🇮🇹 The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated the match officials for the 2024-25 Serie A Week 1 game Hellas Verona vs Napoli on Sunday 18 August 2024 at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, Italy at 18:30.
Referee Matteo Marchetti from the section of Ostia Lido will direct the game. The assistants will be Stefano Del Giovane from the section of Albano Laziale and Damiano Di Iorio from VCO. The Fourth Official will be Luca Zufferli from the section of Udine. The VAR will be Valerio Marini from Rome 1. The AVAR will be Daniele Doveri from the section of Rome 1.
Hellas Verona and Napoli are set to meet for the fifth time in Serie A history on the opening day of the championship, marking the fourth consecutive away match for the Campanians in this series. Following a draw and a loss, the Neapolitan side has triumphed in their last two encounters against the Gialloblù during their season opener in a major tournament, with the most recent victory occurring in the Scudetto-winning year (2022/23), where they dominated with a score of 5-2.
Bref historique de la Ligue des champions de l’UEFA
L’UEFA Champions League réunit les meilleures équipes de clubs d’Europe. L’Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) a organisé la compétition. Le tournoi annuel débute par une phase de groupes à la ronde. Les clubs s’affrontent pour se qualifier pour les huitièmes de finale disputés en deux manches. En résumé, la finale se déroule en un seul match. La Ligue des champions est l’événement de clubs le plus regardé au monde et se classe au troisième rang en termes d’audience globale du football, juste derrière le Championnat d’Europe de l’UEFA et la Coupe du monde de la FIFA. La Ligue des champions se distingue comme l’une des compétitions les plus prestigieuses du monde du sport. Elle met en vedette les champions de diverses ligues nationales à travers l’Europe.
Quelles sont les dates de la phase de groupes de la Ligue des Champions / phase de ligue de la Champions League 2024/25?
Première – journée 1 : 17-19 septembre 2024
Deuxième – journée 2 : 1er-2 octobre 2024
Troisième – journée 3 : 22-23 octobre 2024
Quatrième – journée 4 : 5-6 novembre 2024
Cinquième – journée 5 : 26-27 novembre 2024
Sixième – journée 6 : 10-11 décembre 2024
Septième – journée 7 : 21-22 janvier 2025
Huitième – journée 8 : 29 janvier 2025
Bref historique de la Ligue des champions de l’UEFA
L’UEFA Champions League réunit les meilleures équipes de clubs d’Europe. L’Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) a organisé la compétition. Le tournoi annuel débute par une phase de groupes à la ronde. Les clubs s’affrontent pour se qualifier pour les huitièmes de finale disputés en deux manches. En résumé, la finale se déroule en un seul match. La Ligue des champions est l’événement de clubs le plus regardé au monde et se classe au troisième rang en termes d’audience globale du football, juste derrière le Championnat d’Europe de l’UEFA et la Coupe du monde de la FIFA. La Ligue des champions se distingue comme l’une des compétitions les plus prestigieuses du monde du sport. Elle met en vedette les champions de diverses ligues nationales à travers l’Europe.
Quelles sont les dates de la phase de groupes de la Ligue des Champions / phase de ligue de la Champions League 2024/25?
Première – journée 1 : 17-19 septembre 2024
Deuxième – journée 2 : 1er-2 octobre 2024
Troisième – journée 3 : 22-23 octobre 2024
Quatrième – journée 4 : 5-6 novembre 2024
Cinquième – journée 5 : 26-27 novembre 2024
Sixième – journée 6 : 10-11 décembre 2024
Septième – journée 7 : 21-22 janvier 2025
Huitième – journée 8 : 29 janvier 2025
🇮🇹 The Serie A Enilive match between Empoli and Monza on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at the Carlo Castellani Stadium ended in a stalemate. Although Empoli showcased a stronger performance than Monza, they couldn’t secure the win. This match marks Monza’s third Serie A season, starting with a 0-0 draw at Empoli, a venue where they had previously struggled, losing both of the last two seasons and failing to earn points on the opening day.
Monza had the first opportunity of the game in the 8th minute when former player Daniel Maldini made a run and fired a powerful shot that went wide. Empoli responded in the 12th minute with another ex-player, Colombo, who delivered a cross that Izzo expertly intercepted just before Esposito could take a shot. In the 24th minute, Pizzignacco made a fantastic save, leaping to deflect Pezzella’s left-footed cross, preventing Gyasi from scoring.
