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Calabria with the cross, Giroud! Yes! What a beauty!

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A hat-trick against Sampdoria and with Milan's first real attempt at anger,

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Olivier Giroud produces a gorgeous header.

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Muriel goes for goal, he'll try again and it's an absolute beauty.

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Safe and big ups fam! Welcome to the real deal, season 2, episode 40 of Serie A Spotlight.

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We're your host Jake and Matt and you must have noticed that we have a new intro.

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Yes, thank you very much to our boy Xavier for giving us the opportunity to use his music in our intro.

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Guys, check him out, he's the fucking coolest.

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He loves Serie A, this rapper just reached out to us and was like, yo, love the content.

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It would mean a lot to me if you could use my music.

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I mean, check out his music and his music is lit.

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It's fucking lit and you guys should go check out his music videos.

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He's repping all kinds of vintage Serie A full track suits and kits.

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This guy is the coolest, his full name is Xavier Topfloor.

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Xavier Topfloor, check him out on Spotify, check him out on YouTube,

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check him out anywhere and show him some love guys.

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He's a loyal listener, good guy as well and banging, banging tunes genuinely.

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Hear me now, what a week of football bro.

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Oh man, the penultimate day of Serie A, another entire season doing this podcast with you brother.

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Always a pleasure and towards the end of the season, they're just my favorite episodes to record genuinely.

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Because it's like we speak more on the grand scheme of things and the actual game itself.

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And that can be quite enjoyable at times.

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We've seen seasons that have become successful this weekend.

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Exactly, exactly. Like for example, Milan is the best case scenario.

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Everyone's saying what a terrible season.

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Milan have had all of a sudden Europe next year, Champions League semi-final.

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What a successful season.

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Lecce survived for example, that's another massive thing, successful season for them.

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That was the goal. Salernitana survived as well.

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Absolutely. We'll get into all these details very soon.

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But yes, towards the end of the season, obviously we spend an entire season, 39 episodes, talking about what could be.

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And finally now we get to present to you guys exactly what went down

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and we get to close this wonderful season off in style.

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Our goal of the week, well two goals of the week, we've been doing that nowadays.

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Do you guys like it? Do you prefer one goal of the week?

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I think it gives us the opportunity to appreciate more goals.

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Even if they weren't as beautiful, maybe they meant something, maybe it wasn't the last minute.

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It just allows us to give props to more goals.

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And it's unique, you know. I mean it's easy to just plug in Muriel's strike

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because it was from a distance and it was a rocket.

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But you know that finesse and the flair and just the... Giroud is a predator.

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Look man, Giroud's goal, you see him hustle so hard to get to the ball.

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And then just he exports this finesse when he hits the ball.

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He gets there like a savage. And then it's poetry in motion, the way it hits the back of the net.

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There was only one specific ball width where the ball could have gone without Shesney getting to it

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or the ball hitting the post. And that is exactly where it was placed by this 39 year old veteran striker

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for AC Milan, 12 goals this season. What a season he has had, man.

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Incredible, incredible. You drink like fine wine, huh?

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Exactly. And obviously Muriel's goal. Don't you just love when a free kick hits the wall, bounces back to the player

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and the player just can't sit first time again after a failed free kick.

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That's exactly what happened. A bit of help after it hit the crossbar

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and bounced slightly off one another arm. But a wonderful, wonderful goal nonetheless by Muriel.

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Definitely. For the betting segment, guys, we have quit betting.

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I know only two episodes left. We could have kept it up, but honestly, we can't.

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We have these wonderful patrons that are kind enough to be paying a subscription fee to support the podcast.

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And it just doesn't feel right putting that money towards betting when we can invest it

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and give you guys better quality with your help.

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Exactly. It feels hypocritical to have patrons on and to be betting five euro on Verona Winner Draw.

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Taking all these risks, just fucking their money away. Fuck that.

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Thank you once again, Ed, for that analogy. I absolutely adore it.

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So, bro, before we get down, I have a few notes. I took random observations from this week,

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random pieces of news. Lots of new kits on display this matchday.

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Did any of them stand out to you?

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To me, it was Fiorentina's. Genuinely, it looks really, really good.

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It has that vintage feel to it. The purple is in a bit of a darker tone.

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It has that pattern to it. They brought back the white color.

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Absolutely love that kit, man.

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Gorgeous, gorgeous kit. I also like Lazio's kit.

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Lazio's, it was an away kit, right? The black one.

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Yeah, it was inspired by the Venezia kit two seasons ago.

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I think so, too. And I also liked, so Roma have changed their sponsor to Toyota for next year.

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They were sporting the Toyota track suits. The track suits look really cool sponsored by Toyota, man.

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It looks good on the kit.

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Toyota is a cool sponsor, too.

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Yeah, absolutely. And reliable.

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And reliable. You know, parts aren't that expensive. It's all good.

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Sponsor us, Toyota.

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For Seiya, teams have confirmed their place in next year's edition of the Champions League.

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These teams are, of course, Napoli, Lazio, Inter and Milan.

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Inter have confirmed, sorry, Lazio have confirmed that second place.

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And third place is up for grabs, depending what happens on the final day.

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It's between Milan and Inter.

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Yep. You know what we're hoping for.

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Yes, sir. And plus, let's not take it for granted that Juve are out of it completely, of course.

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They most likely are, but you never know the way that their points have just been taken away from them and given to them.

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They're like fucking, I don't know, man. What analogy would you use for something so moody?

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Maybe that's a Katy Perry song, Hot and Cold. Is that a Katy Perry song?

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Shout out Xavier Top Floor.

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Salernitana survived, Lecce survived, Spezia and Hellas-Verne are taking it to the final day for some drama.

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Do you know, before you comment, that if they have the same amount of points, there's a playoff?

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What?

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A relegation playoff.

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No way.

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That's happening in Serie A right now between Cosenza and Brescia, the first game.

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Is this confirmed in Serie A?

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This is confirmed.

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Oh, that's mental because Spezia have the direct encounter in their favour because it was a 0-0 draw and the 2-1 win for Spezia over Verona.

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So I just assume that now they're playing, and so Spezia get to play Roma away on their final game of the season.

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Verona play Milan away last game of the season. I'm going to be there watching it.

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Also shooting some content for you guys and for our patrons.

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So I just assume they're both going to get zero points from those games and Verona are going to get relegated.

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Yeah, well, that's to be honest what I was expecting as well.

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But we'll see.

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The last day always has so much drama, bro.

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We'll see what happens.

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And Verona have their nickname Fatal Verona from shafting Milan back in the day.

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And do you know which stadium it's going to be played in?

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This is going to be probably a neutral stadium.

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I think it's two legs.

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Home and home and it's over two legs, I believe.

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But yeah, that would be that would be nice, bro.

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Speaking of it to be very similar to the survival playoffs as our dick nice and hard.

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I think he's multiple.

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We are Siamese.

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No, it's between Kosensa and Brescia and say and the first leg with Kosensa at home ended one for them.

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But the goal coming from Marco Nasti, the baby bomber, they call him.

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He's 19 years old.

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He's a he's a prolific goal scorer.

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I believe he's on loan from Milan.

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Interesting.

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OK, baby bomber, baby bomber.

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Very good.

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Now, in the promotional playoffs, which are more interesting, that's so crazy.

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You had fun to watch.

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Suttirol eliminated Pipponzaghi's Regina, thanks to an 89th minute winner by Kaziragi.

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You can imagine the scenes.

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And then the game between Venice and Caliari ended in a 2-1 victory for Caliari.

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Thanks to an early brace by Gianluca Lapadula.

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He showed that he was a cut above the rest in terms of quality of this game.

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Absolutely, man.

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What a game he had to I mean, not spectacular goals, but very professionally taking goals.

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You could tell that this guy's got Serie A experience and I'd be excited to see him back in the league.

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Or even if they don't get there, get to see him transferred maybe to a lower tier team within Serie A.

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I enjoyed having him in the league.

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He scored that second goal was all him.

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Like so calm, bro.

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He dispossessed the defender and just finished expertly.

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So calm under pressure.

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Meanwhile, right now, there is also a promotional playoff taking place between Suttirol and Bari.

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We'll see where this goes.

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And then tomorrow, there is the so tomorrow would be Tuesday, guys, Tuesday the 30th.

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There's a game between I believe it was Caliari and Parma.

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Two former Serie A teams, obviously very recently.

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Excited to see them go head to head.

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I wish there were still some of the classic names we remember for both teams in Serie A, particularly, you know,

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João Pedro, for example, Graziano Pelle for Parma.

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There are a few, bro.

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There are a few.

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There's Dennis Mann and Buffon.

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Love Dennis Mann.

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Dennis Mann is so good.

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And even the other one, Mikayla.

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I'm not sure if he's still there.

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I think he had gone to Atalanta, but I think it was only a long.

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And of course, Caliari still have Nathan Nandez, a fantastic player.

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And they still own some great Serie A players.

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And I know they had a couple of players known.

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I don't know them on top of my head, but obviously we remember Marin with them.

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We remember Craniot with them.

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Craniot obviously needs to stay at Monza now after they confirm that they will be staying in Serie A.

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But yeah, a lot of cool players will return to the league, man.

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Yeah, they also have Della Novanda, finally.

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Inter have communicated to UEFA that they'd like to wear their traditional black and blue home kit for the Champions League final,

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despite the fact that Manchester City are the designated home team.

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OK, well, technically you could tell them apart.

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Yeah, you could.

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It would be better than the fucking Milan-Juve game that we saw where they both had the back of the T-shirts were both black.

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And we're used to Juve in white shorts and Milan in black shorts and it was the other way around in this game.

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I didn't know who I was keeping my eyes on.

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At times, certain runners in behind caught me off guard.

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Yeah, I'm like, those three defenders.

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You're keeping everyone onside!

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Literally.

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Run the other way, bro, where are you going?

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But yeah, by the way, speaking of kids that stood out, I tried my best to like Juve.

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Oh, no way.

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No way.

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And last time, I said it's like a child drew with yellow highlighter on it.

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You told me off, you called me a grandpa.

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Yeah, I was like, come on, get with it, bro, high fashion.

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But then I saw it in motion and it didn't get better.

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No, not at all. Not at all.

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I hate Juve haven't had it good with their last few kids.

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I can't remember the last one.

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Well, the one this season wasn't too bad.

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That was the last decent one.

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Yeah, it's true.

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And the Adidas have just become very, very weird.

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You remember the one with I believe it was Ronaldo's final season.

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Oh, where they had the pink stripe down the middle.

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The ball was still there.

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And then they had the jeeps with the hard black background.

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And it just looked like a sticker that was slapped onto the chest of the kid.

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Jesus, dog. Jesus.

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Spalletti is a free man and has asked for a sabbatical year, allowing him to resign from his role as head coach with one year left on his contract.

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These terms mean that he isn't allowed to join another club.

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This is one of Spalletti's favorite things to do.

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To just be contract bound and like on a safari somewhere in Africa.

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He hustles, bro. He hustles and he takes a year out.

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Don't you wish you could do that?

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All power to you, Spalletti.

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Obviously, we like to keep the best people in the league and we like to keep the best performers in the league.

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He was the best manager by a landslide this season.

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What he managed to do with this Napoli team was fantastic.

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Great group of players, but it's not easy to get a fresh new team,

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especially after losing some key pieces, to play that well together and to do bits,

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to historically get into the quarterfinals of the Champions League, to win the league in the manner that they did.

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Just a fantastic, fantastic season. Hats off to Spalletti. He deserves the air off.

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Yes, apparently Napoli are going all in on Luis Enrique for next season.

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He's one of the hottest names around, especially when it comes to affordable coaches.

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I totally imagine him there personally.

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Absolutely. Spain manager.

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Former Barcelona manager.

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Former Barcelona manager, known to be a man of the people.

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He had his famous live streams after every World Cup game for Spain.

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Just a very, very solid human being.

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He's had some success as well, so it would be exciting to see him in the league.

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Yes, Daichi Kamada will most likely be joining Milan as a free agent after they secure Champions League qualification.

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The Japanese Czechos had a pretty good season with 14 goals and 7 assists in all competitions.

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Yes, exciting. Six-foot tall attacking midfielder, known for his finishing, even good in the air.

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He looks very, very good. But as a Milan fan, I'm done looking at highlight reels

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because that got me hyped for players like the Keita Lare, who obviously is talented, but he hasn't hit the ground running.

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So I don't want to get too hyped before I see him in action.

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But he does look promising. 27 years old, so he does have experience.

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Plays in the German league.

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Plays in the German league for Frankfurt.

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And it is going to be good seeing Milan sign someone who is in their physical prime.

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Definitely, bro.

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So the next point I have is Kante was spotted at the Juve-Milan game.

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For who, bro? For who? Jesus.

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That's precisely my question. For who?

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For who, dog?

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Perhaps for no one. Perhaps for the love of the game, no?

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Perhaps to fucking stir shit up, bro.

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Like we know that Juve have pledged their loyalty towards Allegri, despite the entire team probably wanting him out.

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Despite the unsettlement there is in the club, a lot of it isn't his fault because of what's going on behind the scenes.

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A lot of it is his man management, which he has seriously struggled with.

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He's really struggled with keeping players happy for a number of years.

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That infamous falling out with Bonucci in the Champions League final that derailed them against Real Madrid losing 4-1 in the fucking Champions League final all over an argument between a veteran player and a manager.

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It was with Dani Alves, I believe, the argument though.

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I think Allegri did actually get involved.

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But I believe the original argument was between Dani Alves and Bonucci because Dani Alves actually knows how to win while Bonucci thinks he knows how to win.

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Bonucci did this really cool thing where he joined Milan, then scored against Juve, celebrated, then cried and wanted to join Juve again.

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But yeah, respect the veterans.

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Respect. Now, Gasparini, his future with Atalanta is now in serious doubt, bro, for the first time in seven years.

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I can't imagine Atalanta without Gasparini. Weird.

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I can't either, but maybe it is time for them to freshen things up a little bit.

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I can't think of a man that could handle Atalanta in a better manner than he can.

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But if you look at the past two seasons, they have been a bit of a failure for him.

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Other teams have been slipping up and they slipped up too.

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They didn't take advantage of any slip ups.

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It would be a step down for him and considering the season he's had, probably it wouldn't warrant a step down.

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But Simone Enzaghi also plays a very rotation based brand of football with three at the back.

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He might be a good fit for Atalanta.

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Yes, if you're saying that he's leaving Inter.

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They made it very far in the Champions League.

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I mean, we had to ask Inter fans about Simone Enzaghi before they made the Champions League final, before they even played Milan in the Champions League semi-final.

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Most of them would have said Enzaghi out, Constantin, very narrow minded with the fact that a yellow card will take you out.

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He will rotate players recklessly in their opinion, lose vital games in the league.

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Well, they did lose around 10 games this season in the league.

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But the fact of the matter is they're third.

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Now that brings us to the great debate, the great debate of Piole, the great debate of Simone Enzaghi.

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What's going to happen? What should happen?

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Just because they finished high up, is it a successful season or where their performance is not up to par?

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Who knows? These are for the teams to discuss.

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Do you factor in the fact that a political decision was the reason you finished there, for example, in Milan's case?

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There's a lot to think about, a lot to talk about.

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We'll leave that up to the professionals, I guess.

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Paolo de Balac was the sigh of relief, a collective sigh of relief all around Rome.

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When he joined Mourinho and his Roma teammates in a training session today, he will probably be available for the Europa League final.

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Very good, very good.

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You need your best players when Roma have been riddled with injuries.

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They still manage to use Mourinho's tactics in order to get themselves to another historic European final.

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Last year it was the Conference League, this year it's the Europa League.

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They need their best players.

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If they win this, they get another trophy, second in a row in two seasons, and they get Champions League next year,

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meaning we'll have five clubs in the Champions League next year.

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Beautiful.

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Bro, shall we give them a rundown of what happened in matchday 37?

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Absolutely, brother.

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So Milan only needed one point away against Juventus, but they got three and they won 1-0 away from home,

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meaning Milan have secured Champions League football.

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Juve will need to fight until the last day to ensure that they get Europa League,

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because as it stands, they are getting Conference League.

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It was Inter 3-Atalanta 2, leaving a nice big gap between Milan and Atalanta,

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which subsequently confirmed Milan's place in the Champions League.

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Fiorentina 2-Roma 1, the battle of the Conference League finalists against the Europa League finalists.

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Surprise, surprise, it was the Conference League finalists that prevailed two goals to one.

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It was Lazio 3-Cremonese 2, a mad, mad game, including a last-minute goal by Sergei Mlinkovic Savic,

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a very emotional Sergei Mlinkovic Savic, as Lazio confirmed their place in second.

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Bologna 2-Napoli 2, fantastic game of football over there between one of the hottest form teams right now in Serie A and Bologna versus the Champions in Napoli.

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Verona 1-Empoli 1, Verona thought that they had it done, but Empoli gave them a nice little shush towards the end of the game.

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Spezia 0-Torino 4, meaning that Spezia have to fight till the last day after Verona's draw.

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Monza 0-Lecce 1, a historic victory for Lecce as they confirmed that they will be in Serie A next year.

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The scenes in this game were immaculate, the manager couldn't even look at the penalty being taken.

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It was the last kick of the game, oh my god, genuinely I get shivers even thinking about it.

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Salernitana 3-Udinese 2, last-minute goal by Truste Kong against his former club.

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Absolute scenes once again and a couple of great goals in this game by Salernitana.

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Sampdoria 2, Sampdoria play better when they're not under pressure.

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Bro that's just a nice menu of games to discuss.

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It really is bro. Juve, Milan, Inter, Atalanta, Fiorentina, Roma, Bologna, Napoli.

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Empoli are full of shithouses bro, I love them.

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So last week they had Henderson mocking Vlaavic to his face, he's going like, wow 80 million?

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Wow! After every mistake he's saying that to his face.

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And this time he had Stajanovic scoring a late goal, potentially relegating Verona.

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And he just runs back staring the players in the face and shushing them.

