Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lecce, 4th position with 8 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Genoa, 13th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -3
✅ Here are Lecce vs Genoa official starting lineups for the Serie A Week 5 game on Friday 22 September 2023 at the Via del Mare Stadium in Lecce, Italy at 20:45.
✅ Here are the match officials and fixtures for the Serie A Week 5 / Fifth Round on Friday 22, Saturday 23, and Sunday 24 September 2023 as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA).
🇮🇹 The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated the match officials for the Serie A Week 5 game AC Milan vs Hellas Verona on Saturday 23 September 2023 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy at 15:00.
Referee Matteo Marchetti from the section of Ostia Lido will be assisted by Domenico Rocca from the section of Catanzaro and Davide Moro from the section of Schio. The Fourth Official will be Fabio Maresca from the section of Napoli. The VAR will be Valerio Marini from the section of Roma 1. The AVAR will be Lorenzo Maggioni from the section of Lecco.
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👉 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, Sunday 17 September 2023.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Sunday 17 September 2023
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Sunday 17 September 2023
👉 Historic victory over Milan
Fifth Derby in a row and leadership
Inter Divine
👉 Two goals from Dusan in the 3-1 over Lazio
It’s Vlahovic’s lady
Drags Juve to 2nd place
“I’m nastier and happier”
👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 14th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Napoli, 6th position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Napoli and Genoa ended the Serie A Week 4 game with a draw on Saturday 16 September 2023 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genova, Italy. Genoa ended the first half ahead thanks to Mattia Bani’s goal, at the start of the second half Mateo Retegui scored the second goal on an assist from Strootman and ignited the very hot Marassi crowd. Napoli found the spark with Giovanni Raspadori’s flash which shortened a quarter of an hour from the end, in the final a brushstroke from Zielinski gave Matteo Politano the ball to make it 2-2. Genoa performed excellently for 70 minutes, while Garcia’s Napoli was put off and still managed to avoid defeat. Until the 97th minute, both teams tried to win the match. Napoli fails to return to victory, an important point for Genoa who leaves the ring with a great performance challenging Italy’s Champions.
Genoa have lost two of their first three matches of this championship (W1) and in three of the previous seven seasons played in Serie A they have suffered three defeats in the first four (2021/22, 2017/18 and 2015/16).
Napoli fight back in Genoa with two goals in the final 15 minutes.
Genoa opened the score in the 39th minute. Mattia Bani defeated Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret from very close range with a headed shot to the high center. The assist is by Koni De Winter following a corner conceded by Meret.
👉 Genoa 1 – 0 Napoli, 39th minute, ⚽️ goal by Mattia Bani for @GenoaCFC from very close range with a headed shot to the high center. The assist is by Koni De Winter following a corner conceded by Alex Meret. https://t.co/zDg0BVoH6A
Napoli in shock! Genoa scored in the 55th minute, it is Mateo Retegui to score with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Kevin Strootman following a corner conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
👉Genoa 2 – 0 Napoli, 55th minute, ⚽️ Goal by Mateo Retegui for @GenoaCFC with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Kevin Strootman following a corner conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo. https://t.co/QFGvlUnRH9
Napoli reacted in the 76th minute. Giacomo Raspadori defeated Genoa goalkeeper Josep Martínez with a left-footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Jens Cajuste.
👉Genoa 2 -1 Napoli, 76th minute, ⚽️ Goal by 76′ Giacomo Raspadori for @en_sscnapoli with a left-footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Jens Cajuste. https://t.co/jvqtfTYfi0
Napoli equalized in the 84th minute. Matteo Politano scored with a left-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Piotr Zielinski.
👉Genoa 2 -2 Napoli, 84th minute, ⚽️ Goal by Matteo Politano Napoli with a left-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Piotr Zielinski. https://t.co/qtHVeSoG6l
✅ Stats before the game: From 2010 onwards, Napoli have won 17 matches against Genoa in Serie A (6N, 2L), in the period the Neapolitans have only achieved more successes against Sampdoria (21). Excluding Diego Armando Maradona, the stadium in which Napoli have achieved the most successes in Serie A since their return to the competition (2007/08) is the Luigi Ferraris in Genoa (18W, 4D, 8P). Genoa lost their first home match of this championship, conceding four goals: the last Serie A season in which they conceded more goals in their first two home matches was in 2017/18 (seven in that case) – furthermore, only four times in their history in the tournament the rossoblù have lost both of their first two home games (2021/22, 2017/18, 1982/83 and 1959/60). Napoli have won two of the first three matches of this championship (1P); in six of the last seven Serie A seasons they have won at least three of the first four matches of the season, the only exception being 2022/23 (W2, D2). Napoli have conceded goals in each of their last four away league games, after keeping a clean sheet in seven of their previous eight away games in Serie A (one goal conceded in that set).
📺 Click the video to watch Genoa 2 – 2 Napoli highlights on Saturday 16 September 2023
🇮🇹 Referee Michael Fabbri from the section of Ravenna will be assisted by Marco Bresmes from the section of Bergamo and Mattia Scarpa from the section of Reggio Emilia. The Fourth Official will be Ermanno Feliciani from the section of Teramo. The VAR will be Valerio Marini from the section of Roma 1. The AVAR will be Giacomo Paganessi from the section of Bergamo.
The Luigi Ferraris Stadium is ready for Genoa vs Napoli
Photo via twitter.com/genoacfc
Photo via twitter.com/genoacfc
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
🇮🇹👉 Genoa – Napoli Match Officials
Serie A Week 4
🗓️ Saturday 16 September 2023
🏟️ Luigi Ferraris
⏲️ 20:45
By Anna Italia
Lecce – Genoa 
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