Author: Steven Moore

Categories
Cremonese Serie A Spezia

Match Preview: Spezia vs Cremonese

Match Preview: Spezia vs Cremonese
2022-23 Serie A - Spezia vs Cremonese

On 16 October 2022, catch the live broadcast of Spezia vs Cremonese from the Stadio Alberto Picco on TLN TV at 8:55A!

Match Insights: Spezia

Spezia and Cremonese have never met before in Serie A, but in Serie B they met 24 times; 11 Spezia wins, eight for Cremonese and only five draws, including one in the last meeting (0-0, 24 July 2020 in Cremona).

Spezia have won their last six Serie B home games against Cremonese, scoring a total of 12 goals and conceding only four.

Spezia have lost without scoring in their last two league games and have never collected three defeats in a row without finding the back of the net in Serie A.

Match Insights: Cremonese

Cremonese come into this game after two consecutive away draws against Atalanta and Lecce (both 1-1): the Grigiorossi have never registered three draws in a row away from home in Serie A.

In the era of three points for a win, Cremonese are the 11th newly-promoted team not to win any of their first nine games of the season in the top-flight: only one of the previous 10 dodged relegation at the end of the season (Crotone 2016/17, who started with a draw and eight defeats).

Spezia vs Cremonese: Players to Watch

M’Bala Nzola is one of two players remaining at Spezia who played in the 3-2 at the Picco against Cremonese on 11 February 2020 in Serie B: the Angolan scored the
winner in the 84th minute.

The last three times Cyriel Dessers has failed to score in the league, he has followed that by scoring in two in a row – his first goal in Serie A came in the last match against Napoli: this has happened with Feyenoord in May, March and November 2021.

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 8:55A!

Categories
Lecce Serie A

Lorenzo Colombo Discusses Lecce Opportunity & Roma’s Abraham

Lorenzo Colombo Discusses Lecce Opportunity & Roma’s Abraham
Lorenzo Colombo - Lecce - 2022-23 Serie A

Lecce striker Lorenzo Colombo sat down with Serie A ahead of Matchday 9 to speak about his wonder goal for the Giallorossi, the opportunity of playing in Serie A, and Roma Striker Tammy Abraham.

Goal Against Napoli

“The goal was pure instinct. I stopped the ball, turned and without even thinking, I sent a rocket into the net. I couldn’t believe I’d scored a goal like that…”

Serie A Opportunity

“Lecce is a great opportunity for me, after a year and a half playing in Serie B. I need to show my talent because this is an opportunity and I have to take it…”

Tammy Abraham

“It motivates me a lot to face a striker like Tammy Abraham. He’s shown that he knows how to score in any way. He’s shown that he knows how to win…”

Categories
Lazio Serie A

Marco Ballotta Discusses Provedel & Lazio

Marco Ballotta Discusses Provedel & Lazio
Marco Ballotta

Former goalkeeper Marco Ballotta sat down with Serie A ahead of Matchday 9 to speak about Milan’s Mike Maignan, Lazio’s Ivan Provedel, and his thoughts on the Biancocelesti.

Mike Maignan

“Maignan is a good player who started late but he’s doing really great things. I think he’s one of the best if not in the world, then nearly…”

Ivan Provedel

“He came in as the second keeper. The opportunity arose and he had an impact right away… There’s a passionate atmosphere. He did well and now he quite rightly takes the starting spot…”

Lazio

“They need to make it count this year. It’s definitely a big year because the players have known each other an extra year, which is not to be sniffed at, and the quality has improved…”

Categories
Juventus Serie A

Fabio Cannavaro Discusses Juventus Career, Allegri & Pioli

Fabio Cannavaro Discusses Juventus Career, Allegri & Pioli
Fabio Cannavaro

Former defender Fabio Cannavaro sat down with Serie A ahead of Matchday 9 to speak about his playing career and current Juventus and Milan Managers Massimiliano Allegri and Stefano Pioli.

The Cannavaro Legacy

“Being a football legend is something you notice when there are big events because that’s when everyone calls you! Joking aside, it’s nice because it means what I achieved as a player is recognised as worthy of a legend…”

Juventus Career

“I had three big years at the club and it was there that I understood the difference between playing for the sake of playing and playing to win. When you step inside that dressing room, you realise that winning is all that matters…”

Massimiliano Allegri & Stefano Pioli

“Pioli and Allegri both worked their way up to the top. They’re both winners, as Pioli demonstrated last season. Allegri is finding it a bit harder to rebuild a winning team…”

Categories
Lecce Roma Serie A

Match Preview: Roma vs Lecce

Match Preview: Roma vs Lecce
2022-23 Serie A - Roma vs Lecce

On 9 October 2022, catch the live broadcast of Roma vs Lecce from the Stadio Olimpico on TLN TV at 2:30P!

Match Insights: Roma

Roma have won eight of their last nine Serie A meetings against Lecce (scoring 2.4 goals per match on average) – they lost the remaining one 4-2 on April 7th, 2012.

