Serie A – Match 7 of 10: Frosinone vs Genoa
Result: 1 – 2
Goal Scorers:
- Frosinone: Camillo Ciani 41′ (P)
- Genoa: Krzysztof Piatek 33′, 36′
Match Statistics:
Frosinone | Team Stats | Genoa |
17 | Shots | 10 |
4 | Shots On Target | 4 |
49% | Possession | 51% |
413 | Passes | 444 |
78% | Pass Accuracy | 79% |
21 | Fouls | 20 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
5 | Corners | 2 |
Highlights:
- Krzysztof Piatek scored two goals and Christian Kouame hit the woodwork, as Frosinone’s first goal of the season was not sufficient to stop Genoa.
- The Canarini were in emergency with one point all season and not a solitary goal scored, yet Genoa striker Krzysztof Piatek had 6 goals in 5 Serie A matches.
- Moreno Longo needed to manage without Luca Paganini, Mirko Gori, Federico Dionisi and Raffaele Maiello, so decided on another trident assault with Camillo Ciano. Genoa again utilized adolescent Ionut Radu in goal, on loan from Inter Milan, with Lisandro Lopez and Gianluca Lapadula sidelined.
Fiorentina beat Atalanta 2-0, Genoa won 2-1 at Frosinone while Torino left it late to claim a 1-0 win against Chievo away from home. #SSFootball
— SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) September 30, 2018
- On the off chance that Frosinone neglected to score against Genoa they had set another record for a goalless begin to the season. Against Roma they equalled Catania’s undesirable record of neglecting to score in the initial 6 matches, which was set in 1970-71.
- Francesco Zampano endeavored to break that dry season with an intense preview that stung Radu’s gloves, as did Joel Campbell, yet Romulo skimmed the bar with his strike after a Christian Kouame thump down.
- It was to some degree definitely Piatek who broke the stop, as Kouame again padded down a cross for the Poland universal, who controlled and bored a right-foot finish on the volley from the edge of the case.
8 goals in 6 Serie A games for Krzysztof Piatek, and 8 of Genoa’s 11 league goals so far this season or 73% goal contribution. Bomber. ? #FrosinoneGenoa pic.twitter.com/g9gt9qaEUM
— Everything Napoli (@NaplesAndNapoli) September 30, 2018
- Minutes later, Kouame got Bartosz Salamon under his mark and gave the cross to Piatek, who demonstrated that he is dependably in the perfect place at the opportune time for his brace.
- Frosinone at long last got their first goal of the season, when Nicolas Spolli cumbersomely tackled Stipe Perica with a high foot and Camillo Ciano changed over the subsequent punishment.
- It was right around 2-2 with the last kick of the half, however Raman Chibsah was unfortunate to see his screamer from remove smack against the upright with Radu beaten.
8 – Krzysztof #Piatek is the first player in his debut top-flight season to score at least 8 goals in the first 6 Serie A MDs since Karl Aage Hansen (Atalanta 1949/50). Implacable. #FrosinoneGenoa
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) September 30, 2018
- Joel Campbell squandered two or three exceptionally encouraging chances and Chibsah again came near an equalizer, however Sandro tidied it up the line with an aerobatic mediation.
- Kouame gave two assists to Piatek and was so unfortunate not to get a goal himself. On 72 minutes, he burst past Salamon and Capuano, his right-foot finish the process of bobbing off within the upright, moving the distance along the line and off the other post.
- The hosts continued pouring forward, Salamon neglecting to score after the goalkeeper fluttered at a cross.
4 – #Genoa have won 4 of the six first Serie A matches for the first time since 1932/33. Flight. #FrosinoneGenoa
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) September 30, 2018
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Serie A – Match 8 of 10: Parma vs Empoli
Result: 1 – 0
Goal Scorers:
- Parma: Gervinho 33′
Match Statistics:
Parma | Team Stats | Empoli |
11 | Shots | 18 |
3 | Shots On Target | 2 |
31% | Possession | 69% |
297 | Passes | 632 |
71% | Pass Accuracy | 87% |
13 | Fouls | 9 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
2 | Corners | 11 |
Highlights:
- Gervinho got his 3rd goal in 5 matches for a limited Parma triumph, despite the fact that Empoli were unfortunate to hit the woodwork twice.
- This was a standoff between two recently advanced clubs, despite the fact that the Ducali were fit as a fiddle up until now. Roberto Inglese joined the injury list, so Fabio Ceravolo needed to lead the assault. Miha Zajc came back from suspension and Slovakia worldwide Samuel Mraz was given his first Serie A beginning.
Barilla have a good game today, he made one crucial assist which give Parma three points ! #ParmaEmpoli
— Raihan Nafis (@raihan_mbakar) September 30, 2018
- Last season, Empoli beat Parma home and away in Serie B. The Ducali oversaw just a single point against them since a 4-1 Stadio Castellani triumph in March 2009.
- The Tuscans had a far more grounded beginning to the match, Zajc peeling far from his marker to meet a Giovanni Di Lorenzo go at the close post, compelling Luigi Sepe into a dubious spare.
- At the opposite end, Pietro Terracciano traveled to palm an Antonio Barillà screamer over the bar and Bruno Alves looked a Leo Stulac corner creeps past the far post.
Great result for @ParmaCalcio_en, Thought both #Siligardi, and #Barillà were warriors tonight.#ParmaEmpoli #ForzaParma
— Marty (@Stalker40K) September 30, 2018
- Parma led the pack when Barillà won back ball possession, and planned his through ball delightfully, as Gervinho dashed far from Veseli to beat Terracciano at the close post.
- Empoli thought they had adjusted with the last kick of the half, as Di Lorenzo moved crosswise over to the punishment spot, where Zajc opened up with within the left boot just to bob it off the far post. Zajc is unimaginably unfortunate, as this was the 3rd time this season he had shaken the casing of the goal.
3 – Gervinho has scored in three home games in a row in Serie A for the second time in his career. Back. #ParmaEmpoli
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) September 30, 2018
- Straight after the restart, Empoli were denied by the woodwork once more, this time a dazzling Ciccio Caputo back-heel flick on the Zajc low cross pounding the far post.
- Gervinho felt a solid twinge and was taken off as a safety measure and Empoli ventured up the weight, Di Lorenzo’s cross transforming into a shot that Sepe needed to fingertip over the bar.
- It was totally open, a conclusive protective Massimo Gobbi obstruct on Zajc as he was pulling the trigger, at that point Antonio Di Gaudio terminating over on the counter.
- The most recent 25 minutes were all Empoli pushing hard and Parma endeavoring counters, however never fully kicking it into high gear the last ball right.
⚖ 8′ A hesitant start from both sides, with the first chance of the match falling to Zajc who strikes his free-kick into the Parma wall. #ParmaEmpoli 0-0
— Parma Calcio 1913 (@ParmaCalcio_en) September 30, 2018
- Profound into stoppages, Bruno Alves might’ve avoided the ball with an arm, yet simply after it ricocheted off a knee and it was flush with his body, so the move proceeded and Sepe traveled to palm the Antonino La Gumina strike out from under the ban from 10 yards.
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Serie A – Match 9 of 10: Sassuolo vs Milan
Result: 1 – 4
Goal Scorers:
- Sassuolo: Filip Duricic 68′
- Milan: Franck Kessie 39′, Suso 50′, 90+4′, Samu Castillejo 60′
Match Statistics:
Sassuolo | Team Stats | Milan |
12 | Shots | 12 |
2 | Shots On Target | 8 |
60% | Possession | 40% |
583 | Passes | 398 |
91% | Pass Accuracy | 83% |
13 | Fouls | 13 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
9 | Corners | 5 |
Highlights:
- Milan had no accessible strikers, yet Franck Kessie, Suso and Samu Castillejo scored left-foot scorchers to overcome high-flying Sassuolo 4-1.
- The Rossoneri were battling and had no accessible strikers, as Gonzalo Higuain was out with Patrick Cutrone and Fabio Borini conveying lower leg wounds, so Samu Castillejo was utilized as a False 9.
- The Neroverdi would jump Napoli into second place with a triumph here and could depend on ex-Milan men Kevin-Prince Boateng and Manuel Locatelli.
- Suso hit the woodwork in the opening 4 minutes, as his shot from the most impenetrable of edges cut the close post.
Back to winning ways … AC Milan triumph 4-1 at Sassuolo for their first Serie A victory in four games. ??#UEL pic.twitter.com/BvUaO9ykZf
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) September 30, 2018
- The Castillejo analyze did not last longer than 10 minutes, as he at that point swapped places with Hakan Calhanoglu. It relatively satisfied, as Calhanoglu and Jack Bonaventura joined to send Franck Kessie clear down the right, yet his chip over the on-surging goalkeeper was tidied up the line by Pol Lirola.
- Sassuolo had an awesome possibility when Domenico Berardi strung through for Federico Di Francesco to spring the offside snare, however his calculated drive was parried at the close post by Gigio Donnarumma’s foot.
FT: Sassuolo 1️⃣ – 4️⃣ Milan
Milan finally get a win in Serie A in over a month. An impressive second half performance against an impressive Sassuolo side.#ForzaMilan pic.twitter.com/u7oERheH1v
— TheMilanBible (@TheMilanBible) September 30, 2018
- Ignazio Abate made a dazzling sliding tackle to keep Di Francesco’s tap-in from five yards, an objective sparing test.
- Kessie had come so close before and he broke the gridlock on 39 minutes. The Ivorian midfielder accumulated from well inside his own half, went on a great run and exploited his colleagues spreading the safeguards to blast through the center with a low drive from the edge of the box.
- Milan truly should have had another, however neglected to take advantage of Marlon getting captured under lock and key inside his own punishment territory.
Sassuolo 0-1 AC Milan HT: Only the Sassuolo goalkeeper (4) has completed fewer passes than Franck Kessie (8) but the Milan midfielder has scored the decisive goal https://t.co/3KKVe0kZ67 pic.twitter.com/Jxx2r6TJRR
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) September 30, 2018
- After the restart, Suso at last broke the goal dry season that had kept going since February 4. He held off a defender, juggled with the ball to transform and twist the left-foot strike into the far best corner from the edge of the region.
- Di Francesco had penalty advances waved away when he crashed into Lucas Biglia in the crate, at that point Suso pulled once more from the by-line for Bonaventura to test Consigli.
- Milan made it 3-0 on the hour check with a brutal strike from Castillejo, who released a left-foot screamer.
Terrible, just terrible by Milan at the moment.
I know we have a good lead but we are giving Sassuolo plenty chances to get back.
We are not moving out of our half, defending like a provincial team.— The AC Milan-Godfather (@ACMilanSydney) September 30, 2018
- Be that as it may, the Rossoneri made it 12 back to back Serie A matches without a perfect sheet, as substitute Filip Djuricic turned on a sixpence and set a snooker shot into the close base corner.
- Sassuolo again began to stick Milan back looking for another, as Khouma Babacar’s overhead kick went wide, however it was too substantial a hole to survive.
- Rather, Suso went on the counter and was brought down on the edge of the crate. He took the free kick, which hit the stopping point, it bobbed once more into his way and the bounce back ricocheted in off a Sassuolo foot. It was at first denied for Cutrone’s offside position, however after the VAR check, the goal was given.
Sassuolo starting to give up now, all that intensity from the first half is gone. Loca totally lost in coverage, doesn’t track the exchanging Castillejo, great shot by him. pic.twitter.com/u69RWQu90t
— Para (@Paracelsus) September 30, 2018
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