The Italy Men's National Team were unceremoniously dumped out of the 2024 European Championship on Saturday evening after losing 2-0 against Switzerland in Berlin.Luciano Spalletti made yet another change of shape for the round of 16, opting for a 4-3-3, and made a raft of personnel changes from the Croatia match.The Azzurri were not at it from the first whistle and Remo Freuler's opener towards the end of the first half came much later than it could have done.The second half then began disastrously as Switzerland scored after 27 seconds after Italy gave the ball away immediately from their own kick-off. From there, it was clear that the holders were heading home.The Total Italian Football Podcast is here with Euan Burns, Conor Clancy, and Kevin Pogorzelski to chat through the disappointing action.Player ratings: https://total-italianfootball.com/italy-switzerland-player-ratings-euro-2024  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Italy Men's National Team have confirmed their place in the Round of 16 at the 2024 European Championship round of 16 after a dramatic and unconvincing 1-1 draw with Croatia in Leipzig.After Gianluigi Donnarumma had kept Luka Modric out from the penalty spot and the Real Madrid midfielder then scored within a minute of his missed spot kick, Mattia Zaccagni struck with the last kick of the game after eight minutes had been added in stoppages to put the Azzurri through and likely send Croatia home.The Total Italian Football Podcast is here with, Conor Clancy and Alasdair Mackenzie - fresh back in Rome having been in Germany - talking through the game and where it leaves Italy, beyond being in the knockout rounds.Post-match article: https://total-italianfootball.com/italy-qualification-euro-2024-knockout-stages-croatia-little-to-convince/Player ratings vs Croatia: https://total-italianfootball.com/italy-croatia-player-ratings-euro-2024/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Italy Men's National Team are not certain of their place in the 2024 European Championship round of 16 after a 1-0 defeat to Spain in Gelsenkirchen.Luciano Spalletti's side came into the game against La Roja knowing that a win would see them through to the knockout stages, but they were overawed by a Spain side that was crisp in the pass and could waltz into the final third with ease.The fact that only one goal separated the sides by the final whistle was only down to the great display from Gianluigi Donnarumma. The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper made a string of great saves to keep Italy in it, but an equaliser would have been wholly undeserved.The Total Italian Football Podcast is here with Euan Burns, Conor Clancy, Vito Doria and Alasdair Mackenzie phoning in from the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen to chat through the action.Alasdair's report: https://total-italianfootball.com/italy-spain-euro-2024-report-outclassed-calafioriThe Italy player ratings: https://total-italianfootball.com/italy-spain-player-ratings-euro-2024  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Italy Men's National Team got their 2024 European Championship underway with a 2-1 win over Albania in Dortmund, despite falling behind after just 23 seconds.A poor throw-in from Federico Dimarco and some sleepy defending from Inter teammate Alessandro Bastoni allowed Sassuolo's Nedim Bajrami to fire in what was the fastest goal in European Championship history.The Azzurri didn't let their heads go down, though, and by the 16th minute, Luciano Spalletti's side were winning 2-1. A great ball from Lorenzo Pellegrini was headed in by Bastoni, and then Nicolo Barella met a loose ball on the bounce and netted the second impressively.Italy created plenty of chances and will have expected to score more goals, with Albania not threatening until the dying moments when Gianluigi Donnarumma pulled off an important save. The Azzurri will next face Spain on Thursday, June 20, with La Roja having beaten Croatia 3-0.The Total Italian Football Podcast is here with Conor Clancy, Kev Pogorzelski and Euan Burns to chat through the action at the Westfalenstadion.Player ratings: https://total-italianfootball.com/italy-albania-player-ratings-euro-2024Reaction article: https://total-italianfootball.com/italy-euro-2024-barella-bastoni-vital/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2024 European Championship is here, and the Italy Men's National Team are set to kick off their campaign on Day 2 of the tournament against Albania. The Azzurri won't have it easy, having been drawn in a tricky Group B alongside Spain and Croatia.With Luciano Spalleti's Italy squad for Euro 2024 having been announced the pre-tournament friendlies now played, the time for talking is almost over and attention will turn to on-field matters as soon as Saturday evening arrives.For now, though, the Total Italian Football Podcast is here with our first Euro 2024 Podcast of the summer, with Euan Burns and Kevin Pogorzelski joining Conor Clancy to chat through the squad position-by-position, the warm-up friendlies, and some of the selection choices as well.We will be back with Euro 2024 Podcasts after each of Italy's matches this summer.You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2023/24 Women's Serie A season has come to an end with AS Roma winning the title again, and Pomigliano heading down to Serie B.There is plenty to discuss so Euan Burns and Conor Clancy are here with a bumper Women's Football Podcast complete, two-part season review, to chat through all 10 teams and how their season went, with plenty of tangents along the way including the Coppa Italia Femminile final.Our Team of the Season is revealed, along with a handful of individual awards that were largely dominated by Roma players given their superb campaign. There is also time to talk about the Italy Women's National Team matches against Norway.You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2023/24 Women's Serie A season has come to an end with AS Roma winning the title again, and Pomigliano heading down to Serie B.There is