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They're such pieces of shit, I love them man. I love the Sampdoria team, Jesus Christ.

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Have fun with it dude, fuck it.

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Absolutely bro, this is the shithousery, I think it's kind of friendly, shithousery.

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There's a lot of negativity in football, we'll be addressing some racist chants

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that went on during this matchday, unfortunately, once again this time aimed towards Juric.

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You know there's all this negativity in football, a bit of friendly shithousery isn't the end of the world.

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You look at for example the World Cup, I believe it was the quarterfinals between Netherlands and Argentina.

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That was brilliant shithousery. That's competitiveness bro.

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That's it, that's it, that's it.

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Because there's no reason for these athletes to repress their competitive nature.

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Exactly.

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And there are different types of people, there are people who are humble in victory

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and there are people who will rub it in, there are the Jamie Vardy's of this world.

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Exactly.

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And honestly the Martinez's of the world. I love to watch them. Love it.

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Same here man, same here. As long as they don't cross the line, I'm thrilled to see that

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and actually my truth for the bad guys.

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But I think we should just jump into it. We're obviously going to start by the staple match of this matchday.

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It was Juve nil, Milan won. Milan get the double over. Juve after the previous encounter was Milan 2-0

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which included that mental solo goal by Ibrahim Diaz.

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Milan get champions league through this game. They only needed one point but they got three.

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This was practically a playoff for the final top four spot and that point would be enough for the Rossoneri

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thanks to their superior head-to-head record winning 2-0 in October.

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Danilo and Juan Cuadrado returned from suspension but Dusan Flahovic had a muscular issue

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with Paul Pogba, Nikola Fadzoli and Mathias Sule unavailable.

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Ben Nasser, Dest and Zlatan didn't make the trip either due to their injuries.

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I realize that I repeated myself loads, please don't hate me guys.

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Juve lined up in a 3-4-1-2 formation with Cesny and Goal and the back line of Danilo, Bremmer and Gatti.

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Milan had Kostich out on the left and Cuadrado out on the right with a midfield two of Locatelli and Rabiot.

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Di Maria played behind Moise Keane and Chiesa.

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This occasionally did look like a 3-4-1-2 and it occasionally looked like a 4-3-3

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but we typically did see Chiesa and Moise Keane up front together with Di Maria just behind them.

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For Milan it was a 4-2-3-1 formation with Mike Manean and Goal and the back line of Calabria,

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Chiao, Tomori and Hernandez. Midfield double pivot of Krunich and Tonali with Diaz just ahead of them.

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Messias out on the right, Leao out on the left and the little bomber Giroud up front.

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Now early on in the game Cuadrado had a pop at goal from distance which was well saved by Manean

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and Di Maria skied an opportunity from inside the area which could have left for Kostich who was in a better position

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and would have more than likely scored with Manean tracking back in position.

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But Di Maria just does whatever he wants. He's being heavily criticized. He was booed at the end of the game.

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Yep, I have some notes about that as well and we will get into it.

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Juve had the most opportunities towards the start of the game. They had the Allianz Arena behind them.

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But in the 40th minute it was Milan that opened the scoring through Giroud.

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Calabria delivered a precise early cross for the Frenchman who outjumped Guti and headed into the bottom corner.

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Sensationally an inch perfect header. He did so well to get contact to it in the first place

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and the way he guided it into the bottom corner was absolutely gorgeous. What a striker.

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He scored a hat-trick in the last match against Sampdoria and now an important goal like this, this guy is just unreal.

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Milan could have made it 2 in the 70th minute but Giroud opted to pass it to Salamakas who was in a tight angle

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rather than Brahim who was in acres of space in front of goal.

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He did end up apologizing to Brahim. It was the wrong decision but you can't hate on Amanda.

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Just got a sensational goal like that.

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And then the dying moments of the match. Juventus had a chance to equalize when Danilo had the scoring opportunity in a goal.

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He got a mouth scramble. However, I believe it was Kallulu who got a pivotal touch to it.

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Not sure he knew much about it.

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Suddenly, is it a positive season for Milan? They make Champions League with all the scenes, them celebrating with Piolli at the end of the season.

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Brings tears to my eyes to see them surrounding Piolli like that who was under so much criticism.

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All the players were under so much criticism.

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But at the end of the day, Milan made the Champions League semifinals and got top 4.

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They get the Champions League after winning the league last season.

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It really has been a good couple of years to be a Milan fan.

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It has. Finally.

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After 7 years of a fever.

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7 years of not understanding what's going on.

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7 years of Berlusconi, he's going to sell, he's not going to sell, he's not going to sell, he's not going to sell.

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He found the seller, he didn't find the seller.

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7 years of saying is this the new Milan? Are Milan ever going to be back?

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Chinese fucking taking over and then splashing so much money.

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Andre Silva, Luis Adriano, Biglia, KSK Honda.

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Financial ruin, elimination from Europe.

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Montari, SCN, Tarap.

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Oh bro, we've seen it all.

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Erby Emanuelson.

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Fernando Torres joined Milan during the fucking...

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You were so hyped for him dog.

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You were so hyped.

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Honestly, I think it would be better if we brought him in now.

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Have you seen Torres recently?

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He would be a centre back. He'd be like Basquerotto.

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He's like Basquerotto level Jack.

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He is Jack.

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And he is the manager of Barcelona's under something.

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Who recently played Real Madrid's under something at Arbeloa.

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Arbeloa is known to be an absolute shit house ambassador for Real Madrid.

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I said Barcelona. Sorry, I meant Atletico Madrid obviously for Torres.

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And these two are just going at it on the touchline being held back.

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Arbeloa is quite a scrawny small guy.

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Torres is a big buff guy, but Arbeloa has balls of steel.

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Someone mocked him from the stand. Someone mocked Torres.

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And Torres just looked at the stand and was like, I'm coming up there.

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Where do you think I'm going?

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Is Giroud Milan's MVP for the season?

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We had a short conversation about this recently.

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I know in January I said he was.

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You said Ben Nasser was. What's your verdict now?

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Matchday 38.

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I'm going to go for Leo.

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You're going to go for Leo.

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Come on Leo. Come on Leo.

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No, I'm going to go Leo. Right?

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I mean, you have to go Leo.

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He's got more goal contributions than Giroud.

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He links that fucking defence to the attack almost perfectly.

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Like you give him the ball at the halfway line.

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He's going to charge towards the area. Super unpredictable. Super strong.

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Like, you know, he's the type of guy you can purely rely on.

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With Giroud, you need to give him service, granted.

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But I think this season Milan have been inconsistent on all fronts.

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Right? And Leo was also inconsistent.

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Giroud also had a dry spell.

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I couldn't remember the last time he scored before he scored that hat trick at Sampdoria, for example.

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I don't think he would be the player of the season for me.

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For me, I would go for Leo.

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I'm going to say Giroud because the same argument that I had back in January,

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I think from a consistency standpoint now, you just said that obviously had a dry spell, which is true.

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You could argue that the service wasn't there.

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You could argue that Giroud isn't a striker that gets you over 15, over 20 goals a season.

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He's a striker that plays with his back towards goal, looking to set up his teammates, looking to lay the ball off to his teammates.

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I think when the stage was big, Giroud was the guy to get the big goals for Milan.

434
00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,000
That's always the case, right?

435
00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:43,000
It is. And Leo did have a very, very long spell this season where I'm just like, sell him.

436
00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:44,000
Absolutely lovely.

437
00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:47,000
He's definitely by far the most talented player at Milan.

438
00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,000
He is the game changer at Milan.

439
00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:50,000
He's the X factor at Milan.

440
00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:54,000
I just think that the most vital points came through Giroud this season.

441
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,000
Okay. Okay. Fair enough.

442
00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:00,000
Let's move a bit to Juventus.

443
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:10,000
Obviously, their season was quite disappointing, although technically they were the second best team in Italy for a long time.

444
00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:16,000
Had it not been for the 10 points deduction, they would be two points ahead of Milan at the moment.

445
00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:23,000
And you could argue that the past three games shouldn't have counted because they were going through all this turmoil of the 10 points, the 15 points.

446
00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:24,000
Is it going to be given? Is it not going to be given?

447
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:33,000
Them finding out 10 minutes before the end of the game and then getting trashed for one and then their fans booing them and them losing 1-0 to Milan.

448
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:37,000
Had that not been the case, I think Juve would have finished second.

449
00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:38,000
Yes, of course.

450
00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:39,000
Genuinely.

451
00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:49,000
Now, look, they were very unlucky because, of course, they had many injuries in midfield and they had to play all these fringe players.

452
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:55,000
Allegri's style is woeful and usually it's hard to watch.

453
00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,000
You know what I mean? It's boring.

454
00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:02,000
And fans can easily turn against this when they go and get stuff because it's boring to watch.

455
00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:13,000
But usually they find comfort in the fact that they would be high up in the table, perhaps first, second, making it quite far in a European competition.

456
00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:15,000
They had that. They were in top four.

457
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:18,000
They should be in top four on the pitch.

458
00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:22,000
The problem is they're not because of off the field issues.

459
00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,000
And that just leaves now.

460
00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:30,000
Fans are looking at Allegri's boring style and Allegri's fucking how depressed they were watching Juve.

461
00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,000
They're looking at the table. They're getting even more depressed.

462
00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,000
They're looking at their European performances.

463
00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:35,000
They're getting even more depressed.

464
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:36,000
For sure.

465
00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,000
So it's just a disaster.

466
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:42,000
It was a very, very hard season for Juve fans.

467
00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,000
And honestly, it aches for you.

468
00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:52,000
My heart goes out to the players, obviously the fans as well, because of this absolute fucking roller coaster that they've been in this season.

469
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,000
It's not fair on them.

470
00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:59,000
It's not fair on the players either, man, who played their hearts out for a lot of it.

471
00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:05,000
A lot of them are unhappy with Allegri, but they remained professional for the majority of the season.

472
00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:06,000
They managed to get pivotal points.

473
00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:09,000
They went those nine games without conceding a single goal.

474
00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,000
They did some great things, man.

475
00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,000
They went through that unbeaten run as well.

476
00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,000
They got all the way up to second.

477
00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,000
And for what? For what?

478
00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,000
For them to be seventh in the league by the end of it?

479
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,000
For the fans to turn on them?

480
00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:25,000
For the fans to booty Mario on his last performance at home for Juve?

481
00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:29,000
For the fans to turn on Allegri, obviously, because he's a terrorist of football?

482
00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:31,000
What was all that effort for?

483
00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:34,000
If I were one of the players that'd be so pissed off, wasted a year.

484
00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:35,000
Wasted a year.

485
00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:37,000
Played out of position for a year.

486
00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:38,000
And for what?

487
00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,000
For what did they do all that?

488
00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:42,000
To play in the Conference League next year.

489
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,000
Enjoy.

490
00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,000
All right.

491
00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,000
That's what passion is wrought.

492
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:51,000
No, because it pisses me off because at the end of the day, it's rich people fucking with the sport.

493
00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:53,000
It's rich people trying to get a coup.

494
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,000
It's rich people trying to commit crimes.

495
00:31:55,000 --> 00:32:01,000
And at the end of the day, they're putting Juve's history is so much bigger than fucking Agnelli.

496
00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,000
And it's so much bigger than Paratici.

497
00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:06,000
And these are the guys that are just fucking it for everyone.

498
00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:10,000
Yes, they brought them all the success, but look at the turmoil that they put them through.

499
00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:13,000
Juve improved so much from last year.

500
00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:19,000
Last year, it went down to the wire to see if they'd get Europe and the year before and the year before.

501
00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:24,000
Now, they played so much better for the majority of the season.

502
00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:28,000
They're about to finish second, but all this bullshit caught up with them and they're down in seven.

503
00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,000
So for what, man?

504
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:34,000
Look, I just think that it was very reckless to sign Cristiano Ronaldo.

505
00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:41,000
Now, honestly, honestly, honestly, like they couldn't have known that the world was going to end when they signed him.

506
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:42,000
Right.

507
00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:46,000
Like COVID-19 pandemic fucking Allah.

508
00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:51,000
They can't make money from their own stadium, which they own, which is a rare advantage to have.

509
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:57,000
And suddenly it's providing zero revenue and they've got this fucking guy that they're meant to be.

510
00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:01,000
And they're like shit, shit, shit, shit.

511
00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,000
They're like, we can't we can't pay anyone.

512
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:04,000
We're not making any money.

513
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,000
What the fuck are we going to do?

514
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:09,000
They're like, Kelley, come, come, come.

515
00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:13,000
Listen, I need you to talk to the guys.

516
00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:23,000
But isn't it, isn't it the basics of business to ensure that you have enough to pay people not for the next month, not for the next two months,

517
00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:28,000
but you have to ensure that the money that you have and the profits that you have are sustainable.

518
00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:31,000
Now, sure, obviously, the profits of the stadium was projected to make them.

519
00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:32,000
Exactly.

520
00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:33,000
That's the thing.

521
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:35,000
It's hard to criticize them.

522
00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:36,000
Yes.

523
00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:43,000
And I think at the end signing Ronaldo wasn't even it was less for Juve than it was for Anielli.

524
00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:47,000
Because I remember Anielli had said when they bought Ronaldo.

525
00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:54,000
I remember three years ago, I said in three years time, we'll be signing players like Christian Ronaldo.

526
00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,000
Oh, wow.

527
00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:56,000
Well done.

528
00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:57,000
Well done, Anielli.

529
00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,000
And look what happened, bro.

530
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,000
That's the ego.

531
00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:01,000
That's an ego signing.

532
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,000
That's a shirt sale signing.

533
00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:04,000
Sure.

534
00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:06,000
Maybe they wanted to go all out for the Champions League.

535
00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:10,000
And there were two seasons where Ronaldo actually performed well in the Champions League for them.

536
00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:14,000
That famous hat trick, I believe, against Atletico Madrid that he scored.

537
00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:17,000
Sure, man, you got your laughs out of it.

538
00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:29,000
It's just wild that Anielli will buy Cristiano Ronaldo for his ego, but he won't do something about his monobrow for his ego.

539
00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:33,000
Is the reception that Di Maria got fair?

540
00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:37,000
I mean, he was quite selfish this game now, and he's been a little bit selfish.

541
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,000
His last game for the team at home.

542
00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:45,000
I know, but I mean, fans were super frustrated at the time.

543
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:56,000
And they took it out on the guy who didn't get them the points this game who who fucked up that opportunity by attempting to strike the ball when there was a man completely open behind him, Kostas, I believe.

544
00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:57,000
Yeah, it was.

545
00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:02,000
So, yeah, I mean, I don't think he deserved to be booed more than anyone else.

546
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,000
But, you know, you understand that at the moment.

547
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:07,000
Yeah, I think when he wasn't injured, he was nothing but an asset.

548
00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:13,000
There was there was a time when Chiesa wasn't playing with Vlachovic wasn't on it when Mille wasn't even in the team yet.

549
00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:15,000
Where Di Maria was absolutely everything for you.

550
00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:17,000
Quick to forget that.

551
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:20,000
It's just the second the second is got weird of the pitch.

552
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:21,000
Di Maria stopped performing.

553
00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:22,000
That's the reality of it.

554
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:23,000
Absolutely.

555
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:28,000
Put him off and you can tell by his body language that he's put off. Yeah. Or he's old one of them.

556
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,000
Yeah, I agree.

557
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:34,000
I think there's a lot more we can cover in this game both about Milan and both about Juve.

558
00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:40,000
But I guess we'll get into that in the obviously the entire season rundown that we'll do in the next episode.

559
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,000
So I think we're happy to move on now.

560
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:47,000
As we said, Milan confirmed them fourth place, 67 points now, six clear of Atalanta.

561
00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:51,000
So there's nothing even God could do to get Atalanta into that space.

562
00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,000
Maybe you will be given the points back with a fuck knows what's going to happen.

563
00:35:54,000 --> 00:36:01,000
But you are in seventh in the conference league as it stands on 59 points, one behind Roma and two behind Atalanta.

564
00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:12,000
Speaking of Atalanta, we have Inter three Atalanta to enter secured their place in the next Champions League with a 3-2 victory over Ladea.

565
00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:18,000
Inter have done the league double over Atalanta for the first time since the 2014-2015 season.

566
00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:22,000
This goes to show how good Atalanta have been.

567
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:27,000
The fact that Inter couldn't get the double over at Atalanta is wild for that long.

568
00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:37,000
Atalanta have lost 66 matches against Inter in Serie A with only Juventus having defeated them more times in the competition.

569
00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:39,000
So definitely a dark horse.

570
00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:43,000
Well, not a dark horse because the dark horse is a team you don't expect to beat the other one.

571
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:46,000
So white cow.

572
00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:51,000
Atalanta had failed to score in five of their previous eight away games against Inter in Serie A.

573
00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:55,000
The most away matches they had been goalless against any team in the competition.

574
00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:58,000
So this goes to show Inter against Atalanta bad, bad, bad.

575
00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:00,000
No, Atalanta against Inter. Sorry, bad, bad, bad.

576
00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,000
The Nerazzurri derby, no?

577
00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:07,000
Nerazzurri derby. Oh, we're going to leave you black and blue.

578
00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:14,000
Now for this game, Inter had Correa, Mkhitaryan, Gagliardini and Skriniar unavailable.

579
00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:16,000
Skriniar unavailable, what?

580
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:23,000
Atalanta had Zapata, Boga, Hattabur, Palomino, Sopi and Ruggeri all out injured.

581
00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:30,000
Inter lined up with a 3-5-2 formation with Onana in goal, Bastoni, Acerbi and D'Ambrosio at the back.

582
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:37,000
Di Marco out on the left with Dumfries out on the right and a midfield three of Tchalanoglu, Brozovic and Barella with Lukaku and Lautaro.

583
00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:44,000
Martina is terrorizing the Atalanta defense all on their own up front pretty much.

584
00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:52,000
Then you have Sportiello in goal for Atalanta in their 3-4-2-1 formation with Tuloi, Tulloi, Gymsity and Scalvini at the back.

585
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:58,000
Joachim Meili out on the right and Zappa Costa on the left with Pasalic and Derun in the middle.

