✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Saturday 18 May 2024.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Saturday 18 May 2024
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport, Saturday 18 May 2024
👉The ugliest ending between Allegri and Juve
Out
Club takes a strong stance: “Behaviour was incompatible”
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game
AC Milan, 2nd position with 74 points and a positive goal difference of +29
Torino, 10th position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Torino won the Serie A Week 37 on Saturday 18 May 2024 at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium in Turin, Italy. The great news for Torino because they overtakook Napoli in ninth place, just one point behind Fiorentina who however has one match less than the Granata. If Juric’s men fail to overtake the Viola, to participate in the next Conference League they will have to hope for the victory of the Italian team in the final of the same competition, scheduled for May 29th. Milan remains at 74 points but second place was already certain before today’s match.
Toro scored the hat trick in the very first moments of the second half thanks to Ricardo Rodriguez’s gem and effectively closes the match at the Olimpico. Milan shortened in the 55th minute with Bennacer on a penalty kick awarded by Pulisic but then failed to fully return to the match, even after the entry of Leao and Giroud. The hope of qualifying for the next Conference League therefore remains alive for the Granata, while Milan instead suffered their seventh defeat in the championship.
Torino took the lead in the 26th minute. Duván Zapata defeated AC Milan goalkeeper with a headed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Ricardo Rodríguez. Zapata has scored the joint-most headed goals in the big-5 European leagues this season: eight (along with Harry Kane).
👉Torino 1 – 0 AC Milan, 26th minute, ⚽️ goal by Duván Zapata for @TorinoFC1906_En with a headed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Ricardo Rodríguez. https://t.co/FINEyLKsMI
Ricardo Rodriguez with a perfect delivery for Duván Zapata to give Torino the lead 😤 pic.twitter.com/ZrMem5JZDp
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 18, 2024
Chaos for Milan. Torino scored another goal in the 40th minute. Ivan Ilic scored with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Raoul Bellanova.
👉Torino 2 – 0 AC Milan, 40th minute, ⚽️ goal by Ivan Ilic for @TorinoFC1906_En with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Raoul Bellanova. https://t.co/TyEfmPGw0X
If you give Ivan Ilić that much time and space, he will find the back of the net 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/HYxP4KKbeH
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 18, 2024
Torino are having a great time. In the 46th minute, Ricardo Rodríguez scored with a left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
👉Torino 3 – 0 AC Milan, 46th minute, ⚽️ goal by Ricardo Rodríguez for @TorinoFC1906_En with a left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pietro Pellegri. https://t.co/w62wzHeZlT
AC Milan shortened the distance in the 55th minute. Ismaël Bennacer defeated Torino goalkeeper after converting a penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The penalty was conceded by Adam Masina after a foul on Christian Pulisic.
👉Torino 3 – 1 AC Milan, 55th minute, ⚽️ goal by Ismaël Bennacer converted a penalty for @acmilan with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The penalty was conceded by Adam Masina after a foul on Christian Pulisic. https://t.co/Ld7C9KZn9d
— Torino Football Club (@TorinoFC_1906) May 18, 2024
✅ Stats before the game: Milan have won six of their last eight Serie A matches against Torino (N1, L1), as many successes as in the previous 17 matches against the Granata in the tournament (N9, L2). In general, the balance of the 155 matches between the two teams in the competition is 65 victories for the Rossoneri against 34 for the Granata and 56 draws. Torino have won three of their last five home matches against Milan in Serie A (1N, 1L), as many victories as in the previous 24 home matches against this opponent in the competition (16N, 5L). After four consecutive league matches without a goal, Torino scored two in the last round of Serie A, winning 2-1 against Hellas Verona; the granata could win two matches in a row in the tournament by scoring at least two goals for the first time since October 2022 (two in that case, the second of which against Milan). Since the beginning of 2024, Milan have scored at least three goals in nine of the 18 matches played in Serie A: only Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal (10) have scored three goals more times in separate matches compared to the Rossoneri (nine) in this period in top five European championships. Milan have drawn their last two away games in Serie A and have not achieved three consecutive “X” signs in the competition since the period between November and December 2018, in that case three with Gennaro Gattuso on the bench.
✅ Here are the match officials and fixtures for the Serie A Week 37/ Thirty-seventh Round on Friday 17, Saturday 18, Sunday 19, and Monday 20 May 2024 as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA).
🇮🇹 The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated the match officials for the Serie A Week 37 game Lecce vs Atalanta on Saturday 18 May 2024 at the Via del Mare Stadium in Lecce, Italy at 18:00.
Referee Antonio Rapuano will be assisted by Matteo Passeri from the section of Gubbio and Alessandro Costanzo from the section of Orvieto. The Fourth Official will be Antonio Giua from the section of Olbia. The VAR will be Daniele Chiffi from the section of Padua. The AVAR will be Federico La Penna from the section of Roma 1.
