Serie A Superthread

ERG89

Smell the glove wrote: »

People are just stuck in their ways that the Italian league is poor. They don't know the players, the stadiums aren't 100% full and they don't have the sky hype so they don't tune in. The Italian league has been far more entertaining than the English league this year. I would gladly watch Atalanta over any English team.

I find a lot of teams in Italy are quite poor now tbh. Sides like Sassuolo, Udinese, Sampdoria and Fiorentina have had some tidy teams in the past but now have little that excite me. Milan and Roma are the worst they've been for a few years. They've both done some truly appalling transfer business.
Inter are on the long road back from a near decade of mediocity. Napoli are clearly at the end of what was a good side, most of their best players are past their best now. Atalanta have been a breath of fresh air but only highlight how badly most of the top clubs are ran. Lazio are the worst side I've seen involved in a Serie A title race for some time, the fact Celtic beat them twice was a bit embarrassing. And Juve have not looked too good under Sarri all season but will coast to a title by default.

kksaints

Lazio in big trouble against Milan. 2 down and they haven't looked threatening.

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wow Lazio player bites a Leece player in these times

****ing nuts and should be a lengthly ban

kksaints

Headshot wrote: »

wow Lazio player bits a Leece player in these times

****ing nuts and should be a lengthly ban

One of the stupidest things I've seen. He needs to be banned for months.

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There's the title race certainly over

Poor old Lazio just ran out of gas due to their small squad

Looking at the bottom this very exciting and it may all come down to Genoa V Leece on the 19th

ERG89

Lazio were never in a title race, they just were the best of the rest so far. Losing to Atalanta being 2-0 up, being battered at home by a useless Milan team and tonight losing to a relegation candidate Lecce while have a player sent off for biting.
Kinda don't want to see how their fans would inevitably embarrass them in the Champions League either.

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Headshot wrote: »

wow Lazio player bites a Leece player in these times

****ing nuts and should be a lengthly ban

He should go to casa pazza!

Smell the glove

Headshot wrote: »

wow Lazio player bites a Leece player in these times

****ing nuts and should be a lengthly ban

What an absolute clown. Lazio have imploded and will more than likely finish fourth at this rate.

dr.kenneth noisewater

Some goal from Rabiot

https://twitter.com/PremierSportsTV/status/1280607158426578946?s=19

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For a useless Milan team they've come back from 2 down to be in front 3-2

kksaints

After a dull first half the Milan vs Juventus match has exploded into life with 5 goals in the second half. Milan coming from 2 down to lead 3-2 after scoring 3 goals in 6 minutes.

y0ssar1an22

some comeback!

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4-2 Milan

This is it

Awful from Sandro!

ShamoBuc

Some second half.
Only noticed last week that the Livesecore App has gotten the rights to show some La Liga and Serie A games.
Nice option to watch a few games.

That was unexpected

ERG89

Milan are a fair distance off a CL spot in Serie A so not exactly a proud night for Juve. They were missing a few players but even so they look some distance from being a CL favourite, sacking Allegri and hiring Sarri really hasn't lead to this increase in performance and change of style that they were expecting.
Must be awkward for the Maldini and Pioli to have to feign enthusiasm when Ralf Ragnick is so heavily rumoured to be coming in to take over both their roles. At least it means Milan will have less people to sack next summer if that goes bad, it has for the past 3 seasons anyway.

Agent Coulson

Milan turning on the style the last two games to tempt Hendrick over

dr.kenneth noisewater

ERG89 wrote: »

Milan are a fair distance off a CL spot in Serie A so not exactly a proud night for Juve. They were missing a few players but even so they look some distance from being a CL favourite, sacking Allegri and hiring Sarri really hasn't lead to this increase in performance and change of style that they were expecting.
Must be awkward for the Maldini and Pioli to have to feign enthusiasm when Ralf Ragnick is so heavily rumoured to be coming in to take over both their roles. At least it means Milan will have less people to sack next summer if that goes bad, it has for the past 3 seasons anyway.

