It was a weekend of huge derbies in Serie A, and both Lazio and Juventus were celebrating wins over their respective rivals AS Roma and Inter on Matchday 27, coming out on top in the Derby della Capitale and the Derby d’Italia.  Things got heated in both of those games on Sunday, finishing off a good weekend of Serie A action that saw Napoli extend their lead at the top to 19 points and putting the Scudetto within reach as soon as Matchday 31. The runaway leaders beat Torino handily with a 4-0 win on the road.  Elsewhere, Atalanta fought back to beat Empoli at home, AC Milan lost on the road at Udinese, and Scotland’s Lewis Ferguson was on target again for Bologna. Even Sampdoria claimed a huge 3-1 home win over Hellas Verona to get off the bottom of the table. To chat through it all, Conor Clancy is joined by Kev Pogorzelski and Euan Burns.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello listeners! Just in case four podcasts from the team wasn’t enough for you this week, we’ve gone and recorded a fifth! This one, though, is a little more special than the rest. We’re here to introduce you to our very own Kevin Pogorzelski’s excellent debut book, Divided Cities: The World’s most Passionate Single City Derbies, published by Pitch Publishing. Kevin joins Conor Clancy to talk through the book, the inspiration behind it, and the thought process that led to him choosing 11 of the very best and most passionately-felt single-city derbies in world football, from Asia to Europa and South America. We’re also running a competition to give one of you a free copy of the book, which you can enter on our social media channels. To increase your chances of winning, you can enter on all of those platforms by simply telling us which of the 11 derbies you would most like to visit, be sure to be following both Kevin and the site’s accounts, and remember to use the hashtag #DividedCities. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Napoli’s lead at the top of the Serie A table has again extended and is up to 18 points after Matchday 26, with just about everybody else at the top of the table dropping points. Napoli took care of business with an impressive 2-0 win over Atalanta.  Inter stumbled to a shock loss away at Spezia to open the Matchday 26 action, Lazio were held to a goalless draw at Bologna, Sassuolo beat AS Roma in a thriller in the capital, and Juventus overcame a scare to get the job done against Sampdoria.  To talk through all of the action. Host Conor Clancy is joined by Kev Pogorzelski on the week of his debut book going on sale - ‘Divided Cities: The world’s most passionate single city derbies’ - and Vito Doria as well. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matchday 25 of Serie A proved to be full of twists and surprise results as runaway leaders Napoli lost to an excellent Lazio, in-from Juventus fell to defeat at AS Roma, and a recently resurgent AC Milan were beaten on the road at Fiorentina. Fortunately, we’re here to talk through it all and attempt to make sense of it. We had Alasdair Mackenzie at the Olimpico to see Roma’s defeat of Juventus, Ale Bai at the Meazza to watch Inter beat Lecce handily, and Conor Clancy in both Bergamo and Reggio Emilia to see Atalanta stutter at home against Udinese and then take in Sassuolo’s thrilling late 3-2 win over Cremonese.  Fresh back and off the train, Conor is joined by Euan Burns, Vito Doria and Kevin Pogorzelski to disucss all of the Serie A Matchday 25 action.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serie A produced another fun weekend in Matchday 23, and for nobody more so than runaway leaders Napoli who won at Sassuolo on Friday night and were able to enjoy their weekend safe in the knowledge that their 15-point lead at the top would not be shortened. Conor Clancy, who was at Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli, hosts Kevin Pogorzelski, Euan Burns and Vito Doria for this week's pod. The guys discuss the champions-elect and then turn their attention to the new Juventus, AC Milan, and also chat Atalanta, Fiorentina, the sorry situation at Sampdoria and plenty more. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After another weekend of fun in Serie A, the pod is back to chat through the best bits - and the worst bits - of Matchday 22 as Napoli continue to storm their way toward their first Scudetto since the days of Diego Maradona. The leaders beat a still-winless Cremonese at the Maradona, and AC Milan even got a win themselves! Atalanta beat Lazio to take advantage of AS Roma's slip at Lecce as well. That and more on this week's pod with Kev and Vito joining Conor. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 in Naples - AC Milan lost 5-2 at home to a Sassuolo previously without a win in eight, Juventus lost at home to Monza, Inter fell behind before beating Cremonese, Lazio slipped up against Fiorentina, and Atalanta won at home to Sampdoria. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, Conor Clancy at Lazio’s win at Sassuolo, and Alessandro Bai in place to watch Inter beat Verona. Conor has a full house with him on the pod and is joined by Kev Pogorzelski, Euan Burns and Vito Doria. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 weekend’s games ahead of a midweek round. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Burns, Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 managed to climb above Lazio by beating Hellas Verona on Sunday night. The Biancocelesti were only able to manage a 0-0 draw with fellow high-flyers Udinese on Sunday afternoon. Saturday started off with Empoli getting a 1-0 win over Monza. The Derby della Mole followed and whilst it did not entertain the masses, Juventus got a 1-0 win thanks to Dusan Vlahovic’s goal. The final game on Saturday saw Atalanta come from behind to beat Sassuolo 2-1 in Bergamo. On Sunday, Inter continued their return to form by beating Salernitana 2-0. The afternoon matches saw the 0-0 draw between Lazio and Udinese, a 2-2 draw between Spezia and Cremonese, and then Napoli’s 3-2 win over Bologna. The day was rounded off by Hellas Verona being beaten 2-1 at home by AC Milan, where Sandro Tonali scored a late winner. Monday night saw Sampdoria lose at home to AS Roma and then Fiorentina drew away at Lecce. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 holidays and Vito was unavailable. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 beat Fiorentina in the Derby dell'Appennino and started life without Sinisa Mihajlovic well. To review it all, Conor Clancy is joined by Kev Pogorzelski and Vito Doria, with Euan Burns enjoying a holiday in Puglia, although he did pop in with a two-second appearance in the form of a voice note that Conor probably wasn't supposed to play. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 'Kvaradona' Kvaratskhelia's direction (after Alasdair Mackenzie wrote so glowingly about him from the Olimpico on Saturday) and chatted AS Roma's collapse to lose 4-0 to Udinese. The rest of the games were discussed as well, though there were still three Monday night games to be played at the time of recording. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/forzaitlianfootball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.