Serie A 2024-2025: Draws for Inter and Milan on matchday one, Parma surprises Fiorentina.

The 2024-2025 Serie A kicked off with the first day of the championship, which involved some of the main teams of the tournament in matches full of emotions, twists and surprising results. Here is a detailed report of the races played.

Genoa-Inter 2-2

The new season for Italian champions Inter began with a difficult draw against Genoa at Marassi. The match was a succession of emotions, starting in the 20th minute with Genoa taking the lead, thanks to Vogliacco who anticipated Bisseck and sent the ball into the net. Inter's reaction was not long in coming, and ten minutes later, Marcus Thuram headed home a precise cross from Barella, bringing the score back to parity.

The match continued at a high pace and Inter had the opportunity to take the lead in the first half, when the referee initially awarded a penalty, only to then backtrack after a consultation with VAR. In the second half, Inter continued to push, finding the 2-1 goal in the 82nd minute, again with Thuram, who beat goalkeeper Gollini with a soft touch.

When everything seemed settled, Genoa got a penalty in injury time for a handball from Bisseck in the area. Messias took charge of the serve, and although Sommer had saved the penalty, Messias himself returned it into the net for the final 2-2, giving the Ligurians an unexpected point.

scoreboard:

– Genoa: Vogliacco (20′), Messias (95′)
– Inter: Thuram (30′, 82′)

Formations:

– Genoa: Gollini; Vogliacco, Bani, De Winter; Zanoli, Malinovskyi, Badelj, Frendrup, Martin; Messias, Vitinha. (All. Gilardino)
– Inter: Sommer; Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro. (All. Inzaghi)

Milan-Turin 2-2

At San Siro, Milan made their debut against a combative Torino, who dominated the first half of the match. The Granata took the lead in the 30th minute of the first half with an own goal by Thiaw, caused by a series of rebounds in the area. In the 68th minute, Torino doubled their lead with Zapata, who took advantage of a sluggish Rossoneri defense to score the 2-0.

Despite the double disadvantage, Paulo Fonseca's Milan did not give up. The introduction of Reijnders gave new life to the Rossoneri, and in the 44th minute of the second half, his shot deflected by Morata closed the gap. A few minutes later, in full injury time, Milan found the equalizer with a volley from Okafor following a cross from Musah. The final 2-2 saved face for the Rossoneri, but also highlighted the team's defensive difficulties.

Lineups:

– Milan: Morata (89′), Okafor (95′)
– Turin: Author Thiaw (30′), Zapata (68′)

Formations:

– Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, Saelemaekers; Bennacer, Loftus-Cheek; Chukwueze, Pulisic, Leão; Jovic. (All. Fonseca)
– Turin: Milinkovic-Savic; Vojvoda, Coco, Masina; Bellanova, Ricci, Linetty, Ilić, Lazaro; Sanabria, Zapata. (All. Vanoli)

Empoli-Monza 0-0

In Empoli, the match between the Tuscans and Nesta's Monza ended goalless, with both teams showing that they are still in the running-in phase. The teams, both without their first-choice coaches due to suspensions, offered a lackluster performance, characterized by few goal-scoring opportunities and a rather low pace of play.

In the first half, Empoli had the best chances, with Gyasi challenging Pizzignacco and Walukiewicz coming close to taking the lead with a header. However, neither team managed to break the deadlock, leaving everything pending until the end.

scoreboard:

– Empoli 0-0 Monza

Formations:

– Empoli: Vasquez; Walukiewicz, Ismajli, Viti; Gyasi, Henderson, Maleh, Pezzella; Fazzini, Esposito; Columbus. (All. D'Aversa)
– Monza: Pizzignacco; Izzo, Mari, Caldirola; Petagna. (Coach. Rubinacci)

Parma-Fiorentina 1-1

Parma, newly promoted to Serie A, earned a precious point against Fiorentina at the Tardini. The dukes took the lead in the 22nd minute with Man, who finished off a move orchestrated by Bonny. The home team also came close to doubling their lead with a header from Sohm that hit the crossbar.

Fiorentina struggled to find their rhythm, but managed to equalise in the 75th minute thanks to a splendid free kick from Biraghi, who put the ball under the top corner. The final minutes saw Fiorentina reduced to ten men after Pongracic was sent off, but Parma failed to capitalise, and the match ended 1-1.

Lineups:

– Parma: Man (22′)
– Fiorentina: Biraghi (75′)

Formations:

– Parma: Suzuki; Coulibaly, Balogh, Circati, Valeri; Sohm, Estevez; Man, Bernabé, Mihaila; Bonny. (Coach. Pecchia)
– Fiorentina: Terracciano; Comuzzo, Pongracic, Martinez Quarta; Dodo, Amrabat, Mandragora, Biraghi; Colpani, Kouamé; Kean. (All. Palladino)

Final houghts

The first day of Serie A confirmed the balance and unpredictability of the Italian championship. The most highly rated teams, such as Inter and Milan, found difficult obstacles and were unable to assert themselves, while the newly promoted teams such as Parma showed they can compete at high levels. Despite some inconsistent performances, all the teams involved gave important signals, and the season promises to be full of surprises and battles until the last minute.

The matches on Sunday and Monday will complete this first day, with interesting challenges such as Verona-Napoli and Juventus-Como, which could already give an idea of ​​the hierarchies of this new championship.