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Alasdair Mackenzie

@aksmackenzie.bsky.social

Freelance sports journalist based in Rome since 2018.

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Marcus Thuram can't stop scoring headers. After four games, he's surpassed his tally from last year and equalled a 23-year-old club record.

A look here at why Thuram is key to hopes of an Inter revival after their worst start since 2011

www.tntsports.co.uk/football/ser...

20.09.2025 13:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Podcast Ep.251: At the Games - AS Roma 0-1 Torino - Total Italian Football Total Italian Football's At the Games series takes you inside AS Roma's 1-0 2025/26 Serie A defeat against Torino on Matchday 3.

๐ŸŸ๏ธ ๐˜ผ๐™ ๐™๐™ƒ๐™€ ๐™‚๐˜ผ๐™ˆ๐™€๐™Ž ๐™‹๐™Š๐˜ฟ๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐™Ž๐™! ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

Men's Serie A is back after the international break, and we had @aksmackenzie.bsky.social in place at the Stadio Olimpico for Roma vs Torino!

#SerieA #TIFpod
total-italianfootball.com/podcast-ep-2...

15.09.2025 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The giant TV screens are up. The open-top bus parade is planned. The trophy has gone south.

Naples is ready for another Scudetto party - one that would send Scott McTominay into Napoli's pantheon of greats

www.tntsports.co.uk/football/ser...

23.05.2025 07:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Serie A Permutations: What Every Team Needs in the Title Race, Champions League Battle and Fight Against Relegation After 37 rounds packed with stress, sweat and celebrations, this humdinger of a Serie A season delivered the finale we had all hoped for. Going into the final weekend ofโ€ฆ

The Scudetto, European places and 2/3 relegation spots are yet to be decided going into the final round of an unforgettable Serie A season.

For @destinationcalcio.bsky.social, a guide to what every team needs on a huge weekend here in Italy

22.05.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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McTominay is ready to be crowned King of Naples For all his laser-guided focus, Scott McTominay must have daydreamed about the scenes that could unfold in Naples this weekend.

From shrines to tattoos, Scott McTominay has already achieved hero status in Naples.

Now he can drink the elixir of Neapolitan immortality by winning the club's fourth Scudetto - one that he has been the driving force behind.

22.05.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Victory in the Coppa Italia over AC Milan would make Ferguson a legend The stakes could not be higher for this Coppa Italia final. For Bologna and Lewis Ferguson, legend status is at their fingertips. For Milan, it could be their last chance to qualify for Europe.

Legend status is at Lewis Ferguson's fingertips.

A piece for @dailymail.co.uk on what winning tomorrow's Coppa Italia final here in Rome would mean for this record-breaking #Bologna side and their Scottish skipper
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...

13.05.2025 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I joined CNN earlier to look back on the beautiful chaos of Inter v Barcelona last night and answer the question - can they now finish the job in the #UCL final?

Apologies to superstitious Interisti, but I've gone and bigged up their chances...

07.05.2025 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Radio Scotland - Listen Live - BBC Sounds Listen live to BBC Radio Scotland on BBC Sounds

I'll be joining Good Morning Scotland on BBC Radio Scotland shortly to look ahead to tonight's UCL semi-final in Milan after a half-decent first leg

You can listen in here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

06.05.2025 07:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's a big night at the Olimpico as Roma host Fiorentina with one point between them in this ridiculously tight top four race.

With Lazio and Atalanta already winning today, the pressure is on to keep pace...

04.05.2025 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ“Š Ranking the Serie A run-ins

With four rounds to go, Inter and Napoli are locked in a Scudetto duel for the ages, and six teams are fighting for the remaining two UCL spots.

So who - on paper - has the best and worst run-in?
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/ser...

02.05.2025 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Inter's trip to Barcelona tonight comes at a bad time. It follows the worst week of their season, a run of three straight defeats that torpedoed triplete hopes.

Here's a look into what has gone wrong ๐Ÿ‘‡
#BarcaInter #UCL

www.tntsports.co.uk/football/cha...

30.04.2025 10:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Inter went 11 games unbeaten on the road at the start of the season, and won 8 in a row.

But since a 3-0 collapse to Fiorentina in Feb - their heaviest loss in six years - Inter have one league away win in seven.

50 games into a marathon season, the fatigue is showing...

22.04.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are Inter Milan Throwing it Away? Travel Sickness Threatening Championsโ€™ Scudetto Bid This time there was no goalkeeping howler to pinpoint, no Ionut Radu to scapegoat. Unlike three years ago, a damaging defeat in Bologna is unlikely to be viewed as theโ€ฆ

If #Inter fail to win the Scudetto, their defeat to Bologna won't be pinpointed as the single thing that lost it in the way it was three years ago.

However, it did highlight one thing that could - their nosediving away form ๐Ÿ“‰

Latest for Destination Calcio:
destinationcalcio.com/are-inter-mi...

22.04.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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URC: Attack is the best form of defence for Glasgow Warriors, says Kyle Steyn Glasgow Warriors skipper Kyle Sten says his team are bullish abour heir push for retaining the United Rugby Championship title

www.theoffsideline.com/urc-attack-i...

