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Bologna Salernitana Serie A

Match Preview: Bologna vs Salernitana

Match Preview: Bologna vs Salernitana
2022-23 Serie A - Bologna vs Salernitana - Marko Arnautovic & Antonio Candreva

On 1 September 2022, catch the live broadcast of Bologna vs Salernitana from the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on TLN TV at 2:30P!

Match Insights: Bologna

Bologna remained unbeaten in last two Serie A TIM games against Salernitana (3-2 at home, 1-1 away) after losing two of their three previous top-flight matches. Bologna have lost all of their last three Serie A TIM matches played on Thursday; however, the Rossoblù have remained unbeaten in all 15 games played on this day of the week in their history in the tournament (9W, 6D). Bologna have collected only one point in the first three rounds of this championship; in the previous seven seasons, only in 2018/19 have they not achieved any success after the first four Serie A TIM matches (one draw and three defeats in that case).

Player to Watch: Marko Arnautovic

Marko Arnautovic found the goal in both matches of the last Serie A TIM season against Salernitana: the Campania team could become the first against which the Bologna forward finds the goal in three different matches (currently two also against Sampdoria and Spezia).

Match Insights: Salernitana

Salernitana has never snatched all three points in a Serie A TIM away match against Bologna (1D, 2L) and more generally the Granata have not won any of the seven away games in the top league against opponents from Emilia Romagna (2D, 5L). Salernitana is experiencing their best away unbeaten streak in her history in Serie A TIM (five) – plus the Granata could keep a clean sheet in two consecutive away games in the tournament for the first time since April 1999. Salernitana has kept a clean sheet in the last two league games, as many clean sheets as in the entire Serie A TIM last season. The Granata have earned four points in three matches of this tournament; in 2021/22, to get the same points, they waited seven rounds.

Player to Watch: Antonio Candreva

Antonio Candreva has scored three goals against Bologna in Serie A TIM, with three different jerseys – among these, there is also his first ever center in the competition, scored with Juventus on 21 February 2010 (the other two with Lazio and Inter).

Bologna vs Salernitana: Betting Odds & Picks Presented by Bodog

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Juventus Serie A Spezia

Match Preview: Juventus vs Spezia

Match Preview: Juventus vs Spezia
2022-23 Serie A - Juventus vs Spezia - Dusan Vlahovic & Simone Bastoni

On 31 August 2022, catch the live broadcast of Juventus vs Spezia from the Allianz Stadium on TLN TV at 2:30P!

Match Insights: Juventus

Juventus have won all four previous Serie A TIM matches against Spezia. Juventus lost the last Serie A TIM match played on Wednesday, against Sassuolo on 27 October 2021 – the bianconeri have not recorded two consecutive defeats in the tournament on this day of the week since 2005, when Fabio Capello sat on the bench. Juventus have drawn their last two home games – the bianconeri have not drawn three matches in a row in Serie A TIM since October 2020, when Andrea Pirlo was on the bench. Juventus have won only two of their last six home games in Serie A TIM – since the beginning of April, among the teams that have played at least six home games in Serie A TIM in the period, only Atalanta (zero) and Hellas Verona (one) have done worse than the bianconeri.

Player to Watch: Dusan Vlahovic 

Among the teams he has faced more than three times in Serie A TIM, Spezia is the one against which Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic has the best minutes/goal ratio (one goal on average every 84 minutes) – four total goals against the Ligurians, including his last hat-trick in the tournament, in October 2021 with the Fiorentina shirt.

Match Insights: Spezia

Spezia could become the fifth opponent against which Juventus manages to win all the first five matches in their history in Serie A TIM after Chievo, Pescara, Sampierdarenese and Siena. For the third consecutive season, Juventus and Spezia will face each other in Serie A TIM during the first six days, after 2020/21 (in the sixth) and 2021/22 (in the fifth) – in both of these first-round matches, both teams found the net. Spezia have earned four points in the first three games of this championship, a record after the first three seasonal matches in Serie A TIM (1W, 2P in 2020/21 and 1N, 2P in 2021/22) – after four games the Ligurians have conquered four points in both 2020/21 and 2021/22. Spezia did not score in their last away league match; the Ligurian team has not remained two away games in a row without goals since December 2021.

Player to Watch: Simone Bastoni

Simone Bastoni (five goals in Serie A TIM) has taken part in two of the three goals scored by Spezia in this league (assist for Nzola against Empoli and goal against Sassuolo) – he is one of only three defenders with at least five goals and 10 assists in the competition from 2020/21 onwards, together with Theo Hernández and Davide Faraoni.

