Serie A 2024/2025: Full Matchday XNUMX Analysis

The Eighth Day of Serie A 2024/2025 provided a great show, with ten games full of surprises and unforgettable moments. Here is an in-depth analysis of all the results.

Genoa – Bologna: 2-2

Genoa avoids fourth consecutive defeat thanks to a brace at the end of Pinamonti, which sealed the 2-2 draw against Bologna.

A Marassi, the Bologna of Italian takes a double lead with Ursu al 37' (thanks to a detour of Vasquez) to Odgaard al 56' (left angled shot from the edge).

Despite controlling the match, a mistake by Casale al 73' allows Pinamonti to shorten the distances. All85', the Genoa striker scores the equaliser with a header from almost the edge of the area.

Genoa gets a precious point, moving up to 6 points in the standings, while Bologna, stuck at 9, wastes a victory that seemed certain.

Como – Parma: 1-1

The match between Como and Parma ends with a 1-1 draw at Sinigaglia.

Parma takes the lead at 20' thanks to a spectacular backheel goal by Bonny assisted by hernaniThe Emilians almost doubled their lead 40' with a crosspiece of Barnabas on a free kick. Just before half-time, Nico Paz scores his first goal in Serie A, taking advantage of a defensive error and bringing Como back to parity.

In the second half, both teams tried to break the deadlock, with Parma hitting the post with Michael, but the result remains unchanged.

At the end of the match, with the points obtained, Como goes up to 9 points, while Parma remains at 7.

Milan – Udinese: 1-0

Milan wins 1-0 against Udinese in San Siro.

The Rossoneri immediately showed that they were in great shape, and took the lead thanks to a goal from Chukwueze al 13' assisted by Pulisic. Despite this excellent start and control of the match, the situation becomes complicated for the Rossoneri at 29' with the expulsion of Reinders for a foul on Lovric thrown to the net.

Udinese tries to take advantage of the numerical superiority, finding two goals disallowed for millimetric offside, one of Heyzibue al 44' is one of Kabasele al 95'. Meantime, Abraham he injures his shoulder and has to leave the field.

Milan resists the attacks from Friuli and, with the help of VAR, avoids a draw, earning three important points after the defeat against Fiorentina. Fonseca, which he left Lion e Abraham Initially on the bench, he saw his choice rewarded, while Udinese lacked incisiveness despite having numerical superiority for most of the match.

Juventus – Lazio: 1-0

Juventus earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Lazio, thanks to an own goal by Crazy at85'.

The Bianconeri, despite struggling to create chances, exploited their numerical superiority after the expulsion of Romagnoli al 24' to do it on Rabbit. Despite the difficulty in creating dangerous actions, Juve came close to scoring with a crossbar shot Vlahovic al 55', while Douglas Luiz wastes an opportunity for Lazio.

The turning point comes at the end, when Crazy, in an attempt to anticipate Provedel on a cross of Cabal, deflects the ball into his own goal.

Juve thus returns to winning ways at home after two months, reaching the top of the table with 16 points. Lazio, despite a good resistance, remains stuck at 13 points.

Empoli – Napoli: 0-1

Napoli beat Empoli 1-0 thanks to a penalty kvaratskhelia, consolidating the top of the ranking.

Empoli started strong, creating several chances in the first half, but Napoli's goalkeeper, Caprile, is decisive in keeping the result at 0-0. The Neapolitans struggle to create play and are under pressure from the men of D'Aversa for most of the race.

In the second half, the entrance of Simeon instead of a little incisive Lukaku the inertia changes: after just one minute, Simeone is the protagonist of the action that leads to the decisive penalty, converted by kvaratskhelia al 63'.

Despite Empoli's initial dominance, Napoli managed the lead until the end, gaining three precious points and strengthening its leadership in the championship with 19 points.

Venice – Atalanta: 0-2

Atalanta secured a convincing 2-0 away win against Venezia, moving them into a high position in the standings. The match was decided quickly thanks to goals from Mario Pasalic e Mateo Retegui, who unlocked the score at the start of each half.

Pasalic opened the scoring for 7', taking advantage of a goalkeeper error Stankovic, unable to intervene adequately. This goal represents Pasalic's 50th goal in Serie A. Despite Venezia's good reaction, Atalanta maintained control of the match. Shortly after, Lookman he almost doubled the lead when he hit the crossbar.

In the second half, Retegui increased the advantage for the Goddess to 47' with a magnificent spoon, demonstrating his skill. The Venezia, under the guidance of By Francesco, he tried to react, but struggled to overcome the solid Nerazzurri defence and was unable to find the net.

