Inter Milan have been crowned Italian Seria A champions in a way that their fans will find particularly satisfying. They secured the 2023-24 title with a 2-1 win over their bitter cross-town rivals AC Milan on Monday night.

Inter opened the scoring in Derby della Madonnina through defender Francesco Acerbi in the 18th minute before forward Marcus Thuram made it 2-0 early in the second half. AC Milan managed to find the net in the 80th minute thanks to Fikayo Tomori, but that wasn’t enough to spoil their rival’s celebration. 

Inter is now sitting at the top of Seria A standings with 86 points, while AC Milan is second with 17 points less. There are five games left to be played in the 2023-24 Seria A season, making it impossible for anyone to catch Inter.

Inter won the Seria A last time in 2020–21, before finishing second and third, respectively. However, they managed to win the Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup in each of the past two seasons.

With another Seria A title in their cabinets, Inter now has a total of 20 national league titles, which is one more than AC Milan’s 19 and second most in Italian soccer. Juventus has the most top-flight titles with 36.  

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AS Roma parted ways with manager Jose Mourinho on Tuesday. The move comes after a series of disappointing results, including a 3-1 loss to AC Milan over the weekend.

Seria A side swiftly replaced Mourinho, installing club legend Daniele De Rossi as the new manager until the remainder of the 2023-24 season.

Mourinho leaves Roma after spending two and a half seasons in Italy’s capital. During that time, he won the UEFA Europa Conference League, bringing the club its first trophy in 11 years. However, a poor run in Seria A season, which saw Roma drop to 9th in the standings, proved to be too much to ignore for club’s owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin.

“We will always have great memories of his tenure at Roma, but we believe that an immediate change is in the best interests of the club, “Friedkins said in a statement. “We wish Jose and his assistants all the best in their future endeavors.”

AS Roma will now hope that De Rossi, who played 616 games with the club between 2001 and 2019, could help improve the squad’s form. This will be De Rossi’s second managerial job after a short stint with Seria C side SPAL. He managed 17 games with SPAL, going 3-6-8 before being fired in February 2023.

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Italy’s football federation (FIGC) announced earlier this week that a big change is coming to Seria A. Moving forward, if two teams (or more) finish with the same number of points on the standings at the end of the season, the domestic title winner will be decided through playoffs.

In recent decades, the Seria A used head-to-head record in a particular season and goal difference to determine the winner if the top teams were level. Under the new rules, the teams will have to play a single, winner-takes-it-all match. In case the title game finishes tied, a penalty shootout will follow.

The FIGC’s move comes after the 2021-22 Seria A campaign came close to having two teams with the same number of points at the top. Crosstown rivals Inter and Milan were just two points apart entering the season’s final match before Milan secured the title with a win over Sassuolo.

The playoff rule isn’t new for Seria A, as the league used it in the past. Most notably, the winner of 1963–64 title was decided with a playoff match between Bologna and Inter Milan. Bologna went on to beat Inter 2-0. 

It is important to note that the playoff scenario will only take place if the teams at the top of the standings have the same number of points. For all the remaining level teams, the standard rules will apply.

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Inter Milan is reportedly close to sealing a deal for Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The 33-year-old player, who spent the past three seasons with AS Roma, is set to arrive at Giuseppe Meazza as a free agent.

According to influential soccer insider Fabrizio Romano, Mkhitaryan will ink a two-year deal with Inter. He also had an extension offer from Roma, but he preferred to go to Milan and play UEFA Champions League next season.

Snapping players on free transfers from their rivals has become a recurring theme for Inter in recent years. They also did the same to their crosstown rivals AC Milan last summer when they lured Hakan Çalhanoğlu to the city’s blue and black side.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan originally joined Roma on loan from Arsenal in 2019. After a promising campaign in Italy, he secured a permanent move to the Seria A side. Mkhitaryan played a total of 117 games in Roma jersey, scoring 28 goals and dishing 29 assists. He was part of the side that won the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League this season.

Mkhitaryan previously also played with Shakhtar Donetsk, Borussia Dortmund, and Manchester United, among other clubs. He won three domestic titles with Donetsk, DFL Super-Cup with Borussia, and Europa League with United.

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The red and black part of Milan is once again the best of the best in Italy. AC Milan made another step in its return to being one of Europe’s powerhouses again by claiming the Seria A title for the 2021-22 season. This is the club’s first domestic title in more than a decade.