20.04.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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URC: Glasgow Warriors secure comeback win over Zebre Glasgow Warriors bounce back from 6-0 down with tries from Stafford McDowall and Josh McKay against Zebre in URC

www.theoffsideline.com/urc-glasgow-...

19.04.2025 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Franco Smith relieved as Glasgow rid of 'baggage' with Zebre win The defending URC champions bounced back from their Champions Cup hammering by Leinster with a hard-fought league win over Zebre in Parma.

โ€œIt was the elephant in the room. I think we carried a bit of baggage into this game,โ€

The Glasgow boss was pleased his side put the memories of Dublin last weekend behind them as they secured a home URC quarter-final

19.04.2025 22:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Glasgow Warriors awaken from first half slump to beat Zebre Glasgow Warriors recovered from a bruising Dublin demolition by coming from behind to beat Zebre in Parma on Saturday evening.

It took Glasgow a while to get going, but they found a way past a determined Zebre side in Parma

Here is our instant analysis from the Stadio Lanfranchi

19.04.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Back on the URC beat tonight in Parma as Glasgow look to bounce back from their Leinster mauling against Zebre โš”๏ธ๐Ÿฆ“

19.04.2025 18:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Marco Baroni: The Unlikely Destroyer of Lazioโ€™s Europa League Apathy Lazio stood firm as Plzen threw everything at them in the final minutes of their Europa tie, and manager Marco Baroni must take much of the credit for their resolve.

In the first European campaign of a 25-year coaching career, Marco Baroni has succeeded where some illustrious predecessors failed.

Piece for Destination Calcio on how this understated, underrated 61-year-old has finally made Lazio fall in love with the #UEL
destinationcalcio.com/marco-baroni...

14.03.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another special phone light scenografia from Lazio tonight

13.03.2025 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ready for Lazio v Plzen.

A chance for Baroni to lead Lazio to just their 3rd Euro quarter-final in 22 years in the first Euro campaign of his career.

They've got a 2-1 lead to cling onto, and the big team news is that Castellanos is fit to start after being so badly missed

13.03.2025 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Claudio Ranieri: The Roma Rebirth Will Flourish If He Stays Carlo Ancelotti and Paulo Dybala both agree that Claudio Ranieri still has what it takes to lead AS Roma into the 2025-26 campaign.

Carlo Ancelotti thinks Claudio Ranieri won't want to step aside, and on the evidence of his work this season, he shouldn't.

New piece here on the increasingly obvious solution to a decision the Friedkins can't afford to get wrong
destinationcalcio.com/claudio-rani...

07.03.2025 10:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stage set for Roma vs Athletic, where a sea of red and yellow flags has been organised for kick-off. A big night for both sides desperate to reach that Bilbao final...
#UEL #RomaAthletic

06.03.2025 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ 24/25, Ep.102: At the Games - AS Roma 2-1 Como 1907 | Total Italian Football Get more from Total Italian Football on Patreon

๐Ÿšจ ๐™‹๐™Š๐˜ฟ๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐™Ž๐™! ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Join ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ with @aksmackenzie.bsky.social watching AS Roma's good form continue thanks to a win over Como 1907 at the Stadio Olimpico!

๐ŸŽง buff.ly/Sb6f3hW โฌ…๏ธ
#TIFpod

03.03.2025 09:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dele Alli, still awaiting his debut, is among the Como subs today
#RomaComo

02.03.2025 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Roma aiming to win a fourth league game in a row for the first time in five years here tonight. Standing in their way? Giant killers Como, the last team to beat Roma in Serie A and coming off wins vs Fiorentina & Napoli. Could be tasty...
#RomaComo

02.03.2025 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I joined CNN International on Friday to chat #NapoliInter, Antonio Conte and the mess at AC Milan...

01.03.2025 09:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ 24/25, Ep.98: At the Games - AS Roma 3-2 Porto | Total Italian Football Get more from Total Italian Football on Patreon

๐Ÿšจ ๐™‹๐™Š๐˜ฟ๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐™Ž๐™! ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Join ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ for a European night in the Eternal City, where @aksmackenzie.bsky.social took in #RomaPorto!

๐ŸŽง buff.ly/41t71j2 โฌ…๏ธ
#TIFpod #UEL

20.02.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

HT Roma 2-1 Porto (3-2 agg.)
Samuโ€™s superb overhead finish after a Roma mix-up gave Porto a dream start, but two moments of Dybala brilliance in the space of five minutes have turned this back in Romaโ€™s favour. He hadnโ€™t scored in the UEL before tonight but heโ€™s turned up big time here
#RomaPorto

20.02.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Roma's home form in the #UEL is formidable: W23 D5 L2 in last 30 games stretching back eight years.

Only 1 defeat in their last 16 at home, winning 14, with 10 clean sheets in that time.

And don't forget if they win tonight, it's a 50/50 chance of drawing Lazio tomorrow...

20.02.2025 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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