=============== Italian Serie A Tickets for the next 10 games
LECCE – ATALANTA
Via del Mare Stadium
Referee: RAPUANO
Assistants: PASSERI – COSTANZO
Fourth Official: GIUA
VAR: CHIFFI
AVAR: LA PENNA
18:00
TORINO – AC MILAN
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: FELICIANI
Assistants: BOTTEGONI – LOMBARDO
Fourth Official: CAMPLONE
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: DI PAOLO
20:45
Sunday 19 May 2024
SASSUOLO – CAGLIARI
Mapei Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: COLAROSSI – PERROTTI
Fourth Official: DIONISI
VAR: DI PAOLO
AVAR: MAZZOLENI
12:30
✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Friday 17 May 2024.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Friday 17 May 2024
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport, Friday 17 May 2024
👉Juve’s anger after the scenes in Rome
With Allegri, it’s over
Goodbye to poison
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Friday 17 May 2024
Front Page, Corriere dello Sport, Friday 17 May 2024
👉Juve “forgives” Allegri’s night of madness
But his dismissal at the end of the season is certain
Mad Max
Two more games, then the divorce
All about Motta: the anticipation grows
66% Ball Possession ATALANTA and 34% Ball Possession JUVENTUS Atalanta 0 – 1 Juventus
. 4′ Dušan Vlahović
Juventus won the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa Final defeating Atalanta on Wednesday 15 May 2024 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy. At the end there was a lot of tension, Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri was sent off for protesting, in the end the Bianconeri lifted the Cup. Atalanta struggled to react but came close to scoring in the second half, with Juve not watching. Juventus took home the fifteenth Italian Cup in its history thanks to Dušan Vlahović’s goal, which arrived in the 4th minute following an assist from Cambiaso.
Juventus is the team that has played in the most finals (22 including this one) in the history of the Italian Cup and the one that has won the competition the most times (15). More in detail, Juventus have lifted the trophy in six of the last eighth finals they have played in the Italian Cup.
Massimiliano Allegri became the first coach in history to win the Coppa Italia five times (overtaking Sven-Göran Eriksson and Roberto Mancini, both on four).
Juventus took the lead in the 4th minute. Forward Dušan Vlahović defeated Atalanta goalkeeper with a right-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Andrea Cambiaso.
🏆🇮🇹👉⚫️🔵 Atalanta 0 – 1 Juventus 🤍🖤, 4th minute, ⚽️ goal by Dušan Vlahović for @juventusfcen with a right-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Andrea Cambiaso. https://t.co/81u92rcnUk
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 15, 2024
2 – Dusan Vlahovic, after finding the net against Inter on 11 May 2022, has become the third Juventus player to score in two editions of the #CoppaItalia final, after John Charles (1958/59 and 1959/60) and Savino Bellini (1937/38 and 1941/42). Stamp.#AtalantaJuvepic.twitter.com/6UxNbV9AZf
5 – Massimiliano Allegri became the first coach in history to win the Coppa Italia five times (overtaking Sven-Göran Eriksson and Roberto Mancini, both on four). Specialist.#AtalantaJuve#CoppaItaliapic.twitter.com/3onnpmBbjB
✅ Stats before the game: Atalanta and Juventus face each other in a final for only the second time in all competitions, after the one, again in the Italian Cup, won by the Bianconeri on 19 May 2021 at the MAPEI Stadium 2-1, with goals from Kulusevski and Chiesa for the Piedmontese club and a goal from Malinovskyi for the Dea. This will be the sixth Italian Cup final in Atalanta’s history. After winning the trophy in its first final of the tournament in 1962/63 against Torino (3-1 with Paolo Tabanelli as coach), the Dea lost all four subsequent finals of the national cup (1986/87, 1995/96, 2018/19 and 2020/21). The last trophy won by Atalanta was in the 2010/11 Serie B with Stefano Colantuono as coach (1st place in that championship). By also reaching the Europa League final, which will be played on 22 May against Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin, for the first time in its history Atalanta will play two finals of two different official competitions in a single season.
15 – Juventus – the team that has lifted the trophy the most, with 15 successes – have won six of the last eight Coppa Italia Finals played, including the last two against Atalanta (2021 and 2024). Supremacy.#AtalantaJuve#CoppaItaliapic.twitter.com/LjBGHf32in
📺 Click the video to watch Atalanta 0 – 1 Juventus highlights on Wednesday 15 May 2024
👉🇮🇹 Referee Fabio Maresca from the section of Napoli will be assisted by Daniele Bindoni from the section of Venezia and Alberto Tegoni from the section of Milano. The Fourth Official will be Maurizio Mariani from the section of Aprilia. The VAR will be Valerio Marini from the section of Roma 1. The AVAR will be Aleandro di Paolo from the section of Avezzano.
The Olimpico di Roma Stadium is ready for Atalanta vs Juventus
👉 Hello, my friends. Here are the 2023-2024 Italian Serie A Week 36 RESULTS / Thirty-sixth Round on Friday 10, Saturday 11, Sunday 12, and Monday 13 May 2024.
