Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Monday 26 October 2020.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Monday 26 October 2020.
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, 26 October
👉Third draw for Pirlo’s Juve Mister X
👉And Milan try to break away
👉Insigne brothers on target, derby goes to Napoli Castrovilli the Viola King: Iachini can breathe
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Monday 26 October 2020
Front Page Corriere dello Sport Monday 26 October
👉COVID crisis, heading towards postponement of football salaries
👉Verona take the lead at the Allianz with Favilli then 1-1 from Kulusevski Juve shocking pink Third draw and just one victory (on the pitch) for Pirlo: Dybala… pic.twitter.com/cZSpkPCtpw
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 14th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Udinese, 16th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Fiorentina surviving the pressure and win the Serie A Week 5 game defeating Udinese on Sunday 25 October 2020 at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy. Fiorentina claiming all 3 points reaching 7 points while Udinese with the obligation to earn points in the next games to avoid falling down in the relegation zone.
It is Fiorentina to open the score in the 11th minute. Midfielder Gaetano Castrovilli defeating Udinese goalkeeper Nícolas Andrade with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by defender Cristiano Biraghi.
👉 Fiorentina 1 – 0 Udinese, 11th minute, ⚽️goal by Gaetano Castrovilli with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Cristiano Biraghi. @ACFFiorentinaENhttps://t.co/ikoizBznZI
Problems for Udinese! Fiorentina increasing the score in the 21st minute for the 2-0. A superb performance by Gaetano Castrovilli not only scoring the first goal but also providing the assist for the goal of defender Nikola Milenkovic.
👉Fiorentina 2 – 0 Udinese, 21st minute, ⚽️goal by Nikola Milenkovic from very close range with a headed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist by Gaetano Castrovilli. BAM! Way to go Castrovilli with goal and now assist! BIM BAM BOOOMMMM@ACFFiorentinaENhttps://t.co/lq5XWefUSc
In the 38th minute, Fiorentina forced to substitute Captain Germán Pezzella substituted for injury by Argentinean defender Lucas Martinez Quarta making his debut with Fiorentina. All the best!
Ooops…. Fiorentina Captain Germán Pezzella substituted for injury by Argentinean defender Lucas Martinez Quarta making his debut with @ACFFiorentinaENhttps://t.co/QZQcs5ksos
Udinese shortening the distance in the 41st minute for the 2-1 in the 41st minute with the headed goal by Stefano Okaka.
👉Fiorentina 2 – 1 Udinese, 41st minute, ⚽️goal by Stefano Okaka shortening the distance for Udinese from very close range with a headed shot in the bottom left corner. https://t.co/Htbef2mlP0https://t.co/x6UUM6cMdW
Fiorentina on fire highly motivated by Gaetano Castrovilli increasing the score in the 51st minute. Wow, Castrovilli scoring his first brace with Fiorentina and on top of that giving an assist too…. What else can you ask Castrovilli? You bet he should be “Man of the Match”.
👉Fiorentina 3 – 1 Udinese, 51st minute, ⚽️goal by Gaetano Castrovilli with a right footed shot in the top right corner. The assist again is by Cristiano Biraghi. What a combo Castrovilli-Biraghi!!!!!!@ACFFiorentinaENhttps://t.co/Htbef2mlP0https://t.co/qIFIAaMvpF
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 14th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Udinese, 16th position with 3points and a negative goal difference of -3
Here are FIORENTINA vs UDINESE official starting lineups – formations for the Serie A Week 5 game on Sunday 25 October 2020 at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy at 18:00.
Sassuolo vs Torino ended with a thriller 3 – 3 draw at the Mapei Stadium. It is almost a victory for Torino because they win their first point this season. Torino with the urgent pressure to wake up and smell the coffee as they are in the relegation zone. The joy might be also for Sassuolo because they went from 1-3 to 3-3 seeing the goals of Torino with Linetty first and then with Belotti and Lukic. Sassuolo responding with two jewels by Djuricic and Chiriches with the usual Francesco Caputo to save at least one point avoiding the home defeat.
The unexpected result is for Atalanta 1 – 3 Sampdoria. Yep, Atalanta, the beautiful “Dea”, falling at the Gewiss Stadium. Atalanta who had a superb performance in the UEFA Champions League Midtjylland 0-4 Atalanta. Whatever happened to Atalanta returning to the Serie A with flat tires??????? The merit is for Sampdoria Coach Claudio Ranieri and his players conquering this away victory while Atalanta suffering their 2nd lost this season. Sampdoria winning their third consecutive victory reaching nine points from five games. Atalanta have lost their last two Serie A games. Sampdoria’s leader Fabio Quagliarella, 37-year-old scoring his fourth goal of the season. The black note for Sampdoria was Quagliarella failing to convert the penalty saved by goalkeeper Marco Sportiello. Atalanta losing the third position too!
Genoa 0 – 2 Inter a wake up call for Inter reacting in the second half scoring two goals. Inter Coach Antonio Conte’s changes worked. Nicolò Barella, who substituted Christian Eriksen, provided the ball to forward Romelu Lukaku to unlock the match in the 64th minute scoring his fifth goal. The victory sealed by Danilo D’Ambosio with a headed shot in the 79th minute. Inter determined to climb the Serie A Standing to the top 3 positions.
Mission accomplished for Lazio returning to victory in the Serie A after the defeat against Sampdoria. Lazio extending the good moment after their Champions League victory in the UEFA Champions League defeating Borussia. The highlight is the celebration of forward Ciro Immobile scoring his 128th goal as a Lazio player in the 76th minute. The honor goal for Bologna is scored by Lorenzo De Silvestri in the 91st minute.
Here are the match officials and fixtures for the Serie A Week 5 / Fifth Round on Friday 23, Saturday 24, Sunday 25, and Monday 26 October 2020 as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA).
The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated Referee Gianpaolo Calvarese from the section of Teramo to direct the Serie A Week 5 game Atalanta vs Sampdoria on Saturday 24 October 2020 at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy at 15:00.
Referee Calvarese will be assisted by Giorgio Peretti from the section of Verona and Oreste Muto from the section of Torre Annunziata. The fourth official will be Manuel Volpi from the section of Arezzo. The VAR will be Luca Banti from the section of Livorno and the AVAR will be Alberto Tegoni from the section of Milano.
Photo: sampdoria.it
=============== Italian Serie A Tickets for next 10 games
Friday 23 October 2020
SASSUOLO – TORINO
Mapei Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: VALERIANI – COSTANZO
Fourth Official: PRONTERA
VAR: DI PAOLO
AVAR: LO CICERO
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By Anna Italia
