The Italian Football Podcast

From Juventus fantastic start to season after Derby d'Italia win, Inter Milan woes from goalkeeper to midfield, Napoli give an outstanding display in power, Fiorentina battered but shouldn't worry, Luka Modric throws 40th birthday bash at San Siro for AC Milan, Roma misfire up front as Torino win, Atalanta smash Lecce as Ademola Lookman war rages on, to preview of Juventus vs Borussia Dortmund, Ajax vs Inter Milan, PSG vs Atalanta and Man City vs Napoli, as well as this week's Baggio, Serie ASS and Premface of the week plus much, much more when Nima and Carlo break down all the main talking points from Match Day 3 of the 2025/2026 Serie A season. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro - Match Day 3 & Episode Overview 03:05 Juventus - Fantastic Start To Season: Can Juve Win Scudetto? 20:30 Inter Milan - The Perfect Storm 38:53 Napoli - Outstanding Performance & Display Of Power 48:24 Fiorentina - Battered & A Bad Start To Season For Stefano Pioli 51:58 AC Milan - Luka Modric Celebrates 40th Birthday Bash At San Siro 01:05:31 Roma - Matias Soulé & Paulo Dybala Misfire In Woeful Attacking Display 01:09:37 Torino - Marco Baroni Finally Wins At Olimpico After Giovanni Simeone Stunner 01:11:04 Atalanta - Charles De Ketelaere & Nikola Zalewski Show As Ademola Lookman At War With Club 01:17:16 Best Of The Rest - Parma Misfire Up Front As Zion Suzuki Blunders Costly, Elia Caprile Cagliari Hero, Udinese Beat Pisa & Sassuolo Overcome Lazio 01:20:07 Juventus Vs Borussia Dortmund, Ajax Vs Inter Milan, PSG Vs Atalanta & Man City vs Napoli Preview: Champions League Lineups, Team News, Predictions, Odds & More 01:35:44 Baggio, Premface & Serie ASS Of The Week Do you want to buy tickets for a Serie A match but don’t know how? Well, Live Football Tickets is THE best place to find Serie A tickets. Tickets are often available for as little as £25, and sometimes for even less. Buying from LiveFootballTickets.com is totally secure and they even offer a 150% refund guarantee on ticket authenticity. So if you want to watch Juventus, or Inter, or Milan or Napoli, OR if you want to join Nima at a Pisa vs Lecce relegation dogfight, then Live Football Tickets is for you. To buy tickets to any Serie A match, simply click ⁠LiveFootballTickets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to support The Italian Football Podcast and get every episode, simply become a member on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Check out our friends on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠101GreatGoals.com⁠ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inter Milan 2025/2026 Champions League preview detailing, discussing and analyzing squad, fixtures, best XI, strengths, weaknesses & much more. How far can Cristian Chivu & his Inter go? Can the Nerazzurri finally win it? Will Lautaro Martinez score all goals? Will Petar Sucic breakthrough on the biggest stage in European club football? Do you want to buy tickets for a Serie A match but don’t know how? Well, Live Football Tickets is THE best place to find Serie A tickets. Tickets are often available for as little as £25, and sometimes for even less. Buying from LiveFootballTickets.com is totally secure and they even offer a 150% refund guarantee on ticket authenticity. So if you want to watch Juventus, or Inter, or Milan or Napoli, OR if you want to join Nima at a Pisa vs Lecce relegation dogfight, then Live Football Tickets is for you. To buy tickets to any Serie A match, simply click ⁠LiveFootballTickets.com This is an extended clip from this week's free episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Goals from Lloyd Kelly, Kenan Yildiz, Khephren Thuram and Vasilije Adzic gave Juventus an epic 4-3 win over Inter Milan for whom Hakan Calhanoglu (2) and Marcus Thuram scored. Nima Tavallaey analyses and reacts to the main highlights from a truly insane Serie A match at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday. Do you want to buy tickets for a Serie A match but don’t know how? Well, Live Football Tickets is THE best place to find Serie A tickets. Tickets are often available for as little as £25, and sometimes for even less. Buying from LiveFootballTickets.com is totally secure and they even offer a 150% refund guarantee on ticket authenticity. So if you want to watch Juventus, or Inter, or Milan or Napoli, OR if you want to join Nima at a Pisa vs Lecce relegation dogfight, then Live Football Tickets is for you. To buy tickets to any Serie A match, simply click ⁠⁠LiveFootballTickets.com⁠ This is an extended clip from this week's free episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juventus 2025/2026 Champions League