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JUVENTUS VS NAPOLI: COULD ALLEGRI GET SPALLETTI SACKED Juventus host Napoli in a blockbuster Serie A clash—and defeat could leave Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti fighting to keep his job. Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese preview Juventus vs Napoli after Spalletti’s tactical decisions and disappointing performances placed him under mounting pressure in Turin. ⚫⚪ SPALLETTI FIGHTING FOR HIS JOB? Can Spalletti find a way to stabilise Juventus, or would another defeat make his position untenable? Injuries have limited his options, but has the Juventus coach made matters worse through questionable tactical decisions and team selections? 🔷 ALLEGRI UNLEASHES NAPOLI Napoli arrive in Turin after scoring 11 goals across their previous three matches, with Massimiliano Allegri embracing a far more attacking style of football. Has Allegri genuinely changed his footballing philosophy—and what has allowed Napoli’s attack to become so prolific? Which tactical battles will decide Juventus vs Napoli, and could Allegri ultimately deliver the result that convinces Juventus to sack Spalletti? 🎧 LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE SERIE A MATCHDAY 9 REVIEW Find “Juventus Sack Spalletti? | AC Milan Flop | Nico Paz Magic” in The Italian Football Podcast feed for the complete episode. 🔴 SUPPORT THE SHOW AND LISTEN AD-FREE Get every single episode completely ad-free, plus exclusive weekly Q&A episodes, post-match reactions and premium interviews: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify Premium Feed ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠ 💬 WHO WINS JUVENTUS VS NAPOLI? Give us your score prediction—and tell us whether Luciano Spalletti should be sacked if Juventus lose. Let us know what you think on our social channels. The Italian Football Podcast is the official podcast of Football Italia, providing a weekly Serie A review, transfer news and tactical analysis covering Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Roma, Napoli and the Azzurri. YOUR support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. 📱 FOLLOW THE ITALIAN FOOTBALL PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AC MILAN VS INTER: MILAN DERBY PREVIEW AC Milan host Inter in the Derby della Madonnina at San Siro on Saturday 31 October—and both teams enter the Milan derby with serious questions to answer. Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese preview the blockbuster Serie A match and offer their predictions after contrasting but equally concerning midweek performances. 🔴⚫ AC MILAN STUNNED BY BOLOGNA AC Milan suffered a damaging defeat against Bologna as Samuel Mbangula stunned the Rossoneri. Alphadjo Cissé continues to score, but Gonçalo Ramos was invisible again as pressure mounts on Milan’s struggling striker. 🔵⚫ INTER SCRAPE PAST VENEZIA Inter secured all three points away against Venezia—but were the Nerazzurri fortunate to escape with a victory? Which tactical battles will decide the derby? Where can Inter exploit AC Milan—and how can the Rossoneri expose their city rivals? Who enters the Derby della Madonnina in better form, and which team will claim the bragging rights at San Siro? 🎧 LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE SERIE A MATCHDAY 9 REVIEW Find “Juventus Sack Spalletti? | AC Milan Flop | Nico Paz Magic” in The Italian Football Podcast feed for the complete episode. 🔴 SUPPORT THE SHOW AND LISTEN AD-FREE Get every single episode completely ad-free, plus exclusive weekly Q&A episodes, post-match reactions and premium interviews: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify Premium Feed ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠ 💬 WHO WINS THE MILAN DERBY? Give us your AC Milan vs Inter score prediction—and tell us which player will decide the Derby della Madonnina. Let us know what you think on our social channels. The Italian Football Podcast is the official podcast of Football Italia, providing a weekly Serie A review, transfer news and tactical analysis covering Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Roma, Napoli and the Azzurri. YOUR support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. 📱 FOLLOW THE ITALIAN FOOTBALL PODCAST: ⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

IS LUCIANO SPALLETTI ALREADY APPROACHING THE END AT JUVENTUS? Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese review a spectacular midweek Serie A Matchday 9 featuring mounting pressure on Luciano Spalletti, another damaging AC Milan performance, Lazio scoring six and brilliant displays from Nico Paz and Donyell Malen. ⚫⚪ SPALLETTI ON THIN ICE AT JUVENTUS Juventus continue to struggle under Spalletti. Although injuries have limited his options, does deploying Weston McKennie as a No. 10 expose deeper tactical problems—and could the Juventus coach already be on thin ice? The guys also preview Juventus vs Napoli, with Massimiliano Allegri’s side arriving in Turin after scoring 11 goals across their previous three matches. 🔴⚫ AC MILAN FLOP AS PRESSURE MOUNTS ON RAMOS Alphadjo Cissé continues his remarkable goalscoring form, while Gonçalo Ramos produces another invisible performance as the pressure intensifies on AC Milan’s struggling striker. Nima and Carlo then preview the Milan derby after Inter scrape past Venezia and Bologna leave Milan shell-shocked through Samuel Mbangula. 🔴 SUPPORT THE SHOW AND LISTEN AD-FREE Get every single episode completely ad-free, plus exclusive weekly Q&A episodes, post-match reactions and premium interviews: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify Premium Feed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🦅 WHO IS LAZIO RIGHT WINGER ROMANO FLORIANI MUSSOLINI? The guys profile Lazio right winger Romano Floriani Mussolini, tracing his footballing development, analysing his strengths and assessing what his famous surname has meant throughout his career. They also examine the remarkable historical coincidence surrounding his goal against Stefano Turati on 27 October 2026—exactly 104 years after the fascist mobilisation leading to the March on Rome began. 