The Italian Football Podcast

Inter Milan 2025/2026 Champions League preview detailing, discussing and analyzing squad, fixtures, best XI, strengths, weaknesses & much more. How far can Cristian Chivu & his Inter go? Can the Nerazzurri finally win it? Will Lautaro Martinez score all goals? Will Petar Sucic breakthrough on the biggest stage in European club football? Do you want to buy tickets for a Serie A match but don’t know...

Goals from Lloyd Kelly, Kenan Yildiz, Khephren Thuram and Vasilije Adzic gave Juventus an epic 4-3 win over Inter Milan for whom Hakan Calhanoglu (2) and Marcus Thuram scored. Nima Tavallaey analyses and reacts to the main highlights from a truly insane Serie A match at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday. Do you want to buy tickets for a Serie A match but don’t know how? Well, Live Football Tickets i...

Juventus 2025/2026 Champions League preview detailing, discussing and analyzing squad, fixtures, best XI, strengths, weaknesses & much more. How far can Igor Tudor & his Juventus go? How many goals will Jonathan David score? Or will Dusan Vlahovic be the main goal threat? Will Kenan Yildiz breakthrough in Europe? Do you want to buy tickets for a Serie A match but don’t know how? Well, Live Footbal...

How will Napoli, Inter Milan, Atalanta and Juventus perform in the 2025/26 Champions League? Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey preview and break down the Serie A teams, squads, lineups, group and fixtures. We offer our favourites to win the Champions League with predictions for winners, top scorer, best player and biggest flop. Will PSG win the title again? What about Liverpool. Man City, Arsenal...

Italy are on the brink of failing to qualify directly for World Cup 2026 and will likely have to navigate the playoffs once again. Carlo and Nima break down how the World Cup qualifying playoffs work, the Azzurri’s possible opponents in the draw, when the matches are and whether Italy will actually qualify. This is an extended clip from this week's free episode of The Italian Football Podcast whic...

The Derby d’Italia between Juventus and Inter Milan in Serie A matchday three takes place on Saturday 13 September at 18:00 CET at the Allianz Stadium. Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey preview the big game. We look at the probable XIs, injuries and suspensions, and break down the game tactically before offering our predictions Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss, and analyze a que...

Diego Maradona was close to signing for Arsenal as a youngster? Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss, and analyze a question on this topic sent in from patron/YouTube member. This is an extended clip from this weeks Q & A episode of The Italian Football Podcast available only to patrons on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To...

Federico Chiesa was left out of the Liverpool 2025/2026 Champions League squad. Did Chiesa make a mistake staying at Liverpool? Do you think Chiesa will play for Liverpool at all this season? Where should he have gone? Is his career over at the top? Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss, and analyze a question on this topic sent in from patron/YouTube member. This is an extended clip...

The World Cup 2026 qualifier between Italy and Estonia in UEFA Qualification Group I takes place on Friday 5 September at 20:45 CET at the Stadio di Bergamo. Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey preview the big game. We look at the probable XIs, injuries and suspensions, and break down the game tactically before offering our predictions. Who do you think will win on Friday? Who will score? This is a...

Who were the winners and losers of the summer transfer market? From Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, AS Roma, Lazio, Fiorentina, Atalanta, Como and Napoli to the relegation candidates, Carlo and Nima look at which clubs performed best and worst as they grade every team and revise their Serie A predictions for the season. They also name their best and worst transfers from the likes of Luka Modric,...

From Inter Milan crash back to earth in Udinese shock loss, Juventus hero Dusan Vlahovic silences haters, Matias Soulé magic for Roma, Atalanta stumble to Parma who look like a Serie B side already just like Lecce who lose to AC Milan, Napoli beat Cagliari at the death, Cremonese win dramatic 5 goal thriller over Sassuolo as Jamie Vardy joins, to winners and losers of the transfer window, rating e...

After Jonathan David scored on his debut and his replacement Dusan Vlahovic doubled Juventus lead, the question must be asked: should the Bianconeri keep both as they compete in both the Serie A & the Champions League? Should Juve go after Kolo Muani? Or keep Vlahovic? Or try to sign Kolo Muani and play two of the three in most games? This is an extended clip from this week's free transfer deep di...

