Total Italian Football Podcast

Bologna made history on Matchday 36 of the Serie A season as they secured qualification for the Champions League , their win over Napoli doing part of the job and a win for Atalanta against AS Roma doing the rest. They will be joined in the Champions League by Juventus , despite the fact that they were only able to draw 1-1 against Salernitana on Sunday evening. They also had their fate confirmed...

Women's Serie A Matchday 26 saw AS Roma continue their commitment to entertaining the masses once their second consecutive league title was confirmed, whilst Victoria DellaPeruta 's great season continued. Having recently won a ridiculous game against Sassuolo 6-5, Roma then took the scenic route to beating Inter 4-3 as they were 3-2 down with 15 minutes to play, having surrendered a lead of their...

A lot of the weekend's interest shifted away from Serie A Matchday 35 , with Parma securing promotion to the top flight and the Serie B title , but the Total Italian Football Podcast is here to talk through all of the weekend's action. Atalanta were arguably the biggest winners at the top as Gianluca Scamacca continued his excellent recent form, while champions Inter suffered their second defeat o...

Women's Serie A Matchday's 24 and 25 featured plenty of goals for Sassuolo and lots of entertainment up and down the table, whilst Fiorentina booked their place in the Women's Champions League with a late goal. AS Roma also had their second league title confirmed thanks to a Juventus loss against Inter . We've combined the weekend's fixtures and the midweek games into one podcast here, but the cha...

Serie A Matchday 34 proved to be the nail in the coffin for Salernitana as a loss against Frosinone sealed their relegation to Serie B , whilst there were draws in Napoli vs AS Roma and Juventus vs AC Milan . The Granata's 3-0 loss at Frosinone on Friday night leaves them planning for a season in Serie B after what has been a terrible season. Elsewhere, Tammy Abraham got his first goal this season...

AS Roma will have to wait a little longer to secure the Women's Serie A title after only drawing 0-0 with Fiorentina , but they could be signing an exciting new player in the summer. Roma knew that a win would be enough after Juventus had beaten Sassuolo 2-1 earlier in the day, but they could only draw. Meanwhile, there are suggestions that Italy Women 's international Giulia Dragoni will be joini...

The 2023/24 Serie A title was secured by Inter on Matchday 33 courtesy of a 2-1 win against AC Milan , with the Rossoneri being the 'home' team and three players receiving straight red cards in the dying stages. The Nerazzurri were 2-0 up and cruising before Fikayo Tomori headed Milan back into contention, but the final 10 minutes were more focused on fighting as Theo Hernandez , Davide Calabria a...

Serie A Matchday 32 was unusual for a number of reasons, one being that as it stands, eight of the 10 games have ended as draws. We say 'as it stands' due to the suspension of Udinese vs AS Roma at 1-1. The match in Udine was suspended with less than 20 minutes to play as Roma defender Evan Ndicka had gone down with a chest problem . He has since been released from hospital and headed back to Rome...

Serie A Matchday 31 was another big one and AS Roma beat Lazio in the season's second Derby della Capitale - Rome Derby - to deliver yet another blow to the Biancocelesti's stop-start campaign. The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss it and the rest of the weekend's games. You can support  Total Italian Football  and the  Total Italian Football Podcast  on Pa...

Serie A Matchday 30 was another action-packed one, with some major results at the top of the table seeing Atalanta , AC Milan and Bologna emerge as the weekend's big winners. The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss it all. Atalanta won 3-0 away at Napoli for what was a big result in their Champions League chase, though Bologna beating Salernitana 3-0 saw them solidify themselves in f...

Serie A Matchday 29 was not as goal-laden as some this season but there was plenty of drama to get stuck into, including some distressing incidents. As mentioned at the top of the show, Atalanta vs Fiorentina was postponed as Fiorentina director Joe Barone suffered a medical incident and was rushed to hospital in Milan. Tragically, he has since passed away at the age of 57 and the thoughts of Tota...

With the 2023/24 Serie A season approaching its final stretch, Matchday 28 threw up some real drama at the bottom of the table, while Inter stepped closer to clinching an early Serie A title with a 1-0 win away to Bologna . The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to chat through a lively weekend of football. At the bottom of the table, plenty changed. Sassuolo claimed a vital 1-0 win over Frosi...

