Atalanta’s clash with Sassuolo pitted Serie A’s artisan outfits against one another. But in what promised to be a competitive matchup, a mixture of rough marking and clever dismarking saw the home team dismantle the pretenders to their throne with a ruthless showing. Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere. Atalanta still seek to […]
The game quickly turned sour when an early lead from Fiorentina and a Juventus red card gave the visitors a comfortable upper-hand. Prandelli’s intuitions perfectly blended with one of Juve’s most self-destructive performances to date, as the visitors walked away with a scrappy, yet deserved win. Tactical analysis and match report by Kareem Bianchi. Juve’s […]
Lazio started aggressively and quickly took a deserved lead, leaving Napoli with scraps to feed off. Gattuso’s stale side thus fell into the hosts’ trap as they could comfortably sit back against a stale opponent and put pressure in due time. Tactical analysis and match report by Kareem Bianchi. Serie A’s gap to the top is […]
Two strong and organized sides faced off in an equal affair that served as a peek into the window of what is the most balanced Serie A season in years. Juve’s lead was later equalized by Atalanta’s strong approach to the second half, as both teams battled their way out in the latter part for […]
With two of Serie A’s best sides clashing, the stage was set for the star players to leave their mark. Insigne had quite the influence on proceedings in a game where Napoli dominated possession in their 3-3-4 shape. In a deeper left-sided role, he got on the ball often during buildup and looked for openings […]
Roma was no match for an organized Napoli side. Fonseca’s men were unable to threaten the home side’s defense due to an underwhelming attack, which was never able to receive in threatening situations, and an extremely fragile defense, which cost the visitors four goals. Tactical analysis and match report by Kareem Bianchi. Four days after the […]
In a well-rounded display, AC Milan’s pressing limited Napoli’s ability to get into an attacking rhythm. The away side then capitalized, as exceptional movement in the box by Milan’s Ibrahimović saw him put away two crosses. Bakayoko red card heavily affected Napoli’s comeback efforts after Mertens had given them hope. A lack of clinical finishing […]
Atalanta and Inter came out in their usual setups and thus matched up in structures with three at the back. And although both sides managed to get into their normal patterns of play, their opponents handled much of their forays forward effectively. The game went by with little goalscoring opportunities. Neither team could separate themselves, […]
Juve’s pressing issues forced them into a game of counter football, which was not in accordance with their starting intentions. Eventually, as Pirlo’s men fell back into their own box, missing chances whenever they had the opportunity to score a second, Lazio’s character re-surfaced in injury time, finding a key equalizer through Caicedo. Tactical analysis […]
In an eventful match, Stefano Pioli and Paulo Fonseca had tactically neutralized each other from the get-go. This resulted in several skirmishes being decisive: controversial referee decisions, goalkeeper mistakes and a lack of compactness and intensity in the second half led to an exciting six-goal thriller. Once again, Zlatan Ibrahimović’s scoring contribution was of critical […]