Serie A – Match 8 of 10: Udinese vs Atalanta

Result: 1 – 3

Goal Scorers:

  • Udinese: Kevin Lasagna 12′
  • Atalanta: Duvan Zapata 2′, 62′, 80′

Match Statistics:

Udinese Team Stats Atalanta
7 Shots 20
1 Shots On Target 4
30% Possession 70%
316 Passes 708
72% Pass Accuracy 87%
16 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 0
2 Corners 7

Highlights:

Serie A

  • Duvan Zapata scored his first ever Serie A hattrick to give Atalanta a 3-1 triumph away to his previous club Udinese.
  • The Friulani had been unbeaten under new Coach Davide Nicola, beating Roma and holding Udinese with two clean sheets, notwithstanding wounds discounting Valon Behrami, Lukasz Teodorczyk, Svante Ingelsson, Samir and Emmanuel Badu. Josip Ilicic proceeded with his two-match ban, despite the fact that Rafael Toloi and Musa Barrow came back to the squad.

  • It took only 95 seconds to get through, as a Papu Gomez corner was flicked on by Toloi for Duvan Zapata to come sliding in from short proximity. He did not celebrate against his previous club.
  • Udinese got straight back on level terms when Marco D’Alessandro hit the turbo and left Andrea Masiello in his residue, moving crosswise over for Kevin Lasagna to tap in at the back post.
  • Emiliano Rigoni nutmegged Bram Nuytinck just to have his shot run after by William Troost-Ekong and Udinese had penalty bids seen by means of VAR, yet the referee judged Remo Freuler’s dealing with offense to be automatic as he attempted to chest it down.

  • Duvan Zapata disregarded two defenders to hit the side-netting from a tight edge, however Musa Barrow fell off the seat to acquaint some pace with the side.
  • The young substitute went on a mazy summary the directly into the 18-yard box, scraped the complete, however it transformed into an assist for Duvan Zapata to crush home from eight yards.
  • Seko Fofana was baffled to see his fine run and calculated drive ricochet off within the far post and out, however considerably progressively enraged when Atalanta quickly countered and Duvan Zapata finished his hattrick with a snooker-shot on Hans Hateboer’s assist.

  • It was the Colombian hired gunman’s first ever Serie A cap trap, yet he didn’t celebrate keeping in mind his previous fans.
  • Cart should have made it 4-1 in stoppages, however his calculated drive bobbled wide with just the goalkeeper to beat.

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Serie A – Match 9 of 10: Genoa vs SPAL

Result: 1 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Genoa: Krzsztof Piatek 38′ (P)
  • SPAL: Andrea Petagna 15′

Match Statistics:

Genoa Team Stats SPAL
5 Shots 23
2 Shots On Target 5
27% Possession 73%
232 Passes 605
61% Pass Accuracy 88%
10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
1 Corners 6

Highlights:

Serie A

  • Cesare Prandelli’s Genoa career started with a valuable point against SPAL, as Domenico Criscito saw red only 11 minutes in.
  • Without a win in eight matches, and disposed of from the Coppa Italia midweek by Virtus Entella, the Grifone sacked Ivan Juric – who had supplanted Davide Ballardini toward the beginning of October – and acquired third Coach of the crusade Prandelli. It was his first Serie A match in eight years subsequent to turning into the Italy CT and encounters at club level abroad. He picked a 3-1-4-2 development with Sandro interfacing protection and midfield, however Romulo and Daniel Bessa sat out bans.

  • Thiago Cionek was suspended for SPAL, who had two points from their last five matches.
  • It was the most noticeably awful conceivable beginning, on the grounds that only 11 minutes in, Genoa skipper Domenico Criscito was demonstrated a straight red card for his high and awkward handle on Pasquale Schiattarella. It was more awkward than brutal, yet in any case got the SPAL player on the stomach.
  • Minutes after the fact, Genoa ceded. A Schiattarella free kick was flicked on by Dias Felipe for Andrea Petagna’s header at the back post from point-clear range.
  • The strain was out of this world and the group angry when Sandro went down under a Kevin Bonifazi poke, however the official waved play on.

  • There was another occurrence in the territory with Mohamed Fares handling Romero from behind, however this time the official was asked to go and see it again on VAR, picking a spot-kick. Piatek coolly changed over by sending Alfred Gomis the incorrect method to draw 10-man Genoa level.
  • SPAL had a remarkable triple shot, as Ionut Radu traveled to palm away the Fares styler, at that point Antenucci turned the bounce back on to the upstanding and Romero made a urgent square on Petagna at the third time of inquiring.

