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Serie A: How Juve can exploit Inter; AC Milan’s barometer game; Roma could lose ugly

25Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

Serie A: How Juve can exploit Inter; AC Milan’s barometer game; Roma could lose ugly

Roma could lose ugly vs. Fiorentina Roma were able to get the three points they needed at mid-week by grinding out a 1-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv, but given their lone goal was an Artem Dovbyk spot kick, the Giallorossi did little to convince their doubters that they are on the right track. Last weekend, Roma lost their second game of the Serie A season against reigning champions Inter Milan 1-0, which doesn't sound like that bad of a result until you realize the Giallorossi have also only won two games and sit 10th in the league after 8 matches played. Look, Roma can cycle through as many managers as they want to, but the reality is they have a poorly constructed squad and one of the worst ownership groups in the entire league. Roma have managed to score only eight goals in eight ga...

Serie A Top 6 Predictions after Juve and Inter grind, while Milan and Napoli survive

21Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

Serie A Top 6 Predictions after Juve and Inter grind, while Milan and Napoli survive

6. Fiorentina Alright, before we talk about anything else, we have to praise Andrea Colpani. This guy is legitimately one of the best playmakers in European football, but I'll bet you only the most diehard of Serie A fans have heard of him. Colpani was a top player for Monza for a couple of seasons, delighting with his set pieces and eye for the spectacular from range, and now he's finally off the bag in Firenze with a brace for the Viola. The 25-year-old was the star of the show for Fiorentina in their 6-0 romping of Lecce, scoring an especially delightful volley goal into the absolute postage stamp of the top left portion of the net. Colpani's start to the 2024/25 Serie A season hadn't exactly been ideal, but that display against Lecce is very much a sign of things to come for ...

Juventus place former Inter Milan star at top of priority target list for January 2025 transfer window

13Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Serie A

Juventus place former Inter Milan star at top of priority target list for January 2025 transfer window

Juventus will face Inter Milan in a couple of weeks in a matchup that will set the tone for how ready the Bianconeri are to compete with the reigning Serie A champions for the Scudetto this season, having finished behind the Nerazzurri by more than 20 points last season. The Bianconeri look like a much more dangerous team in 2024/25 under the rule of Thiago Motta, who is finally building a Juventus project around young standouts. This winter, however, Juventus could go for a more experienced hand to boost the team in defense, as arguably the best center back in Serie A went down with a season-ending injury recently when Gleison Bremer tore his ACL in a nail-biting win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League. Underrated Empoli star Ardian Ismajli is one of the top candidates to hel...

2024/25 Champions League Predictions for Matchday 2

30Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Champions League, Features

2024/25 Champions League Predictions for Matchday 2

Arsenal vs. PSG PSG don't feel like a legitimate Champions League threat in an era without Kylian Mbappe, who seemed to be the only reason why the Parisians were threats to reach the semifinals after Neymar was fully washed on the beach like a sullen hermit crab without a shell. Joao Neves gives PSG reason for optimism, but when your standout attacking player is Ousmane Dembele heading into the year 2025, you don't really stand much of a chance against a Premier League title contender. Arsenal have their own problems after a surprisingly complacent summer transfer window from an attacking perspective, but, then again, you don't need much more than Bukayo Saka and the Champions League version of Gabriel Jesus to dismantle PSG's defense. Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 PSG Aston Villa vs....

23Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Arsenal Transfer News: 3 top clubs want to sign Takehiro Tomiyasu

Arsenal right back Takehiro Tomiyasu has found it difficult to make an impact for the Gunners due to a combination of injury and the fact that the other fullbacks have been so excellent. Ben White has made the right back position his home, while Riccardo Calafiori has joined the club as a left back option alongside Oleksandr Zinchenko, who previously had Jakub Kiwior to contend with. Tomiyasu is a quality right back who can even start as an inverted left back or center back, but the 25-year-old hasn't been able to start more than the 10 games he started last season for Arsenal. As Arsenal await Tomiyasu's return from a knee injury to make his first appearance of the 2024/25 season, they are fielding transfer offers for the former Bologna, like Calafiori, star. According to Calc...

