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 October 2021
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 20 October 2021.
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Wednesday 20 October
👉Champions at San Siro, good performance with Sheriff: 3-1
One, two, three, Inter is there
Dzeko, Vidal, and De Vrij score
The Nerazzurri get the first victory in Champions League
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 20 October 2021 .
Front Page, Corriere dello Sport, Wednesday 20 October
👉Champions first success with Sheriff (3-1)
Real crushed De Zerbi (5-0)
Inter reignites
Dzeko and Vidal protagonists, Inzaghi is back in the race for the second round
Front Page, Tutto Sport, Wednesday 20 October 2021
👉Milan, now it’s hard
Dzeko Sheriff Inter
👉Atalanta
“CR7? We have Ilicic”
👉”Let’s cancel Ronaldo”
Tonight Zenit-Juve: Bianconeri want to win to consolidate the Group First Place.
Bonucci’s message: “Let’s forget the…” pic.twitter.com/QtUdyCySX1
🏆 👉 Here are Atalanta official called up players by Coach Gian Piero Gasperini for the UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Group F, Matchday 3 game, Manchester United vs Atalanta, on Wednesday 20 October 2021 at the Old Trafford in Manchester, England at 21:00.
Midfielders: Koopmeiners, Freuler, De Roon, Malinovskiy, Miranchuk, Pasalic.
Forwards: Muriel, Ilicic, Zapata, Piccoli.
Polish Referee Szymon Marciniak will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL) and Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL). The Fourth Official will be Tomasz Musial (POL). The VAR will be Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL) and the AVAR will be Marco Fritz (GER). The Referee Observer will be Jorn West Larsen (DEN).
2021 – 2022 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage – Group F, Matchday 3
Manchester United – Atalanta
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Old Trafford
Manchester, England
21:00
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Musial (POL)
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
AVAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
Referee Observer: Jorn West Larsen (DEN)
🏆 👉 UEFA announcing the match officials for the Champions League Group Stage – Group F, Matchday 3 game, Manchester United vs Atalanta, on Wednesday 20 October 2021 at the Old Trafford in Manchester, England at 21:00.
Polish Referee Szymon Marciniak will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL) and Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL). The Fourth Official will be Tomasz Musial (POL). The VAR will be Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL) and the AVAR will be Marco Fritz (GER). The Referee Observer will be Jorn West Larsen (DEN).
2021 – 2022 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage – Group F, Matchday 3
Manchester United – Atalanta
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Old Trafford
Manchester, England
21:00
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Musial (POL)
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
AVAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
Referee Observer: Jorn West Larsen (DEN)
Here are Matchday 3 – Match Officials for the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League Group Stage games on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 October 2021. The 4 Italian Serie A teams participating are Inter, AC Milan, Atalanta, and Juventus.
🏆 👉 Tuesday 19 October 2021 – UEFA Champions League Group Stage Games
Club Brugge – Manchester City
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (ROU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marian Barbu (ROU)
VAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
AVAR: Fedayi San (SUI)
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich (GER)
Beşiktaş JK – Sporting CP
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenović (SVN)
VAR: Matej Jug (SVN)
AVAR: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci (ALB)
Paris St. Germain – RB Leipzig
Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca (ITA)
VAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
AVAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
Referee Observer: David Fernandez Borbalan (ESP)
FC Porto – AC Milan
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager (GER)
VAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
AVAR: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)
Atletico de Madrid – Liverpool FC
Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Lasse Koslowski (GER)
Fourth Official: Sven Jablonski (GER)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)
AFC Ajax – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Inigo Prieto Lopez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Angel Nevado Rodriguez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Jose Munuera Montero (ESP)
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
AVAR: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea (ESP)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)
Inter Milano – Sheriff Tiraspol
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED)
Fourth Official: Joey Kooij (NED)
VAR: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
AVAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)
Shakhtar Donetsk – Real Madrid
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Novak Simović (SRB)
VAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
AVAR: Harm Osmers (GER)
Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson (SWE)
🏆 👉 Wednesday 20 October 2021 – UEFA Champions League Group Stage Games
FC Barcelona – Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Clement Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jeremie Pignard (FRA)
VAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
AVAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)
SL Benfica – Bayern München
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marcel Birsan (ROU)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
AVAR: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz (AUT)
BSC Young Boys – Villarreal CF
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Igor Demeshko (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Maksim Gavirlin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
VAR: Vitali Meshkov (RUS)
AVAR: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)
Manchester United – Atalanta BC
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Musial (POL)
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
AVAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
Referee Observer: Jorn West Larsen (DEN)
LOSC Lille – Sevilla FC
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Peter Bennett (ENG)
Fourth Official: David Coote (ENG)
VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
AVAR: Paul Tierney (ENG)
Referee Observer: Raymond Ellingham (WAL)
FC Zenit – Juventus
Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Stephane De Almeida (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Bekim Zogaj (SUI)
Fourth Official: Alain Bieri (SUI)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Fedayi San (SUI)
Referee Observer: Emil Bozhinovski (MKD)
Chelsea FC – Malmö FF
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard (FRA)
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
AVAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)
Napoli “the almighty” win their 8th consecutive games after winning the Serie A Week 8 game defeating Torino at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Napoli is the only team winning all 8 games having a perfect score of 24 being the sole leader of the Serie A. Torino with 8 points are -16 points below Napoli. Napoli equal the best start in their history in Serie A: eight wins in the first eight of the league in 2017/18 – compared to the first seven games of that season.
