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Juventus are STILL broken. Spalletti got sent off, Juve drew 1-1 at Cagliari, and it's their worst start in six games since 2022 — same points as the Tudor and Motta eras. Vos & Motts break down a brutal Serie A Matchweek 6 and a disaster Champions League Matchday 1 for Italian clubs. On this episode of Calcio Culture: Juventus look as stagnant as ever under Spalletti, Inter suffer a shock 4-3 home loss to Club Brugge and a Champions League crisis under Kivu, Napoli fall 3-1 at Villarreal (and Allegri's European record gets exposed), Roma grind out a statement 0-0 at Como without Svilar, and Lazio keep rolling with their best Serie A start ever. Plus Fiorentina in freefall, De Bruyne's brace, and the full weekend ahead. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 International break is over — Calcio is back 01:04 Champions League Matchday 1: a disaster for Italian teams 02:25 Napoli 1-3 Villarreal & the Allegri problem 05:37 Inter 3-4 Club Brugge — Kivu & the Champions League crisis 16:30 Roma 0-0 Como — a statement draw & Dybala's finishing 31:05 Juventus 1-1 Cagliari — STILL broken under Spalletti 44:00 Cagliari flying: Maldini, Mendy & a top-4 start 46:40 Fiorentina 1-2 Genoa — a team in freefall 49:00 Napoli 3-1 Frosinone — De Bruyne's brace 52:00 Lazio 3-1 Monza — the best start in their history 58:50 Bologna 2-1 Lecce 1:01:00 Milan 1-1 Sassuolo — Amorim still searching 1:06:30 Atalanta & Torino round out the matchweek 1:07:40 Champions League & Serie A Matchweek 7 preview 1:09:00 Paisans mailbag & Copa America debate 🎙️ New episodes every week — Serie A recaps, tactical breakdowns, transfer talk and Italian football culture in English. 👉 SUBSCRIBE for weekly Serie A coverage: [channel link] 🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. 🎧 Listen to the podcast: Spotify: [link] Apple Podcasts: [link] 📱 Follow Calcio Culture: Instagram: @CalcioCultureFC TikTok: @CalcioCultureFC X: @CalcioCultureFC #SerieA #Juventus #Calcio What's your Serie A Matchweek 6 take — are Juventus broken beyond repair, or is Spalletti not the problem? Drop it in the comments 👇 Calcio Culture — Serie A & Italian football podcast in English.

Italy's kids just lit a fire under the Azzurri 🔥🇮🇹 Logs & Motts break down a massive Nations League camp — a 1-1 draw away to France and a 3-1 win over Turkey — and ask the big one: is this finally the youth movement that saves Italy's World Cup dream? Then… CALCIO IS BACK. We preview every single Serie A Matchday 6 fixture with scorelines, plus a farewell to Leo Messi and the Cristiano Ronaldo–Portugal fallout. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Welcome back (Logs returns from Rio) 01:00 Pisòn shoutouts — the Como kit & getting recognized in the wild 04:18 Serie A September Player of the Month 04:50 Nations League: Italy 1-1 France — passing the big test 10:56 Mancini finally trusts the kids 11:30 Riccardo Calafiore: the unicorn left-back (Olise's praise) 15:23 Light at the end of the tunnel for Italy? 20:40 Nations League: Italy 3-1 Turkey 28:17 Player spotlight: Venezia's breakout midfielder 31:17 The Scamacca debate — still worth a call-up? 35:17 Rating Italy's Nations League camp out of 10 40:27 🏆 Serie A Matchday 6 Preview + Predictions 41:00 Roma vs Como 45:30 Sassuolo vs Milan 48:28 Cagliari vs Juventus 50:51 Genoa vs Fiorentina 53:31 Inter vs Parma 54:40 Napoli vs Frosinone 57:07 Lazio vs Monza 58:47 Lecce vs Bologna 59:45 Atalanta vs Venezia 1:00:50 Torino vs Udinese 1:02:00 Grazie, Messi — a farewell 1:03:23 Ronaldo walks away from Portugal 1:07:45 Outro — Forza Calcio Culture 💬 Tell us: Messi or Ronaldo? And drop your Matchday 6 predictions below — we read every comment. 👍 Like, subscribe & hit the bell — new episodes every Monday. ⭐ Loving the pod? Leave us 5 stars on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Follow Calcio Culture everywhere @CalcioCultureFC ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram ✖️ X 🎵 TikTok 🎧 Spotify & Apple Podcasts #SerieA #Calcio #Azzurri #NationsLeague #ItalianFootball #CalcioCulture #ItalyNT #Forza

