What a great player “El gran Alvaro Recoba!”
After 2 seasons with @Inter_en, Recoba on loaned to @VeneziaFC_EN for the second round of the 1998–99 Serie A. Recoba scored 11 goals and made 9 assists in 19 games with @VeneziaFC_IT .@talkvenezia @VeneziaInsider @TuttoVenezia https://t.co/glwrwsYorE
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Probable Lineups for the 2021-2022 Italian Serie A Week 1 / First Round on Saturday 21, Sunday 22, and Monday 23 August 2021

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👉 Here are the probable lineups for the 2021-2022 Italian Serie A Week 1 / First Round on Saturday 21, Sunday 22, and Monday 23 August 2021
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Saturday 21 August 2021
INTER – GENOA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: MARINI
Assistants: LIBERTI – VECCHI
Fourth Official: MARCHETTI
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: CARBONE
18:30
👉 Here are Inter vs Genoa probable 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.
HELLAS VERONA – SASSUOLO
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: VOLPI
Assistants: SCARPA – PERROTTI
Fourth Official: ZUFFERLI
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: MERAVIGLIA
18:30
👉 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
EMPOLI – LAZIO
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Referee: SOZZA
Assistants: TOLFO – DI IORIO
Fourth Official: SANTORO
VAR: NASCA
AVAR: VALERIANI
20:45
👉 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.
TORINO – ATALANTA
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: CHIFFI
Assistants: GALETTO – VONO
Fourth Official: MINELLI
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: GIALLATINI
20:45
👉 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.
Sunday 22 August 2021
UDINESE – JUVENTUS
Dacia Arena
Referee: PEZZUTO
Assistants: PAGANESSI – LONGO
Fourth Official: PRONTERA
VAR: MARIANI
AVAR: CARBONE
18:30
👉 Here are Udinese vs Juventus probable lineups:
UDINESE (3-5-2): Silvestri; Becao, Nuytinck, Samir; N. Molina, Pereyra, Walace, Makengo, Udogie; Deulofeu, Pussetto.
Subs: Padelli, Scuffet, Stryger, De Maio, Zeegelaar, Arslan, Jajalo, Palumbo, Forestieri, Samardzic, Okaka, Cristo.
Unavailable: Nestorovski.
No suspended players.
Coach: Luca Gotti.
JUVENTUS (4-3-3): Szczesny; Danilo, De Ligt, Bonucci, Alex Sandro; Bentancur, Ramsey, Bernardeschi; Chiesa, Dybala, Ronaldo.
Subs: Pinsoglio, Perin, Cuadrado, Chiellini, Rugani, De Sciglio, Lu. Pellegrini, Locatelli, F. Ranocchia, Fagioli, Kulusevski, Morata.
Unavailable: Arthur, Rabiot.
Supended players: McKennie.
Coach: Massimiliano Allegri.
BOLOGNA – SALERNITANA
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: RAPUANO
Assistants: COLAROSSI – PALERMO
Fourth Official: PATERNA
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: PRETI
18:30
👉 Here are Bologna vs Salernitana probable lineups:
BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; De Silvestri, Medel, Bonifazi, Hickey; Schouten, Dominguez; Orsolini, Soriano, Barrow; Arnautovic.
Subs: Bardi, Soumaoro, Mbaye, Khailoti, Annan, Kingsley, Baldursson, Svanberg, Sansone, Skov Olsen, Vignato, Van Hooijdonk.
Unavailable: Dijks, Tomiyasu, Santander.
No suspended players.
Coach: Sinisa Mihajlovic.
SALERNITANA (3-5-2): Belec; Gyomber, Strandberg, Jaroszynski, Kechrida, M. Coulibaly, L. Coulibaly, Obi, Ruggeri; Djuric, Bonazzoli.
Subs: Fiorillo, Russo, Aya, Bogdan, Zortea, Schiavone, Capezzi, Iannone, Kristoffersen, Kastanos, Simy.
Unavailable: Veseli.
Suspended players: Di Tacchio.
Coach: Castori.
NAPOLI – VENEZIA
Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Referee: AURELIANO
Assistants: IMPERIALE – BERCIGLI
Fourth Official: COSSO
VAR: DI PAOLO
AVAR: PERETTI
20:45
👉 Here are Napoli vs Venezia probable lineups:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Elmas, Lobotka, Zielinski; Politano, Osimhen, Insigne.
Subs: Ospina, Marfella, Rrahmani, Malcuit, Juan Jesus, Zanoli, Fabian Ruiz, Palmiero, Machach, Lozano, Ounas, Petagna.
Unavailable: Demme, Ghoulam e Mertens.