AC Milan making an incredible comeback. AC Milan win the Serie A Week 8 game defeating Hellas Verona with the own goal by Verona player Koray Günter at the San Siro Stadium. Milan were down 0-2 and in the second half overturning the result. Milan reaching 22 points are just -2 points below Napoli with 24 points.
Juventus showing their worth winning the big match the Serie A Week 8 game defeating AS Roma at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. No magic formula for Roma Coach Jose Mourinho unable to defeat Juventus at the Allianz. Juventus reaching 14 points while Roma remain with 15 points. It is still a tough road to climb the Serie A Standing seeing Napoli as sole leader in the 1st position with 24 points. Precisely, Juventus being -10 points below Napoli.
The match for salvation. Spezia with a much needed victory win the Serie A Week 8 game defeating Salernitana at the Alberto Picco Stadium in Spezia, Italy. The victory gives Spezia a boost to the morale of the team dreaming with salvation reaching 7 points while Salernitana remain in the relegation zone from the 18th to the 19th position with 4 points. Spezia leaving the relegation zone climbing from the 19th position.
The big duel and emotional game for Lazio fans. Lazio winning the Serie A Week 8 game defeating Inter at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Inter losing their first game this season. Highlight of the match is the return to the Olimpico Stadium of former Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi now coaching Inter. Inzaghi spent five-year as Coach and also spent a decade during his playing career. In the era of three points to win, Inter coach Simone Inzaghi was the Lazio manager with the most Serie A games (197) and was second only to Sven-Göran Eriksson by average points (1.82 v 1.9) – min. 50 benches.
Empoli failing to win the Serie A Week 8 game humiliated by Atalanta at the Carlo Castellani Stadium in Empoli, Italy. Atalanta causing an upset and they are also celebrating their 114th Birthday with this away victory.
Genoa making a comeback to draw the Serie A Week 8 game against Sassuolo at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genova Genoa needed the victory to avoid falling down in the relegation zone. However, this draw might be considered a plus for Genoa because they were down 0-2 to a 2-2 draw. Mexican defender Johan Vásquez making his debut with Genoa scoring the equalizer goal in the 89th minute.
Udinese ending the Serie A Week 8 game with a draw against Bologna at the Dacia Arena. Udinese were down by a goal and managed to get at least 1 point in the 83rd minute with the equalizing goal by Beto. Udinese reaching 9 points and Bologna 12 points.
Venezia needed to win the Serie A Week 8 game against Fiorentina to avoid falling down in the relegation zone, and they did it. The victory helps Venezia climb from the 17th to the 15th position moving away from the relegation zone. This is the first win at the Penzo Stadium for Venezia since February 2002. Venezia promoted from Serie B this season has a reason to celebrate. Venezia have won all the last three Serie A matches against Fiorentina played at Pier Luigi Penzo: the last away win for Viola dates back to 1966. Fiorentina need the victory to be among the top 5 positions stepping down to the 9th position. Good debut of Venezia goalkeeper Argentine Sergio Romero.
By Anna Italia