586
00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:03,000
Hoiland playing in front of Kupminers and Ederson.

587
00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:10,000
In the first minute, a few seconds in, Inter took an early lead as Lukaku was played through by Lautaro Martinez.

588
00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:13,000
He rounded the goalkeeper and slotted it in.

589
00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:21,000
Two minutes later, on the third minute, Inter doubled their lead with Barella scoring a volley after Sportiello parried Di Marco's attempts

590
00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:25,000
after Lautaro Martinez played a crazy through pass.

591
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:27,000
A very powerful through pass.

592
00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:36,000
Two very good strikes from an awkward angle by Di Marco who got shots away brilliantly there.

593
00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:41,000
He's become such a direct left wing backman and terrorizing that left flank.

594
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:49,000
In the ninth minute, Cialanoglu had the ball in the net after gathering a deflected shot from Francesco Acerbi,

595
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:52,000
but he was deemed offside and the goal was therefore ruled out.

596
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:58,000
In the 36th minute, Atalanta managed to pull one back with Pasalic finding the net from close range,

597
00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:06,000
but in the 77th minute, Inter pretty much confirmed the victory when Lukaku set up Lautaro Martinez for the winner.

598
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:13,000
But in the 91st minute, Atalanta had something to smile about as Luis Muriel, who's done virtually nothing all season,

599
00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:18,000
smashed his free kick into the wall and just smacked the rebound.

600
00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:22,000
Wacked off the crossbar into the back of Anana and into the back of the net.

601
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:25,000
I'm sure Muriel would be fuming that was given as an own goal.

602
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:27,000
I find it ridiculous that that's given as an own goal.

603
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:31,000
Well, technically if Anana didn't get attached to it, it wouldn't have been a goal.

604
00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:35,000
You know what I mean? I do get it. It's just unfortunate because it was such a lovely strike, man.

605
00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:39,000
Yeah, that's a fair point. Yes, no Anana, no goal there.

606
00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:40,000
Exactly.

607
00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:43,000
So yes, Inter will finish the season in the Champions League spot

608
00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:48,000
and have the advantage of preparing for the Champions League final on the 10th of June

609
00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:54,000
while Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have the FA Cup final against Manchester United to worry about.

610
00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:55,000
How big of a factor will this be?

611
00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:57,000
It will be a big factor, of course.

612
00:39:57,000 --> 00:40:02,000
When you look at City that are gunning for the treble at the moment, they got the league confirmed.

613
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:08,000
And now they have not only an FA Cup final, but an FA Cup final against a very hungry Manchester United,

614
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:13,000
who I believe they won the Carabao Cup already this year looking for a double.

615
00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:16,000
And they're their fierce local rivals, of course.

616
00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:19,000
So United will be hungry to spoil City's party.

617
00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:23,000
City are going to go into that game very hungry for the victory.

618
00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:28,000
But with the squad that that team has, man, they could pretty much go in with most of their second team players.

619
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:33,000
Their second team will kill most teams in Serie A at the moment, unfortunately.

620
00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:36,000
City are head and shoulders above anyone else at the moment.

621
00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:40,000
They'll field their B team and they'll have 100 million Euro men playing.

622
00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,000
Exactly. It's wild.

623
00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:47,000
Inter, bro, started this game so hungry. They're looking motivated.

624
00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:52,000
They're looking so good at the moment. Props where it's due. They look fantastic, man.

625
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:55,000
So direct. They're so swift to change from defence into attack.

626
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:58,000
Their counter-attacks are fierce.

627
00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:03,000
Let me tell you what a massive factor of this is Barella, man, that work he puts in the central midfield area.

628
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:06,000
The way he carries the ball forward from the fence is ridiculous.

629
00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:09,000
He even got a goal to his name in this game.

630
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:13,000
Fantastic game by Barella once again showing how pivotal he is for this team.

631
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:16,000
Definitely, bro. What's up with Atalanta, man?

632
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:22,000
They played a high press against this Inter side and really beat them in the ass early on, dude.

633
00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:27,000
Yeah, I think the decision making when it comes to what approach Atalanta are to take this season has been a little bit off.

634
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:30,000
They started in this very pragmatic approach that we mentioned quite a bit

635
00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:34,000
because it was such a massive change from how we're used to seeing Atalanta.

636
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:38,000
Atalanta are the team that will put five against any team that are inferior to them.

637
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:42,000
This year, they kind of tried to understanding that they lost a lot of their key pieces.

638
00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:49,000
They tried to take a different approach and it worked out for them for a while, got a bit figured out, tried to change it up again.

639
00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:57,000
But you come up against a side like Inter who have all their shit together versus Atalanta who pretty much don't have their shit together and haven't had it together all season.

640
00:41:57,000 --> 00:42:01,000
Then it's only going to go one way and Inter like to kill games early.

641
00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:05,000
And for them to be 2-0 up by the third minute was a massive kick in the ass for Atalanta.

642
00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:09,000
Let's not forget that Atalanta were in the running for a Champions League spot.

643
00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:14,000
Still are. Well, no, not anymore. But they were until this game.

644
00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:18,000
Exactly. So this was a big team and a big game for Inter.

645
00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:22,000
And as we learned this season, Inter do show up in big games.

646
00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:25,000
Absolutely, 100%. That's one thing we can't fault them for.

647
00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:33,000
I know early on in the season they were losing against, you know, they lost against Lazio, they lost against Roma, they had lost against Milan.

648
00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:37,000
So they did suffer against the top teams towards the beginning of the season.

649
00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:40,000
But we know the shift in momentum that they had, especially against the top teams.

650
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:42,000
And yeah, this was courtesy of that.

651
00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:49,000
Yes, Lukaku has been in impressive goal scoring form with a turnaround for the Belgium giant.

652
00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:53,000
He has scored seven goals in his last six league appearances.

653
00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:56,000
I wish him the best with whatever he does next, man.

654
00:42:56,000 --> 00:43:01,000
It's no secret how highly we think of Lukaku.

655
00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:09,000
Obviously, we gave him a bit of a bit of stick because I believe that, well, with his form that he had for the majority of the season,

656
00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:15,000
especially after how hyped the move to Inter was, it was impossible not to point out what a disappointment he was.

657
00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:20,000
And people were saying he was going to be the Capo Canoniere, he was going to get more goals than Lautaro Martinez.

658
00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:22,000
There was a lot of hype surrounding him.

659
00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:24,000
He really managed to turn things around.

660
00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:29,000
It's even harder to start off shit and then improve things rather than just have a good season all around.

661
00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:33,000
And he showed his mental strength, he showed his toughness and respect to him.

662
00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:36,000
I hope whatever is next for him, he'll have great success.

663
00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:40,000
Yes, he has made it clear that he wants to stay at Inter.

664
00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:42,000
We'll see if Inter can actually accommodate that.

665
00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:43,000
Yeah.

666
00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:52,000
Inter's win against Atalanta marked the anniversary of their first Serie A title win on May 26, 1963. Fun fact over there.

667
00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:54,000
Very fun fact. Thank you, Jake.

668
00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:56,000
Yeah, no problem, buddy.

669
00:43:56,000 --> 00:44:02,000
So I'm just going to run you through where they stand in the table as I buy time using this extended speech.

670
00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:09,000
Inter are currently third with 69 points, while Atalanta are in fifth with 61 points.

671
00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:19,000
They will have to fight to earn that Europa League spot as a loss in their last game might mean that they will fall to the Conference League spot if Roma and Juve win.

672
00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:24,000
Yeah, still an improvement from last year where Fiorentina will be Conference League ahead of them as they finished in eighth.

673
00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:27,000
The next game we're going to be covering is Fiorentina 2-1 Roma.

674
00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:31,000
The previous encounter was a 2-0 victory for Roma, so one apiece this year.

675
00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:35,000
As I mentioned earlier, it was the Conference League finalists against the Europa League finalists.

676
00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:47,000
Now Roma fumbled an early lead and conceded two late goals courtesy of Luka Jovovich and Jonathan Icone, ruling Roma out for the race of top four, giving Fiorentina a morale boosting victory.

677
00:44:47,000 --> 00:45:00,000
The Viola were beaten 2-1 by Inter on Wednesday in the Coppa Italia final and are now preparing for a Conference League final against West Ham on June 7 while the Giallorossi play Sevilla and the Europa League decider on May 31.

678
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:08,000
So naturally these both have a very tight schedule, particularly Fiorentina who just lost out to Inter in the Coppa Italia.

679
00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:20,000
It was Paolo Deballa, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Nemanja Matej, Andrui Patricio that were left behind with the season already over for Marash Kumballa and Rick Carsdorp.

680
00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:25,000
Kumballa, my lord. Kumballa, my lord, bro. Kumballa, obviously.

681
00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:38,000
For Fiorentina it was a 4-2-3-1 formation with Ciro Foligni in goal and a back line of Biragi, Igor, Martinez and Venuti. They had Mandrago and Duncan in the double pivot with Saponara on the left, Icone on the right and Barak playing behind Luka Jovovich.

682
00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:55,000
For Roma it was a very experimental 4-1-4-1 formation with Svilar in goal and a back line of Missori, Smolling, Lorente and Zalevski. Tahirovich in that defensive midfield role with Solbakken on the right, El-Sharawi on the left, Bove and Wijnaldum playing behind Bellotti.

683
00:45:55,000 --> 00:45:59,000
I don't remember Missori, what did she used to teach?

684
00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:01,000
Geography.

685
00:46:01,000 --> 00:46:10,000
In the 11th minute El-Sharawi opened the scoring as Solbakken headed Bellotti's cross to El-Sharawi who finished into an empty net 1-0 to Roma early on.

686
00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:13,000
You know that typically means good news for Roma.

687
00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:21,000
In the 25th minute Solbakken's rebound from Wijnaldum's strike was cleared off the line by Martina Skvarta keeping Fiorentina in the game.

688
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:28,000
Late in the first half Ciro Foligni denied both El-Sharawi and Bellotti with two solid saves once again keeping La Viola in the game.

689
00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:39,000
In the 54th minute Jovic had the opportunity to equalise after a shift in momentum, it was Iconi who put it on a plate for him but he lost his footing and failed to make any significant connection with the ball.

690
00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:51,000
In the 85th Jovic redeemed himself after Kouames' cross from the right was knocked down by a towering Mandragora header finding Jovic to tap in from close range making it 1-1 late on in the 85th minute.

691
00:46:51,000 --> 00:47:02,000
Two minutes later in the 87th it was Iconi that got the winner for Fiorentina, third-sitch cross from the left found Kouames header down and Iconi finished it from point-blank range.

692
00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:09,000
Three very similar goals over here, classic cross to the far post, header down and the big man gets the ball into the back of the net.

693
00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:16,000
Now typically this season we're used to seeing Roma playing that three in the back formation.

694
00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:30,000
I know that they've been going through a lot of squad rotation, a lot of injuries, a lot of competitions but Mourinho's decision to opt for a four at the back formation was obviously and naturally quite risky and this was always going to be a factor,

695
00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:35,000
especially them being such a defensive side, they didn't manage to show their defensive strength over here.

696
00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:40,000
Do you think it was the right decision by Mourinho to try something like that so late on in the season?

697
00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:57,000
So Mourinho almost got away with murder again, under the goal and then just holding out the lead or trying to hold on to that slender lead and going all the way but at the end they just fucking caught them off guard,

698
00:47:57,000 --> 00:48:04,000
they managed to get an equaliser, Roma were frustrated, they're like oh no we've just let it slip and then bang they hit them again.

699
00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:12,000
And Fiorentina play a lovely brand of football and I don't know, I don't really see a problem with how Mourinho has been setting up.

700
00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:23,000
I mean he's often fielded these guys, now it's a team, it's a squad like we've seen Tahirovic, we've seen Saul Backen, we've seen Bove, we've seen them all season, Miss Sorry is the only one.

701
00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:26,000
Llorente, we haven't seen much of this season.

702
00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:28,000
But when he played he was okay.

703
00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:40,000
He played decently, I think it was more the system that kind of let them down in one way rather than let them down I just think Fiorentina did a great job towards the end of the game to go so direct against this back four,

704
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:47,000
the way they were knocking the balls into the middle knowing that there weren't those three giants in the box just heading the balls away.

705
00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:55,000
Obviously we know Mantrini, Smalling and the Banias are very good in the air and this time they had just Llorente and Smalling so they really tried to capitalise over there.

706
00:48:55,000 --> 00:48:59,000
Mourinho has been talking about moving away from the three at the back formation.

707
00:48:59,000 --> 00:49:00,000
Has he?

708
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:05,000
Yeah, he likes playing with four at the back but he believes it requires more quality.

709
00:49:05,000 --> 00:49:06,000
Which is true.

710
00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:15,000
Yeah it is true, I think the three at the back suits Roma right now but maybe long term he's looking to change things up, maybe he sees more success with the four at the back.

711
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:21,000
If you look at how thin the squad has become with injury and form issues a three at the back formation would probably suffice.

712
00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:31,000
Yeah I think it could. Obviously I'm not criticising Mourinho for starting with four at the back, we know he put all of his chips in the Europa League table,

713
00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:36,000
we know that long term that might not be that sustainable, they are playing Sevilla in the final.

714
00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:41,000
He was filming when he found out that you were docked points and they had a chance the entire time.

715
00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:42,000
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

716
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:43,000
You were imagined.

717
00:49:43,000 --> 00:49:44,000
Like he's right.

718
00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:53,000
You can't say that Mourinho wasn't right about that, he was intelligent to say, alright ditch this, go for this because we're not going to make this.

719
00:49:53,000 --> 00:50:00,000
Why are we going to keep training our asses off getting more injuries, getting more fatigued players on the chance that we'll miss out on both of them.

720
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:05,000
He put his chips in one basket, at the end of the day it's what a manager has to decide.

721
00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:12,000
One positive that Roma fans can take away from this result is that once again El Sharawi found himself on the score sheet.

722
00:50:12,000 --> 00:50:15,000
How good has he been in the past few games for Roma bro?

723
00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:17,000
Look, he's been productive.

724
00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:19,000
Good, I'm not sure.

725
00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:26,000
Good, because I don't really watch El Sharawi and think like, wow, this guy is really making the difference.

726
00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:31,000
I think he's a cog in Mourinho's system and his productivity isn't bad.

727
00:50:31,000 --> 00:50:36,000
But for example, I've seen links with him returning to Milan on a boss man, on a free transfer.

728
00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:42,000
And that is something that I think would not improve Milan greatly at all, El Sharawi.

729
00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:45,000
I think it would be a messias level.

730
00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:48,000
I think messias could be doing what El Sharawi is doing at Roma, for example.

731
00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:50,000
I think I disagree a little bit, man.

732
00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:53,000
I think he has a bit more quality about him, El Sharawi.

733
00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:57,000
He has way more experience in the league as well.

734
00:50:57,000 --> 00:51:01,000
And I think he's shown his quality in the past few games.

735
00:51:01,000 --> 00:51:02,000
He's very versatile.

736
00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:04,000
He's been playing as a left wing back.

737
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:06,000
He's been playing as a left winger.

738
00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:10,000
We see him cutting in a lot and finding himself in front of the goalkeeper in dangerous areas.

739
00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:18,000
I think as a squad player, he's an asset to anyone, to be fair, especially if Milan, for example, are getting rid of Rebic.

740
00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:21,000
Then he's a good guy to get in on a free.

741
00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:22,000
Perhaps.

742
00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:32,000
It just depends on who else there is, because what we've learned, bro, from supporting Milan is that you might have Leo, for example.

743
00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:34,000
But these guys get hurt, bro.

744
00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:38,000
These guys play all the time, you know, and they will get hurt.

745
00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:45,000
So your reserves are people that at the end of the day, if you are facing someone in a Champions League semi-final, you're going to have to rely on them.

746
00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:48,000
Because coming into the season, I thought Milan have great squad.

747
00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:51,000
They've got Pobega, they've got Rebic, they've got Origi.

748
00:51:51,000 --> 00:51:58,000
But once Ben Nasser got injured, Leo got injured, Jeroz unavailable, and you're lining up with these guys.

749
00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:02,000
You come to realize they're not good enough.

750
00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:07,000
It's one thing if they're young, like Pobega, you know, he's young, you give him time, whatever.

751
00:52:07,000 --> 00:52:12,000
But at this point, like Rebic and Origi, like they're dead weight.

752
00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:19,000
And you look at El Sharaoui, but I wouldn't want to be going into a big game with El Sharaoui as my winger personally in any situation.

753
00:52:19,000 --> 00:52:20,000
Yes, I know.

754
00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:28,000
As a second choice, again, I think having a versatile backup choice is ideal.

755
00:52:28,000 --> 00:52:32,000
Like we saw Mourinho managed to utilize him very well this year.

756
00:52:32,000 --> 00:52:36,000
I think it's a fact that he was utilized well this year.

757
00:52:36,000 --> 00:52:39,000
He had a good season and he did his job.

758
00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:43,000
Be it when Spinazzola was injured, he stepped in as a left wing back.

759
00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:47,000
Be it him stepping in as a left wing when they were playing with one striker.

760
00:52:47,000 --> 00:52:50,000
I think to be honest, it's a good job. Would it be my first choice for Milan?

761
00:52:50,000 --> 00:52:57,000
No, but if the choice is him or Rebic, I know who I'm choosing with all due respect to Rebic who's given us many good moments.

762
00:52:57,000 --> 00:53:01,000
But I don't think it'd be a bad shot for Milan and El Sharaoui.

763
00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:02,000
Interesting.

764
00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:05,000
Yeah. Shout out to Toyota, Roma's new sponsors.

765
00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:11,000
They have a fantastic, a really, really beautiful full tracksuit that I really want to get my hands on.

766
00:53:11,000 --> 00:53:12,000
What up Toyota?

767
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:14,000
What up Toyota? Sponsor us.

768
00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:18,000
But these teams both find themselves in European Cup finals.

769
00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:22,000
Fiorentina obviously in the Europe, sorry in the conference league playing West Ham.