Inter won the 2023-2024 Italy’s Champions winning the Scudetto last week after defeating AC Milan in the Milan Derby. Inter’s 20th Italian league title and earn the Nerazzurri a second star on their shirts.
Frosinone was crushed and humiliated. Inter recovered after losing last week against Sassuolo. Frosinone remains just two points ahead of the relegation zone, awaiting the matches of their direct competitors. Di Francesco’s team will play for salvation in the last two matches against Monza and Udinese. Inter reached 92 points.
AC Milan crushed Cagliari with a 5-1 in San Siro. This is a delicate moment for Milan despite the arithmetic placement in the Champions League having already arrived a few weeks ago. Even today the fans did not support the team as a sign of protest asking for investments for the near future. One of the banners displayed read: “We demand and deserve a strong and winning club Anything but a trivial match for Cagliari failed to find oxygen to save themselves. The rossoblù are floating in 15th place with 33 points, only 3 more than Udinese who are currently the team to take as a reference for the relegation zone.
One of the upsets is Napoli losing the home game against Bologna. It is the eighth consecutive useful result for Bologna, who are ever closer to qualifying for the Champions League, which would be mathematical if Roma were unable to beat Atalanta. However, Napoli’s negative period continues, as they suffer their second defeat in the last four games and risk being overtaken in the standings by Fiorentina, a point behind but with two games less.
The good news is also for Udinese because after defeating Lecce they abandoned the relegation zone. Udinese climbed from the 18th to the 15th position with 33 points. The bad news here is for Empoli because they lost the game with Lazio and went down to the relegation zone in the 18th position.
👉 Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 36 game. The first 4 qualify for the Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League, (updated Monday 13 May 2024)
– INTER, 1st position with 92 points and a positive goal difference of +67
– AC MILAN, 2nd position with 74 points and a positive goal difference of +29
– BOLOGNA, 3rd position with 67 points and a positive goal difference of +24
– JUVENTUS, 4th position with 67 points and a goal difference of +21
– ATALANTA, 5th position with 63 points and a positive goal difference of +26
– AS ROMA, 6th position with 60 points and a positive goal difference of +19
Relegation Zone:
– UDINESE, 18th position with 30 points and a negative goal difference of -19
– SASSUOLO, 19th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -30
– SALERNITANA, 20th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -48
👉 2023 – 2024 Italy Serie A Standing – Serie A Table up to Monday 13 May 2024
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 6th position with 60 points and a positive goal difference of +20
Atalanta, 5th position with 60 points and a positive goal difference of +25
Atalanta and AS Roma playing to win the Serie A Week 36 game on Sunday 12 May 2024 at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy. Atalanta beats Roma 2-1 and rises to 63 points in the standings. Charles De Ketelaere was the hero of the match with a brace enough to claim all 3 points. The Belgian broke the deadlock in the 18th minute, scored the second in the 20th minute and hit the post in the 37th minute. Wood also from Koopmeiners in the 43rd minute. Pellegrini closes the gap from the spot in the 66th minute. Numerous scoring opportunities for the home team (24 shots).
Atalanta took the lead in the 17th minute. Charles De Ketelaere defeated AS Roma goalkeeper with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Gianluca Scamacca.
👉Atalanta 1 – 0 AS Roma, 17th minute, ⚽️ goal by Charles De Ketelaere for @Atalanta_BC with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Gianluca Scamacca. https://t.co/lHB8hqsXum
Charles De Ketelaere with time and space to give Atalanta de go-ahead early on 😤 pic.twitter.com/ZQ1kmlbKq0
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 12, 2024
Wow, a brace! Charles De Ketelaere scored again this time with a a left-footed shot to the center. The assist is by Teun Koopmeiners.
👉Atalanta2 – 0 AS Roma, 20th minute, ⚽️ goal by Charles De Ketelaere for @Atalanta_BC with a left-footed shot to the center. The assist is by Teun Koopmeiners. https://t.co/z2EEJZSoyZ
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 12, 2024
AS Roma shortened the distance in the 65th minute. Captain Lorenzo Pellegrini converted a penalty with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The penalty was conceded by Marten de Roon after a foul on Tammy Abraham.
👉Atalana 2 – 1 AS Roma, 65th minute, ⚽️ goal by Lorenzo Pellegrini converted a penalty for @ASRomaEN with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The penalty was conceded by Marten de Roon after a foul on Tammy Abraham. https://t.co/op6xYUQ75y
✅ Stats before the game: Roma is the opponent against whom Atalanta has scored the most goals in its history in Serie A: 143 goals for the Dea in 123 matches. The balance in the tournament between the two teams leans in favor of the Giallorossi with 54 successes against the 30 of the Bergamo players, complete with 39 draws. After the 1-1 draw in the first leg last January 7, Atalanta and Roma could draw both seasonal Serie A matches for the second time in the three points per win era, after 2018/19. Atalanta have won three of the last four home matches against Roma in the league (1P), as many successes for the Dea as in the previous 11 home matches against the Giallorossi in Serie A (3W, 3D, 5L).
