Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Tuesday 5 October 2021
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 5 October 2021.
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Tuesday 5 October
👉Milan ahead
The game of the Rossoneri is more convincing
Napoli rebus African Cup
👉Now for a repeat!
Italy, the champions and their good feet are back
Gigio’s appeal: “Don’t jeer me”
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 5 October 2021 .
Front Page, Corriere dello Sport, Tuesday 5 October
👉The young leaders
Osimhen and Leão symbols of the new power
Beautiful, strong, efficient: nobody like Napoli and Milan
👉From Roma to the Nations Final
The second life of Lorenzo
Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Monday 4 October 2021
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Monday 4 October 2021.
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Monday 4 October
👉Pioli responds, the head-to-head with Spalletti continues
Milan, beautiful strength, but Napoli make it seven
👉Inter
Dzeko, Lautaro, Barella, Brozovic
The Scudetto race is with those four
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Monday 4 October 2021 .
Front Page, Corriere dello Sport, Monday 4 October
👉Spalletti wins even in Florence (2-1) and remains 1st with full points
Total Napoli
Azzurri comeback win is their seventh, DeLa celebrates: “Show of strength”
Milan don’t give up: win in Bergamo (3-2) to stay in the slipstream pic.twitter.com/B1fyTwJxml
Napoli rocking time being the only team winning the first 7 games of the season having a perfect score of 21 points keeping the first position. Fiorentina failing to win the Serie A Week 7 game on Sunday 3 October 2021 at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy. An upset for Fiorentina because they were leading and then the home victory “puff” just collapsed with Napoli making a comeback.
AC Milan passing a tough test in Bergamo. Atalanta almost win the Serie A Week 7 scaring AC Milan in the last 10 minutes at the Gewiss Stadium. AC Milan with a wide lead of 3-0 then Atalanta waking up in the 86th minute and 94th minute to score 2 goals and almost grabbing a draw. The sign of relief for AC Milan who were pursuing the victory to keep up the neck to neck race with Napoli in the 1st position with 21 points and Milan with 19 points. The victory seeing AC Milan equaling their best start in the era of three points per win in their first seven Serie A games: 19 in 2003/04.
Mission accomplished! Salernitana winning the Serie A Week 7 game defeating Genoa at the Arechi Stadium. This is a historical victory for Salernitana because it is their first victory in Serie A after their promotion from Serie B this season. Salernitana delighting their fans claiming full 3 points to climb from the last position of the Standing to the 19th position reaching 4 points.
Torino collapsing in the end losing the Derby della Mole. Juventus claiming the victory winning the Serie A Week 7 at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium. This is a precious win for Juventus who have lost only one of their last 30 Serie A matches against Torino (1-2 in April 2015, with Allegri on the bench): 22 wins and seven draws complete the set.
AS Roma win the Serie A Week 7 game against Empoli at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Roma have not lost against Empoli in Serie A since February 2007 (0-1 at Castellani): since then seven Giallorossi successes and three draws in 10 total matches. Roma have won their last five Serie A home games and have not achieved six consecutive domestic league successes since February 2017, with Luciano Spalletti on the bench (15 in that case). The home victory giving Mourinho another record for most unbeaten 42 consecutive home Serie A games: establishing the record for a manager in the three points per win era (since 1994/95) in the Serie A.
Sassuolo failing to win the Serie A Week 7 game defeated by Inter at the Mapei Stadium. This is a precious victory for Inter keeping up the race for the Scudetto reaching 17 points. There have only been two draws in the 16 Serie A matches between Sassuolo and Inter (0-0 in 2019 and 3-3 in 2020) – seven wins on each side rounding off the record.
Cagliari celebrating the 60th Birthday of Coach Walter Mazzarri with a bitter note. Cagliari after leading the game, ended up the Serie A Week 7 game against Venezia with a late draw at the Unipol Domus. Cagliari scored in the 16th minute and the victory was almost a reality until the 91st minute when Venezia changed the script grabbing a golden point with the goal by Italian-American footballer Gianluca Busio. This the second consecutive draw for Venezia staying at +2 above Cagliari.
What a perfect way for Bologna to celebrate their 112th Birthday than by winning the Serie A Week 7 game against Lazio at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium. The victory helps Bologna reach 11 points same as Lazio. On the other hand, the defeat is a step back for Lazio to be among the top 5 positions. Bologna FC, founded on 3 October in 1909 having 7 titles, “I Rossoblu” are the joint 5th most successful club in Serie A history.