770
00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:25,000
Roma in the Europa League playing against Sevilla.

771
00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:27,000
Do you predict any success for either of these teams?

772
00:53:27,000 --> 00:53:30,000
Mourinho has never lost a final. He's played in five finals and won them all.

773
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:33,000
Sevilla own the Europa League. What a game that's going to be.

774
00:53:33,000 --> 00:53:35,000
It's going to be beautiful man.

775
00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:41,000
For the conference league, okay so I'm backing Roma to the Europa League.

776
00:53:41,000 --> 00:53:42,000
Okay.

777
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:44,000
Conference league.

778
00:53:49,000 --> 00:53:51,000
I think Fiorentina beat West Ham.

779
00:53:51,000 --> 00:53:53,000
I think West Ham might just edge it.

780
00:53:53,000 --> 00:53:56,000
Who gets the goal?

781
00:53:56,000 --> 00:53:58,000
Our guy?

782
00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:01,000
Our guy. Who's our guy?

783
00:54:01,000 --> 00:54:06,000
Former Milan, sorry, future Milan number nine.

784
00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:11,000
Wait, future Milan number nine? West Ham?

785
00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:12,000
Yes.

786
00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:14,000
Scamaka, he's injured.

787
00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:15,000
Oh he's injured for the game.

788
00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:18,000
Start Jonathanito bro, come on.

789
00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:20,000
Fucking, no.

790
00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:22,000
Then they're done bro.

791
00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:24,000
They've got that guy, no Antonio?

792
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:25,000
Yeah, yeah.

793
00:54:25,000 --> 00:54:28,000
I heard he cuts hair really well.

794
00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:35,000
Antonio's barber shop in Malta in case, I don't know, you guys took it a certain way or some shit.

795
00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:39,000
No, I don't know, I really hope that Fiorentina get it done.

796
00:54:39,000 --> 00:54:44,000
And I think they will be fired up because that loss against Inter in the Coppa Italia final which we forgot to mention.

797
00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:45,000
I mentioned it though.

798
00:54:45,000 --> 00:54:48,000
Oh you did? Nice, you're the man.

799
00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:50,000
Language fit.

800
00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:54,000
Yes, the loss will have pumped them up.

801
00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:57,000
They don't want that to happen again.

802
00:54:57,000 --> 00:55:03,000
West Ham on the other hand had a terrible domestic season so they're going to want to do all they can to get their hands on a trophy.

803
00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:04,000
Yeah, we'll see.

804
00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:09,000
But before I get into exactly where they are in the table, great season for Fiorentina.

805
00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:12,000
I know they started very, very slowly in the league.

806
00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:13,000
It was very disappointing.

807
00:55:13,000 --> 00:55:14,000
Who would have thought right?

808
00:55:14,000 --> 00:55:15,000
Whoa, whoa, whoa.

809
00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:18,000
They made two finals, they could have gotten the double man.

810
00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:20,000
They could still get one trophy.

811
00:55:20,000 --> 00:55:24,000
Italiano, Fiorentina, what a brand of football they play.

812
00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:26,000
I'll be rooting for them for as long as that guy is there.

813
00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:28,000
I need to get my hands on that kit.

814
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:31,000
Amrabat?

815
00:55:31,000 --> 00:55:35,000
You know man, I just might go for Saponarek.

816
00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:36,000
No, I'm kidding.

817
00:55:36,000 --> 00:55:40,000
I've already got a Saponarek kit, I can't do two.

818
00:55:40,000 --> 00:55:43,000
I quite like Mandragora for example, bro.

819
00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:45,000
I really, really like Mandragora.

820
00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:47,000
Beragi.

821
00:55:47,000 --> 00:55:49,000
Honestly, I don't even know who I'd go for.

822
00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:51,000
Barak, man, maybe.

823
00:55:51,000 --> 00:55:52,000
Barak's a cool one.

824
00:55:52,000 --> 00:55:56,000
Even Bonaventura actually, a Bonaventura Fiorentina kit would be cool.

825
00:55:56,000 --> 00:55:57,000
Or Arthur Cabral.

826
00:55:57,000 --> 00:55:58,000
Igor.

827
00:55:58,000 --> 00:55:59,000
It's quite cool.

828
00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:01,000
Igor, number 98.

829
00:56:01,000 --> 00:56:04,000
But anyway, I'm going to stop reading the entire squad list.

830
00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:09,000
Roma are in sixth on 60 points while Fiorentina are in ninth on 53.

831
00:56:09,000 --> 00:56:13,000
Level on points with Torino who are in eighth on 53.

832
00:56:13,000 --> 00:56:19,000
Just so you guys know, this race for eighth is a potential European spot.

833
00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:23,000
Because if Juve get seventh, or they get sixth or they get fifth,

834
00:56:23,000 --> 00:56:28,000
and they are excluded from Europe next year, that might open a slot in eighth place.

835
00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:32,000
So this eighth place is a little bit of a Hail Mary at the moment.

836
00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:35,000
So these teams are suddenly really, really pushing.

837
00:56:35,000 --> 00:56:38,000
There's Monza with 52 points, Bologna with 51 points.

838
00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:41,000
This is juicier than you think, guys.

839
00:56:41,000 --> 00:56:42,000
Yes, it is.

840
00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:44,000
Like the pomegranate.

841
00:56:44,000 --> 00:56:49,000
Lazio 3, Cremoneze 2.

842
00:56:49,000 --> 00:56:51,000
For Lazio to confirm second place.

843
00:56:51,000 --> 00:56:56,000
Lazio have won both of their seasonal meetings against Cremoneze and Seia,

844
00:56:56,000 --> 00:57:02,000
marking the second time they have achieved this feat after the 1929-1930 season.

845
00:57:02,000 --> 00:57:06,000
I love these statistics that involve these obscure teams that are never in Seia

846
00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:08,000
as you go all the way back to the 30s.

847
00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:12,000
My nun right now will be like, I remember that one!

848
00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:13,000
Who was it? Who was it?

849
00:57:13,000 --> 00:57:17,000
For my memory, so shi- I hate my memory!

850
00:57:17,000 --> 00:57:19,000
I hate my memory!

851
00:57:19,000 --> 00:57:21,000
I hate my memory!

852
00:57:21,000 --> 00:57:23,000
Shout out, nun, to Joe.

853
00:57:23,000 --> 00:57:25,000
Your mind isn't going backwards.

854
00:57:25,000 --> 00:57:27,000
It was the 20s, my friend.

855
00:57:27,000 --> 00:57:28,000
Relax, take it easy.

856
00:57:28,000 --> 00:57:29,000
You don't remember.

857
00:57:29,000 --> 00:57:31,000
Because it was a long time ago.

858
00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:32,000
It's normal.

859
00:57:32,000 --> 00:57:38,000
Now, in Seia, Lazio have a very strong record against Cremoneze,

860
00:57:38,000 --> 00:57:42,000
winning 6 out of 7 of their home matches and scoring a total of 19 goals,

861
00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:44,000
an average of 2.7 goals per match.

862
00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:49,000
They have an impressive unbeaten streak of 36 home games

863
00:57:49,000 --> 00:57:52,000
against newly promoted teams in Seia.

864
00:57:52,000 --> 00:57:55,000
Lazio have always destroyed these minnow sides.

865
00:57:55,000 --> 00:57:59,000
They always blow them off the water and they struggle against the bigger sides.

866
00:57:59,000 --> 00:58:02,000
Opposite, like Milan, for example, and Inter,

867
00:58:02,000 --> 00:58:06,000
who tend to struggle and drop points against the lower sides and then beat the bigger sides.

868
00:58:06,000 --> 00:58:10,000
Injuries and suspensions.

869
00:58:10,000 --> 00:58:13,000
Lazio's cataldi was sidelined,

870
00:58:13,000 --> 00:58:17,000
Marisic underwent surgery for a sports hernia.

871
00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:20,000
If you add the word sports, apparently...

872
00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:23,000
Sports hernia.

873
00:58:23,000 --> 00:58:25,000
Alright, you have a hernia?

874
00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:27,000
Sports hernia? Okay.

875
00:58:27,000 --> 00:58:33,000
Cremoneze had De Ceres, Kyriakis and Benassi out on the treatment table.

876
00:58:33,000 --> 00:58:41,000
We forgot to mention a massive, massive congratulations to Lautaro Martinez,

877
00:58:41,000 --> 00:58:44,000
who just got married today, guys.

878
00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:45,000
He just got married.

879
00:58:45,000 --> 00:58:47,000
Congratulations, bro.

880
00:58:47,000 --> 00:58:49,000
What a year it's been for him.

881
00:58:49,000 --> 00:58:51,000
What did the commentator say again?

882
00:58:51,000 --> 00:58:54,000
Lautaro Martinez!

883
00:58:54,000 --> 00:58:58,000
He's getting married on Monday!

884
00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:01,000
So funny, bro.

885
00:59:01,000 --> 00:59:05,000
But the honeymoon starts today!

886
00:59:05,000 --> 00:59:08,000
But honestly, bro, World Cup winner,

887
00:59:08,000 --> 00:59:11,000
even though he didn't have the best performances in the World Cup.

888
00:59:11,000 --> 00:59:13,000
Fuck you, World Cup winner.

889
00:59:13,000 --> 00:59:14,000
Champions League finalist.

890
00:59:14,000 --> 00:59:16,000
Champions League finalist, finalist,

891
00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:22,000
and gets top four this year in Serie A and won the Coppa Italia.

892
00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:25,000
Lautaro Martinez, my friend. Congratulations.

893
00:59:25,000 --> 00:59:27,000
Oh yeah, and he's been playing very well, man.

894
00:59:27,000 --> 00:59:28,000
He has been.

895
00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:31,000
A new kind of element to his game as well.

896
00:59:31,000 --> 00:59:33,000
He's dumping deep with Lukaku back there.

897
00:59:33,000 --> 00:59:36,000
Now, for Lazio, it was a 4-3-3 formation.

898
00:59:36,000 --> 00:59:40,000
Classic Maurizio Sarri, Providel was in goal with Hisai on the left

899
00:59:40,000 --> 00:59:43,000
and Lazari on the right.

900
00:59:43,000 --> 00:59:46,000
It's literally a spectrum with Hisai scoring the goal.

901
00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:49,000
Going all the way to Lazari, who scored the no goal.

902
00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:53,000
Now, Romagnoli and Ciasale were the centre-back partnership.

903
00:59:53,000 --> 00:59:56,000
Luis Alberto Vecino and Milkovic Savic were in the middle.

904
00:59:56,000 --> 00:59:59,000
With Zaccani out on the left, Pedro on the right,

905
00:59:59,000 --> 01:00:01,000
and Ciro Immobile up front.

906
01:00:01,000 --> 01:00:03,000
For Cremonese, it was Sar in goal,

907
01:00:03,000 --> 01:00:06,000
Ser Nicola on the right, with Valeri on the left,

908
01:00:06,000 --> 01:00:10,000
and their 5-3-2 formation, the three centre-backs being Ferrari, Bianchetti,

909
01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:14,000
and LaCrosse Ville, fuck your name, Piquel, Meite, and Galdamez

910
01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:19,000
were in the middle, with Saju and Cioffani up front.

911
01:00:19,000 --> 01:00:24,000
Lazio took the lead with El-Said Hisai scoring from a tight angle.

912
01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:27,000
The goal was a result of a quick combination play involving

913
01:00:27,000 --> 01:00:31,000
Luis Alberto, Ciro Immobile, and El-Said Hisai,

914
01:00:31,000 --> 01:00:34,000
with Hisai finishing confidently.

915
01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:37,000
This early goal allowed Lazio to settle into the match

916
01:00:37,000 --> 01:00:39,000
and to control the game.

917
01:00:39,000 --> 01:00:43,000
In the 37th minute, Serguei Milkovic Savic doubled Lazio's lead

918
01:00:43,000 --> 01:00:46,000
with a flick-on from Pedro's cross, a very smooth goal,

919
01:00:46,000 --> 01:00:49,000
and potentially Serguei Milkovic Savic's lost home game

920
01:00:49,000 --> 01:00:52,000
for Lazio ever.

921
01:00:52,000 --> 01:00:56,000
In the 54th minute, this is when Lazio began to chill

922
01:00:56,000 --> 01:00:58,000
and Cremonese switched up gear.

923
01:00:58,000 --> 01:01:01,000
Galdamez pulled one back for Cremonese with a powerful

924
01:01:01,000 --> 01:01:03,000
right-footed strike from outside the area,

925
01:01:03,000 --> 01:01:06,000
and then in the 57th minute, there was a comical own-goal

926
01:01:06,000 --> 01:01:10,000
by Lazio's Lazari bringing Cremonese level across game in.

927
01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:13,000
Lazari literally got a touch on it and it happened in the back of the net.

928
01:01:13,000 --> 01:01:15,000
Slow motion.

929
01:01:15,000 --> 01:01:17,000
Back of the net own-goal.

930
01:01:17,000 --> 01:01:20,000
Lazio panic. They were like, we have to score now.

931
01:01:20,000 --> 01:01:21,000
We have to score, we have to score.

932
01:01:21,000 --> 01:01:23,000
They're pushing, pushing, pushing, pushing, pushing.

933
01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:25,000
Wasteful, wasteful, wasteful, wasteful.

934
01:01:25,000 --> 01:01:29,000
89th minute, Serguei Milkovic Savic scored the second goal of the game,

935
01:01:29,000 --> 01:01:32,000
securing a late victory for Lazio.

936
01:01:32,000 --> 01:01:34,000
It was a header this time, and, you know,

937
01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:38,000
there aren't many better people to cross-dude it into Serguei Milkovic Savic.

938
01:01:38,000 --> 01:01:41,000
That's not actually the last important thing that happened,

939
01:01:41,000 --> 01:01:44,000
as in the 95th minute, Lazio gave away a free kick.

940
01:01:44,000 --> 01:01:46,000
Lazari flipped out.

941
01:01:46,000 --> 01:01:50,000
God knows what he said. That guy, that guy, that guy can say some things.

942
01:01:50,000 --> 01:01:53,000
And he has said some things, man, that guy.

943
01:01:53,000 --> 01:01:57,000
Honestly, Google Maurizio Lazari controversial statement.

944
01:01:57,000 --> 01:01:59,000
Google that.

945
01:01:59,000 --> 01:02:00,000
I'm going to Google one right now.

946
01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:01,000
Let's do it, let's do it.

947
01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:05,000
Lazari controversial statement.

948
01:02:05,000 --> 01:02:08,000
I'm going to read the first one that comes up.

949
01:02:08,000 --> 01:02:15,000
2016 Napoli manager Maurizio Lazari calls Inter Milan manager a woe.

950
01:02:15,000 --> 01:02:18,000
You can't say that.

951
01:02:18,000 --> 01:02:22,000
He called Mancini something related to his sexuality.

952
01:02:22,000 --> 01:02:26,000
Let's just put it that way. That's back in 2016.

953
01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:28,000
Yes, and then he made statements later on saying,

954
01:02:28,000 --> 01:02:32,000
I am not sexist, homophobic or racist.

955
01:02:32,000 --> 01:02:37,000
Like the fact that you have to say you're not all three of those things.

956
01:02:37,000 --> 01:02:40,000
Just saying here, no accusations being made.

957
01:02:40,000 --> 01:02:42,000
Nothing, nothing, no accusations. Anyway.

958
01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:51,000
Bro, man, Lazio's pre-match celebrations included a parade of the 2013 Coppa Italia winning team

959
01:02:51,000 --> 01:02:56,000
and a tribute to Stefano Radu who was retiring after 15 years at the club.

960
01:02:56,000 --> 01:02:59,000
So Radu, they were really sad scenes, bro.

961
01:02:59,000 --> 01:03:03,000
And Radu is actually a legend for Lazio.

962
01:03:03,000 --> 01:03:06,000
You know, he's played over 500 games over the last year.

963
01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:07,000
He's played over 500 games.

964
01:03:07,000 --> 01:03:09,000
Over 400, 400 games. Sorry.

965
01:03:09,000 --> 01:03:12,000
How many games does Radu have for Lazio?

966
01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:16,000
He's got 427 games for Lazio, including five goals.

967
01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:21,000
And he was on loan with them for 11 matches. So that's 438.

968
01:03:21,000 --> 01:03:25,000
Yeah, dude, he's been there since 2008.

969
01:03:25,000 --> 01:03:28,000
Radu, so it's very emotional. He was very, very good.

970
01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:32,000
He brought a new dynamic when he joined and has still been deployable in recent years.

971
01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:36,000
I mean, growing up, I watched Lazio, there's Radu.

972
01:03:36,000 --> 01:03:40,000
Yeah. And they only signed him for one million for Dynamo Boccaresti.

973
01:03:40,000 --> 01:03:43,000
But then the permanent fee was 3.5 million.

974
01:03:43,000 --> 01:03:47,000
And they signed him for one million on loan and then an additional 3.5.

975
01:03:47,000 --> 01:03:51,000
So 4.5 million. Back then it was a little bit more, but you know, very, very worth it.

976
01:03:51,000 --> 01:03:52,000
You got yourself a legend.

977
01:03:52,000 --> 01:03:53,000
Absolutely.

978
01:03:53,000 --> 01:03:55,000
Shout out to Radu.

979
01:03:55,000 --> 01:03:59,000
So you can see his teammates throwing him up in the air at the end of the game.

980
01:03:59,000 --> 01:04:02,000
Nice, nice scenes and happy to see him leaving on a high.

981
01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:08,000
Yeah, the best season Lazio have had in a very long time since 2013 when they won the Coppa Italia.

982
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:12,000
And it's good to see that that was Radu's last season. He gets to leave on a bit of a high.

983
01:04:12,000 --> 01:04:16,000
Do you think they got complacent Lazio and that's why Cremona is a for the back for this game?

984
01:04:16,000 --> 01:04:18,000
I mean, absolutely.

985
01:04:18,000 --> 01:04:22,000
We know that Cremona is never down and out in a game because every goal is a goal.