Despite some opportunities, the match ended without any further goals, with Atalanta closing the game and maintaining control. With this victory, the Bergamo team rose to 13 points, while Venezia remains in last place in the standings with only 4 points.

Lecce – Fiorentina: 0-6

Fiorentina inflicted a heavy defeat on Lecce, beating them with a sensational 6-0 at Street of the Sea. This result marks one of the worst defeats in the history of the Salento club and seriously puts the bench of Luca gotti.

The match featured several firsts: both Danilo Cataldi is Andrea Colpani they scored a brace, with Cataldi scoring in the 20' and 45', and Colpani to the 34' and 54'The other goals were scored by Lucas Beltran al 61' and Parisi al 73'.

The match started with a good approach from Lecce. However, the early exit of Gudmundsson, forced to leave the field after just 8 minutes due to a flexor injury, marked the beginning of a Viola domination. Fiorentina unlocked the score thanks to Cataldi, who finished an assist for bove. After the opening goal, Lecce suffered a decisive blow when the goalkeeper Falcone made a mistake on the way out, handing the 2-0 to Hit. The situation became further complicated for the Salento people when Cock he was sent off for a foul, allowing Cataldi to score an extraordinary free kick to make it 3-0.

Despite the changes made by Gotti at half-time, Lecce failed to react and conceded the fourth goal in 54' da Hit. Just seven minutes later, a defensive error by Guilbert allowed Beltran to score the fifth goal. Fiorentina closed the match with the goal of Parisi, who signed the 6-0 at 73'.

With this victory, Fiorentina rises to 13 points in the standings. Lecce, however, remains stuck at 5 points.

Cagliari – Turin: 3-2

Cagliari gets its first home win of the season, beating Torino 3-2. The match, full of emotions, took place at the Unipol Domus and has seen a series of twists and turns.

In the first half, Cagliari took the lead 38' with a goal from a free kick by Viola, thanks to a questionable assessment by the referee Aureliano. However, Torino responded quickly and equalised at 41' with a header of Sanabria on a corner kick.

The second half begins with Torino managing to take the lead at 55' thanks to a powerful shot of Linetty, but Cagliari does not give up. At 74', Perlino equalises with a header and four minutes later, an own goal by Saul Coco turns the score to 3-2.

Despite Torino's final attempts, Cagliari resisted and closed the match with a victory that distanced them from the relegation zone, taking them to 9 points in the standings. For Torino, this defeat represents the third consecutive defeat in the championship, highlighting a difficult moment for the team vanilla, who had to do without footings injured.

Rome – Inter: 0-1

Inter Milan secured their third consecutive Serie A win, beating Roma 1-0 at the OlimpicoThis success allows the Nerazzurri to get closer to league leaders Napoli, moving to just two points behind.

The match was hard-fought and difficult, with both teams having several chances in the first half but struggling to find the goal. However, Inter had to deal with two muscle injuries: Calhanoglu e Acerbi they were forced to abandon the field, with Fraternity e The free who replaced them. Roma, without the support of the Curva Sud protesting against the club, tried to respond with a shot from Pellegrini, but without success.

In the second half, the match took a decisive turn 60', when Inter capitalised on a mistake by Zalewski. After a corner poorly managed by Roma, Fraternity launched a rapid restart that led Lautaro to score with a powerful right-footed shot. From that moment on, Roma tried to react, but failed to create real goal-scoring opportunities.

Despite their final attempts, Roma failed to equalise and ended the match amidst boos from their fans, suffering their first defeat after five consecutive useful results. With only 10 points in eight games, the team of Juric finds itself in a complicated situation, while Inter confirms its form and is ready to continue its run towards the top of the table.

Verona – Monza: 0-3

The Monza of Alexander Nesta achieved its first championship victory by beating Verona 3-0 at the stadium Bentegodi, in the last match of the eighth day of Serie A.

The red and whites started off strong, breaking the deadlock at 9' with a great volley from Given Mota.

Despite a reaction from Verona during the first half and a constant push in the second half, the Scaligeri were unable to convert their chances. 74', in the best moment of the hosts, Speck scores his brace on the counterattack. A few minutes later, at 78', White closes the game once and for all by taking advantage of an error Pharaohs. Although Verona came close to equalising on several occasions and did not play at their best, they were punished beyond their demerits.

With this success, Monza leaves the relegation zone, rising to 7 points, while Verona remains stuck at 9, now facing a particularly difficult schedule.