By December of 2020, Junior Messias had scored just one goal in Serie A for Crotone. Fast forward twelve months, he's bagged a brace for Milan in the league and a Champions League winner to boot.

One year ago Diego Armando Maradona departed the planet, but he always was a footballer that played out of this world.

Let’s take a peak at 7 of his most important goals during his 7 year stint in Naples.

Richard and Emmet are joined by Serie A commentator David Ferrini to talk about Italian football's forgotten Baggio - Dino Baggio.

The former Parma, Juventus and Lazio midfielder lived firmly in the shadow of his more famous namesake, but was one of the finest Italian midfielders of his generation.

TGU pays tribute to Dino by dissecting his career, his obscure UEFA cup record, and who in the current Serie A landscape shares similar characteristics to Baggio.

Relentless, electrifying and superb are all justifiable superlatives when it comes to describing Luciano Spalletti’s first eight matches of the Serie A campaign.

Over seasons past Torino and Sassuolo have challenged Roma, Milan, Lazio, Atalanta, Inter and Napoli for European places. Now that the 2021/22 summer transfer window is shut, let’s take a look at three clubs attempting to pursue the peloton.

No longer entrenched in relegation battles and now set to compete for the Scudetto and Champions League, Junior Messias is a man on a mission that prays to God, yet has to wear the shirt of the Devil. Quite the juxtaposition.

Now that the Azzurri fans have had time to bask in the glory of another major competition triumph, David Ferrini plays devil’s advocate asking if Italy would have won the Euros if the tournament went ahead as planned in 2020.

From seventh to first in just weeks, then nine years of success that had all the other Serie A clubs as infuriated as Germano Mosconi after the third take.

But it’s not over until the Fat Signora sings, and Benevento might have to unleash those tuckshop-lady arms and get swinging before they end up like Matrona Parmigiana and Cicciona Crotone, singing for their supper in Serie B.

Forza Napoli Podcast : Joe Fischetti and David Ferrini talk about Napoli and Serie A football in 2021

Forza Napoli Podcast : Joe Fischetti and David Ferrini talk about Napoli and Serie A football in 2021

It all begins with an idea.

Forza Napoli Podcast : Joe Fischetti and David Ferrini talk about Napoli and Serie A football in 2021

The seven suffering Serie A clubs praying for an Easter miracle.

It all begins with an idea.