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Serie A Week 1: Preview Hellas Verona vs Sassuolo, Saturday 21 August 2021

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Hellas Verona – Sassuolo

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👉 Here is Hellas Verona vs Sassuolo preview for the Serie A Week 1 game on Saturday 21 August 2021 at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, Italy.

It’s the Serie A 2021-22 Kickoff with Hellas Verona and Sassuolo starting the season at the same time as Inter vs Genoa at 18:30.   Sassuolo ended the season in the 8th position with 62 points and a positive goal difference of +8 while Hellas Verona ended in the 10th position with 45 points and a negative goal difference of -2.

The news is that Verona and Sassuolo are having new coaches in this 2021/22 Serie A season.  Hellas Verona will be coached by former AS Roma Coach Eusebio Di Francesco while Sassuolo will be led by Coach Alessio Dionisi formerly Empoli Coach and replacing Roberto De Zerbi.

Sassuolo highly motivated unbeaten in four pre-season games.  Sassuolo with three goals in each of the  victories against Parma and L. R. Vicenza before playing a 1-1 draw to Lazio in the final test last weekend.

Head to head, Sassuolo lead with three wins thanks to their superiority over Verona. Sasuolo won four and drew one of the last five meetings with Verona.

👉 Here are Hellas Verona vs Sassuolo probable lineups:

Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1): Pandur; Gunter, Ceccherini, Dawidowicz; Lazovic, Veloso, Tameze, Frabotta; Barak, Zaccagni; Kalinic.

Subs: Montipò, A. Berardi, Magnani, Cetin, Empereur, Ruegg, Hongla, Ilic, Bessa, Cancellieri, Di Carmine.

No suspended players.

Unavailable: Lasagna, Faraoni

Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.

Sassuolo (4-2-3-1): Consigli; Toljan, Chiriches, G. Ferrari, Rogerio; Lopez, Frattesi; Traore, Djuricic, Boga; Caputo.

Subs: Pegolo, Ayhan, Muldur, Peluso, Goldaniga, Magnanelli, Matheus Henrique, Haraslin, Defrel, Raspadori, Scamacca.

Suspended players: Kyriakopoulos, Berardi.

Unavailable: Obiang.

Coach: Alessio Dionisi

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Hellas Verona – Sassuolo
Saturday 21 August 2021
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Verona, Italy

18:30

Referee: VOLPI
Assistants: SCARPA – PERROTTI
Fourth Official: ZUFFERLI
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: MERAVIGLIA

Serie A Week 1: Preview Empoli vs Lazio, Saturday 21 August 2021

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Empoli – Lazio

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👉 Here is Empoli vs Lazio preview for the Serie A Week 1 game on Saturday 21 August 2021 at the Carlo Castellani Stadium in Empoli, Italy at 20:45.

Empoli making their debut in the Serie A against Lazio after being absent in two years.  Empoli were promoted from Serie B this season.   The ideal return with their first game at Stadio Carlo Castellani and the objective is to win.

Empoli player Leonardo Mancuso was a key player and is still with the team to lead them.   Empoli increasing their potential with the signing of former AC Milan forward Patrick Cutrone on loan from Wolves during the summer transfer window.  Adding a plus is considering also Andrea La Mantia, the club’s second top scorer from the last season, and new signing Nicolas Haas.

Lazio finished the last season at the 6th place with 68 points and a positive goal difference of +6 scoring 55 goals in 38 games while losing  9 of 19 league.  Empoli won the Serie B championship last season with the best attack.

Empoli vs Lazio Head-to-head.  Empoli and Lazio stats favoring Lazio, winning 13 and losing only 4 of 22 clashes against Empoli.  Curiously, both teams scored just once in the last seven head to head games.  As for games at the Carlo Castellani Stadium both having 4 wins each.  The last draw Empoli – Lazio at Empoli was in 2006.  It’s up to Lazio new Coach Maurizio Sarri to lead the team after legendary Lazio Coach Simone Inzaghi transferred to Coach Inter.  Lazio have won all of their last 5 games against Empoli, conceding just one goal.

Sarri will face his past and in the previous against his former team Empoli he has never been defeated.  Sarri is chasing his third consecutive victory at his Serie A debut and will rely on forward Ciro Immobile, chasing his sixth goal in the first official match of the year in six seasons.  Sarri has clashed 4 times against Empoli, all as a Napoli coach, winning on 3 occasions and drawing on one.

The last match played in Empoli dates back to the 2018/2019 season when, on Matchday 4, with Lazio defeating Empoli  1-0 thanks to a goal from Marco Parolo.

👉 Here are Empoli vs Lazio probable lineups:

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

Subs: Brignoli, Furlan, Fiamozzi, Viti, S.Romagnoli, Zurkowski, Damiani, Parisi, Haas, La Mantia, Henderson, Crociata.

No suspended players.

Coach: Aurelio Andreazzoli.

