Here are the match officials and fixture for the 2016-2017 Italian Serie A Week 2 – Second Round on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August 2016 as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA).
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The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated Referee Marco Guida from the section of Torre Annunziata to direct the Serie A Week 2 game Lazio vs Juventus on Saturday 27 August 2016 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy at 18:00. Guida will be assisted by Tonolini and Tegoni and the fourth official will be Manganelli. The additional referees are Damato and Irrati.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 7th position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of 1
Torino, 13th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
7
Bologna
1
1
0
0
1:0
1
3
13
Turin
1
0
0
1
2:3
-1
0
Torino starting the 2016 – 2017 Serie A season with a defeat. AC Milan defeated Torino on Sunday 21 August at the San Siro Stadium. AC Milan 3 – 2 Torino. A tough defeat considering that Torino Coach Sinisa Mihjlovic is the ex AC Milan coach.
It’s time to archive this defeat and prepare for the Serie A Week 2 match. Torino are not resting and as confirmed in their official website the team will resume training on Monday 22 August. Training will be in the morning and open to the fans starting at 10:30.
Hello my friends. We started the new 2016 – 2017 season!!!! Here is the Roundup for the Serie A Week 1 – First Round on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August 2016. The race just started for the Scudetto.
Saturday’s games seeing the two big winning. Yep, the first match to kick off the season was AS Roma vs Udinese. AS Roma trashing Udinese with a smacking goleada 4-0 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Argentinian midfielder Diego Perotti scoring 2 goals by converting 2 penalties and completing the party were the goals by Edin Dzeko and Mohamed Salah. Perotti surely not disappointing coach Luciano Spalletti after giving him the chance to play when substituting forward Stephan El Shaarawy in the 56th minute. Roma grabbing their first 3 points.
Juventus also with an important victory. It was a tough duel with the first half ending 0-0. The turnover came in the second half with Juventus opening the score and then Fiorentina equalizing. The ideal scenario for the debut of the new Juventus player forward Gonzalo Higuaín when he started as a sub and then BAM! Higuain breaking the draw to score the winner goal in the 75th minute.
AC Milan starting the season with the goal by Colombian forward Carlos Bacca in the 38th minute against Torino…… A dreamed start for Bacca scoring 3 goals including converting one penalty! Surely, a great debut also for the new AC Milan coach Vincenzo Montella defeating the ex Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic.
Main flop is Inter defeated in the away game against Chievo Verona at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium. A personal derby for Valter Birsa who is an ex AC Milan player and scored the 2 goals against Inter to give Chievo the victory.
The 3 teams promoted to Serie A this season are Crotone, Cagliari, and Pescara after a 3 years absence. Crotone promoted in Serie A for the first time in their history. Cagliari promoted after just one year of being relegated to Serie B. A test for all three teams and we might say only Pescara passe the test. Crotone defeated by Bologna and Cagliari defeated by Genoa. A different story is Pescara who started with a strong determination surprising Napoli with 2 goals. Yet, Napoli reacting and managed to even the score for a final 2-2. Simply put, Pescara with coach Massimo Oddo might be a tough cookie for the s0-called big teams usually doing bad with the so-called small teams.
51% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 49% Ball Possession TORINO AC Milan 3 – 2 Torino
38′ Carlos Bacca 48′ Andra Belotti
50′ Carlos Bacca 91′ Daniele Baselli
62′ Carlos Bacca (pen)
It’s a positive start for Vincenzo Montella making his debut as AC Milan coach with a victory. An emotional match for Torino coach Sinisa Mihajlovic the ex-AC Milan coach returning to San Siro to suffer a defeat. Mihajlovic was replaced by coach Vincenzo Montella. A tough mission for AC Milan to rebuild the team and get back to European competition as they are out Champions League and Europa League this season, and this is a good start. A dreamed start for AC Milan forward Carlos Bacca by scoring 3 goals.
Mihajlovic said before the match that he has nothing against his past experience with AC Milan.
Colombian forward Carlos Bacca, contrary to transfer market news, is still an AC Milan player and is in the starting lineup.
The first yellow card of the match in the 26th minute for Torino forward Josep Martinez after a foul on AC Milan forward M’Baye Niang.
Torino making the first substitution in the 28th minute for injury. Forward Lucas Boyé replacing midfielder Adem Ljajic.
Another yellow card for Torino in the 35th minute to Luca Rossettini after a foul on Niang.
AC Milan opening the score in the 38th minute following a corner conceded by Torino defender Emiliano Moretti. It’s Colombian forward Carlos Bacca to defeat Torino goalkeeper Daniele Padelli with a headed shot in the center. The assist is by defender Ignazio Abate. A clear message by Bacca to show the fans he is ready to lead Milan this season. This is Bacca’s first goal in this season.
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan/
AC Milan getting the first yellow card in the 45th minute after defender Gabriel Paletta committed a foul on Torino forward Andrea Belotti.
Torino equalizing in the 48th minute with Andrea Belotti defeating AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma with a headed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Cristian Molinaro.
Incredible, two minutes after Torino’s goal and it comes Colombian power! Yep, it is Carlos Bacca to break this draw defeating goalkeeper with a left footed shot in the center. The assist is by M’Baye Niang.
AC Milan forward Carlos Bacca celebrating after his goal against Torino.
Torino reinforcing the attack by making a substitution in the 58th minute. Forward Maxi López replacing midfielder Giuseppe Vives.
Referee Damato giving a penalty to AC Milan in the 61st minute conceded by Torino midfielder Joel Obi after a foul on midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura inside the penalty area ……. It’s Carlos Baca to take the penalty spot and BA BA BA BOOOMMMMMMMMMMM Baca having a blast by converting the penalty with a right footed shot while Torino goalkeeper goes to the opposite side. What a way to start the season….. Bacca scoring 3 goals!
Torino with a substitution in the 70th minute. Daniele Baselli replacing Joel Obi.
A standing ovation for Carlos Bacca replaced in the 87th minute with forward Luiz Adriano. Bacca leaving the pitch among the applause … happy Milan fans thanking him for this spectacular game.
An agonizing ending! Referee giving a penalty to Torino in the 93rd minute conceded by Gabriel Paletta after a foul on Andrea Belotti. Paletta also getting a red card because it was his second yellow card!! ! It’s Belotti to take the penalty spot …… SAVEDDDDDDD goalkeeper Donnarumma saved Belotti’s right footed shot in the bottom right corner!!! Milan saving the victory…. what a luck for Torino having the chance to equalize and blew it.
There are 70 precedents between AC Milan vs Torino in San Siro. Stats showing AC Milan with 41 wins, 18 draws, and Torino with 11 wins. AC Milan scoring 125 goals and Torino 49 goals. In the overall there are 140 including games in Turin, stats still favoring AC Milan with 58 wins, 51 draws, and Torino with 31 wins.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Abate, Paletta, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Niang, Bacca, Suso.
Here is TORINO official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
TORINO (4-3-3): Padelli; De Silvestri, Rossettini, Moretti, Molinaro; Acquah, Vives, Obi; Martínez, Belotti, Ljajić.
Here are AC MILAN vs TORINO official starting lineups – formations for the Serie A Week 1 game on Sunday 21 August 2016 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy at 18:00.
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Abate, Paletta, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Niang, Bacca, Suso.
By Anna Italia
