Serie A Sunday begins with the fallout from Allegri’s sending-off (including a shocking remark about Roma) before attention turns to the actual action on the pitch, starting with Inter-Fiorentina at 12:30.
Let’s take a look at the morning’s biggest news.
Juventus have picked up 11 points from their first 7 Serie A games: to avoid their worst start in the last ten years, the Bianconeri must win at Lecce and move up to 14 points.
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A draw would leave Spalletti on 12 points, the same tally Tudor had last season after the defeat to Lazio that led to his dismissal. Over the past decade, Pirlo and Thiago Motta also did better, with 16 points after 8 games.
Milan face Udinese amid a major selection crisis, with several players unavailable, including Chukwueze, Gabbia, Gila, Rabiot and Moreira.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport reports, despite the difficult spell and tensions surrounding Milan, Cardinale continues to back Ruben Amorim’s project. It is an important show of support for the Portuguese coach, who needs to get back to winning ways with a victory that would be crucial to their league campaign.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Dimarco wants a pay rise to around €7.5 million per season, a figure that would make him one of Inter’s highest-paid players.
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His current contract expires in 2027, but Inter have a unilateral option to extend it until 2028, which they could exercise in the coming months without rushing negotiations over a new deal.
His new agent, Artur Canales, will handle the renewal, but the club want to maintain a sustainable financial policy.
According to TuttoNapoli, De Laurentiis went down to the dressing room at the Maradona after the 3-3 draw with Roma to congratulate the players, highlighting the character they showed on the pitch.
A show of faith despite a difficult spell: Allegri’s Napoli have collected just 11 points from their first 8 games and won only 4 of their first 11 competitive matches across the league and Champions League.
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To find a start with so few wins, you have to go all the way back to the 2001/02 season, when Napoli were playing in Serie B.
After the 3-3 draw with Napoli, Castro celebrated Roma’s comeback on social media: “A great show of character from the whole team. Let’s keep this up”.
Leonardo Balerdi, who scored twice, left a tongue-in-cheek comment under the post: “Thanks for the assist”, accompanied by the nose emoji. The Argentine’s second goal had, in fact, come from an accidental touch off Castro’s face.
Balerdi then reflected on the first brace of his career: “We wanted to win, but at least we’re taking a point home”. On settling into life at Roma, he added: “I feel great here, I’ve said it since day one. It feels like I’ve been here for 2-3 years”.
Andrea Pinamonti missed the match against Parma with tracheitis, having developed a fever on the morning of the game.
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As Corriere dello Sport reports, the striker will try to recover for Tuesday’s midweek fixture at 18:30 against his former club Sassuolo. If he is ruled out again, Noslin will once more start at centre-forward.
Vanoli has a few selection decisions to make ahead of the clash with Inter, particularly on the left flank, where Viery and Valdepenas are competing for a starting spot. Dragusin and Pongracic are confirmed in defence, while Ranieri remains unavailable with a foot problem.
Brescianini is expected to return in midfield alongside Fagioli and Ndour, with Oulai set for the bench. In attack, Mastantuono and Njie will keep their places on either side of Pellegrino, who is favoured over Beto.
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Fiorentina’s probable line-up (4-3-3): De Gea; Jimenez, Dragusin, Pongracic, Viery; Ndour, Fagioli, Brescianini; Mastantuono, Pellegrino, Njie.
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