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Monza Roma Serie A

Match Preview: Roma vs Monza

Match Preview: Roma vs Monza
2022-23 Serie A - Roma vs Monza - Tammy Abraham & Gianluca Caprari

On 30 August 2022, catch the live broadcast of Roma vs Monza from the Stadio Olimpico on TLN TV at 2:30P!

Match Insights: Roma

Roma have won both previous league matches against Monza (2-0 away in December 1951 and 1-0 at home in April 1952, both in Serie B), also collecting clean sheets in both. Roma have lost only one of their last 43 Serie A TIM matches against newly promoted teams (36W, 6D). Roma could earn 10 points after the first four Serie A TIM matches for the first time since 2014/15 (12 points out of 12 in that case with Rudi Garcia at the helm). Roma have remained unbeaten in their last nine league home games (5W, 4D) – the last time they struck a longer streak without home defeats in Serie A TIM was in February 2021 (16 in that case).

Player to Watch: Tammy Abraham

After scoring four goals in his first four matches against newly promoted teams in Serie A TIM, Tammy Abraham has been sidelined in all of his last three; in particular, he has not yet participated in a goal in four games played at the Stadio Olimpico against teams from Serie B.

Match Insights: Monza

Monza has only achieved success against Roma in the previous match between the two teams (2-1 at the home of the red and white in the Italian Cup in 1988). Monza recorded three defeats in their first three Serie A TIM games – the last team to lose all of their first four games in the top flight was Benevento in 2016/17.

Player to Watch: Gianluca Caprari

Gianluca Caprari played four games with the Roma shirt in Serie A TIM. The Monza forward has scored four goals against his former team; only against Fiorentina has he done better in the top flight (five).

Roma vs Monza: Betting Odds & Picks Presented by Bodog

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Sassuolo Serie A

Martin Erlic Discusses History With Sassuolo & Former Club Spezia

Martin Erlic Discusses History With Sassuolo & Former Club Spezia
Martin Erlic - Sassuolo

Sassuolo defender Martin Erlic sat down with Serie A ahead of Matchday 3 to speak about his debut with Sassuolo, his former club Spezia, and the current Neroverdi team.

History With Sassuolo

“I had two wonderful seasons with Sassuolo. I loved my time with the Primavera team. We did well too. Sassuolo was my destiny and my aim was always to come back here. This is a club where you can do well.”

Time at Spezia 

“It was an amazing experience that I’ll never forget. The fans were so welcoming. My last match against Napoli was very emotional: I saw tears in the eyes of the fans. There will always be a place for them in my heart.”

Current Neroverdi Team & Fitting In

“We’re a young side with a smattering of experience, a great group that’s keen to improve. I knew all the lads from before so it wasn’t hard to slot in.”

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Juventus Serie A

Mattia Perin Discusses Mental Health & New Juventus Signings Di Maria & Pogba

Mattia Perin Discusses Mental Health & New Juventus Signings Di Maria & Pogba
Mattia Perin - Juventus

Juventus goalkeeper Mattia Perin sat down with Serie A ahead of Matchday 3 to speak about the new campaign, new signings Paul Pogba and Angel Di Maria, and mental and emotional health.

New Season, New Interpretations

“We now play very few long balls and always try to build from the back, bringing the ball forward from our half into opposition territory. The coach felt it was an area for improvement.”

Angel Di Maria & Paul Pogba

“They’re both top-class players. They’re also top-class people. Paul feels at home here, so he’s been settled in since day one. Surprisingly, that goes for Angel too. He always gets involved in the dressing room, both when we need to be serious and when it’s time for jokes. He always uses his experience and personality for the cause.”

Mental & Emotional Health

“There’ve been some tough moments after the last injury. I even thought about stopping, but I then started working on myself and thanks to my mental coach, Nicoletta Romanazzi,  I’ve realized how important it is to work on yourself. We come to training every day to work on our strength, tactics and technique, but we might neglect the most important thing, which is our mental and emotional health.”

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Inter Serie A

Kristjan Asllani Discusses Upbringing, Playing Style & Goals at Inter

Kristjan Asllani Discusses Upbringing, Playing Style & Goals at Inter
Kristjan Asllani - Inter

Inter midfielder Kristjan Asllani sat down with Serie A ahead of Matchday 3 to speak about his upbringing, playing style, and his goals at Inter.