Atalanta have gained 35 points in 16 matches at the Gewiss Stadium in this championship (11W, 2D, 3L), always considering the three points for a victory, only in 1947/48 (36) did they do better after as many home games in a season of Serie A (39 points in that case after the 17th home match).
Juventus failed to win the Serie A Week 36 game against Salernitana ending with a draw on Sunday 12 May 2024 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy. Salernitana has now arithmetically been relegated to Serie B, but is trying to close this championship to the best of its ability. Juventus will now have to wait for the result of this evening’s match between Atalanta and Roma. If the Giallorossi did not win in Bergamo, the Bianconeri would automatically qualify for the Champions League.
Salernitana ended the first half with the lead thanks to Pierozzi’s goal, who headed the ball into the net from the corner taken by Sambia. Juventus attempted a comeback in the second half, finding the equalizer in full injury time. Corner by Iling-Junior towards the near post where Locatelli extends with his heel: on the second Rabiot emerges and scores with the left-footed winger.
Salernitana surprised Juventus by opening the score in the 27th minute. Niccolò Pierozzi defeated Juventus goalkeeper with a headed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Junior Sambia with a cross following a corner conceded by Daniele Rugani.
👉Juventus 0 – 1 Salernitana, 27th minute, ⚽️ goal by Niccolò Pierozzi for @OfficialUSS1919 with a headed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Junior Sambia with a cross following a corner conceded by Daniele Rugani. https://t.co/J7bPeRzwhkpic.twitter.com/YRqYGfLyg3
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 12, 2024
Juventus equalized in the 92nd minute. Adrien Rabiot scored with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Manuel Locatelli following a corner conceded by Federico Fazio.
👉Juventus 1 – 1 Salernitana, 92nd minute, ⚽️ goal by Adrien Rabiot equalized for @juventusfcen with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Manuel Locatelli following a corner conceded by Federico Fazio. https://t.co/KBFELt9W2M
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 12, 2024
✅ Stats before the game: Juventus have won six of the nine matches against Salernitana in Serie A (2N, 1P), including the two most recent; the Bianconeri have never achieved three successes in a row against the Campania region in the tournament. Juventus is unbeaten in the four home games against Salernitana in Serie A (3W, 1D), with an overall score of 9-2; however, the most recent match between the two teams at the Allianz Stadium ended 2-2, on 11 September 2022. In case of victory against Salernitana, Juventus will be arithmetically qualified for the next edition of the Champions League. In that case, the Bianconeri will participate in their 24th different Champions League season, at least three more than any other Italian team (Milan 21, including 2024/25). In 2024, only Heidenheim (nine) have drawn more matches than Juventus (eight out of 17) in Europe’s top five leagues. The Bianconeri are coming off a streak of four draws in a row in Serie A, the last time they recorded a longer draw in the tournament dates back to the period between April and May 2009, with Claudio Ranieri as coach.
57% Ball Possession GENOA and 43% Ball Possession SASSUOLO Genoa 2 – 1 Sassuolo
56′ Milan Badelj 31′ Andrea Pinamonti (pen)
63′ Marash Kumbulla (og)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 12th position with 43 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Sassuolo, 19th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -29
Genoa won the Serie A Week 36 game against Sassuolo on Sunday 12 May 2024 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genova, Italy. Genoa comeback to win a match that saw Sassuolo in the lead with a penalty from Andrea Pinamonti. In the second half in just a few minutes, first Badelj and then an own goal from Kumbulla reversed the result and gave the home team the three points. Sassuolo remained stuck in penultimate place with 29 points, but thanks to the defeats of Cagliari, Empoli and Frosinone, they can still hope for salvation. The match in a week between the Emilians and the Sardinians will be decisive. Genoa continues its good run of form and momentarily overtakes Monza, reaching 46 points.
Sassuolo took the lead in the 31st minute. Andrea Pinamonti defeated Hellas Verona goalkeeper by converting a penalty with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The penalty was conceded by Koni De Winter after a foul on Armand Laurienté.
👉Genoa 0 – 1 Sassuolo, 31st minute, ⚽️ goal by Andrea Pinamonti converted a penalty for @SassuoloENG with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The penalty was conceded by Koni De Winter after a foul on Armand Laurienté. https://t.co/ujMprsB3CF
Genoa equalized in the 56th minute. Milan Badelj defeated Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli with a headed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Morten Thorsby following a corner conceded by Pedro Obiang.
