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Benvenuti tifosi! Welcome to the Serie A Chronicles podcast hosted by Mina Rzouki, Nicky Bandini and Patrick Kendrick talking Serie A, Italian football and all things calcio. Get your FREE 7 DAY TRIAL of the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership where you'll get all episodes 100% ad-free and bonus content: serieachronicles.com/patreon. Each week we’ll discuss the drama, the controversy, the highs and lows of the round of Serie A, European competitions and of course the European Champion Azzur ...
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Patrick Kendrick on Italy's insipid performance against Switzerland in the Euro 2024 Round of 16, and a tournament which started badly and ended much worse. ****** Follow Serie A Chronicles: YouTube, Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram. Follow Nicky on X, Patrick on X, Mina on X. Please give us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Serie A Chronicles i…
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Mina Rzouki recaps Fiorentina's late loss to Olympiacos in the UEFA Conference League Final; La Viola's second consecutive loss in the final of Europe's newest competition. ****** This episode is sponsored by Manscaped. Join the 10 million men worldwide who trust MANSCAPED by going to manscaped.com to get 20% off plus free shipping with code SERIEA…
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In our final main show of the season: The agony and the ecstasy of the Serie A relegation battle which went down to the wire and saw another last-gasp survival miracle by survival specialist Davide Nicola at Empoli, and the distraught Eusebio Di Francesco as his Frosinone team slid down to Serie B. And our assessments of every Serie A team this sea…
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Nicky sings the praises of national hero Claudio Ranieri, a manager who is universally loved in the football world, as his management career comes to an end. While Patrick makes the case for Marco Baroni winning coach of the year for his great work in keeping Verona in Serie A against the odds. ****** This episode is sponsored by Manscaped. Join th…
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Patrick Kendrick walks through Naples as he discusses Atalanta’s magnificent achievement, demolishing Bayer Leverkusen to win the Europa League Final. The genius of Gian Piero Gasperini and La Dea's scouting and development of players over a long period. And does Gasp have ambitions away from Bergamo? ****** This episode is sponsored by Manscaped. …
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The team comes out swinging with differing views on Max Allegri’s sacking at Juventus. Inter’s ownership… what’s going on? Will there be a clear-out of important players? Europa League Final preview. How much of a chance do we give Atalanta of beating the undefeated Bayer Leverkusen? The relegation battle: who of Udinese, Frosinone and Empoli will …
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Patrick Kendrick on a Coppa Italia triumph for Juventus and Max Allegri over Atalanta in a season which had looked anything but a silverware-winning one for the bianconeri. ****** This episode is sponsored by Manscaped. Join the 10 million men worldwide who trust MANSCAPED by going to manscaped.com to get 20% off plus free shipping with code SERIEA…
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Bologna has made it to the Champions League for the first time after a brilliant season. Atalanta and Charles De Ketelaere were wonderful against a terrible Roma which was lucky to lose by only 1 goal a few days after the giallorossi's Europa League exit and La Dea reaching the final. Should Roma have prioritised Champions League qualification over…
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Mina Rzouki on an exciting and bittersweet week of European action for Italian teams, as an impressive but unlucky Roma fell short of another Romantada against a strong and organised Bayer Leverkusen; Atalanta was magnificent against Marseille to reach its first European final in the Europa League; and Fiorentina overcame Club Brugge to set up the …
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Federico Chiesa showed flashes of brilliance in Juventus’ 1-1 draw with Roma, which bodes well for Italy heading into Euro 2024, but can he become more consistent? And what of the talk of him going to Roma? With Euro 2024 fast approaching, we discuss our preferred Azzurri team formations and selections. One thing we all agree on is that Gianluca Sc…
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Nicky Bandini on a bad night for Roma which saw them looking down the barrel of a Europa League exit at Leverkusen next week, while Atalanta are well in the tie against Marseille heading back to Bergamo. ****** This episode is sponsored by Manscaped. Join the 10 million men worldwide who trust MANSCAPED by going to manscaped.com to get 20% off plus…
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We start off the show with the important question: Are you Team Tea or Team Caffe? After a 0-0 between Juventus and Milan which excited nobody, we ask who would be ideal new managers for Juventus and Milan. Is there a chance that Max Allegri will stay at Juventus, or is it definitely Thiago Motta for the bianconeri? ****** This episode is sponsored…