No suspended players.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti.
VENEZIA (4-3-3): Maenpaa; Ebuhei, Caldara, Ceccaroni, Schnegg; Crnigoj, Peretz, Heymans; Sigurdsson, Forte, Johnsen.
Subs: Bertinato, Svoboda, Molinaro, Tessmann, Dezi, Fiordilino, Karlsson, Busio, Bjarkason, Galazzi, Di Mariano, Okereke.
Unavailable: Ala-Myllymaki, Lezzerini.
Suspended players: Aramu, Mazzocchi, Modolo, Vacca.
Coach: Zanetti.
AS ROMA – FIORENTINA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: TEGONI – ROSSI L.
Fourth Official: DI MARTINO
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: VIVENZI
20:45
👉 Here are AS Roma vs Fiorentina probable lineups:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Rui Patricio, Karsdorp, Mancini, Ibanez, Vina; Cristante, Veretout; Zaniolo, Pellegrini, Mkhitaryan; Shomurodov.
Subs: Fuzato, Kumbulla, Calafiori, Reynolds, Diawara, Villar, Darboe, Carles Perez, Zalewski, El Shaarawy, Borja Mayoral, Abraham.
Unavailable: Smalling, Spinazzola
Coach: Mourinho
FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Dragowski; Venuti, Milenkovic, Igor, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Pulgar, Castrovilli; Callejon, Vlahovic, Gonzalez.
Subs Terracciano, Martinez Quarta, Ranieri, Terzic, Bianco, Benassi, Duncan, Maleh, Saponara, Sottil, Kokorin, Rosati.
Coach: Italiano
Monday 23 August 2021
CAGLIARI – SPEZIA
Sardegna Arena
Referee: FOURNEAU
Assistants: FIORE – MOKHTAR
Fourth Official: COLOMBO
VAR: PICCININI
AVAR: DI VUOLO
18:30
👉 Here are Cagliari vs Spezia probable lineups:
CAGLIARI (3-4-2-1): Cragno; Ceppitelli, Godin, Carboni; Zappa, Marin, Strootman, Dalbert; Joao Pedro, Pereiro; Pavoletti.
Subs: Aresti, Radunovic, Altare, Walukiewicz, Deiola, Lykogiannis, Obert, Oliva, Ceter, Simeone.
Unavailable: Nandez, Faragò, Rog.
No suspended players.
Coach: Semplici.
SPEZIA (3-4-3): Zoet; Hristov, Nikolau, Erlic; Amian, Kovalenko, Maggiore, S. Bastoni; Verde, E. Colley, Gyasi.
Subs: Provedel, Zovko, Vignali, Capradossi, Ferrer, Sala, Sher, Pietra, Mraz.
Unavailable: Leo Sena, Krapikas, Nzola e Bordin.
No suspended players.
Coach: Thiago Motta.
SAMPDORIA – AC MILAN
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: RANGHETTI – BACCINI
Fourth Official: GARIGLIO
VAR: DI PAOLO
AVAR: MELI
20:45
👉 Here are Sampdoria vs AC Milan probable lineups:
SAMPDORIA (4-2-3-1): Audero; Bereszynski, Yoshida, O. Colley, Augello; Thorsby, Ekdal; Candreva, Gabbiadini, Damsgaard; Quagliarella.
Subs: Falcone, Depaoli, Ferrari, Chabot, Murillo, Silva, Jankto, Askildsen, Verre, Torregrossa, De Luca, Caprari.
No suspended players
Coach: Roberto D’Aversa.
AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Kjaer, Tomori, Hernandez; Tonali, Bennacer; Saelemaekers, Brahim Diaz, Rebic; Giroud.
Subs: Tatarusanu, Romagnoli, Ballo-Touré, Gabbia, Kalulu, Castillejo, Krunic, Pobega, Leao, Maldini.
Unavailable: Ibrahimovic, Kessie.
No suspended players
Coach: Stefano Pioli.
Match Officials: Italy Serie A Week 1 / First Round on Saturday 21, Sunday 22, and Monday 23 August 2021

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✅ Here are the match officials and fixtures for the Serie A Week 1 / First Round on Saturday 21, Sunday 22, and Monday 23 August 2021 as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA).
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👉 The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated Referee Michael Fabbri from the section of Ravenna to direct the Serie A Week 1 Sampdoria vs AC Milan on Monday 23 August 2021 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy at 20:45.
Referee Fabbri will be assisted by Sergio Ranghetti from the section of Chiari and Giovanni Baccini from the section of Conegliano. The fourth official will be Matteo Gariglio from the section of Pinerolo. The VAR will be Aleandro Di Paolo from the section of Avezzano. The AVAR will be Filippo Meli from Parma.