Roma could win three Serie A matches against promoted sides within the first 10 match-days in a season for the third time in their history, after 1997/98 and 2004/05 (in five meetings).

Roma have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last four Serie A games, after not conceding in four of their previous five – they last conceded in five matches in a row in the competition in February 2021.

Match Insights: Lecce

After having won their very first Serie A away meeting against Roma (3-2 on April 20th, 1986), Lecce have failed to win each of the following 15 such matches against the Giallorossi (D2 L13).

Lecce have drawn four of their first eight Serie A seasonal games for the first time in their history; they have drawn four of their last six league games (W1 L1), as many as in their previous 29 matches in the competition (including their previous appearance).

Lecce are the only side yet to score in the opening 30 minutes of play in Serie A this season – however, they have scored four goals in the 15 minutes before half-time, fewer only than Napoli (six).

Roma vs Lecce: Players to Watch

Lecce are the only side which Paulo Dybala has faced more than once and scored in every game in Serie A (two goals in two meetings); the Roma striker has found the net in his last two league matches and he could do it in three in a row in the competition for the first time since July 2020, when he scored in five in a row (the third one against Lecce).

Gabriel Strefezza has scored in his last two league games: the last Lecce player to find the net in at least three Serie A appearances in a row before turning 26 was Luis Muriel, back in 2012.

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 2:30P!

Categories
Atalanta Serie A Udinese

Match Preview: Udinese vs Atalanta

Match Preview: Udinese vs Atalanta
2022-23 Serie A - Udinese vs Atalanta

On 9 October 2022, catch the live broadcast of Udinese vs Atalanta from the Dacia Arena on TLN TV at 8:55A!

Match Insights: Udinese

There have been 30 goals in the last six Serie A meetings between Udinese and Atalanta, 5 per game on average; among sides that have faced at least 50 times in the competition, Udinese are the one against which Atalanta have scored the most goals on average per match: 1.3 (100 goals in 76 matches).

Udinese have won each of their last six Serie A games and only once in their history have they won more such matches in a row: eight between April and May 2013, under Francesco Guidolin.

Andrea Sottil has become the fourth manager in the three points for a win era to have won at least six of his first eight Serie A games in his debut season, after Luigi Delneri (2001/02 for Chievo), Vladimir Petkovic (2012/13 for Lazio) and Paulo Sousa (2015/16 for Fiorentina); none of them have won seven of their first nine.

Match Insights: Atalanta

Atalanta are unbeaten in their last nine Serie A meetings against Udinese (W7 D2), they have gone unbeaten in 10 successive matches only against four opponents in the competition: Triestina (1948), Lazio (1972 and 1992), Cesena (2015) and Sassuolo (2021).

Atalanta have won their four Serie A away games this season with an aggregate score of 6-0: only one side in the history of the competition have won each of their first five away seasonal matches without conceding a single goal, Inter in the 1966/67 campaign.

This will be Gian Piero Gasperini’s 300th game in charge of Atalanta in all competitions; since his debut with the Nerazzurri in 2016/17, only three coaches have collected more appearances with a single side in the Big-5 European League in this period, considering all competitions: Pep Guardiola with Man City (363), Jürgen Klopp with Liverpool (339) and Diego Simeone with Atletico Madrid (326).

Udinese vs Atalanta: Players to Watch

Roberto Pereyra has scored in each of his last two Serie A meetings against Atalanta; the last Udinese player to have found the net in three consecutive appearances against a single opponent was Cyril Théréau, against Palermo between 2016 and 2017.

Atalanta striker Luis Muriel has scored 11 Serie A goals against Udinese; in the three points for a win era, only two non-Italian players have had more against a single opponent in the competition: Hernán Crespo, 14 against Udinese and Gonzalo Higuaín, 12 against Lazio.

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 8:55A!

Categories
Empoli Serie A Torino

Match Preview: Torino vs Empoli

Match Preview: Torino vs Empoli
2022-23 Serie A - Torino vs Empoli

On 9 October 2022, catch the live broadcast of Torino vs Empoli from the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on TLN TV at 6:55A!

Match Insights: Torino

Torino have won two of their last four games against Empoli in Serie A (D1 L1), as many as in the previous 16. After their 3-1 win at Castellani last May, the Granata could win two games in a row against the Azzurri for the first time in the top-flight.

Torino have remained unbeaten in their last three home matches against Empoli in Serie A (W1 D2), after a streak of three home defeats in a row.

Torino have lost their last three league matches: the last time they recorded at least four consecutive defeats in Serie A dates to the period between January and February 2020 (six, with Mazzarri and Longo).

Match Insights: Empoli

Torino are the team against which Empoli have remained unbeaten in the most Serie A matches: 16 out of 20, thanks to seven wins and nine draws.

Empoli are unbeaten in three away league games (W1 D2) and after the win against Bologna away from home, the Tuscans could record two straight away wins in Serie A for the first time since October 2021.

