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There are just five games left in this Serie A season, though it remains to be seen if the Forza Italian Football Podcast will have enough energy to get over the line. Just like Lazio, Conor Clancy and Kevin Pogorzelski are struggling to keep up with things since the restart, but Juventus' consistently underwhelming performances, AC Milan's reliable comebacks and Atalanta's goalscoring guarantee h...

The Forza Italian Football Podcast is back yet again to talk about even more Italian football. Conor Clancy is fresh in from more late drama at Parma to speak with Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria about Atalanta's incredible showing at Juventus, Napoli 2-2 AC Milan, the latest example of why you should "always watch Sassuolo" and everything else. The title is all but wrapped up, as are the Champio...

You know the drill. There's been more Italian football, so there's been another Forza Italian Football Podcast recording.  Kev Pogorzelski is playing peacemaker between Conor Clancy and Vito Doria after the Derby del Podcast between Atalanta and Sampdoria, and from Juventus to Lazio and everything beneath them, there's more than enough to talk about.  AC Milan impressed again, Zlatan Ibr...

Somehow, another round of Serie A fixtures has come and gone since we last spoke, so we're back with yet another Forza Italian Football Podcast. Fresh off the back of another Sampdoria win, Vito Doria returned to keep Kevin Pogorzelski and host Conor Clancy company. The guys chatted all things Serie A, from Juventus pulling clear at the top, Atalanta's chances of finishing second, Lecce's woes at...

Somehow, another round of Serie A fixtures has come and gone since we last spoke, so we're back with yet another Forza Italian Football Podcast. You can support the show here -- https://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball It's just Conor Clancy and Kev Pogorzelski this week, as Vito Doria was clearly too overwhelmed by Sampdoria winning a crucial six-pointer against Lecce to join. The Champion...

We told you that new releases would be coming thick and fast, so we have another Forza Italian Football Podcast after Serie A's latest round. Conor Clancy, fresh back from an actual football stadium for Parma-Inter, was joined by Vito Doria and Kev Pogorzelski to talk about all of the latest Serie A action, while Alasdair Mackenzie joined on the line having been at Lazio-Fiorentina. With things st...

Serie A matches are coming thick and fast now that football has returned, but luckily the Forza Italian Football Podcast is here to attempt to talk you through it all. With a schedule that's almost impossible to keep up with, Conor Clancy called in Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria to help him remember what happened in the round and a half of fixtures over the last five days. Recording took place w...

Italian football is back! So, naturally, the Forza Italian Football Podcast has returned as well to look back on the Coppa Italia semi-finals and forward to Serie A's return. Conor Clancy is still here as host, with Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria helping him shake off his rustiness. The guys talked through Juventus and Napoli reaching the final, at AC Milan and Inter's respective expense, and ga...

On the face of it, this was a bizarre time to start following the Roman club. Lazio had won their second-ever Scudetto the previous summer, as well as the Coppa Italia. They won the Cup Winners’ Cup and UEFA Super Cup a year before that. But by March 2001, they were nine points behind Serie A leaders Roma in third place, while their Champions League campaign was over before a ball had even been ki...

Now regarded as one of the best club teams of all time, I wasn't exactly confident heading into the two-legged tie against Lionel Messi, Xavi, Andres Iniesta and former Nerazzurri star Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The fact they were defending champions only added to my anxiety. That's what made the 3-1 victory in the first leg all the more surprising, and put things into perspective: I was 90 minutes...

Italian football has historically been known for placing importance on results over style but there has been an emergence of attack-minded coaches in recent years willing to buck the trend. Sampdoria under Marco Giampaolo and Sassuolo, who have been coached by Roberto De Zerbi since the summer of 2018, were a couple of Italy’s greatest entertainers in the 2010s, possessing the desire to attack as...

On the 29th September, 2019 Franck Ribery rounded off a stunning 3-1 victory for Fiorentina at the Stadio San Siro and he rolled back the years to put AC Milan to the sword with a masterful performance. Ribery had just joined Fiorentina in August on a free transfer from German champions Bayern Munich after his contract had expired. The decision to sign the veteran attacker was met with scepticism...

Walking out onto the playing turf of the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, a banner covering the entire opposite stand read “We Are Genoa” and the noise generated by the capacity crowd appeared to grow louder-and-louder. Failing to lessen as it headed skyward. As the TV cameras cut to the line of Liverpool players completing the pre-match formalities, rather than looking stern faced and focused, there w...

