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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 Pogorzelski and Vito Doria. The action didn’t stop i...

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 and Euan Burns by his side. Support this show htt...

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 Alasdair Mackenzie at AS Roma’s win over Fiorentina, Con...

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 information.

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 acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Kevin Pogorzelski are here to chat through all of the...

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 Euan Burns, Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria. Support...

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 Inter to host the pod and he's joined by Euan Burn...

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 Milan&nbs...

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. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

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 the show and share it far and wide.  Support 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 for this week's pod, as Kev is away (again) on hol...

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 home to Cremonese in a very Atalanta result. Bologna...

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 discussion. The guys then sent some love in Khvicha...

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 after Atalanta's win at the Bentegodi. The guys chat...

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 week to inject some energy into the uninterested du...

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 FIFpod team couldn’t make this one, so it...

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 going forward will be exclusively for Patrons, as will...

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 Season, their highlights of the campaign, and their p...

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 comprehensive season review podcast to come next week. For...

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 you can sign up, give us your support and get the c...

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 Italian Football are now on Patreon, where you can...

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 has Euan and a very happy Vito with him to talk thr...

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 third-from-last round of Serie A Femminile, with...

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 on the pod, as well as being able to enjoy extra pr...