👉 Here is the list of suspensions by the Sporting Judge Gerardo Mastrandrea assisted by Stefania Ginesio and the A.I.A Representative Carlo Moretti on Tuesday 23 August after the Serie A Round 2 concluded on Monday 22 August 2022.
Paolo Zanetti (Empoli coach): One match suspension for having, at the 53rd of the second half, leaving the technical area, blatantly contested an arbitration decision.
Fine of €1500 euros for Ciro Immobile (Lazio) and €5000 euros for Atalanta due to a “boorish chorus against an opponent”.
Hello, my friends. Here are the 2022-2023 Italian Serie A Week 2 Results / Second Round on Saturday 20, Sunday 21, and Monday 22 August 2022. The highlights of the round are that only 3 teams have reached full points reaching 6 points: Inter, Napoli, and Roma. Curiously, the 3 promoted teams from Serie B are in the last positions without points: Lecce, Cremonese, and Monza.
✅ 10 Serie A Games Completed
⚽️ Serie A Top Scorer up to Week 2 (Updated on Sunday 21 August 2022)
Inter with their second consecutive victory win defeating Spezia at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium. Lautaro Martínez broke the deadlock in the 35th minute after an assist from Romero Lukaku. Hakan Çalhanoglu doubled in the second half in the 52nd minute. The final blow to grab all 3 points is with the goal by Correa for the 3-0. Inter are unbeaten in all six previous games against Spezia between Serie A and the Italian Cup thanks to five wins and one draw. In the next round, Inter will play the away game against Lazio, Spezia will play at home against Sassuolo.
The big duel between Atalanta and AC Milan ended with a draw at the Gewiss Stadium. Atalanta and Milan split the stakes grabbing 1 point each. To the advantage of Malinovskyi, Bennacer responds with a goal around the far post to equalize the 1-1 score. Not a good result for neither. Atalanta and Milan reach 4 points each. Milan’s streak of consecutive victories stops at seven but the unbeaten run that has lasted for 18 league rounds continues. In the next round Atalanta will play the away game against Hellas Verona while AC Milan will host Bologna.
Napoli win in grand style crushing Monza at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Napoli showing a well coordinated game score four goals and remain at full points. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a brace, Victor Osimhen with a goal. Adding the cherry on top of the ice cream is Kim Min-Jae sealing the game with his goal in the 93rd minute and his first goal for the club. For Monza, this is a hard defeat in the first away match of the season and a ranking that still reads 0 points. In the next round, Napoli will play the way game against Fiorentina, while Monza will host Udinese.
AS Roma defeated Cremonese at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Roma with full 6 points. Cremonese play openly for all 90 minutes and also touches the net on several occasions. Yet, Cremonese remain without points. In the end, however, it was the quality of Roma that prevailed. In the next round, Roma will play against Juventus at the Allianz Stadium, while Cremonese will play at home against Torino.
Sampdoria grabbed their first point this season after the goalless draw against Juventus at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. Sampdoria can celebrate because this “golden point” helped them to climb the Serie A Standing climbing from the 19th to the 16th position. Juventus climbed from the 8th to the 4th position. Previously, Juventus won all their last six matches with Sampdoria in Serie A. Yet, Sampdoria stopped them today not allowing any goal.
Udinese and Salernitana ended with a draw at the Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy. A goalless draw with Udinese close to the lead in the 37th minute with the post that prevented Deulofeu from scoring the goal. The possible turning point of the match comes at the end of the first half when Nehuen Perez commits a very naive tactical foul and trips Mazzocchi going directly on the legs of the winger resulting with the red card. With Udinese reduced to ten men. Udinese goalkeeper Marco Silvestri denied every attempt and practically avoid the defeat at the Dacia.
Torino and Lazio ended with a goalless draw at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium. Torino play better in the first half without almost ever bothering goalkeeper Provedel. In the second half, Lazio had three clear scoring chances with Milinkovic, Ciro Immobile and Luis Alberto at the end. Yet, nothing work, the goal never arrived. Torino and Lazio reached 4 points each. In the next round of the championship, Lazio will play at home against Inter while Torino will play the away game against Cremonese.