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Patrick Kendrick on Atalanta leaving it exceptionally late against Fiorentina to book a ticket to the Coppa Italia Final against Juventus, on a night which saw Gianluca Scamacca show his absolute class. Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership with a 7-DAY FREE TRIAL to hear the FULL episode 100% AD-FREE. ****** This episode is sponsor…
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It has been an impressive campaign for Bologna as the in-demand Thiago Motta’s men put Roma to the sword at the Olimpico with another brilliant performance from Joshua Zirkzee and co., all but sealing 4th place in Serie A. It looks like Roma and Atalanta will battle it out for the 5th and final Champions League place. Or is there a surprise in stor…
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This was the week in which Inter clinched the Scudetto and made history by doing so for the first time in a Milan Derby clash, as they defeated their Milanese rivals 2-1. It was a spiteful match with three late red cards as things got heated before the final whistle. We discuss what's going on with Milan... Where was the fight? Should Pioli go? And…
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Patrick Kendrick was at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo to interpret the fairytale for us as Atalanta knocked Liverpool out of Europe. 📸 @patrickendrick on Twitter/X: "LET’S CAST OUR DREAMS TO THE WIND, AS WE WAVE OUR COLOURS TO THE HEAVENS". We're giving you this voice note in full because it's too good miss. Chronicles Tifosi Patrons heard it 2 days ag…
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It was a week of draws in Serie A but the football was secondary as the main focus of the week was the wellbeing of Roma’s Evan Ndicka, who collapsed on the pitch at Udinese with chest pain. Fortunately he is on the road to recovery. Claudio Ranieri’s Cagliari keep on Cagliari-ing with yet another late comeback, this time at San Siro to earn a 2-2 …
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Mina Rzouki on a remarkable European night for Italian clubs in the Europa League quarter final 1st leg. Atalanta went to Anfield and brought home a 0-3 victory over Liverpool, and Roma took the spoils from San Siro with a 0-1 win over Milan…. and both teams probably should have come home with even bigger margins. Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi…
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Unstoppable Inter earned a stoppage time win at Udinese with a Davide Frattesi goal to set up the potential of sealing the Scudetto with a victory in the Milan derby in two weeks' time. Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership with a 7-DAY FREE TRIAL to hear the FULL episode 100% AD-FREE. ****** Become a Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membe…
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It was a memorable Rome derby for the sideshow drama, as Gianluca Mancini scored the winning goal and carried on with the curva sud in the afters, and Paulo Dybala reminded Matteo Guendouzi of their respective international exploits. Inter earned a stoppage time win at Udinese with a Davide Frattesi goal to set up a potential Scudetto win in the Mi…
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Mina Rzouki answers the following question sent in by Chronicles Tifosi Patron Tom Downs, and takes us down an interesting and winding road... "Ciao tutti... Interested to know what the gang think about reports of Conte to Milan in the Summer? And whether the signing of Terracciano is a nod to this?" Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membe…
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The team previews the Rome derby between Roma and Lazio. Who wil paint the eternal city in their colours as Daniele De Rossi and Igor Tudor meet in their first Derby della Capitale as new managers of their respective clubs? Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership with a 7-DAY FREE TRIAL to hear the FULL episode 100% AD-FREE. ****** Be…
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Nicky Bandini on Fiorentina's 1-0 win over Atalanta in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi final, with a sensational strike from La Viola's Rolando Mandragora to win the match, and how Atalanta's approach to this match might bode for their upcoming Europa League quarter final tie against Liverpool. Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon me…
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Patrick Kendrick on Juventus' 2-0 win over Lazio in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi final, just days after defeat to the biancocelesti in Serie A. Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership with a 7-DAY FREE TRIAL to hear the FULL episode 100% AD-FREE. ****** Become a Chronicles Tifosi Patreon member for priority access to ALL f…
