Italian Serie A ’18-19 – Highlights: Cristiano Ronaldo Continues Blazing Form

These are the next three matches of of Serie A, Match Day 8 of 38. The highlights are appended below the points table.

Italian Serie A ’18-19 – Highlights: Atalanta Off To A Flying Start

Rank Name Won Draw Lost Points
1 Juventus 8 0 0 24
2 Napoli 5 0 2 15
3 Roma 4 2 2 14
4 Fiorentina 4 1 2 13
5 Inter Milan 4 1 2 13
6 Sassuolo 4 1 2 13
7 Genoa 4 0 3 12
8 Lazio 4 0 3 12
9 Torino 3 3 2 12
10 Sampdoria 3 2 2 11

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Serie A 2018-19 – Full Schedule

Serie A – Match 2 of 10: Cagliari vs Bologna

Result: 2 – 0

Goal Scorers:

  • Cagliari: Joao Pedro 22′, Leonardo Pavoletti 68′

Match Statistics:

Cagliari Team Stats Bologna
11 Shots 12
5 Shots On Target 4
54% Possession 46%
433 Passes 378
81% Pass Accuracy 77%
8 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corners 4

Highlights:

Serie A

  • Lucas Castro enlivened Cagliari with two incredible crosses for the head of Joao Pedro and Leonardo Pavoletti to beat Bologna 2-0.
  • The Sardinians were in critical need of a lift after 2 points from four rounds, however needed to manage without Ragnar Klavan and Charalampos Lykogiannis, with Luca Ceppitelli fit for the seat. Bologna had won two of their last 3 matches, however missed Rodrigo Palacio, Andrea Poli and Filip Helander.

  • Cagliari had not beaten Bologna here since 2012, when Radja Nainggolan got the conclusive goal, so end a keep running of 4 thrashings and 3 draws.
  • The hosts got through when Lucas ‘Pata’ Castro nutmegged his marker and avoided down the left, however when the cross came in, Joao Pedro was left criminally plain for a free header.
  • Cagliari lost veteran defender Darijo Srna to a thump, while Joao Pedro turned another header over the bar this time.
  • Castro had another great run, disregarding 2 tackles, previously threading through for Joao Pedro, however Lukasz Skorupski surged off his line to cover.

  • Diego Falcinelli’s turn and shot was diverted inches wide off Filippo Romagna, yet the linesman did not give a corner, while Castro impacted over from separation.
  • Bologna’s most obvious opportunity came barely short of great importance check, with Alessio Cragno at full stretch to fingertip the Adam Nagy strike round the base of the far post.
  • At the opposite end, Lukasz Skorupski palmed a Joao Pedro styler out of the far base corner, however Castro affirmed his Man of the Match execution with another great assist.
  • Castro cut inside from the correct flank, put the cross to the back post on to the head of Leonardo Pavoletti with the outside of his correct boot.
  • Cragno kept the perfect sheet flawless, getting down rapidly to palm away Blerim Dzemaili’s daisy-shaper. This implies Bologna remain the main side without an away goal in Serie A this season.

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Serie A – Match 3 of 10: Udinese vs Juventus

Result: 0 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Juventus: Rodrigo Bentancure 33′, Cristiano Ronaldo 37′

Match Statistics:

Udinese Team Stats Juventus
9 Shots 21
3 Shots On Target 7
40% Possession 60%
419 Passes 626
84% Pass Accuracy 89%
14 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Corners 8

Highlights:

Serie A

  • Juventus made it a Perfect 10 to beginning the season, as Rodrigo Bentancur and Cristiano Ronaldo vanquished Udinese, with Simone Scuffet keeping the scoreline down.
  • The Bianconeri had won every one of the 9 aggressive diversions so far this season, however invited back Cristiano Ronaldo after his Champions League boycott and sponsored him in spite of rape assertions in the media. Douglas Costa was suspended with Sami Khedira, Leonardo Spinazzola and Daniele Rugani harmed.
  • The Friulani picked Antonin Barak to help Kevin Lasagna and Rodrigo De Paul, with Juve-claimed Rolando Mandragora.

  • Since Udinese’s last home prevail upon Juventus in 2010, 3-0 with Alexis Sanchez and Antonio Di Natale on target, they oversaw only three draws and five thrashings in this installation.
  • Miralem Pjanic’s strike swerved only wide of the close best corner, at that point Ronaldo flicked on a free kick for Blaise Matuidi at the back stick, however the Frenchman was shut down.
  • Juve heaped on the weight without truly testing Simone Scuffet, however in the long run got through with a counter-assault from Udinese’s corner.

  • Cancelo sprung the offside snare and whipped in the cross with Bentancur getting his make a beeline for it before Ronaldo for his first objective in a Juventus shirt.
  • Mario Mandzukic thought he had made it 2-0, yet constrained an incredible short proximity response spare from Scuffet, at that point minutes after the fact the Croatian thumped down a free ball for Ronaldo to crush left-footed over the goalkeeper from 10 yards with noteworthy power.
  • Udinese attempted to get once more into it, as Antonin Barak’s daisy-shaper cut the outside of the upright.

  • There was another chance for the Friulani after the restart, as De Paul’s free kick was thumped down for Kevin Lasagna, however Alex Sandro played out an goal-line clearance.
  • Federico Bernardeschi fell off the seat to constrain another extremely solid low spare from Scuffet at the base of the close post from a Ronaldo assist.
  • Bernardeschi’s slide-govern pass discharged Mandzukic for a shot over the bar, however Wojciech Szczesny additionally needed to repel an Ignacio Pussetto scorcher.

  • Scuffet kept the scoreline generally respectable, standing out a leg to deny Ronaldo from 10 yards on a Mandzukic pull-back. He additionally fingertipped a fierce and avoided Cancelo strike on to the crossbar in the last minutes.

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Serie A – Match 4 of 10: Empoli vs Roma

Result: 0 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Roma: Steven Nzonzi 36′, Edin Dzeko 85′

Match Statistics:

Empoli Team Stats Roma
19 Shots 10
4 Shots On Target 3
42% Possession 58%
393 Passes 520
82% Pass Accuracy 85%
13 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
10 Offsides 0
4 Corners 3

Highlights:

Serie A

  • Roma earned a fourth continuous triumph in all competitions with Steven Nzonzi and Edin Dzeko, however Empoli hit the woodwork and missed a penalty.
  • The Giallorossi had won three on the ricochet between Serie A and the Champions League since moving to a 4-2-3-1 arrangement.
  • With Javier Pastore and Aleksandar Kolarov harmed, Lorenzo Pellegrini was pushed up into his new trequartista job, with 19-year-old full-back Luca Pellegrini given his first begin for the place where he grew up club. It was a get-together for Aurelio Andreazzoli, who spent over 10 years in the Roma staff, incorporating as guardian director in 2013.

  • Cengiz Under released a scorcher from 30 meters out that Pietro Terracciano traveled to beat away, while Lorenzo Pellegrini pulled once more from the by-line for the Turkish forward, however his complete was redirected wide off partner Edin Dzeko.
  • Empoli squandered two or three promising counter-assaults with Leonardo Capezzi and Francesco Caputo, however were made to pay for those blunders.
  • Lorenzo Pellegrini put in a free kick over the best for Steven Nzonzi’s looking header into the far base corner past the outstretched hand of Terracciano. It was Pellegrini’s third aid the same number of matches.

  • Dzeko was arranging a volley at the back post when Matias Silvestre urgently captured the cross.
  • It was an energetic begin to the 2nd half for Ismael Bennacer, who initially gave the ball away for Cengiz Under to twist inches wide of the far post, at that point set his very own magnificent free kick over the divider to cut the outside of the upright. That was the 7th time this season Empoli had shaken the woodwork.
  • A corner was pulled back and struck Cengiz Under on the hand, with his arm trailing out genuinely wide, and the arbitrator decided on a punishment. Francesco Caputo ventured up, yet swelled his spot-kick appallingly both high and wide of the goal.

  • Empoli continued pushing and Roma were living perilously, however Caputo sprung the offside snare on a through ball just to again totally over-hit it over from eight yards.
  • It truly was not Caputo’s night and he let go another fine possibility on to the side-netting after a shrewd pass, yet the Giallorossi were progressively sticking on and substitute Antonino La Gumina flashed his complete over the bar.
  • Rather, Roma multiplied their lead against the keep running of play, as Stephan El Shaarawy strung a slide-run pass on the counter for Dzeko, who disregarded defenders and kept his cool to flame into the top of the net from 10 yards.

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