CurvAmerica Podcasts

It Ain’t Over Yet!!! 13 teams in the Serie A still have something to play for in the final three weeks!  The Scudetto is a piece of angel hair spaghetti away from being decided with Napoli dropping points in consecutive weeks.  Roma overcome getting knocked out of the Champion’s League semi-finals by sending Cagliari to the Danger Zone. OTFR draw Atalanta and Inter wax Udinese to keep the final Champions League spot a one game affair.  Milan put themselves in a European position heading into the Coppa Italia final. And Fiorentina keep their European dreams alive with yet another stunning victory in a game that saw a CurvAmerica hero get back on the scoresheet for the first time in years.

The Derby D’Italia turns the calcio world into an Alex Jones' type of conspiracy.  Koulibaly goes from Hero to goat and his club, Napoli, heads over to "Spa Fiorentina" for their waxing.  Roma show at this point in time all they need is Alisson and 9 other dudes to beat the old-timer Chievo Donkeys.  OTFR make a huge sacrifice to the calcio gods to beat Torino.  Milan, Atalanta, Fiorentina and Sampdoria get ready for the last Europa spot in a Royal Rumble set up.  Crotone, once again vanquishing all in their path in April as they head to the #RaceFor17th -  Udinese, Cagliari, Crotone, SPAL and Chievo enter the reverse Serie A Thunderdome (5 teams enter, 1 team stays).  That plus Champions League!

Podcast Special!  During our visit to Rome, we were honored to be joined by the man, myth, and legend, calcio commentator Richard Whittle!  Richard spoke to us about attending Roma's epic win at the Olimpico over Barcelona for Champions League!  We also spoke about Roma v. Liverpool and his experiences covering Serie A games across Italy for the English speaking audiences like us.  We finished off the conversation with talk of relegation - commonly known as Richard Whittle's "The Danger Zone!"

Get ready for an episode more trash than usual as we spent our weekend getting a crash course on filmography instead of watching the Serie A.  Benevento make it interesting for a hot second, but Juventus use a blade of grass and Costa’s left foot to put it away.  The city of Napoli sees a rush to the pharmacies for Xanax after the Donkeys take them to the wire. Roma and Inter make their case for team most deserving of 5th place.  OTFR put a tingle in CurvAmerica’s loins ahead of our pilgrimage to the Derby. Sassuolo make Milan become featured in the latest episode of “Teams that should not draw Sassuolo.”  And the Derby Della Lanterna finally doesn’t end w/ OTFGenoa fans walking home like Charlie Brown for the first time in the last two years.

Pod Special!!  We are Down the Shore in the GREAT state of New Jersey with our friends at Umberto’s Pizza in Fair Haven.  We spoke to Tony from Umberto’s, the local semi-pro soccer team FC Monmouth's owners Jacco de Bruijn and Mattia Buffolino, and Anthony DeNicola from the Student Athlete Coach and Consulting group.

The Serie A remembers and commemorates Davide Astori with his former team honoring him with a victory.  We have a new team clear at the top of the table as Paolo “Nightwing” Dybala awakes from his slumber like a volcano.  Napoli and Inter play a goal-less draw that send their respective coaches into (not-so) "hot take" territory.  Roma open up the salon to Torino in the second half for the Miami Beach waxing special.  OTFR’s Ciro definitely plays the role of hero with a goal of the season contender.  Milan show their grinta and rebound from their Europa League nightmare.  Hellas take the second Verona derby and, finally, Crotone put the cherry on Chris’ weekend with a 4-1 stomping of Sampdoria.