👉 🔴🔵 Genoa 1 – 1 Sassuolo 🖤💚, 56th minute, ⚽️ goal by Milan Badelj equalized for @GenoaCFC with a headed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Morten Thorsby following a corner conceded by Pedro Obiang. https://t.co/7znhhWw2HD
✅ Stats before the game: Sassuolo have won eight matches in Serie A against Genoa (D5, L6), only against Hellas Verona (nine) and Inter (10) have they achieved more successes in the top flight. In the nine matches between Genoa and Sassuolo in Serie A played in Liguria the same result has never been repeated twice in a row; four home wins, two away and three draws, including one in the most recent match on 17 October 2021. Genoa have scored three goals in their last two Serie A matches and have not reached three games in a row with at least three goals scored in the competition since May 2015. Genoa won their last Serie A home match (3-0 against Cagliari) and the last time they achieved two home successes in a row in the competition, they did so without conceding a goal (1-0 against Salernitana and Verona between October and November). Sassuolo won their last championship match, against Inter, and only once this season have they achieved two successes in a row, in September, again against the Nerazzurri and against Juventus in that case.
43% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA and 57% Ball Possession TORINO Hellas Verona 1 – 2 Torino
67′ Karol Swiderski 77′ Zanos Savva
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 14th position with 34 points and a negative goal difference of -13
Torino, 10th position with 47 points and a goal difference of “0”
Hellas Verona lost the Serie A Week 36 game on Sunday 12 May 2024 at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, Italy. Torino returned to winning ways by overturning Verona. Everything happened in the second half, the hosts ahead with Swiderski, a great comeback signed by Savva and Pellegri. In light of this defeat, Verona still has to fight to save themselves while still maintaining an advantageous position while Torino can still cultivate dreams of Europe.
In the next round, Turin-Milan and Salernitana-Verona.
Hellas Verona opened the score in the 67th minute. Karol Swiderski defeated Torino goalkeeper with a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by Suat Serdar.
Torino equalized in the 77th minute. Zanos Savva scored with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Valentino Lazaro.
👉 Hellas Verona 1 – 1 Torino, 77th minute, ⚽️ goal by Zanos Savva equalized for @TorinoFC1906_En with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Valentino Lazaro https://t.co/ejSB52CBcA
Torino got the lead in the 83rd minute. Pietro Pellegri scored with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Valentino Lazaro.
👉 Hellas Verona 1 – 2 Torino, 83rd minute, ⚽️ goal by Pietro Pellegri for @TorinoFC1906_En with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Valentino Lazaro. https://t.co/L3k9rOjf5m
✅ Stats before the game: Nine of the last 13 matches between Hellas Verona and Torino in Serie A have ended in draws (three victories for the Granata and one success for the Scaligeri); since 2015/16, in fact, only the match between Juventus and Atalanta has seen more draws in the tournament (10). Torino have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five matches against Hellas Verona in Serie A, including the two most recent – the Granata have not recorded three clean sheets in a row against the Gialloblù in the top flight since the period between 1978 and 1979. Torino has remained unbeaten in 12 of the last 13 away matches against Hellas Verona in Serie A (8W, 4D), the only success in the Scaligeri set at the Bentegodi against the Granata dates back to 25 February 2018 (2-1). Hellas Verona have won two of their last three league matches (1L), as many as they won in the previous 12 Serie A matches (2W, 5D, 5L). Since the beginning of March 2024, Hellas Verona has gained 14 points in nine Serie A matches (4W, 2D, 3L), in the period only five teams have done better than the Gialloblù in the tournament: Inter (20), Milan (18), Bologna (16), Rome (16) and Lazio (16).
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 7th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +8
Empoli, 16th position with 32 points and a negative goal difference of -24
Lazio won the Serie A Week 36 game against Empoli on Sunday 12 May 2024 at the Olimpio di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy. Lazio reached 59 points and continues to dream of being able to participate in the 2024-25 Champions League. Lazio guaranteed the arithmetic of that place, going plus eight over Napoli. while Empoli remained stuck at 32 and must guard against the potential returns of Udinese and Sassuolo.
Empoli are fresh from a draw (0-0) against Frosinone, but still remain in the fight to avoid relegation. It currently boasts just a two-point margin over 18th place, occupied by Udinese with 30 points. Away from Castellani, however, the blue and whites have been on a losing streak for four consecutive championship games and, so far, have only won four times (three draws, 10 defeats to boot).
In the next round of the championship, Lazio will be involved in San Siro against Inter: match scheduled for Sunday 19 May 2024. An away challenge also for Empoli, who will still play on Sunday 19 May but on the Udinese pitch.
Lazio took the lead before ending the first half in the 45+3’minute. Patric defeated Empoli goalkeeper from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Mattia Zaccagni following a corner conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
👉Lazio 1 – 0 Empoli, 45+3′ minute, ⚽️ goal by Patric for @OfficialSSLazio from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Mattia Zaccagni following a corner conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi. https://t.co/Jaknf7s3iI
Lazio sealed the victory in the 89th minute. Matías Vecino scored with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Pedro.with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Pedro.
