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Serie A Week 3: Preview Empoli vs Venezia, Saturday 11 September 2021

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Empoli – Venezia
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👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli,11th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Venezia, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -5

✅ Here is the Preview Empoli vs Venezia for the Serie A Week 3 game on Saturday 11 September 2021 at the Carlo Castellani Stadium in Empoli, Italy at 15:00.

Empoli with a super motivation after defeating Juventus on Week 2 at the Allianz Stadium reaching 3 points while Juventus remained with just 1 point.  Empoli kept a clean sheet at the Allianz (1-0) and have not collected two clean sheets in a row since January 2017 in Serie A (three in that case).  Empoli scored their first away goal against Juventus in Serie A (SA) since 2006. Curiously, they also beat Juventyus on matchday two 1-0 in 1987, but still were relegated that season.  Empoli return to the Castellani where they lost to Lazio in the season opener after an impressive run of 22 competitive outings without a single defeat (W14, D8).

Stats, Empoli and Venezia faced each other only in the 1998/99 season in Serie A: in that season Venezia winning with a 3-2 at Penzo and a draw 2-2 at the Castellani Stadium.
For Empoli, in case of a victory, would equal their best starts in a Serie A championship: the Tuscans achieved two victories in their first three games in 1986/87 and 2002/03, both seasons in which they achieved salvation.  Empoli have lost their first home game this season against Lazio, and have never started a Serie A season with two defeats in their first two home games.

We might say, the real test is for Venezia to collect at least 1 point or they could remain without points in the first three games played in a Serie A season for the third time: in 1949/50 and in 2001/02 the first two – in both previous cases they scored a goal.  Venezia have not scored a goal in their first two games of this league and may miss the appointment with the goal for three straight games in a single Serie A season for the first time since November 1999.  Venezia’s last Serie A victory came against a Tuscan team: 2-0 against Fiorentina in 2002, with Giuseppe Iachini at the helm.

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✅  Here are Empoli vs Venezia match officials

Referee Antonio Rapuano from the section of Rimini will be assisted by Giacomo Paganessi from the section of Bergamo and Oreste Muto from the section of Torre Annunziata. The fourth official will be Matteo Marchetti from the section of Ostia Lido. The VAR will be Davide Ghersini from the section of Genova and the AVAR will be Marco Bresmes from the section of Bergamo.

✅  Here are Empoli vs Venezia probable lineups.

EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Vicario; Stojanovic, Ismajli, Luperto, Marchizza; Haas, S. Ricci, Bandinelli; Bajrami; L. Mancuso, Cutrone.

Subs: Ujkani, Furlan, Viti, Fiamozzi, S. Romagnoli, Tonelli, Stulac, Henderson, Asllanj, Di Francesco, Zurkowski, La Mantia, Pinamonti.

Coach: Andreazzoli.

VENEZIA (4-3-3): Lezzerini; Mazzocchi, Caldara, Ceccaroni, Haps; Cernigoi, Busio, Kiyine; Okereke, Henry, Johnsen.

Subs: Maenpaa, Molinaro, Modolo, Fiordilino, Ebuehi, Schnegg, Svoboda, Heymans, Tessmann, Aramu, Forte, Sigurdsson. 

Unavailable: Ala-Myllymaki, Peretz.

Coach: Zanetti.

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2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 3

Empoli – Venezia
Saturday 11 September 2021
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Empoli, Italy

15:00

Referee: RAPUANO
Assistants: PAGANESSI – MUTO
Fourth Official: MARCHETTI
VAR: GHERSINI
AVAR: BRESMES

Serie A Week 2: Preview AC Milan vs Cagliari, Sunday 29 August 2021

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AC Milan -Cagliari
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👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 8th position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Cagliari, 9th position with 1 point and a goal difference of “0”

✅ Here is AC Milan vs Cagliari preview  for the Serie A Week 2 game on Sunday 29 August 2021 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy at 20:45.

