Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Friday 24 September 2021
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Friday 24 September 2021.
Front Page,La Gazzetta dello Sport, Friday 24 September
👉Show leader, the challenge with Inter and Milan lights up What a Napoli! Sampdoria defeated, fifth consecutive win. Osimhen irrepressible: "I repay the Club and fans with goals"
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Friday 24 September 2021 .
Front Page Corriere dello Sport Friday 24 September
👉At the Olimpico Udinese KO (1-0)
Rome gets up, Pellegrini a case
👉After the 4 goals to Udinese, another 4 goals to Samp: full score and first place
Crush Napoli
Osimhen, show and brace: “Spalletti gives me great confidence pic.twitter.com/VOTGcjdznc
Napoli win their 5th consecutive game in Serie A. Napoli win the Serie A Week 5 game defeating Sampdoria on Thursday 23 September 2021 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. Napoli keep the 1st position as sole leaders reaching a perfect score with 15 points. Sampdoria remaining with 5 points and risking to go down into the relegation zone. Napoli having a +2 lead over Inter and AC Milan with 13 points each. Napoli winning each of their first five Serie A seasonal matches for the third time in their history, after 1987/88 and 2017/18. Way to go.
AS Roma keeping up the race for the Scudetto. Roma win the Serie A Week 5 game defeating Udinese at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy. The victory sees Roma reaching 12 points climbing to the 4th position while Udinese stepped down to the 10th position.
Fiorentina with a big flop failing to win the Serie A Week 5 game against Inter after taking the lead at the Artemio Franchi Stadium. Inter overturning the result reaching 13 points with a +8 lead over Fiorentina remaining with 5 points. Stats just confirming that Fiorentina have not won against Inter in Serie A since April 2017 (5-4 in Florence): previously in the last 8 games, 4 Inter wins and 4 draws. Fiorentina have never won against Inter in the last four Serie A games played at Franchi (3 draws, 1 lost), having achieved four wins in the previous five domestic league matches (1P).
Atalanta win the Serie A Week 5 game defeating Sassuolo in Bergamo. Atalanta having now a +6 lead reaching 10 points over Sassuolo remaining with 4 points. After losing their first two Serie A matches against Sassuolo in the Neroverdi’s debut season (2013/14), Atalanta remaining unbeaten in all subsequent 14 matches in the tournament (9 wins, 5 draws). Sassuolo losing three consecutive defeats in the competition for the first time since January 2020.
Bologna failing to win the Serie A Week 5 game at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium ending with a 2-2 draw against Genoa. Bologna getting a cold shower when Genoa claiming a golden point in the 89th minute with a penalty converted by Domenico Criscito. Genoa’s last away draw in Serie A came last February, 0-0 against Torino: since then Genoa have recorded four wins and six defeats in 10 away league matches.
Juventus win the Serie A Week 5 game against Spezia at the Alberto Picco Stadium. Juventus with their first win of the season with a much suffered victory. Juventus gaining these valuable 3 points to leave the relegation zone reaching 5 points. The hero for Juventus gaining momentum is Matthijs de Ligt scoring the winner goal. Spezia never gave up and put up a strong battle not making it easier for Juve.
Salernitana failing to win the Serie A Week 5 game against Hellas Verona at the Arechi Stadium. Salernitana have not won a game this season and sitting in the last position of the Serie A. The game ending with a draw sharing 1 point each. It is a golden point for Salernitana because this is their first point in Serie A this season!
Cagliari losing the Serie A Week 5 game defeated by Empoli at the Unipol Domus in Cagliari, Italy. Cagliari living a nightmare as this defeat keep them in the relegation zone having only 2 points while Empoli reaching 6 points. This is the first time that lost to Empoli in Sardegna, Cagliari had 7 home games against Empoli in Serie A: four wins for Cagliari and three draws, now first lost all of which have arrived in the last five games in order of time in Sardinia.
AC Milan win the Serie A Week 5 game against Venezia in San Siro Stadium. The victory helps AC Milan to keep up the race for the Scudetto while Venezia risking to fall down in the relegation zone. AC Milan being reaching 13 points same as Inter in the 1st place.
