Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 14th position with 2 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Hellas Verona, 17th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -4
The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated the match officials for the Serie A Week 4 game Empoli vs Hellas Verona on Wednesday 31 August 2022 at the Carlo Castellani Stadium in Empoli, Italy at 18:30.
🇮🇹 Referee Marco Serra from the section of Torino will be assisted by Stefano Liberti from the section of Pisa and Davide Miele from the section of Torino. The Fourth Official will be Luca Pairetto from the section of Nichelino. The VAR will be Federico La Penna from the section of Roma 1. The AVAR will be Giacomo Paganessi from the section of Bergamo.
Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Wednesday 31 August 2022
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 31 August 2022.
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport Wednesday 31 August 2022
👉The derby arrives, Cremonese beaten
Inter are back
👉Dybala 100 and enjoys it
Brace from Paulo
Roma sole leaders for a night
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game
AS Roma, 6th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Monza, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -6
Monza having a tough time since their promotion from Serie B not winning a single game yet. Roma win the Serie A Week 4 game crushing Monza on Tuesday 30 August 2022 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy. Three precious points for Roma reaching 10 points thanks to a brace from Paulo Dybala and a goal from Ibañez. In the two previous league matches between Rome and Monza, both in Serie B in the 1951/52 season, the Giallorossi team has always obtained the clean sheet. Monza recorded three defeats in their first three Serie A games, the last team to lose all of their first four games in the top flight was Benevento in 2017/18.
In the next round, Roma will play the away game in Udine, while Monza will host Atalanta.
👉 Welcome Andrea Belotti!!!!! The new Roman Gladiator @gallobelotti
Roma opened the score in the 18th minute. The goal by Argentinean forward Paulo Dybala defeating Monza goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The headed assist is by Tammy Abraham.
👉 AS Roma 1 – 0 Monza, 18th minute, goal by ⚽️ Paulo Dybala for @ASRomaEN with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The headed assist is by Tammy Abraham. https://t.co/VdPi48W4dJ
Paulo Dybala inspired and just “smelling” goals! Yep, Dybala scoring in the 32nd minute after the ball rebound following a save by Di Gregorio denying Tammy Abraham attempt to score.
👉 AS Roma 2 – 0 Monza, 32nd minute, goal by ⚽️ Paulo Dybala for @asRomaEN with a right footed shot to the center. SMELLING GOALS… Dybala scored after Tammy’s shot is saved bam bam bam on the rebound GOOALLLLL https://t.co/FSCtneTmze
Chaos for Monza! Roma increased the score for the 3-0 in the 61st minute. It is Ibañez to score with a headed shot to the center. The assist is by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner conceded by Marlon Santos.
👉 AS Roma 3 – 0 Monza, 61st minute, goal by ⚽️ Ibañez for @ASRomaEN with a headed shot to the center. The assist is by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner conceded by Marlon Santos. https://t.co/5v7YsCn56z
✅ Stats before the game: Roma have won both league precedents against Monza (2-0 away in December 1951 and 1-0 at home in April 1952, both in Serie B). Monza, on the other hand, achieved success in the only previous match between the two teams played in August (2-1 at the home of the red and white in the Italian Cup in 1988). After failing to find success in the first eight top-flight matches played on Tuesday (2N, 6P), Roma have won all four most recent ones (between 2014 and 2017), keeping clean sheets in the last three.Roma have lost only one of their last 43 Serie A matches against newly promoted formations (36W, 6N), a 2-3 against Venezia in November 2021 – the last home defeat against these opponents dates back to 31 May 2015 (1 -2 against Palermo, when Rudi Garcia was at the helm of the club).
Roma could earn 10 points after the first four Serie A matches of the season for the first time since 2014/15 (12 points out of 12 in that case with Rudi Garcia at the helm).Roma have remained undefeated in their last nine league home games (5W, 4N), the last time they struck a longer streak without home defeats in Serie A was in February 2021 (16 in that case).
👉 Lineup AS ROMA (3-4-2-1): Rui Patricio; Mancini, Kumbulla, Ibañez; Celik, Cristante, Matic, Zalewski; Dybala, Pellegrini; Abraham.
👉 Lineup MONZA (3-5-2): Di Gregorio; Marrone, Marlon, Caldirola; Birindelli, Pessina, Sensi, Machin, Carlos Augusto; Caprari, Petagna.
