✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Wednesday 20 September 2023.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 20 September 2023
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport, Wednesday 20 September 2023
👉Vice-champions make their debut with Real Sociedad
Try again Inter
👉Napoli with Osi and Kvara
To redeem himself, Garcia relies on the stars
👉 Hello, my friends. Here are the 2023-2024 Italian Serie A Serie A Week 4 RESULTS / Fourth Round on Saturday 16, Sunday 17, and Monday 18 September 2023.
✅ 10 Serie A Games Completed
⚽️ Serie A Top Scorer up to Week 4 (Updated on Monday 18 September 2023)
Inter humiliated AC Milan by winning the Milan Derby with an outstanding score of 5-1. This is a solid victory for Inter claiming the full bragging rights to rule in the City of Milan. The Nerazzurri spread in the second half and won the derby with a resounding 5-1, climbing to the top of the table as sole leaders. Henrikh Mkhitaryan on top (two goals and an assist), joys also for Marcus Thuram, Davide Frattesi and the former Çalhanoğlu (on a penalty, a foul by Theo Hernandez on Lautaro). Rafael Leão is not enough for the Rossoneri, who have never been incisive.
Genoa with a brave front managed to difficult Napoli’s game taking the lead with a 2-0. Napoli with a late reaction grabbed a draw to end the game with a 2-2. One point each, but is more a “golden point” for Genoa, who are newly promoted from Serie B, facing Italy’s Champions.
Juventus defeated Lazio at the Allianz Stadium with a 3-1. The protagonist of the match was Dušan Vlahović, author of a brace. Federico Chiesa also scored. The honor goal for Lazio was scored by Luis Alberto. Surely, this victory is the needed boost for Juventus to reach 10 points.
Fiorentina overturned the result and defeated Atalanta. Fiorentina won their second victory at the start of the season. The game was a thriller, with 5 goals, and many emotions. Fiorentina after a slow start in the first half, closed the first 45 minutes at 2-1 thanks to Giacomo Bonaventura and Lucas Martínez Quarta. In the second half, Atalanta recovered with Ademola Lookman’s first goal of the season but the changes were fundamental. Christian Kouamé, who came on in the 63rd minute, scored the decisive goal to make it 3-2, as well as blocking Atalanta’s last action on the development of a corner kick.
AS Roma made a super goleada, a total demolition destroying Empoli with an astonishing result of 7-0. The victory helped Roma climb from the 19th to the 12th position obtaining their first victory of the season. Empoli remained with 0 points in the last position with the worst defense conceding 12 goals. Double from Dybala, Renato Sanches, Cristante, Mancini and also the first joy from Lukaku, as well as an own goal from Grassi. Empoli not reaching the goal and still without goals in the championship, only Baldanzi tries and hits a post in the second half.
👉 Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 4 game. The first 4 qualify for the Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League. (Monday 18 September 2023)
– INTER, 1st position with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +12
– JUVENTUS, 2nd position with 10 points and a positive goal difference of +7
– AC MILAN, 3rd position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +2
– LECCE, 4th position with 8 points and a goal difference of +3
– NAPOLI, 5th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +3
– FROSINONE, 6th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Relegation Zone:
– CAGLIARI, 18th position with 2 points and a negative goal difference of -3
– SALERNITANA, 19th position with 2 points and a negative goal difference of -5
– EMPOLI, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -12
👉 2023 – 2024 Italy Serie A Standing – Serie A Table up to Monday 18 September 2023
✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Monday 18 September 2023.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Monday 18 September 2023
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Monday 18 September 2023
👉 A historic duel restarts at the top
Listen to this Inter-Juve
👉Dybala super and Lukaku
Empoli: Zanetti at risk
The 7 goals of Roma
👉Milan from the Derby flop to the Champions League
It’s not just Pioli’s fault pic.twitter.com/bz0NwK4Ki0
57% Ball Possession FIORENTINA and 43% Ball Possession ATALANTA Fiorentina 3 – 2 Atalanta
36′ Giacomo Bonaventura 20′ Teun Koopmeiners
45′ Lucas Martínez Quarta 53′ Ademola Lookman
76′ Christian Kouamé
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 9th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Atalanta, 7th position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Fiorentina overturned the result and won the Serie A Week 4 game against Atalanta on Sunday 17 September 2023 at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy. Fiorentina won their second victory at the start of the season. The game was a thriller, with 5 goals, and many emotions. Fiorentina after a slow start in the first half, closed the first 45 minutes at 2-1 thanks to Giacomo Bonaventura and Lucas Martínez Quarta. In the second half, Atalanta recovered with Ademola Lookman’s first goal of the season but the changes were fundamental. Christian Kouamé, who came on in the 63rd minute, scored the decisive goal to make it 3-2, as well as blocking Atalanta’s last action on the development of a corner kick.