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After some of us spent the Easter break consuming far too much chocolate, we ask is time up for Max Allegri at Juventus or is there a case for keeping him at the club beyond this season? (Note: We recorded this episode just hours before Juventus' win over Lazio in the Coppa Italia semi final 1st leg). Could Thiago Motta be the right manager to take…
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While Patrick is still away on holiday, Mina and Nicky are feeling positive after Italy’s friendly match wins in the United States over Venezuela and Ecuador. Who would be in our Italy starting XI at Euro 2024? Francesco Acerbi exonerated of racial vilification. Olivier Giroud looks set to join Los Angeles FC in the MLS next season. Managerial merr…
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Nicky Bandini discusses Napoli's Juan Jesus' accusations of racist remarks directed toward him from Inter's Francesco Acerbi, and all the confusion and complications surrounding this unsavoury incident. Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership with a 7-DAY FREE TRIAL to hear the FULL episode 100% AD-FREE. ****** Become a Chronicles Tif…
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With Patrick away this week, Mina and Nicky discuss Inter’s exit from the Champions League and the wider implications for the club and Serie A. Allegri’s unhappy interview after Juventus’s 0-0 with Genoa. Atalanta v Fiorentina postponed after Fiorentina Director Joe Barone was rushed to hospital. Lazio had a new (caretaker) manager bounce after Sar…
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Nicky Bandini was at The Amex Stadium to watch Brighton mount a fightback against Roma, but never much of a comeback (as well as some brilliant Brighton banner banter in the terraces), as Daniele De Rossi's side comfortably managed the second leg after demolishing De Zerbi's Brightonians in Rome last week in the Europa League Round of 16. Also a wr…
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Mina Rzouki cannot hide her disappointment as Inter crashes out of the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid following a disastrous penalty shootout after blowing a 2-0 aggregate lead with an hour to play. Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership with a 7-DAY FREE TRIAL to hear the FULL episode 100% AD-FREE. ****** Become a …
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Patrick Kendrick reviews Napoli's loss at Barcelona which sees them out of the Champions League, and which means they have blown their chance of making it to the Club World Cup, as Juventus will take the spot along with Inter. What now for the Partenopei? Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership with a 7-DAY FREE TRIAL to hear the FULL…
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It's a crazy week in Serie A as Lecce kicked off the managerial merry-go-round by firing Roberto D'Aversa after he headbutted an opposition player at the end of his team’s loss to Verona. Inter’s victory over Bologna and continued dominance in Serie A. The tight race to be among the top 4. For Chronicles Tifosi Patrons only: Analysis of Federico Ch…
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Just as we finished recording this week's main episode the news dropped that Maurizio Sarri has resigned as Lazio manager. Here is the Serie A Chronicles team's instant reaction to the news. Our main episode, recorded just before this, will be out shortly, so stay tuned! ****** Become a Chronicles Tifosi Patreon member for priority access to ALL fu…
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Mina Rzouki chatted with Phil Kitromilides, from The Spanish Football Podcast and La Liga TV, about next week's Champions League clashes between the Spanish and the Italians, as Napoli travel to Barcelona and Inter go to Atletico Madrid for their Round of 16 2nd leg matches. In the 1st legs, Napoli and Barcelona drew 1-1 in Naples and Inter defeate…
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The Serie A Chronicles team debated Lazio's 3 red cards against Milan: Were they the correct decisions??? And Patrick Kendrick gave Mina Rzouki and Nicky Bandini a masterclass in commentating penalty kicks in Serie A matches. Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership with a 7-DAY FREE TRIAL to hear the FULL episode 100% AD-FREE. ****** …
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The Serie A Chronicles team - and Patrick Kendrick during match commentary - sing Roma's praises and travelling ultras chants, as the giallorossi enjoy a hot moment since manager Daniele De Rossi took charge of his hometown club. Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership with a 7-DAY FREE TRIAL to hear the FULL episode 100% AD-FREE. ***…
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Nicky Bandini breaks down Lazio's Champions League exit in Munich after the German champions defeated the biancocelesti 3-0 on a night in which Maurizio Sarri didn't have a plan B. What does the remainder of the Serie A season hold for Lazio? Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership to hear the FULL episode 100% AD-FREE. Stay tuned lat…
