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Inter vs Monza Match Officials, Referee Livio Marinelli, Saturday, 22 August 2026, Serie A Week 1

Inter vs Monza Match Officials, Saturday, 22 August 2026, Serie A Week 1

🇮🇹    The Italian National Referees Commission (AIA) has revealed the officials for the upcoming match between Inter and Monza. This game is part of Serie A Week 1 and will take place on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, starting at 18:30.

Referee Livio Marinelli from the Tivoli section will officiate the match.  Assisting him will be Vittorio Di Gioia from Nola and Domenico Palermo from Bari.  The fourth official is Davide Di Marco from Ciampino.  Matteo Gariglio from Pinerolo will serve as the VAR, while Valerio Marini from the Roma 1 section will be the AVAR.

Player statistic

Hakan Calhanoglu
(Assist: Andy Diouf)
Goal 6'    
    29' Goal Gustavo Varela
(Assist: Mathis Mout)
Lautaro Martínez Yellow card 34'    
Hakan Calhanoglu Yellow card 45+1'    
Piotr Zielinski Goal 48'    
Pio Esposito
(Assist: Andy Diouf)
Goal 55'    
Yann Bisseck
(Assist: Pio Esposito)
Goal 63'    
    69' Yellow card Eddy Kouadio
    84' Yellow card Lorenzo Lucchesi

Match statistic

71
Possession
29
13
Total shots
7
5
Shots on target
3
5
Shots off target
3
3
Blocked shots
1
3
Corners
3
0
Offsides
8
5
Fouls
14

 

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✅    Here are the match officials and fixtures for the Serie A Enilive Week 1 / First Round: Saturday 22, Sunday, 23, and Monday 24 August 2026, as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA).  Take a look at all 10 games along with their designated Referees, Assistants, Fourth Officials, VAR, and AVAR officials.

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🇮🇹    The Italian National Referees Commission (AIA) has revealed the officials for the upcoming match between Inter and Monza. This game is part of Serie A Week 1 and will take place on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, starting at 18:30.

Referee Livio Marinelli from the Tivoli section will officiate the match.  Assisting him will be Vittorio Di Gioia from Nola and Domenico Palermo from Bari.  The fourth official is Davide Di Marco from Ciampino.  Matteo Gariglio from Pinerolo will serve as the VAR, while Valerio Marini from the Roma 1 section will be the AVAR.

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Match Officials Serie A Week 1, Saturday 22 August 2027

INTER – MONZA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: MARINELLI
Assistants: DI GIOIA – PALERMO
IV: DI MARCO
VAR: GARIGLIO
AVAR: MARINI
18:30

UDINESE – COMO
Bluenergy Stadium
Referee: AREN
Assistants: MONDIN – LAUDATO
IV: CHIFFI
VAR: CAMPLONE
AVAR: RUTELLA
18:30

GENOA – NAPOLI
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: ROSSI M. – DEI GIUDICI
IV: MANGANIELLO
VAR: MERAVIGLIA
AVAR: COSSO
20:45

PARMA – CAGLIARI
Ennio Tardini Stadium
Referee: PERENZONI
Assistants: MASTRODONATO – POLITI
IV: DOVERI
VAR: DIONISI
AVAR: PEZZUTO
20:45

Match Officials Serie A Week 1, Sunday 23 August 2027

FROSINONE – JUVENTUS
Benito Stirpe Stadium
Referee: AYROLDI
Assistants: ROSSI L. – MORO
IV: MARIANI
VAR: MARINI
AVAR: PICCININI
18:30

VENEZIA – LECCE
Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium
Referee: RAPUANO
Assistants: TRINCHIERI – CECCON
IV: ALLEGRETTA
VAR: GHERSINI
AVAR: ABISSO
18:30

ATALANTA – SASSUOLO
New Balance Arena
Referee: CREZZINI
Assistants: MELI – FONTEMURATO
IV: PAIRETTO
VAR: GIUA
AVAR: MAGGIONI
20:45

TORINO – MILAN
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: ZUFFERLI
Assistants: BERCIGLI – ZINGARELLI
IV: MASSA
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: SANTORO
20:45