Hellas Verona win in grand style the Serie A Week 7 game crushing Spezia on Sunday 3 October 2021 at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium. For Spezia, this is a painful defeat because they remain in the relegation zone. Verona have won now six of the last eight games played against Spezia between Serie A and Serie B (1d, 1 lost), including the first leg of last season.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game
AC Milan, 3rd position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Atalanta, 7th position with 11 points and a positive goal difference of +2
AC Milan passing a tough test in Bergamo. Atalanta almost win the Serie A Week 7 scaring AC Milan in the last 10 minutes on Sunday 3 October 2021 at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy. AC Milan with a wide lead of 3-0 then Atalanta waking up in the 86th minute and 94th minute to score 2 goals and almost grabbing a draw. The sign of relief for AC Milan who were pursuing the victory to keep up the neck to neck race with Napoli in the 1st position with 21 points and Milan with 19 points. The victory seeing AC Milan equaling their best start in the era of three points per win in their first seven Serie A games: 19 in 2003/04.
The flash ! Davide Calabria opening the score for AC Milan in the 1stt minute defeating Atalanta goalkeeper Musso from very close range with a left footed shot tot he center!
No even finishing to warm up and in the 1st minute BAMMMM the FLASHHHHHHHHHHH Davide Calabria scoring for @acmilan against Atalanta for the 1-0. https://t.co/cgtzJwA57q
AC Milan not slowing down and before ending the first half scores for the 2-0. In the 43rd minute, Sandro Tonali just keeping focused and delivered a right footed shot to the bottom right corner!!!
👉Atalanta 0 – 2 AC Milan, 43rd minute, goal by ⚽️ Sandro Tonali for @acmilan with a right footed shot while goalkeeper Musso vainly attempted to save in the bottom right corner. SPLASH.
2 – Sandro Tonali has scored two goals in his first seven league appearances this season, one more than in his first 60 Serie A appearances (one). Climbing.#AtalantaMilanpic.twitter.com/hJwyqylPCd
It is the turn of Rafael Leão to seal the result. A well orchestrated pass by Theo Hernández passing the ball to Leão for the final right footed shot!
👉Atalanta 0 – 3 AC Milan, 78th minute, goal by ⚽️ Rafael Leão following a fast break scoring for @acmilan with a right footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Theo Hernández.
Atalanta shortening the distance in the 86th minute. It is Colombian forward Duván Zapata to convert a penalty defeating AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan with a right footed shot to the high center.
👉Atalanta 1 – 3 AC Milan, 86th minute, goal by ⚽️ Duván Zapata for @Atalanta_BC converting a penalty with a right footed shot to the high center. The penalty is conceded by Junior Messias after a handball.
What a dramatic ending! Atalanta waking up in the last 10 minutes. In the 94th minute, the goal by Mario Pašalić from very close range with a right footed shot.
👉Atalanta 2 – 3 AC Milan, 94th minute, goal by ⚽️ Mario Pasalic for @Atalanta_BC with a right footed shot from very close range.
👉 Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Kjær, Hernández; Tonali, Kessie; Saelemaekers, Díaz, Leão; Rebić.
✅ Stats before the game. Milan are the team against which Atalanta have drawn the most matches in Serie A: 43 out of 120 games overall (25 Nerazzurri and 52 Rossoneri successes complete the balance sheet); six of the last 12 league matches between these two teams ended in a draw. In the last six Serie A matches between Atalanta and Milan the same result has never been repeated twice in a row (in the last match the Rossoneri won in Bergamo in May). Since Gian Piero Gasperini coached Atalanta (2016/17), AC Milan is one of the two teams (with Juventus) against which the Bergamo players have won fewer matches (only one , 5-0 in December 2019). Atalanta collected 11 points in the first six days of this championship: they had earned 12 points after the first six games played in 2020/21 and 13 in 2019/20.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game
AC Milan, 3rd position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Atalanta, 7th position with 11 points and a positive goal difference of +2
✅ Here are Atalanta vs AC Milan official starting lineups for the Serie A Week 7 on Sunday 3 October 2021 at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy at 20:45.
By Anna Italia
