Serie A 2024/2025: Full Matchday XNUMX Analysis
Napoli emerges victorious from the direct clash against Milan at San Siro, Inter returns to victory by beating Empoli, Atalanta obtains a hard-fought but fundamental victory against Monza, Juventus obtains another spectacular draw against Parma, Lazio continues its climb in the standings by beating Como.
Serie A 2024/2025: Full Matchday XNUMX Analysis
The Tenth Day of Serie A 2024/2025 has provided intense emotions, with ten games full of surprises and unforgettable moments. Here is a complete analysis of all the results.
Lecce – Verona: 1-0
Hellas Verona continues its crisis, also losing against Lecce. The match, played at the “Street of the Sea,” saw the yellow and blues defeated 1-0 and reduced to nine men due to the expulsions of Tchatchoua and Belahyane.
The team of Gotti he found the winning goal thanks to Patrick Dorgu, the undisputed star of the match. The young Dane scored in the 51' header on cross from Band, after his first two attempts at goal were disallowed by the referee. His third goal was initially invalidated, but then validated by VAR which excluded a touch of Coulibaly which would have put Dorgu offside.
Hellas Verona, who started with a good approach to the match, tried to resist, but the expulsion of Tchatchoua al 39 ' compromised their defense. In the second half, the Verona coach retreated Lazovic to strengthen the defense, but Lecce still managed to take the lead. Hellas tried to react by bringing on a second striker, but the Lecce defense held up without problems. Finally, at82', Belahyane he received a second yellow card for a foul on Dorgu, leaving the team with nine men.
With this defeat, Hellas Verona remains dangerously close to the relegation zone, while Lecce rises to 1. 8 points, overtaking Genoa and Venice in the standings and interrupting a negative series of results.
Cagliari – Bologna: 0-2
Bologna ended their run of three consecutive draws in Serie A with a 2-0 win over Cagliari at the Unipol Domus. It is the first time that the team of Italian triumphs in this stage.
The start of the match was favourable to Cagliari, who created some dangerous opportunities, including a shot from Little ones neutralized by the goalkeeper Skorupski already in the first minutes. Bologna responded and after half an hour Ursu He wastes an opportunity to break the deadlock, but redeems himself shortly after, scoring the 1-0 goal at 35 '.
At the beginning of the second half, Bologna doubled their lead thanks to a precise conclusion from Odgaard, which marks the 51 '. At this point, Cagliari tries to react with some offensive actions, but Skorupski He stands out with decisive saves, preventing the Sardinians from reopening the match.
The team of Italian defends the lead with order until the end, taking home three precious points and thus reaching the 12 points in the standings, despite having one game less to recover against Milan. For Cagliari, however, comes the second defeat in a row despite a promising start, leaving the team of Nicola at altitude 9 points.
Milan – Naples: 0-2
Napoli emerges victorious from the direct clash against Milan in San Siro, winning with a clear 2-0. The team of Tale took the opportunity to extend the gap on their rivals thanks to an early goal by Lukaku and a doubling of kvaratskhelia before the end of the first half, when Milan seemed most dangerous.
The match starts immediately with Lukaku which unlocks the result at 5 ': on assist of Rrahmani, the Belgian striker breaks through the Rossoneri defence and surpasses maignan for 1-0. Milan, penalised by the absences of Theo Hernandez e Reinders and from the precarious conditions of Pulisic, responds with some incursions of musah and a spectacular play by Morata, but without finding the goal. At 43', in the midst of the Rossoneri pressure, kvaratskhelia He scores a splendid goal, cutting inside and beating two defenders before making it 2-0.
In the second half, Milan tried to reopen the match, finding the goal with Morata al 47', but the network is coming cancelled for offside. Fonseca try to change the inertia by inserting Pulisic e Lion, while Conte responds with a more solid defensive structure. Despite the final assault, Milan fails to beat Meret, who successfully opposes a dangerous shot from Lion at83'.
The match ends with an important victory for Napoli, who gain three crucial points and move to 25 points, consolidating their leadership in the standings, while Milan remains at 14 points.
Venice – Udinese: 3-2
Venezia achieved a comeback victory against Udinese with a final result of 3-2, in a match played at the stadium Penzo.
Udinese took the lead in the first half with two goals, one from Lovric al 19', well placed in the corner, and another one of Bravo al 25', taking advantage of a defensive error by Venezia. However, the goalkeeper Stankovic avoids the third goal, keeping the hopes alive for the home team. At 41' the first sign of recovery for Venice arrives: Northern fire he wins and converts a penalty, reducing the score to 2-1 before the break.
The game changes radically in the second half. At 53', Touré of Udinese comes expelled for a foul on Northern fire, forcing the Friulians to play with ten men. Shortly after, Nicolussi Ankle scores from a free kick 56', re-establishing parity at 2-2 and shifting the inertia in favor of Venezia. The decisive moment came a few minutes from the end, when a handball by Kabasele in the area, detected by VAR, he awards a second penalty to Venezia. Northern fire he once again transformed with coolness, scoring a brace from the penalty spot and the final goal for 3-2.
This victory is crucial for Venezia, who climbs to 8 points in the standings and fuels hopes of salvation. On the contrary, for Udinese, who remain at 16 points, this is the fourth defeat in the last six games, a period of crisis for the team Runjaic.
Empoli – Inter: 0-3
Inter return to winning ways with a convincing 3-0 win over Empoli, closing the gap to 4 points the gap from league leaders Napoli.
The match starts with an aggressive Empoli, who create some danger on the counterattacks, but Inter maintains control of possession. After some unsuccessful opportunities, at 19' darmian scores on assist from Lautaro, but the goal is disallowed by VAR for a touch of the arm. The turning point comes shortly after the half hour: Goglichidze he is sent off for a foul on Thuram, remaining with ten men. Inter, in numerical superiority, intensified the pressing, but struggled to capitalize and went to the interval without goals.