📺 Click the video to watch AS Roma 3 – 0 Monza highlights including all goals on Tuesday 30 August 2022
🇮🇹 Referee Marco Piccinini from the section of Forlì will be assisted by Alberto Tegoni from the section of Milano and Marcello Rossi from the section of Biella. The Fourth Official will be Federico Dionisi from the section of L’Aquila. The VAR will be Paolo Mazzoleni from the section of Bergamo. The AVAR will be Filippo Meli from the section of Parma.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game
AS Roma, 6th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Monza, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -6
✅ Here are AS Roma vs Monza official starting lineups for the Serie A Week 4 game on Tuesday 30 August 2022 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy at 20:45.
👉 Lineup AS ROMA (3-4-2-1): Rui Patricio; Mancini, Kumbulla, Ibañez; Celik, Cristante, Matic, Zalewski; Dybala, Pellegrini; Abraham.
🇮🇹 Referee Marco Piccinini from the section of Forlì will be assisted by Alberto Tegoni from the section of Milano and Marcello Rossi from the section of Biella. The Fourth Official will be Federico Dionisi from the section of L’Aquila. The VAR will be Paolo Mazzoleni from the section of Bergamo. The AVAR will be Filippo Meli from the section of Parma.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 7th position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Cremonese, 19th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Inter win the Serie A Week 4 game defeating Cremonese on Tuesday 30 August 2022 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy. Inter reaching 10 points climbing to the 2nd position. Cremonese still without winning a game remaining with 0 points. Surely, this is a boost for the morale of the team for Inter after losing last week against Lazio. At the end of the match the honor goal for Cremonese by David Okereke in the 90th minute.
In the next round, Inter will face AC Milan and Cremonese will play the home game against Sassuolo
Inter opened the score in the 12th minute with the goal by Joaquín Correa defeating Cremonese goalkeeper Ionut Radu from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
👉Inter 1 – 0 Cremonese, 12th minute, ⚽️ goal by Joaquín Correa for @Inter_en from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. https://t.co/ntOcatu4dW
Monza not finding their way out and Inter increased the score 2-0. In the 38th minute, Nicolò Barella scored with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
👉Inter 2 – 0 Cremonese, 38th minute, ⚽️ goal by Nicolò Barella for @Inter_en with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Hakan Çalhanoglu. https://t.co/HEjkIa44wZ
Inter not giving a chance to Cremonese! In the 76th minute, there is the 3-0 with the goal by Lautaro Martínez.
👉Inter 3 – 0 Cremonese, 76th minute, ⚽️ goal by Lautaro Martínez for @Inter_en with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Nicolò Barella https://t.co/ba7XF5LDrK
Cremonese scoring the honor goal in the 90th minute. David Okereke defeated Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a right footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Gonzalo Escalante.
✅ Stats before the game: Inter have won 11 of the 14 Serie A matches against Cremonese (2D, 1L). Cremonese won only one of the 14 games played at Giuseppe Meazza in Serie A (vs Inter and Milan), right at Inter on 10 May 1992 with Gustavo Giagnoni on the bench (double from Gustavo Dezotti). Inter have lost only one of the 22 games played on Tuesday in Serie A (1-3 v Novara on 20 September 2011 – also on matchday four at the time) – 15 wins complete the balance sheet for the Nerazzurri (including all the last six ) and six draws. Inter have won all of their last eight Serie A matches against newly promoted formations and only once in their history in the competition have they recorded a longer winning streak against opponents from Serie B (10 in a row between April 2002 and September 2003). Cremonese will return to play a Lombard Derby in Serie A for the first time since May 12, 1996 (lost 1-7 to Milan) – against teams from their own region, the newly promoted team recorded 63% of defeats in the top flight (29 out of 46 – 6W, 11D).
📺 Click the video to watch Inter 3 – 1 Cremonese highlights including all goals on Tuesday 30 August 2022
🇮🇹 Referee Francesco Fourneau from the section of Roma 1 will be assisted by Stefano Del Giovane from the section of Albano Laziale and Daisuke Emanuele Yoshikawa from Roma 1. The Fourth Official will be Gianluca Manganiello from the section of Pinerolo. The VAR will be Massimiliano Irrati from the section of Pistoia. The AVAR will be Filippo Valeriani from the section of Ravenna.
📍 The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium ready for Inter vs Cremonese