Theo revealed how happy he is in Milan colors, especially since the captain’s armband was handed over to him only for the second time – for the Venezia encounter.
Serie A elected not to take a break, and made a major effort not to have COVID-19 massively affect another round. The League got a few quarantines shortened through civil appeals, and therefore all matches with take place. Torino-Fiorentina has been rescheduled for Monday, Cagliari-Bologna for Tuesday.
It has been a rough start of 2022 for Serie A, with COVID-19 hitting most sides. The League is hell-bent on not postponing matches, and so the slate is untouched so far. The decisions by the local health authorities loom on multiple matches. Milan and Roma will collide, while Juventus will host Napoli.
Venezia have reached an agreement in principle with Bayern Munich to acquire Mickeal Cuisance. The two clubs are ironing out the final details of the transfer. The player is already in Italy to take the medicals ahead of the formalization of the deal.
Lazio ultras targeted Acerbi after yesterday’s match with a note ‘to leave Rome’ due to his celebration that enraged the home crowd in last weekend’s victory against Genoa.
Serie A will close out the year with Round 19 before a two-week break. Inter and Napoli will host Torino and Spezia respectively, Milan will visit Empoli. Juventus and Roma will try to remain on track after their recent results in bouts with Cagliari and Sampdoria.
Serie A are quickly back on the pitch for Round 18, the penultimate before the winter break. It will be a spicy one thanks to a pair of highly-anticipated tilts. Atalanta and Roma will square off Saturday, while Milan and Napoli will lock horns Sunday night.
It took six games, but Andriy Shevchenko finally found his first victory as a Genoa coach, though "only" in Coppa Italia. The Grifone overcame Salernitana with a lone goal from Caleb Ekuban in the league cup Second Round on Tuesday night.
Serie A are back to their regularly programmed schedule following a three-game week. However, Round 17 does not feature any head-to-head clash at the top of the standings. Milan will face Udinese away, Inter will host Cagliari while Napoli will look to bounce against Empoli.
Massimiliano Allegri has blamed Juventus' lack of consistency following a lackluster 1-1 draw at newly-promoted Venezia. Problems continue to mount on the record-time Italian champions as they face the prospect of falling nine points behind the coveted top-four places.