Seems a done deal I thought, looks like Maldini could be on the way out as well

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/07/ralf-rangnick-agrees-to-become-milan-manager-for-start-of-2020-21-season

ERG89

Inter must piss Conte off something fierce. Threw away 2 points, they are fine for a CL spot but he'd have wanted to see more from them before the season ends. He'll need another season to build that squad and to keep Martinez around as someone like Alexis is a poor replacement.

pm1977x

ERG89 wrote: »

Inter must piss Conte off something fierce. Threw away 2 points, they are fine for a CL spot but he'd have wanted to see more from them before the season ends. He'll need another season to build that squad and to keep Martinez around as someone like Alexis is a poor replacement.

Managed to lose the other night despite being a goal up, a man up and having a penalty (missed). There’s something rotten deep in the club and the mentality of the team, same old story of flattering to deceive and then piddling it away in the most stupid fashion possible. Could see Conte walking, what can you do when it’s so deeply ingrained?

MeMen2_MoRi_

Hopefully a great game to watch before the UFC gets underway tonight with Juve Vs Atalanta.

ERG89

Lazio losing again at home, Atalanta can overtake them if they beat Juve later.

O Lazio ��. And I think Atalanta will win tonight

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Jebus that was some goal

MeMen2_MoRi_

Great response from Atalanta from the Juve early pressure.

ERG89

Christ that looked painful

kksaints

Dybala looks by far the main threat for Juventus. Rest of the team haven't done very much.

MeMen2_MoRi_

The game has a feel of the Sheffield/Chelsea about it, Juve slow in their build up, Atalanta being allowed to get in position to defend.

MeMen2_MoRi_

Nsfw.. looked like nuts were being cracked, it seems he has none he recovered so quickly.

https://streamja.com/R3Kqk

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They really need to fix this stupid handball rule

ERG89

I think without a pen we would have been waiting a while for the Juve goal. Atalanta haven't been very authoritive in the second half though.

ERG89

Some power in that hit

MeMen2_MoRi_

Commentators said watch out for his left foot shot.. :rolleyes:

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ffs what the hell is he suppose to do with that handball

The rules are disgraceful

ERG89

I swear Juve's main tactic in this game is kick it up towards their hands.

MeMen2_MoRi_

Crazy stuff, fcuk me

Ohmeha

I'm sure the idiot lawmakers to get around these penalty controversies will order footballers to amputate their arms

ERG89

That tactic might work in Italy but Juve will suffer elsewhere if that's the best they can muster up.

kksaints

Very frustrating that they're very innocuous handball but by the interpretation of the handball that's used in Italy they're both penalties. Real shame for Atalanta.

ERG89

Boy that is against the run of play so far.

Deserved equaliser, more than questionable keeping tho.

ERG89

Napoli ahead. Mertens but Donnarumma could have done better even with a deflection.

I think if I open my window I will hear Gattuso shouting.


2-2, Kessie pen. This is a good game in spite of there not being a whole lot on the table.

ERG89

Ends 2-2, game fell apart a bit on excitement late on despite the red card for Saelemaekers. (Thats a lot of e's)


MOTM: Gattuso for this

https://twitter.com/Paracelsus/status/1282428913461977093?s=19

MeMen2_MoRi_

Atalanta well and truly getting that 2-2 draw out of their systems.. 6-1 Vs Brescia 60 odd mins gone..

kksaints

Good game between Sassuolo and Juventus. Juve got two early goals but Sassuolo have got one back and had Juve under pressure for long spells in the first half.

He'll probably score now but can anyone tell me what does Bernardeschi add to the Juventus team? He's not particularly good at shooting or at passing, he drifts out of matches, doesn't work particularly hard, he might be a good dribbler but surely Douglas Costa is a better option than him?

ERG89

kksaints wrote: »

He'll probably score now but can anyone tell me what does Bernardeschi add to the Juventus team?

Spite to Fiorentina???

kksaints

ERG89 wrote: »

Spite to Fiorentina???

Just checked that Juve spent €40million on him. Geez, that's too much as an act of spite. Maybe Juve will buy Chiesa during the transfer window to try and piss Fiorentina off again.

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2-2 in Sassuolo

What a free kick to equalise

Sassuolo are really a tidy team

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Sassuolo 3-2

What a game

ERG89

Pity that nobody was pushing Juve this year and benefitting from these results. I'd take more joy from their performances lately but they will be fine. Instead it just confirms that Sarri won't be around next season.