👉 Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 5 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League. (Thursday 23 September 2021)
– NAPOLI, 1st position with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +12
– INTER, 2nd position with 13 points and a positive goal difference of +13
– AC MILAN, 3rd position with 13 points and a positive goal difference of +8
– AS ROMA, 4th positions with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +7
– ATALANTA, 5th position with 10 points and a positive goal difference of +2
– FIORENTINA, 6th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Relegation Zone:
– VENEZIA, 18th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -7
– CAGLIARI, 19th position with 2 points and a negative goal difference of -6
– SALERNITANA, 20th position with 1 points and a negative goal difference of -10
👉 2021 – 2022 Italy Serie A Standing – Serie A Table up to Thursday 23 September 2021
serie a standing 2021-22
MP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PoinTS
1
Napoli
5
5
0
0
14
2
12
15
2
Inter
5
4
1
0
18
5
13
13
3
AC Milan
5
4
1
0
10
2
8
13
4
AS Roma
5
4
0
1
12
5
7
12
5
Atalanta
5
3
1
1
6
4
2
10
6
Fiorentina
5
3
0
2
8
9
-1
9
7
Lazio
5
2
2
1
12
7
5
8
8
Bologna
5
2
2
1
7
10
-3
8
9
Torino
5
2
1
2
8
5
3
7
10
Udinese
5
2
1
2
6
7
-1
7
11
Empoli
5
2
0
3
5
8
-3
6
12
Juventus
5
1
2
2
7
8
-1
5
13
Sampdoria
5
1
2
2
5
7
-2
5
14
Sassuolo
5
1
1
3
5
7
-2
4
15
Hellas Verona
5
1
1
3
8
11
-3
4
16
Genoa
5
1
1
3
7
12
-5
4
17
Spezia
5
1
1
3
7
13
-6
4
18
Venezia
5
1
0
4
3
10
-7
3
19
Cagliari
5
0
2
3
7
13
-6
2
20
Salernitana
5
0
1
4
4
14
-10
1
Uefa Champions League: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Europa League: 5th, 6th
Relegation: 18th, 19th, 20th
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +8
Sampdoria, 12th position with 5 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Napoli win their 5th consecutive game in Serie A. Napoli win the Serie A Week 5 game defeating Sampdoria on Thursday 23 September 2021 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy. Napoli keep the 1st position as sole leaders reaching a perfect score with 15 points. Sampdoria remaining with 5 points and risking to go down into the relegation zone. Napoli winning each of their first five Serie A seasonal matches for the third time in their history, after 1987/88 and 2017/18. Way to go.
A tough defeat for Sampdoria at home, Sampdoria have lost now six Serie A matches against Napoli, always conceding at least two goals in the partial: in the history of the competition, only against Juventus. Sampdoria record their worst start in home matches since the 2013/14 season, when they lost all the top three.
✅ Stats before the game. Napoli have lost only one of the last 20 Serie A matches against Sampdoria: 0-3 in September 2018 at Luigi Ferraris; the Neapolitans have won 16 races in the partial (3 draw). Milan and Inter have the Sampdoria lost more matches in a row. Napoli won 2-0 the last trip to Ferraris against Sampdoria in Serie A: the last occasion in which the Azzurri held a clean sheet in two away games against the Ligurians in the competition dates back to 1989. Luciano Spalletti has only lost one of his last 16 matches as a manager against Sampdoria in Serie A (2-3 with Roma in January 2017) – 11 wins for the current Napoli coach in the partial. Fabio Quagliarella has played 34 games and scored 11 goals in Serie A with the Napoli shirt; the Sampdoria striker has scored eight goals against the Neapolitans, five in the last 10 matches.
Napoli opening the score in the 10th minute. It is Victor Osimhen to defeat Sampdoria goalkeeper Audero from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by forward Lorenzo Insigne.
👉Sampdoria 0 – 1 Napoli, 10th minute, goal by ⚽️ Victor Osimhen for @en_sscnapoli from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Lorenzo Insigne.
Napoli cruising at the Ferraris scoring another goal in the 39th minute. It is Fabián Ruiz to blast the net with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Lorenzo Insigne. Wow, 2 assists already by Insigne, decisive!
Someone is just rocking big time… Yep, in the 50th minute, it is Victor Osimhen delighting Napoli fans scoring a second goal in this game. Osimhen with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Hirving Lozano.
👉Sampdoria 0 – 3 Napoli, 50th minute, goal by ⚽️ Victor Osimhen for @en_sscnapoli with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Hirving Lozano.
Sampdoria not finding their way out and are just collapsing! Napoli increasing the score for a poker in the 59th minute. Piotr Zielinski with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Hirving Lozano. Two assists already by Lozano, crucial!
👉Sampdoria 0 – 4 Napoli, 59th minute, goal by ⚽️ Piotr Zielinski for @en_sscnapoli with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Hirving Lozano.
📺 Click the video to watch Sampdoria – Napoli highlights including all goals on Thursday 23 September 2021
Referee Paolo Valeri from the section of Roma 2 will be assisted by Mauro Galetto and Rossi from the section of Rovigo. The Fourth Official will be Manuel Volpi from the section of Arezzo. The VAR will be Aleandro Di Paolo from the section of Avezzano and the AVAR is Pasquale De Meo from the section of Foggia.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +8
Sampdoria, 12th position with 5 points and a positive goal difference of +2
✅ Here are Sampdoria vs Napoli official starting lineups for the Serie A Week 5 game on Thursday 23 September 2021 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy at 18:30.
Referee Paolo Valeri from the section of Roma 2 will be assisted by Mauro Galetto and Rossi from the section of Rovigo. The Fourth Official will be Manuel Volpi from the section of Arezzo. The VAR will be Aleandro Di Paolo from the section of Avezzano and the AVAR is Pasquale De Meo from the section of Foggia.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +8
Sampdoria, 12th position with 5 points and a positive goal difference of +2
✅ Here are Sampdoria official called up players by Coach Roberto D’Aversa for the Serie A Week 5 game Sampdoria vs Napoli on Thursday 23 September 2021 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy at 18:30.
To be added
Referee Paolo Valeri from the section of Roma 2 will be assisted by Mauro Galetto and Rossi from the section of Rovigo. The Fourth Official will be Manuel Volpi from the section of Arezzo. The VAR will be Aleandro Di Paolo from the section of Avezzano and the AVAR is Pasquale De Meo from the section of Foggia.
By Anna Italia