986
01:04:22,000 --> 01:04:24,000
And again, because every goal means the world to them.

987
01:04:24,000 --> 01:04:29,000
Their next objective is just to get a goal in the game, especially against a big team like Lazio.

988
01:04:29,000 --> 01:04:34,000
That, you know, it was pretty much confirmed that they were getting Champions League already.

989
01:04:34,000 --> 01:04:40,000
So a bit of complacency from Lazio as Cremona is a continue, continue, continue.

990
01:04:40,000 --> 01:04:42,000
Perhaps they weren't expecting that level of pressure.

991
01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:49,000
And then obviously after one goal is conceded, it put a bunch of pressure on Lazio, which led to a comical own goal by Lazeri.

992
01:04:49,000 --> 01:04:51,000
So that's the way it went down.

993
01:04:51,000 --> 01:04:58,000
And then thankfully they managed to get one at the end to make Radu sending off even more special.

994
01:04:58,000 --> 01:05:07,000
And Lazio have actually secured second place, meaning that they will be playing in the Supercoppa Italiana.

995
01:05:07,000 --> 01:05:13,000
The Supercoppa Italiana is being played God somewhere in the Middle East.

996
01:05:13,000 --> 01:05:16,000
OK, OK, and basically somewhere in the Middle East.

997
01:05:16,000 --> 01:05:18,000
And it's between four teams.

998
01:05:18,000 --> 01:05:25,000
I think it's because they introduced that new structure rather than it being just the winner of the Coppa against the winner of the league.

999
01:05:25,000 --> 01:05:30,000
They introduced a preliminary game of the Coppa and of the league precisely.

1000
01:05:30,000 --> 01:05:34,000
So they will be traveling to the Middle East to play.

1001
01:05:34,000 --> 01:05:36,000
Napoli will also be going.

1002
01:05:36,000 --> 01:05:40,000
Inter and Fiorentina will also be there, I believe.

1003
01:05:40,000 --> 01:05:44,000
And the games are being played in Saudi Arabia.

1004
01:05:44,000 --> 01:05:55,000
Saudi Arabia becoming quite a spectacle for football, obviously signing Cristiano Ronaldo doing quite well in the World Cup after they beat Argentina in the group stages and then got knocked out.

1005
01:05:55,000 --> 01:06:01,000
And Karim Benzema might be on the way there, by the way, he's being linked to the move to Saudi Arabia.

1006
01:06:01,000 --> 01:06:06,000
So they are becoming quite a stage for football and they have got magnificent stadiums over there.

1007
01:06:06,000 --> 01:06:19,000
Yeah, I'm really pleased to see Cremones' valiant effort in trying to get something out of this game instead of giving up when all hope is gone for them anyway.

1008
01:06:19,000 --> 01:06:22,000
And they're basically out and they have nothing to fight for.

1009
01:06:22,000 --> 01:06:30,000
Lazio, it's worrying to see a lapse in concentration, but perhaps it's forgivable looking at the situation over here.

1010
01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:33,000
And they actually managed to pull it back.

1011
01:06:33,000 --> 01:06:38,000
They managed to actually turn their fortune around in this game.

1012
01:06:38,000 --> 01:06:42,000
Now, Lazio are in second with 71 points.

1013
01:06:42,000 --> 01:06:46,000
Excuse me if I've previously said that they've confirmed second spot.

1014
01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:51,000
It's still up for grabs, of course, as Inter have 69 points actually, so they can nick it out from them.

1015
01:06:51,000 --> 01:06:55,000
Cremones on the other hand have no hope of achieving anything at all.

1016
01:06:55,000 --> 01:06:58,000
They are in 19th spot with 24 points.

1017
01:06:58,000 --> 01:07:05,000
The next game we're going to be covering is Bologna 2-Napoli 2. The previous encounter was a 3-2 victory for Napoli.

1018
01:07:05,000 --> 01:07:14,000
The Paritonope were still hoping to beat Maurizio Sarri's club record of 91 points, but Elmas was suspended with Poletano, Lozano and Rui out injured.

1019
01:07:14,000 --> 01:07:23,000
The hosts wanted eighth place for the European potential with Orsolini setting out a ban, Roberto Soriano and São Mauro on the treatment table.

1020
01:07:23,000 --> 01:07:30,000
Bologna lined up in their 4-2-3-1 formation with Skorupski in goal and the backline of Cambiaso, Lukumi, Bonifazi and Posch.

1021
01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:37,000
Double pivot of Dominguez and Schouten in the middle with Barrow on the left, Abishev on the right and Ferguson playing behind Arnautovic.

1022
01:07:37,000 --> 01:07:45,000
For Napoli it was their classic 4-3-3 formation as Gollini started in goal with a backline of Berezinski, Rachmani, Minge and Oliveira,

1023
01:07:45,000 --> 01:07:52,000
and Gwisalobot-Kanzielinski were in the middle with Zerbin, Ossimen and Gvaratzkelia playing up front.

1024
01:07:52,000 --> 01:08:02,000
In the 14th minute, Ossimen opened the scoring, the ball was put on a plate for the Nigerian as Skorupski passed the ball directly to the Nigerian who finished easily.

1025
01:08:02,000 --> 01:08:04,000
It genuinely looked like a match fixing scandal.

1026
01:08:04,000 --> 01:08:08,000
That looks like match fixing, alright there bro, that's what I was about to say.

1027
01:08:08,000 --> 01:08:19,000
It's honestly one of the worst blunders I've seen and it's uncharacteristic of Skorupski which makes it all the more concerning because he's so good with the ball at his feet typically.

1028
01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:23,000
That's very out of character for him.

1029
01:08:23,000 --> 01:08:32,000
Moments later, the Polish shot-stopper denied Ossimen with a spectacular one-handed save from a volley and later on in the game where he got down well to deny the Nigerian from a point-blank header.

1030
01:08:32,000 --> 01:08:40,000
So maybe he did make up for it, but maybe letting in a goal like that, there's nothing you can do to make up for it.

1031
01:08:40,000 --> 01:08:50,000
In the 54th minute, Ossimen got his second of the game, Annapoli's second, it was Berezinski's through ball that found him and he finished expertly through the legs of Skorupski.

1032
01:08:50,000 --> 01:09:06,000
In the 62nd minute, Ferguson pulled one back, the Scotsman finished into an empty net after Golline denied Sansone with a great save and in the 84th minute, substitute de Silvestri rose highest to capitalize from a very well-delivered corner by Sansone.

1033
01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:11,000
Bologna becoming very dangerous from these corners, from these set pieces as well.

1034
01:09:11,000 --> 01:09:20,000
They have Sansone, they have Orsolini, they've got Soriano as well, they've got a bunch of guys that can whoop it in and whoop it in they did, de Silvestri.

1035
01:09:20,000 --> 01:09:23,000
I knew he barely got a sniff this season.

1036
01:09:23,000 --> 01:09:29,000
Literally, literally, and he's aged into a center back and a three at the back formation.

1037
01:09:29,000 --> 01:09:37,000
There's no way he'll bomb down the right way he used to back in the day, but still pulling the strings over here and getting Bologna a good point.

1038
01:09:37,000 --> 01:09:48,000
Sansone had the ball in the net during stoppage time, but Berezinski had stopped the run to catch him in an offside position, very good defending there by the vice of di Lorenzo.

1039
01:09:48,000 --> 01:09:55,000
Great reaction by Bologna, Napoli could have killed the game off earlier and they had many an opportunity to do so.

1040
01:09:55,000 --> 01:10:07,000
But Bologna stayed in the game, a couple of good saves by Skorupski after that blunder, and they stayed there and they're always dangerous to play against Bologna no matter what minute it is.

1041
01:10:07,000 --> 01:10:09,000
Great reaction from them.

1042
01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:19,000
Yeah, totally. They played a very good game, bro, against the reigning champions who must be playing constantly hungover now nowadays.

1043
01:10:19,000 --> 01:10:27,000
Gavradskelia hasn't been, like since Milan played against Napoli in the quarterfinals, I don't think Gavrara has had a goal or an assist.

1044
01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:29,000
Literally, literally, literally.

1045
01:10:29,000 --> 01:10:31,000
Ossimen still playing.

1046
01:10:31,000 --> 01:10:39,000
Ossimen still playing, well, I wanted to also say, bro, because De Silvestri has a special place in my heart, I love them in his Torino days.

1047
01:10:39,000 --> 01:10:50,000
Very happy for him, he's a great man and a great figure in the locker room, everyone says, great leader, humanitarian apparently as well as a lot off the pitch.

1048
01:10:50,000 --> 01:11:00,000
And you can see how much that goal meant to them, like in the celebration, and that's so pure, you know, it's what we love about football, these emotions that you see like coming out of people out of nowhere.

1049
01:11:00,000 --> 01:11:08,000
Like who would have thought, this guy probably thought the season was terrible, I didn't play, I didn't even do anything, and then boom, matchday 37, he scores a goal against the league winners.

1050
01:11:08,000 --> 01:11:21,000
Exactly, exactly, and yeah, with the crowd all there at home to celebrate his goal, to celebrate our goal quite late on as well in the 84th minute, it's a special moment for him and really happy to see that.

1051
01:11:21,000 --> 01:11:23,000
I love it when good things happen to good people, man.

1052
01:11:23,000 --> 01:11:32,000
We mentioned that Victor Ossimen is still playing, obviously he's in a strong position for the Capocannonia title.

1053
01:11:32,000 --> 01:11:45,000
And aside from that, according to Galzetta dello Sport, the Nigerian will earn an additional 260k euros if he scores 30 goals for the Parte N'Opé in the 2022-2023 season.

1054
01:11:45,000 --> 01:11:48,000
He is currently on, how many goals is Ossimen currently on?

1055
01:11:48,000 --> 01:11:50,000
20 something.

1056
01:11:50,000 --> 01:11:53,000
I'm going to find out right now, don't you worry, don't fret.

1057
01:11:53,000 --> 01:12:01,000
He's currently on 25, so he does need to score five goals in the last match of the season, so boohoo, he's not getting an additional 260k.

1058
01:12:01,000 --> 01:12:05,000
He'll score four and De Laurentiis will make a phone call to have him subbed off.

1059
01:12:05,000 --> 01:12:07,000
Exactly, literally, literally.

1060
01:12:07,000 --> 01:12:17,000
Napoli were aiming to beat Maurizio Sarri's club record of 91 points, obviously Sarri got that with Juve when they won the league, but they fell short.

1061
01:12:17,000 --> 01:12:29,000
Though their 87 points under manager Luciano Spalletti equaled Spalletti's personal best achieved with Roma in 2017 when they came second to Sarri's Juventus who got 91.

1062
01:12:29,000 --> 01:12:42,000
So a lot of, we tend to forget these little personal battles that the managers would have that want to outdo these records that aren't typically spoken about by pundits because all the focus is on the 22 players on the pitch.

1063
01:12:42,000 --> 01:12:53,000
But there are these interesting little side battles that we see and I think Spalletti will still be happy with 87 points, although I think the Napoli side, had they taken the end a little bit more seriously,

1064
01:12:53,000 --> 01:13:02,000
they could have been the team that won this area with the largest points possible, but they didn't manage to do that this year.

1065
01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:04,000
I thought they would.

1066
01:13:04,000 --> 01:13:12,000
Same, same. I mean, you know how dominant they were for the first fucking what, 33 games of the season.

1067
01:13:12,000 --> 01:13:21,000
Then obviously they won the league and they got a bit lax-y-daisical. Maybe if the competition was a bit higher, they would have gotten it funnily enough.

1068
01:13:21,000 --> 01:13:27,000
The gap? Maybe they would have gotten 91 points if there was still everything to play for.

1069
01:13:27,000 --> 01:13:34,000
Maybe if Milan were stronger or Inter were stronger or Roma were stronger, Juve didn't get the points that keep trying.

1070
01:13:34,000 --> 01:13:41,000
Bologna's race for eighth place is looking pretty difficult now after Torino and Fiorentina both secured victories.

1071
01:13:41,000 --> 01:13:47,000
As I mentioned, eighth place may be quite pivotal in case Juve get excluded from European football.

1072
01:13:47,000 --> 01:13:56,000
I wonder if they would have been aware of that since Juve got docked those 15 points back in the day, back in I think it was like January or February,

1073
01:13:56,000 --> 01:14:01,000
where these teams would have known that that eighth spot could potentially get them something.

1074
01:14:01,000 --> 01:14:05,000
Do you think they were aware and do you think that's really the beginning for that eighth spot?

1075
01:14:05,000 --> 01:14:11,000
I mean, these guys know how Italy is more than we know how Italy is, not when it comes to the shit.

1076
01:14:11,000 --> 01:14:20,000
The fact that bureaucracy is so bad and they're so reckless with these penalisations in the middle of the season and just revoking and giving them again.

1077
01:14:20,000 --> 01:14:28,000
I'm sure people have been aware that eighth spot is very important. In fact, you see Torino, Fiorentina, Monza and Bologna are really pushing for it.

1078
01:14:28,000 --> 01:14:33,000
Yeah, then you see teams like Udinese who took their foot off the gas so hard man after that spectacular start of the season.

1079
01:14:33,000 --> 01:14:35,000
They ran out of fuel immediately like it's crazy.

1080
01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:41,000
Literally. Not much to add about this game. Obviously, we have Napoli that are the league winners, so props to them.

1081
01:14:41,000 --> 01:14:49,000
Bologna fighting for that eighth place even though it's not looking very likely for them with Torino, Fiorentina and Monza all ahead of them.

1082
01:14:49,000 --> 01:14:53,000
OK, by one point and two points for Torino and Fiorentina.

1083
01:14:53,000 --> 01:14:58,000
But Napoli win the league on 87 points, Bologna on 11th on 51 points.

1084
01:14:58,000 --> 01:15:03,000
Verona won, Empoli won is the next game we are going to be discussing.

1085
01:15:03,000 --> 01:15:09,000
Stojanovic managed to shaft Verona at the death.

1086
01:15:09,000 --> 01:15:12,000
OK, he had no business scoring.

1087
01:15:12,000 --> 01:15:22,000
It really didn't matter for Empoli, didn't matter for him, but he took it upon himself to to fuck these guys and to stop them from achieving safety against his club.

1088
01:15:22,000 --> 01:15:33,000
Because he was having it at the end, shot after shot and his pressing and driving. He really wanted to end their joy basically.

1089
01:15:33,000 --> 01:15:45,000
Verona and Empoli have accumulated the same number of points in Serie A in 2023 with each team earning 25 points from 21 matches with six wins, seven draws and eight losses.

1090
01:15:45,000 --> 01:15:53,000
However, Empoli have actually scored seven more goals than Verona during this period, finding the net 24 times compared to Verona's 17 times.

1091
01:15:53,000 --> 01:15:58,000
That's actually super interesting. I had no idea they got the same amount of points in 2023.

1092
01:15:58,000 --> 01:16:06,000
Hey, it's all about that Hellas-Verona great start to 2023 where they climbed those bottom positions a bit and Empoli super slow start.

1093
01:16:06,000 --> 01:16:09,000
Yeah, with Lazovic's form and Gonç coming in.

1094
01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:15,000
Verdi couldn't even feature this game. Weird. Why? Why? Why don't you play?

1095
01:16:15,000 --> 01:16:22,000
Must have been fucking living hard on the bench waiting to go full of testosterone.

1096
01:16:22,000 --> 01:16:27,000
Hellas-Verona and Empoli have a closely contested head to head record in Serie A out of the 11 previous meetings.

1097
01:16:27,000 --> 01:16:30,000
Each team has won four matches and three matches entered and draws.

1098
01:16:30,000 --> 01:16:36,000
The two most recent encounters both ended 1-1.

1099
01:16:36,000 --> 01:16:40,000
Now for injuries and suspensions, there's a myriad for Verona.

1100
01:16:40,000 --> 01:16:48,000
Their injury list stretches from the likes of Lazovic, Lasagna, Doik to the likes of Thomas Henry, Davidovic and Andre Duda.

1101
01:16:48,000 --> 01:17:02,000
They also had Bandinelli and Parisi out injured while Empoli had Marin de Winter injured and Caputo was absent due to flu symptoms. Flu symptoms.

1102
01:17:02,000 --> 01:17:07,000
Classic man, classic. There's always one every week that has these flu symptoms. Flu symptoms?

1103
01:17:07,000 --> 01:17:12,000
He has a runny nose like. You have the flu. You don't have flu symptoms.

1104
01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:18,000
Well to be fair bro, these are all hangovers. These are all hangovers. After that 4-1 victory against you.

1105
01:17:18,000 --> 01:17:24,000
And Caputo was the first one. He probably didn't play because he might get drug tested.

1106
01:17:24,000 --> 01:17:35,000
Bro, he was doing cocaine. I'm gonna take that back. People think I'm accusing him of taking cocaine, but he would have partied his guts out definitely man.

1107
01:17:35,000 --> 01:17:37,000
Rightly so. Rightly so.

1108
01:17:37,000 --> 01:17:39,000
It's part of the banter that comes along with this podcast.

1109
01:17:39,000 --> 01:17:41,000
Exactly. Love Caputo.

1110
01:17:41,000 --> 01:17:42,000
Love him.

1111
01:17:42,000 --> 01:17:55,000
Verona, 3-5-2 formation. Monte Poingole, Cabal, Hien and Mannyani at the back. De Pauli was the left wing back. Terracciano was the right wing back.

1112
01:17:55,000 --> 01:17:59,000
Tameze, Veloso and Sulemana from Love Island Malta were in the middle.

1113
01:17:59,000 --> 01:18:00,000
I was about to say.

1114
01:18:00,000 --> 01:18:04,000
In Gange and Jurich were up front. Vicario was in goal for Empoli.

1115
01:18:04,000 --> 01:18:16,000
Bueh on the right. Kakache on the left. Luperto and Ismaili were the center back. Partnership, the OGs will remember Kakache and how much we struggled to figure out how his name is pronounced.

1116
01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:18,000
Liberatore Kakache.

1117
01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:20,000
C-A-C-A-C-E.

