Serie A Chronicles

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Milan made a precarious visit to Verona needing to win to take back top spot after Inter's comeback win over Empoli saw them temporarily retake first place in a Serie A race that keeps getting hotter by the minute, and it was loyal club man Sandro Tonali who popped up with two goals to gift the rossoneri an important win on his birthday.

It was a fairytale that only Serie A can write. Genoa captain Mimmo Criscito provided more calcio romanticism this week, after last week's heart-wrenching last minute penalty miss in the Genovese Derby. This time he wrote his own redemption story by scoring a winning penalty against Juventus at the same time of his spot kick in the previous match, on the same penalty spot, in front of the same Genoa curva, turning his derby tears into ones of celebration for the home side.

Mina asks if there is any point to Pavel Nedved at Juventus and if Dusan Vlahovic is putting too much pressure on himself.

Nicky and Mina go deep into the unfolding relegation battle which is giving us even more drama than the front-runners, if that is even possible.

We discuss what it means for Roma to reach the UEFA Europa Conference League Final, and why it should be viewed as a big deal rather than an unimportant tournament.

And we preview the mid-week Coppa Italia Final between Juventus and Inter, and wonder for which club and manager the trophy is more important (and should Max Allegri lose his job if he loses a second final to Inter this season after the Supercoppa loss?).

Serie A... you just can't take your eyes off it!!!

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Mina Rzouki gives her insightful take on philosopher vs pragmatist football coaching styles, with a bit of history of the successes of Italian styles in the past and present, with a focus on Carlo Ancelotti as well as past success of the styles of Fabio Capello, Marcello Lippi and Enzo Bearzot.

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Nicky Bandini's post-match reaction to Roma's 1-0 victory over Leicester City at a packed Stadio Olimpico to reach the UEFA Europa Conference League Final.

Nicky discusses the Mourinho effect on Roma, what reaching a first European final in 31 years means to Romanisti, as well as the match itself, tactics and individual performances.

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Mina Rzouki and Nicky Bandini discuss the life of Mino Raiola, the "Super Agent" who died on April 30th, described by many as the best football agent in the world, and by his family as "the most caring and amazing Football Agent that ever was".

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On a weekend in Serie A which went pretty much as expected for the title-chasers, it was the Derby della Lanterna between Sampdoria and Genoa that provided the greatest drama, with an amazing atmosphere and last-minute penalty drama that could only make your heart sink for legendary Genoa captain Domenico Criscito.

Milan and Inter both won, to continue their Scudetto battle, while Napoli's ritiro appears to have had the right effect as they hit Sassuolo for six, and Juventus scraped the win over bottom of the table Venezia thanks to a double from birthday boy Bonucci.

Elsewhere, the teams from the capital had mixed fortunes, as Roma possibly had their mind on this week's UEFA Europa Conference League semifinal return leg against Leicester City, as they played a scoreless draw with Serie A's most motivated team, Bologna, and Lazio earned a late win thanks to a controversial winner from Francesco Acerbi in a 7-goal seesawing thriller.

02:26 Milan v Fiorentina

09:20 Udinese v Inter

16:35 Napoli v Sassuolo

23:38 Juventus v Venezia

25:58 Sampdoria v Genoa

35:20 Roma v Bologna

39:07 Spezia v Lazio

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In this Chronicles Tifosi Patreon members-only episode preview:

Nicky Bandini's post-match reaction to Roma's 1-1 draw at Leicester City in the UEFA Europa Conference League semifinal 1st leg.

- Nicola Zalewski

- Roma youth talent

- Roma's improvement this season under Mourinho and run-in to the final weeks of Serie A

- Prospects for the return leg in Rome

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This week's questions:

When looking at Napoli, which players on each team would you keep in their starting 11 in order to seriously compete in Europe?

-Noel (Chronicles Tifosi Patreon member)

Where have all the good Italian defenders gone? There seem to be no real replacements for Bonucci and Chiellini.

-Giancarlo (Bristol)

With the departure of Dybala and Bernamessi (as I’ve called him this year) bringing in potentially Raspadori and Di Maria, would it be an upgrade for Juventus' strike force or not? Also is a potential Pogba return worth the money?

-Missak (Chronicles Tifosi Patreon member)

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In this Chronicles Tifosi Patreon members-only episode preview:

Mina Rzouki puts Inter's defeat at Bologna into perspective. Plus, how should the team and its fans react to Radu's blunder which cost them a point to keep them 2 points behind Milan with 4 matches remaining?

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In this Chronicles Tifosi Patreon members-only episode preview:

Nicky Bandini's reaction to a return of "Crazy Inter" after a loss to Bologna that has potentially thrown away a Scudetto, almost at the level of their infamous 5th of May 2002 nightmare. 

To rub salt into nerazzurri wounds it was a mistake from 2nd-choice goalkeeper Radu which gifted the winning goal to Bologna striker - and Milan fan - Nicola Sansone, and cost them the chance to take anything from the match.

Now it's all up to cross-town rivals Milan. 

It's GAME ON in Serie A in this season which keeps getting crazier and crazier!

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It was a weekend of Serie A action that made it clear that the Scudetto trophy will reside in the city of Milan yet again at the end of this season, barring a miracle. The big question remains as to which half of the city will be the proud owner: Will Milan turn red or blue?

Inter swept aside Roma on Jose Mourinho's return to San Siro, with a performance that delighted Mina and Nicky enough to declare that Inter is by far the best team in the league, but also left us wanting more of a fight from Roma.

Napoli suffered a diabolically embarrassing collapse at Empoli when two goals up and all seemed to be smooth sailing for Spalletti's men, but 3 home goals in 7 minutes under the Tuscan sun was enough for the Partenopei to be put into permanent "ritiro" until the end of the season to try to salvage their season. We ask if it will achieve anything, and whether there is something irreparably wrong with the management in Naples.

Mina is thrilled that Sandro Tonali, a lifelong Milan fan, was the one to secure all three points at the death for the rossoneri against Lazio, with a goal that looks set to keep the title race finely balanced on slight margins between Milan and Inter.

And we discuss Salernitana's late-season revival under a shoe-wielding Davide Nicola, with three wins in a row after overcoming Fiorentina, as well as our thoughts on the relegation battle unfolding.

06:20 Inter v Roma

23.19 Empoli v Napoli

35:20 Lazio v Milan

50:15 Salernitana v Fiorentina

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