AC Milan will be playing the first home game of the 2021-22 Season at San Siro.  The mood should be optimistic considering that a victory will give full 3 points to collect a total of 6 points after winning Week 1 Sampdoria 0 – 1 AC Milan and be among the top 5 positions.  For Cagliari, a victory means reaching 4 points helping them to be among the top 8 positions having collected 1 point last week, Cagliari 2 – 2 Spezia.   The last time AC Milan won two consecutive Serie A games was under Carlo Ancelotti in 2002/03 and 2003/04.

Stats between AC Milan vs Cagliari showing AC Milan with 43 wins, 27 draws, and Cagliari with only 8 wins.  AC Milan and Cagliari will play their 40th game in San Siro with stats AC Milan 26 wins, 10 draws, and Cagliari with 3 wins.

At this point, the pressure is more for AC Milan because they are pursuing the first objective to win the Scudetto as last season they ended up in the 2nd position after leading many weeks the first position.

Good news is that AC Milan have not conceded a goal in their last five Serie A games against Cagliari. The last team that AC Milan recorded more consecutive clean sheets against in the Serie A was Chievo Verona in 2016 (seven). The last time Cagliari won against AC Milan was at the Sant’Elia Stadium in May 2017 (2-1).

Curious detail, the last AC Milan game in San Siro was against Cagliari in May.  AC Milan will play for the second consecutive home game against Cagliari in Serie A.    AC Milan have not conceded a goal in their last 6 Serie A games.

Cagliari are unbeaten in four Serie A away games with 2 wins and 2 draws since the 2000s only twice have Cagliari entered a longer streak without defeat away from home in Serie A: eight in December 2019 with Rolando Maran and five in November 2006 with Marco Giampaolo.  Cagliari have drawn three of their last four league games (1P), as many as in the previous 22 in Serie A (6W, 13P).

Referee Serra will be assisted by Rodolfo Di Vuolo from the section of Castellammare di Stabia and Andrea Zingarelli from the section of Siena. The fourth official will be Luca Massimi from the section of Termoli. The VAR will be Marco Guida from the section of Torre Annunziata and Alessandro Lo Cicero from the section of Brescia.

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✅ Here are AC Milan vs Cagliari probable lineups.

AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Kjaer, Tomori, T. Hernandez; Bennacer, Tonali; Saelemaekers, B. Diaz, Leao; Giroud.

Subs: Tatarusanu, Plizzari, Kalulu, Romagnoli, Gabbia, B.Touré, Krunic, Florenzi, Rebic, Pellegri, Maldini.

Unavailable: Ibrahimovic, Kessie.

Coach: Stefano Pioli.

CAGLIARI (3-5-2): Radunovic; Ceppitelli, Godin, Carboni; Nandez, Marin, Strootman, Deiola, Dalbert; J. Pedro, Pavoletti.

Subs: Aresti, Walukiewicz, Altare, Oliva, Lykogiannis, Zappa, Grassi, Pereiro, Ceter.

Unavailable: Cragno, Rog, Faragò.

Coach: Semplici.


2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 2

AC Milan – Cagliari
Sunday 29 August 2021
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy

20:45

Referee: SERRA
Assistants: DI VUOLO – ZINGARELLI
Fourth Official: MASSIMI
VAR: GUIDA
AVAR: LO CICERO

Serie A Week 2: Preview Lazio vs Spezia, Saturday 28 August 2021

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Lazio – Spezia
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👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 2nd position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Spezia, 9th position with 1 point and a goal difference of “0”

✅ Here is Lazio vs Spezia preview for the Serie A Week 2 game on Saturday 28 August 2021 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy at 18:30.

 Lazio with an added boost after winning their first game of the season defeating Empoli who were promoted from Serie B.  The defeat was a bad start for Empoli because it was at their own Carlo Castellani Stadium: Empoli 1 – 3 Lazio.   For Lazio, this was their third consecutive Serie A opening game victory.