plenty to discuss so Euan Burns and Conor Clancy are here with a bumper Women's Football Podcast complete, two-part season review, to chat through all 10 teams and how their season went, with plenty of tangents along the way including the Coppa Italia Femminile final.Our Team of the Season is revealed, along with a handful of individual awards that were largely dominated by Roma players given their superb campaign. There is also time to talk about the Italy Women's National Team matches against Norway.You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the 2023/24 Serie A season finally coming to an end with Fiorentina and Atalanta's rearranged clash, we've been able to review the entire campaign in the second half of a bumper two-part episode.Conor Clancy is hosting with Euan Burns, Kevin Pogorzelski, and Vito Doria all present to talk through their individual picks for team of the season, all the major talking points from the season, and various other individual awards.https://total-italianfootball.com/sven-goran-eriksson-cancer-career-serie-a-sampdoria-lazio-legend-why-lovedThere are also some shocking admissions as the boys run through their pre-season predictions, some of which really didn't need revisiting.You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. The Women's Serie A season review with Conor and Euan will be with you shortly, and there'll be coverage as long as the Italy Men's National Team remains in contention at Euro 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the 2023/24 Serie A season finally coming to an end with Fiorentina and Atalanta's rearranged clash, we've been able to review the entire campaign in the first half of a bumper two-part episode.Conor Clancy is hosting with Euan Burns, Kevin Pogorzelski, and Vito Doria all present to talk through their individual picks for team of the season, all the major talking points from the season, and various other individual awards.There are also some shocking admissions as the boys run through their pre-season predictions, some of which really didn't need revisiting.The Women's Serie A season review with Conor and Euan will be with you shortly, and there'll be coverage as long as the Italy Men's National Team remains in contention at Euro 2024.You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2023/24 Serie A season has come to an end with Frosinone heading down to Serie B, along with Sassuolo and Salernitana after some final-day drama.Empoli, Udinese and Frosinone were the teams at risk on Matchday 38 and the Canarini were actually the least likely to go down, but a loss at home to Udinese and a win for Empoli against AS Roma with a 93rd-minute goal sealed the deal.There was also a win for Atalanta at home to Torino which confirmed that they will finish higher than fifth, which in turn means Roma cannot qualify for the Champions League and must settle for the Europa League instead.Once Atalanta and Fiorentina face each other in their rearranged fixture, we'll have a full review podcast of the season with the whole team.To talk through Matchday 38 we have a croaky Conor Clancy and Euan Burns on this week’s Total Italian Football Podcast.The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss it and the rest of the weekend’s games. You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serie A Matchday 37 saw Sassuolo head down to Serie B after an 11-season stint in the top flight with their defeat at home to Cagliari also ensuring that Claudio Ranieri's side stayed in Serie A.With Udinese and Empoli dramatically drawing 1-1 and Frosinone picking up a vital win away at Monza, there are three teams with a chance of joining Salernitana and Sassuolo in Serie B: Udinese, Empoli and Frosinone.Elsewhere, AS Roma ensured they'll finish ahead of Lazio thanks to a win over Genoa with 10 players, and Bologna and Juventus played out an entertaining 3-3 draw that saw Riccardo Calafiori score twice.To talk through that and more we have Euan Burns and Vito Doria on this week’s Total Italian Football Podcast.The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss it and the rest of the weekend’s games. You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The penultimate round of matches in Women's Serie A, Matchday 27, saw the table assume its final form with Pomigliano getting relegated and Napoli securing a relegation play-off that is likely to be against Ternana.Pomigliano were beaten 2-0 by Como on Sunday and that result coupled with Napoli picking up a point at home to AC Milan in a 1-1 draw means that Pomigliano cannot catch Napoli, despite the two sides facing each other on the final day of the season.The only position where there could have been movement was between Sassuolo and Inter in fourth and fifth, but Sassuolo beat the Nerazzurre 4-2 with Lana Clelland bagging a hat-trick and with Inter's season now over, every position in the table is set.At the top, Juventus put the disappointment of losing the league title again behind them as they beat AS Roma 3-1, with Sofia Cantore scoring two good goals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bologna made history on Matchday 36 of the Serie A season as they secured qualification for the Champions League, their win over Napoli doing part of the job and a win for Atalanta against AS Roma doing the rest.They will be joined in the Champions League by Juventus, despite the fact that they were only able to draw 1-1 against Salernitana on Sunday evening. They also had their fate confirmed by Atalanta's 2-1 victory at home to Roma, which will almost certainly be enough to ensure that they get fifth and Roma have to settle for the Europa League.There was some amusement involving last names when AC Milan beat Cagliari 5-1, whilst Sassuolo threw away an important lead away at Genoa which makes their task of staying in Serie A a lot harder.To talk through that and more we have Euan Burns, Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria on this week’s Total Italian Football Podcast.The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss it and the rest of