The probable lineups

It promises to be a more balanced challenge than expected that between Empoli and Juventus: despite the difference in blazon level, the two teams share the fact that they have not yet lost an official match in this start of the season and want to continue in this vein even after the break, in the match scheduled at the ‘Castellani’ on Saturday at 18.

As for the hosts, coach Roberto D’Aversa è is oriented to deploy a 3-4-2-1 with Colombo up front, supported by Esposito and Solbakken, with Gyasi free to contribute from the right flank to the offensive phase. Defensive line of three, entrusted to Goglichidze, Ismajli and Viti.

On the other side, Thiago Motta wants answers after the 0-0 against Roma, which, from the point of view of play, represented a significant step backward compared to the sparkling victories against Como and Hellas Verona: to do so, room for new arrival Koopmeiners, who will settle in on the three-quarter line along with Cambiaso and Yildiz, behind Dusah Vlahovic.

Empoli-Juventus, probable formations

EMPOLI (3-4-2-1): Vasquez; Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti; Gyasi, Henderson, Grassi, Pezzella; Esposito, Solbakken; Colombo. All. D’Aversa.

JUVENTUS (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Savona, Bremer, Gatti, Cabal; Locatelli, Douglas Luiz; Cambiaso, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic. All. Thiago Motta.

Paolo Vanoli è August’s best coach by Lega Serie A

It’s Paolo Vanoli the first recipient of the 2024/2025 season best coach of the month award. The award given by Lega Serie A è pertains to the month of August and rewards the sprint start of the Granata club, which after three days of the championship shares the top spot with Inter, Juventus and Udinese thanks to the successes over Atalanta and Venezia, preceded by the drawn game against Milan that until minute 88 saw Toro ahead 2-0.

“Paolo Vanoli’s impact on Serie A è has been extraordinary – explained Luigi De Siervo, CEO of Lega Serie A -. At his first experience on a bench in the Italian top league, the Torino coach is imposing himself for ideas and method, leading the granata to win two successes and a draw in the first three matches of the season”.

“After the promotion obtained last year in Venice,” De Siervo added, “Vanoli is already a candidate to be one of the most interesting coaches of the Tournament, an ambitious and constantly evolving coach, ready to lead Torino towards important goals”.

The prize è was awarded by Lega Serie A on the basis of the evaluation of a jury composed of editors of sports newspapers who evaluated individual coaches on the basis of technical sports criteria and qualityà of play expressed by their teams, as well as behavior and fair play held during matches.

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Red Moon in semifinals against American Magic

It’s a Friday without racing in Barcelona, but it’s still a crucial day for the fates of the Louis Vuitton Cup, the trophy that will determine Emirates New Zealand’s challenger in the 37th edition of the America’s Cup. Today, in fact, Ineos Britannia, the first seed after after the round robins, chose to compete in the semifinals against Alinghi, making it likely that the other challenge for a place in the finals will be between Luna Rossa and American Magic.

The Britons had won the right to choose their challenger in the semifinals by beating Luna Rossa itself in last Sept. 9 play-off, thanks to the regatta they won with a 42″ advantage over the Italian outfit’s AC75 boat. For the rematch, therefore, we will have to wait for the final, provided that the British and the team representing the Tricolor manage to overcome their respective opponents.

In the round robin, it was actually Emirates New Zealand that had the best score, but the New Zealand crew was participating out of the rankings as holders of the America’s Cup. Ineos Britannia and Luna Rossa finished with 6 points clas each, the Brtiannics edged it out by winning the tiebreaker.

Behind them American Magic, with 4 points, and Alinghi, with 3. Definitively out of the picture were the French Orient Express Racing Team, which won only one point at the end of the round. The semifinal races are scheduled from Sept. 14 to 19, the finals from Sept. 26 to Oct. 5.