Italy beat Turkey 4-1, but has Roberto Mancini found the right team? Vos and Motts break down the Azzurri’s Nations League response after the 2-0 defeat to Belgium and debate who should start against France. Michael Kayode impresses, Pio Esposito makes his case as Italy’s starting striker, and Sandro Tonali leads as captain. But should Giovanni Di Lorenzo and the old guard still be part of the plan? In this Calcio Culture international break special, we discuss:• What went wrong against Belgium and what changed against Turkey• Kayode versus Di Lorenzo at right back• Pio Esposito, Sebastiano Esposito and Italy’s attacking options• Calafiori, Bastoni and Scalvini in the defensive rebuild• Tonali, Barella and Frattesi: finding the right midfield balance• Italy’s best starting XI for France• Whether Mancini should prioritize results or developing the next generation We also cover the latest Serie A talking points involving Parma, Udinese and Roma’s stadium plans. CHAPTERS00:00 Italy international break special01:09 Parma coaching news: Cuesta and Gilardino03:01 David Alaba and Udinese discussion05:06 Roma stadium plans and Italy’s stadium projects07:08 Italy’s Nations League fixtures07:44 Italy 0-2 Belgium: what went wrong?12:15 Turkey 1-4 Italy: a different Azzurri13:49 Kayode, Frattesi and Pio Esposito impress18:30 Tonali as captain and Italy’s mentality20:17 Second-half concerns and squad rotation24:08 Nations League standings and the France test26:10 Picking Italy’s best XI27:09 Calafiori or Dimarco at left back?28:32 Bastoni, Scalvini and the defensive options29:57 Kayode versus Di Lorenzo31:13 Tonali, Barella and the midfield balance33:55 Italy’s missing midfield controller35:32 Should Frattesi complete the midfield?37:53 Could Cristante help against France?40:05 Building the attack around Pio Esposito42:47 Formation choices and selection omissions46:35 What does Mancini need to get right?52:11 Your Italy XI and closing thoughts YOUR SAY: Who should start against France, and which players would you leave out? Drop your Italy XI in the comments. Subscribe to Calcio Culture for Serie A analysis, Azzurri discussion and honest Italian football debates. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok and X: @CalcioCultureFCFind Calcio Culture on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. #ItalyFootball #Azzurri #NationsLeague

Roma 2-2 Inter: a two-goal lead, a Lautaro Martínez comeback, and a heated debate about Roma’s defense. Logs and Vos break down the biggest talking points from Serie A Matchweek 5. Can Roma really challenge Inter for the Scudetto? We discuss Manu Koné’s goals, Lautaro’s response, Gasperini’s decisions, and whether either side can fix its defensive problems. Also in this episode: Juventus beat Atalanta, AC Milan put three past Lecce, Napoli struggle against Fiorentina, Frosinone upset Como, Lazio keep their unbeaten run going, and Italy’s squad selection sparks another argument. CHAPTERS 00:00 Serie A Matchweek 5 overview 01:23 Vos returns: Lazio and Atalanta surprises 03:16 Refereeing, VAR and the pace of Serie A 06:21 Juventus and Milan: European midweek reaction 09:11 Listener comments and community shout-outs 11:27 Roma 2-2 Inter: comeback and title-race debate 16:40 Did Roma miss their statement moment? 20:44 Roma’s defense: the heated debate 26:42 Inter’s defensive issues and Lautaro’s impact 34:25 Juventus 2-0 Atalanta: are Juve really improving? 45:25 Atalanta and Sarri: why isn’t it working yet? 47:34 Fiorentina 1-1 Napoli: pressure on Allegri 56:04 Frosinone 2-0 Como: upset or warning sign? 1:00:24 Monza, Cagliari and Bologna: quick roundup 1:02:46 Lazio keep winning; Parma beat Genoa 1:03:42 AC Milan 3-0 Lecce: progress under Amorim? 1:07:18 Italy squad: call-ups, omissions and the youth debate 1:17:22 Your verdict and upcoming episodes YOUR SAY: Did Roma throw away two points, or did Inter earn the comeback? Tell us why in the comments. Subscribe to Calcio Culture for weekly Serie A analysis, Italian football debates, and Azzurri discussion. Find us on Instagram, TikTok and X: @CalcioCultureFC Listen to Calcio Culture on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. #SerieA #ASRoma #InterMilan