Torino vs Empoli: Players to Watch

The first of Antonio Sanabria’s 22 Serie A goals was scored against Empoli, with Genoa on January 28th 2019. His last three goals in the league have all been away from home, with his last at home in the top-flight arriving back on January 23rd against Sassuolo.

Mattia Destro has scored two goals against Torino in Serie A, including one in his last away game against them (22/10/2021 with Genoa). He has not scored in the last 15 league matches, only once in his Serie A career has he had a streak of 16 games without a goal: between March 2018 and February 2019.

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 6:55A!

Categories
Fiorentina Serie A

Dodo Discusses Transfer to Fiorentina & Privilege of Playing in Serie A

Dodo Discusses Transfer to Fiorentina & Privilege of Playing in Serie A
Dodo - Fiorentina - 2022-23 Serie A

Fiorentina defender Dodo sat down with Serie A ahead of Matchday 8 to speak about the privilege of playing in Italy, his transfer to the Viola, and the city of Florence.

Privilege of Playing in Serie A

Dodo is not the first exciting prospect to be playing in the Italian top flight – he follows in the footsteps of the likes of Cafu, Maicon, Danilo, and Alex Sandro.

“It’s a really exciting prospect. I saw Cafu and Maicon play here. I think they’re players who’ll be great as role models for my time in Italy…”

Transfer to Fiorentina

Due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the 23-year-old Brazilian made the decision to join Fiorentina in the Summer of 2022.

“One of the first things I did when Fiorentina offered me a deal was ring Roberto De Zerbi. He said that it would make me happy because my football would improve…”

City of Florence

Although Florence is different from his hometown Taubaté, it has already become significant for the player – and not just for footballing reasons.

“I’m really happy, as is my family. My son, Filippo, was born here at the beginning of September…”

Categories
Lecce Serie A

Assan Ceesay Discusses Goals With Lecce & Manager Baroni

Assan Ceesay Discusses Goals With Lecce & Manager Baroni
Assan Ceesay - Lecce - 2022-23 Serie A

Lecce attacker Assan Ceesay sat down with Serie A ahead of Matchday 8 to speak about his goals this season, fellow Gambians in the top flight of Italian football, and Manager Marco Baroni.

Goals & Objectives in Serie A

Ceesay has 13 goals in 32 caps for his nation and managed to find the back of the net 22 times in 35 appearances for FC Zurich last season.

“If I was not a striker that scores goals I would have not been here. So the expectation is always high and they’re expecting goals from me and me too…”

Fellow Gambians in Italy

The 28-year-old Gambian attacker joined Lecce in the Summer of 2022 on a free transfer following his contract expiry with Swiss side FC Zurich.

“They always tell me good things of Serie A, of course, they told me it is not an easy league, it’s a tough league but it is a good league that you can come and be a better player and improve yourself…”

Manager Marco Baroni

The 59-year-old Baroni was appointed by the Giallorossi on July 1, 2021, and has since secured a record of 22W-17D-10L during his 49 matches at the helm.

“You have to be very careful what the coach tells you to do and he’s doing all his best for everybody, not only me but the whole team to get better and try to help the team and try to work so hard…”

Categories
Bologna Juventus Serie A

Match Preview: Juventus vs Bologna

Match Preview: Juventus vs Bologna
2022-23 Serie A - Juventus vs Bologna

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

Match Insights: Juventus

Juventus have lost just one (W28 D10) of their last 39 league games against Bologna (the only defeat during this period was a 0-2 loss in February 2011), drawing the most recent one; the last time the Bianconeri drew two games in a row against the Rossoblù in the competition was in March 2012.

Juventus are the team against which Bologna have drawn (49) and lost the most matches in their Serie A history (78, 16 in the 18 most recent matches).

Should they fail to win this game, Juventus would establish their second worst start after eight Serie A games in the era of three points for a win (after 2015/16): they currently have 10 points on the board (W2 D4 L1) with their last victory coming back in August, against Spezia.

Match Insights: Bologna

Bologna could win a match against Juventus in the first half of a Serie A season for the first time since 29 November 1998 (3-0 with goals from Paramatti, Signori and Fontolan, all in the first 30 minutes); the Rossoblù have lost their last nine games against Juventus in the first half of a season, always conceding at least two goals.

Bologna have only won one of their 13 away games played in Serie A in 2022 (D5 L7): 1-0 against Genoa on 21 May.

Bologna have made the most recoveries in their own defensive third (205) in Serie A this season, however only Empoli’s opponents (240) have made more penalty box entries than Bologna’s (239).

Juventus vs Bologna: Players to Watch

Juventus forward Arkadiusz Milik has scored twice in each of his two Serie A home games against Bologna: in September 2016 (as a substitute) and December 2018, both with Napoli.

Marko Arnautovic, who has scored six of Bologna’s seven goals in this league campaign, may become the second player in the last 50 years to score at least seven goals in the Rossoblu’s first eight games in a Serie A season after Roberto Baggio in 1997/98.

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 2:30P!