Lazio are unbeaten in 13 Serie A home games with stats showing 12 wins and 1 draw, and one that won all 12 home league games in which they scored first in 2020/21.
Spezia might look to cause an upset after their started the season with a 2-2 draw at Cagliari.

Stats:  Lazio are unbeaten in their last 8 Serie A home games vs Ligurian sides (W7, D1), scoring  4+ goals in five of those.

Referee Dionisi will be assisted by Dario Cecconi from the section of Empoli and Alessio Berti from the section of Prato. The fourth official will be Daniele Paterna from the section of Teramo. The VAR will be Gianluca Aureliano from the section of Bologna and the AVAR will be Stefano Liberti from the section of Pisa.

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✅ Here are Lazio vs Spezia probable lineups.

LAZIO (4-3-3-): Reina; Lazzari, L. Felipe, Acerbi, Hysaj; S. Milinkovic, Leiva, Basic; Pedro, Immobile, F. Anderson.

Subs: Strakosha, Patric, S. Radu, Marusic, Fares, Escalante, Akpa Akpro, L. Alberto, Romero, Muriqi, Caicedo.

Coach: Maurizio Sarri.

SPEZIA (3-4-3): Zoet; Nikolaou, Erlic, Hristov; Amian, S. Bastoni, Maggiore, Ferrer; Verde, Gyasi, E. Colley.

Subs: Provedel, Zovko, Vignali, Kovalenko, Sala, Antiste, Mraz.

Unavailable: Leo Sena.

Coach: Thiago Motta.

2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 2

Lazio – Spezia
Saturday 28 August 2021
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Spezia, Italy

18:30

Referee: DIONISI
Assistants:CECCONI – BERTI
Fourth Official: PATERNA
VAR: AURELIANO
AVAR: LIBERTI

 

Serie A Week 2: Preview Fiorentina vs Torino, Saturday 28 August 2021

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Fiorentina – Torino

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👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 17th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Torino, 15th position with 0 points and a goal difference of -1

🇮🇹   Here is Fiorentina vs Torino preview for the Serie A Week 2 game on Saturday 28 August 2021 at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy at 20:45.

Fiorentina and Torino lost their first games of the 2021-22 Serie A Seasons and the obligation to win is a must for both.    Fiorentina lost at the Olimpico Stadium AS Roma 3 – 1 Fiorentina.  Torino suffering a worst lost because they fall in their own backyard  Torino 1 –  2 Atalanta.   Fiorentina might have an excuse as they played with 10 players since the  17th minute.

Head to head for a total of 158 times in all competitions.  Fiorentina leading 53-51 in wins. 54 games between the two ending with draws.   Stats showing Fiorentina with only six home league win last season (W6, D6, L7).   Torino  will trust again “forward Andrea Belotti” to shoot those goals.   Belotti score in either of the first two Serie A games for a sixth straight season. The last time that Torino won at the Artemio Franchi in Serie A was in 1976/77.  Imagine, how a brilliant season that was that Torino ended up in the 2nd position just a point below Juventus!   On paper, Fiorentina are favorite to win.

Referee Maurizio Mariani from the section of Aprilia will be assisted by Emanuele Prenna from the section of Molfetta and Christian Rossi from the section of La Spezia. The fourth official will be Gianpiero Miele from the section of Nola. The VAR will be Massimiliano Irrati from the section of Pistoia and the AVAR will be Manuel Volpi from the section of Arezzo.

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 ✅   Here are Fiorentina vs Torino probable lineups.

FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Terracciano; Venuti, Milenkovic, Igor, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Pulgar, Castrovilli; Callejon, Vlahovic, Gonzalez.

Subs: Rosati, M. Quarta, Nastasic, Ranieri, Terzic, Bianco, Benassi, Duncan, Maleh, Saponara, Sottil, Kokorin.

Unavailable: Amrabat.

Suspended players: Dragowski.

Coach:  Vincenzo Italiano.