Serie A Matchweek 4 delivered absolute chaos — Juventus collapse at Sassuolo, Inter explode for a 5-3 comeback over Udinese, and Milan snatch a point at Lazio. Logs & Motts break down every game, plus a full tactical teardown of exactly what's going wrong at Juventus. In this episode of Calcio Culture, we cover all of Serie A Matchweek 4: the Juventus tactical crisis under Spalletti (with a full screen-share breakdown of the 4-1-5 problem), Inter's championship-DNA comeback from 2-0 down, Gattuso's Lazio pushing Milan, Como's incredible run continuing, Napoli finally ending their losing streak, Roma's hot form, Cagliari stunning Atalanta, and much more. Plus our European recap and a look ahead to Matchweek 5 before the international break. Which Serie A team impressed you most this weekend? Drop your take in the comments 👇 📲 Follow us: @CalcioCultureFC on X, Instagram, TikTok & YouTube ▬▬▬▬▬ CHAPTERS ▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 Intro — Matchweek 4 in the books 02:00 Is Serie A "no defense" or just more fun? 04:40 Pisan shoutouts & community 06:50 European recap: Champions League & Europa League 09:20 Lazio 2-2 Milan — Diego Moreira's brace off the bench 30:00 Sassuolo 3-2 Juventus — the shock result 33:00 What's REALLY wrong with Juventus? (tactical breakdown) 51:00 Inter 5-3 Udinese — the comeback & championship DNA 59:00 Is the Scudetto race actually close? 62:00 Como keep rolling — the best-built team in Serie A? 70:00 Fiorentina, Napoli end the skid, Cagliari stun Atalanta 76:00 Lecce, Roma stay hot & Matchweek 5 preview ▬▬▬▬▬ ABOUT ▬▬▬▬▬ Calcio Culture is your #1 Serie A podcast — weekly match recaps, tactical analysis, and Italian football banter. New episode every week. #SerieA #CalcioCulture #Juventus #InterMilan #ACMilan #SerieARecap #ItalianFootball #Calcio

Serie A Matchweek 3 recap: Chivu's Inter survive a shaky second half to beat Napoli, Roma grind out an 88th-minute winner over Atalanta in the Gasperini Bowl, and Juventus celebrate a draw against Milan like they won. Plus — is Sarriball dead, and why 0 PKs/0 VAR checks through 3 weeks might be the best thing happening in Serie A right now.

Matchweek 2 delivered chaos, and Vos, Motts & Logs are here to break it all down — with the transfer window still open for one more night. We recap every major transfer since the last episode, send Rafael Leão off properly after his move from Milan to Galatasaray, and cover Jonathan David's exit to Atlético Madrid. Then it's the full slate: Roma's 4-0 win over Lecce behind another Daniel Malin masterclass, Cesc Fàbregas outmanaging Max Allegri as Como beat Napoli 2-1, Fiorentina's ugly 0-3 loss at home to newly-promoted Frosinone, Atalanta's dramatic 96th-minute winner over Bologna, plus Milan, Juventus, Sassuolo, Udinese, Inter and Lazio all in action. We close with a preview of what's shaping up to be a massive Matchweek 3. In this episode: Deadline-eve transfer roundup (Roma, Atalanta, Como, Fiorentina, Milan, Juventus & more)Rafael Leão's Milan exit and Jonathan David's move to Atlético MadridFull Matchweek 2 recap: Roma, Como, Fiorentina, Atalanta, Milan, Juventus, Sassuolo, Udinese, Inter, LazioA look ahead to Matchweek 3Follow @CalcioCultureFC on X, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. Rate us 5 stars and subscribe wherever you're listening. Forza Calcio Culture.