Match Officials Serie A Week 1, Monday 24 August 2027

BOLOGNA – LAZIO
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: MARESCA F.
Assistants: CECCONI – BIANCHINI
IV: FELICIANI
VAR: DI PAOLO
AVAR: MASSIMI
18:30

ROMA – FIORENTINA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: MARCENARO
Assistants: LO CICERO – ROSSI C.
IV: FABBRI
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: GIUA
20:45

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6 Serie A players in the 2026 World Cup Semi-finals

6 Serie A players in the 2026 World Cup Semi-finals

It’s so exciting to see six Serie A players advancing to the World Cup semi-finals.   Four of them are part of the French National team, while two represent Argentina.  Of course, we’ll be keeping an eye on how they perform and wish them all the luck. Regardless of the outcome, we congratulate them for reaching this far.

🇫🇷   The French squad includes AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan and midfielder Adrien Rabiot, along with AS Roma midfielder Manu Kone and Inter forward Marcus Thuram.

🇦🇷    On the Argentine side, they have Inter forward Lautaro Martinez and Como forward Nico Paz.

There are no Serie A players in the squads of either  🇪🇸   Spain or 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿   England.

 

Note: Be sure to check your local dates and times for the matches.

 

A breakdown of players from Serie A in the World Cup Semifinals

 

Breakdown by Serie A clubs in the 2026 World Cup Semifinals:

AC Milan: Adrien Rabiot (FRA), Mike Maignan (FRA).
Inter Milan: Marcus Thuram (FRA), Lautaro Martinez (ARG).
AS Roma: Manu Kone (FRA).
Como: Nico Paz (ARG).

 

France   France World Cup 2026 Squad:
  • Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Robin Risser (Lens), Brice Samba (Rennes).
  • Defenders: Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Malo Gusto (Chelsea), Lucas Hernandez (Paris St-Germain), Theo Hernandez (Al Hilal), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich).
  • Midfielders: N’Golo Kante (Fenerbache), Manu Kone (Roma), Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris St-Germain).
  • Forwards: Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), Bradley Barcola (Paris St-Germain), Rayan Cherki (Man City), Ousmane Dembele (Paris St-Germain), Desire Doue (Paris St-Germain), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Jean-Phillipe Mateta (Crystal Palace), Marcus Thuram (Inter).
Argentina   Argentina World Cup 2026 Squad:
  • Goalkeepers: Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid), Geronimo Rulli (Marseille), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa).
  • Defenders: Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon), Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Facundo Medina (Marseille), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
  • Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors), Rodrigo de Paul (Inter Miami), Valentin Barco (Strasbourg), Giovani lo Celso (Real Betis), Ezequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea).
  • Forwards: Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nicolas Gonzalez (Atletico Madrid), Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Nico Paz (Como), Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras), Lautaro Martinez (Inter). 
England   England World Cup 2026 Squad:
  • Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Manchester City).
  • Defenders: Reece James (Chelsea), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • Midfielders: Declan Rice (Arsenal), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).
  • Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle).
Spain   Spain World Cup 2026 Squad:
  • Goalkeepers: Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), David Raya (Arsenal), Joan Garcia (Barcelona).
  • Defenders: Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Bilbao), Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid), Eric Garcia (Barcelona), Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • Midfielders: Pedri (Barcelona), Fabian Ruiz (PSG), Martin Zubimendi (Arsenal), Gavi (Barcelona), Rodri (Manchester City), Alex Baena (Atletico Madrid), Mikel Merino (Spain).
  • Forwards: Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Dani Olmo (Barcelona), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Yeremy Pino (Crystal Palace), Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Borja Iglesias (Celta de Vigo), Víctor Muñoz (Osasuna), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).

 

Inter President and CEO Giuseppe Marotta will present the 2026/27 season

Inter President and CEO Giuseppe Marotta is set to unveil the sporting plans for the 2026/27 season on Monday, July 13 at 14:30 CEST.  The presentation will be at the Inter Training Centre in Appiano Gentile. Following this, there will be a press conference featuring Nerazzurri head coach Cristian Chivu, who will field questions from the media. The press conference will be streamed live on Inter TV, inter.it, and the Club’s official digital platforms.