In the 74th minute, Caldirola for Monza missed a close-range shot that went over the bar. Colombo nearly put Empoli ahead in the 76th minute with a brilliant display of skill, but ten minutes later, Solbakken’s attempt was thwarted by the Monza goalkeeper, who continued to deny Empoli a goal.
By the way, Monza’s coach, Alessandro Nesta, was not on the sidelines for this match due to a suspension, so Lorenzo Rubinacci took charge from the bench during the game against Empoli. In addition, Empoli Coach Roberto D’Aversa was also suspended for this game.
Looking ahead, Monza will host Genoa in their next match, while Empoli will travel to face Roma at the Olimpico Stadium.
#EmpoliMonza Empoli Coach Roberto D’Aversa (suspended, will not be on the bench). D’Aversa facing his ex-team. He played for Monza from October 1996 to June 1999, making 69 appearances with 5 goals and a promotion from Serie C1 to Serie B, in the 1996/97 season https://t.co/UheMW1evzu
Empoli and Monza have been perfectly balanced in the four previous meetings in Serie A: two wins each, always obtained by the host team. In addition, Monza are still looking for their first away goal against the Tuscans in the top division.
Between Serie A and Serie B, Empoli have remained unbeaten in eight of their nine home games against Monza (5W, 3D), the only away win for the Brianza team dates back to 6 October 1985 in the cadet championship (1-0).
Empoli have never drawn their first match of the season in their 16 Serie A championships (4W, 12L) – losing in seven of the last eight, their only win in the period dates back to 19 August 2018 (2-0 against Cagliari).
Monza have lost both of their two opening-day Serie A games of the season: 1-2 against Torino in 2022/23 and 0-2 against Inter in 2023/24.
Last season, Empoli achieved safety for the third consecutive season, the first time in their Serie A history.
After beating Roma 2-1 in their final match of last season, Empoli could win two games in a row in Serie A for the first time since May 2023 (against Bologna and Salernitana in that case).
Monza ended last season with a nine-match winless streak (D3 L6), already a record for the club in Serie A – losing all of their last three games, only in their first five games in the top flight have they recorded more consecutive defeats.
📺 Click the video to watch Empoli 0 – 0 Monza highlights on Saturday 17 August 2024.
The Carlo Castellani Stadium is set for Empoli vs AC Monza
Photo via x.com/EmpoliFC
Referee Michael Fabbri brief background
Referee Michael Fabbri from the section of Ravenna will direct the game. The assistants will be Vittorio Di Gioia from the section of Nola and Mattia Politi from Lecce. Davide Di Marco from the section of Ciampino will be the fourth official. The VAR will be Daniele Chiffi from the section of Padova, while the AVAR is Marco Serra from Torino.
Fabbri is a renowned international referee who has taken charge of 134 Serie A matches. Hailing from Romagna, he has overseen Empoli in 18 games, resulting in 5 victories, 5 draws, and 8 losses. His first match officiating Empoli was back in March 2013 during the Ascoli-Empoli game, which ended 1-2.
Alle 20.45 al CarloCastellani ComputerGrossArena la prima di #SerieA contro il #Monza: ecco la nostra formazione ⬇
🇮🇹 Here are AC Milan vs Torino official starting lineups for the Serie A Week 1 game on Saturday 17 August 2024 at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. The match kicks off at 20:45.
👉 Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, Saelemaekers; Bennacer, Loftus-Cheek; Chukwueze, Pulisic, Leão; Jović.
🇮🇹 The match will be officiated by referee Fabio Maresca from the Napoli section. He will be supported by assistant referees Marco Scatragli from Arezzo and Davide Moro from Schio. Antonio Giua from Olbia will serve as the Fourth Official. The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for this match will be Daniele Doveri from Roma 1, while Marco Di Bello from Brindisi will take on the role of Assistant Video Assistant Referee (AVAR).
Stats before the game: In their latest Serie A encounter, Torino triumphed over Milan with a score of 3-1 on May 18. Remarkably, in the last 38 years, the Granata have only pulled off two consecutive wins against AC Milan in the top league once, during the period from April to September 2019. 2. In Serie A, Milan has not lost to Torino in their last 28 home matches. The statistics highlight 20 victories and 8 draws during this impressive streak.
By Anna Italia
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