AC Milan has been going back and forth at the top of Seria A table with their crosstown rivals and last season’s champions Inter for the better part of the campaign. But thanks to a good run towards the end of the season, Milan entered their last match against Sassuolo in charge of their own destiny. Any sort of win would get them Scudetto regardless of other results.

While Sassuolo proved to be a tough nut to crack, especially at their home stadium, Milan didn’t have any issues overcoming the last obstacle. Rossoneri took care of the business in the first half, rushing to a 3-0 lead. Olivier Giroud scored twice, and Franck Kessie added one goal to alleviate any concerns Milan fans might have. However, the second period turned out to be a formality, as Sassuolo didn’t show much willingness to change the score or attempt a comeback.

Milan won their last Seria A title in 2010-11, but this trophy was followed by some dark days. Since then, they only won Supercoppa Italiana and routinely finished out of the Champions League places on the standings. However, this season showed that the sleeping giants are starting to awake, and there is no doubt Rossoneri will once again be a force in Europe as many years before.

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Juventus are Seria A champions once again. The Turin club claimed their ninth straight title in Italy on Sunday after a 2-0 win over Sampdoria.

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring late in the first half after an impressive assist from Miralem Pjanic, while Federico Bernardeschi sealed the win with a goal in 67th minute. Juve’s job was made even easier ten minutes later when Sampdoria’s midfielder Morten Thorsby received a yellow card.

The victory put Juve seven points clear ahead of their closest rival Inter Milan with only two games left to be played in 2019/20 Seria A season.

Juventus’ run of nine consecutive domestic league titles is among the best in Europe and parried only by Scottish giants Celtic and Bulgarian powerhouse Ludogorets. Juve also extended their Seria A trophies record to 36, double than its closest followers Milan and Inter Milan.

“This championship has a particular flavor, certainly a strong one,” said manager Maurizio Sarri. “Winning is difficult, this team has been won for many years, and therefore every year it becomes more difficult.”

Juventus now looks to turn their attention to UEFA Champions League, where they haven’t had so much success in recent decades. They are scheduled to play the second leg of their round-of-16 matchup against Lyon in early August. The first match ended with a 1-0 victory for Lyon.  

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Inter Milan have been crowned Italian Seria A champions in a way that their fans will find particularly satisfying. They secured the 2023-24 title with a 2-1 win over their bitter cross-town rivals AC Milan on Monday night.

Inter opened the scoring in Derby della Madonnina through defender Francesco Acerbi in the 18th minute before forward Marcus Thuram made it 2-0 early in the second half. AC Milan managed to find the net in the 80th minute thanks to Fikayo Tomori, but that wasn’t enough to spoil their rival’s celebration. 

Inter is now sitting at the top of Seria A standings with 86 points, while AC Milan is second with 17 points less. There are five games left to be played in the 2023-24 Seria A season, making it impossible for anyone to catch Inter.

Inter won the Seria A last time in 2020–21, before finishing second and third, respectively. However, they managed to win the Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup in each of the past two seasons.

With another Seria A title in their cabinets, Inter now has a total of 20 national league titles, which is one more than AC Milan’s 19 and second most in Italian soccer. Juventus has the most top-flight titles with 36.  

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AS Roma parted ways with manager Jose Mourinho on Tuesday. The move comes after a series of disappointing results, including a 3-1 loss to AC Milan over the weekend.

Seria A side swiftly replaced Mourinho, installing club legend Daniele De Rossi as the new manager until the remainder of the 2023-24 season.

Mourinho leaves Roma after spending two and a half seasons in Italy’s capital. During that time, he won the UEFA Europa Conference League, bringing the club its first trophy in 11 years. However, a poor run in Seria A season, which saw Roma drop to 9th in the standings, proved to be too much to ignore for club’s owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin.

“We will always have great memories of his tenure at Roma, but we believe that an immediate change is in the best interests of the club, “Friedkins said in a statement. “We wish Jose and his assistants all the best in their future endeavors.”

AS Roma will now hope that De Rossi, who played 616 games with the club between 2001 and 2019, could help improve the squad’s form. This will be De Rossi’s second managerial job after a short stint with Seria C side SPAL. He managed 17 games with SPAL, going 3-6-8 before being fired in February 2023.

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Italy’s football federation (FIGC) announced earlier this week that a big change is coming to Seria A. Moving forward, if two teams (or more) finish with the same number of points on the standings at the end of the season, the domestic title winner will be decided through playoffs.

