After Napoli had overcome an early scare at Frosinone to win and Inter subsequently saw off Monza, both AS Roma and Lazio slipped up on Sunday against Salernitana and Lecce res…

The 2022/23 season of Italian football has (finally) come to a close and it is fair to say it has been an entertaining one. We had a fourth different Serie A winner in four years, which was Napoli with their first title in 33 years. There was also an additional relegation playoff at the end of the season which was not expected, as well as an Italia…

The 2022/23 Serie A season is ove… nope! Before the curtain finally falls on this seemingly never-ending season, Spezia and Hellas Verona will have to do battle in a brand-new relegation playoff after both sides finished level on 31 points. That aside, the regular season has come to an end with everybody having played 38 games. There wasn’t too muc…

Matchday 36 was action packed for issues both on and off the field, with Juventus’ 10-point deduction overshadowing everything else to have taken place over the weekend, even with Cremonese officially suffering relegation from Serie A to immediately return to Serie B. Juventus’ off-field issues might have played a part as they fell to a 4-1 hammeri…

With the six teams fighting over three Champions League qualification spots all facing each other, it was sure to be an important weekend of action in Serie A. Whilst AC Milan, AS Roma and Juventus secured vital wins, things are starting to look bleak for Spezia at the bottom. There was also more racial abuse in the stands to discuss, this time con…

Napoli could and should have sealed their third scudetto on Matchday 32 of this Serie A season, and Inter’s win over Lazio put it on a plate for the Partenopei. Needing just a win at home to Salernitana, Napoli conceded late to put the champagne back on ice… not that the city of Naples got the memo. Back from the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Conor Clanc…

It’s starting to look like nobody in Serie A wants to finish in the top four and qualify for next season’s Champions League, and Matchday 30 again saw everybody but AS Roma slip up in pursuit of the remaining places behind Napoli and Lazio. Juventus lost at Sassuolo, AC Milan drew at Bologna and Inter lost at home to Monza. Napoli themselves drew 0…

There was one particularly stunning result in Serie A on Matchday 28 which saw AC Milan win 4-0 away at runaway league leaders Napoli. That is where much of the focus lies but with all of the other teams chasing a Champions League place also winning except for Inter, we look at how long Simone Inzaghi has likely got left in the job. It was an undra…

It was a weekend of huge derbies in Serie A, and both Lazio and Juventus were celebrating wins over their respective rivals AS Roma and Inter on Matchday 27, coming out on top in the Derby della Capitale and the Derby d’Italia. Things got heated in both of those games on Sunday, finishing off a good weekend of Serie A action that saw Napoli extend …

Hello listeners! Just in case four podcasts from the team wasn’t enough for you this week, we’ve gone and recorded a fifth! This one, though, is a little more special than the rest. We’re here to introduce you to our very own Kevin Pogorzelski’s excellent debut book, Divided Cities: The World’s most Passionate Single City Derbies, published by Pitc…

Napoli’s lead at the top of the Serie A table has again extended and is up to 18 points after Matchday 26, with just about everybody else at the top of the table dropping points. Napoli took care of business with an impressive 2-0 win over Atalanta. Inter stumbled to a shock loss away at Spezia to open the Matchday 26 action, Lazio were held to a g…

Matchday 25 of Serie A proved to be full of twists and surprise results as runaway leaders Napoli lost to an excellent Lazio, in-from Juventus fell to defeat at AS Roma, and a recently resurgent AC Milan were beaten on the road at Fiorentina. Fortunately, we’re here to talk through it all and attempt to make sense of it. We had Alasdair Mackenzie a…

Serie A produced another fun weekend in Matchday 23, and for nobody more so than runaway leaders Napoli who won at Sassuolo on Friday night and were able to enjoy their weekend safe in the knowledge that their 15-point lead at the top would not be shortened. Conor Clancy, who was at Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli, hosts Kevin Pogorzelski, Euan Burns and Vito …

After another weekend of fun in Serie A, the pod is back to chat through the best bits - and the worst bits - of Matchday 22 as Napoli continue to storm their way toward their first Scudetto since the days of Diego Maradona. The leaders beat a still-winless Cremonese at the Maradona, and AC Milan even got a win themselves! Atalanta beat Lazio to ta…

The Serie A title race never existed, and it’s certainly not going to start now. Jose Mourinho was right, and Napoli’s 2-1 win over his AS Roma side only served as the latest evidence that the Partenopei will comfortably win the scudetto this season. To talk through that game and an eventful Matchday 20, Conor Clancy is joined by Euan Burns, Kev Po…

