The 17th day of the Serie A championship continued today with 4 matches. In the lunch match Milan beat Verona 3-0 (Pulisic and a brace from Nkunku). Napoli beat Cremonese 2-0 away with two goals from Hojlund. In the late afternoon Bologna-Sassuolo ended 1-1. In the evening, Inter beat Atalanta 1-0 in Bergamo, with a goal from Lautaro Martinez. Yesterday, Saturday 27 December, five matches were played: Parma-Fiorentina 1-0, Turin-Cagliari 1-2, Lecce-Como 0-3, Udinese-Lazio 1-1 and Pisa-Juventus 0-2. The 17th matchday Roma-Genoa closes, scheduled for tomorrow, Monday 29 December at 8.45pm (THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SERIES A).
The news of Atalanta-Inter (THE HIGHLIGHTS)
A very hard-fought and intense first half, with Inter having the best opportunities. Akanji, Luis Henrique, Thuram and Lautaro try for Chivu’s team. In the 35th minute the guests scored with Thuram but the goal was canceled out by VAR due to an initial offside by Lautaro, who had provided the assist to the Frenchman. At the beginning of the second half Atalanta improved: in the 55th goal De Ketelaere was canceled due to an offside by Zalewski at the start of the action. Shortly after, great chance for Luis Henrique and Barella in the space of a few seconds. In the 65th minute Inter broke the deadlock: Djimsiti’s error in setting up, Pio Esposito took advantage and served Lautaro, who was cool enough to beat Carnesecchi on the way out. In the final Samardzic devours the equalizer from close range.
Atalanta-Inter 0-1 scoreboard
Goal: in the 20th minute Lautaro Martinez
ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac (30′ st Samardzic); Zappacosta (1′ st Musah), De Roon, Ederson, Zalewski (20′ st Bernasconi); De Ketelaere, Pasalic (13′ st K. Sulemana); Scamacca. All.: Palladino
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, Akanji, Bastoni; Luis Henrique, Barella (31′ st Mkhitaryan), Calhanoglu, Zielinski (38′ st Frattesi), Dimarco (31′ st Carlos Augusto); M. Thuram (19′ st P. Esposito), Lautaro Martinez (38′ st Diouf). All.: Chivu
Warned: Kolasinac, Bastoni and K. Sulemana for foul play.
The news of Bologna-Sassuolo (HIGHLIGHTS)
The first half ends without goals but with several scoring opportunities, especially for Sassuolo. At the start of the second half the hosts went ahead in the 47th: on the restart Zortea served Fabbian who scored. In the 63rd minute Sassuolo equalised: Ravaglia’s wrong exit from a corner and Muharemovic took advantage of it by scoring with a header.
The scoreboard of Bologna-Sassuolo 1-1
Goals: nel st 2′ Fabbian, 18′ Muharemovic
BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Ravaglia, Zortea (43′ st Holm), Vitik, Lumumi, Miranda, Moro, Pobega, Orsolini (26′ St Dominguez), Fabbian (26′ St immobile), Rowe (38′ St Odgaard), Dallinga (26′ St Castro). All.: Italian
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Muric, Walukiewicz, Idzes, Muharemovic, Candè (15′ st Doig), Thorstvedt, Matic, Kone, Volpato (26′ st Fadera), Pinamonti, Laurientè (43′ st Cheddira). All.: Grosso
Warned: Candè, Fadera for foul play; Ravaglia, Laurientè, Dominguez for non-regulatory behavior.
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The news of Cremonese-Napoli (HIGHLIGHTS)
The Neapolitans broke the deadlock in the 13th: cross from Politano, the defense rejected, Spinazzola’s deflected shot ended up at the feet of Hojlund who scored. The guests’ second goal came in the 45th minute: Politano’s cross touched by McTominay, the ball went to Hojlund who scored his personal brace. In the second half both teams pushed to find the goal but the result no longer changed.
The scoreboard of Cremonese-Napoli 0-2
Goal: in the first half, 13′ and 45′ Hojlund
CREMONESE (3-5-2):Audero, Terracciano, Baschirotto, Bianchetti (35′ st Floriani Mussolini), Barbieri (14′ st Johnsen), Payero, Grassi (35′ st Bondo) Zerbin (35′ st Bonazzoli), Pezzella, Sanabria (14′ st Moumbagna), Vardy. All. Nicola
NAPOLI (3-4-3): Milinkovic-Savic; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus; Politano (44′ st Mazzocchi), Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola (1′ st Gutierrez); Neres (27′ st Buongiorno), Hojlund (44′ st Lucca), Elmas (5′ st Lang). All. Conte
Warned: Juan Jesus for protests, Bonazzoli, McTominay and Barbieri for foul play.
The news of Milan-Verona (THE HIGHLIGHTS)
Difficult first half for Milan: the first chance goes to Loftus-Cheek, with a right-footed shot deflected from the edge of the area. At the half hour mark Nkunku doesn’t reach Rabiot’s assist. But in injury time the 1-0 was scored by Pulisic from Rabiot’s tower (46′). At the start of the second half Nkunku broke the deadlock in the championship with two goals in five minutes (48′, 53′), the first of which was a penalty.
The scoreboard of Milan-Verona 3-0
Goal: 46′ Pulisic; 48′ rig. and 53′ Nkunku
MILAN (3-5-2): Maignan; De Winter, Tomori (40′ st Odogu), Pavlovic; Saelemaekers (30′ st Athekame), Loftus-Cheek (25′ st Fofana), Modric (25′ st Jashari), Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Pulisic (30′ st Ricci), Nkunku (1 Terracciano, 96 Torriani, 2 Estupinan, 38 Castiello). All. Allegri
VERONA (3-5-2): Montipò; No, Nelsson, Bella-Cote; Oyogoke (30′ St Mosquera (1′ St Sad), Giovane (1′ St. String). All. Bertolini
Warned: Elmusrati (W) for foul play.