1118
01:18:20,000 --> 01:18:22,000
Kakache.

1119
01:18:22,000 --> 01:18:24,000
Cacace.

1120
01:18:24,000 --> 01:18:26,000
Casace.

1121
01:18:26,000 --> 01:18:30,000
Kakache. Apparently we used to call him Libby.

1122
01:18:30,000 --> 01:18:40,000
Yeah. Akpa Akpro was the right winger. Kambiagi was the left winger and Fazzini was playing behind the selfish Piccoli.

1123
01:18:40,000 --> 01:18:42,000
You were going to say formidable, weren't you?

1124
01:18:42,000 --> 01:18:46,000
No, I was going to say selfish. Because he's selfish, dude.

1125
01:18:46,000 --> 01:18:56,000
Now, in the first half basically there were just a bunch of missed opportunities. There was in Gange who missed a chance after Luperto made a mistake.

1126
01:18:56,000 --> 01:19:06,000
In Gange had another attempt on Vicario. Montepo denied Kakache and Kabal. In Gange missed another header. Ebué, he had a free header.

1127
01:19:06,000 --> 01:19:10,000
It was a bad miss. He headed it down to the ground.

1128
01:19:10,000 --> 01:19:11,000
Unlike him.

1129
01:19:11,000 --> 01:19:27,000
And then in the second half they decided to bring on Gaić, former Benevento man, Bayern Munich youth product. And he scored in the 60 second minute after rebounding Vicario save on Gange's powerful long green shot.

1130
01:19:27,000 --> 01:19:34,000
Gaić was fueled with adrenaline, took off his top. Everyone ran onto the pitch. It was a 60 second minute.

1131
01:19:34,000 --> 01:19:42,000
Relax, relax. There's still a lot to play for. And I think that's what fueled Stojanovic with this vengeance.

1132
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:54,000
They were defending well, not to be honest. They were defending very well. But then Empoli's late pressure was just too much for them. 96th minute equalizer by Stojanovic who shoots it.

1133
01:19:54,000 --> 01:20:05,000
Quite powerful but mostly well placed. It took a slight deflection of Maniani and it ended up in the back of the net. It's listed as a Maniani own goal.

1134
01:20:05,000 --> 01:20:10,000
For me that's not really an own goal. Yeah, then I would agree with you there.

1135
01:20:10,000 --> 01:20:15,000
Verona bro, they missed a great opportunity to secure safety.

1136
01:20:15,000 --> 01:20:30,000
I mean yes bro, but isn't it the classic tale of Verona who really struggled to get three points in any game that they play? I mean they did pretty much with what they have available and with their lack of quality this year.

1137
01:20:30,000 --> 01:20:35,000
They literally did the best that they could. They got that goal. They defended to the best of their abilities.

1138
01:20:35,000 --> 01:20:42,000
Then it took a slight deflection to get Empoli back in the game in the 95th minute. Very, very unfortunate for Verona.

1139
01:20:42,000 --> 01:20:47,000
But that's football man. That's football. And I really don't think Verona have been good enough this year.

1140
01:20:47,000 --> 01:20:56,000
They could still survive. You never know in football. But wow, this season should be if they survive a massive, massive wake up call for Verona.

1141
01:20:56,000 --> 01:21:09,000
Honestly though, there isn't a better team to play than Empoli right now. The Smash, the Maj 37. In two weeks they confirmed survival and then they beat you 5-1.

1142
01:21:09,000 --> 01:21:16,000
4-1, 4-1. Now, these guys, not to mention, okay, so they had those two feet they must have partied like crazy, right?

1143
01:21:16,000 --> 01:21:26,000
They must have celebrated, you know, and had days off, you know, their award, their reward. They also had their key players out, man.

1144
01:21:26,000 --> 01:21:33,000
Look at this. They had Bandonelli and Parisi unavailable. They had Baldanzi out, Marlin and De Winter out, Caputo out.

1145
01:21:33,000 --> 01:21:39,000
Like you have to beat these guys. You have to get the win here if you want to play in Serie A. And I'm sorry, they don't deserve it.

1146
01:21:39,000 --> 01:21:42,000
And probably Spezia, who are woeful, deserve it more to be in Serie A.

1147
01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:47,000
Yeah, probably, man. Probably. Verona have been abysmal this year. All season. All season.

1148
01:21:47,000 --> 01:21:54,000
Because Spezia have done it against Stalhards, transfer, ban, relegation favourites for three seasons in a row.

1149
01:21:54,000 --> 01:22:06,000
They survive every year. One, two, three. Can they do the fourth? Verona are definitely making it easier for them. To be honest, I hope that Spezia stay up.

1150
01:22:06,000 --> 01:22:13,000
Because Verona are very infuriating. Not the individuals on the pitch. Because there's only so much the individuals could do.

1151
01:22:13,000 --> 01:22:20,000
With the replacement in manager, with them losing their key personnel, losing Illich halfway through the season,

1152
01:22:20,000 --> 01:22:30,000
losing players like Caprari and Simeone. And there's the classic list that we always forget a player or two because there are so fucking many.

1153
01:22:30,000 --> 01:22:36,000
But honestly, the businessmen that are behind Verona deserve this financial burden of them getting relegated.

1154
01:22:36,000 --> 01:22:46,000
Definitely, bro. The final round, of course, we have Verona against Milan. Spezia against Roma. Who do you think? Who do you think goes down, bro?

1155
01:22:46,000 --> 01:22:55,000
There's one match that they have to go. Who do you think goes down? It depends if it goes to that two legged playoff, man.

1156
01:22:55,000 --> 01:23:03,000
If it goes to that two legged playoff, it's 50-50. It's as simple as that. And that two legged playoff, it could be Verona get it done.

1157
01:23:03,000 --> 01:23:14,000
I don't think Verona get it done. I think Spezia are simply... They're both so rubbish, man. They both really are bad.

1158
01:23:14,000 --> 01:23:24,000
Because when Spezia have enough, I think if it goes down to if they finish equal on points, Verona get it done over Spezia.

1159
01:23:24,000 --> 01:23:28,000
Probably. I mean, they have more quality. I think so. Yeah. And that's the really good.

1160
01:23:28,000 --> 01:23:34,000
Don't get me wrong, but I think if it goes down to this two legged match, Verona get it done. It totally depends on what Enzola does.

1161
01:23:34,000 --> 01:23:42,000
Exactly. I think if a team in the final match, they are capable of getting one point between Spezia against Roma away and Verona against Milan away,

1162
01:23:42,000 --> 01:23:48,000
then Spezia are more likely to get points against Roma who are focusing on the final coming up.

1163
01:23:48,000 --> 01:23:50,000
That's a good point.

1164
01:23:50,000 --> 01:23:59,000
Empoli are in 14th with 43 points while Verona are in 18th with 31 points. Level on points with Spezia in 17th.

1165
01:23:59,000 --> 01:24:00,000
Crazy, crazy, crazy.

1166
01:24:00,000 --> 01:24:06,000
And speaking about Spezia, they just lost 4-0 at home against Torino.

1167
01:24:06,000 --> 01:24:12,000
The previous encounter, however, was an away victory against Torino with the score of 1-0 as Jake has correctly pointed out.

1168
01:24:12,000 --> 01:24:16,000
Spezia level on points with Verona ahead on a direct encounter.

1169
01:24:16,000 --> 01:24:22,000
But obviously this change in system means that if they do end up both getting a loss or both getting a point or both getting a victory

1170
01:24:22,000 --> 01:24:26,000
and they have the same points, it will go down to this two legged playoff.

1171
01:24:26,000 --> 01:24:32,000
The hosts were a point above Verona in the drop zone and had Amian back from suspension.

1172
01:24:32,000 --> 01:24:38,000
Mattia Caldara joined the mill home, João Mutinho and Jacopo Sala on the treatment table.

1173
01:24:38,000 --> 01:24:45,000
Toro were still in with a shout of 8th place and a potential conference dequalification but Radonjic was out injured for them.

1174
01:24:45,000 --> 01:24:52,000
For Spezia, it was a 3-5-2 formation with Drangowski in goal and a backline of Nicolao, Ampado and Wisniewski.

1175
01:24:52,000 --> 01:25:00,000
Reka started on the left with Amian on the right and a midfield three of Ekdal, Esposito and Borabja with Inzola and Gjasi playing up front.

1176
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:06,000
We hadn't seen that in a while, Gjasi being played anywhere in the midfield and it's refreshing to see these two up front together

1177
01:25:06,000 --> 01:25:10,000
just because of the history that they have up front together.

1178
01:25:10,000 --> 01:25:16,000
Torino lined up in a 3-4-2 formation with Vanja in goal and a backline of Schuurs, Bonjurna and Rodriguez.

1179
01:25:16,000 --> 01:25:20,000
They had Shingo out on the right, Voivod out on the left and Illich and Richie in the middle.

1180
01:25:20,000 --> 01:25:25,000
What a lovely midfield too that is. Mirantchuk on the right, Vlasic on the left and Sanabria up front.

1181
01:25:25,000 --> 01:25:28,000
That is actually such a nice team man that Torino have.

1182
01:25:28,000 --> 01:25:34,000
In the 14th minute Mirantchuk almost opened the scoring with a lovely left-footed curler which hit the woodwork.

1183
01:25:34,000 --> 01:25:40,000
In the 23rd Torino got the first goal of the game as Wisniewski scored an own goal.

1184
01:25:40,000 --> 01:25:47,000
Illich's well-delivered corner found Shingo who strike deflected in off the arm of Wisniewski going down as an own goal.

1185
01:25:47,000 --> 01:25:53,000
Spezia were awarded a penalty in the 34th minute when Bonjurna pulled back Inzola by the arm.

1186
01:25:53,000 --> 01:26:02,000
However, after a VAR review the penalty decision was revoked as there was a prior handball by Gjasi before the foul on Inzola.

1187
01:26:02,000 --> 01:26:08,000
As a result the initial penalty decision was overturned and instead a free kick was awarded to Torino.

1188
01:26:08,000 --> 01:26:15,000
In the 46th minute still in the first half Voivoda hit the post after some trickery and a long-range low drive.

1189
01:26:15,000 --> 01:26:20,000
Would have been his first goal in more than two years and it would have been nice to see him get it.

1190
01:26:20,000 --> 01:26:28,000
In the 71st minute it took until the 71st minute for Torino to make it too and it was Ricci this time a magical goal by Torino.

1191
01:26:28,000 --> 01:26:32,000
Brilliant work by Sanabria to skip past his opponents and give the ball to Vlasic.

1192
01:26:32,000 --> 01:26:40,000
Vlasic found Ricci intelligently centrally just inside the area who finished into the top corner leaving Drogonovski rooted to the spot.

1193
01:26:40,000 --> 01:26:43,000
Just four minutes later in the 75th minute Illich got a goal.

1194
01:26:43,000 --> 01:26:51,000
Vlasic found Illich from the byline who finished in the bottom corner of the near post. Ex-Verona player doing his former team a solid.

1195
01:26:51,000 --> 01:26:56,000
That's two assists by Vlasic in a row by the way as well a great performance by him.

1196
01:26:56,000 --> 01:27:01,000
In the 96th minute Karamo made it four thanks to a Sanabria assist.

1197
01:27:01,000 --> 01:27:08,000
A Torino counter-attack resulted in a 3v2 situation where Sanabria played Karamo through who finished into the bottom corner.

1198
01:27:08,000 --> 01:27:21,000
Now pretty much unfortunately the talking points are all revolving around what we just spoke about about Verona and Spezia and formerly what we said about the race the eighth spot.

1199
01:27:21,000 --> 01:27:27,000
So the only thing I have really to mention in this game is another unfortunate incident that happened in Serie A.

1200
01:27:27,000 --> 01:27:32,000
Once again it seems like it's happening week after week. We saw it happen in Spain with Vinicius Jr. as well.

1201
01:27:32,000 --> 01:27:41,000
We've seen it happen in the Premier League as well this season with all these racist chants and racist banners and whatever taking place in the pitch.

1202
01:27:41,000 --> 01:27:57,000
I was happy to see that in a Premier League match certain individuals who were shouting racist chants so on so forth to certain players were identified and they were handed lifetime bans.

1203
01:27:57,000 --> 01:28:04,000
They did it in Germany as well and they did it in Spain they did it in England. Come on Serie A.

1204
01:28:04,000 --> 01:28:11,000
I'm sure you have the technology to identify the offenders banned them from the stadium for life and that will stop people from doing it because people want to go back to the stadium.

1205
01:28:11,000 --> 01:28:19,000
They could give us seven angles of how the ball didn't cross the line. You can't identify some guys in the pitch.

1206
01:28:19,000 --> 01:28:29,000
The players are pointing at them. This is what happened. So during the match an unfortunate incident occurred as some Spezia fans behind the Torino bench.

1207
01:28:29,000 --> 01:28:35,000
Behind the Torino bench so very close to the stadium directed racist abuse at Torino coach Ivan Juric.

1208
01:28:35,000 --> 01:28:45,000
The match was temporarily halted just before halftime and Giassi, a player from Spezia approached his own fans and urged them to stop the abusive behaviour.

1209
01:28:45,000 --> 01:28:51,000
A statement was read over the loudspeaker addressing the incident and play eventually resumed.

1210
01:28:51,000 --> 01:28:56,000
This incident highlighted the ongoing issue of racism in football and its negative impact on the game.

1211
01:28:56,000 --> 01:29:01,000
Hopefully these individuals will be identified banned for life and maybe even spat on.

1212
01:29:01,000 --> 01:29:05,000
Because fuck these motherfuckers why do you go to games? Why do you go to games?

1213
01:29:05,000 --> 01:29:14,000
You're a Spezia fan and you expect not to see your team lose 4-0 against Torino who are miles miles ahead of your club this season.

1214
01:29:14,000 --> 01:29:22,000
Miles you're gonna go there and you're just gonna hurl abuse at one of the most talented managers in the league, an absolute gentleman as well.

1215
01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:25,000
You're gonna direct abuse towards him.

1216
01:29:25,000 --> 01:29:33,000
Yeah it's unacceptable and it's hypocritical because when it comes to racial abuse you can find every race in every football.

1217
01:29:33,000 --> 01:29:34,000
Exactly.

1218
01:29:34,000 --> 01:29:41,000
It's so stupid. Like if you're racially abusing the opposition then you're racially abusing your own boys.

1219
01:29:41,000 --> 01:29:44,000
The boys on the field, the boys representing the club you love.

1220
01:29:44,000 --> 01:29:47,000
So it's hypocritical and it's dumb.

1221
01:29:47,000 --> 01:29:56,000
On the topic of, okay so Torino are really good season, much improved, great project they have going on, signing decent young players.

1222
01:29:56,000 --> 01:29:58,000
I like the way their project is going.

1223
01:29:58,000 --> 01:30:08,000
Spezia, do you know how much Robert Platek born to a Polish family, American owner, bought Spezia for in 2021?

1224
01:30:08,000 --> 01:30:10,000
A monthly payment of 399.

1225
01:30:10,000 --> 01:30:13,000
Patreon.

1226
01:30:13,000 --> 01:30:15,000
The price of...

1227
01:30:15,000 --> 01:30:20,000
Behind the scenes content, FIFA content, come on I'm gonna be...

1228
01:30:20,000 --> 01:30:23,000
You get to see the process of me drawing the cover art.

1229
01:30:23,000 --> 01:30:29,000
Oh man it's just 399. Like get yourself off of McDonald's and get yourself on our Patreon.

1230
01:30:29,000 --> 01:30:31,000
But no, tell them bro.

1231
01:30:31,000 --> 01:30:35,000
You want to guess? 2021 you bought Spezia.

1232
01:30:35,000 --> 01:30:40,000
2021? I don't know bro, I'll honestly throw the most random figure out.

1233
01:30:40,000 --> 01:30:44,000
24 million euros.

1234
01:30:44,000 --> 01:30:45,000
Not that much.

1235
01:30:45,000 --> 01:30:47,000
24 million euros.

1236
01:30:47,000 --> 01:30:50,000
That's how small Spezia are on the grand scale of things.

1237
01:30:50,000 --> 01:30:52,000
24 million euros he bought the club.

1238
01:30:52,000 --> 01:30:54,000
24 million euros you buy a player, not a club.

1239
01:30:54,000 --> 01:30:55,000
Literally.

1240
01:30:55,000 --> 01:30:57,000
Just goes to show the levels over here.

1241
01:30:57,000 --> 01:31:00,000
And Verona should not be anywhere near these guys.

1242
01:31:00,000 --> 01:31:06,000
And that's why I want them to go down because they deserve to be punished for the mismanagement of that team.

1243
01:31:06,000 --> 01:31:08,000
Exactly.

1244
01:31:08,000 --> 01:31:13,000
Just for context, you get 25 million if you get promoted from Serie A to Serie A.

1245
01:31:13,000 --> 01:31:17,000
In the Premier League you get 100 million by the way just for comparison sake.

1246
01:31:17,000 --> 01:31:19,000
And Inzala is worth more than Spezia.

1247
01:31:19,000 --> 01:31:21,000
Literally. No no no, 100%.

1248
01:31:21,000 --> 01:31:24,000
Nowadays I think their price would have gone up.

1249
01:31:24,000 --> 01:31:27,000
Well it depends because they might be a Serie A team.

1250
01:31:27,000 --> 01:31:28,000
And they don't have Saponara anymore.

1251
01:31:28,000 --> 01:31:31,000
And they don't have Saponara anymore.

1252
01:31:31,000 --> 01:31:34,000
Or any of the great managers that they had before man because they...

1253
01:31:34,000 --> 01:31:36,000
They had a few. That's what they have.

1254
01:31:36,000 --> 01:31:39,000
They've always managed to recruit the right people.

1255
01:31:39,000 --> 01:31:43,000
Semplici, not a big fan, but Motta and Italiano were fantastic.

1256
01:31:43,000 --> 01:31:46,000
Yes yes yes. And come on to own a team in La Spezia.

1257
01:31:46,000 --> 01:31:49,000
Such a beautiful beautiful space in Italy man.