👉Lazio 2 – 0 Empoli, 89th minute, ⚽️ goal by Matías Vecino for @OfficialSSLazio with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Pedro. https://t.co/MBMWnrk9EN
✅ Stats before the game: Lazio have won their last two Serie A matches against Empoli without conceding a goal; The Biancocelesti had already achieved two successes in a row without goals conceded against the Azzurri twice in the competition, but they never reached three. Among the teams against which they have never lost at home in Serie A, Empoli is the one Lazio has faced the most: the Biancocelesti have in fact achieved nine wins and four draws in 13 home matches against the Tuscans. Since the arrival of Igor Tudor, Lazio have achieved four successes in six Serie A matches (1N, 1P), as many as in the previous 10 (1N, 5P); the Biancocelesti also kept a clean sheet three times in the period, as many clean sheets as those obtained in the previous 12. Tudor could win his fourth home match out of four in charge of Lazio, equaling the records of Delio Rossi (2005) and Alfredo Monza (1958) as the best home start for a new coach on the Biancoceleste bench from the post-war period to today. Empoli have failed to score in seven of their last nine Serie A matches and in the period from the beginning of March onwards, the Tuscan team was the team in the top five European leagues not to have scored in the most matches.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game
Bologna, 4th position with 64 points and a positive goal difference of +22
Napoli, 8th position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Bologna are within the European zone and climbed to the 3rd position after winning the Serie A Week 36 game on Saturday 10 May 2024 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy. Bologna with a prestigious victory beating Napoli, three points in three minutes. It is the eighth consecutive useful result for Bologna, who are ever closer to qualifying for the Champions League, which would be mathematical in the event that Roma were unable to beat Atalanta tomorrow evening. However, Napoli’s negative period continues, as they suffered their second defeat in the last four games and risk being overtaken in the standings by Fiorentina, a point behind but with two games less. It has now become a real countdown for Napoli fans to finally end this indefinable year and wake up from this nightmare.
The first goal came in the 9th minute, with Ndoye’s header following an assist from Odgaard deflected by Olivera, while the rossoblù doubled their lead in the 12th minute with another header, this time from Posch following a corner from Urbanski cleared by Calafiori. Napoli would have the opportunity to reopen the match in the 20th minute, but Ravaglia saved Politano’s penalty, awarded by Pairetto for a foul by Freuler on Osimhen. The Azzurri continue to push, coming close to a 1-2 draw with Anguissa, Olivera and Lobotka, while in the second half there were no opportunities on both sides. The two center forwards each have one, but Meret and Ravaglia are good at opposing Zirkzee and Osimhen respectively.
✅ Stats before the game: After the 0-0 draw in the first leg, Napoli and Bologna could draw the two seasonal Serie A matches for the first time since 1979/80, when the first of the two matches ended 0-0 and the second 1-1. Bologna is the team against which Napoli has scored the most goals in Serie A (194) and could become the fourth to suffer 50 defeats by the Neapolitans, after Torino (51), Fiorentina (52) and Lazio (54). From the 2013/14 season onwards, Napoli have won eight out of nine home matches against Bologna in Serie A (1P), scoring 28 goals; in the period the Neapolitans achieved more home successes only against Sampdoria (9/10) and Udinese (10/11), finding more goals only against Lazio (31) and Udinese (34). Napoli have conceded goals in 14 consecutive games in Serie A (last clean sheet in the 0-0 draw against Lazio on January 28th); only once did the Neapolitans fare worse in the competition, between August 1997 and January 1998, when they reached 17 games in a row with at least one goal conceded.
📺 Click the video to watch Napoli 0 – 2 Bologna highlights on Saturday 11 May 2024
🇮🇹 Referee Luca Pairetto from the section of Nichelino will be assisted by Giorgio Peretti from the section of Verona and Valerio Colarossi from the section of Roma 2. The Fourth Official will be Matteo Marcenaro from the section of Genova. The VAR will be Daniele Doveri from the section of Roma 1. The AVAR will be Rosario Abisso from the sectio of Palermo.
The Diego Armando Maradona Stadium ready for Napoli vs Bologna
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👉🇮🇹 Napoli vs Bologna, Match Officials
Serie A Week 36
🗓️ Saturday 11 May 2024
🏟️ Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
⏲️ 18:00
66% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 34% Ball Possession CAGLIARI AC Milan 5 – 1 Cagliari
36′ Ismaël Bennacer 63′ Nahitan Nández
59′ Christian Pulisic
87′ Christian Pulisic
74′ Tijjani Reijnders
83′ Rafael Leão Buy Serie A tickets for every Italian League football match
👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 2nd position with 71 points and a positive goal difference of +25
Cagliari, 15th position with 33 points and a negative goal difference of -23
AC Milan won the Serie A Week 36 game crushing Cagliari on Saturday 11 May 2024 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. It is a great victory for Milan with 5 goals. This is a delicate moment for Milan despite the arithmetic placement in the Champions League having already arrived a few weeks ago. Even today the fans did not support the team as a sign of protest asking for investments for the near future. One of the banners displayed read: “We demand and deserve a strong and winning club. Milano does not settle”.The Rossoneri are coming off a spectacular draw here at San Siro against Genoa 3-3, and have not won at home since the 3-0 defeat against Lecce last 6 April.
