Get your questions in for Mina and Nicky for the Serie A Chronicles Q&A show. Each week we answer your questions tweeted to us at @serieAchronpod using the hashtag #ChroniclesQandA . This week's questions: Does the loss of Osimhen remove Napoli from the title race or does it just bring Inter more into it? Can Milan hang on over the duration? - Andy Heppel (Manchester) Considering that Milan, Napoli and Inter seem like they will be the top 3 this season, how big would the consequences be fina...
Nov 26, 2021•32 min
It was an amazing weekend of Serie A action with some exciting games. First losses for the top 2, including a Dušan Vlahović-inspired Fiorentina win over Milan. Then we saw Leonardo Bonucci's penalty prowess in Juventus' away win at Lazio, and Inter's toppling of top-of-the-pops Napoli to claw back some ground on the front-runners in another high scoring and entertaining affair. Elsewhere, Atalanta took the points in a 7-goal fun-fest against Spezia, and Jose Mourinho unearthed a gem for Roma wh...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Get your questions in for Mina and Nicky for the Serie A Chronicles Q&A show. Each week we answer your questions tweeted to us at @serieAchronpod using the hashtag #ChroniclesQandA . This week's questions: Would a world cup every 3 years be a fair compromise for those wanting it every two years? - Daniel Rodriguez (Waterford, Connecticut) In 2010 we saw one of the biggest World Cup snubs ever when Maradona left both Zanetti & Cambiasso off the Argentina side after each of them having one...
Nov 19, 2021•27 min
The Euro 2020 honeymoon... and Italy's sensational summer of sport... is well and truly over as Roberto Mancini's men failed to qualify directly for the 2022 World Cup. Draws with Switzerland and Northern Ireland saw the Swiss qualify as group winners, leaving Gli Azzurri needing the dreaded play-off pathway in March to get to Qatar. Nicky and Mina break it down for us. What are the problems? What about Jorginho's penalty woes? What are Mancini's options? Where will the goals come from in the pl...
Nov 16, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Get your questions in for Mina and Nicky for the Serie A Chronicles Q&A show. Each week we answer your questions tweeted to us at @serieAchronpod using the hashtag #ChroniclesQandA . This week's questions: What would you propose as the best in-house solution for the Juve midfield? McKennie has knocked in a few goals lately but results haven’t exactly been positive. Is there any hope for the Locatelli/McKennie partnership? - Evan Sardo Why doesn’t Strakosha play for Lazio? Not long ago he was...
Nov 12, 2021•29 min
We got the band back together! Gabriele Marcotti is our special guest to discuss the Derby della Madonnina, a.k.a. the Milan Derby, which ended in a draw and saw a goal celebration by an ex; the complaints of Jose Mourinho after Roma's dismal performance losing away at Venezia; and Juventus. Gab also gives us his prediction for the final top 4 in Serie A, and the team previews Italy's coming World Cup qualification matches against Switzerland and Northern Ireland. Then Mina leaves us speechless ...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Get your questions in for Mina and Nicky for the Serie A Chronicles Q&A show. Each week we answer your questions tweeted to us at @serieAchronpod using the hashtag #ChroniclesQandA . This week's questions: Kessie and Bennacer had a really solid game vs Roma. Tonali stepped up this season big time. Krunnic also lowkey dropping big performances here and there. Does Milan have the best midfield in Serie A (more than Lazio and Inter, who have had this title for some times)? - Manuhe (Ethiopia) T...
Nov 05, 2021•24 min
We have a special guest this week as former Manchester United, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich joins us from Sydney to discuss the latest in Serie A and look at the Italian clubs in the Champions League. "Bozza" is a co-host of Stan Sports Australia's European competitions coverage. We find out from Mark how close he came to playing in Serie A, and for which club, as well as about his experience at Chelsea under much loved Italian manager Claudio Ranieri. Nicky asks i...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Get your questions in for Mina and Nicky for the Serie A Chronicles Q&A show. Each week we answer your questions tweeted to us at @serieAchronpod using the hashtag #ChroniclesQandA . This week's questions: As a Newcastle fan what can I expect if Paulo Fonseca is appointed as our new manager? Clearly has a bit of pedigree (mainly from Shakhtar) but doesn’t strike me as someone who could fight through a Premier League relegation battle, or maybe I am wrong. - Jonny Douglas (Newcastle Upon Tyne...
Oct 29, 2021•22 min
In this week's episode, it turns out that you can't kick a player in the penalty box, as Inter found out after Juventus was given a late penalty when Denzel Dumfries missed the ball and kicked Alex Sandro. Hear what Nicky and Mina had to say about the Derby d'Italia drama at the San Siro. It was poker night at the Bentegodi as Giovanni Simeone was on fire, scoring 4 goals for Hellas Verona against a hapless Lazio. This one is a must-listen really for Nicky's and Mina's discussion about honeymoon...
Oct 26, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Get your questions in for Mina and Nicky for the Serie A Chronicles Q&A show. Each week we answer your questions tweeted to us at @serieAchronpod using the hashtag #ChroniclesQandA . This week's questions: A comment on something you said in episode 4, and which others say about racism in sports. While I don’t like it, I believe punishing people for how they feel, even if it’s negative, doesn’t change hearts and minds, it pushes them into corners. Do you guys think banning someone for racism ...