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Saturday 21 August 2021
INTER – GENOA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: MARINI
Assistants: LIBERTI – VECCHI
Fourth Official: MARCHETTI
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: CARBONE
18:30
HELLAS VERONA – SASSUOLO
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: VOLPI
Assistants: SCARPA – PERROTTI
Fourth Official: ZUFFERLI
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: MERAVIGLIA
18:30
EMPOLI – LAZIO
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Referee: SOZZA
Assistants: TOLFO – DI IORIO
Fourth Official: SANTORO
VAR: NASCA
AVAR: VALERIANI
20:45
TORINO – ATALANTA
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: CHIFFI
Assistants: GALETTO – VONO
Fourth Official: MINELLI
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: GIALLATINI
20:45
Sunday 22 August 2021
UDINESE – JUVENTUS
Dacia Arena
Referee: PEZZUTO
Assistants: PAGANESSI – LONGO
Fourth Official: PRONTERA
VAR: MARIANI
AVAR: CARBONE
18:30
BOLOGNA – SALERNITANA
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: RAPUANO
Assistants: COLAROSSI – PALERMO
Fourth Official: PATERNA
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: PRETI
18:30
NAPOLI – VENEZIA
Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Referee: AURELIANO
Assistants: IMPERIALE – BERCIGLI
Fourth Official: COSSO
VAR: DI PAOLO
AVAR: PERETTI
20:45
AS ROMA –FIORENTINA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: TEGONI – ROSSI L.
Fourth Official: DI MARTINO
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: VIVENZI
20:45
Monday 23 August 2021
CAGLIARI – SPEZIA
Sardegna Arena
Referee: FOURNEAU
Assistants: FIORE – MOKHTAR
Fourth Official: COLOMBO
VAR: PICCININI
AVAR: DI VUOLO
18:30
SAMPDORIA – AC MILAN
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: RANGHETTI – BACCINI
Fourth Official: GARIGLIO
VAR: DI PAOLO
AVAR: MELI
20:45
Coppa Italia First Round Results, August 13-16, 2021

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Here are the 2021-22 COPPA ITALIA First Round Results from Friday 13 August to Monday 16, 2021.

👉 Friday 13 August 2021
PORDENONE 1 – 1 SPEZIA
Referee: GHERSINI
Assistants: DELLA CROCE – SACCENTI
IV: FONTANI
VAR: AURELIANO
AVAR: BINDONI
17:45
⚽️ Goals: 39′ Erlic (S), 45′ + 3′ Nikolaou (S), 51′ Folorunsho (P)(pen), 83′ Colley (S)(pen)
GENOA 3 – 2 PERUGIA
Referee: RAPUANO
Assistants: BRESMES – CECCON
IV: FIERO
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: RASPOLLINI
18:00
⚽️Goals: 2′ Mirko Carretta (P), 10′ Francesco Lisi (P), 26′ Domenico Criscito (G)(pen), 41′ Leandro Chichizola (own goal), 87′ Yayah Kallon (G)
UDINESE 3 – 1 ASCOLI
Referee: GARIGLIO
Assistants: LO CICERO – MORO
IV: PERENZONI
VAR: CHIFFI
AVAR: RANGHETTI
20:45
Goals: 11′ Roberto Pereyra (U), 53′ Nahuel Molina (U), 55′ Roberto Pereyra (U), 92′ Tommaso D’Orazio (A)
FIORENTINA 4 – 0 COSENZA
Referee: CAMPLONE
Assistants: BOTTEGONI – BERTI
IV: SCATENA
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: VOLPI
21:00
⚽️ Goals: 4′ Dusan Vlahovic (F), 37′ Nicolás González (F), 45′ Dusan Vlahovic (F), 51′ Lorenzo Venuti (F)
👉 Saturday 14 August 2021
BENEVENTO 2 – 1 SPAL
Referee: COSSO
Assistants: ROCCA – PAGNOTTA
IV: LONGO
VAR: NASCA
AVAR: MARINI
17:45
⚽️ Goals: 32′ Improta (B), 95′ Aut. Moncini (S), 124′ Moncini Rig. (B)
CITTADELLA 2 – 1 MONZA
Referee: DI MARTINO
Assistants: VALERIANI – CIPRIANI
IV: FERRIERI CAPUTI
VAR: ORSATO
AVAR: ROSSI L.