Anything but a trivial match for Cagliari, failed to find oxygen in order to save themselves. In fact, the rossoblù are floating in 15th place with 33 points, only 3 more than Udinese who are currently the team to take as a reference for the relegation zone. In a week’s time the rossoblù will have the very important match at the Mapei against Sassuolo.
AC Milan took the lead in the 36th minute. Ismaël Bennacer defeated Cagliari goalkeeper
Simone Scuffet with a left-footed shot to the center.
👉AC Milan 1 – 0 Cagliari, 36th minute, ⚽️ goal by Ismaël Bennacer for @acmilan with a left-footed shot to the center. https://t.co/FaxS05Ooli
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 11, 2024
AC Milan with another goal in the 59th minute. Christian Pulisic scored with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Rafael Leão.
👉AC Milan 2 – 0 Cagliari, 59th minute, ⚽️ goal by Christian Pulisic for @acmilan with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Rafael Leão. https://t.co/khTeDGeGCs
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 11, 2024
Cagliari scored an honor goal in the 63rd minute. Nahitan Nández defeated AC Milan goalkeeper Marco Sportiello with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Gabriele Zappa.
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Milan with a 3-1 in the 74th minute. Tijjani Reijnders scored with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Théo Hernández following a corner conceded by Yerry Mina.
👉AC Milan 3 – 1 Cagliari, 74th minute, ⚽️ goal by Tijjani Reijnders for @acmilan with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Théo Hernández following a corner conceded by Yerry Mina. https://t.co/s7jOLtAZkJ
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 11, 2024
A poker for AC Milan in the 83rd minute. Rafael Leão scored from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Ismaël Bennacer.
👉AC Milan 4 – 1 Cagliari, 83rd minute, ⚽️ goal by Rafael Leão for @acmilan from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Ismaël Bennacer. https://t.co/lsDc5dnBxs
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 11, 2024
AC Milan sealed the victory in the 87th minute. Captain America Christian Pulisic scored with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Noah Okafor.
👉AC Milan 5 – 1 Cagliari, 87th minute, ⚽️ goal by Christian Pulisic for @acmilan with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Noah Okafor. https://t.co/7e7imQwA1B
Christian Pulisic’s has 19 goal contributions in Serie A (12 goals, 7 assists) this season ⚽️🅰️
That’s the most by a player in their first season with Milan since Carlos Bacca (20) in 2015-16 👀 pic.twitter.com/BJzw4FWX7K
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 11, 2024
✅ Stats before the game: Milan is the team that has beaten Cagliari the most times in Serie A: for the Rossoneri against the Rossoblù 46 wins, 27 draws and eight defeats – in particular the Lombards have won seven of the last eight matches against the Sardinians, conceding only two goals in the partial. Milan’s last home defeat against Cagliari in Serie A dates back to June 1997 (0-1, goal by Muzzi); since then, since the 1998/99 season, the Rossoneri have had 17 wins and two draws against the Sardinians for a points average of 2.79, the highest in the competition for a team against a single opponent faced at least 15 times in the period. Milan have not won for four games in Serie A (D3, L1) and have not fared worse in the competition since February 2023 when they went five games in a row without success (D2, L3) – the last Rossoneri coach to reach the championship twice five races without success was Filippo Inzaghi (three between 2014 and 2015). Milan have conceded five goals in their last two Serie A home games (three against Genoa, two against Inter), as many goals as in the previous 10; the Rossoneri have not conceded at least two goals for three home games in a row since January 2021 in the competition. Cagliari have drawn three of their last four Serie A matches (1P), reaching 12 draws in this championship; the Sardinians have not managed 13 X marks in a single season in the competition since 2011/12 (15th place finish in that case).
41% Ball Possession FROSINONE and 59% Ball Possession INTER Frosinone 0 – 5 Inter
. 19′ Davide Frattesi
. 60′ Marko Arnautović
. 77′ Tajon Buchanan
. 80′ Lautaro Martínez
. 84′ Marcus Thuram Buy Serie A tickets for every Italian League football match
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 1st position with 89 points and a positive goal difference of +62
Frosinone, 16th position with 32 points and a negative goal difference of -20
Frosinone crushed and humiliated. Inter won the Serie A Week 36 game against Frosinone on Friday 10 May 2024 at the Benito Stirpe Stadium in Frosinone, Italy. Inter recovered after losing last week against Sassuolo. Frosinone remains just two points ahead of the relegation zone, awaiting the matches of their direct competitors. Di Francesco’s team will play for salvation in the last two matches against Monza and Udinese.
It was a balanced first half, played by both teams at a good pace, but with Inter in the lead thanks to Frattesi’s goal. In the second half Frosinone tried several times, but it was always Inzaghi’s team that found the goal. In the 60th minute, Barella catches Frattesi in the area, who serves Arnautovic in the center, with the former Bologna player only having to finish with his right foot. In the 77th minute Buchanan’s goal arrives, after a coast-to-coast from the midfield line to the penalty area and a curling shot with the right. Three minutes pass and Lautaro finds the net again, picking up a ball in the middle of the area and converting it with his left foot. In the final, personal joy also arrives for Thuram, who surpasses Cerofolini.