🔥 LAZIO HIT SASSUOLO FOR SIX Tijjani Noslin scores a spectacular goal as Lazio produce a magnificent attacking display to demolish Sassuolo 6–2. 🌟 NICO PAZ AND MALEN INSPIRE COMEBACKS Roma and Como both fight back to secure results, inspired respectively by brilliant performances from Donyell Malen and Nico Paz. 🏆 DOES HARRY KANE REALLY DESERVE THE BALLON D’OR? Harry Kane may be one of football’s most likeable figures—but does that mean he genuinely deserves to win the Ballon d’Or? Finally, Maduka Okoye’s heroics rescue Udinese and potentially save Kosta Runjaić from mounting pressure. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Serie A Matchday 9 overview 01:42 - Spalletti on thin ice at Juventus 17:44 - Juventus vs Napoli preview 28:16 - Cissé scores as pressure mounts on Ramos 38:24 - Milan derby preview 50:27 - Who is Romano Floriani Mussolini? 01:04:49 - Lazio demolish Sassuolo 6–2 01:07:44 - Malen and Nico Paz inspire comebacks 01:15:34 - Does Harry Kane deserve the Ballon d’Or? 01:17:33 - Okoye heroics rescue Runjaić 01:18:41 - Upcoming shows and teasers 💬 WEEKEND SCORE PREDICTIONS Is Luciano Spalletti still the right coach for Juventus? Give us your score predictions for this weekend’s two blockbuster matches: Juventus vs Napoli and Inter Milan vs AC Milan. Let us know what you think on our social channels. The Italian Football Podcast is the official podcast of Football Italia, providing a weekly Serie A review, transfer news, and tactical analysis covering Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Roma, Napoli as well as the Azzurri. YOUR support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. 📱 FOLLOW THE ITALIAN FOOTBALL PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR LUCIANO SPALLETTI AT JUVENTUS? Juventus defeated Lecce 2–0 in Serie A despite Luciano Spalletti being forced to manage a depleted squad—but did the performance provide genuine evidence of progress? Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese analyse the victory and debate whether Juventus are beginning to respond to Spalletti’s methods or whether the result merely concealed deeper tactical and institutional problems. ⚫⚪ CAN SPALLETTI FIX JUVENTUS? Has Spalletti improved Juventus since taking charge—or have the performances and results failed to meet expectations? Are the team’s problems primarily tactical, or has poor squad construction left the Juventus coach without the players required to implement his football? Could this victory mark the beginning of a recovery—or are Juventus already approaching the beginning of the end under Spalletti? 🎧 LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE SERIE A MATCHDAY 8 REVIEW Find “Epic Inter & Roma Comebacks | Milan Win | Allegri & Sarri Out?” in The Italian Football Podcast feed for the complete episode. 🔴 SUPPORT THE SHOW AND LISTEN AD-FREE Get every single episode completely ad-free, plus exclusive weekly Q&A episodes, post-match reactions and premium interviews: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify Premium Feed ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠ 💬 IS SPALLETTI STILL THE RIGHT COACH FOR JUVENTUS? Is Juventus’ victory over Lecce the beginning of a recovery—or merely a temporary reprieve for Luciano Spalletti? Let us know what you think on our social channels. The Italian Football Podcast is the official podcast of Football Italia, providing a weekly Serie A review, transfer news and tactical analysis covering Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Roma, Napoli and the Azzurri. YOUR support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. 📱 FOLLOW THE ITALIAN FOOTBALL PODCAST: ⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WHO IS GUSTAVO VARELA? Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese profile Monza’s Portuguese scoring sensation Gustavo Varela following his remarkable start to life in Serie A. Born in Lisbon in 2005, Varela began his football journey in Portugal before spending six formative years in Greece with PAOK’s academy. He returned home to join Benfica in 2022, progressing through the youth teams and Benfica B before making his senior debut. A productive loan spell with Gil Vicente then earned the Portugal Under-21 striker a permanent move to Monza. 🇵🇹 WHAT TYPE OF STRIKER IS VARELA? What are Varela’s principal technical and physical strengths? Why has the young centre-forward adapted to Serie A so quickly? Nima and Carlo examine his development, goalscoring ability and playing style before asking how high his ceiling could be—and whether senior recognition with Portugal could eventually follow. 🎧 LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE SERIE A MATCHDAY 8 REVIEW Find “Epic Inter & Roma Comebacks | Milan Win | Allegri & Sarri Out?” in The Italian Football Podcast feed for the complete episode. 🔴 SUPPORT THE SHOW AND LISTEN AD-FREE Get every single episode completely ad-free, plus exclusive weekly Q&A episodes, post-match reactions and premium interviews: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify Premium Feed ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠ 💬 HOW FAR CAN GUSTAVO VARELA GO? How impressed have you been by Monza’s Portuguese scoring sensation Let us know what you think on our social channels. The Italian Football Podcast is the official podcast of Football Italia, providing a weekly Serie A review, transfer news and tactical analysis covering Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Roma, Napoli and the Azzurri. YOUR support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. 📱 FOLLOW THE ITALIAN FOOTBALL PODCAST: ⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices