Italian Serie A ’18-19 – Highlights: Empoli Mark A Sensational Comeback

These are the next six matches of of Serie A, Match Day 13 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 12 1 0 37
2 Napoli 9 2 2 29
3 Inter Milan 9 1 3 28
4 Lazio 7 2 4 23
5 Milan 6 4 3 22
6 Sassuolo 6 2 5 20
7 Roma 5 4 4 19
8 Atalanta 5 4 4 19
9 Fiorentina 5 3 5 18
10 Torino 4 6 3 18

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Serie A 2018-19 – Full Schedule

Serie A – Match 4 of 10: Parma vs Sassuolo

Result: 2 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Parma: Gervinho 6′, Bruno Alves 25′
  • Sassuolo: Khouma Babacar 36′ (P)

Match Statistics:

Parma Team Stats Sassuolo
14 Shots 14
5 Shots On Target 6
26% Possession 74%
206 Passes 612
74% Pass Accuracy 88%
14 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
2 Corners 3

Highlights:

Serie A

  • Parma jumped their nearby adversaries Sassuolo in the table with an unexpected 2-1 result on account of Gervinho and Bruno Alves, however Luigi Sepe required some late spares.
  • This was not just the principal release of the Reggio-Emilia Derby since the Ducali went bankrupt in 2015 and climbed their way once again into the best flight, yet in addition a straight on for position, as just a single point isolated the nearby adversaries going into the Stadio Tardini.
  • Despite the fact that Leo Stulac came back from suspension, he was still sidelined for Matteo Scozzarella. Kevin-Prince Boateng moved to one side to clear a path for Khouma Babacar in another BBB trident with Domenico Berardi. Claud Adjapong and Jeremie Boga were on the treatment table.

  • It enjoyed only five minutes to reprieve through, as Gervinho saw his first endeavor urgently mauled off the line by Andrea Consigli, however the Ivorian tapped in the bounce back.
  • Luca Siligardi’s low drive shrieked wide and Parma multiplied their lead with a much more disordered goal. Roberto Inglese’s header from a corner was parried by Consigli, Gian Giacomo Magnani nearly scored a own goal by hitting the crossbar and Bruno Alves jumped free to move around at will ball from a few yards.
  • Sassuolo got once more into the match when Bruno Alves pulled down Babacar as a free kick was put into the case and the previous Fiorentina striker changed over it himself, sending Luigi Sepe the incorrect way.

  • There were more punishment requests only five minutes after the fact when Alessandro Bastoni took care of in the crate, however the arbitrator seen it on VAR and chosen it couldn’t be viewed as intentional, as it skiped off the Parma protector’s leg first and after that hit his arm.
  • There was pressure going into the half-time break, with Berardi venting his disappointment at the ref.
  • Boateng went off harmed and Babacar turned a right-foot styler wide, yet the second half was to a great extent Parma sitting back to counter and Sassuolo attempting to get the equalizer absent much achievement.

  • Gervinho had a few all the more solo endeavors, yet Babacar thought he had adjusted on 88 minutes when Sepe bungled a traverse him, just for Bruno Alves to get back and tidy up the line.
  • Sepe improved minutes after the fact with his gloves stung by Alessandro Matri’s strike at the close post in for all intents and purposes the last kick of the amusement.

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Serie A – Match 5 of 10: Bologna vs Fiorentina

Result: 0 – 0

Match Statistics:

Bologna Team Stats Fiorentina
7 Shots 19
3 Shots On Target 5
43% Possession 57%
321 Passes 438
70% Pass Accuracy 77%
11 Fouls 20
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corners 9

Highlights:

Serie A

  • Fiorentina were held to a fifth stalemate on the jog, as Bologna goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski performed heroics.
  • The early season energy had disseminated in the Viola camp after a thrashing and four back to back 1-1 draws. With Marko Pjaca and German Pezzella harmed, Ceccherini was tossed into guard with Edimilson in a further developed job. Bologna just missed Sebastien De Maio, yet gave Riccardo Orsolini an uncommon beginning in the trident assault.

  • Alban Lafont had his gloves stung by Andrea Poli’s rising strike at the close post, at that point Danilo flicked over from a corner.
  • Federico Chiesa’s scorcher from fresh was fingertipped round the upstanding by Lukasz Skorupski, at that point Marco Benassi swung his boot from the edge of the case to skim the far post.
  • Skorupski alleviated a Nikola Milenkovic endeavor and got down low for a precarious one-given save money on Giovanni Simeone.
  • Lafont still had work to do on the stroke of half-time, traveling to palm an Orsolini header out of the best corner.

  • Be that as it may, Skorupski was far busier and surged off his line to shut down Simeone, sent clear by a Jordan Veretout slide-rule pass.
  • At the point when Fiorentina at last left Skorupski stranded on 72 minutes, they were denied by the woodwork, as Milenkovic’s header from a corner skiped off the far post.
  • Veretout’s daisy-shaper flashed wide and Fiorentina kept on pushing as far as possible, however without finding an achievement at the Dall’Ara.

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Serie A – Match 6 of 10: Napoli vs Chievo

Result: 0 – 0

Match Statistics:

Napoli Team Stats Chievo
21 Shots 8
8 Shots On Target 2
70% Possession 30%
664 Passes 295
88% Pass Accuracy 75%
11 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
20 Corners 2

Highlights:

Serie A

  • Napoli squandered too many scoring openings, as Chievo did well to cling to a point on the presentation of new Coach Domenico Di Carlo.
  • The Partenopei required a win to keep up the six-point hole from pioneers Juventus and noteworthy lead over Inter, as both their opponents won on Saturday. Adam Ounas and Amadou Diawara were given uncommon begins, however Chievo made their presentation under third Coach of the season Domenico Di Carlo after Lorenzo D’Anna was let go and Giampiero Ventura unexpectedly surrendered only four matches into his rule.

  • Sergio Pellissier was tossed into the beginning XI, however Nicola Rigoni, Emanuele Giaccherini, Pawel Jaroszynski, Manuel Pucciarelli and Nenad Tomovic were harmed.
  • Chievo had beaten Napoli just once, in September 2014, in their last 10 Serie A gatherings, overseeing two draws and seven annihilations, home and away.
  • Jose Callejon’s volley shrieked wide, yet Joel Obi had a twofold shot when his first endeavor was pursued by Kevin Malcuit and the subsequent hit the side-netting.
  • Callejon had punishment claims waved away for a shoulder scow from Obi, however the Spaniard should’ve improved the situation on the counter just before half-time when terminating directly at Stefano Sorrentino.

  • After the restart, Lorenzo Insigne accepted he was offside and scraped wide from 12 yards, however could well have been level. Dries Mertens at that point stung Sorrentino’s gloves, as did Insigne with a twisting free kick, and on the subsequent corner Callejon volleyed on to the side-netting.
  • Sorrentino was caution once more, getting down to meet a Mertens tap-in at the close base corner from Callejon’s draw back, yet at the opposite end Orestis Karnezis traveled to deny an Obi volley.

  • Insigne was unfortunate not to open the scoring on 75 minutes, his trademark right-foot styler smacking against the far post with Sorrentino at last beaten.
  • In the last moment, a corner discovered Kalidou Koulibaly for a wonderful aerobatic over-head kick that shrieked inches wide of the post.

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