Inter Milan FLY | Napoli SLUMP | Bartesaghi & Yildiz SHINE | Serie A Weekend Review & Much More
From Serie A refereeing scandals, Lautaro Martinez shoots Inter Milan top of the league, Napoli outplayed by Udinese where Nicolo Zaniolo shines, Davide Bartesaghi brace not enough as AC Milan drop points to Sassuolo, Kenan Yildiz shines for Juventus where Tether wants to buy club, to Bologna's poor form continues, Lecce win crucial three points, Gianluca Scamacca brace wins it for Atalanta, heroic 9-man Lazio beat Parma, and Fiorentina sinking without a trace after Hellas Verona loss, as well as this week's Baggio, Serie ASS and Premface of the week plus much, much more when Nima and Carlo break down all the main talking points from Match Day 15 of the 2025/2026 Serie A season.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro - Match Day 15 Episode Overview
01:38 Serie A Referees - Worst In Europe?
10:40 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez Winner Sends Nerazzurri Top Of The Serie A
20:19 Napoli - Dreadful Performance After Antonio Conte Curse Strikes Again
30:27 Udinese - Nicolo Zaniolo Shines As Kosta Runjaic Tactically Impresses Again
34:06 AC Milan - Bartesaghi Shines After More Points Dropped Vs A Newly Promoted Side
46:45 Juventus - Kenan Yildiz Shines In Fundamentally Important Win For Top 4 Race
57:18 Tether Vs John Elkann - Hostile Takeover Of Bianconeri?
01:02:18 Bologna - Poor Form Continues But Vincenzo Italiano Ready For A Big Club
01:04:40 Best Of The Rest - Lecce Records Massive Win Over Pisa, Torino Beat Cremonese In Refereeing Scandal, 9-Man Heroic Lazio Beat Parma After Scandalous Red Card & Gianluca Scamacca Brace Wins Three Points For Atalanta
01:13:58 Fiorentina - Sinking Without A Trace As Paolo Vanoli To Be Sacked
01:16:12 Baggio, Premface & Serie ASS Of The Week
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GOKHAN INLER INTERVIEW: Nicolo Zaniolo - Italy | Udinese & Napoli | Leicester Premier League Miracle | Jamie Vardy + Mario Balotelli & Much More
Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey are joined on the Italian Football Podcast by Udinese technical director and former Switzerland midfield star Gokhan Inler.
They discuss Inler’s work, Udinese’s current season and the stars at the club - such as Nicolo Zaniolo being recalled by the Italy national team?
Inler also looks back at his playing career, telling the incredible story of his bizarre unveiling in a lion mask when signing for Napoli.
He also speaks about the brilliance of Antonio Di Natale, playing with Mario Balotelli at Adana Demirsport, and winning the Premier League title alongside Jamie Vardy at Leicester City.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro - Welcome Gökhan Inler
01:04 Life After Football - How He Became Technical Director Udinese
02:58 Udinese's Strategy - From Nicolo Bertola, Arthur Atta To Thomas Kristensen
06:39 Kosta Runjaic - What Makes Him Special As A Coach
09:10 Nicolo Zaniolo - Gattuso Should Re-Call Him To The Azzurri For World Cup Playoffs
10:54 Oumar Solet - Why He Is One Of The Best Defenders In The Serie A
12:38 January Transfer Window - The Plans For The Mercato
13:44 What Serie A & Azzurri Could Do To Return To Former Greatness
17:12 Antonio Di Natale - "Special Player & Character" Who "Woke Me Up"
19:09 Udinese's "Amazing" UEFA Cup/Europa League Quarter Final Run
21:03 Inter Milan & Arsenal Links - Arsene Wenger Offer Rejected
22:55 Napoli - THAT Crazy Unveiling With Lion Mask, Coppa Italia Win & More
28:08 Leicester City - Premier League Miracle Trophy & Playing With Jamie Vardy
35:03 Adana Demirspor - Mario Balotelli Scoring THAT Rabona Goal
40:26 Rapid Fire Round - Best Teammate, Toughest Opponent, Who'll Win Scudetto Etc.
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Inter Milan 0 - 1 Liverpool & Atalanta 2 - 1 Chelsea REACTION: Chivu 5/5 Big Match Flops & De Ketelaere MOTM
A goal from Dominik Szoboszlai gave Liverpool a 1-0 win over Inter Milan after another big match loss for Cristian Chivu.
Also, Atalanta comeback to beat Chelsea 2-1 after a goal from Joao Pedro in the first half was first equalized by Gianluca Scamacca assisted by the MOTM and match winner Charles De Ketelaere.
Nima Tavallaey analyses and reacts to the main highlights from the Champions League match at San Siro and New Balance Arena in Milan and Bergamo respectively on Tuesday.
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Hojlund & Neres Humiliate Abysmal Juventus | Inter Milan CRUSH Como | Roma Woes | Mo Salah Storm & Much More
From David Neres and Rasmus Hojlund show when Napoli humiliate tactically dreadful Juventus, Inter Milan's Cristian Chivu crushes Cesc Fabregas and his Como, another Roma loss who regress to the mean, Marco Palestar impresses for Cagliari, Lazio and Bologna play a poor draw, to Hellas Verona finally win a match beating Atalanta in the fog, Fiorentina in full relegation crisis, Sassuolo's Tarik Muhamremovic outstanding again, Davide Nicola and Cremonese still in top 10, and Champions League preview Italy vs England when Inter host Liverpool in Mo Salah crisis, Atalanta host Chelsea, Roma and Bologna in the Europa League as well as this week's Baggio, Serie ASS and Premface of the week plus much, much more when Nima and Carlo break down all the main talking points from Match Day 14 of the 2025/2026 Serie A season.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro - Menu Del Giorno: Match Day 14 Episode Overview
02:18 Napoli - The Rasmus Hojlund & David Neres Show
13:31 Juventus - Dreadfully Inept Qualitatively & Tactically
30:14 Inter Milan - Cristian Chivu Tactically Outclasses Cesc Fabregas's Como
40:28 Roma - Another Loss After Another Poor Attacking Display
45:24 Cagliari - Azzurri Bound Marco Palestra Stars After An Impressive Win
47:57 Lazio - Another Bad Nuno Tavares Performance In Poor Draw Against Bologna
50:58 Hellas Verona - First Win Of The Season Over Atalanta In Heavy Fog
55:02 Fiorentina - Full On Crisis As Relegation A SERIOUS Risk
01:03:50 Sassuolo - Tarik Muharemović Outstanding Once Again In Important Win
01:07:10 Cremonese - Another Win For Davide Nicola To Stay In Top Half Of League
01:11:54 Champions League Preview - Italy Vs England: Inter Host Liverpool In Mo Salah Gate, Atalanta Go Up Against Chelsea, Napoli & Juve Play Benfica + Pafos Respectively
01:22:54 Europa League - Bologna + Roma Face Off With Celta Vigo & Celtic Respectively
01:24:54 Baggio, Premface & Serie ASS Of The Week
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Reaction: Italy Face Canada, Qatar & Switzerland In Group B
Italy were drawn against Canada, Qatar & Switzerland in the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw in Washington on Friday.
Nima Tavallaey reacts to the draw and explains everything you need to know from the event.
Who, when and where will Italy play their matches? How good are their opponents? What is the World Cup schedule and format? How many teams qualify from each group? When will the Azzurri play their playoffs? Who are the favourites to win the World Cup?
Nima discusses this and much more.
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The Italian Football Podcast is your go-to podcast for all things Serie A and Calcio.
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