1258
01:31:49,000 --> 01:31:51,000
That should to be honest increase their value.

1259
01:31:51,000 --> 01:31:54,000
That's where the 24 million came from I think.

1260
01:31:54,000 --> 01:31:55,000
Totally.

1261
01:31:55,000 --> 01:31:57,000
Torino 8th place, 53 points.

1262
01:31:57,000 --> 01:32:00,000
Current leaders in that race the 8th place.

1263
01:32:00,000 --> 01:32:05,000
While Spezia 17th place on 31 points.

1264
01:32:05,000 --> 01:32:08,000
Level with Verona in 18th.

1265
01:32:08,000 --> 01:32:11,000
You confused me. I'm going to have to start the podcast all over again now.

1266
01:32:11,000 --> 01:32:14,000
The next game we're going to be covering was the...

1267
01:32:14,000 --> 01:32:19,000
Dramatic. Exciting. Incredible.

1268
01:32:19,000 --> 01:32:22,000
Monza nil, let's you one.

1269
01:32:22,000 --> 01:32:27,000
This is why you have to listen to our entire episodes.

1270
01:32:27,000 --> 01:32:28,000
These games.

1271
01:32:28,000 --> 01:32:30,000
It's so tough to choose which ones come first.

1272
01:32:30,000 --> 01:32:33,000
If it were up to us this might have been the first one bro.

1273
01:32:33,000 --> 01:32:34,000
It is up to us.

1274
01:32:34,000 --> 01:32:39,000
It is up to us. But you know bro sometimes you just have to do stuff.

1275
01:32:39,000 --> 01:32:42,000
Sometimes you have to do things to keep everyone happy.

1276
01:32:42,000 --> 01:32:44,000
There's been a go.

1277
01:32:44,000 --> 01:32:45,000
There's been a go.

1278
01:32:45,000 --> 01:32:46,000
I have the first minute.

1279
01:32:46,000 --> 01:32:47,000
Suiteroll.

1280
01:32:47,000 --> 01:32:49,000
Suiteroll man. I've scored. Is that Rover?

1281
01:32:49,000 --> 01:32:50,000
Oh my god.

1282
01:32:50,000 --> 01:32:52,000
It's Rover. It's Rover dude.

1283
01:32:52,000 --> 01:32:54,000
This is my dog.

1284
01:32:54,000 --> 01:32:56,000
Rover. I found him in the dust bin.

1285
01:32:56,000 --> 01:32:58,000
6 goals in 28 games.

1286
01:32:58,000 --> 01:33:00,000
For Suiteroll.

1287
01:33:00,000 --> 01:33:02,000
So Suiteroll have taken the lead against Barre you guys.

1288
01:33:02,000 --> 01:33:03,000
My god.

1289
01:33:03,000 --> 01:33:05,000
In the semi-final of the playoffs.

1290
01:33:05,000 --> 01:33:06,000
Suiteroll dude.

1291
01:33:06,000 --> 01:33:09,000
They had their chances as well dog in this game.

1292
01:33:09,000 --> 01:33:10,000
Jesus.

1293
01:33:10,000 --> 01:33:11,000
Nice.

1294
01:33:11,000 --> 01:33:12,000
Nice. What a story.

1295
01:33:12,000 --> 01:33:14,000
Sorry to interrupt the show like that.

1296
01:33:14,000 --> 01:33:16,000
But we've got the game on and it's been nil nil this entire time.

1297
01:33:16,000 --> 01:33:20,000
Of course there's still the second leg that needs to take place in Barre.

1298
01:33:20,000 --> 01:33:21,000
Yeah. Yeah.

1299
01:33:21,000 --> 01:33:23,000
What massive step in the right direction for Suiteroll.

1300
01:33:23,000 --> 01:33:26,000
Yes. This match had high stakes.

1301
01:33:26,000 --> 01:33:29,000
By the way going back to Monza-Legia.

1302
01:33:29,000 --> 01:33:31,000
Monza nil Legia 1.

1303
01:33:31,000 --> 01:33:35,000
There was last minute penalty drama for both teams.

1304
01:33:35,000 --> 01:33:37,000
Okay let's get down to it.

1305
01:33:37,000 --> 01:33:43,000
Of course Monza were looking at that 8th place for the potential conference league qualification.

1306
01:33:43,000 --> 01:33:47,000
While Legia are fighting for survival as we've discussed many a time.

1307
01:33:47,000 --> 01:33:51,000
So injuries and suspensions affected both lineups.

1308
01:33:51,000 --> 01:33:53,000
Calderola was out and Dermacu was out.

1309
01:33:53,000 --> 01:33:57,000
And Hülmend had to play for Legia with a muscle injury.

1310
01:33:57,000 --> 01:33:59,000
He came on in the second half.

1311
01:33:59,000 --> 01:34:01,000
But they were desperate. They need their main man.

1312
01:34:01,000 --> 01:34:02,000
You know Hülmend is the guy.

1313
01:34:02,000 --> 01:34:03,000
He's the guy over there.

1314
01:34:03,000 --> 01:34:05,000
He's the gloy.

1315
01:34:05,000 --> 01:34:09,000
Now Legia took quite a defensive stance in this game.

1316
01:34:09,000 --> 01:34:13,000
Of course Monza dominated the possession.

1317
01:34:13,000 --> 01:34:15,000
They had 74% ball possession.

1318
01:34:15,000 --> 01:34:19,000
But Legia were tight knit and they barely let any shots through.

1319
01:34:19,000 --> 01:34:22,000
So it seemed like they were going for anything.

1320
01:34:22,000 --> 01:34:24,000
Even a point.

1321
01:34:24,000 --> 01:34:28,000
Just to distance themselves from those two rubbish teams.

1322
01:34:28,000 --> 01:34:30,000
Yeah that's it.

1323
01:34:30,000 --> 01:34:36,000
So we have Monza lining up with their usual 3-4-1-2 formation.

1324
01:34:36,000 --> 01:34:37,000
With Di Gregorio on goal.

1325
01:34:37,000 --> 01:34:41,000
It's Omari and Marlon were at the back.

1326
01:34:41,000 --> 01:34:43,000
With Carlos Augusto on the left and Churi on the right.

1327
01:34:43,000 --> 01:34:45,000
Pessina and Ravella in the middle.

1328
01:34:45,000 --> 01:34:47,000
With Danny Mota playing behind Caprari and Petania.

1329
01:34:47,000 --> 01:34:50,000
For Legia it was usual 4-3-3 formation.

1330
01:34:50,000 --> 01:34:52,000
Do I even need to say the back line?

1331
01:34:52,000 --> 01:34:54,000
It's the usual guys.

1332
01:34:54,000 --> 01:35:01,000
It's Falcone, Jean-Drey, Basquerato, Omtitigallo, Askelson, Blin, Udin, Streffetza on the right.

1333
01:35:01,000 --> 01:35:04,000
Banda on the left and Cissé up front for this one.

1334
01:35:04,000 --> 01:35:06,000
So yes it was a tight game.

1335
01:35:06,000 --> 01:35:08,000
Of course Legia shot up shop well.

1336
01:35:08,000 --> 01:35:09,000
Monza tried to attack.

1337
01:35:09,000 --> 01:35:10,000
They dominated the possession.

1338
01:35:10,000 --> 01:35:12,000
74% to Legia's 26.

1339
01:35:12,000 --> 01:35:14,000
But they barely had a shot.

1340
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:17,000
The real action and penalty drama started in the 91st minute.

1341
01:35:17,000 --> 01:35:22,000
When Basquerato mistimed his tackle on Colpani giving away a penalty.

1342
01:35:22,000 --> 01:35:24,000
It needed a VAR review.

1343
01:35:24,000 --> 01:35:27,000
Gitkier stepped up and Falcone saved the penalty.

1344
01:35:27,000 --> 01:35:28,000
What a hero.

1345
01:35:28,000 --> 01:35:29,000
Massive moment.

1346
01:35:29,000 --> 01:35:31,000
Legia like oh my god we can still get a point.

1347
01:35:31,000 --> 01:35:32,000
We can survive.

1348
01:35:32,000 --> 01:35:35,000
Little did they know that in the 101st minute.

1349
01:35:35,000 --> 01:35:39,000
Gitkier would give away a penalty by handling the ball in the area.

1350
01:35:39,000 --> 01:35:43,000
Lorenzo Colombo the youngster speaking of baby bombers.

1351
01:35:43,000 --> 01:35:44,000
That's a baby bomber right there.

1352
01:35:44,000 --> 01:35:46,000
Lorenzo Colombo on loan from Milan.

1353
01:35:46,000 --> 01:35:48,000
He stepped up.

1354
01:35:48,000 --> 01:35:51,000
Lots of pressure with the fans right behind the goal.

1355
01:35:51,000 --> 01:35:53,000
A long wait as usual man.

1356
01:35:53,000 --> 01:36:00,000
He shoots and he scores to confirm Legia's safety and the scenes were immaculate.

1357
01:36:00,000 --> 01:36:02,000
You see the manager collapse to his knees.

1358
01:36:02,000 --> 01:36:04,000
He couldn't even watch.

1359
01:36:04,000 --> 01:36:09,000
It was just an amazing spectacle to watch.

1360
01:36:09,000 --> 01:36:13,000
I'm very happy that Legia have stayed up because they've been good.

1361
01:36:13,000 --> 01:36:16,000
They've been organized and there's clearly potential over here.

1362
01:36:16,000 --> 01:36:19,000
With a few installments in the team I like the fact that they have consistency.

1363
01:36:19,000 --> 01:36:22,000
They have the personnel that they rely on.

1364
01:36:22,000 --> 01:36:26,000
Now all they need is to bring in a few pieces and try to hold on to what they have.

1365
01:36:26,000 --> 01:36:28,000
They've got a great goalkeeper.

1366
01:36:28,000 --> 01:36:29,000
It's no secret as well.

1367
01:36:29,000 --> 01:36:31,000
I'm a massive fan of Falcone.

1368
01:36:31,000 --> 01:36:37,000
I thought he should have been Sampdoria's number one ahead of Audero.

1369
01:36:37,000 --> 01:36:38,000
That's how good I think he is.

1370
01:36:38,000 --> 01:36:40,000
Audero is a fine goalkeeper.

1371
01:36:40,000 --> 01:36:43,000
That back line, Jean-Drey Basquerotto, Umtiti and Gallo.

1372
01:36:43,000 --> 01:36:49,000
I mean it's not easy to just get promoted as a team and show all your faith in four guys

1373
01:36:49,000 --> 01:36:53,000
with only one real installment in Umtiti.

1374
01:36:53,000 --> 01:36:56,000
Jean-Drey Basquerotto and Gallo led your players through and through.

1375
01:36:56,000 --> 01:37:00,000
Even Askelsson, Blin and Oudan.

1376
01:37:00,000 --> 01:37:02,000
Oudan was the only player brought in.

1377
01:37:02,000 --> 01:37:05,000
Streffetza, Banda, Sissade.

1378
01:37:05,000 --> 01:37:07,000
Not to mention Hülmend.

1379
01:37:07,000 --> 01:37:08,000
They did it with their guys.

1380
01:37:08,000 --> 01:37:09,000
Hülmend, they did it with their guys.

1381
01:37:09,000 --> 01:37:10,000
Di Francesco.

1382
01:37:10,000 --> 01:37:14,000
So that's why I like them.

1383
01:37:14,000 --> 01:37:15,000
And they were super solid.

1384
01:37:15,000 --> 01:37:19,000
Very good from set pieces with Basquerotto towering over everyone.

1385
01:37:19,000 --> 01:37:21,000
And they just did what they had to do.

1386
01:37:21,000 --> 01:37:24,000
They had a very tough time in the second half of the season.

1387
01:37:24,000 --> 01:37:25,000
They had a very good start to the season.

1388
01:37:25,000 --> 01:37:29,000
That first game against Inter where they had all those injuries in defense

1389
01:37:29,000 --> 01:37:32,000
and Inter only managed to find a late goal to get the victory over them.

1390
01:37:32,000 --> 01:37:34,000
They had shut up shop really well.

1391
01:37:34,000 --> 01:37:35,000
They did a great job after that.

1392
01:37:35,000 --> 01:37:37,000
Gave everyone a tough time.

1393
01:37:37,000 --> 01:37:40,000
And they got their special moment.

1394
01:37:40,000 --> 01:37:45,000
It took a depressing couple of moments for one of the Monza players in Guitkier

1395
01:37:45,000 --> 01:37:47,000
who didn't have many chances this season.

1396
01:37:47,000 --> 01:37:49,000
Man of the match for Aletschia.

1397
01:37:49,000 --> 01:37:54,000
Definitely missing the penalty and then giving away a penalty that they converted.

1398
01:37:54,000 --> 01:37:57,000
What was the video Monza had put up on social media?

1399
01:37:57,000 --> 01:37:59,000
One kiss is all it takes.

1400
01:37:59,000 --> 01:38:03,000
Fall in love with me whenever Guitkier scores.

1401
01:38:03,000 --> 01:38:07,000
Aletschia have actually never conceded more than two goals in a game.

1402
01:38:07,000 --> 01:38:08,000
Douglas goes to Shahogat.

1403
01:38:08,000 --> 01:38:11,000
Their back line is a few offensive changes and they'll be good to go

1404
01:38:11,000 --> 01:38:13,000
if they manage to hang on to everyone.

1405
01:38:13,000 --> 01:38:20,000
So yes, after this intense dramatic encounter, the current standings are...

1406
01:38:20,000 --> 01:38:21,000
You're so good at this.

1407
01:38:21,000 --> 01:38:22,000
Thank you very much.

1408
01:38:22,000 --> 01:38:23,000
I'm sure everyone knows that.

1409
01:38:23,000 --> 01:38:25,000
Look at this guy buying time.

1410
01:38:25,000 --> 01:38:32,000
Aletschia are in 16th with 36 points while Monza are in 10th with 52 points.

1411
01:38:32,000 --> 01:38:38,000
That 8th space is still up for grabs for them depending on what Torino and Fiorentina do of course.

1412
01:38:38,000 --> 01:38:45,000
The penultimate game we're going to be covering was Salernitana's dramatic 3-2 victory over Odinese.

1413
01:38:45,000 --> 01:38:47,000
This is what we fucking left for the end, man.

1414
01:38:47,000 --> 01:38:48,000
All these bloody bangers.

1415
01:38:48,000 --> 01:38:51,000
It was a 3-2 victory for Salernitana over Odinese.

1416
01:38:51,000 --> 01:38:55,000
In Salerno, the previous encounter was a 0-0 draw between both these sides.

1417
01:38:55,000 --> 01:39:02,000
Because of this victory, Salernitana confirmed that they'll be staying in Serie A for their third consecutive season.

1418
01:39:02,000 --> 01:39:05,000
Yeah, I mean, there was no doubt over there.

1419
01:39:05,000 --> 01:39:07,000
I think from both our ends they've been so good.

1420
01:39:07,000 --> 01:39:12,000
But the fact that they got a victory in this manner over Odinese just fucking confirmed that, to be honest.

1421
01:39:12,000 --> 01:39:19,000
The hosts had Nilulic and Gjomber suspended plus Fazio, Valencia and top scorer Bula Edea injured.

1422
01:39:19,000 --> 01:39:23,000
And then as well, Lovato pulled out in the warm-up adding to the issues.

1423
01:39:23,000 --> 01:39:27,000
So everything was against Salernitana coming into this game.

1424
01:39:27,000 --> 01:39:35,000
Udolgier set out a ban for the Fruilani with Isaac's success, Ebosse, De La Feu, Ezeebwe and Pafundi unavailable.

1425
01:39:35,000 --> 01:39:42,000
Salernitana played a 3-4-1 formation with Fiorellongole and a backline of Pirola, Trusteckong and Bron.

1426
01:39:42,000 --> 01:39:46,000
Madzocchi on the left, Castanos on the right with Koulibaly and Villene and the middle.

1427
01:39:46,000 --> 01:39:51,000
Bothheim started on the left of Piontek and Dreva on the right of Piontek.

1428
01:39:51,000 --> 01:39:53,000
And guess who was up front? Piontek.

1429
01:39:53,000 --> 01:40:00,000
Udineze played a 3-4-1 formation with Silvestri in goal and a backline of Peres, Bijole and Mazina.

1430
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:03,000
Pereira on the right, Zieglar on the left. Good to see Zieglar.

1431
01:40:03,000 --> 01:40:12,000
And a midfield three of Samardzic, Wallace and Lovric with Thuvan playing behind Nesterovski who features in the last four games of every season.

1432
01:40:12,000 --> 01:40:16,000
Zieglar opened the scoring for Udineze in the 24th minute.

1433
01:40:16,000 --> 01:40:25,000
It was Samardzic's strike that played ping-pong with two Salernitana defenders before falling to Sandy Lovric who intelligently tripped the ball through to Zieglar who finished well.

1434
01:40:25,000 --> 01:40:32,000
There even seemed to be a handball in the ping-pong moment on Bron but advantage was played and Zieglar netted.

1435
01:40:32,000 --> 01:40:42,000
In the 30th minute, just six minutes later, Nesterovski made it 2-4 Udineze, Salernitana finding themselves 2-0 down at home just 30 minutes into the game.

1436
01:40:42,000 --> 01:40:50,000
Thuvan unleashed Pereira with a super through ball and the captain unselfishly squared it to Nesterovski who finished into an empty net.

1437
01:40:50,000 --> 01:40:55,000
Just before half-time in the 42nd minute, however, Salernitana pulled one back through Castanos.

1438
01:40:55,000 --> 01:41:05,000
Castanos left Silvestri rooted to the spot with a spectacular left-footed curling strike into the top corner from just inside the area after being found intelligently by Candreva.

1439
01:41:05,000 --> 01:41:10,000
In the 57th minute then, it was the assistor that turned into goal scorer as Candreva scored.

1440
01:41:10,000 --> 01:41:18,000
It was Mazzocchi who laid off a free-kick to Candreva who struck the ball cleanly with power into the keeper's direction and into the back of the net.