Inter lost their last championship match, 0-1 against Sassuolo; the only time Inter lost more than one match in a row with the Scudetto already won was in 1953 (three consecutive defeats in that case) – in general, in the era of three points for a win, before this season, the Nerazzurri collected eight successes, one draw and two defeats as champions.
Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer kept a clean sheet. Happy dreams.
Inter took the lead in the 19th minute. Davide Frattesi defeated Frosinone goalkeeper Michele Cerofolini from the center to the bottom right corner.
👉Frosinone 0 – 1 Inter, 19th minute, ⚽️ goal by Davide Frattesi for @Inter_en from the center to the bottom right corner. https://t.co/yafhj09csE
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 10, 2024
Inter are securing the victory in the 60th minute. Marko Arnautović scored with a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by Davide Frattesi.
👉Frosinone 0 – 2 Inter, 60th minute, ⚽️ goal by Marko Arnautovic for @Inter_en with a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by Davide Frattesi. https://t.co/RaKKX3RsqM
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 10, 2024
Chaos for Frosinone. Inter scored a treble in the 77th minute. Tajon Buchanan scored with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Stefano Sensi. Buchanan scored his first goal for Inter. Good way to celebrate.
👉Frosinone 0 – 3 Inter, 77th minute, ⚽️ goal by Tajon Buchanan for @Inter_enwith a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Stefano Sensi. https://t.co/fVD7wo5Vem
Lautaro Martínez sealed the victory in the 80th minute with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner.
👉Frosinone 0 – 4 Inter, 80th minute, ⚽️ goal by Lautaro Martínez for @Inter_en with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. https://t.co/E6ulngMnkj
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 10, 2024
Frosinone are just collapsing! Inter crushed Frosinone scoring a 5th goal in the 84th minute. Marcus Thuram scored with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Lautaro Martínez
👉Frosinone 0 – 5 Inter, 84th minute, ⚽️ goal by Marcus Thuram for @Inter_en with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Lautaro Martínez https://t.co/NTZB5JbezY
✅ Stats before the game: Frosinone have always lost in five matches against Inter in Serie A: among the teams against which they have not won a single point in the competition, the Ciociari have only met Roma more times (six). Frosinone have met the team first in the table at the start of the day in Serie A only three times: the giallobù have not scored a single goal in these three matches (the last against Inter in November 2023) and have always lost, conceding a total of seven goals. Frosinone have kept a clean sheet in their last three Serie A matches, as many times as in the previous 32 played in this championship – among the teams that have collected at least three clean sheets in a row, the last to be relegated was Genoa in 2022 ( four games with a clean sheet). Frosinone have won 78% of their points at home in this Serie A championship (25 out of 32), a percentage second only to that of Granada (86%, 18/21) in the top five European leagues this season.
📺 Click the video to watch Frosinone 0 – 5 Inter highlights on Friday 10 May 2024
🇮🇹 Referee Antonio Giua from the section of Olbia will be assisted by Marco Scatragli from the section of Arezzo and Vittorio Di Gioia from the section of Modena. The Fourth Official will be Alessandro Prontera from the section of Bologna. The VAR will be Daniele Paterna from the section of Teramo. The AVAR will be Daniele Doveri di Roma 1.
✅ Here are the match officials and fixtures for the Serie A Week 36/ Thirty-sixth Round on Friday 10, Saturday 11, Sunday 12, and Monday 13 May 2024 as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA).
🇮🇹 The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated the match officials for the Serie A Week 36 game Frosinone vs Inter on Friday 10 May 2024 at the Benito Stirpe Stadium in Frosinone, Italy at 20:45
Referee Antonio Giua from the section of Olbia will be assisted by Marco Scatragli from the section of Arezzo and Vittorio Di Gioia from the section of Modena. The Fourth Official will be Alessandro Prontera from the section of Bologna. The VAR will be Daniele Paterna from the section of Teramo. The AVAR will be Daniele Doveri di Roma 1.
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AC MILAN – CAGLIARI
San Siro Stadium
Referee: SOZZA
Assistants: CARBONE – GIALLATINI
Fourth Official: TREMOLADA
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: CHIFFI
20:45
Sunday 12 May 2024
LAZIO – EMPOLI
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: AURELIANO
Assistants: LO CICERO – ROSSI M.
Fourth Official: MONALDI
VAR: CHIFFI
AVAR: FABBRI
12:30
GENOA – SASSUOLO
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: COSTANZO – CECCONI
Fourth Official: GUALTIERI
VAR: MARINI
AVAR: DI BELLO
15:00
HELLAS VERONA – TORINO
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: MARINELLI
Assistants: ALASSIO – DEL GIOVANE
Fourth Official: DI MARCO
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: PICCININI
15:00
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