Oct 22, 2021•26 min
Controversy struck Serie A this past weekend (surprise surprise!) as Roma scored a goal that was disallowed for a penalty kick in their favour, which was subsequently missed and Juventus won. Nobody knew what was going on, especially when Jose Mourinho didn't rage about it. Then upon Simone Inzaghi's return to the Stadio Olimpico, Inter got mad over Lazio not kicking the ball out when their player was faking an injury. It all got a bit crazy. Then a red card came out after the match and who'd be...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Get your questions in for Mina and Nicky for the Serie A Chronicles Q&A show. Each week we answer your questions tweeted to us at @serieAchronpod using the hashtag #ChroniclesQandA . This week's questions: Question for Mina- Do you feel Juve’s current midfield depth is conducive to what Allegri is trying to do? For Nikki- I think Inter overpaid for Correa. I don’t see him being more than a spark player off the bench but not someone who can eventually replace Dzeko, do you? -INTERtwined @rtwi...
Oct 15, 2021•28 min
This week we deep-dive on Italy's third place at the UEFA Nations League Finals held in Milan and Turin, particularly the semi-final match loss against Spain and the many talking points which arose from Mancini's Azzurri finally having an end to their unbeaten run. It was fun while it lasted! Some of the topics to come out of Italy's two matches: How did Roberto Mancini's men match up tactically with Luis Enrique's Spain? Gianluigi Donnarumma jeered by the home crowd at his first trip back to Sa...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Get your questions in for Mina and Nicky for the Serie A Chronicles Q&A show. Each week we answer your questions tweeted to us at @serieAchronpod using the hashtag #ChroniclesQandA . This week's questions: Out of Chiesa and Zaniolo which one do you think can play more central? The trequartista role. Personally I think they both could and possibly should. -theangrycobbler @theangrycobbler I look at the top teams in Serie A this year and think to myself: "I can’t picture any of them with the S...
Oct 08, 2021•24 min
It was a week of the big teams winning away from home as a late Manuel Locatelli strike stole the derby della Mole, a.k.a. the Turin derby, for Juventus away at Torino, before the man of the moment later proposed to his girlfriend that night to cap off his winning goal exploits. In a nice touch, we learn a bit more about our hosts as Mina and Nicky begin the episode with something different, by telling personal stories of their football fandom. Also up for discussion is Milan's victory in Bergam...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Get your questions in for Mina and Nicky for the Serie A Chronicles Q&A show. Each week we answer your questions tweeted to us at @serieAchronpod using the hashtag #ChroniclesQandA . This week's questions: Mina has spoken in the past about the mentality of certain clubs not being up to task (eg, Napoli…w/ last season’s finale as exhibit A). But is it possible to pinpoint where a culture like that starts and ends? Are these problems down to a coach? Owner? Region? #ChroniclesQandA -Kyle Bagin...
Oct 01, 2021•23 min
The podcast just keeps getting better as this week we have an exciting Serie A Chronicles after a high scoring round of Italian football which saw 35 goals in 10 matches. It was an enthralling Derby della Capitale which went the way of Sarri's Lazio. Mina and Nicky discuss the contrast between them and Mourinho's Roma, as well as the two managers themselves. We discuss the rise of Lautaro Martínez for Inter since Romelu Lukaku's departure, after he scored a dream volley against La Dea, and is At...
Sep 28, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome to the first Serie A Chronicles Q&A show. Each week we will answer questions tweeted to us at @serieAchronpod using the hashtag #ChroniclesQandA . Be sure to get your questions in for Mina and Nicky. This week's questions: What should Interisti be most concerned with, Handanovic’s play or the lack of depth in the CB position? These will be Inter’s two biggest roadblocks between them and getting the second star on the shirt. -Inter Dave @Argentalia90 (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Given ...
Sep 23, 2021•17 min
After some magical goals scattered throughout Serie A this weekend, and after 4 rounds of the season, Mina is still waiting for a Juventus victory, but is remaining hopeful. We start off with a deep-dive on the Juve v Milan draw, while also discussing Milan's encouraging performance against Liverpool at Anfield in the Champions League, and is Sandro Tonali a rising star for the future? Nicky tackles Inter's demolition of Bologna and a good but unfruitful performance against Real Madrid. Mourinho...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 2
It's the first Serie A Chronicles show with Mina Rzouki and Nicky Bandini! It was a wild weekend of Serie A with some amazing goals, even the ones that VAR didn't agree with, goalkeeping spills, last-gasp winners, and a gold medal Olympic sprint by José Mourinho that even Marcell Jacobs would be proud of! After 3 rounds of the season it's Mourinho's Roma topping the table, together with Milan and Napoli as all three remain unbeaten. Champions Inter couldn't hold on to win away at Samp, and is Ju...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Benvenuti tifosi! Welcome to the Serie A Chronicles podcast. Your hosts Mina Rzouki and Nicky Bandini are back with a new weekly podcast celebrating Serie A and Italian football. Each week we’ll discuss the drama, the controversy, the highs and lows of the round of Serie A, European competitions and of course Gli Azzurri as they build toward the 2022 World Cup. It’s the beautiful game, la dolce vita, from il bel paese, home of the European champions! Subscribe and listen in each Tuesday as we pu...
Sep 09, 2021•8 min