Matchday 19 brought the Serie A season to its midway point, and it came after the season’s most standout off-field moment so far as Juventus were hit with a 15-point deduction. To follow it, they drew 3-3 in a stunning game against Atalanta in Turin. To talk through that and all the rest of the action, Conor Clancy has Kevin Pogorzelski, Vito Doria…

Serie A Matchday 18 was yet another thriller, with Napoli thumping Juventus 5-1 to get it started, and Atalanta even scoring eight goals in a demolition of Salernitana. The weekend’s weirdest moment came in Turin as Kevin Spacey appeared at Torino’s loss to Spezia, and there was plenty more action for us to get our teeth into as well. We had Alasda…

Matchday 17 of the 2022/23 Serie A season gave us a host of late goals, and a number of big teams being really silly at the end of their games. To chat through the action, Euan Burns is joined by Kev Pogozelski and Vito Doria. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati…

Matchday 15 of the 2022/23 Serie A season brings us into the extended mid-season break for the World Cup, with the Italian top flight now away until January. To reflect on the final set of fixtures, Conor Clancy is joined by Euan Burns and Kevin Pogorzelski. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acas…

Serie A Matchday 13 was packed full of action and surprises, with neither the Rome Derby nor the Derby d’Italia going as expected as Lazio beat Roma and Juventus won over Inter. Elsewhere, Napoli won at Atalanta to pull further clear at the top, and AC Milan moved into second with their own dramatic win. Conor Clancy, Euan Burns, Vito Doria and Kev…

Serie A Matchday 12 proved to be a lot more action packed than we had anticipated, with both AC Milan and Lazio stumbling to surprise losses against Torino and Salernitana respectively. That meant that both Napoli and Atalanta took advantage in the top four, with Inter and Juventus also winning. To chat through it all, Conor Clancy is joined by Eua…

Serie A Matchday 11 was packed full of yet more drama, nowhere more than in Inter's 4-3 win over Fiorentina in Florence. Elsewhere, Napoli passed a big test to beat AS Roma and stay top, while Lazio won at Atalanta without Ciro Immobile. To talk through all of that and the rest of the Serie A results, Conor Clancy is fresh back from Fiorentina 3-4 …

Matchday 10 of the 2022/23 Serie A season has been and gone without all that much changing in the Italian top flight. Napoli and Atalanta both continued their form at the top with wins over Bologna and Sassuolo respectively, and we’ve got a full house of Conor Clancy, Euan Burns, Kev Pogorzelski and Vito Doria on the pod to chat through it all. AC …

Serie A Matchday 9 saw two of the heavyweights meet as Juventus travelled to San Siro, only to put up a feeble fight against AC Milan. Elsewhere there were wins for Inter, Napoli and AS Roma. Euan is hosting once again and he's joined by Vito chat through the action. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast.…

There was another weekend of entertaining Serie A fixtures and the table has been shaken up again. There were wins for AC Milan, AS Roma, Juventus, Napoli and Atalanta but Inter lost again which puts even more strain on Simone Inzaghi. Euan is hosting in Conor’s absence and he is joined by Kev and Vito to chat through the action. Be sure to like th…

We're back to talk through another wild weekend of Serie A, and it's undoubtedly the craziest we've had in this season so far. For the first time since 1955, AC Milan, Inter, Roma and Juventus all lost on the same day, and those results mean that Napoli and Atalanta are top of the Serie A table for the international break. Conor and Euan are alone …

Matchday 6 of Serie A went a little bit wild, particularly on Sunday evening, and Salernitana will somehow have left Turin disappointed and elated with a point after their game against Juventus. Elsewhere, AC Milan, Inter, and Napoli all scraped wins on Saturday, and the Partenopei moved top of the table and above Atalanta as they slipped up at hom…

Rafael Leao led AC Milan to Derby della Madonnina success over Inter in Serie A Matchday 5, winning 3-2 having fallen behind, but that was by no means where the fun stopped. To chat through all of the action, Conor Clancy has Euan Burns, Kev Pogorzelski, and Vito Doria joining him on this week's pod. The Milan Derby, as it tends to, dominated the d…

Matchday 3 threw up some cracking games but, most of all, so many good goals. To chat through all of the weekend's action, Conor Clancy was joined by Euan Burns and, for the first time this season, Vito Doria. Vito returned just in time to talk through a humiliating 4-0 loss for Sampdoria against Salernitana, while Conor comes to you from Verona af…