TORINO (3-4-2-1): V. Milinkovic; Izzo, Bremer, Rodriguez; Singo, Lukic, Mandragora, Aina; Linetty, Pjaca; Belotti.

Subs: Berisha, Gemello, Djidji, Vojvoda, Buongiorno, Segre, Baselli, Rauti, Verdi, Ansaldi, Rincon, Sanabria.

Unavailable: Millico, Zaza.

Coach:  Ivan Juric.


2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 2

Fiorentina – Torino
Saturday 28 August 2021
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Florence, Italy

20:45

Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: PRENNA – ROSSI C.
Fourth Official: MIELE G.
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: VOLPI

Serie A Week 2: Preview Hellas Verona vs Inter, Friday 27 August 2021

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Hellas Verona – Inter

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👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 1st position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Hellas Verona, 13th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -1

🇮🇹 Here is Hellas Verona vs Inter preview for the Serie A Week 2 on Friday 27 August 2021 at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, Italy at 20:45.

Hellas Verona will have to fully concentrate to challenge Italy’s Champions Inter.  Hellas lost last week at the Bentegodi against Sassuolo (Hellas Verona 2 – 3 Sassuolo) while Inter crushed Genoa (Inter 4  – 0 Genoa.)  An advantage for Verona’s attack having midfielder Mattias Zaccagni among the top scorers sharing the spot with Bologna defender Lorenzo De Silvestri, Cagliari João Pedro, and AS Roma Jordan Veretout with 2 goals each.

Stats head to head.  There have been 60 previous meetings in Serie A between these two teams:  Inter with 35 wins, 21 draws and Hellas Verona with 4 wins.   The last time Hellas Verona defeat Inter was back in February 1992 with a 1-0 home win thanks to Ezio Rossi’s goal.  The 4 games won by Verona were at the Bentegodi.  Can they do it now? Even a draw at this point will be a plus for Verona.

Inter are unbeaten in the three-point era of Serie A (since 1994/95), Verona are the one Inter have faced most often 20 with 16 wins and drawing four.

The only match played in August between the two teams dates back to 1999, when the Nerazzurri won 3-0 against Hellas Verona while coached by Cesare Prandelli.

Motivation is high for Inter with Coach Simone Inzaghi determined to defend the title. A victory will be a mega boost for Inter as they are leading the Serie A Table having a +4 goal advantage.

Simply put, Inter favorites to win this game, Inter winning three consecutive opening Serie A with 4+ goals scored. Inter’s target is to win the opening two league games in three consecutive seasons for the first time since 1955/56.

Match Officials

Referee Manganiello will be assisted by Stefano Alassio from the section of Imperia and Luca Mondin from the section of Treviso. The fourth official will be Antonio Giua from the section of Olbia. The VAR will be Massimiliano Irrati from the section of Pistoia and the AVAR will be Antonio Rapuano from the section of Rimini.

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✅ Here are Hellas Verona vs Inter probable lineups.

HELLAS VERONA (3-4-2-1): Montipò; Dawidowicz, Gunter, Ceccherini; Ruegg, Tameze, Hongla, Lazovic; Barak, Zaccagni; Kalinic.

Subs: Pandur, Berardi, Sutalo, Cetin, Magnani, Casale, Cancellieri, Ilic, Frabotta, Bessa, Ragusa.

Unavailable: Faraoni, Lasagna.

Suspended players: Veloso.

Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.

INTER (3-5-1-1): Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, A. Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Perisic; Lautaro; Dzeko.

Subs: Radu, Cordaz, D’Ambrosio, Kolarov, Ranocchia, Dumfries, Dimarco, Vidal, Vecino, Sensi, Correa, Satriano.

Coach: Simone Inzaghi.

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Hellas Verona – Inter
Friday 27 August 2021
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Verona, Italy

20:45

Referee: MANGANIELLO
Assistants:ALASSIO – MONDIN
Fourth Official: GIUA
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: RAPUANO