the weekend’s games. You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Women's Serie A Matchday 26 saw AS Roma continue their commitment to entertaining the masses once their second consecutive league title was confirmed, whilst Victoria DellaPeruta's great season continued.Having recently won a ridiculous game against Sassuolo 6-5, Roma then took the scenic route to beating Inter 4-3 as they were 3-2 down with 15 minutes to play, having surrendered a lead of their own earlier in the game.Sampdoria calmly beat Napoli Femminile 2-0 with DellaPeruta scoring twice, the second being a particularly impressive strike. AC Milan put their Pomigliano draw behind them with a 1-0 win over Como Women, whilst the matchday ended with Juventus winning 2-0 away against Fiorentina.You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A lot of the weekend's interest shifted away from Serie A Matchday 35, with Parma securing promotion to the top flight and the Serie B title, but the Total Italian Football Podcast is here to talk through all of the weekend's action.Atalanta were arguably the biggest winners at the top as Gianluca Scamacca continued his excellent recent form, while champions Inter suffered their second defeat of the season and their second defeat at the hands of Sassuolo.To talk through that and all we have Kevin Pogorzelski and Vito Doria on this week's Total Italian Football Podcast.The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss it and the rest of the weekend’s games. You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Women's Serie A Matchday's 24 and 25 featured plenty of goals for Sassuolo and lots of entertainment up and down the table, whilst Fiorentina booked their place in the Women's Champions League with a late goal. AS Roma also had their second league title confirmed thanks to a Juventus loss against Inter.We've combined the weekend's fixtures and the midweek games into one podcast here, but the chat is of course dominated by Sassuolo 5-6 AS Roma, a game in which the Neroverde scored three goals in two minutes to make it 5-5.On the same day, Fiorentina managed to score a 96th-minute penalty which secured their third-place finish which means they will be in the Women's Champions League. La Viola will play European football for the first time since the 2020/21 season.You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serie A Matchday 34 proved to be the nail in the coffin for Salernitana as a loss against Frosinone sealed their relegation to Serie B, whilst there were draws in Napoli vs AS Roma and Juventus vs AC Milan.The Granata's 3-0 loss at Frosinone on Friday night leaves them planning for a season in Serie B after what has been a terrible season. Elsewhere, Tammy Abraham got his first goal this season in Roma's 2-2 draw away at Napoli in which the Azzurri had the bulk of the chances.There was less entertainment when Milan took on Juventus at the Allianz Stadium as the two sides played out a 0-0 draw, but the main narrative for Milan right now is their hunt for Stefano Pioli's replacement which has angered a section of the fanbase.The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss it and the rest of the weekend’s games. You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AS Roma will have to wait a little longer to secure the Women's Serie A title after only drawing 0-0 with Fiorentina, but they could be signing an exciting new player in the summer.Roma knew that a win would be enough after Juventus had beaten Sassuolo 2-1 earlier in the day, but they could only draw. Meanwhile, there are suggestions that Italy Women's international Giulia Dragoni will be joining on loan from Barcelona Femeni.The derby in Campania between Napoli and Pomigliano ended 1-1 which is a better result for the Azzurre than it is for Pomigliano, who face a big task to avoid relegation to Serie B. Elsewhere, AC Milan won a fourth game in a row as they beat Sampdoria 3-1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2023/24 Serie A title was secured by Inter on Matchday 33 courtesy of a 2-1 win against AC Milan, with the Rossoneri being the 'home' team and three players receiving straight red cards in the dying stages.The Nerazzurri were 2-0 up and cruising before Fikayo Tomori headed Milan back into contention, but the final 10 minutes were more focused on fighting as Theo Hernandez, Davide Calabria and Denzel Dumfries were all sent off as tempers flared.Earlier on Monday evening, Bologna took a huge step towards Champions League qualification as they won 3-1 away at AS Roma, meaning they have a seven-point lead over the Giallorossi having played a game more.There was also relegation battle drama as Lecce won 3-0 at Sassuolo and Verona beat Udinese 1-0 with a stoppage-time winner.The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss it and the rest of the weekend’s games. You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serie A Matchday 32 was unusual for a number of reasons, one being that as it stands, eight of the 10 games have ended as draws. We say 'as it stands' due to the suspension of Udinese vs AS Roma at 1-1.The match in Udine was suspended with less than 20 minutes to play as Roma defender Evan Ndicka had gone down with a chest problem. He has since been released from hospital and headed back to Rome for more tests, with the initial assessments showing his issues were due to a collapsed lung, having sustained a blow to his ribs in the first half.Elsewhere, AC Milan drew 3-3 with Sassuolo, whilst Inter drew 2-2 with Cagliari, which means that a win for Inter in the Derby della Madonnina on Monday night will be enough to secure the Serie A title.The Derby della Mole between Torino and Juventus ended 0-0, whilst Lazio's 4-1 win over Salernitana and Lecce's late victory at home to Empoli were the only games not to end in a draw.The Total Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss it and the rest of the weekend’s games. You can support Total Italian Football and the Total Italian Football Podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.