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.

https://www.sportal.it/serie-a-2024-classifica

The probable lineups

It will be played regularly at the stadium ‘Giuseppe Sinigaglia’ in Como the first home match of the season of the Larians: è it was the same newly promoted club to make official the venue of Saturday’s match at 3 p.m. against Bologna, given the completion of the work necessary to host Serie A matches.

Cesc Fabregas è’s team is still looking for its first win and after three matches has only one point in the standings.The Catalan coach is betting everything on Belotti in attack, relying on the desire for redemption of the three behind him, Cutrone, Strefezza and Da Cunha. For Sergi Roberto probable role as a halfback next to Mazzitelli.

Vincenzo Italiano’s Bologna also has yet to win in its first three league games, picking up just two points. The former Fiorentina coach will also bet on a double halfback and attack with three players deployed on the three-quarter line and a central pivot further forward, Dallinga.

Como-Bologna, probable formations

COMO (4-2-3-1): Reina; Iovine, Dossena, Kempf, Alberto Moreno; Sergi Roberto, Mazzitelli; Strefezza, Cutrone, Da Cunha; Belotti. All. Fabregas;

BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Casale, Miranda; Aebischer, Freuler; Orsolini, Fabbian, Karlsson; Dallinga. All. Italiano.