Serie A Archives - ELTASZONE

Mourinho, tears and defiance: the story of Inter’s 2009-10 season | Nicky Bandini

by el-admin - April 23, 2020 0839

Of all the enduring images from Inter’s triumph in the 2010 Champions League final, one stands apart from the rest. Inside the Santiago Bernabéu, a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich provoked scenes of joyous release: Diego Milito sprinting toward the fans with arms outstretched; Esteban Cambiasso doing laps of honour

Zlatan Ibrahimovic launches €1m fundraiser ‘to kick coronavirus away’

by el-admin - March 18, 2020 0557

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has set up an online fundraiser to help fight the coronavirus pandemic – and pledged €100,000 (£91,000) to the cause himself. 'People need them more than we do': Valladolid reject coronavirus test kits The Milan striker has set a target of €1million to support hospitals and medical staff in

Juventus defender Daniele Rugani tests positive for coronavirus

by el-admin - March 12, 2020 0760

The Juventus defender Daniele Rugani has tested positive for coronavirus, the Serie A club said on Wednesday. Europa League thrown into coronavirus chaos as two last-16 ties are shelved “The footballer, Daniele Rugani, has tested positive for coronavirus-Covid-19 and is currently asymptomatic,” Juve said in a statement. “Juventus Football Club is

Lukaku upstages Ibrahimovic as Inter make most of Juve’s tragedy in Verona

by el-admin - February 10, 2020 0653

We ought to be talking about Verona. We ought to be talking about an astonishing week for the club with the lowest wage bill in Serie A, in which they drew with Milan and Lazio before beating the champions, and league leaders, Juventus. We ought to be talking about how

Turati heroics and lethal Lazio offer hope of vintage Serie A title race

by el-admin - December 5, 2019 0795

Stefano Turati learned on Saturday morning that he was about to make his Serie A debut. One day later, he stood in front of a mob of reporters at Juventus’s Allianz Stadium, wearing a turtleneck and a bewildered smile. “It’s hard to explain everything that has happened,” he said. “I’m

Balotelli returned to Italy with hope. It has been crushed again by racism

by el-admin - November 4, 2019 0720

You can’t delete racism. It’s like a cigarette. You can’t stop smoking if you don’t want to, and you can’t stop racism if people don’t want to. Six years have passed since Mario Balotelli spoke those words in an interview with Sports Illustrated. He was on top of the world back

Roma getting the most out of Chris Smalling in their latest evolution | Nicky Bandini

by el-admin - October 31, 2019 0564

Romelu Lukaku’s best goal yet for Internazionale. Cristiano Ronaldo bagging a 95th-minute winner to put Juventus back on top of the table. Six players sent off in an evening, and Carlo Ancelotti seeing red, too, after his Napoli team blew their second lead of the night against Atalanta. Serie A’s

Atalanta and Genoa stage impressive fightbacks against the bullies | Nicky Bandini

by el-admin - October 28, 2019 0665

Studies tell us school bullies have often been victims of bullying themselves. Watching Atalanta humiliate Udinese on Sunday afternoon, it was tempting to wonder whether something similar might apply to football teams. Beaten 5-1 by Manchester City in midweek, the Bergamo club returned home to thrash their next opponent 7-1. They

Juventus produce ‘beautiful symphony’ as talent gap tells against Inter | Nicky Bandini

by el-admin - October 7, 2019 0859

After four-and-a-half months, the wait was finally over. From the moment Antonio Conte agreed to replace Luciano Spalletti at Inter, anticipation had been building for his first encounter with Juventus: the club with which he made his name as both a player and manager. The club he restored to glory

After 552 days, Juventus finally knocked off their Serie A perch | Nicky Bandini

by el-admin - September 16, 2019 0967

In Italy, the Serie A table is always front-page news. On Saturday, Sunday and Monday, La Classifica appears on the cover of all the nation’s major sports papers. This season is only three games old but readers want to see those numbers. And especially on a weekend when Juventus have