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Serie A – Match 7 of 10: Empoli vs Atalanta

Result: 3 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Empoli: Antonino La Gumina 42′, Andrea Masiello 77′ (OG), Matias Silvestre 90+2′
  • Atalanta: Remo Freuler 33′, Hans Hateboer 40′

Match Statistics:

Empoli Team Stats Atalanta
17 Shots 14
7 Shots On Target 5
41% Possession 59%
373 Passes 551
79% Pass Accuracy 85%
14 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 3
7 Corners 3

Highlights:

Serie A

  • Empoli finished a surprising rebound from 2-0 down to win 3-2 profound into stoppages in spite of Francesco Caputo missing a penalty, as Atalanta’s successful streak comes to a standstill.
  • The Orobici were on shining structure after five sequential Serie A triumphs, coming full circle in a 4-1 triumph over Inter. Musa Barrow and Marco Tumminello passed up a great opportunity, however Andrea Masiello returned following multi month on the sidelines.

  • Empoli were renewed after a win on the introduction of new Coach Beppe Iachini, however the strategist was sitting out a touchline boycott for articulating an impious expression (the most noticeably awful sort of swearing in the Italian dialect).
  • Di Lorenzo escaped with an exceptionally unsafe back-pass only 120 seconds in, yet Empoli about took an early lead when Etrit Berisha played out a frantic save money on Antonino La Gumina from short proximity, meeting Manuel Pasqual’s cross at the close post.

  • Atalanta needed to accomplish more terrified protecting when Ciccio Caputo finished a give-and-run with Rade Krunic on the edge of the crate, however Berisha got a hand to it and Rafael Toloi mixed to clear the free ball.
  • In any case, it was Atalanta who led the pack with midfielder Remo Freuler. Josip Ilicic was conclusive with a back-heel flick to send Hans Hateboer running, his cross was captured by Domenico Maietta, however it just filled in as an unplanned help for plain Freuler.

  • Minutes after the fact, Empoli earned a punishment, as Masiello on his rebound dealt with to block a Caputo header. Be that as it may, Caputo affirmed his shocking record from the spot, as he crushed it against the crossbar.
  • Quickly, Atalanta went on the counter and multiplied their lead rather, with Duvan Zapata moving crosswise over for Hateboer generally plain.
  • Empoli got once again into the match with La Gumina, who was prepared to jump when Djimsiti captured an unsafe Di Lorenzo cross.

  • The Tuscans nearly finished the rebound significantly time, yet Caputo endeavored to circumvent Berisha and the goalkeeper figured out how to get something on it from the most impenetrable of points.
  • After a twofold Atalanta substitution, the guests turned out to be more perilous on the counter with a few saves money on Papu Gomez and Ilicic.
  • Rade Krunic approached the equalizer, his left-foot strike skimming the upstanding, and in the end La Gumina completed the rebound.

  • Pasqual was again included, dashing down the left to put in a cross, and Masiello got a conclusive avoidance when attempting to stop La Gumina’s tap-in, so it will most likely go down as a own goal.
  • Ilicic went on a noteworthy run and his twisting cross-shot wouldn’t have tallied in any case because of an offside position. The Slovenian took his challenges too far and was sent off for contradiction.
  • It stayed totally open with chances for the two sides, however with for all intents and purposes the last kick of the match, Matias Silvestre rose to gesture in a corner and give Empoli the 3-2 triumph.

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Serie A – Match 8 of 10: Lazio vs Milan

Result: 1 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Lazio: Joaquin Correa 90+4′
  • Milan: Franck Kessie 78′

Match Statistics:

Lazio Team Stats Milan
21 Shots 11
5 Shots On Target 4
55% Possession 45%
548 Passes 461
85% Pass Accuracy 83%
11 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
9 Corners 4

Highlights:

Serie A

  • Franck Kessie’s avoided strike was counteracted by a stoppage-time Joaquin Correa chest and volley, as Lazio and Milan share the crown jewels.
  • There was just a single point isolating them in this straight on for a Champions League spot. Milan Badelj remained in for Lucas Leiva, however Milan needed to rehash the group in the wake of losing Alessio Romagnoli, Mateo Musacchio, Mattia Caldara, Lucas Biglia, Giacomo Bonaventura and suspended Gonzalo Higuain. Fabio Borini was adjusted to the job of left wing in a 3-4-2-1 arrangement.