preview detailing, discussing and analyzing squad, fixtures, best XI, strengths, weaknesses & much more. How far can Igor Tudor & his Juventus go? How many goals will Jonathan David score? Or will Dusan Vlahovic be the main goal threat? Will Kenan Yildiz breakthrough in Europe? Do you want to buy tickets for a Serie A match but don’t know how? Well, Live Football Tickets is THE best place to find Serie A tickets. Tickets are often available for as little as £25, and sometimes for even less. Buying from LiveFootballTickets.com is totally secure and they even offer a 150% refund guarantee on ticket authenticity. So if you want to watch Juventus, or Inter, or Milan or Napoli, OR if you want to join Nima at a Pisa vs Lecce relegation dogfight, then Live Football Tickets is for you. To buy tickets to any Serie A match, simply click ⁠LiveFootballTickets.com This is an extended clip from this week's free episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How will Napoli, Inter Milan, Atalanta and Juventus perform in the 2025/26 Champions League? Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey preview and break down the Serie A teams, squads, lineups, group and fixtures. We offer our favourites to win the Champions League with predictions for winners, top scorer, best player and biggest flop. Will PSG win the title again? What about Liverpool. Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich? Timestamps: 00:00 Intro - Overview Of Champions League Season Preview 03:06 Format - Reminder Of The Champions League Format Introduced Last Season 06:43 Napoli - Antonio Conte To Break His European Cup Curse? 23:07 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez & Co To Finally Win The UCL? 38:22 André Onana To Trabzonspor - Peak Thanks To Simone Inzaghi? 44:25 Atalanta - Can Ivan Juric & La Dea Perform A European Miracle? 56:05 Juventus - Midfield Good Enough For Europe Khephren Thuram Aside? 01:12:39 Predictions - Who'll Win UCL? Top Scorer? Best Player? Flop? & More 01:20:45 Europa League - Are Roma Good Enough To Win? What To Expect From Bologna? 01:26:10 Conference League - Moise Kean & Stefano Pioli To End Fiorentina Trophy Drought? 01:32:43 World Cup 2026 Playoffs - Italy’s Possible Opponents, Rules, Dates & Venues Do you want to buy tickets for a Serie A match but don’t know how? Well, Live Football Tickets is THE best place to find Serie A tickets. Tickets are often available for as little as £25, and sometimes for even less. Buying from LiveFootballTickets.com is totally secure and they even offer a 150% refund guarantee on ticket authenticity. So if you want to watch Juventus, or Inter, or Milan or Napoli, OR if you want to join Nima at a Pisa vs Lecce relegation dogfight, then Live Football Tickets is for you. To buy tickets to any Serie A match, simply click LiveFootballTickets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to support The Italian Football Podcast and get every episode, simply become a member on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Check out our friends on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠101GreatGoals.com Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Italy are on the brink of failing to qualify directly for World Cup 2026 and will likely have to navigate the playoffs once again. Carlo and Nima break down how the World Cup qualifying playoffs work, the Azzurri’s possible opponents in the draw, when the matches are and whether Italy will actually qualify. This is an extended clip from this week's free episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Derby d’Italia between Juventus and Inter Milan in Serie A matchday three takes place on Saturday 13 September at 18:00 CET at the Allianz Stadium. Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey preview the big game. We look at the probable XIs, injuries and suspensions, and break down the game tactically before offering our predictions Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss, and analyze a question on this topic sent in from patron/YouTube member. This is an extended clip from this weeks Q & A episode of The Italian Football Podcast available only to patrons on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Diego Maradona was close to signing for Arsenal as a youngster? Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss, and analyze a question on this topic sent in from patron/YouTube member. This is an extended clip from this weeks Q & A episode of The Italian Football Podcast available only to patrons on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Federico Chiesa was left out of the Liverpool 2025/2026 Champions League squad. Did Chiesa make a mistake staying at Liverpool? Do you think Chiesa will play for Liverpool at all this season? Where should he have gone? Is his career over at the top? Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss, and analyze a question on this topic sent in from patron/YouTube member. This is an extended clip from this weeks Q & A episode of The Italian Football Podcast available only to patrons on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The World Cup 2026 qualifier between Italy and Estonia in UEFA Qualification Group I takes place on Friday 5 September at 20:45 CET at the Stadio di Bergamo. Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey preview the big game. We look at the probable XIs, injuries and suspensions, and break down the game tactically before offering our predictions. Who do you think will win on Friday? Who will score? This is an extended clip from this week's free transfer deep dive episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who were the winners and losers of the summer transfer market? From Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, AS Roma, Lazio, Fiorentina, Atalanta, Como and Napoli to the relegation candidates, Carlo and Nima look at which clubs performed best and worst as they grade every team and revise their Serie A predictions for the season. They also name their best and worst transfers from the likes of Luka Modric, Jonathan David, Kevin de Bruyne and many more. This is an extended clip from this week's free transfer deep dive episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Inter Milan crash back to earth in Udinese shock loss, Juventus hero Dusan Vlahovic silences haters, Matias Soulé magic for Roma, Atalanta stumble to Parma who look like a Serie B side already just like Lecce who lose to AC Milan, Napoli beat Cagliari at the death, Cremonese win dramatic 5 goal thriller over Sassuolo as Jamie Vardy joins, to winners and losers of the transfer window, rating every clubs mercato, and final Serie A prediction as well as this week's Baggio, Serie ASS and Premface of the week plus much, much more when Nima and Carlo break down all the main talking points from Match Day 2 of the 2025/2026 Serie A season. Timestamps:00:00 Intro - Match Day 2 Overview02:45 Inter Milan - Cristian Chivu & Co Crash Down To Earth With Shock Defeat13:30 Udinese - Keinan Davis Shines As Kosta Runjaic Exposes Tactical Weaknesses21:10 Juventus - Dusan Vlahovic The Hero Again Against Defensively Tough Genoa30:50 Napoli - André-Frank Zambo Anguissa Wins It At The Death As Kevin De Bruyne Struggles40:18 Atalanta - Another Draw As Ivan Juric's Side Fail To Create Much In Attack46:05 Parma - Sooner Carlos Cuesta Sacked The Better Chance To Avoid Serie B52:01 AC Milan - Deserved First Win For Max Allegri After Dominant Performance59:00 Lecce - Salentini Preparing For Serie B & Lose In Front Of Superfan Helen Mirren01:00:54 Roma - Matias Soulé & Paulo Dybala Link Up As Gasperini Era Off To A Flyer01:04:00 Best Of The Rest - Davide Nicola's Cremonese Win 5 Goal Thriller, Riccardo Orsolini Bologna Match Winner Again, Valentin Castellanos Magic For Lazio01:08:47 Deadline Day, Mercato Analysis & Ratings - Winners & Losers01:41:47 Nima & Carlo Final Serie A 2025/2026 Predictions01:47:52 Italy Vs Estonia Preview - FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier Lineups, Team News, Predictions & Much More01:57:54 Baggio, Premface & Serie ASS Of The Week Check out our friends on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠101GreatGoals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to support The Italian Football Podcast and get every episode, simply become a member on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Jonathan David scored on his debut and his replacement Dusan Vlahovic doubled Juventus lead, the question must be asked: should the Bianconeri keep both as they compete in both the Serie A & the Champions League? Should Juve go after Kolo Muani? Or keep Vlahovic? Or try to sign Kolo Muani and play two of the three in most games? This is an extended clip from this week's free transfer deep dive episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carlo Garganese is joined by special guest Lex FC to answer all of the questions from The Italian Football Podcast patrons. The pair discuss many big issues, including Randal Kolo Muani's likely move to Juventus, AC Milan's pursuit of Adrien Rabiot and Gennaro Gattuso's debut as Italy manager against Estonia. Remember to keep sending us your questions via DM on Patreon. This is an extra free bonus Q & A episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube podcasts. Check out our friends