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🟥🟥🟥 The team feel a bit sorry for Lazio after the biancocelesti had almost half of their team sent off in a loss to Milan. We debate whether all 3 red cards were the correct decisions. (Note: This episode was recorded a few hours before Lazio's Champions League loss to Bayern Munich. Nicky Bandini will have all the details on that coming out later …
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In this full free episode, Nicky and Patrick answer questions from our Chronicles Tifosi Patrons: How has Thiago Motta changed from managing Genoa to Bologna and where should he go for his next career move? What are your thoughts on reducing Serie A to 18 teams? What are the pros and cons, and the chances of it happening? What are your favourite gr…
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Paulo Dybala starred for Roma with a hat-trick to win the match for Roma against Torino. With the team on a positive run since Daniele De Rossi’s takeover at the helm, could the giallorossi legend stay on next season as manager? Rafa Leao scored a sublime early goal for Milan to keep Atalanta at bay in direct competition for a Champions League plac…
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This week Serie A Chronicles reached 500,000 episode downloads of the podcast! It's a milestone that we're proud of... and this doesn't even include downloads from our Chronicles Tifosi Patreon subscribers or our YouTube channel. Go subscribe to them! We want to say a massive GRAZIE MILLIONE from all of the Serie A Chronicles team for helping us re…
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Patrick Kendrick reviews the mid-week action in the Champions League, Europa League and Serie A: Inter v Atletico Madrid (1-0) Napoli v Barcelona (1-1) Rennes v Milan (2-3) Torino v Lazio (0-2) Roma v Feyenoord (1-1, 4-2 pens.) Europa League Round of 16 draw Serie A Round 26 preview Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership to hear the …
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Come for the match preview, stay for Nino D'Angelo's catchy Napoli Napoli Napoli! With owner Aurelio De Laurentiis firing Walter Mazzarri this week and installing Francesco Calzona as manager, is it the right time for a management change a couple of days before Napoli's Round of 16 Champions League first leg match with Barcelona, who, themselves, a…
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For the FULL episode 100% ad-free subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership at serieachronicles.com/patreon where you'll hear the full episode including all the discussion on Juventus, Roma, Bologna's push for the Champions League and more. After a Serie A round in which 31 goals were scored by 31 different goalscorers, Napoli let go of…
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Nicky Bandini breaks down a welcome result as Lazio surprised us and all of Italy by beating a Bayern Munich side which finds itself in a difficult moment. Can they hold on in three weeks time in Germany to go through to the Champions League quarter finals? Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership to hear the FULL episode 100% AD-FREE …
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In this week's Patreon extra Patrick Kendrick, Nicky Bandini and Mina Rzouki show some Valentine's Day love for Lazio and dive deep on their chances against German giants Bayern Munich ahead of their Champions League Round of 16 meeting. Can the Aquilotti capitalise on momentum after a solid win at Cagliari with a record-setting Ciro Immobile, cont…
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Well that's that, then... Inter is a whisker away from the Serie A title after going 7 points clear of Juventus with a tougher-than-expected win over Roma and the bianconeri's subsequent failure at home to Udinese. Plus the nerazzurri have a game in hand which could potentially stretch the lead to 10 points, and would surely deliver Simone Inzaghi …
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Patrick Kendrick, Nicky Bandini and Mina Rzouki round-up Serie A's January transfer window movements. Who were the biggest signings in Italy? Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership to hear the FULL episode 100% AD-FREE ****** Become a Chronicles Tifosi Patreon member for priority access to ALL full episodes as soon as they drop with …
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After taking the points in the Derby d’Italia, Inter set up a buffer over Juventus at the top of the Serie A table, going 4 points clear with a game in hand. The nerazzurri are brilliant but what about their squad depth? And is the Scudetto race over already in February? Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership to hear the FULL episode…
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After recording our Derby d'Italia special, someone was caught out on a hot mic in the Zona Mista (mixed zone) questioning why Juventus v Milan isn't the Derby d'Italia. We're not naming names, but it was Mina! This one is not to be missed! Subscribe to the Chronicles Tifosi Patreon membership to hear the FULL episode 100% AD-FREE and get more of o…
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