The 5 most burning questions for the 2024/25 Serie A season

15Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

The 5 most burning questions for the 2024/25 Serie A season

In only a matter of days, the 2024/25 Serie A season will begin. Before the action gets going, let's take a look at the five most pressing questions around the league, including a spotlight on defending champions Inter Milan, Champions League chasers Roma, and 2023/24's most disappointing team Napoli. Will Roma make it to the Champions League? Roma have literally finished sixth in each of the past three seasons, so you could argue that they haven't materially improved since firing Jose Mourinho, who was dealt a pretty bad hand by the club's management going into the 2023/24 season despite having led the club within a penalty shootout of a Europa League triumph. Mourinho put Roma back on the map and renewed the vigor within the capital club, and now it is up to club icon Daniele De R...

What’s next for Serie A after Inter’s dominant season, Motta’s move to Juve, and Roma’s big summer?

14Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

What’s next for Serie A after Inter’s dominant season, Motta’s move to Juve, and Roma’s big summer?

Will Inter Milan's dominance continue? Or will Juventus push them for the title after hiring Thiago Motta? How do AC Milan fit into the picture with a new coach? Can Roma get back to the Champions League after a summer of investment? Will Antonio Conte turn things around for Napoli? And where does Bologna stand after losing three key figures? Let's break down some of the biggest storylines in Serie A and preview what could be next for arguably world football's most exciting league as the 2024/25 season begins this coming Saturday, Aug. 17. Who will win Serie A? Why don't we just tackle the most important question first? For the past two seasons, the Serie A title race hasn't been so much of a battle as it has been a demolition, with one team rising out of nowhere to obliterate the res...

Who has the better career, Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Robert Lewandowski?

13Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Champions League, Features, LaLiga, Ligue 1, Premier League, Serie A

Who has the better career, Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Robert Lewandowski?

Strikers have always been the glamor players in world football, and over the last 20 years, few goal-scorers made as many headlines as Robert Lewandowski and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Lewandowski is still going strong as one of the best strikers in Spanish football, likely finishing up his career with Barcelona after forcing a move away from Bayern Munich, where he became one of the greatest strikers of all time. Meanwhile, Zlatan, who also played for Barcelona briefly, is retired and enjoying the next step in his career as an executive for AC Milan, one of his former clubs. In fact, Zlatan played for all three powerhouses of Italian football, but perhaps his period was a largely overlooked tenure in Paris as the first face of the Qatari project before the arrivals of Neymar and Kylian Mba...

The best summer 2024 transfer made by every Serie A club

2Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

The best summer 2024 transfer made by every Serie A club

The 2024/25 Serie A season will kick off on Aug. 17 with the likes of Inter Milan and AC Milan in action, and after winning the league by nearly 20 points, the Nerazzurri will be out to achieve even more, perhaps looking to get back to the Champions League Final. Serie A underwent a lot of turnover this past summer, mainly from perennial disappointments Juventus, who finally axed Max Allegri and replaced him with Thiago Motta - the darling manager who nearly led fairytale side Bologna to the Champions League. Although the summer 2024 transfer window in Serie A is far from settled with players like Federico Chiesa and Tammy Abraham mired in intraleague transfer rumors, enough deals have been made so that we can fairly take stock of the window thus far. Here is a look at every team'...

Real Madrid need to use a tactic from Inter Milan to turn an attacking problem into a strength

1Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, LaLiga

Real Madrid need to use a tactic from Inter Milan to turn an attacking problem into a strength

Real Madrid are going to have a lot of mouths to feed in the attack next season after signing Kylian Mbappe and Endrick to add to an attack that already boasted Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo Goes, Jude Bellingham, Arda Guler, and Brahim Diaz. That gives Real Madrid six of the best attacking players in LaLiga along with Endrick, who has the potential to be special and will be counted on as a rotational player by manager Carlo Ancelotti as an 18-year-old. Real Madrid have an embarrassment of riches Even if Real Madrid move to a 4-3-3 and switch Bellingham back to the midfield, that only gives three out of the seven talented attackers regular starts. Yes, rotation is one way Don Carlo can get everyone involved and keep them happy, but the notion of certain players getting phased out is a va...