on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠101GreatGoals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2025-26 Champions League league phase was drawn on Thursday with Inter Milan, Juventus, Napoli and Atalanta learning their fate. Carlo and guest Lex FC analyse the Serie A teams and their chances this campaign, and predict how far they will go - as well as the eventual winner of the tournament. This is an extended clip from this weeks Q & A episode of The Italian Football Podcast available only to patrons on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a MOTM performance scoring a wonderful freekick and an even more beautiful assist for the opener, Como and ex Real Madrid youth player & Tottenham target Nico Paz is on everyone's lips in the Serie A. How good is he? Is he the best 20-21 year old in football? How good can he become? This is an extended clip from this week's free transfer deep dive episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Kenan Yildiz shining, Dusan Vlahovic sending a clear message during Jonathan David dream Juventus debut, Gianluca Scamacca scoring but Atalanta unable to win, the Nico Paz show as Como cruise against Lazio, to Kevin De Bruyne and Scott McTominay the heroes as Napoli cruise, Cremonese historic San Siro win as Max Allegri's AC Milan return ends in a shock loss, the Gian Piero Gasperini era at Roma starts with a win as well as this week's Baggio, Serie ASS and Premface of the week plus much, much more when Nima and guest host Patrick Kendrick break down all the main talking points from Match Day of the 2025/2026 Serie A season. Timestamps:00:00 Intro - Welcome To The New Serie A Season03:21 Juventus - Jonathan David Dream Debut, Kenan Yildiz Shines & Dusan Vlahovic Sends Message19:45 Parma - Underwhelming Start For Carlos Cuesta23:53 Atalanta - Ivan Juric's Team Dominates & Gianluca Scamacca Scores But Can't Win36:54 Pisa - Alberto Gilardino Redemption Season Starts Well40:13 Como - The Nico Paz Show49:36 Lazio - Maurizio Sarri Left With Mission Impossible54:19 Napoli - Comfortable Win For Antonio Conte As 'Ginger Ninjas' Kevin De Bruyne & Scott McTominay The Heroes01:01:45 Sassuolo - Fabio Grosso & Domenico Berardi In Serie A Return But What To Expect This Season01:03:30 AC Milan - Max Allegri's Nightmare San Siro Return01:07:08 Cremonese - Can Davide Nicola Perform His Greatest Miracle?01:09:23 Roma - The Gian Piero Gasperini Era Begins With An Encouraging Win01:11:51 Best Of The Rest - Falcone Wonder Save Saves Lecce Away To Genoa & Luperto Cancels Out Mandragora Goal When Cagliari & Fiorentina Draw01:12:50 Bologna - Vincenzo Italiano Angry & He Is Right To Be Angry01:15:04 Patrick Kendrick's Rapid Fire Serie A Predictions01:19:00 Baggio, Premface & Serie ASS Of The Week01:21:09 Inter Milan - Cristian Chivu In An Unfair Situation? Check out our friends on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠101GreatGoals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to support The Italian Football Podcast and get every episode, simply become a member on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transfer market king Alfredo Pedullá predicts the 2025/2026 season: from who will win the Scudetto, the Champions League to Serie A MVP, best Coach and top goalscorer. This is an extended clip from this week's free transfer deep dive episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Serie A is the craziest and therefore the most entertaining league out of the top 10 league's in Europe. So Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese predict the 10 most insane things that will happen during the upcoming 2025/2026 Serie A season. Will the Island Boys be hired to promote the Serie A? Will Aurelio De Laurentiis insult The Beatles? How will the Serie A embarrass themselves during an anti-racism campaign? Listen in to find out. This is an extended clip from this week's free transfer deep dive episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan, Roma, Lazio, Fiorentina, Napoli, Atalanta, Genoa, Parma, Udinese, Sassuolo, Torino, Cremonese, Pisa, Cagliari, Hellas Verona, Bologna, Lecce & Como: which Serie A club has the best and worst kits in the 2025/2026 season? Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate, discuss and analyze. This is an extended clip from this week's free transfer deep dive episode of The Italian Football Podcast which is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. To listen to this & all other full episodes of The Italian Football Podcast (and support the show), go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR now also available on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign up. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices