Tag: Serie A

Alvaro Morata is wearing sunglasses on the pitch now

(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

The guy scores two goals to beat his former club in the Champions League semifinals and suddenly he’s wearing sunglasses on the pitch like he’s hot stuff. We see how it is, Alvaro Morata.

Meanwhile, life back in Serie A is not treating Roberto Mancini nearly as well. When Inter missed a chance to take a lead against Juve in the second half, Mancini ended up like this…

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Lazio’s eagle mascot attacked by a crow in mid-air before Serie A match

(REUTERS/Max Rossi)
(REUTERS/Max Rossi)

As omens go, seeing a crow attack your mascot in mid-air before a match is the type of thing that would make you want to send everyone home immediately and try again another day. But Lazio must have been feeling brave, since they went ahead with their match against Chievo Verona even after a crow attacked their eagle mascot, Olimpia, above the Stadio Olimpico.

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Cologne’s Jonas Hector beats five defenders to score tremendous solo goal

Jonas Hector scored the deciding goal in Cologne’s 3-2 win against Hoffenheim on Sunday, weaving through and jumping over a total of five defenders before beating the keeper with a deflected shot.

If that was the best individual goal of the weekend, then Atalanta had the best team goal when German Denis’ overhead shot was set up by a backheel and a header.

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Serie A match postponed because Parma can’t pay anyone

(AP)
(AP)

With their THIRD OWNER THIS SEASON already missing debt payments, Parma have less than €40,000 in cash on hand. Antonio Cassano left the club in January since they haven’t paid players all season and the club’s vehicles (including the team bus) were repossessed from their training ground this week. So without the cash needed to pay stewards, their Serie A match against Udinese this weekend has been postponed.

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