Hello, my friends. The Lega Serie A have confirmed the dates for the new 2020-2021 Italian Serie A Season to begin on September 19, 2020 and end May 21, 2021. The winner of the 2019-2020 Scudetto was Juventus winning their 9th consecutive Scudetto.
The announcement from the Serie A’s governing body read: “The League Council met today [Monday 3 August 2020] at 19.00 it unanimously resolved that the Serie A TIM 2020/2021 will begin on the weekend of 19-20 September. The decision confirms the preference already expressed in the afternoon by the majority of the clubs in a meeting dedicated to this theme.”
Reportedly, there will also be a shorter Christmas break than usual and matches will be played on both January 3 and January 6, 2021.
Cagliari Calcio making the official presentation of winger Riccardo Sottil and right-back Gabriele Zappa to the media on Monday 14 September 2020. The Sports Director, Pierluigi Carta, making the presentation: “They are two boys born in 1999, we have chosen them because we consider them functional to our project and our playing philosophy. They strongly wanted Cagliari, another aspect that has shifted the balance in the negotiation. We are convinced that they can have an excellent season “.
Photo: twitter.com/CagliariCalcio
Riccardo Sottil has joined Cagliari on September 10, 2020 on a loan deal from Fiorentina until the end of the 2020/21 season. The agreement includes an option for Cagliari to make the loan permanent.
Gabriele Zappa has joined Cagliari on September 8, 2020 from Pescara. Zappa joined on a loan with obligation to buy, signing a five-year contract. Last season, Zappa played 26 games for Pescara scoring five goals with one assist.
Gabriele Zappa said: “I’m making my childhood dream come true. Going up the category, the degree of difficulty also increases. I’m not afraid, but I want to improve myself in many aspects, such as the speed of thought of the game. I arrive in an important club: for me it is an honor, I want to try to play as much as possible, to give my contribution to the team. Physically I’m ready, last season ended late, there was no need to recharge the batteries “.
“I’m making my childhood dream come true.”
Zappa reinforcing that he is happy to be playing for Cagliari, “When I was asked to come to Cagliari, I was very happy, I immediately said yes. I talked about it with Balzano, who assured me that I would have a great time in Sardinia, both for the club and for the city . In Pescara, I scored 5 goals, but going on the net is not my main task. I’m a full-back, I also have to think about defending. At the limit, I can think of signing some assists. The coach wants the ball to be played, his is an offensive football but at the same time attentive to the balance ”.
👉 Riccardo Sottil
Sottil said, “We need to improve the ranking from last season. The group is of great quality, Luca Pellegrini in the Under 21 also told me about it. His career speaks to the coach: I can grow, from all points of view. President Giulini, the Charter Director and the coach wanted me strongly: I thank them, knowing that I was so desired was an extra boost to get me to come to Cagliari. It’s great for a footballer to feel part of a project. When I learned of the Club’s interest, I didn’t think twice about it; Cagliari is a historic team, it has won a championship, it lives football with great passion; not to mention the many champions who wore the rossoblù jersey, starting with Gigi Riva. My first impact with the city and the environment was excellent, as I expected. I’m very excited, I’m looking forward to Sunday to start the championship. I have no preferences, playing left or right is the same for me. It will be up to the coach to choose, I’m available. My strengths? Acceleration and dribbling ”.
🤝 | PRESENTAZIONE
“Una scelta fortemente voluta” 🔴🔵#Sottil e #Zappa in conferenza 🎙
38′ Marko Rog 59′ Cengiz Ünder
43′ Sebastian Walukiewicz 61′ Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Cagliari and AS Roma faced each other in a pre-season friendly on Saturday 12 September 2020 at the Sardegna Arena. The game ended with a draw which is disappointing for Cagliari who were leading with a 2-0. Cagliari Coach Eusebio Di Francesco met with his ex team. The draw for AS Roma sounds more like a victory reacting in the second half to level the score.
The Serie A 2020-2021 Serie A season starts next week. Hellas Verona vs AS Roma on Saturday 19 September at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium and Sassuolo vs Cagliari on Sunday 20 September at the Mapei Stadium.
GOAL! Level terms! Mkhitaryan cleans up from close range after great work from Karsdorp down the right! 💪
A 2-2 draw in this pre-season meeting: Cengiz and Mkhitaryan scoring in the second half to erase our first half deficit. #ASRomapic.twitter.com/jlgaisINAX
Fiorentina can confirm that Riccardo Sottil has joined Cagliari on a loan deal until the end of the 2020/21 season. The agreement includes an option for Cagliari to make the loan permanent 🤝
By Anna Italia