1441
01:41:18,000 --> 01:41:22,000
Fantastic goal, it's not easy to beat Silvestri in that manner.

1442
01:41:22,000 --> 01:41:31,000
In the 78th minute, Arslan had the opportunity to put Udineze back in front but he missed an open goal, skying it after a square ball by Beato.

1443
01:41:31,000 --> 01:41:37,000
In the 86th minute, Ziegler received the second yellow after losing possession and pulling Lervolino to the ground.

1444
01:41:37,000 --> 01:41:40,000
Who would have thought that a red card in the 86th minute would change the game?

1445
01:41:40,000 --> 01:41:48,000
It was the 96th minute that former Udineze player Troust Ekong scored after a Sambia assist.

1446
01:41:48,000 --> 01:41:56,000
The scenes were absolutely immaculate, you are here watching the game with my good friend Adam Ryan who works with me, he's a beautiful soul.

1447
01:41:56,000 --> 01:42:02,000
I was showering because I had an all nighter the night before and I was absolutely disgusting.

1448
01:42:02,000 --> 01:42:05,000
Similar to now bro, because you smell like shit.

1449
01:42:05,000 --> 01:42:07,000
Ah come on bro, I had a tough day.

1450
01:42:07,000 --> 01:42:17,000
A wonderful deep in-swinging cross by Sambia fell perfectly into the path of an oncoming Troust Ekong who guided the ball in off the post to secure a last-minute victory for Salahinitana.

1451
01:42:17,000 --> 01:42:26,000
Against this former club. I doubt they would have been in any danger but they celebrated as though they were in danger and that they got three points that secured survival for them.

1452
01:42:26,000 --> 01:42:34,000
Man what a comeback, what a comeback. The Salahinitana team this season has once again proven all the haters and all the doubters wrong.

1453
01:42:34,000 --> 01:42:39,000
At the beginning of the season I was re-listening to our first episode of our predictions.

1454
01:42:39,000 --> 01:42:44,000
I had Salahinitana to finish in that last relegation spot.

1455
01:42:44,000 --> 01:42:45,000
Oh you idiot.

1456
01:42:45,000 --> 01:42:48,000
It was between them and Spezia on my prediction.

1457
01:42:48,000 --> 01:42:54,000
And I just edged Salahinitana because of Spezia's street smarts to actually survive.

1458
01:42:54,000 --> 01:42:59,000
I'm very happy to see that I was wrong because I have fallen in love with Salahinitana.

1459
01:42:59,000 --> 01:43:04,000
They're one of my favourite teams to watch. Their stadium is amazing, the fans are amazing, the vibes are impeccable.

1460
01:43:04,000 --> 01:43:15,000
Through Stekong's goal at the end it just shows the passion of Salerno and all the people of Salerno and this team.

1461
01:43:15,000 --> 01:43:18,000
And the storyline is just incredible.

1462
01:43:18,000 --> 01:43:19,000
Because he was there right?

1463
01:43:19,000 --> 01:43:25,000
He was there and not only was he there but he had that whole Watford, Odinese, Potsatien going on.

1464
01:43:25,000 --> 01:43:33,000
So I think people that leave Odinese and leave Watford typically have a bad taste in their mouth because they're just used as pawns for these businessmen.

1465
01:43:33,000 --> 01:43:37,000
I've been saying this a lot in this episode going after the businessmen.

1466
01:43:37,000 --> 01:43:47,000
But literally they give opportunities for players to typically play in the top flight of Serie A and the top flight of the Barclays Premier League.

1467
01:43:47,000 --> 01:43:52,000
But they'd have other opportunities elsewhere that I'm sure they'd be keen on exploring.

1468
01:43:52,000 --> 01:43:59,000
Here's through Stekong exploring one of these opportunities and just shoving one up Watsa's ass with that last minute goal.

1469
01:43:59,000 --> 01:44:00,000
Beautiful.

1470
01:44:00,000 --> 01:44:06,000
Candreva's goal, Candreva's assist, I mean Candreva just when the stakes are high.

1471
01:44:06,000 --> 01:44:08,000
Candreva's a monster, isn't he?

1472
01:44:08,000 --> 01:44:11,000
I let him go on fantasy football and he exploded.

1473
01:44:11,000 --> 01:44:13,000
And for who? Tell them.

1474
01:44:13,000 --> 01:44:16,000
I took Lauriente instead.

1475
01:44:16,000 --> 01:44:18,000
And he dipped.

1476
01:44:18,000 --> 01:44:24,000
And he didn't get me a single goal or a single 5.5 after 5.5 after 5.5.

1477
01:44:24,000 --> 01:44:28,000
The worst Fanta culture trade I've ever made in my life.

1478
01:44:28,000 --> 01:44:30,000
But anyway, you bottled that Fanta.

1479
01:44:30,000 --> 01:44:32,000
I took that third place ahead of you.

1480
01:44:32,000 --> 01:44:37,000
This is the first Fanta that Drake and I have participated in together that none of us won the league.

1481
01:44:37,000 --> 01:44:38,000
That's true.

1482
01:44:38,000 --> 01:44:39,000
That's funny.

1483
01:44:39,000 --> 01:44:40,000
Yeah.

1484
01:44:40,000 --> 01:44:41,000
But guess who won the league on our Fanta?

1485
01:44:41,000 --> 01:44:42,000
Luke Mintoff.

1486
01:44:42,000 --> 01:44:46,000
It's always a Serie A spotlight guy.

1487
01:44:46,000 --> 01:44:47,000
There we go.

1488
01:44:47,000 --> 01:44:52,000
We have to be careful who we bring on the podcast next year because we want to win it, bro.

1489
01:44:52,000 --> 01:44:54,000
Yeah, true. Fair enough.

1490
01:44:54,000 --> 01:44:57,000
But that's pretty much it for this game.

1491
01:44:57,000 --> 01:45:02,000
I could go on all day about how much I love Salernitana and how Udinese have been bottling it recently.

1492
01:45:02,000 --> 01:45:09,000
I mean, to be 2-0 down in the 30th minute and to go down the way that they did is quite disappointing for them,

1493
01:45:09,000 --> 01:45:11,000
especially after they shut up shop so early.

1494
01:45:11,000 --> 01:45:17,000
You'd think that they could control the game, but it did seem like there was a massive lapse in concentration.

1495
01:45:17,000 --> 01:45:23,000
Udinese had nothing to play for, while Salernitana in their minds, they had something to play for.

1496
01:45:23,000 --> 01:45:30,000
Because even though it wasn't mathematically confirmed, it doesn't mean that they shouldn't give it their 100%.

1497
01:45:30,000 --> 01:45:36,000
And you would have thought that the 1-1 would have been enough in the 57th minute,

1498
01:45:36,000 --> 01:45:44,000
but instead of shutting up shop and playing it safe, Ziegler gets a red card in the 86th and they just fucking go for it, bro.

1499
01:45:44,000 --> 01:45:45,000
These deep balls into the box.

1500
01:45:45,000 --> 01:45:48,000
Finally, it was Truste Kong that found it and got the three points.

1501
01:45:48,000 --> 01:45:56,000
Salernitana confirmed safe in 15th place on 42 points and only 4 points behind Udinese in 12th place.

1502
01:45:56,000 --> 01:46:00,000
That's how tight it is in the bottom half of the table.

1503
01:46:00,000 --> 01:46:07,000
Totally, bro. Sampdoria 2, Sassuolo 2, a match that not many cared about this matchday.

1504
01:46:07,000 --> 01:46:11,000
Literally nothing to say here.

1505
01:46:11,000 --> 01:46:12,000
We'll just close off.

1506
01:46:12,000 --> 01:46:13,000
Thank you very much.

1507
01:46:13,000 --> 01:46:18,000
So Sassuolo have actually won 8 Serie A matches against Sampdoria.

1508
01:46:18,000 --> 01:46:23,000
If you subscribe to our Patreon, you'll stop hearing planes in the background.

1509
01:46:23,000 --> 01:46:25,000
And that's one they won't realize, bro.

1510
01:46:25,000 --> 01:46:28,000
Sassuolo, yes, have won 8 Serie A matches against Sampdoria.

1511
01:46:28,000 --> 01:46:32,000
That's the most victories they have achieved against any team in the competition.

1512
01:46:32,000 --> 01:46:40,000
Sampdoria have won their last 2 Serie A matches against Sassuolo, even though they had previously won only 3 of their previous 17 encounters.

1513
01:46:40,000 --> 01:46:44,000
You're putting every number in bold that you're saying.

1514
01:46:44,000 --> 01:46:54,000
Sampdoria have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 4 home games against Sassuolo and Seira after failing to do so in the previous 5 matches.

1515
01:46:54,000 --> 01:46:55,000
Here we go.

1516
01:46:55,000 --> 01:47:03,000
Stankovic, Sampdoria lined up with their 3-4-1-2 formation with Turk from Tarzan and Golc.

1517
01:47:03,000 --> 01:47:07,000
Amjone, Noiting and...

1518
01:47:07,000 --> 01:47:09,000
Oh God!

1519
01:47:09,000 --> 01:47:12,000
Oikonoumo.

1520
01:47:12,000 --> 01:47:15,000
We'll go for Oikonoumo.

1521
01:47:15,000 --> 01:47:18,000
I want to lock in those lyrics.

1522
01:47:18,000 --> 01:47:20,000
Wrong, it was Aisharon.

1523
01:47:20,000 --> 01:47:26,000
Augello was the left fullback, Zanoli was the right fullback, stacked in that department.

1524
01:47:26,000 --> 01:47:29,000
Rincon, Harry Winks and Larius in the middle.

1525
01:47:29,000 --> 01:47:31,000
Then you start to understand why they're a bit...

1526
01:47:31,000 --> 01:47:33,000
And then Qualiarella and Gabiadini up front.

1527
01:47:33,000 --> 01:47:40,000
Once again, it really paints the picture, they have no mobility, they really can't stretch the defenses with Qualiarella and Gabiadini up front.

1528
01:47:40,000 --> 01:47:45,000
Bro, once you said Harry Winks instead of Harry Winks, you've never said it again, but it was...

1529
01:47:45,000 --> 01:47:47,000
What a moment that was.

1530
01:47:47,000 --> 01:47:48,000
That's funny, bro.

1531
01:47:48,000 --> 01:47:50,000
That's Harry Winks, dude.

1532
01:47:50,000 --> 01:47:53,000
Harry Winks, but thus he wank.

1533
01:47:53,000 --> 01:48:00,000
Consigli was in goal for Sassuolo under 4-3-3 formation with Zortea as the right back, Erlich and Ferrari as the center backs,

1534
01:48:00,000 --> 01:48:03,000
and Gereo as the left back.

1535
01:48:03,000 --> 01:48:06,000
Just look at the screenshot from WhoSquared, bro.

1536
01:48:06,000 --> 01:48:11,000
You've got Erlich with a red ball on his head and Ferrari with a red E on his head.

1537
01:48:11,000 --> 01:48:15,000
Like, do these guys... Are they cursed? What's up with their center?

1538
01:48:15,000 --> 01:48:21,000
Erlich isn't even bad, like, and he scores own goals, makes mistakes.

1539
01:48:21,000 --> 01:48:22,000
I don't get it.

1540
01:48:22,000 --> 01:48:30,000
Objong, Thordeswet and Henrique were in the middle with Berardi on the right, Sady on the left, and Pinamonti up front.

1541
01:48:30,000 --> 01:48:35,000
The match started with Sambedoria putting some early pressure on Sassuolo.

1542
01:48:35,000 --> 01:48:41,000
They were in two corners in the first two minutes with Oikonomu's header going wide on the second attempt.

1543
01:48:41,000 --> 01:48:46,000
In the eighth minute, Gabiadini took advantage of a mistake by Ferrari to give Sambedoria the lead.

1544
01:48:46,000 --> 01:48:51,000
However, just moments later, Berardi equalized for Sassuolo on the ninth minute with a well-taken effort.

1545
01:48:51,000 --> 01:48:57,000
Sassuolo quickly turned the game around as Henrique scored in the eleventh minute, putting them ahead just goal after goal after goal.

1546
01:48:57,000 --> 01:49:02,000
Both teams had chances throughout the first half with Gabiadini hitting the post and Berardi hitting the crossbar.

1547
01:49:02,000 --> 01:49:09,000
The second half saw fewer clear-cut chances but Sambedoria managed to equalize in the 78th minute through an own goal by Erlich.

1548
01:49:09,000 --> 01:49:15,000
The match ended in a 2-2 draw, meaning that both teams will share the spoils in a draw.

1549
01:49:15,000 --> 01:49:17,000
Yeah, absolutely nothing to play for in this game, brother.

1550
01:49:17,000 --> 01:49:24,000
Nothing to play for, nothing to say, it just almost feels like these teams are testing out their players now.

1551
01:49:24,000 --> 01:49:32,000
I mean, you see Sassuolo fielding the likes of Saides or Thea at the back, O'Biang in the midfield,

1552
01:49:32,000 --> 01:49:38,000
while Sambedoria are just, I think, trying to get some value out of their players by hoping they get a goal at the end and they can be like,

1553
01:49:38,000 --> 01:49:44,000
he's worth five million, not two, because he scored against Sassuolo at the end.

1554
01:49:44,000 --> 01:49:50,000
I mean, I don't really have talking points, bro, to be honest with you about this one.

1555
01:49:50,000 --> 01:49:58,000
I'm not surprised, again, this game had friendly written all over it, didn't it, man? Genuinely.

1556
01:49:58,000 --> 01:50:04,000
Just a bunch of guys hanging out, playing some football, you know, both teams start with an S.

1557
01:50:04,000 --> 01:50:14,000
Derby, obviously the classic Sassuolo need, need, need to invest in defenders.

1558
01:50:14,000 --> 01:50:18,000
While Sambedoria need, need, need investors.

1559
01:50:18,000 --> 01:50:25,000
And apparently, apparently the Leeds guy is buying Sambedoria, bro, the owner of Leeds.

1560
01:50:25,000 --> 01:50:28,000
And apparently he's been given the green light and this must happen.

1561
01:50:28,000 --> 01:50:35,000
Yeah, he's that Radridzani guy. Apparently the Leeds supporters want him out anyway because they got relegated this season.

1562
01:50:35,000 --> 01:50:46,000
So maybe it's an opportunity for him to take a new venture in Italy, get this very historic, beautiful brand, beautiful team that Sambedoria are

1563
01:50:46,000 --> 01:50:54,000
and try to guide them back into Serie A, inject some funding in them and, you know, just do his best to make them a consistent Serie A team again.

1564
01:50:54,000 --> 01:50:58,000
I miss the team Sambedoria used to be. Same, bro.

1565
01:50:58,000 --> 01:51:06,000
Our boy TACO on Twitter tagged us and told us that he started a career on football manager 2023 with Sambedoria.

1566
01:51:06,000 --> 01:51:08,000
And I'm going to read what he said. Okay.

1567
01:51:08,000 --> 01:51:16,000
I started a career in FM23 with Sambedoria and I'm going to prove that it's easy to do well with them as long as we don't play Gabiadini on the wing.

1568
01:51:16,000 --> 01:51:21,000
I think salvation is guaranteed pretty much with Gabiadini playing up front.

1569
01:51:21,000 --> 01:51:25,000
You see what happens when you play him up front, he becomes the top scorer of the team.

1570
01:51:25,000 --> 01:51:32,000
I think he has 75% of the goals that Sambedoria have this season. I genuinely wouldn't be surprised.

1571
01:51:32,000 --> 01:51:37,000
And Augelo probably has half the assists. Honestly, they've barely got anything, man.

1572
01:51:37,000 --> 01:51:43,000
Augelo is being linked to be Teo's vice for next year at Milan. That would be very nice.

1573
01:51:43,000 --> 01:51:46,000
Hopefully he's done studying physics.

1574
01:51:46,000 --> 01:51:49,000
That's actually true. He was studying physics for a while.

1575
01:51:49,000 --> 01:51:54,000
But yes, guys, that's it. Where they are in the table. Oh, yes.

1576
01:51:54,000 --> 01:51:59,000
I mean, so I think I think everyone knows Sambedoria lost. I have to piss, dude.

1577
01:51:59,000 --> 01:52:03,000
That's why I'm fucking so you can do it.

1578
01:52:03,000 --> 01:52:07,000
Yeah, that was a bit Sambedoria are dead last with 19 points.

1579
01:52:07,000 --> 01:52:09,000
Confirmed last. There's nothing they can do about it.

1580
01:52:09,000 --> 01:52:15,000
Well, Sassuala are 13th with 45 points. 13 the unlucky number for the unlucky team.

1581
01:52:15,000 --> 01:52:19,000
Yeah. Well, thank you very much for tuning in once again, guys.

1582
01:52:19,000 --> 01:52:23,000
The penultimate episode of season two.

1583
01:52:23,000 --> 01:52:34,000
Well, actually not really the penultimate because we'll have the next episode where we'll talk about all that happened in matchday 30 in 38 of the of the season.

1584
01:52:34,000 --> 01:52:39,000
The last matchday naturally will be talking about my stay in Milan to watch Milan Verona,

1585
01:52:39,000 --> 01:52:44,000
which is going to be a bit of a party now rather than a fight for top four.

1586
01:52:44,000 --> 01:52:51,000
And then we'll obviously do our our classic full rundown of the entire league with our tops and flops last year.

1587
01:52:51,000 --> 01:52:55,000
It was a four hour episode. I don't know if it's going to be more hours again this season.

1588
01:52:55,000 --> 01:52:57,000
We'll see. But thank you for tuning in, guys.

1589
01:52:57,000 --> 01:53:07,000
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1590
01:53:07,000 --> 01:53:12,000
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1591
01:53:12,000 --> 01:53:18,000
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1592
01:53:18,000 --> 01:53:23,000
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1593
01:53:23,000 --> 01:53:43,000
Don't be stranger, baby. OK, time for the outro music. Yep. Here we go.

1594
01:53:53,000 --> 01:53:55,000
It is.