Italian Serie A - 2020-2021

Goals from Lukaku, Darmian and Sanchez. I’m gonna claim Inter’s coming 2020-21 Serie A title as a United trophy.
 
Lukaku and Darmian looking much better than they ever showed for us. Maybe Serie A is the right league for them - or maybe we couldn't get the best out of these players. 2 data points don't make a trend, but it's annoying if this repeats over and over again.
 
Penalty for meelan

This has been a delightfully ridiculous game so far :lol:
 
Romagnoli has been horrendus the past few weeks (Spezia, Red Star, Lukaku) so, even if on paper it's just rotation as we've another game on Wednesday, I think Tomori-Kjaer is gonna be our CB pairing soon if our captain keeps playing so bad..

That said, the general feeling is that Romagnoli soon could be in the "we should have sold him for big money when we had the chance" list alongside Alex Sandro, Nainggolan, Belotti, Dybala, Koulibaly, Milinkovic-Savic etc
 
Markolan said:
Romagnoli has been horrendus the past few weeks (Spezia, Red Star, Lukaku) so, even if on paper it's just rotation as we've another game on Wednesday, I think Tomori-Kjaer is gonna be our CB pairing soon if our captain keeps playing so bad..

That said, the general feeling is that Romagnoli soon could be in the "we should have sold him for big money when we had the chance" list alongside Alex Sandro, Nainggolan, Belotti, Dybala, Koulibaly, Milinkovic-Savic etc
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Thank for the reply.

Also, do you think Milan has 30 million to spend on a centre back? ( That's Tomori's clause I think).
 
It depends if we qualify for the Champions League IMHO (at the moment 8 pts clear of Roma and a better H2H which Serie A first tiebreaker)

In the past we spent € 25 mln for Romagnoli, € 35 mln for Caldara and € 42 mln for Bonucci (all CBs) and we weren't in the CL so even in the COVID-era £ 25 mln for a very good defender and Serie A proven... It's a no-brainer
 
Markolan said:
That said, the general feeling is that Romagnoli soon could be in the "we should have sold him for big money when we had the chance" list alongside Alex Sandro, Nainggolan, Belotti, Dybala, Koulibaly, Milinkovic-Savic etc
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I'm not sure you ever had that chance .p
 
Ibrahimovic sustained a lesion in his left adductor, 2/3 weeks out. He'll miss Old Trafford game for sure and probably the 2nd leg too..

It's Mandzukic TIME!
 
Markolan said:
Ibrahimovic sustained a lesion in his left adductor, 2/3 weeks out. He'll miss Old Trafford game for sure and probably the 2nd leg too..

It's Mandzukic TIME!
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Mandzukic is also out and keeps getting injured at a higher rate than Zlatan.
 
What is the story behind Serie A letting teams struck with COVID hung out to dry? From what I can tell Torino was banned from travelling but they had Lazio and the officials dress up and go out on the pitch, knowing Torino was stuck at home, to force the forfeit. You think if they were going to draw a hard line with COVID issues, they would separate a second team in training so they could travel a backup squad in case something like this happens.
 
MarylandMUFan said:
What is the story behind Serie A letting teams struck with COVID hung out to dry? From what I can tell Torino was banned from travelling but they had Lazio and the officials dress up and go out on the pitch, knowing Torino was stuck at home, to force the forfeit. You think if they were going to draw a hard line with COVID issues, they would separate a second team in training so they could travel a backup squad in case something like this happens.
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To ensure a timely conclusion of the season, all Serie A teams agreed beforehand to commit to play every game where they can have 13 players including a keeper cleared negative to enter the stadium, and to suck up a 0-3 loss if they can't.

If a team that has the minimum required squad to play doesn't show up, it gets 1 point deduction on top of the 0-3 match loss.

Each team has got a "bonus card" for postponement of the match if it has at least 10 players testing positive in the 7 days preceding the match, to be used once in the whole season.

Torino has been struck with 8 positives (and besides they already spent they bonus earlier in the season), they were able to field 13 players, and didn't show up, so they got the match loss and the point deduction.

