Summary: Anto and Phil are joined by Italian football commentator and writer Gabriele Marcotti to take a look at some of the key stories involving Serie A and calcio as the Scudetto is coming right into view. This begins with Juventus and AC Milan with 12 points in the balance and the big questions really do surround Milan as problems arise between Max Allegri and owner Silvio Berlusconi and where the title may have been lost by the Rossoneri while Juventus has literally motored along throughout the year. Lots of reasons beyond referee decisions here, but many believe it was a highly unexpected combination of the Juventus midfield, a Gigi Buffon resurrection and perhaps the camel that broke the back in the form of losing Thiago Silva at precisely the wrong time. We gauge whether this Juventus form can translate to the Euros and what may be the strengths of the Azzurri come summer in Poland/Ukraine. Then we turn to the matters Zamparini at US Palermo and Claudio Lotito at Lazio who have been handed FIGC bans for transfer irregularities and what was the underlying reasons for taking action by football authorities as well as the rather loud and early divorce between Christian Panucci and the controversial Palermo owner. We also discuss the potential teams to rise from Serie B next season where two legendary clubs in Verona and Torino look to fulfill and whether Pescara is in the right place to join them after a playoff. We close on the matter of potential problems for Antonio Conte and his handling of a reporting mandate at Siena when matchfixing activities were suspected, and then a rather interesting discussion on where the great central defenders have gone and what might be some underlying reasons for this phenomenon.
