"The Berlusconi cure works 💊" - Silvio Berlusconi

Morning football fans,

The international break gives us the perfect opportunity to update you with all the news from around the world of football.

Today we’re bringing you our Serie A update...

We discuss: 

• 🔝 Napoli top of the table

• 🚮 Allegri’s job on the line

• 💰 And the return of Berlusconi

Serie A 🇮🇹

Serie A has been a breathe of fresh air this season with some great games (4 goals and 3 red cards in a single game last week). This week was no different with some surprising results across the table. 

Big Fax 📠

The last time Inter, Juventus, Roma, and Milan all lost on the same day (February 1955), the microchip hadn’t been invented and we were yet to fake the moon landings. 

Weekend Results 🏆

(Highlights to every game can be viewed here)

Napoli maintained their unbeaten start to the season beating AC Milan 2-1 at the San Siro. Whilst the overall stats show an even game, Milan will feel very hard done by to leave the game with zero points having hit the bar late on and having an xG of 0.79 better than the visitors. The game ended AC Milan’s own 22 game unbeaten run.

Earlier in the day, Roma saw a similar fate when Atalanta beat them 1-0 having only 1 shot all match. Mourinho managed to get himself sent off again. 

(Something about when they won't let you back in the club)

Since coming back from China, Arnoutovic, having apparently rejected Juventus and Manchester United in the summer for Bologna, continues to make light-work of Serie A with 6 goals and assists so far this season.  

Udinese made it five wins in five after beating Inter 3-1. Simone Inzaghi took a zen approach to the loss by suggesting his team need ‘to meditate on this bad defeat’.

The last time a team that wasn’t one of Juve, Inter, Roma, or Milan won Serie A was Lazio in 1991. 

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#AllegriOUT #BerlusconiIN

The big result of the day was Juventus. Juve suffered a 1-0 loss to newly promoted, Berlusconi backed Monza, who managed to win their first game of the season after Berlusconi sacked the previous manager Giovanni Stroppa. 

Silvio had apparently asked the previous manager to change formation and go longer with the goalkeeper, not appreciating the modern approach from Stroppa. 

Never one to take credit for something he said after the win:

Calls for Allegri’s head ringing around online and in the stadium after only 2 wins so far this season.

Fans ambushed Juventus’ chief executive Maurizio Arrivabene calling for the sacking only for his to respond with “only if you pay for his replacement”. Not exactly the ringing endorsement you’d want but at least he’s not telling you what formation to play. 

(Berlusconi has previously sacked Allegri himself during his time at AC)

Juventus are currently suffering from the Champions League paradox, most succinctly put in the Athletic:

Serie A League Table 🏆

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