Match Week 1 of Serie A is in the books, and the Paisanos are back to break it all down. Roma delivered the biggest statement of the weekend, blitzing Fiorentina 4-0 behind a rejuvenated Paulo Dybala and a hat-trick from their new striker — is Gasperini's system finally clicking in year two? Inter cruised past Monza 4-1 with Pio Esposito making a case as Italy's best young #9, while across town Ruben Amorim's high-pressing Milan stunned Torino 2-1, capped by a Che Adams strike in the 93rd minute that's an early Goal of the Season contender. Juventus beat Frosinone but couldn't stop missing chances, Genoa-Napoli ended in controversy over a De Bruyne goal, and the guys run through the rest of the weekend's results — plus a breakdown of Serie A's new World Cup-inspired rule changes and a Paisan mailbag. In this episode: Roma 4-0 Fiorentina · Inter 4-1 Monza · Torino 1-2 Milan · Frosinone 0-1 Juventus · Genoa 1-2 Napoli · Como 1-1 Udinese · Cagliari 1-0 Parma · Atalanta 2-1 Sassuolo · Lazio 1-0 Bologna · Lecce 2-0 Venezia Follow us @CalcioCultureFC on X, Instagram, YouTube & TikTok. Rate & subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcasts — it helps the show a ton. Forza Calcio.

Serie A's back, and Logs, Motts, and Vos are doing what they do best, ranking all 20 clubs from bottom to top before a ball's even kicked, and disagreeing about nearly every spot along the way. This is the full 2026-27 table preview: the cold open covers early transfer madness (Milan spending another €60-70M, Roma closing a deal live) and Day 1 Coppa Italia shocks that already have Lazio and Lecce fans sweating. From there the guys go team by team, 20 down to 1 — the relegation-marked bottom three, a crowded mid-table bubble nobody can agree on, a full deep dive into Lazio's transfer-ban hangover and shaky new manager, Sassuolo's life after Fabio Grosso, Bologna's collapse, and a genuinely heated argument about whether Max Allegri's Napoli can contend for the scudetto. It all wraps with three hosts revealing three completely different final top fours. In this episode: full 20-1 Serie A predictions • Lazio's freefall under Lotito • life after Fabio Grosso at Sassuolo and with him at Fiorentina • Bologna's rebuild • the Napoli-under-Allegri debate • Milan's Amorim-fueled spending spree • Inter's title defense • three very different top-four predictions New episodes every week — Calcio Culture (Vos, Motts, Logs)Follow us everywhere @CalcioCultureFC — X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube & TikTokRate & subscribe if you're a Paisan — it helps the show more than you know.

With kickoff on August 22 and the window closing in three weeks, half of Serie A still has business to do. Vos and Logs (no Motts this week) run through the top seven-ish clubs — Inter, Napoli, Roma, Como, Milan, Juventus, Atalanta — plus a Lazio side that might be in real trouble, breaking down who still needs to buy and who needs to sell before the season starts. Along the way: the Mancini + Ranieri national-team appointment, the Kolo Muani signing at Juve, Milan's four-man clear-out under Amorim, and Como's genuinely elite squad-building. In this episode: Italy's new coaching setup · Inter's quiet window · Napoli's wing-back gap · Roma (Molina, Soulé, Pellegrini) · Como rising · Milan's rebuild & the Leão saga · Juve's "midness" · Atalanta under Sarri · Lazio's mess. Predictions episode next week. Follow @CalcioCultureFC on X, Instagram, YouTube & TikTok. Rate 5 stars and subscribe. Forza Calcio Culture.

Calcio Correction: In this episode, we mentioned that Roma had sold Matías Soulé. The transfer was reported as completed at the time, but the deal ultimately fell through. We wanted to clarify that the move did not go through. The mercato moves fast — thanks for following along with us! ---- Paolo Maldini is gone — 17 days after taking the FIGC technical director job — and the way it fell apart tells you everything about the state of Italian football. Vos, Motts, and Logs break down Maldini Gate from the top: the agreed deal for Pep Guardiola that the Federation refused to fund, the pivot to Andrea Pirlo, and the political pushback over Pirlo's Russian betting sponsorship that blew the whole thing up. Maldini's parting shot at president Malagò says the quiet part out loud — the problem isn't the players, it's the people running the game. Then we get back to Serie A: the full managerial carousel (Amorim to Milan, Grosso to Fiorentina, Sarri to Atalanta, Gattuso to Lazio, Allegri to Napoli), the biggest transfers of the window so far — Gonzalo Ramos, Nico Paz's Como saga, the Dovbyk–Castro swap, Soulé to Sunderland — and why Como might be building the smartest project in Italy. New to Serie A? This is a great place to jump in. Don't be a gagootz. Forza Calcio Culture.