Matchday 27 of the 2023/24 Serie A season saw some big results in around the top four and the Champions League race , with Bologna claiming a huge 2-1 win at Atalanta to take control of the fight for fourth and Napoli claimed a significant 2-1 home win over Juventus . The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss it all.  The weekend kicked off in chaotic fashion on Friday night with...

Matchday 26 of this 2023/24 Serie A season saw Inter continue their stroll towards the title as they swatted Lecce aside in Salento, with Juventus needing a late winner to see off Frosinone and AC Milan dropping points against Atalanta . The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss all of the weekend's action. Bologna moved into fourth place with a 2-0 win over Hellas Verona , Empoli beat...

Matchday 25 of this 2023/24 Serie A season saw even more excitement and twists, with Monza stealing the show by beating AC M ilan 4-2 on Sunday night. The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss all of the weekend's action. Bologna also picked up a memorable win by beating Lazio 2-1 in the capital, and Atalanta continued to look good in the race for fourth with a 3-0 win at home against...

There were 32 goals in the first nine matches of Serie A Matchday 24, and most of them were scored by teams battling for fourth place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inter beating Juventus 1-0 was the standout result on a weekend of noteworthy Serie A results, and the Total Italian Football Podcast is here to chat through it all.  Conor Clancy and Euan Burns are together in Rome for this Total Italian Football Podcast recording, and they chat through the recent Derby d’Italia and what it means to the Serie A title race . For the full pod this week, the gu...

There were plenty of points dropped and penalties missed during Matchday 22 of the 2023/24 Serie A season, with Inter reclaiming their place at the top of the table. The Nerazzurri were 1-0 winners away at Fiorentina with Lautaro Martinez scoring his 19th goal of the season, but Nico Gonzalez produced a truly awful penalty miss that stopped his team from getting a point. That was a crucial three p...

Serie A Matchday 21 has only seen six of its 10 games played, due to the interference of the Supercoppa Italiana, but there was plenty that happened over the weekend that warrants discussion, and not always for positive reasons. To chat through it all, the Total Italian Football Podcast is here. The big story of the weekend was yet another example of racist abuse, this time aimed at AC Milan goalk...

Matchday 20 of the 2023/24 season saw Inter flex their muscles at the top of the Serie A table once again, piling pressure onto nearest chasers Juventus who have to wait until the very end of the weekend’s action to have a chance to respond. AC Milan claimed a big win at home to AS Roma as well, which ultimately ended Jose Mourinho 's tenure in the capital . To talk through it all, the Total...

Inter were crowned Serie A's winter champions on Matchday 19 of this 2023/24 Serie A season as they scraped a dramatic and late 2-1 win at home to Hellas Verona , with Juventus overcoming difficulty as well to come from behind to beat Salernitana by that same scoreline. Two European hopefuls lost as Fiorentina stumbled at Sassuolo and Napoli were hammered away at Torino , while AS Roma and Atalant...

The title of winter champions isn't quite yet in the back for Serie A table -toppers Inter after their 1-1 draw with Genoa on Matchday 18 allowed Juventus to close the gap to just two points as the Bianconeri beat AS Roma at the Allianz Stadium 24 hours later. The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to chat through those games and all of the rest from the weekend. On what was a low-scoring week...

Matchday 11 of the 2023/24 Women's Serie A season was one of the most dramatic yet, mainly down to Juventus losing against lowly Sampdoria thanks to a goal from one of their own loanees. The Bianconere were away at Samp and had plenty of chances to take the lead, but Asia Bragonzi stepped up with a good header to win the game in the last 10 minutes for a Sampdoria side that are making a great fist...

Matchday 16 was a good one for Inter as Simone Inzaghi 's side ensured they would spend Christmas at the top of the Serie A table by pulling four points clear of Juventus, while Bologna moved into fourth place by beating AS Roma at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Juventus ' draw at Genoa on Friday night opened the door for Inter , the Nerazzurri went away to Lazio and won 2-0. AC Milan won 3-0 at home...

Serie A Matchday 15 saw the top two of Juventus and Inter pull further clear at the top of the table, thanks to wins of their own and courtesy of Luis Muriel’s breathtaking late winner for Atalanta over AC Milan. The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to chat through all of the weekend’s action. Juventus got the weekend underway with a vital 1-0 win at home to Napoli, temporarily sending them...