Serie A looks like an episode of techetechetè
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key of A - how the championship sounds
The 2025-2026 season has begun much as the last one did. Napoli were convincing winners, driven by Kevin de Bruyne's exuberance and escape from the Premier League (following in the footsteps of Scott McTominay, who had already played a decisive role). Meanwhile, the music is old-fashioned (but not in Como).
Suburban rap bars explain a Premier League of cash and black champions, while late-summer Latin dance flashes identify the Spanish Liga, and the more aseptic minimal techno fits well with the still artificial and impersonal Arab league. But what does Serie A sound like?
At least for today, with the homecoming of Ciro Immobile , Edin Džeko, Federico Bernardeschi and the unexpected debut of Luka Modrić (only Lorenzo Insigne is missing, but that's not a given until January), they can only be vintage songs from provincial radio stations, more tech-tech than TikTok.
Once again, the referees are explaining the decision taken by the VAR, further slowing down the timing of the celebration: and from what we saw on the lakeside, the risk of populism is not dampened - on the contrary - by the hieratic enunciation of the black jacket Manganiello ( or tempora ), registered as Gianluca.
Like a book divided into chapters, the tournament begins the same way as its previous end: a discarded Manchester United (fifteenth in the spring) and the best surplus team—in terms of seniority, see above—City dominate. Alone, Scott McTominay and Kevin de Bruyne can still dominate .
Between Mina (for the Ademola Lookman affair) and Neapolitan Eduardo de Crescenzo, the top-flight DJ blurs "Ancora" into two effusives: "Adesso tu" for the unreleased Belgian, giving meaning to the Azzurri's Champions League dreams. And "Ancora tu" for the Scotsman, a familiar face.
Because it's starting to become clear that, given this current trend, between the effective 4-1-4-1 and the tactical variations called David Neres, Noa Lang, the upcoming temporary centre-forward, Lucca or no Lukaku, Napoli's take-off in the standings will arrive well before Christmas . And it will be "under management", Allegri style.
Speaking of Massimiliano (were we not supposed to see each other again?), the not uncommon Morricone pop song is a fitting reminder that the "wake-up call" given to Cremonese is "Better tonight" than tomorrow, or never: from the end of the transfer window to the international break, he will have time to work on it.
Is it all old, already seen, a remake? Not quite. Kenan Yıldız's two assists for Juventus' victory suggest that—while waiting for Inter—he's the challenger to the two Neapolitan aces: "The Golden Man" is all for Lady Juve, who is looking around but wishes he never had any problems.
The biggest show of the weekend, however, is a Como team that, when they can (which is often), plays like a little Barcelona : Nico Paz plays Andrés Iniesta, Lucas da Cunha studies Xavi Hernández, Maxi Perrone looks at Sergi Busquets, the ones you can believe in.
Along with Martin Baturina and Maxence Caqueret, they're the "Boys of Today": with the whole world before them, different but all the same, exceptional motivation. "Come on, let's add color to this Serie A: and then you'll see, you'll like it": yes, the Fabregas group is the next step in the tournament's journey to align itself with the present.
What you have read is Key of A - how the championship sounds , the Monday appointment with Enrico Veronese and his musical review of Serie A
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