 

Inter President and CEO Giuseppe Marotta will present the 2026/27 season

 

20 players from Serie A and 1 from Serie B in the 2026 World Cup Quarter-finals

20 players from Serie A and 1 from Serie B in the 2026 World Cup Quarter-finals

We are thrilled to witness 20 Serie A players and 1 Serie B player representing their national teams in the 2026 World Cup Quarter-finals. We will definitely be following their performances and wish them all the best. The excitement is palpable!

Belgium and Norway each have 5 Serie A players.

France and Switzerland are also well represented by Serie A  players and Serie B, with four players in each of their squads.

Argentina has two Serie A stars in its ranks with Lautaro Martinez and Nico Paz, while Morocco’s sole ‘Italian’ representative is Roma’s Neil El-Aynaoui.

Spain and England don’t have any Serie A called up players in their squad.

🇫🇷  France vs Morocco  🇲🇦
🇳🇴 Norway vs England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
🇪🇸 Spain vs Belgium 🇧🇪
🇦🇷 Argentina vs Switzerland 🇨🇭

Note: Be sure to check your local dates and times for the matches.

 

A breakdown of players from Serie A and Serie B in the World Cup Quarterfinals

 

 

🇧🇪   Belgium: Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli), Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), Koni De Winter (Milan), Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan).

🇳🇴   Norway: Morten Thorsby (Cremonese), Leo Ostigard (Genoa), Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (Torino), Torbjorn Heggem (Bologna), Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).

🇨🇭  Switzerland: Manuel Akanji (Inter), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Ardon Jashari (Milan), Michel Aebischer (Pisa)(Serie B).

🇫🇷   France: Manu Kone (Roma), Marcus Thuram (Inter), Adrien Rabiot (Milan), Mike Maignan (Milan).

🇦🇷    Argentina: Nico Paz (Como), Lautaro Martinez (Inter).

 🇲🇦   Morocco: Neil El-Aynaoui (Roma).

🇪🇸   Spain:  None

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿   England:  None

Breakdown by Serie A clubs in the 2026 World Cup Quarterfinals:

AC Milan: Adrien Rabiot (FRA), Mike Maignan (FRA), Koni De Winter (BEL), Alexis Saelemaekers (BEL), Ardon Jashari (SUI)
Inter Milan: Marcus Thuram (FRA), Lautaro Martinez (ARG), Manuel Akanji (SUI)
AS Roma: Manu Kone (FRA), Neil El-Aynaoui (MAR)
Napoli: Kevin De Bruyne (BEL), Romelu Lukaku (BEL)
Bologna: Torbjorn Heggem (NOR), Remo Freuler (SUI)
Atalanta: Charles De Ketelaere (BEL)
Como: Nico Paz (ARG)
Torino: Marcus H. Pedersen (NOR)
Genoa: Leo  Ostigard  (NOR)
Sassuolo: Kristian Thorstvedt (NOR)
Cremonese: Morten Thorsby  (NOR)

Serie B

Pisa SC: Michel Aebischer

 

 

