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- How Ultras Are Destroying Italian Football
Are the Ultras doing their part to help destroy Italian football?
Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss and analyze the topic.This is a clip from the weekly Q & A Pod available in full for all patrons and YouTube Members.
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45 min - World Cup TWIST: U.S Push To Replace Iran With Italy
U.S special envoy Paolo Zampolli has hit the headlines after confirming he has formally requested to both the United States and FIFA presidents for Italy to replace Iran at the 2026 World Cup.
Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey react to the story from the Financial Times and provide a bit of background to Zampolli, as calls for the Azzurri to step in amidst the war in the Middle East grow.
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31 min - How The 3-5-2 Formation Has Destroyed The Italy National Team
Has the 3-5-2 formation destroyed the Azzurri? Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss and analyze how much the 3-5-2 is to blame for the Italy national team's demise.
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17 min - Italy’s World Cup Hopes REOPENED — What’s Happening With Iran?
With Iran's participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup very much in doubt, as well as Italy being one of the teams that could potentially replace them, Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese discuss and analyze the latest news and developments.
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18 min - Italy’s Mama Crisis | Inter Prepare Scudetto Party | Juventus Chase AC Milan & Napoli | Serie A Reaction & Much More
From Sarri & Spalletti back and forth on quality of players produced by Italian mothers (!), Inter Milan prepare Scudetto party + Coppa Italia semifinal, De Bruyne flops again for Napoli, Lazio continue to impress, 'boring' AC Milan all-but secure Champions League football, Gift Orban in street fight with Hellas Verona fan, Juventus in driving seat for top 4, Italiano to leave Bologna (?), Roma + Atalanta draw all but ends their league seasons, to Como shock defeat to Sassuolo, debate on the 3-5-2 formation in Utalian football, and latest update on Italy potentially replacing Iran at 2026 FIFA World Cup 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 33 of the 2025/2026 Serie A season.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro - Match Day 33 Episode Overview
02:57 Mama Gate - Sarri Vs Spalletti On Quality Of Italian Football Players Produced By Mothers
06:24 Inter Milan - Chivu Preparing Scudetto Party & Coppa Italia Semifinal
18:10 Napoli - Poor Performance After Another De Bruyne Flop
24:53 Lazio - Great Form Continues & Could Secure European Football In Coppa Italia
29:09 AC Milan - 'Boring' Allegri Win As Champions League Spot All But Confirmed
37:51 Scandal - Gift Orban On Streetfight With Hellas Verona Fan
43:17 Juventus - Thuram & David Put Spalletti & Co In Top 4 Finish Driving Seat
51:32 Bologna - Season Over After Europe League Battering As Italiano Could Leave
52:39 Roma - Gasperini Vs Ranieri Explodes As One Of Them Set To Leave
56:15 Atalanta - Krstović Great 2026 Continues As La Dea Eye Coppa Italia Semifinal
58:20 Como - Top 4 Finish Looks Unlikely After Sassuolo Loss + Focus On Inter Clash
59:30 Roma - Malen Hattrick Cements Position As Best January Signing
01:01:59 Best Of The Rest - Ekhator & Colombo Shine For Genoa + Lecce Vs Cremonese For Serie B Drop
01:04:21 The 3-5-2 Debate - Has This Formation Destroyed Italian Football?
01:18:36 Italy’s World Cup Hopes REOPENED — What’s Happening With Iran?
01:32:44 Baggio, Premface & Serie ASS Of The Week - RIP Alex Manninger, Dimarco Serie A Assist Confusion, Napoli Japanese Social Media Gaffe, AI In Football Journalism & Much More.
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2 hr - How Italy REBUILDS After FIFA World Cup DISASTER
FIGC released a damning report on the overall health and state of Italian football.
Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss and analyze the report as well as look forward at what can be done moving forward.
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17 min - BAN Federico Chiesa FOREVER After Italy World Cup Actions
Should Liverpool winger Federico Chiesa be banned from the Azzurri after having declined to play for Italy in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Playoffs?
Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss and analyze the former Juventus star's behavior.
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31 min - Max Allegri To Italy: Probable XI, Tactics, Winners, Losers & More
AC Milan coach Max Allegri is being linked with the Azzurri job. Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese discuss, debate and analyze what this would mean for the Italy national team as well as Italian football as a whole.
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36 min - Who Is Silvio Baldini? Italy’s New A**-KICKING Interim Manager
Italy U21 manager Silvio Baldini has been named Azzurri caretaker coach over Italy's friendlies in June.
Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese do a profile deep dive on the former Catania manager most known for booting Domenico De Carlo up the back-side.
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31 min - Marcel Desailly Interview: Silencing Cruyff | Leao Critique | Bastoni - Barcelona | CR7 Win World Cup? | & More
Nima Tavallaey is joined by legendary former AC Milan, Chelsea, Marseille and France international Marcel Desaiily to discuss a number of Serie A, and FIFA World Cup related topics.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro - Welcome Marcel Desailly
00:12 "Milan Nothing Special" - Johan Cruyff Silenced In Barcelona Champions League Final Hammering
02:18 Silvio Berlusconi - When Capello Asked Him To Stop Talking
04:52 Rafael Leao Critique - AC Milan Hero Or Overrated?
07:53 "Bastoni Consistent But Is Not Even Half Of Maldini"
09:24 Alessandro Bastoni - Stay At Inter Milan Or Join Barcelona?
10:27 French GOAT - Michel Platini Or Zinedine Zidane?
11:11 The Real GOAT - Diego Maradona Or Pelé?
12:31 Who Will Win The Champions League This Season?
13:49 Can Cristiano Ronaldo Crown His Career By Portugal Winning The FIFA World Cup?
Every Monday Serie A review show + ALL exclusive interviews on The Italian Football Podcast are free for all on YouTube as well as on Spotify, iOS/iTunes & all other podcast platforms.
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About The Italian Football Podcast
From the publisher's feed
The Italian Football Podcast is your go-to podcast for all things Serie A and Calcio.
Italian football broadcasters and journalists Carlo Garganese & Nima Tavallaey host a thrice weekly show to discuss the latest results, transfers, and all the main talking points and hot topics.
The Monday episode focuses on reviewing the weekend's Serie A action and is free for all on all podcast platforms.
On the Tuesday show we answer all the questions sent in from our patrons, whilst the Thursday show reviews all the midweek action involving the Serie A teams and both of these shows are available for patrons only on Patreon.com/TIFP
Also, every other week we publish a special sit-down interview with a high-profile Calcio guest, which is also free for all to listen to on all podcast platforms.
To get ALL of the above + the post-match reaction podcasts and much, much more head over to Patreon.com/TIFP and become a member for only USD 3.99/month (excluding VAT).
Grazie,
Carlo & Nima
This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Carlo Garganese, Nima Tavallaey & Rocket Sports Internet Limited.
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