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Joe Hart shows off his Italian during Torino press conference

You can’t effectively shout at your teammates in the tunnel if you don’t speak their language, so Joe Hart, on loan from Man City at Torino, is working on his Italian. He demonstrated this during a press conference by reading a prepared statement and received a round of applause for his effort.

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Torino list Joe Hart as “John Hart” on team sheet for his debut

It wasn’t the best Serie A debut for Joe Hart, as his club, Torino, lost 2-1 to Atalanta. Hart failed to control a corner kick, in the 56th minute, gifting Atalanta with an equalizer just two minutes after Torino opened the scoring. Then, in the 82nd minute, Atalanta scored a winner from the penalty spot.

The shaky start to his season-long loan abroad can be blamed on a “John Hart” though, as that’s the name Torino listed on their team sheet.

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Francesco Totti keeps making Roma fans cry with his goals

Struggling with injuries and out of favor with Roma manager Luciano Spalletti, it seemed Francesco Totti might have already scored his last goal in a Roma shirt way back in September. But on Sunday, he came off the bench to score a late equalizer against Atalanta, making Roma commentator Carlo Zampa have a euphoric meltdown on the air (above).

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