LAZIO (4-3-3): Reina; Lazzari, Luiz Felipe, Acerbi, Hysaj; S. Milinkovic, Leiva, Luis Alberto; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Raul Moro.

Subs: Strakosha, Patric, Vavro, S. Radu, Marusic, Escalante, Akpa Akpro, Romero, Correa, Pedro, Muriqi, Caicedo.

Unavailable: Cataldi.

No suspended players.

Coach: Maurizio Sarri.

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2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 1

Empoli – Lazio
Saturday 21 August 2021
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Empoli, Italy

20:45

Referee: SOZZA
Assistants: TOLFO – DI IORIO
Fourth Official: SANTORO
VAR: NASCA
AVAR: VALERIANI

 

Serie A Week 1: Preview Torino vs Atalanta, Saturday 21 August 2021.

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Torino – Atalanta

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👉 Here is Torino vs Atalanta preview for the Serie A Week 1 game on Saturday 21 August 2021 at the Olimpico Torino Stadium in Turin, Italy at 20:45.

Torino ready for a redemption after having a tough last season.  Torino ended  in 17th place with 37 points in Serie A risking relegation.   The challenge this season is to improve and avoid having such a tough period comparing their last 8 games with just 1 win, 4 draws, and 3 defeats.  Positive note is that key forward Andrea Belotti is still with the team despite the rumors about leaving the squad.

Torino Coach Ivan Juric having a positive attitude along the squad after their preparation victory crushing Obermais with a 11-0.  A loss for Torino is losing goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu taking his place Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, the brother of Sergej.  A good news is the signing of goalkeeper from SPAL Etrit Fadil Berisha signing on 3 July 2021 a 3-years contract with Torino.

On the other hand, Atalanta Coach Gian Piero Gasperini motivated after ending in the 3rd place last season with 78 points just -1 point below AC Milan in the 2nd position with 79 points.  Atalanta need to give a step ahead finishing 3rd place in Serie A for the 3rd consecutive season and qualifying to the UEFA Champions League.   Atalanta were the most efficient team in the Serie A scoring 90 goals just one more than Inter Milan in 38 games.   Atalanta preparation team giving a neutral feeling ending 1-1 against Israelis Maccabi Bnei Raina.

As for Atalanta, one major loss is the transfer of goalkeeper Gollini to Tottenham and central defender Cristian Romero.  The challenge is open for both teams to deliver.

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Here are Torino vs Atalanta probable lineups:

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

Subs: Berisha, Gemello, Djidji, Vojvoda, Buongiorno, Segre, Baselli, Rauti, Verdi, Warming, Linetty, Belotti.

Unavailable: Ansaldi, Millico, Zaza.

No suspended players.

Coach: Ivan Juric.

ATALANTA (3-4-3): Musso; Djimsiti, Demiral, Palomino; Maehle, Pessina, Pasalic, Gosens; Ilicic, Muriel, Miranchuk.

Subs: Sportiello, Fra. Rossi, Sutalo, Lovato, Gius. Pezzella, Malinovskyi, Del Prato, Ghislandi, Scalvini, O. Colley, Piccoli.

Unavailable: Hateboer, Zapata.

Suspended players: De Roon, Freuler and Toloi.

Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.

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Torino – Atalanta
Saturday 21 August 2021
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Turin, Italy

20:45

Referee: CHIFFI
Assistants: GALETTO – VONO
Fourth Official: MINELLI
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: GIALLATINI

 

Serie A Week 1: Preview Inter vs Genoa, Saturday 21 August 2021

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Inter – Genoa

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👉 Here is INTER vs GENOA preview for the Serie A Week 1 game on Saturday 21 August 2021 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy at 18:30.

This is a big challenge for new Inter Coach Simone Inzaghi to defend the Scudetto.  It’s a duel because Juventus will look to regain their dominion. Inter ended Juve’s dominance winning the Serie A in eleven years.  The pressure for Inzaghi is high because arguably the main Inter player Romelu Lukaku left the team to join Chelsea an also Achraf Hakimi joined PSG.   The objective for Inzaghi is for the moment to start the Serie A 2021-22 Season with a home victory at the Meazza. Question is whether Inzaghi will be at the level of former Inter Coach Antonio Conte.

The good news for Inter is that they managed to sign former AS Roma forward Edin Dzeko.  Lukaku’s absence is now to be filled.  Dzeko having a tough task to lead the team.  Dzeko has scored  85 goals in Serie A since his arrival in Italy. Dzeko have been involved in eight league goals against Genoa, his best record versus any Italian club. Dzeko will make his 200th Serie A appearance.

Genoa Coach Davide Ballardini is confident with his team to face Inter. Last year, Genoa achieved the 11th place in the standings. A motivation for Genoa is their preparation, Genoa dominated the Austrians of Wacker Innsbruck winning 4-1. Challenge now also for new Inter player Dutchman Dumfries (PSV), one of the revelations of the last Euro.  Genoa signed Trabzonspor scorer Caleb Ekuban and we have 90 minutes to play to see the performance of new players..

