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Rigore! - The Italian Football Podcast
22/23 - Matchday 13 - Fagioli finishes Inter, VAR controversies, and Venezia spring another leak
Season 2, Ep. 11
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Fagioli's late goal unfortunately gives Giancarlo more scope for bean puns as we take a look back at a big weekend in Serie A, discuss some of the big VAR decisions of the round, and look at the many ways Venezia seem to be able to find to sink to new lows.
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