In the second half, however, the Nerazzurri broke the balance 50': Fraternity collects a head bank of darmian and scores with a shot that, thanks to a deflection, ends up in the top corner. Fraternity then find the doubling at 67', taking advantage of a precise pass into the area and placing an unstoppable shot. In the final, Empoli finally gives in and Inter closes the game at 79' with Lautaro, who takes advantage of a mistake by Vasquez, scoring on an assist from Stretcher.
With this victory, Inter regain momentum after the draw against Juventus, keeping the fight for the title alive.
Atalanta – Monza: 2-0
The Atalanta of Gasperini achieved a hard-fought but fundamental victory against Monza, winning 2-0 at Gewiss Stadium and taking home the fourth consecutive success in Serie A.
After a first half without great excitement, where Monza managed to defend themselves with order and saw a goal disallowed for a foul by Djuric, Gasperini changed the inertia of the match with his substitutions. 46' and 57' it inserted Samardzic e Zappa costa, which proved to be decisive: in 70', Samardzic He unlocked the score with an assist from Retegui, taking advantage of an action built by Zaniolo. Zappa costa he then closed the accounts at88' with a precise shot into the top corner, putting an end to Monza's resistance.
With this victory, Atalanta climbs to third place in the standings with 19 points, overtaking Juventus and moving close to the top positions. In the next round they will challenge the league leaders Napoli. Monza of In this stay at the quota 8 points, tied in the standings by Venice and Lecce.
Juventus – Parma: 2-2
Juventus's Thiago Motta, coming from the 4-4 against Inter, obtains another spectacular draw in Serie A, finishing 2-2 against Parma.
The match at Stadium it starts off uphill for the black and whites: after only three minutes, Delprato gives Parma the lead with a header assisted by Balogh, taking advantage of an ineffective marking of Weah e Cats. Juve responds to the 31' with McKennie, who heads in a cross from Weah and brings the score back to 1-1. However, Parma does not give up and, shortly before half-time, sohm scores the 2-1, taking advantage of a defensive lapse by the Bianconeri.
In the second half, Juventus intensified their pressing and found the 2-2 thanks to Weah, who deflects an assist into the net Conception al 50'. The two teams continue to create chances: Carpenter for Parma and Star for Juve they almost scored the decisive goal, but both were stopped by decisive defensive interventions. Despite the final push, Juventus failed to find the winning goal and had to settle for another draw.
With this result, the team of Motta loses ground in the standings compared to Napoli and Inter and is also overtaken by Atalanta.
Genoa – Fiorentina: 0-1
Fiorentina continued their winning streak with another 1-0 win in the league, beating Genoa and extending their run of consecutive victories to six in Serie A and the Conference League.
The team of Palladino he was patient in the first half, maintaining possession of the ball but was unable to break the deadlock, also due to Genoa's tight defense and a moderate pace of play. Gilardino tries to respond, but the rossoblù are unable to take advantage of the few opportunities, such as that of Ekhator right at the start of the second half.
The decisive goal comes at 72 ': an exchange between Judicial e Beltran leads the latter to serve a perfect cross for Goossens, who scored the 1-0 goal from a few steps away. Genoa immediately tried to react with an opportunity to Pinamonti, but the goalkeeper De Gea he was ready and protected the Viola's lead until the end, making decisive saves in injury time.
With this victory, Fiorentina joins Atalanta in third place in the standings 19 points, also overtaking Juventus. Genoa, however, remains last in terms of points 6, struggling to find continuity in the goals and points area.
Rome – Turin: 1-0
Roma returns to winning ways in the league, beating Torino 1-0. After defeats against Inter and Fiorentina, this victory ends a month-long drought and relaunches the Giallorossi, also on a moral level.
Al 20′ Dybala exploits a bug Linetty to score the only goal of the match, with a precise shot from a tight angle. In the first half, the hosts dominated possession, maintaining a high tempo and controlling the game with tight passing that Torino struggled to counter.
In the second half, Torino tried to get back into the game by raising their centre of gravity and lining up with a more offensive formation. Despite the increase in intensity of the Granata, Roma continued to manage possession and create chances, even hitting the post with pisilli, action cancelled for offside. The Giallorossi defense holds up well and, despite Torino's attempts to change the inertia of the match with various substitutions, the result does not change.
The victory allows Roma to reach the 13 points, just one point behind Torino, and removes the shadows on the coach Ivan Yuric, who seemed at risk of dismissal before the match.
How – Lazio: 1-5
The Lazio of Baroni continues its climb up the standings with a crushing 5-1 away win against Como. The Biancocelesti are in excellent form, moving into third place on equal points with Atalanta and Fiorentina.
Castilians mark to the 27' and opens the scoring from a penalty. After a few minutes, Pedro doubles to 32', taking advantage of his eighth assist of the season Tavares, which confirms itself as the best assist-man of Europe.
Como closes the gap to 53' with a spectacular backflip of Weather in Mazzitelli, which rekindles the hopes of the home team. However, the match heats up further with two expulsions in the space of a few minutes: Braunoder e Tavares are expelled between the 62nd and 66th minutes, leaving both teams with ten men. Despite Como's attempt to get back into the game, Lazio remains relentless: at 72' Patric He scores the third goal taking advantage of a goalkeeper error audero, while Castilians scores a brace at80'. Tchaouna scores the final 5-1 in injury time on an assist from Lazzari.
With this victory, Lazio rises to the top 19 points, distancing Juventus, who are stuck at 18. Como, on the other hand, with 9 points is preparing for two direct clashes against Empoli and Genoa to try to climb out of the relegation zone, being in a tight fight with teams like Parma, Cagliari and Verona.
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