Previously, Atalanta started with two victories and one defeat at the start of the season. This is a blow for Atalanta because they failed to claim the 3 points to catch AC Milan in third place. Furthermore, in addition to the top three in Serie A, the Viola also played two games valid for the Conference League playoffs which allowed them to progress to the next round and qualify for the groups.
Atalanta opened the score in the 20th minute. Teun Koopmeiners defeated Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Marten de Roon.
👉 Fiorentina 0 – 1 Atalanta, 20th minute, ⚽️ goal by Teun Koopmeiners for @Atalanta_BC with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Marten de Roon. https://t.co/NfAJvRH26x
Fiorentina equalized in the 36th minute. It is Giacomo Bonaventura to defeat Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The headed assist is by Nicolás González.
👉 Fiorentina 1 – 1 Atalanta, 36th minute, ⚽️ goal by Giacomo Bonaventura equalized for @ACFFiorentinaEN with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The headed assist is by Nicolás González. https://t.co/NBw9EwuQ7F
Atalanta equalized for the 2-2 in the 53rd minute with the goal by Ademola Lookman.
👉 Fiorentina 2 – 2 Atalanta, 53rd minute, ⚽️ goal by Ademola Lookman equalized for @Atalanta_BC with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Marten de Roon. https://t.co/k976jNr6eE
Fiorentina took the lead again in the 76th minute. Christian Kouamé scored with a right-footed shot. Kouamé’s first league goal! Splendid action started by Beltran who, after missing two opponents, passes the ball to Brekalo. Adopo makes a mistake and gives the ball back to the opponents: Kouamé is very fast and scores Fiorentina’s third goal at the Franchi.
👉 Fiorentina 3 – 2 Atalanta, 76th minute, ⚽️ goal by Christian Kouamé for @ACFFiorentinaEN with a right footed shot. It’s his first league goal! https://t.co/XqtI2Jloys
✅ Stats before the game: Atalanta remained unbeaten in 11 of the last 14 Serie A matches against Fiorentina (6N, 5P); however, in the four most recent matches, they have won only once (1-0 on 2 October 2022, with a goal from Ademola Lookman). Fiorentina have won 36 home games in Serie A against Atalanta (15N, 9L), only against Bologna (39) have they achieved more home successes in the competition.
Atalanta have won two of the last four Serie A away matches against Fiorentina (1N, 1L), as many successes as those achieved in the 37 previous matches played on the Viola’s pitch, played between 1962 and 2018. Fiorentina drew their first home match of this championship and in all the previous three Serie A seasons they have always achieved success in their first two home matches. Atalanta have kept a clean sheet in two of their first three matches this season; the only time in which the Bergamo players have collected three clean sheets in the first four matches of a Serie A season was in 2008/09, with Luigi Delneri on the bench.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 9th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Atalanta, 7th position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +4
✅ Here are Fiorentina vs Atalanta official starting lineups for the Serie A Week 4 game on Sunday 17 September 2023 at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy at 18:00.
By Anna Italia