The 2026 World Cup is in the books, and Spain are champions of the world. Vos and Motts react to a brutal, tense final that Argentina played nearly all of a man down after Enzo Fernández's red card — decided by Ferran Torres off the bench in extra time. We debate where this Spain team ranks all-time, the records they broke on the way (a few of them Italy's), and what the future looks like for Messi and Argentina. Then we do the Calcio Culture thing: which Serie A players made us proud this summer, the biggest flops of the tournament, and our Team and Manager of the Tournament. We finish on the Azzurri — Paolo Maldini's new-look Italy project and who might take the reins. New to Serie A? This is a great place to jump in. Do not be a gagootz. Forza Calcio Culture.

Messi is the greatest World Cup scorer of all time — 18 goals, breaking Klose and Marta in the same afternoon. That's where this episode starts, and it doesn't slow down from there. Vos, Motts, and Logs break down two matchweeks of the 2026 World Cup: the USMNT winning Group D without Pulisic (calf injury), the Ivory Coast surprise led by teenager Yan Diomandé, Julio Enciso quietly becoming one of the tournament's best young players, and the teams that should be better than they look — Uruguay and Brazil both sitting in that bucket. Plus the Koné injury, the power rankings reshuffle, and the Messi-Mbappé record chase that's going to define this tournament. Was Logs right about France? Drop us a line and tell him he's wrong. Want more Calcio Culture? The Substack goes deeper between episodes — free to subscribe at calcioculture.substack.com. Find us everywhere @CalcioCultureFC Website: calcioculturefc.com YouTube: youtube.com/@CalcioCultureFC X: x.com/CalcioCultureFC TikTok: tiktok.com/@calcioculturefc Do not be a gagootz. Forza Calcio Culture.

It's award season at Calcio Culture, and we're naming our Serie A Team of the Season for 2025/26 — the full XI, the bench, the coach, and every individual award worth arguing about. Inter wrapped the Scudetto under Cristian Chivu, the official league awards are in, and Vos, Motts and Logs don't agree on all of them. Mile Svilar takes our Goalkeeper of the Year after a huge season for Roma. Our back line runs Kalulu, Akanji, Como's Jacobo Ramón and Defender of the Year Marco Palestra. Midfield is Nico Paz, Scott McTominay and Luka Modrić, with capocannoniere Lautaro Martinez and Donyell Malen up top. Plus the bench and the Manager of the Year debate that lands on Chivu. Where do we match the official Serie A XI, and where did we go off-script? That's the episode. Tell us who we snubbed. Want more Calcio Culture between episodes? The Substack is where we go deeper — long-form Serie A writing, tactical breakdowns, and the cultural side of calcio that doesn't fit in a 60-minute pod. Free to subscribe at calcioculture.substack.com. Find us everywhere @CalcioCultureFC Website: calcioculturefc.comYouTube: youtube.com/@CalcioCultureFCX: x.com/CalcioCultureFCTikTok: tiktok.com/@calcioculturefc Do not be a gagootz. Forza Calcio Culture.

The World Cup is here on home soil and we couldn't help ourselves. Vos, Motts, and Logs break down the opening matches, hand out our favorites and dark horses, and yeah, we talk about that USMNT performance. The USA opened with a statement: 4-1 over Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium, a Balogun brace, a late Gio Reyna strike, and Christian Pulisic — our guy at Milan — running roughshod over Paraguay's back line. It's the most goals the USMNT has ever scored in a World Cup match. We get into all of it. Plus the rest of the opening slate: Vinícius rescues Brazil in a 1-1 war with Morocco, Germany hang SEVEN on Curaçao, Japan stun the Netherlands, Spain get stonewalled by Cabo Verde's keeper, and Australia shock Turkey. Then we do the thing every football pod is doing right now and rank the field — favorites, second tier, sneaky good, dark horses, and the teams in transition. And because we can't help it, we go through the Serie A angle: who's repping calcio at this tournament, from Pulisic and Leão to the Inter and Napoli contingent. Want more Calcio Culture between episodes? The Substack is where we go deeper — long-form Serie A writing, tactical breakdowns, and the cultural side of calcio that doesn't fit in a 60-minute pod. Free to subscribe at calcioculture.substack.com. Find us everywhere @CalcioCultureFC Website — calcioculturefc.comYouTube — youtube.com/@CalcioCultureFCSpotify — open.spotify.com/show/69NYRs6lLT9qUROIt2YaPrApple Podcasts — podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calcio-culture-serie-a-and-italian-football-talk/id1757205744X — x.com/CalcioCultureFCTikTok — tiktok.com/@calcioculturefc Do not be a gagootz. Forza Calcio Culture.