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While Inter come off consecutive wins over AJAX in Champions League and Sassuolo in Serie A, the Nerazzurri have already lost twice domestically and currently rank 10th in the Serie A table. Lazio have just three points in their first four Serie A games, ranking 13th in the table. Hosts Alex Donno and Jerry Mancini discuss.

Napoli and Juventus have had a flawless start to the 2025/2026 Serie A campaign while Inter and Milan have alternated wins and losses. Are calcio fans overreacting at the international break? Hosts Alex Donno and Jerry Mancini break it all down.

Hosts Jerry Mancini and Alex Donno chat with special guest Uncle Sharma about the Serie A summer mercato. Sharma gives his breakdown on new Inter Milan midfield signing Andy Diouf. Meanwhile, matchday one starts this weekend in Italy and the guys break down the biggest games and top storylines.

Hosts Alex Donno and Jerry Mancini discuss the latest headlines in Serie A as friendlies wind down and a new season draws closer. Juventini are booing Dusan Vlahovic, but he is most likely staying with the Bianconeri this season. Inter's transfer market took a hit as target Giovani Leoni was sold to Liverpool by Parma.

A new Serie A season quickly approaches. Antonio Conte's Napoli are favored to repeat as champions. Can challengers Inter, Juventus or Milan keep them from reaching glory for the 3rd time in four seasons? Meanwhile, Inter, Milan, Lazio, Juventus, Atalanta and others made managerial changes. Will they be able to find stability quickly? Hosts Alex Donno and Jerry Mancini are BACK from hiatus to break it all down.

The Serie A is back and so are Jerry Mancini and Alex Donno. The guys discuss their passion for calcio as a new season has just begun. Jerry's Lazio squad opened up their season with a 3-1 win over Venezia. Defending champions Inter drew 2-2 at Genoa while Milan tied with Torino 2-2 at home. Napoli, meanwhile, suffered a catastrophic 0-3 defeat to Verona in Antonio Conte's debut.

Hosts Alex Donno, Jerry Mancini and Nick Dianni react to the UCL group stage draw and how likely Napoli, Inter, Milan and Lazio are to advance to the knockout stages. Plus, how has the Serie A and their top clubs been looking through two rounds of domestic play?

Alex Donno and Jerry Mancini discuss the latest Italian Serie A summer headlines. Sergey Milinkovic-Savic is leaving Lazio for a big contract in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Inter captain Samir Handanovic is leaving the club this summer. The Nerazzurri have said farewell.

Alex Donno and Jerry Mancini discuss the latest transfer mercato news surrounding Inter and Lazio and how these squads are positioning themselves for success in the upcoming Serie A campaign.

Alex Donno and Jerry Mancini are REUNITED and the guys chat about Inter's difficult matchup against Manchester City in Saturday's UEFA Champions League Final. The guys are joined by Kane Webb to give the City perspective, and top Inter Youtuber Uncle Sharma joins the show for a deeper dive on the Nerazzurri.  Jerry and Donno also discuss the Florida Panthers against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final. 

Inter returned from the World Cup break with a statement 1-0 against Napoli at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milano. Napoli remain 8 points clear at the top of the table, but Inter can hang around in the title race with more results like this. Alex Donno and Jerry Mancini are joined by Napoli expert Joe Fischetti from the Forza Napoli podcast to break it down. Jerry reacts to Lazio's tough loss against Lecce.

Alex Donno and Jerry Mancini welcome in special guest Joe Mhalec to review Inter's dominant 6-1 win over Bologna on 9 November, 2022. Can the Nerazzurri take this momentum into the Atlanta match? Did Edin Dzeko score the goal of the season with his volley? Jerry shares his takeaways from Lazio's derby win over Roma!

Inter were beaten 2-0 by Bayern Munich in their first UEFA Champions League Match, but the Nerazzurri did see a positive performance in net by Andre Onana. The former Ajax keeper made his Inter debut. Does Simone have no choice but to keep Onana as the #1 keeper from this point forward? On Thursday, Lazio enjoyed a brilliant opening half hour en route to 4-2 win over Feyenoord in their first UEFA Europa League match. This is the best football Lazio have played under Maurizio Sarri. Alex Donno and Jerry Mancini discuss it all! They are joined by guest Miguel Agyei.  

On the eve of the Derby della Madonnina, Serie A TV commentator David Ferrini joins Alex Donno and Jerry Mancini to discuss the match and offer predictions. How important will this early derby be for deciding a potential scudetto winner? Can Inter pull it off without Romelu Lukaku, who will miss the game with a muscular injury.  Plus, David offers his insight on who has been the best team in Serie A so far, and what will happen when Napoli face Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome?

Inter suffered a tough 3-1 defeat at Lazio on Serie A matchday 3. Jerry Mancini and Alex Donno recap the match and explain why Simone Inzaghi was out-coached by Maurizio Sarri. What can Inzaghi learn from this defeat? Inter will be without Romelu Lukaku for at least their next few games, including the Milan Derby, due to a muscular injury in his left thigh. Reportedly, Inter president Steven Zhang says no to a loan for Lazio centerback Francesco Acerbi.