Up until 2006, I had come to expect disappointment with Italy, especially in light of the Calciopoli scandal that rocked Serie A. We had good players - who in hindsight were more than just good - but other countries could rely on names like Miroslav Klose, Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Zinedine Zidane and Fernando Torres. All of these things made Italy's run to the World Cup semi-finals all the more sur...

On a foggy Sunday evening at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, Serie A debutants Sassuolo surprisingly defeated AC Milan 4-3 in January 2014 and it is best remembered for the individual brilliance of Italian starlet Domenico Berardi. Forza Italian Football's Editor-in-Chief Conor Clancy is joined by writer Vito Doria to discuss his favourite game. Support this show http://suppo...

There are a million reasons that football matches might stay in your mind. Some of them are thrilling, unexpected affairs that lift your soul with their artistry and leave you on a high that takes days to leave you. In others, there is such beauty that it warms you on a human level with the knowledge that people are able to create such majesty, in the way of a symphony or a painting. There are oth...

The bragging rights of the Derby della Capitale are one of the most important given the passionate and fiercely-contested rivalry, and as such the meetings tend to be tight affairs. However, the match on March 10, 2002 stands out for the sheer dominance Roma enjoyed, as they romped to a stunning 5-1 victory over Lazio in one of the most memorable Serie A matches this century. Forza Italian Footbal...

Sunday November 29, 1992 was the day that Paul Gascoigne, the jester of world football, became the king of Lazio as his late header earned the Aquile a 1-1 draw against bitter rivals Roma in the Derby della Capitale. Forza Italian Football's Editor-in-Chief Conor Clancy is joined by writer Dan Blakemore to discuss his favourite game. Over the next few weeks we'll be looking back at some of our fav...

Serie A is on the verge of suspension thanks to the coronavirus but Juventus retook top spot by beating Inter in Sunday evening's Derby d'Italia. The game was one of six scheduled for this weekend, as Italian football made up for the games missed last week. The derby went Juventus' way after the finest example of Italian (dis)organisation in Parma ahead of the Crociati falling to Andrea Petagna an...

Only four Serie A games took place this weekend, but Lazio and Atalanta ensured that entertainment was still provided. The Biancocelesti beat Bologna to climb top, the Bergamaschi hit seven - again! - at Lecce and the Forza Italian Football Podcast is back to talk through it all with Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria joining Conor Clancy. Roma left Cagliari with a hard-fought 4-3 win in another thr...

Serie A took a hit with the Coronavirus reaching Italy this week, but the Forza Italian Football Podcast is back to discuss the action that did happen. Six games were played and we were at three of them, so Conor Clancy had Kev Pogorzelski, Vito Doria and Alessandro Bai joining to talk through the action. Juventus extended their lead over Inter, as did Lazio, with the Nerazzurri’s game being postp...

Inter's time at the top of Serie A came to an end this week as they fell at Lazio, who jump to second while Juventus moved back to the summit in a chaotic weekend of calcio action. Thankfully, the Forza Italian Football Podcast is back to discuss it all, with Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria joining Conor Clancy. Alasdair Mackenzie joins on the line from the Stadio Olimpico to finally admit that t...

Inter won a chaotic Milan Derby to go top of Serie A and the Forza Italian Football Podcast is back to discuss that and everything else from the weekend that was. Juventus blew a lead to lose in Verona, meaning Lazio and Inter's wins have just one point separating the top three. Elsewhere, Atalanta came from behind again to win at Fiorentina and go three points clear in fourth, ahead of welcoming...

Inter take on AC Milan in the second Derby della Madonnina of the season on Sunday evening, in a match which is vital for both sides. The Rossoneri are on a hot-streak as they seek European football, while the Nerazzurri need three points as they continue pursuit of Juventus in the Serie A title race. Joining  Dov Schiavone  is  Nima Tavallaey Roodsari  of  SempreInter.com...

Juventus did what Juventus do and won again to keep their distance over Inter and Lazio atop the Serie A table over the weekend. Inter themselves fought for a win at Udinese while Lazio thumped SPAL for five at the Stadio Olimpico. Napoli won again at Sampdoria, AC Milan looked lost without their 38-year-old forward and Lecce got a big win in their battle against the drop. For that and everything...