Stats in favor of Inter having 15 wins, 3 draws, and only 1 defeat in 19 games against Genoa at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.  Inter have dominated Genoa in the last three years, winning each of the last six games by at least two goals difference.  Genoa did not score a single goal in the last six games with Inter.

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Probable Inter vs Genoa lineups

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

Subs: I. Radu, Cordaz, D’Ambrosio, Ranocchia, Kolarov, Dumfries, Dimarco, Vidal, Vecino, Pinamonti, Satriano, Salcedo.

Unavailable: Sanchez, Gagliardini, Eriksen.

Suspended: Lautaro Martinez.

Coach: Simone Inzaghi

GENOA (3-5-2): Sirigu; Biraschi; Vanheusden, Criscito; Sabelli, Sturaro, Badelj, Hernani, Cambiaso; Destro, Ekuban.

Subs: Semper, Vasquez, Radovanovic, Ghiglione, Portanova, Masiello, Rovella, Melegoni, Kallon, Favilli, Pandev, Buksa.

Unavailable: Cassata.

Suspended: Bani, Behrami.

Coach: Davide Ballardini.

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Inter – Genoa
Saturday 21 August
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy

18:30

Referee: MARINI
Assistants: LIBERTI – VECCHI
Fourth Official: MARCHETTI
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: CARBONE

Serie A Week 23: Preview AC Milan vs Inter, Sunday 21 February 2021

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AC Milan – Inter

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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 2nd position with 49 points and a positive goal difference of +20
Inter, 1st position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +30

Here is the preview for the 174th Milan Derby in Serie A.  AC Milan and Inter dueling to win the Serie A Week 23 game on Sunday 21 February 2021 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy at 15:00.

Surely, it will be a thriller round because not only the bragging rights to rule in Milan is the motivation, but also because the victory will be for the first position in the Serie A.   Inter having 50 points and AC Milan 49 points.   AC Milan lost the leadership last week after losing the game against Spezia.  Inter took the leadership after defeating Lazio.   Stats showing Inter with 66 wins (including four in the last five matches), AC Milan with 52 wins, and 55 draws.

Milan can win both games in a single Serie A season against Inter for the second time in the last 15 years: previously they succeeded in 2010/11, 1-0 in the first leg and 3-0 in the return.
The previous occasion in which Milan and Inter met in Serie A and found themselves in the first two places in the standings was on 2 April 2011 (3-0 win for AC Milan season in which they won their last Scudetto).

Inter and AC Milan have collected a total of 99 points together in this league, 16 more than last season after 22 matches – at the same point in the tournament, the two teams only did better in 1950/51 (102 , considering three points per win from all time).
Milan have lost more Serie A matches in 2021 (three), compared to all of 2020 (two): the Rossoneri have recorded three knockouts in their last seven league games, as many as in the previous 41.

Inter have kept a clean sheet in their last two league away games: the last time they have not conceded a goal for three consecutive away games in a single Serie A season was in October 2012 (four in that case).

Inter are the fourth team in the last 60 seasons capable of scoring at least 54 goals after 22 Serie A matches this season, after Juventus 2013/14 (54), Lazio 2017/18 (57) and Atalanta 2019/20 (59).

AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma can become the youngest player to cross the finish line of 200 Serie A appearances in the era of three points to win: with 21 years and 361 days he would shatter the previous record set by Gianluigi Buffon (24 years, 83 days).

The big ex is forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic playing for Inter and Milan.  Ibrahimovic has scored 10 goals in the Milan Derby in all competitions – 8 of these have come with AC Milan: since his debut with this shirt in 2010/11 it is the Rossoneri who have scored the most goals against a single opponent.

Inter striker Romelu Lukaku may become the first player in the era of three points to win to score in four Milan derbies in a row in Serie A; in general, the last one to succeed was Romeo Benetti, between 1972 and 1973.

Inter forward Lautaro Martínez has scored 11 goals in Serie A this season, at least two more than any other second-highest scorer per team in the current tournament.

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Here are AC MILAN called up players by Coach Stefano Pioli for the game against Inter:

Goalkeepers:  A. Donnarumma, G. Donnarumma, Tătărușanu.

Defenders:  Calabria, Dalot, Gabbia, Hernández, Kalulu, Kjær, Romagnoli, Tomori.

Midfielders:  Çalhanoğlu, Castillejo, Díaz, Hauge, Kessie, Krunić, Meïte, Saelemaekers, Tonali.

Forwards:  Zlatan Ibrahimović, Leão, Rebić.


2020 – 2021 Italian Serie A Week 23

AC Milan – Inter
Sunday 21 February 2021
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy

15:00

Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: CARBONE – PERETTI
Fourth Official: GUIDA
VAR: MARIANI
AVAR: BINDONI