  • The hosts ruled from the begin, Ciro Immobile neglecting to get on the finish of an Adam Marusic ball over the essence of goal, at that point Marco Parolo volleying a Luis Alberto help over from seven yards and Badelj terminating wide.
  • Be that as it may, on 16 minutes Milan verged on opening the scoring when Hakan Calhanoglu’s styler was fingertipped on to the far post by Thomas Strakosha.
  • Sergej Milinkovic-Savic had the ball in the net on 28 minutes after a give-and-run with Immobile, yet his underlying pass was somewhat late and the striker had meandered offside.

  • Gianluigi Donnarumma required an extraordinary response spare, getting down rapidly to deny Immobile from short proximity, at that point mixed crosswise over to see Parolo’s styler skim the upstanding.
  • Straight after the restart, Lazio turned out exceptionally forceful, Donnarumma getting an aerobatic Luis Alberto volley and Parolo enraged there was no VAR audit of a conceivable Franck Kessie shirt pull in the penalty zone.
  • Marusic again put a perilous ball over the six-yard box with Immobile unfit to meet it, at that point Donnarumma recovered a hand to Immobile’s force, putting Parolo off his volley at the far post.

  • Borini was being utilized as a wing-back, however has not overlooked his foundations as a striker and released a twisting completion that Strakosha palmed round the upstanding.
  • Donnarumma required a completely thrilling save money on Wallace on 71 minutes. A Milan Badelj cross came in and the descending header was by one way or another scooped off the line with one hand from short proximity.

  • It was Milan who discovered a route through inevitably a short ways from time. Suso’s ball super discovered Davide Calabria, who pulled back for Franck Kessie simply inside the container and the shot took a huge match off Wallace to wrong-foot Strakosha.
  • Immobile was the last to give in, as he wandered aimlessly to test Donnarumma at the close post from the most secure of points.
  • The attack of checks and corners in the long run satisfied, as substitute Joaquin Correa chested down a Zapata freedom on the edge of the case and struck the low volley into the close base corner past Donnarumma’s fingertips.

  • Simone Inzaghi celebrated uncontrollably and went a bit over the edge, as he was sent off and declined to leave, removing a few minutes to be cajoled from the touchline.

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Serie A – Match 9 of 10: Genoa vs Sampdoria

Result: 1 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Genoa: Krzysztof Piatek 17′ (P)
  • Sampdoria: Fabio Quagliarella 8′

Match Statistics:

Genoa Team Stats Sampdoria
18 Shots 8
4 Shots On Target 2
41% Possession 59%
327 Passes 499
72% Pass Accuracy 82%
17 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
7 Corners 6

Highlights:

  • Fabio Quagliarella’s jumping header was wiped out by Krzysztof Piatek punishment and Sampdoria goalkeeper Emil Audero played out some urgent puts something aside for a Genoa Derby point.
  • This was the main Derby della Lanterna since the grievous fall of the Ponte Morandi on August 14, as the notorious extension disintegrated, taking 43 lives and leaving hundreds destitute. Miguel Veloso and Daniel Bessa took the midfield reins with Sandro not completely fit, while Samp settled on Jakub Jankto to supplant suspended Karol Linetty.

  • It enjoyed only eight minutes to reprieve the gridlock, as a corner was taken short and Gaston Ramirez whipped in a cross for Quagliarella’s plunging header from six yards.
  • Krzysztof Piatek had not yet scored since Ivan Juric had assumed control from Davide Ballardini, yet he exploited an Anderson mistake and dashed on to the ball, brought somewhere near Emil Audero. Piatek kept his cool to change over the subsequent punishment, sending Audero the incorrect route for his tenth Serie A goal of the season, the first in about a month and a half.

  • Genoa all of a sudden took control of the force and Miguel Veloso’s free kick was simply finished, at that point Audero flew for a gymnastic spare to divert Romulo’s strike out from under the crossbar.
  • Minutes after the fact, Audero utilized his face to repel a Piatek shot from point-clear range. The Sampdoria goalkeeper was called vigorously again on the hour check with a thrilling one-given response spare to slap Christian Kouame’s header off the line.
  • It was progressively red hot and wild eyed as the match wore on, yet neither one of the sides found the leap forward.

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