18:00
⚽️ Goals: 8′ Okwonkwo (C), 26′ Carlos Augusto (M), 40′ Tounkara (C)
HELLAS VERONA 3 – 0 CATANZARO
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: CECCONI – SECHI
IV: CALDERA
VAR: SOZZA
AVAR: PAGANESSI
20:45
⚽️ Goals: 23′ Gunter, 33′ Fazio (OG), 42′ Lazovic
CAGLIARI 3 – 1 PISA
Referee: MANGANIELLO
Assistants: DEI GIUDICI – GROSSI
IV: DI GRACI
VAR: MARIANI
AVAR: MARGANI
21:00
⚽️ Goals: 28′ Marin (C), 36′ Caracciolo (OG), 45′ + 3′ Deiola (C), 67′ Masucci (P)
👉 Sunday 15 August 2021
EMPOLI 4 – 2 VICENZA
Referee: SACCHI
Assistants: ZINGARELLI – PAGLIARDINI
IV: PETRELLA
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: MERAVIGLIA
17:45
⚽️ Goals: 11′ Bajrami (E), 30′ Haas (E), 37′ Mancuso (E), 39′ Dalmonte (V), 56′ Lanzafame (V), 88′ Crociata (E)
PARMA 1 – 3 LECCE
Referee: SERRA
Assistants: MONDIN – VIVENZI
IV: MONALDI
VAR: DI PAOLO
AVAR: DIONISI
18:00
⚽️ Goals: 7′ Brunetta (P), 9′ Coda (L), 40′ Tuia (L), 76′ Coda (L)
VENEZIA 1(8) – 1(7) FROSINONE
Referee: PRONTERA
Assistants: BACCINI – GALETTO
IV: GALIPO’
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: TOLFO
20:45
⚽️ Goals: 101′ Di Mariano (Pen)(V), 93′ Gori (F)
TORINO 1 – 0 CREMONESE
Referee: AYROLDI
Assistants: MASSARA – ROSSI M.
IV: TREMOLADA
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: MARINELLI
21:00
⚽️ Goals:
👉 Monday 16 August 2021
CROTONE 2(4) – 2(2) BRESCIA
Referee: MASSIMI
Assistants: CAPALDO – VIGILE
IV: ACANFORA
VAR: MARINI
AVAR: NASCA
17:45
⚽️ Goals: 26′ M. Vulic(C), 46′ T. van de Looi, 67′ R. Bajic, 76′ S. Mulattieri, 76′
BOLOGNA 4 – 5 TERNANA
Referee: ZUFFERLI
Assistants: PRENNA – CIPRESSA
IV: RICCI
VAR: DIONISI
AVAR: DI PAOLO
18:00
⚽️ Goals: 6′ D. Agazzi (T), 21′ A. Donnarumma (T), ’38’ N. Domínguez (B), 40′ D. Peralta (T), 50′ C. Falletti (pen)(T), 54′ D. Peralta (T), 56′ M. Arnautovic (B), 58′ R. Soriano (B), 76′ R. Orsolini, 76′ (pen)(B),
SALERNITANA 2 – 0 REGGINA
Referee: FOURNEAU
Assistants: CARBONE – LANOTTE
IV: RUTELLA
VAR: DI BELLO
AVAR: MARCHETTI
20:45
⚽️ Goals: 47′ F. Bonazzoli (S), 55′ F. Bonazzoli (S)
SAMPDORIA 3 – 2 ALESSANDRIA
Referee: COLOMBO
Assistants: DI IORIO – AFFATATO
IV: GIORDANO
VAR: MARINELLI
AVAR: MAZZOLENI
21:00
⚽️ Goals: 8′ R. Chiarello (A), 45′ S. Corazza (pen)(A), 28′ F. Quagliarella (S), 47′ M. Gabbiadini (S), 52′ M. Thorsby (S)
DAVID OKEREKE JOINS VENEZIA FC
Venezia FC is pleased to announce the signing of Nigerian attacker David Okereke, 23, on loan from Club Brugge.
Okereke came through the youth academy at Spezia, before ultimately reaching the first team and making his professional debut in April 2016. After three seasons of increasing experience and progress, including a half-season loan at Cosenza, Okereke had a breakout season with Spezia in 2018/19, leading the team with 10 goals and 12 assists in Serie B.
Okereke’s form at Spezia prompted a move to Club Brugge in July 2019. In his first season with the club, Okereke made 22 appearances (13 starts) and scored nine goals to help Club Brugge win the Belgian league, while also making eight appearances in the UEFA Champions League and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League Round of 32.
Last season, Okereke made 30 appearances (eight starts) and scored four goals in domestic competition as Club Brugge won their second consecutive league championship, while also making five appearances in the team’s European campaign, which again started in the Champions League and ended in the Europa League Round of 32.

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