Serie A's Matchday 2 has come and gone, and unfortunately it went without as much excitement as we'd hope it would bring, with there being as many as six draw from the 10 games and four of them goalless. Atalanta held AC Milan in Bergamo in the weekend's big match, while Inter and AS Roma both picked up wins. Conor is back in the host's seat this w…

The 2022/23 Serie A season is officially underway, and all of the big boys got wins to open their respective campaigns. Inter, AC Milan, Lazio, Roma, Atalanta, and Fiorentina all picked up three points over the weekend, with some games still to be played on Monday night. As seems to be custom for the first and last pods of the season, the whole FIF…

The 2022 Women's European Championship has kicked off, and the Azzurre get their tournament underway on Sunday. Conor and Euan are here to preview a tough group, Italy's chances, and to highlight some of the individuals worth keeping an eye on this summer. This podcast is being made available for free, but our coverage of the Women's Euro 2022 goin…

The 2021/22 season was exactly what we all hoped it would be, with everything going to the final day. Conor, Euan, and Vito are here to look back on the campaign that saw AC Milan crowned champions, Inter, Napoli, and Juventus reach the Champions League, and Genoa, Cagliari, and Venezia relegated to Serie B. The guys revealed their Teams of the Sea…

The Serie A season is over and AC Milan have been crowned champions for the first time in 11 years. At the bottom, Cagliari were relegated alongside Genoa and Venezia, with Salernitana surviving despite a 4-0 final-day defeat. Euan Burns stepped in as a last-minute replacement as host, joined by Kev Pogorzelski and Vito Doria. We'll have a comprehe…

Nothing was decided at the top in Round 37 of Serie A, but both Genoa and Venezia had their relegation to Serie B confirmed. Conor, fresh back from AC Milan's 2-0 win over Atalanta, is joined by Euan, Kev, and Vito to chat through all of the action from the penultimate day of this thrilling season. Forza Italian Football are now on Patreon, where y…

AC Milan are just four points away from getting their hands on the Serie A title after Round 36, and Conor has Euan, Kev, and Vito joining him to talk through a hectic week of Italian football. The title race got even more intense, the battle against relegation now includes almost everybody, and Serie A Femminile went a bit bonkers as well. Forza I…

Round 35 didn't see any changes at the top, with all of AC Milan, Inter, Napoli, and Juventus winning. The two Milanese sides stay locked in the title fight, while the latter two confirmed their Champions League qualification. At the bottom, Sampdoria won the Derby della Lanterna to send Genoa closer to the drop and all but save themselves. Conor h…

Round 34 of Serie A had all of the drama you could want at the end of a season, and Conor has a full house of Euan, Kev, and Vito joining him to chat through it all. At the top, Inter and AC Milan both won in a very different fashion, while Salernitana and Genoa won to make things very interesting at the bottom. Euan and Conor also chat through the…

Most of Round 33 has been and gone and with Easter Sunday making us wait for the round's completion on Monday, Conor and Euan are here with an extra-early FIFpod to chat through the games that have been played. Forza Italian Football are now on Patreon, where you can sign up, give us your support and get the chance to have your questions answered o…

The title is back in Inter's hands after Napoli lost and AC Milan slipped up again, leaving the Nerazzurri just two points off top and with a game in hand. Euan and Kev are here to chat through the latest Serie A action. Forza Italian Football are now on Patreon, where you can sign up, give us your support and get the chance to have your questions …

Roma ran riot in the Derby della Capitale over Lazio, AC Milan took control of the title race, a teenager who spent February playing for a team of refugees scored Atalanta's winner, and so much more also happened in Round 30 of Serie A, while there were some twists in Serie A Femminile as well. Conor, Euan, and Vito discuss it all on this week's po…

Inter slipped up again so the title is in AC Milan's hands after another busy weekend of Serie A. Euan is hosting this week with Conor away on a weekend off, and he has both Kev and Vito to help him talk through all of the action from Round 29. Forza Italian Football are now on Patreon, where you can sign up, give us your support and get the chance…

Both Inter and AC Milan slipped again, but this time Napoli took advantage to go top. Conor, Kev, and Vito are here to chat through Round 27 of the 2021/22 Serie A season. Forza Italian Football are now on Patreon, where you can sign up, give us your support and get the chance to have your questions answered on the pod, as well as being able to enj…