  • Fares tried Radu again with a violently plunging shot from separation that bobbed directly before the goalkeeper. Radu may well have his fingertips to a Petagna plunging header from Antenucci’s cross, tipping it on to the crossbar from short proximity.
  • However Genoa almost led the pack on the stroke of half-time, Alfred Gomis getting down well for an unequivocal block attempt with Christian Kouame holding up to tap in at the back post.
  • It was hard to advise Genoa were down to 10 men, as Kouame went on a quick counter from inside his own half and set up Piatek to flame wide under strain.
  • Bonifazi did not peruse a long ball well, so Gomis needed to surge out and cover at the feet of Piatek. Again Genoa undermined in the last minutes, Kouame run forward to compel a low one-hand spare.
  • SPAL approached a victor profound into stoppages, Sergio Floccari’s curving header wide of the goal on Antenucci’s cross.

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Serie A – Match 10 of 10: Milan vs Torino

Result: 0 – 0

Match Statistics:

Milan Team Stats Torino
16 Shots 13
3 Shots On Target 4
58% Possession 42%
460 Passes 352
84% Pass Accuracy 76%
10 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
11 Corners 3

Highlights:

  • Gianluigi Donnarumma made two conclusive recoveries and Milan squandered brilliant chances in this goalless draw with Torino that does little for either side.
  • This was an out of the blue essential apparatus, as a win would put Milan inside a point of third-set Inter, while Toro’s triumph would take them a point behind the Rossoneri and Lazio.
  • Gonzalo Higuain came back from his two-match boycott, however Fabio Borini joined the damage list with long haul non-attendants Alessio Romagnoli, Mateo Musacchio, Mattia Caldara, Lucas Biglia and Giacomo Bonaventura. Toro had a full squad to browse and favored Ola Aina to Lorenzo De Silvestri.

  • The Granata’s last Serie A triumph away to Milan was the distance in 1985, trailed by seven draws and 15 massacres. The Rossoneri were unbeaten in 21 top flight experiences with Torino, home and away.
  • There was a moment’s quietness before commencement and the two sides wore dark armbands, as Gigi Radice kicked the bucket on Friday matured 83. He was in the Milan squad that won the European Cup, at that point turned into the last Coach to take the Scudetto at Torino in 1976.
  • Gianluigi Donnarumma required a remarkable response spare only five minutes in, as Cristian Ansaldi’s cross discovered Iago Falque’s free header from short proximity, yet he by one way or another figured out how to punch it out from under the bar with his trailing hand.

  • Soualiho Meite shot wide from the edge of the case, while Nicolas Nkoulou required a last-wheeze handle to stop Higuain going clear on Patrick Cutrone’s thump down.
  • Andrea Belotti just volleyed over from six yards on a rigid cross from the left and Armando Izzo made a conclusive square to counteract Hakan Calhanoglu gesturing in Suso’s cross at the back post.
  • Higuain should have passed it to Suso, however went for objective himself and it was run after, at that point on the bounce back Salvatore Sirigu utilized his legs to pursue the Cutrone wrap up.
  • Donnarumma made another phenomenal spare, fingertipping the Belotti styler round the far post after a Cristian Zapata avoidance.
  • Higuain set up Suso on a fast counter, yet the Spaniard shot with his weaker right foot and scraped it frightfully wide.

  • VAR was utilized on the stroke of half-time for a conceivable Nkoulou handball on Higuain’s shot, however the replays indicate it skimmed his stomach and chest as opposed to the arm.
  • Toro emerged cocked and locked for the second half and stuck Milan once more into their very own punishment region, Izzo gesturing the Iago Falque free kick over the bar, yet the hosts weathered the tempest.
  • Simone Zaza and Samu Castillejo went ahead for crisp legs, however Suso squandered another promising possibility when terminating wide of the close post after Tiemoue Bakayoko victimized Meite.
  • Cutrone had a gigantic possibility on 87 minutes when sent clear by a Cristian Zapata flick, yet terribly pulled the complete well wide from 10 yards.
  • Profound into stoppages, Higuain’s header was sneaking into the base corner, yet Koffi Djidji captured essentially at stake.
  • Walter Mazzarri was sent off from the touchline for dispute once more, however Torino left San Siro having gained a valuable point and expanded their unbeaten run.

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