Lazio also had the squad to play so they had to show up and enter the field or they wouldn't be awarded the win and would also get 1 point deduction.

Of course, being that Torino didn't show up because of an official travel ban issued on them by the local health authority (which did that because the positives got the nastier "english" mutation), they will obviously appeal, the sports court will obviously certify that, and the match will be rescheduled and the point deduction canceled.

It may look like an unnecessary pantomime but it's just better done this way.
Travel bans, quarantines and other restrictions can be issued and reversed by multiple local, regional and state authorities at any moment, and last minute communication with the football federation may or may not be smooth.

So to avoid confusion, misunderstandings, sleights of hand by unscrupulous clubs, "we didn't show up because you said they couldn't" stuff, the script is always played inexorably to the end, punishments are issued, and reversals are examined afterwards, even when it is clearly obvious that they will be granted.
 
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abundance said:
To ensure a timely conclusion of the season, all Serie A teams agreed beforehand to commit to play every game where they can have 13 players including a keeper cleared negative to enter the stadium, and to suck up a 0-3 loss if they can't.

If a team that has the minimum required squad to play doesn't show up, it gets 1 point deduction on top of the 0-3 match loss.

Each team has got a "bonus card" for postponement of the match if it has at least 10 players testing positive in the 7 days preceding the match, to be used once in the whole season.

Torino has been struck with 8 positives (and besides they already spent they bonus earlier in the season), they were able to field 13 players, and didn't show up, so they got the match loss and the point deduction.

Lazio also had the squad to play so they had to show up and enter the field or they wouldn't be awarded the win and would also get 1 point deduction.

Of course, being that Torino didn't show up because of an official travel ban issued on them by the local health authority (which did that because the positives got the nastier "english" mutation), they will obviously appeal, the sports court will obviously certify that, and the match will be rescheduled and the point deduction canceled.

It may look like an unnecessary pantomime but it's just better done this way.
Travel bans, quarantines and other restrictions can be issued and reversed by multiple local, regional and state authorities at any moment, and last minute communication with the football federation may or may not be smooth.

So to avoid confusion, misunderstandings, sleights of hand by unscrupulous clubs, "we didn't show up because you said they couldn't" stuff, the script is always played inexorably to the end, punishments are issued, and reversals are examined afterwards, even when it is clearly obvious that they will be granted.
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Thanks abundance, that's helpful.
 
We need to find a way to make brighton play udinese

The absurdity of it all might creare a universe-ending paradox :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
Anyone see that handball given in the 97th minute for Milan against Udinese, What the f**k was he doing?



3.20 on the video.
 
Wow, just wow. How do you deal with this kind of thing, as a team mate? Infuriating.
 
Juve start to this game. :lol: Fully deserved lead for Lazio.

Incredible psychological element to both teams on rare occasions they rest Ronaldo. I assume they're keeping him fresh for CL midweek?

Top 4 race will become interesting if Lazio hold on. Looking doubtful Juve will finish ahead of either Milan so they're in the race with Lazio, Atalanta and Roma.
 
Crazy that there will be a champion in Italy not named Juve this season.
 
SportingCP96 said:
Crazy that there will be a champion in Italy not named Juve this season.
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Inter play Atalanta on Monday in a game they could drop points and they still need to play Juve at the J-stadium. If Juve get a run of wins going, it could be close in the end.
 
Am picking this Napoli-Bologna tie over a Mourinho game any day of the week. Certainly a must-win for Napoli.
 
always_hoping said:
How many of that Milan team today will start against United on Thursday?

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That's basically their best lineup at the moment.
They have Ibra, Mandzukic, Bennacer, Calhanoglu, Rebic and Hernandez injured. Some of them might make a surprise comeback
 
GifLord said:
Morata 2:1
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The score is flattering, a more pragmatic side would have put 3 past us in that first half, but “they... are... still... fighting!” is the best prelude to the crucial match we have tomorrow. Winning non-crucial matches is just a smoke screen, though, so Pirlo really has to qualify to keep his platform running at comfortable speed.
 
If Inter hold on that's 90% of the title
 
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