Serie A Weekly Transfer Market Recap

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Another interesting transfer market week is in the books: Roma was the most active among the top teams, both acquiring and selling players. After three solid seasons, Stephan El Shaarawy was lured away by Chinese money, while Pau Lopez from Real Betis is their new starting goalkeeper. They let go two fringe players: Gerson joined Flamengo after the up-and-down loan spell to Fiorentina, while Ivan Marcano returned to Porto after failing to make an impression last season. After much wait, Inter finally concluded the negotiation to sign Nicolò Barella from Cagliari, while Milan announced Rade KrunicContinue reading

Serie A Fantasy Recap – Round 2

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A goal-filled round is mostly in the books, here is a quick breakdown of the most relevant things that happened in the fantasy world.

Standings implications: Juventus and Napoli go hand-in-hand despite the challenging fixtures. Inter suffered a two-goal comeback by Torino as they inexplicably run out of gas after an hour. Lazio paid the price for a tough schedule and is now in trouble. Fiorentina and Genoa got off to a splendid start. SPAL and Udinese grabbed sweet wins. Cagliari partly bounced back, Frosinone and Bologna sent out pretty worrying signals. Continue reading