The Derby dell’Arno between Empoli and Fiorentina ended with a goalless draw at the Carlo Castellani Stadium sharing with 1 point each. This is the first point grabbed by Empoli while Fiorentina reached 4 points. Empoli played with 10 players since the 66th minute following the red card to Sebastiano Luperto. In the 93rd minute, Empoli remained with 9 players because all changes were already made and Nicolò Cambiaghi left the pitch for muscle problems. In the third round, Empoli will play the away game against Lecce while Fiorentina will host Napoli.
Bologna and Hellas Verona ending with a draw at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium. On a positive note, these are the first points for both teams this season. Bologna remained with 10 players since the 78th minute. Referee Marcenaro gave a red card to Riccardo Orsolini in the 78th minute after a foul on Martin Hongla. In the next round, Bologna will play the away game against AC Milan at San Siro, while Hellas Verona will play the home game against Atalanta.
Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Sunday 21 August 2022
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Sunday 21 August 2022.
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Sunday 21 August
👉Lukaku invents, Lautaro scores: Inter fly
Look at this Lu-La
Spezia defeated at San Siro
👉Atalanta–Milan breathless
With Gasp it’s all about the pressing
Theo and Tonali are Pioli’s weapons
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Sunday 21 August 2022 .
Front Page, Corriere dello Sport, Sunday 21 August
👉 The Nerazzurri dominate and entertain (3-0), tonight Milan: Gasp obstacle
Too much Inter
Spezia never in the game: Inzaghi smiles with Lautaro, Calha and Correa
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 17th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Salernitana, 15th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Udinese and Salernitana failing to win their first game this season. The Serie A Week 2 game ended with a draw on Saturday 20 August 2022 at the Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy. A goalless draw with Udinese close to the lead in the 37th minute with the post that prevented Deulofeu from scoring the goal. The possible turning point of the match comes at the end of the first half when Nehuen Perez commits a very naive tactical foul and trips Mazzocchi going directly on the legs of the winger resulting with the red card. With Udinese reduced to ten men. Udinese goalkeeper Marco Silvestri denied every attempt and practically avoid the defeat at the Dacia.
✅ Stats before the game: Udinese have won three of the four Serie A matches against Salernitana, but suffered their only defeat at home last April 20 (a goal by former grenade Simone Verdi in injury time was decisive). Udinese have lost nine of their last 12 Serie A matches against teams from Campania (2W, 1D). After the success on Salernitana in the most recent of these crossings, he could hit two consecutive wins against opponents from this region for the first time since April 2011 (three wins in that case, all against Napoli). Salernitana lost their first two Serie A matches of the season in two of their three previous participations in the competition: the only exception dates back to 1947/48, when they recorded a win in their first match against Lazio (losing to Vicenza in the second round ).
📺 Click the video to watch Udinese 0 – 0 Salernitana highlights including all goals on Saturday 20 August 2022
🇮🇹 Referee Gianluca Aureliano from the section of Bologna will be assisted by Daniele Bindoni from the section of Venezia and Davide Imperiale from the section of Genova. The Fourth Official will be Daniele Perenzoni from the section of Rovereto. The VAR will be Luigi Nasca from the section of Bari. The AVAR will be Giacomo Paganessi from the section of Bergamo.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 17th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Salernitana, 15th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -1
✅ Here are Udinese official called up players by Coach Andrea Sottil for the Serie A Week 2 game Udinese vs Salernitana on Saturday 20 August 2022 at the Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy at 18:30.
🇮🇹 Referee Gianluca Aureliano from the section of Bologna will be assisted by Daniele Bindoni from the section of Venezia and Davide Imperiale from the section of Genova. The Fourth Official will be Daniele Perenzoni from the section of Rovereto. The VAR will be Luigi Nasca from the section of Bari. The AVAR will be Giacomo Paganessi from the section of Bergamo.
By Anna Italia