In recent decades, the Seria A used head-to-head record in a particular season and goal difference to determine the winner if the top teams were level. Under the new rules, the teams will have to play a single, winner-takes-it-all match. In case the title game finishes tied, a penalty shootout will follow.

The FIGC’s move comes after the 2021-22 Seria A campaign came close to having two teams with the same number of points at the top. Crosstown rivals Inter and Milan were just two points apart entering the season’s final match before Milan secured the title with a win over Sassuolo.

The playoff rule isn’t new for Seria A, as the league used it in the past. Most notably, the winner of 1963–64 title was decided with a playoff match between Bologna and Inter Milan. Bologna went on to beat Inter 2-0. 

It is important to note that the playoff scenario will only take place if the teams at the top of the standings have the same number of points. For all the remaining level teams, the standard rules will apply.

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Inter Milan is reportedly close to sealing a deal for Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The 33-year-old player, who spent the past three seasons with AS Roma, is set to arrive at Giuseppe Meazza as a free agent.

According to influential soccer insider Fabrizio Romano, Mkhitaryan will ink a two-year deal with Inter. He also had an extension offer from Roma, but he preferred to go to Milan and play UEFA Champions League next season.

Snapping players on free transfers from their rivals has become a recurring theme for Inter in recent years. They also did the same to their crosstown rivals AC Milan last summer when they lured Hakan Çalhanoğlu to the city’s blue and black side.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan originally joined Roma on loan from Arsenal in 2019. After a promising campaign in Italy, he secured a permanent move to the Seria A side. Mkhitaryan played a total of 117 games in Roma jersey, scoring 28 goals and dishing 29 assists. He was part of the side that won the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League this season.

Mkhitaryan previously also played with Shakhtar Donetsk, Borussia Dortmund, and Manchester United, among other clubs. He won three domestic titles with Donetsk, DFL Super-Cup with Borussia, and Europa League with United.

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The red and black part of Milan is once again the best of the best in Italy. AC Milan made another step in its return to being one of Europe’s powerhouses again by claiming the Seria A title for the 2021-22 season. This is the club’s first domestic title in more than a decade.

AC Milan has been going back and forth at the top of Seria A table with their crosstown rivals and last season’s champions Inter for the better part of the campaign. But thanks to a good run towards the end of the season, Milan entered their last match against Sassuolo in charge of their own destiny. Any sort of win would get them Scudetto regardless of other results.

While Sassuolo proved to be a tough nut to crack, especially at their home stadium, Milan didn’t have any issues overcoming the last obstacle. Rossoneri took care of the business in the first half, rushing to a 3-0 lead. Olivier Giroud scored twice, and Franck Kessie added one goal to alleviate any concerns Milan fans might have. However, the second period turned out to be a formality, as Sassuolo didn’t show much willingness to change the score or attempt a comeback.

Milan won their last Seria A title in 2010-11, but this trophy was followed by some dark days. Since then, they only won Supercoppa Italiana and routinely finished out of the Champions League places on the standings. However, this season showed that the sleeping giants are starting to awake, and there is no doubt Rossoneri will once again be a force in Europe as many years before.

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Juventus are Seria A champions once again. The Turin club claimed their ninth straight title in Italy on Sunday after a 2-0 win over Sampdoria.

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring late in the first half after an impressive assist from Miralem Pjanic, while Federico Bernardeschi sealed the win with a goal in 67th minute. Juve’s job was made even easier ten minutes later when Sampdoria’s midfielder Morten Thorsby received a yellow card.

The victory put Juve seven points clear ahead of their closest rival Inter Milan with only two games left to be played in 2019/20 Seria A season.

Juventus’ run of nine consecutive domestic league titles is among the best in Europe and parried only by Scottish giants Celtic and Bulgarian powerhouse Ludogorets. Juve also extended their Seria A trophies record to 36, double than its closest followers Milan and Inter Milan.

“This championship has a particular flavor, certainly a strong one,” said manager Maurizio Sarri. “Winning is difficult, this team has been won for many years, and therefore every year it becomes more difficult.”

Juventus now looks to turn their attention to UEFA Champions League, where they haven’t had so much success in recent decades. They are scheduled to play the second leg of their round-of-16 matchup against Lyon in early August. The first match ended with a 1-0 victory for Lyon.  

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