Childhood & Signing For Inter

“I dreamt of becoming a footballer. I spent a season at Butese in my hometown, then went to another small town, then 13 years at Empoli before Inter came calling. I’m an Inter fan so it feels amazing. It made both me and my family happy. It’s a dream come true.”

Playing Style

“I make things happen in front of the defence. That’s the role I’m best suited to. I’m a player who’s comfortable using both feet. I’m capable of playing in a variety of midfield roles.

Goals at Inter

“I’m here to improve as a player. There’s so much I need to work on especially when it comes to defending, but I’ve got what it takes to develop.”

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Salernitana Sampdoria Serie A

Match Preview: Salernitana vs Sampdoria

Match Preview: Salernitana vs Sampdoria
2022-23 Serie A - Salernitana vs Sampdoria - Boulaye Dia & Abdelhamid Sabiri

Salernitana vs Sampdoria takes place at the Stadio Arechi in Matchday 3 of the 2022-23 Serie A on 28 August 2022. Salernitana and Sampdoria have both won three matches in their previous six Serie A encounters. Following their success (2-1) away from home in April 2022, the Campani could win two games in a row against Sampdoria for the first time in the competition.

Match Insights: Salernitana

Salernitana have won two of their three previous Serie A home matches against Sampdoria, although they lost the most recent one last season (0-2, Di Tacchio’s own goal and Candreva’s goal).

Salernitana have failed to score in their first two seasonal games for the first time in Serie A. However, following the 0-0 against Udinese, the Campani could keep a clean sheet in two matches in a row in the competition for the first time since April-May 1999 (5 in that case).

Salernitana have failed to find the net in their last two Serie A home games, after scoring in seven of their previous eight – prior to that streak, the Campani had failed to score for five consecutive games in the competition.

Match Insights: Sampdoria

Sampdoria have lost the most Serie A games in 2022; on the other hand, no side have drawn more matches than Salernitana in this period (9, level with Empoli).

Sampdoria have failed to score in their first two Serie A seasonal games and could fail to find the net in their first three for the first time in the Italian top-flight.

This will be the first match away from home for Sampdoria in Serie A in 2022/23; the last time the Blucerchiati won their opening game on the road in the competition was in 2017/18, against Fiorentina, under Marco Giampaolo.

Sampdoria vs Salernitana: Players to Watch

Salernitana could become the 37th different side against which Fabio Quagliarella could find the net in Serie A; only Alberto Gilardino (39), Roberto Baggio (38) and Francesco Totti (38) have scored against more sides in the competition.

Antonio Candreva has played 71 games, scoring 12 goals and providing 18 assists, for Sampdoria in Serie A. He provided one assist every four games for the Blucerchiati: his best average among the teams he played with in the Italian top-flight.

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Fiorentina Napoli Serie A

Match Preview: Fiorentina vs Napoli

Match Preview: Fiorentina vs Napoli
2022-23 Serie A - Fiorentina vs Napoli - Riccardo Saponara & Stanislav Lobotka

Fiorentina vs Napoli takes place at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Matchday 3 of the 2022-23 Serie A on 28 August 2022.

Match Insights: Fiorentina

After a 3-2 victory in their last Serie A match (April 2022, at Maradona), Fiorentina could beat Napoli in two consecutive league games for the first time since November 1994 – January 1997 (five wins in a row with Ranieri on the bench). After the win against Cremonese and the draw against Empoli, Fiorentina could remain unbeaten in their first three Serie A games of the season for the first time since 2013/14 under Vincenzo Montella (W2, D1). In 2022, Fiorentina have kept seven home clean sheets, out of 11 games: during the period no Serie A team have more (Milan also seven).

Player to Watch: Giacomo Bonaventura

Giacomo Bonaventura has scored five goals against Napoli in Serie A, against no team has he scored more; however, he did not score a single goal in his three matches against the Partenopei with Fiorentina.

Match Insights: Napoli

Napoli have won their last three games at Franchi against Fiorentina in Serie A, always scoring at least two goals (eight in total). The Partenopei had won as many league games at Viola’s home in the previous nine matches (D5 L1). Napoli could win their first three games of the season in three straight Serie A campaigns for the first time in their history. Napoli have set their new record for goals scored in the first two games in a Serie A season: nine (eight in 2020/21). Napoli have won their last three away league games, the last time they did better was between April and October 2021 (eight).

Player to Watch: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia could become only the 2nd Napoli player to score in his first three Serie A games in the three-point-a-win era (since 1994/95), after José Callejón in 2013/14. In addition, the Georgian born in 2001 (three goals and one assist so far in Serie A) could become just the 2nd player under-22 to be involved in at least five goals in his first three appearances in the Big-5 European Leagues in the last 15 seasons (from 2008/09), after Erling Haaland (seven).

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Atalanta Hellas Verona Serie A

Match Preview: Hellas Verona vs Atalanta

Match Preview: Hellas Verona vs Atalanta
2022-23 Serie A - Hellas Verona vs Atalanta - Darko Lazovic & Ruslan Malinovskyi

Hellas Verona vs Atalanta takes place at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi in Matchday 3 of the 2022-23 Serie A on 28 August 2022. This is the 45th Serie A meeting between Hellas Verona and Atalanta: there have been 12 wins for the Gialloblù, 14 draws and 18 wins for the Nerazzurri.

Match Insights: Hellas Verona

After the 2-1 in Bergamo last April (goal by Ceccherini and own goal by Koopmeiners), Hellas Verona could win two games in a row against Atalanta for the first time since 2014. Hellas Verona drew their last league match against Bologna, across the whole of the last Serie A season the Scaligeri only once recorded two consecutive draws (September 2021 against Salernitana and Genoa). Hellas Verona have lost their last three Serie A home games and have not lost four in a row since March-April 2021 when one of the defeats was against Atalanta.

Player to Watch: Thomas Henry

Thomas Henry could become the first player to score in his first three Serie A games for Hellas Verona in the three-point win era (since 1994/95). He has scored in four matches in a row (including last season), the only French player to have scored in more consecutive games in Serie A in the era of three points per win was David Trezeguet (seven in 2001 and nine in 2005).

Match Insights: Atalanta

In Serie A so far this season, Atalanta won against Sampdoria and drew against Milan: across the previous 10 Serie A seasons, only in 2020/21 were they unbeaten in their first three matches of the campaign. Atalanta won their first away match this season and only four times in their Serie A history have they achieved two wins in their first two away games: in 2000/01 and in all three of their most recent seasons. Atalanta are both the team that has conceded the most fouls (36) in these first two Serie A matches, and the one that has received the most yellow cards (10).

Player to Watch: Jeremie Boga

Atalanta’s Jeremie Boga has scored three goals in five games against the Hellas Verona (and also three assists), more than against any other opponent in Serie A – including his only brace in the top-flight, scored on 28 June 2020 with Sassuolo.

Hellas Verona vs Atalanta: Betting Odds & Picks Presented by Bodog

Atalanta are favourites to win this Serie A clash against Hellas Verona. Be sure to visit bodog.net for odds on all your favourite sports and be sure to watch this match live on TLN TV at 12:25P!

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Empoli Fiorentina Serie A

Match Preview: Empoli vs Fiorentina

Match Preview: Empoli vs Fiorentina
2022-23 Serie A - Napoli vs Monza - Filippo Bandinelli & Luka Jovic

Empoli vs Fiorentina takes place at the Stadio Carlo Castellani in Matchday 2 of the 2022-23 Serie A on 21 August 2022. There have been 30 previous matches between Empoli and Fiorentina across Serie A and Coppa Italia (16 wins for the Viola, seven for the Azzurri and seven draws).

Match Insights: Empoli

Empoli have won three of their last five Serie A matches against Fiorentina (L2), as many wins as in their first 19 meetings in the top-flight (D7 L9). Empoli have only won three of their 12 Serie A meetings against Fiorentina played in the first half of the season (D4 L5), although did win the most recent such match 2-1 last November. Empoli recorded 21 high turnovers in the first matchday of Serie A 2022/23, a league-high.

Player to Watch: Sam Lammers

Sam Lammers was one of three players to attempt the most shots on the first matchday of this Serie A campaign. The Empoli striker, however, only recorded two shots on target and failed to find the net.

Match Insights: Fiorentina

Since the beginning of the 21st century, Fiorentina have only won their first two matches of a Serie A season on two occasions (2013/14 and 2018/19). Fiorentina fired the most shots in the first round of Serie A this season (28), and also recorded the highest possession (74.6%).

Player to Watch: Luka Jovic

After scoring against Cremonese on Matchday 1, new Fiorentina striker Luka Jovic could already surpass his tally of goals scored in 15 La Liga appearances last season with Real Madrid (one).

Empoli vs Fiorentina: Betting Odds & Picks Presented by Bodog

Fiorentina are slight favourites to win this Serie A clash against Empoli. Be sure to visit bodog.net for odds on all your favourite sports and be sure to watch this match on TLN TV at 4:55P!