Carlo Garganese is joined by special guest Lex FC to answer all of the questions from The Italian Football Podcast patrons. The pair discuss many big issues, including Randal Kolo Muani's likely move to Juventus, AC Milan's pursuit of Adrien Rabiot and Gennaro Gattuso's debut as Italy manager against Estonia. Remember to keep sending us your questions via DM on Patreon. This is an extra free bonus...

The 2025-26 Champions League league phase was drawn on Thursday with Inter Milan, Juventus, Napoli and Atalanta learning their fate. Carlo and guest Lex FC analyse the Serie A teams and their chances this campaign, and predict how far they will go - as well as the eventual winner of the tournament. This is an extended clip from this weeks Q & A episode of The Italian Football Podcast available onl...

After a MOTM performance scoring a wonderful freekick and an even more beautiful assist for the opener, Como and ex Real Madrid youth player & Tottenham target Nico Paz is on everyone's lips in the Serie A. How good is he? Is he the best 20-21 year old in football? How good can he become? This is an extended clip from this week's free transfer deep dive episode of The Italian Football Podcast whic...

From Kenan Yildiz shining, Dusan Vlahovic sending a clear message during Jonathan David dream Juventus debut, Gianluca Scamacca scoring but Atalanta unable to win, the Nico Paz show as Como cruise against Lazio, to Kevin De Bruyne and Scott McTominay the heroes as Napoli cruise, Cremonese historic San Siro win as Max Allegri's AC Milan return ends in a shock loss, the Gian Piero Gasperini era at R...

Transfer market king Alfredo Pedullá predicts the 2025/2026 season: from who will win the Scudetto, the Champions League to Serie A MVP, best Coach and top goalscorer. This is an extended clip from this week's free transfer deep dive episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football...

Serie A is the craziest and therefore the most entertaining league out of the top 10 league's in Europe. So Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese predict the 10 most insane things that will happen during the upcoming 2025/2026 Serie A season. Will the Island Boys be hired to promote the Serie A? Will Aurelio De Laurentiis insult The Beatles? How will the Serie A embarrass themselves during an anti-ra...

AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan, Roma, Lazio, Fiorentina, Napoli, Atalanta, Genoa, Parma, Udinese, Sassuolo, Torino, Cremonese, Pisa, Cagliari, Hellas Verona, Bologna, Lecce & Como: which Serie A club has the best and worst kits in the 2025/2026 season? Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss and analyze. This is an extended clip from this week's free transfer deep dive episode of The I...

In this special show, Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey provide an in-depth preview of the Serie A 2025/26 season. The duo break down the Scudetto race, the fight for Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Conference League qualification, and the battle against relegation. They offer their probable XIs for Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus, Atalanta, Napoli, Roma and Lazio, and discuss the streng...

Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey welcome mercato king ‪Alfredo Pedullá to discuss the latest Serie A transfer news involving Napoli, Inter Milan, Juventus, AC Milan, Roma, Lazio, Atalanta and more. Pedulla reveals the latest Calciomercato updates on big names such as Dusan Vlahovic, Ademola Lookman, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rasmus Hojlund and more. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro - Welcome Alfredo Pedullá...

Giovanni Leoni is on the verge of leaving Parma to sign for Premier League champions Liverpool. Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss, and analyze a question on this topic sent in from patron/YouTube member. This is an extended clip from this weeks Q & A episode of The Italian Football Podcast available only to patrons on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube M...

PSG and their coach Luis Enrique has made it clear they want to sell Gianluigi Donnarumma this summer to make room for Lucas Chevalier. Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss, and analyze a question on this topic sent in from patron/YouTube member. This is an extended clip from this weeks Q & A episode of The Italian Football Podcast available only to patrons on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TI...

Welcome to another episode of Questions From ItaFootPod Patrons where you, our patrons, decide what the show is about by sending in your questions. Topics include: - Have PSG mistreated Gianluigi Donnarumma?- Is Giovanni Leoni joining Liverpool bad for the Serie A?- Did AC Milan fleece Newcastle when selling Malick Thiaw?- Should Juventus try to sign Renato Veiga from Chelsea?- What the hell has h...

Inter Milan journalist and expert Simone Togna details the Ademola Lookman vs Atalanta situation before detailing the backup options such as Mason Greenwood, Jadon Sancho, Christopher Nkunku, Nico Gonzalez and Antonio Nusa. This is an extended clip from this week's free transfer deep dive episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen t...