France   France World Cup 2026 Squad:
  • Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Robin Risser (Lens), Brice Samba (Rennes).
  • Defenders: Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Malo Gusto (Chelsea), Lucas Hernandez (Paris St-Germain), Theo Hernandez (Al Hilal), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich).
  • Midfielders: N’Golo Kante (Fenerbache), Manu Kone (Roma), Adrien Rabiot (AC Milan), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris St-Germain).
  • Forwards: Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), Bradley Barcola (Paris St-Germain), Rayan Cherki (Man City), Ousmane Dembele (Paris St-Germain), Desire Doue (Paris St-Germain), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Jean-Phillipe Mateta (Crystal Palace), Marcus Thuram (Inter).
Morocco   Morocco World Cup 2026 Squad:
  • Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal), Munir El Kajoui (RS Berkane), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (AS FAR).
  • Defenders: Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven), Youssef Belammari (Al Ahly), Nayef Aguerd (Olympique de Marseille), Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace), Issa Diop (Fulham), Redouane Halhal (Mechelen), Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk).
  • Midfielders: Samir El Mourabet (Strasbourg), Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille), Neil El Aynaoui (AS Roma), Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis), Azzedine Ounahi (Girone), Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven).
  • Forwards: Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos), Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid), Yassine Gessime (Strasbourg), Ayoube Amaimouni (Eintracht Frankfurt).
Norway   Norway World Cup 2026 Squad: 
  • Goalkeepers: Orjan Haskjold Nyland (Sevilla), Egil Selvik (Watford), Sander Tangvik (Hamburger SV).
  • Defenders: Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund), Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (Torino), David Moller Wolfe (Wolverhampton), Fredrik Bjorkan (Bodo/Glimt), Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), Torbjorn Heggem (Bologna), Leo Skiri Ostigard (Genoa), Sondre Langas (Derby County), Henrik Falchener (Viking).
  • Midfielders: Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), Sander Berge (Fulham), Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), Patrick Berg (Bodo/Glimt), Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), Morten Thorsby (Cremonese), Thelo Aasgaard (Rangers).
  • Forwards: Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Alexander Sorloth (Atletico Madrid), Jorgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig), Oscar Bobb (Fulham), Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica), Jens Petter Hauge (Bodo/Glimt).
England   England World Cup 2026 Squad:
  • Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Manchester City).
  • Defenders: Reece James (Chelsea), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • Midfielders: Declan Rice (Arsenal), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).
  • Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle).
Spain   Spain World Cup 2026 Squad:
  • Goalkeepers: Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), David Raya (Arsenal), Joan Garcia (Barcelona).
  • Defenders: Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Bilbao), Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid), Eric Garcia (Barcelona), Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • Midfielders: Pedri (Barcelona), Fabian Ruiz (PSG), Martin Zubimendi (Arsenal), Gavi (Barcelona), Rodri (Manchester City), Alex Baena (Atletico Madrid), Mikel Merino (Spain).
  • Forwards: Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Dani Olmo (Barcelona), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Yeremy Pino (Crystal Palace), Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Borja Iglesias (Celta de Vigo), Víctor Muñoz (Osasuna), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
Belgium   Belgium World Cup 2026 Squad: 
  • Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Senne Lammens (Manchester United), Mike Penders (Racing Strasbourg).
  • Defenders: Timothy Castagne (Fulham), Zeno Debast (Sporting), Maxim de Cuyper (Brighton), Koni de Winter (AC Milan), Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge), Thomas Meunier (Lille), Nathan Ngoy (Lille), Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge), Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • Midfielders: Kevin de Bruyne (Napoli), Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), Nicolas Raskin (Rangers), Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), Axel Witsel (Girona).
  • Forwards: Charles de Ketelaere (Atalanta), Jeremy Doku (Manchester City), Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille), Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), Dodi Lukebakio (Benfica), Diego Moreira (Strasbourg), Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
Argentina   Argentina World Cup 2026 Squad:
  • Goalkeepers: Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid), Geronimo Rulli (Marseille), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa).
  • Defenders: Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon), Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Facundo Medina (Marseille), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
  • Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors), Rodrigo de Paul (Inter Miami), Valentin Barco (Strasbourg), Giovani lo Celso (Real Betis), Ezequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea).
  • Forwards: Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nicolas Gonzalez (Atletico Madrid), Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Nico Paz (Como), Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras), Lautaro Martinez (Inter).
Switzerland   Switzerland World Cup 2026 Squad:
  • Goalkeepers: Marvin Keller (Young Boys), Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient).
  • Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Inter), Aurele Amenda (Eintracht Frankfurt), Eray Comert (Valencia), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Luca Jaquez (VfB Stuttgart), Miro Muheim (Hamburg), Ricardo Rodriguez (Real Betis), Silvan Widmer (Mainz).
  • Midfielders: Michel Aebischer (Pisa), Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Ardon Jashari (AC Milan), Johan Manzambi (Freiburg), Fabian Rieder (Augsburg), Djibril Sow, Ruben Vargas (both Sevilla), Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
  • Forwards: Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), Breel Embolo (Stade Rennais), Cedric Itten (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest), Noah Okafor (Leeds United).